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Mark is a wizard. Josh is a wizard. Together they dive into all manner of arcana, esoterica, and apocrypha. Like professional wrestling, Conan the Barbarian, the cosmic vastness of space, the sunken mysteries of the deep, Greek tragedy, David Bowie, pipe tobacco, beer, and anything else that resonates on this material plane. And unlike those other jerk wizards, these two want to share their knowledge with you.
Episodes

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Mountains
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
Wednesday Mar 29, 2023
After two weeks of High Strangeness Josh brings the Boys back down to Earth (for a little bit) as he and Mark discuss all things Orogenic. Including the Ethics of Everest's entomology, the Monster Mountains of Mars, and the existential dread of geologic time.

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
The Kelly-Hopkinsville Event
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
This week Mark and Josh continue their discussion of Close Encounters of the Third Kind but Just the One Time, with the 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville Event.

Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, But Just the One Time
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
This week Mark and Josh discuss first contact encounters with Extraterrestrial races, that were never seen or heard from again. These ain't your Daddy's Grays!

Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Loose Robes: Futurama
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
This week Mark and Josh loosen their Velour Space Tunics and discuss the beloved Adult Animation Classic, Futurama.

Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Conan II: The Frost Giant’s Daughter/Iron Shadows on the Moon
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
In this weeks Cimmerian sized episode Mark and Josh return to Robert E. Howard's world of sword and sorcery and read "The Frost Giant's Daughter" and "Iron Shadows on the Moon"

Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
SCP III
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This week the Boys are returning to that place of mystery and wonder the SCP Foundation. Join them as delve into the madness of evil statues, frozen dreams, the greatest terror of all, Mojitos and have fun contributing to the already vast cannon.

Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Artificial Intelligence
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Wednesday Feb 15, 2023
Tune up those algorithms, because the Two Wizards are talking A.I.
Josh and Mark (and ChatGPT) discuss automata from Greece, China, and Japan; famous golems through history and art; egregores and meme magic; and how computers are beating us meatsacks in contests of chess, go, and--the direst of all--jazz!

Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Lake Monsters part 2
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
This week Mark and Josh round out their discussion of lake monsters, feature titanic turtle twins, state sponsored cryptids, and the greatest horror of all, second hand evidence of terror!

Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Food III: Junk Food
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Now that the New Year is one month old Mark and Josh have decided that resolutions are dumb, and what better way to undo them by diving headlong into the best and worst type of food, junk.
Including Barfood, snacks, the amazing horror of competitive eating records, proto Communal Greek Feasts, and possibly achievable challenges.

Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Lake Monsters Part 1
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
This week Mark leads Josh on a global tour of Lake Monsters casting a broad net and discussing the two most popular types of Lake Based Cryptids, the Water Horse and the Serpent.