Evil Genius Chronicles

56 minutes 45 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 9, 2026 - I Live My Life to Avoid Creating New Stories

On this show, I play a song from Faint Halos; this show is at an existential crossroads; my life is better than most and yet I still feel down; deailing with AI and AI potential ads is death by 1000 paper cuts; by the time you ask the question, you know the answer; Ted Sturgeon's advice on writers block seems appropriate; sometimes the resistance is winning; it was dumb to sell my bass even if I'll never be Hank Schroy; why a weekly show? the idea that it is unethical to take social security payments unless you are broke is craziness; as of today the topic slate is wiped clean; I own a drag harrow.

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10 October 2026, 4:00 pm

16 minutes

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for October 2, 2026

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On this quick bite episode, I talk about country living and 4H projects and how exhausting it can be.

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3 October 2026, 4:00 pm

50 minutes 44 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 25, 2026 - You Might Be That Foot

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On this show, I play a favorite song from Paul Melancon; my episode of the Vito X Dino podcast has been released; I neither hate nor love listening to my own voice; the Reverend Susie the Floozie announced that this year is the last for Bob's Slacktime Funhouse; a dirty soda place opened up near me and I am very worried for its future; it helps if you have some runway with your newly opened business; if I can't tell what the thing at the bin store is, I don't need it; Warren Ellis has a quote about writing that rings true for producing this show as well; I remain terrible at email and am not proud of it; miracles of modern life become a drag very quickly; if you report on Polymarket or Kalshi odds, I don't need your reportage; if you are using ChatGPT for factual information, I don't need you at all; predictive journalism is useless; don't knock on the bathroom door and expect me to answer; I don't like amusement parks or 7 Brew coffee stands because they are too noisy; I don't want to make awkward small talk while I wait for my drink.

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25 September 2026, 4:00 pm

2 hours 36 seconds

My Appearance on the Vito X Dino Podcast

A few months ago I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Vito X Dino podcast as part of my Kickstarter reward for Dean Haspiel's ANTIMATTER comic. It was a really fun conversation. When it was over, I was immediately sad that I wouldn't be on their show the next week.

This show is available as both video on YouTube and audio. You can subscribe to the RSS of the audio feed here.

Semi-related, I had previously volunteered to be their audio intern. The show begins on YouTube and the audio is later posted to Spotify where it propagates to podcast feeds. I have since been doing that job. When I started, the audio was four months behind the audio. Three audio episodes a week have been going live and the audio will catch up to the video in mid October.

It's been super fun. I started doing this job because I was a fan of the show and wanted the audio to come out regularly. You might think that with access to all the shows that I would be listening early but I actually only listen to the full shows when they are released. As part of production I listen to the first and last minutes to make sure all the pieces were assembled correctly. I save enjoying the full show for when the public gets it. I hope you enjoy it as well.

23 September 2026, 4:15 pm

49 minutes 41 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 18, 2026 - Feeling Good is All The Productivity You Need

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On this show, I play a song from The Makeouts; I can't handle a schedule on a holiday week; mornings are my time; I cherish those morning moments when everything is quiet; I realized I put so much attention to my podcast backlog because it feels like achievement when in fact it is nothing; I got some attention with my Mastodon post about podcast growth; is Brian Ibbot the only podcaster I came up with earning a living from their show? I rate the Off-Panel one star only because he tells us every show to rate him five stars which infuriates me; any measurement that turns into a KPI becomes useless; shake off that feeling that you need to "produce" every day; the podcast industry is tedious people doing tedious bullshit; Podcast Movement feels like the undercover cop of the new media world; I miss Podcast Expo in Ontario California; my 3d printer sitting idle is making me itchy; I printed my pieces for the upcoming Grendel game; I am getting serious about the Silhouette Cameo 4; turns out the Cricut cutting mat is not interchangeable with a Cameo machine; I have got to figure out something with Patreon pretty quck as they are changing November 1.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, September 18 2026.

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18 September 2026, 4:00 pm

24 minutes 26 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for September 11 2026

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On this show, I talk about my history with Dragon*Con during the nineties.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, September 21 2026.

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Auphonic podcast production tool is so good!
Theme song provided by the Gentle Readers

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11 September 2026, 4:00 pm

51 minutes 53 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for September 4, 2026 - I Use the Gender Neutral "Dude"

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On this show, I play a song from Burden's Landing; my kid got us a table at the restaurant and it almost made me cry; the notion of "imposer syndrome" made me laugh; working on the Vito X Dino podcast led me to Devil in Detail, a Grendel comic re-read podcast; I volunteered to be a coordinator for the FediZineFest with very little forethought; those early Comico comics were some slapdash affairs; the very worst comic book you've ever read was actually printed and distributed; making a terrible thing is still making a thing which is hard work; if you don't sing you don't get to criticize anyone's karaoke performance; Jack Kirby was a great artist and an imaginative thinker but never had the courage to back himself; I am thinking to myself about the viability of going into business fulfilling crowdfunding campaigns; I have been thinking about the successes and failures of our CREATE South conference; a bickering old couple really bummed out what was already a bad takeout experience.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, September 4 2026.

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4 September 2026, 4:00 pm

48 minutes 42 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 28 2026 - A Major Act of Podcast Negligence

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On this show, I play a song from Pillow Spiders; my child is driving to school solo; I am wistful; bees can't consent to give you honey; I am trying to face opposing opinions by asking "what of this can I agree with?"; clicking the link to Reddit is almost always a mistake; argumentative privilege is real; I will do boring work for your open source project but I will not argue for it; people who are comfortable arguing will get more of what they want; the 22nd anniversary of this podcast happened and was acknowledged but not celebrated; I am using CoMaps because Waze is good but also creepy surveillance capitalism; editing OpenStreetMaps is a thing; it makes sense to have a Discord - I have a discord - but when every show and project has one it is unwieldy; I hate YouTube clickbait thumbnails and titles so much that I think I hate YouTube.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 28 2026.

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28 August 2026, 4:00 pm

21 minutes 20 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for August 21 2026

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On this show, I discuss why I like and don't like podcasts and what a hazy choice it can be. Names are named.

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21 August 2026, 4:00 pm

51 minutes 57 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 14 2026 - You Don't Run This Show for 22 Years Without Wringing a Topic Dry

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On this show, I play a song from Djembe Funk; paper bags were the key to cleaning my upper office for good; filing comics will eat up a week; I was a guest on the Vito x Dino video show; I am now the unpaid intern for the Vito x Dino audio podcast; I could not care less about growing this podcast but I want to grow theirs; Alone is a reality show I can watch because it lacks the manufactured bullshit drama of others; outdoor skills being equal, the most centered person with the best attitude will win any given season of Alone; why show up if you know you have to leave almost immediately; contestants focus on the macro to the exclusion of the micro.

Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 14 2026.

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15 August 2026, 4:00 pm

27 minutes 17 seconds

Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast Quick Bite for August 7 2026

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On this show, I discuss 3D printing, my history with it and my new printer.

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8 August 2026, 4:00 pm