web02.fireside.fm Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:00 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) General Nerdery - Episodes Tagged with “Lovecraft” https://generalnerdery.fireside.fm/tags/lovecraft Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0600 Your Generals of Nerdery (Zac and Tyler) stop in every week to talk about some of their favorite things in the nerd and geek world en-us episodic The Generals of Nerdery gush about everything they like (and some things they don't) from Alpha Flight to Zardoz General Nerdery Presents... Your Generals of Nerdery (Zac and Tyler) stop in every week to talk about some of their favorite things in the nerd and geek world yes nerd, comic book, geek, genre, sci fi, fantasy, super hero General Nerdery Presents... generalnerderypod@gmail.com #044: Top of the Pulps https://generalnerdery.fireside.fm/46 387250f0-d8a3-421f-8609-abb8925225d6 Mon, 12 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0600 General Nerdery Presents... full General Nerdery Presents... This week Your Generals take a look back to the early part of the 1900s and talk about some pulp fiction from three of the masters: Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and H. P. Lovecraft. 1:58:56 yes <p>As an homage to the spooky fiction that laid the groundwork for the genre work that Your Generals enjoy these days, this week they take a look back to the pulp fiction of the early 1900s. Particularly they have zeroed in on a few stories from three celebrated authors, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, and H. P. Lovecraft. The stories that Zac and Tyler will talk about today are "The Return of the Sorceror", "The Tower of the Elephant", and "The Rats in the Walls" respectively. Come join in as they take a trip back and see how weird things got when three masters of the craft ply their trade. Also with news from The Witcher, Ms. Marvel, and more!</p> <p>Zac's Recommendation: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_of_the_Earth" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Worms of the Earth</a> by Robert E. Howard and <a href="http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0607311h.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Kings of the Night</a> by Robert E. Howard</p> <p>Tyler's Recommendation: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Kane_(film)" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Solomon Kane</a></p> <p>Listen to more General Nerdery at www.GeneralNerdcast.com</p> <p>Check out all earVVyrm podcasts at www.earvvyrm.com</p> <p>Email us at <a href="mailto:generalnerderypod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">generalnerderypod@gmail.com</a></p> nerd culture, geek culture, Weird Tales, Pulp Fiction, Weird Fiction, Sword and Sorcery, Conan the Barbarian, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, H. P. Lovecraft, Lovecraft, Cthulhu, The Rats in the Walls, The Return of the Sorceror, The Tower of the Elephant, Cosmic Horror As an homage to the spooky fiction that laid the groundwork for the genre work that Your Generals enjoy these days, this week they take a look back to the pulp fiction of the early 1900s. Particularly they have zeroed in on a few stories from three celebrated authors, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, and H. P. Lovecraft. The stories that Zac and Tyler will talk about today are "The Return of the Sorceror", "The Tower of the Elephant", and "The Rats in the Walls" respectively. Come join in as they take a trip back and see how weird things got when three masters of the craft ply their trade. Also with news from The Witcher, Ms. Marvel, and more!

Zac's Recommendation: Worms of the Earth by Robert E. Howard and Kings of the Night by Robert E. Howard

Tyler's Recommendation: Solomon Kane

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Zac's Recommendation: Worms of the Earth by Robert E. Howard and Kings of the Night by Robert E. Howard

Tyler's Recommendation: Solomon Kane

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]]> #032: So Your Fave is Problematic...(w/ Will & Áine) https://generalnerdery.fireside.fm/33 bd566d0f-76f9-4197-9d93-aac31dda6907 Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0600 General Nerdery Presents... full General Nerdery Presents... In this episode Your Generals recruit some help to tackle a tricky subject. How we handle it when our favorite things are made by people that suck. 2:16:50 yes <p>There are times when you come to love something, and then find out it's creator thinks you are less than human. That may been an extreme example, but it's also one that comes up far too often, So how should someone handle it when they like something by somebody problematic? Your Generals knew they didn't know. So this week Zac and Tyler both thank and welcome Will and Áine as they come on and help delve into this tricky topic. They turn out to be just the right guests to make the conversation fun as it twists and turns to include discussion on asexual representation, diversity in nerd media, and a running tally of the times Zac calls H.P. Lovecraft racist. Also with news about Dark Horse Comics and Ray Fisher on Justice League. </p> <p>Listen to more General Nerdery at www.GeneralNerdcast.com</p> <p>Check out all earVVyrm podcasts at www.earvvyrm.com</p> <p>Email us at <a href="mailto:generalnerderypod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">generalnerderypod@gmail.com</a></p> Nerd, geek, diversity, asexuality, lesbian, POC, problematic, Lovecraft, Wagner, J.K. Rowling, Orson Scott Card There are times when you come to love something, and then find out it's creator thinks you are less than human. That may been an extreme example, but it's also one that comes up far too often, So how should someone handle it when they like something by somebody problematic? Your Generals knew they didn't know. So this week Zac and Tyler both thank and welcome Will and Áine as they come on and help delve into this tricky topic. They turn out to be just the right guests to make the conversation fun as it twists and turns to include discussion on asexual representation, diversity in nerd media, and a running tally of the times Zac calls H.P. Lovecraft racist. Also with news about Dark Horse Comics and Ray Fisher on Justice League.

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]]> There are times when you come to love something, and then find out it's creator thinks you are less than human. That may been an extreme example, but it's also one that comes up far too often, So how should someone handle it when they like something by somebody problematic? Your Generals knew they didn't know. So this week Zac and Tyler both thank and welcome Will and Áine as they come on and help delve into this tricky topic. They turn out to be just the right guests to make the conversation fun as it twists and turns to include discussion on asexual representation, diversity in nerd media, and a running tally of the times Zac calls H.P. Lovecraft racist. Also with news about Dark Horse Comics and Ray Fisher on Justice League.

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