Alt Shift X Podcast

Alt Shift X

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06/06/19 • 0 min

The Expanse authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (Part 2: Spoilers!)

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06/10/21 • 64 min

This episode has spoilers for The Expanse books up to Tiamat's Wrath.

Part 1 of the interview: https://art19.com/shows/alt-shift-x-podcast/episodes/a4cb240b-cbe4-4c34-819e-1cac4a5701c4

0:00 Intro

0:57 Cosmic horror in Leviathan Falls

1:40 Aliens, mystery

6:13 Surveillance in Persepolis Rising

9:00 Worldbuilding

15:10 History

17:42 Politics

23:48 30 year gap, George R. R. Martin

29:54 Returning characters

34:05 Heroism & work

38:00 Expanse genres

40:36 Amos and Holden in Tiamat's Wrath

51:10 Names

54:00 Clarissa in Persepolis Rising

59:34 Aging, Naomi in Tiamat's Wrath

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=828bLzoapec

Alt Shift X Expanse videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn6yDpEottdiQe66hGsUa8o4CIDjCanyW

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77vubQGd6CsuespWT2Wqa0

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/alt-shift-podcast/id1467112355

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iNGRlNjQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltShiftX

Special thanks to Patrons Cameron Weiss, Michael Appell, Ryan Steele, Triangle Wine Company, Harry, Shane Veglia, Brian Sentient, Ria McDoodle, Tim Cunniff, NotGac, Cara Akame, Ilhuilkamina Urdiana, SirRusty.

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06/10/21 • 64 min

The Expanse authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck (Part 1: No Spoilers)

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06/10/21 • 68 min

This episode has no spoilers for The Expanse.

Part 2 with spoilers here: https://art19.com/shows/alt-shift-x-podcast/episodes/82e0d08c-c02f-44bb-80e0-9b43f5891361

0:00 Intro

1:47 Finishing The Expanse

3:37 Future projects, fantasy, horror

11:14 Internet culture & criticism

19:57 Writing The Expanse, TV

39:27 Next sci fi trilogy

48:28 Editing, revisiting work

52:31 Game of Thrones Season 8, endings

54:04 Revisiting, perfecting work

58:08 Expanse book titles, novella collection title

1:01:32 George R. R. Martin's Expanse character

1:04:04 The Expanse beyond Season 6

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ER_lohK_i8

Alt Shift X Expanse videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn6yDpEottdiQe66hGsUa8o4CIDjCanyW

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77vubQGd6CsuespWT2Wqa0

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/alt-shift-podcast/id1467112355

Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iNGRlNjQ4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltShiftX

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06/10/21 • 68 min

All Tomorrows creator C. M. Kösemen

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06/24/21 • 84 min

All Tomorrows video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imNtSPM3-r4

C. M. Kösemen's art: http://cmkosemen.com/art.html

C. M. Kösemen's books: http://cmkosemen.com/books.html

CuriosityStream and Nebula for $15/year: https://curiositystream.com/asxpod

Alt Shift X Podcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1DUeMbesM8

Alt Shift X Podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77vubQGd6CsuespWT2Wqa0

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltShiftX

0:00 Intro

3:04 Common themes

5:49 All Yesterdays

9:07 All Tomorrows

14:20 Online lore, worldbuilding

16:32 All Tomorrows

21:31 Turkey, history

32:08 Fiction and science

36:00 Fact is stranger than fiction story

42:02 Cryptozoologicon

45:16 All Yesterdays

49:56 Art and interpretation

1:04:42 Snaiad

1:10:17 Netflix dreams

1:14:39 Favourite worlds

1:20:00 Inspiration

And for the record – Tolkien apparently never said “a mythology for England”

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06/24/21 • 84 min

Tyrion Lannister Q&A

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10/04/21 • 174 min

Three hours of discussion about Tyrion Lannister!

Watch the Tyrion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9HFigfkKHA

Watch this podcast episode with visuals on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCrGgD39Mys

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77vubQGd6CsuespWT2Wqa0

Rate on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/alt-shift-podcast/id1467112355

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltShiftX

Original livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOWpR4X-mJQ

Special thanks to Patrons Cameron Weiss, Michael Appell, Ryan Steele, Harry, Shane Veglia, Brian Sentient, Ria McDoodle, Tim Cunniff, NotGac, Cara Akame, Ilhuilkamina Urdiana, Gareth, T. Ledoux.

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10/04/21 • 174 min

The Expanse authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck return

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01/21/22 • 124 min

Interview with the authors of The Expanse, Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck -- discussing The Expanse Season 6, Book 9 Leviathan Falls, sci fi, writing, storytelling.

The first half has spoilers up to Season 6 / Book 6. The second half (after 53:24) has spoilers up to Book 9.

