Desert Gods

Desert gods

I listened to this during a break so I was desperate for any new podcast to listen to wall I played my games or did house work, and I started it when it was still at only 3 episodes now it is at 4 and at that time I thought that this podcast was dropped by its network. I was saddened by the idea that a good new podcast like this was dropped but now I know it's just in production. This story follows a boy trying to run from his desany and keeping his now father figure close to him. The voice acting of the main character is rather good, i am not a huge fan of most child characters as they tend to sound really bad but they did it well here and i hope to see more from them. Not finished but it gets a really solid 80% we will see if it can get 100% when it is finished

Illuminae

This book rocks. I love the way this book plays with technology and files, instead of a mouth of god telling us what is going on we are told by a person writing a report about a video and direct instant-messages logs. It gives the feeling of life and feeling from this book. Aidan is one of the best parts of this book, the way that Aidan thinks in a complex and sometimes literally roundabout (funny brit word) way. The best way it shows this is when Aidan is turned back on in the middle of a space war and watches one of the main characters fight the pursuing megacorp ship and Aidan describes this as ‘’like roses in his hands death blooms’’. The way that Aidan speaks moves from extremely like a robot to like a human. Later on in the book Aidan and one of the main characters work together to defeat the pursuing megacorp, Aidan and their dialogue is the best in the book. It shows how little it takes to be human and I do think Aidan cares and wants what is best for the crew of both ships. I have a deep love for AIs in media, and I think Aidan is the best I have seen so far, especially with the way we see Aidans thoughts, the glitches and programs launching to keep the crew safe and his obsession with being merciful really brings him to life.

trial and error

I will never shut up about artificial intelligence and how much I love it. How we use it now and in the future. with the books i am reading as of late i.e. the raw shark text and xx, they both have to do with forms of life that are not the traditional term. Trial and error follows a scientist that is studying computers after they become sentient. This podcast has a lot going for it in my field. I hope it's a home run hitter in your brain field.

9/10 wish there was more

Sinkhole

This podcast did something different that made me want to listen more and more and that is data restoration and archiving. A lot of newer podcasts have the setting of an archive as that lets you do a lot of cool things and with the popularity of the magnas archive, it has become a rather convenient setting. But sinkhole is about a nerd that's into data restoration in a future where you can feel the emotions of those that record it if you get something put in your skull. Our main character lives near an anomalous sinkhole that messes with data and space. They are a survivor of that sinkhole and by that they are sunken so they can not get a thing in their mind. I think that this is a really interesting podcast that brings up ideas of privacy and the need of formatting for those that can not afford certain tech or that their bodys are not able to interface, As of mar 28 2023 sinkhole has two seasons out and season 3 is being made. I rank it B over Ghost Wax

Gideon the ninth: the locked tomb

I listened to the audiobook instead of reading the physical book, and from what I have seen it is a rather good adaptation of it. The main thing that brought me to this book was necromancy. I am a big fan of it in most if not all forms of media, especially comics. And this form of necromancy was fairly different than the rest I have seen in the past few months. It differs in the fact that the things being controlled needed something from the world around them to be made. I like that it feels like there is a real price for doing necromancy, this is shown by Harrow bleeding out of every hole in their face after trying to solve the puzzle that her god has given to her. Gideon in particular was a very entertaining character, from her banter with Harrow to her love of the only woman who did not try to kill her.

The heron

At first this podcast shows us a girl that is under the thumb of her mother. But as we get more and more entrenched into the story of this sad girl we see that both her mother and her therapist are not the right folks to help this poor girl. There are a lot of things that can turn you away from this podcast and in no way do I blame you. And they are not in this order but as i remember them, school shooting, parental abuse, homophobia, and pedofela. I listened to this podcast a good while ago so I am a bit fuzzy on the details but it did not feel finished. I feel that there are more things that they can explore on how she gets better or if ever. I rank it a C as it feels unfinished or i am just unsatisfied