Wool-Shift-Dust: a Silo TV podcast

Not content to stick to Silo content alone this holiday season, Elysia and Luke are exploring the many iterations of perhaps the greatest Christmas tale ever told: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In this quick episode we get into how we came to this topic, and what exactly we'll be covering (this year). 2023 holiday special: The It's a Wonderful Life / Knife multiverse A Christmas Ca...

Luke and Elysia strap into Porter Dispatch's powered winch of their "Descent" into the depths of Silo S2 episode 5. We paused and wrote down all the details you might've missed, so that you don't have you – now sit back and let us tell you a tale of two silos. Spoilers  for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired. No spoilers  fo...

Elysia and Luke mourn, celebrate, and analyze the shocking twists and turns of Apple TV+'s Silo season 2, episode 4: "The Harmonium." What key clues were dropped while you were probably still reeling from these events, and what does this dramatic change in the status quo mean for the future? Spoilers  for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already bee...

The Bernard and Mary Meadows theories go wild on the eve of ep 4! And Elysia and Luke are back with reactions from the community to season 2 of  Silo  on Apple TV+, through episode 3. We get into questions, corrections, couple names, and plenty of clarifications – with more Silo Pez lore to boot. Spoilers  through S2-E3, and any book elements related to what has already been aired. No spoilers  fo...

Luke and Elysia unravel the reveals of episode 3 of Silo season 2: "Solo" – what do we learn about the man in the bunker, and what will come of the changes in dynamics when tragedy strikes in Juliette's home? Spoilers  for all episodes aired to date, and any book elements related to what has already been aired. No spoilers  for any book elements that have not yet appeared on screen. Jo...

Elysia and Luke check in on the people Juliette left behind, comparing the management strategies of Bernard and not-so-foxy-anymore Knoxy, pointing out new characters to keep an eye on, and talking about which of this episode's big reveals gave them the biggest gasps. Spoilers  for all episodes aired to date, news from Comic Con (see our Comic Con reaction episode), and any book elements relat...

Luke and Elysia have already rustled up some reactions from the community to the season 2 premiere of Silo on Apple TV+. We're back to talk everything from Rebecca Ferguson's claustrophobia to our new listener-inspired slogan for humanity. Link to the Rebecca Ferguson–Seth Meyers interview Spoilers  for this episode, all of season 1, news from Comic Con (see our Comic Con reaction episode)...

The first season of Dune: Prophecy is about to begin on HBO Max, and Elysia is joined by Luke and David to set the stage – first with an exclusive three-way conversation about the world-building of this prequel set 10,000 years before the original book and films, and then (00:24:50) with recap and analysis of a novella set not long before the show, featuring some of the same characters – "Impe...

Elysia and Luke follow Juliette to life after a successful cleaning in episode 1 of season 2 of Silo on Apple TV+. And question everything. (And offer some [potential] answers.) Spoilers  for this episode, all of season 1, news from Comic Con (see our Comic Con reaction episode), and any book elements related to what has already been aired in S1 or this episode. No spoilers  for any book elements...

This year's Wool-Shift-Dust Halloween special is keeping with the season of the witch, flashing back to Elysia and her friend Katherine's high-school days with the girls-will-be-girls horror classic The Craft (1996) – plus, for the full context, the 2020 sequel / reboot The Craft: Legacy . (We watched that film so you don't have to...but here are some reasons you might want to anyway.)...

Elysia and Luke dive into the first season 2 trailer released for the public, breaking it down shot by shot to look for clues for season 2. Spoilers for all of season 1, news from Comic Con (see our previous episode), and any book elements related to what has already been aired in S1, or communicated at SDCC. No spoilers for any book elements that have not yet appeared on screen – we'll mentio...

Calling all music fans! The Lorehounds network’s first music podcast, Nevermind the Music, is officially launching on September 10 – where two friends and academics filter their appreciation of music through the frameworks of psychology, music theory, and irreverent humor. Stick around some quick announcements from Elysia for a 5-minute preview of Nevermind the Music. And then visit the link below...

As Hugh Howey promised, this year's San Diego Comic Con featured a juicy panel on Silo season 2, full of reveals – including the addition of Steve Zahn in a key role, and even more importantly...it's already returning to our screens on November 15th! Elysia and Luke talk through it all. (This episode includes spoilers for the entire first season of Silo, plus the first half of the book Woo...