0:00 Intro

0:47 Season 6 show vs book

10:12 Tribes

15:24 Bobbie & Amos

18:03 Drummer & Naomi

21:00 Representation

27:36 Actors vs characters

30:12 Monoliths, Star Wars

38:45 Minotaur

41:53 Alex's other child, Chekov's gun

47:01 Mars, megaprojects, space travel

53:24 ❗ Book 7 spoilers from here!

55:13 More Expanse, Clarissa

57:40 Strange dogs

59:12 ❗ Book 9 spoilers from here! Holden, change

1:04:26 Tanaka, 1984

1:10:32 Writing alien dreams, collaboration

1:18:08 Aliens, ambiguity, Duarte, life

1:28:10 Unity, hive minds, difference

1:35:00 ❗ Dune spoilers for Book 2 and Book 4!

1:38:10 Dune spoilers end, influences

1:39:45 Firefly, influences

1:42:34 New sci fi trilogy

1:47:00 Expanse Telltale game, video games

1:48:41 Daniel's genre rant

1:52:15 Covid and stories

1:55:52 Roci set lives?

1:59:31 Legacy of The Expanse

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdFuzR6byXc

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77vubQGd6CsuespWT2Wqa0

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltShiftX

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX

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01/21/22 • 124 min

Dune Q&A

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05/26/22 • 162 min

Talking about Dune!

Focusing on the 2021 Dune movie and the first half of Book 1. No big spoilers for the later books, except for some lore details and broad thematic stuff.

Watch on YouTube for the visuals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-v_kubD5Xc

The real Dune video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0krUthYxF4

Podcast chat with Quinn's Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG8e-WDw3a4

Get a free audiobook with an Audible Premium Plus trial: http://www.audible.com/asx

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/77vubQGd6CsuespWT2Wqa0

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltShiftX

This was originally livestreamed on the main Alt Shift X YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzO7AXMDXug

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05/26/22 • 162 min

Dune with Quinn's Ideas

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05/22/22 • 103 min

Talking Dune with Quinn from Quinn's Ideas!

Spoilers for Dune Books 1-6! Timestamps below.

ASX Dune video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0krUthYxF4

Quinn's Ideas: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rFmaGLYr0Ve_Y_soxZNWQ

Quinn's website: https://www.quinnhoward.net/

Get a free audiobook with an Audible Premium Plus trial: http://www.audible.com/asx

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/AltShiftX

0:00 Quinn's Ideas, YouTube (mild Book 4 spoilers)

8:28 Game of Thrones

11:55 Dune's legacy

17:44 Dune trilogy's meaning (Book 4 thematic spoilers)

20:53 Dune Messiah (Book 2 spoilers)

25:45 Bene Gesserit

29:14 Alia (Book 3 spoilers)

33:30 Hwi Noree (Book 4 spoilers)

35:00 Daniel & Marty (Book 6 spoilers)

36:04 Frank Herbert & George Martin

37:19 Dune ending, meaning (Book 6 thematic spoilers)

42:32 The Winds of Winter, GRRM

47:20 The Baron (Book 1 spoilers)

54:47 Atreides aren't heroes (Book 1 spoilers)

57:36 Paul's visions (Book 1 spoilers)

59:55 Chani (Book 1 spoilers)

1:02:17 Harah, the baby (Book 1 spoilers)

1:04:16 Irulan (Book 2 spoilers)

1:07:30 Emperor Christopher Walken (Book 1 spoilers)

1:14:33 Gurney, adaptation

1:17:16 Paul, Duncan, Messiah (Book 4 spoilers)

1:26:02 Spider, Lynch movie

1:29:51 Spaceships, adaptation

1:34:54 Spice color

1:36:57 Frank characters, genetics (Book 5 spoilers)

1:40:49 Quinn's Ideas, sci fi

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05/22/22 • 103 min

House of the Dragon S1E03 Q&A livestream

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09/05/22 • 227 min

Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roAchvp7SV0

Alt Shift X livestreams every Sunday at ~10:15pm Eastern Time after HOTD -- then an Explained video later in the week.

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1

Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX

Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx

Merch: https://standard.tv/altshiftx

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09/05/22 • 227 min

House of the Dragon S1E02 Q&A livestream

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08/29/22 • 161 min

Original livestream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5naDKw_Gzo

Weekly livestreams every Sunday at ~10:15pm Eastern Time, right after each episode of HOTD. Then an Explained video later in the week, summarising and analysing each episode.

Get a free audiobook with an Audible trial: http://www.audible.com/asx

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCveZqqGewoyPiacooywP5Ig?sub_confirmation=1

Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AltShiftX

Twitter: https://twitter.com/altshiftx

Merch: https://standard.tv/altshiftx

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08/29/22 • 161 min