PODCAST · fiction
Boot and Sink
by Timothy Zero
Broadcasting from Bandit’s Nook 📻A surreal small-town frequency of memories, mysteries & toast.
Episodes
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Boot and sink, Twice as many stars
Inspired by Laura Gilpin's poem, Twice as many stars, Timothy Zero reflects on childhood fears, the shame of needing comfort, and why every living thing deserves love and dignity. A personal story about innocence, vulnerability, and learning that being afraid is nothing to be ashamed of.
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Boot and sink, The side quest
Timothy Zero decides to face his loneliness head on...that is with some friendly advice from people he's interviewed. He decides to take their advice and start something he calls, "Side Quests".
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Boot and sink, The Nixon men
After Timothy Zero airs an episode of Boot & Sink in which his friend Del claims Richard Nixon was a warlock who initiated Ronald Reagan into the occult, Timothy suddenly finds himself the target of two very different groups of Nixon devotees.
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Boot and sink, Marina vs. Del
After hearing Timothy’s fog vodka taste test, Del Rigsby has some serious concerns. Timothy decides the best way to put his mind at ease is to introduce him to Marina Vale. Instead, he may have accidentally created the most dangerous research team in Bandit’s Nook.
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Boot and sink, Tasteful noods
Coming out of a bookstore, Timothy sees a noodle truck called spicy noods, and running the truck is Do you think you can take them owner Harlan Davies. They discuss the future of food trucks for him and the bane of his existence. His other food truck, Bisqued off.
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Boot and sink, taste testing with Mirana Vale
What else is there to do on a lonely Friday night then to taste test homade experimental vodka with Mirana Vale. What could go wrong?
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Boot and sink, The Fog Steward
In a town that complains about fog, Marina Vale has appointed herself its greatest defender. Timothy meets Bandit’s Nook’s self-proclaimed Fog Steward to discuss fog harvesting, atmospheric liquor, seventeen varieties of mist, and the mysterious phenomenon known only as The Emperor.
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Boot and sink, Ronald Reagan absolutely was a warlock
Del listened to my Reagan episode and decided I got exactly one thing wrong: the conclusion. According to Del, Ronald Reagan was absolutely a warlock, Richard Nixon taught him sorcery at Bohemian Grove, Watergate was failed political thaumaturgy, and a photograph of Nixon jumping proves he could...
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Boot and sink, Ronald Reagan was not a warlock
Watching over the information desk while everyone is at lunch. Timothy Zero decides to ruin an old republican's day, by telling him that Ronald Reagan was into the occult.
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Boot and sink, The Iron Ankle Jenkins Interview
A local fighting legend comes back home to Bandit's Nook. With all the stories about him, no one knows what to believe. So Timothy Zero sits down with the man behind the legend and carefully tries to interview him, without making him angry.
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Boot and sink, There will come soft rains
On the very day Ray Bradbury imagined in There Will Come Soft Rains, Timothy Zero reflects on how the future quietly became the present. But in Bandit's Nook, even the calendar may be trying to tell us something.
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Boot and sink, renovations
During renovations of the Library basement in Bandit's Nook. Some strange items were found, and of course...cataloged
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Boot and sink, Del's mail bag episode
Finally, I get Del in the studio and ask him questions from you all. Are they coherent? Not really. But that's Del for you. Enjoy!
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Boot and sink, another mail bag episode!
You know you've been waiting for it.... Yes! It's another mail bag episode from the great listeners to the podcast! Let's see what weird things you want to talk about this time!
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Boot and sink, Run with us.
Sometimes a song stops being a song and becomes a home. This week on Boot & Sink, Timothy Zero tells the story behind Run With Us and the secret club that made it their motto.
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Boot and sink, the empty drawer
Every house in Bandit's Nook has one. An empty drawer. Not for batteries. Not for junk. Not for anything. Just... empty. No one agrees on why the tradition started, but everyone agrees you shouldn't ignore it. Because when people fill every drawer in the house, strange little things begin to...
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Boot and sink, the Freddy Krueger kid
A young library patron asks for books about Freddy Krueger. Twenty minutes later, we're discussing witness testimony, criminal investigations, and the dangers of falling asleep during horror movies. Some conversations don't go where you expect.
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Boot and sink, Basement Broadcast Network
This week's episode, I talk to Walter Grady. A man who created his own broadcasting cable company and his own time capsule from 1987. His basement.
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Boot and sink, the wedding
I went to a wedding. Or at least I thought I did. The vows became increasingly strange. The guests seemed to know things they shouldn't. A deer inspected the wedding cake. People spoke to empty chairs. By midnight, reality itself appeared to have been part of the guest list. Then I discovered the...
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Boot and sink, The porch lantern
A personal episode about identity, loneliness, belonging, and the small lights that help us find our way home.
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Boot and sink, forbidden breeds
In this episode, I finally got to interview Dr. Theodora Blackthorn on her new book, The Monastic Hound: Forbidden Canines of the Medieval World. We discuss some dogs maybe have never existed and some I pray never come into style again.
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Boot and sink. The stranger line.
Alone on a Saturday night. I try a random voice chat website. People are cruel so I get weird on them, and then of course something weird happens.
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Boot and sink, the quiet loaf
Del's crustacean infested nightmares come to a head and he desperately needs to get rid of the astral house guests. So they go to the only one who can help. Agnes Wicklow.
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Boot and sink, The surreal nightclub generator
Del won't leave his place because of a monster storm coming, so I recorded this riffing excercise that I do at work when I have nothing to do.
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Boot and sink, the sound of not showing up.
