Episode 86: 9 to 5 (What a Way to Make a Living)
Description
On this week's episode, we're discussing jobs, occupations, and vocations, both fantastical and mundane despite the fantastical settings. The tentpoles for this episode are Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef by Cassandra Khaw, Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots, and “Always Near” by afrai.
What We’re Into Lately
A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole
Hollow Empire by Sam Hawke
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
Hiding in the Leaves by aventria & iluxia (Naruto fanfic)
Other Stuff We Mentioned
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin
After Working At Google, I’ll Never Let Myself Love A Job Again (Op-Ed, NYT)
My Life as a Background Slytherin (webcomic)
Avengers movies
Superhero Damage Insurance (TikTok)
Star Wars franchise
Be the Serpent Space Sweepers episode
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson
October Daye series by Seanan McGuire
Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold
John Scalzi (author)
Honor Harrington series by David Weber
We Ride the Storm by Devin Madson
Catalyst by Jennifer Mace
Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett
“Period Piece” by thimblefullofdespair
for a hundred vision and revisions by aventria, iluxia
Merlin TV show
Macey’s Fun Facts Tech Job Corner
An Example of Bad Radio
The Story Engine storytelling game
For Next Time
Hikaru no Go (2020 live action Chinese drama)
Content Warnings
Slavery (in “Always Near” + episode discussion)
Medical trauma & body horror (in Hench)
Cannibalism and gore (in Rupert Wong, Cannibal Chef + episode discussion)
Transcription
The transcript for this episode is available here. Thanks as always to our fabulous team of scribes!
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