Elysia talks to Beacon 23 season 2 co-showrunner Glen Mazzara about the show, what it's like to be a showrunner (during a strike), with deep and honest reflection of how story decisions are made, and answers to some of our lingering questions. Before and after the interview, Luke joins Elysia to talk through this and other new information, and play a couple rounds of Would You Rather. This epi...

Elysia and Luke look back on the two seasons of Beacon 23 as a whole as we take our last beacon-based deep dive (for now, hopefully) into the final two episodes of season 2: episodes 7 ("Free") and 8 ("Disintegration"). What exactly happened with Harmony; what did we learn about these characters and this world; who would we Join, Jail, or Jettison; and who is the most murderous AI...

While you wait for the Beacon 23 wrap-up this weekend, enjoy this quick look ahead: The forecast for this summer is a storm of content – but luckily we're offering comprehensive coverage on the Lorehounds network. Elysia, David, John, and Aaron offer a tasting of teasers of this summer's coverage – including weekly coverage of The Acolyte, House of the Dragon, The Boys, Doctor Who, and Rin...

Luke joins Elysia again for some tongue-in-cheek critique meets serious scientific analysis of Beacon 23 season 2 episodes 4 through 6: "Berth," "Song of Sorrow," and "Luan Casca." We jump through time and space to break down our growing understanding of the QTA's real power, AI HR violations, and determine who was the best beacon keeper of them all. Join us again in tw...

Elysia's new Star Wars podcast project has launched! Enjoy the first quick explainer episode here. Like what you hear? Subscribe to The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast here Original episode notes: In this quickie intro episode to The Star Wars Canon Timeline Podcast, you’ll learn not only what all those words mean (in the context of Star Wars), but also how this podcast works – how this exper...

Luke and Elysia recap the first 3 episodes of trippy martial space philosophy show Beacon 23 (from Boat Rocker Productions/MGM+). We break down exactly what happened, what it all means, the details you might have missed, and where the characters stand in our new game of "Murder, Jail, Set Free." Spoilers for all B23 episodes up to this point and equivalent passages from the book (but no sp...

Luke and Elysia check in one more time before season 2 of Beacon 23 kicks off on MGM+ (and elsewhere) April 7th. Also collecting the thoughts of none other than author of the book Beacon 23 and one of the series' executive producers Hugh Howey – about Silo news as well – before they break down the latest trailer, talking to the community and laying out their final predictions for the season to...

Beacon 23 season 2 is coming to MGM+ April 7! Before you watch, let book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke refresh your memory on how season one ended – with deep dives into episodes 6–8: "Beacon Twenty Three," "End Transmission," and "Adamantine." Then catch you up on what we know about season 2, and what we think might happen next. Spoilers for the entire first season of B...

You are overdue an update – so here it is! Elysia fills you in on what's been going on, what's coming next (it's the episodes you've been owed!), and then drops a 15-minute teaser of the 2024 Oscars prep series she and David have been cooking up over on The Lorehounds feed. If you like what you hear in this preview, you can listen to episode 1 (of 3) here: Oscars – Part 1 – The Hea...

Happy Holidays from Wool-Shift-Dust! In this winter special, Elysia and Luke explore one of the original alternate timeline stories: the iconic It's a Wonderful Life (1946), plus the other films it spawned – including remake It Happened One Christmas (1977), the amusingly terrible unofficial sequel Clarence (1990) , and the looser remakes It's a Very Merry Muppets Christmas (2002), The Chr...

Book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke tackle the central arc of Beacon 23 season one, episides 3–5: "Why Can't We Go on as Three?," "God in the Machine," and "Rocky." We point out all the things you might have missed (without spoiling ahead) and suss out what it all means – from the AI origin story to telepathic rocks to the first character from the books to finally sho...

With no future book spoilers, book-reader Elysia and show-only Luke dig into the first two episodes of Beacon 23, the new space-centric sci-fi on MGM+ starring Lena Heady and Stephan James, adapted from the Book by Hugh Howey. Find out why the title of the pilot, "Corbenic," is apt, why the quantum tunneler is low-key the coolest tech on the show, and which couple we're really shipping...