The Radcracker Podcast

Tales from the Road: Have A Backup Plan 05.04.2019 12:31 ↓

(Republished July 2022) The way that I ended up becoming a trucker was not perhaps the most glamorous. But I'm glad I did it.

Ep 028 Space Vikings in Space 03.04.2019 11:56 ↓

"Dream of the Iron Dragon" by Rob Kroese, and "Skyward" by Brandon Sanderson.

Ep 027 Cruisin' Canada 01.04.2019 24:19 ↓

Let's have us some airship adventures with "Airborn", "Skybreaker", and "Starclimber" by Kenneth Oppel.

End of March Report 31.03.2019 10:57 ↓

Frigging FOURTEEN books this month

Ep 026 Old Wars, New Tricks 28.03.2019 15:04 ↓

"Boneshaker" by Cherie Priest, and "Leviathan" by Scott Westerfeld.

Bonus Episode: Press Forward Saints 27.03.2019 1:14 ↓

You can read my short story, "The Lost City of Jarom," in Mormon Steampunk Vol.3, link below! Press Forward Saints (A Mormon Steampunk Anthology Book 3) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NSJMQBV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_tz6MCbSZ8367J

Ep 025 Take a Hike 25.03.2019 15:01 ↓

The Appalachian Trail is 2100 miles of wild and beautiful wilderness. "A Walk In The Woods" by Bill Bryson, and "North" by Scott and Jenny Jurek, will show two different approaches to hiking the whole thing.

Ep 024 Aim Higher 21.03.2019 13:33 ↓

"The Permission Society" by Timothy Sandefur and "The Buntline Special" by Mike Resnick.

Ep 023 Get Punked 18.03.2019 17:26 ↓

"Sakura: Intellectual Property" is a cyberpunk novel about a rockstar android that gets hacked and turned into a killer assassin in a futuristic Japan, written by Zachary Hill, Patrick Tracy, and Paul Genesse. Then open your pores in the steam room with steampunk sensation "Mortal Engines" by Philip Reeve. There was a movie about it recently. Dig in!

Ep 022 A Wizard Named Harry 14.03.2019 12:08 ↓

Urban Fantasy is a lot of fun as a genre, and "The Dresden Files" is a great entry point.

Ep 021 At Least We Didn't Kill Anyone 11.03.2019 11:45 ↓

The "Unwind" series by Neal Shusterman is a masterful mix of sci-fi, horror, and current events.

Ep 020 Sartre Was Right 07.03.2019 11:25 ↓

"My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George, and "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen. Sometimes getting lost in the woods seems like the right idea.

Ep 019 The Solar Neighborhood 04.03.2019 11:35 ↓

"Hard Luck Hank: Screw The Galaxy" by Steven Campbell, and "We Are Legion, We Are Bob" by Dennis E. Taylor.

End of February Report 28.02.2019 10:56 ↓

Quick rundown of my February reads, and a bit of griping about how Cliffjumper always dies.

Ep 018 Stick 'Em Up 27.02.2019 10:45 ↓

Murder mysteries! "The Cuckoo's Calling" by Robert Galbraith, and "In The Woods" by Tana French.

Ep 017 That Wasn't In The Musical! 25.02.2019 14:43 ↓

Big brick classics like "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo make great musicals. Also "Hamilton" by Ron Chernow.

Ep 016 The Great American Novelist 21.02.2019 14:10 ↓

"Education of a Wandering Man" and "Last of the Breed" by Louis L'Amour.

Ep 015 Soul Power 18.02.2019 7:11 ↓

"Wired for War," a nonfiction by P.W. Singer, paired up with "Defy the Stars," YA sci-fi by Claudia Gray.

Ep 014 Love is in The Air 14.02.2019 17:56 ↓

Valentine's Day is here, time for some saintly martyrdom! Wait, no, I meant romance novels. My hot wife joins us again to discuss Renee Collins, Janette Rallison, and Roseanna M. White.

Ep 013 Go West, Young Man 11.02.2019 15:38 ↓

Special guest host: my wife, Schaara! She joins me for a lively discussion about romance novels by Kasie West and Sarah M. Eden.

Ep 012 All That Glitters 07.02.2019 10:06 ↓

Old and busted: dealing meth. New hotness: dealing makeup. "Glitter" and "Shatter" by Aprilynne Pike.

Ep 011 Out Into The Black 04.02.2019 11:02 ↓

Breaker 1-9, got another dispatch out to space, over. "Tabloid Reporter to the Stars" by Eric James Stone, and "Leviathan Wakes" by James S.A. Corey.

End of January report 01.02.2019 3:09 ↓

Just some numbers for y'all.

Ep 010 The Flight Stuff 31.01.2019 13:05 ↓

"Airman" by Eoin Colfer and "The Wright Brothers" by David McCullough

Ep 009 What Am I NOT Good At? 28.01.2019 10:05 ↓

Michael Crichton was a doctor who wrote bestsellers and directed movies while he was creating TV shows and traveling the world holy CRAP. Let' talk about his three dinosaur books.