Sharknado Preppers

Prepping resumes with the discovery of a new prepping show! Like many others, this one takes the formula of the first to market and attempts to put its own spin on things with memorable characters and situations. We like it. Also, in anticipation of the upcoming Sharknado 2: The Second One, we give our own tips on how to survive a Sharknado. Trust us, we’re experts!

Huge thanks go out to everyone who backed my Kickstarter project for Opposing Forces! The funding was successful and now the work of putting the book together really begins! Updates will continue to backers and on the project’s own web page. read more

Magic Apocalypse

darksword adventuresYou thought the end of the world had already come and gone, right? Not so much. The word “apocalypse” means “sudden awakening”, as in the sudden realization of new information or a new state of being. Prepping for a doomsday scenario is less about waiting for the world to end than about embracing new ways of thinking about the world we have. Is the apocalypse around the corner? Are we about to have a radical shift in the way we think? It’s worth considering. This episode Curt and I prep for the coming of the rifts, or since we don’t want to tread too heavily on any one magical paradigm’s toes, the sudden and irreversible onslaught of a magic in general. The segment ends kind of abruptly due to … uh, microphone apocalypse? We conclude with the next installment of Rock the Dragon! read more

Action Hero Apocalypse

Author Phil Elmore joins me in the Reaction Chamber to talk about current projects from The League Entertainment. Duke Manfist now has a novella for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. All of them available for free at the moment. The season one collection, Bullets Babes and Bacon is coming soon, and more information is on the way. Of course, with Duke Manfist making an appearance during our season of Doomsday Prepping, I have to get Phil’s insights on how to prep for the action hero apocalypse: what to do if you suddenly find yourself playing sidekick to a bona fide action hero! We also talk a bit about Phil Elmore’s works of self-defense education, including Flashlight Fighting and Street Sword. Find works by Phil Elmore and the other League Entertainment authors at the following locations: read more

Extra-Terrestrial Apocalypse

It’s a full-blown war of the worlds here in the reaction chamber. Curt and I get our prep on for the coming day when the aliens invade our shores. We know its coming. You know its coming. It’s up to us to convince all the poor saps who just won’t see the light that the visitors are not our friends! It’s a short prep, but we put some basic things in our prep kit and review a smattering of historical documents. The Martians are coming!

Robopacalypse

A short, unexpected break over the holidays for the podcast, but at least we got the shopping apocalypse preps done in time for Black Friday! This time around we are prepping for the rise of the machines, the steel reign, the coming of the berserkers. This is the Robopacalypse! Curt and I take a look at the historical documentation providing evidence that the machines will rise, and examine some of the commonalities they all have in, er, common. This lets us get our preps together, anticipate the ways in which the machines will rise, and put some gear into our toolkits. The machines will rise, they may already have taken over our world. We’re prepped. Are you? read more

Amish Apocalypse

Still no theme music, but Curtis and I give our opinions on The Avengers opening weekend, along with John Carter. These are both excellent movies that didn’t receive nearly the critical attention they deserved. To be sure, The Avengers raked in the money and received quite a bit of praise – for all the wrong reasons. And poor John Carter…. there goes my hopes for a sequel. Where are the toys? Who dropped the ball on that? Sprinkle in a dash of stories from previous Fear the Con adventures and top it all off with the Amish Apocalypse. Afterwards we tease the next apocalypse, and I completely forget to mention the upcoming interview with Phil Elmore! Enjoy the show and join us again next week for a new apocalypse and an interview with freelance author Phil Elmore! read more

Brett Bernstein Interview

This time around, Brett Bernstein from Precis Intermedia joins me in the reaction chamber to talk about where he’s going with his company and some of the products they are putting out in the near future. Bernstein is currently re-releasing many of the older gaming products from the 80s and 90s as ebooks, including many of the Masterbook line. Some of his flagship products include Bloodshadows, Shatterzone, Two-Fisted Tales, and Ancient Odysseys. Meanwhile, Curtis and I prep for the Arctic Blast Apocalypse, getting ready for a rogue planet to knock the Earth out of orbit and away from the sun. We’re prepared to survive. Are you? Announcements include updates about the Atomic Earth Kickstarter and our plans to attend Fear the Con 5 in St. Louis. read more