In this episode, I talk about how sometimes people let you down. How in a town as weird as Bandit's Nook. People don't want to talk. And I get a new sposnor, as well as an update on Del.
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Boot and sink, the Harlan Davies interview
Finally after missed phone calls, and getting time in Harlan's busy schedule, I get to set down in his restaurant and talk to the man, the cook, the fighter.
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Boot and sink, Ectoplasm is not a Library term
Episode 4 of Season 2. I had a odd run in with a kid looking for something at the library. And it was something I was looking for too at his age. Ectoplasm, and why wasn't it in the dictionary.
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Boot and sink, the return of Del
Season 2, episode 3. Del returns home! And he has many stories to tell, hallucinatory fish, trapped in the bowels of the denver airport and interdimensional crustaceans.
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Boot and sink, season 2 episode 2 Manic pixie dream girls
Here's a quick episode about Manic pixie dream girls and why I thought they would save me from myself. And also, I get a new local sponsor!
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Boot and Sink, The church of the voice
Season 2 episode 1. In this episode of Boot & Sink, Timothy Zero recounts something he’s never fully been able to explain… or forget. When he was young, a voice came through the speakers of his family’s church. Not a sermon. Not interference. Something else. Special thanks to Kristen O'Neal and...
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Boot and sink, episode 30, Season Finale. Showdown at Mega Ultra
Episode 30: Showdown at Mega Ultra The signal is back. The air feels heavier. And something… something is watching from above. Del Rigsby is off the grid. The Man in the Yellow Hat is closer than ever. And the truth behind Mega Ultra isn’t just strange… it’s waiting. This is where it all comes to…
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Boot and sink, episode 29. A website?
The mayor wanted a website. I said yes. Now there’s hosting plans, domain names, mysterious plugins… and a laptop that has completely lost the will to live. If you’ve ever tried to build a website and immediately regretted it, this episode is for you.
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Boot and sink, episode 28 I thought I was possessed
Growing up with intrusive thoughts and catastrophic fears, I spent decades thinking something was wrong with me, untill I finally learned it had a name: OCD.
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Boot and sink episode 27, the woman who placed mirrors
An episode within an episode. We delve into the history of the Hall of mirrors sculptor, Ione Calder as well as listen to the last ever interview with her, done by Danielle Kessler.
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Boot and sink episode 26 Lunar Feedback loop
Something dropped into my lap today. Something that I couldn't ignore. Something crazy, something niche... something that inspired me to write some fan fiction. Don't Judge me!
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Boot and Sink, episode 25 E.H. Graven
An archive box reveals the original plans for the Looking Glass Mall, along with a warning from its architect: mirrors are not passive. Some building don't just hold people. They remember them.
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Boot and Sink, episode 24. The Looking Glass Mall
This episode is a deep dive into the local hub of commerce for Bandit's Nook. The Looking Glass Mall and the mysterious carousel, and the Hall of reflections.
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Boot and Sink, episode 23, more from the mail Bag part 2
More mail goodness from all you out there! Let's dive in and see what's going on. And also something that happened at work.
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Boot and Sink, episode 22, more from the mail Bag
More letters from listeners and from the townsfolk. With special guests by my cats, Detective and Yang Yang.
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Boot and Sink, episode 21 Chasing the kid I wasn't allowed to be.
A quiet reflection childhood, nostalgia and the kid we never stop carrying with us. A late night Boot and Sink broadcast for anyone still chasing wonder.
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Boot and Sink, episode 20. Thoughts about Heaven
This short episode is exactly what the title says. Just a random thought I had.
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Boot and Sink, episode 19 John Constantine
Four different writers all swear that they've run into this deviant that they've helped create. And what they did next might surprise you!
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Boot and Sink, episode 18 Bad Eye's Shroud
We've all heard of Krampus, Knecht Ruprecht, Pere Fouettard, and Belsnickel. But have you ever heard of Bad Eye's Shroud?
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Boot and Sink, episode 17, where the fog meets the static
Del Rigsby isn't broadcasting live anymore...The signal is.
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Boot and Sink, episode 16 Project Yellow Hat
This episode goes sideways fast. It usually does when Mega Ultra's Del Rigsby at the wheel. Just listen and prepare to be baffled.
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Boot and Sink, episode 15 The echo that answered me
“The Echo That Answered Me.” This one is about Thanksgiving loneliness, childhood ghosting, wanting to belong, and the moment a mysterious flyer led me to the First Ghosts. It’s about the echo you carry for years… and what happens when something finally answers back.
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Boot and Sink, episode 14. Agnes Wicklow part 2
The Crispitorium has some new bread and people are saying it's the best thing they've ever eaten. It's called Moon Bloom. And some people don't think it's of this world. So, I am invited back to talk to Agnes again, or whoever she really is.
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Boot and Sink, episode 13 The man in the leaves
Here's a short episode about something I witnessed while closing up the Library. A stranger, a large amount of leaves and a change of mind.
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Boot and Sink, episode 11 The interview with the collector
A man asked if I wanted to interview him for my podcast. He told me he was a collector things. When I asked what he collected, he just smiled and said, himself.
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Boot and Sink, episode 12 The man who gave me armor
This episode I cover how the writer Bill Mantlo helped me through some troubling times. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dynamiteent/bill-mantlo-and-butch-guices-swords-of-the-swashbu https://www.facebook.com/BillMantloProject/
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Broadcasting from Bandit’s Nook 📻A surreal small-town frequency of memories, mysteries & toast.
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Boot and Sink is created and hosted by Timothy Zero.
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