Short Story Deep Dives

We kept talking about the draft each episode. This is what we were talking about.

What did we miss? Did Kevin rip the cords out harder than he first claimed? Should we have talked about sending our marionettes to work? And most importantly, what collection are we reading next? Join us as we conclude our discussion of Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

How hard would it be to entertain 5 kids on a rocket? Why won't the mom go? Is Bodoni a tech genius? Did he miss his true calling? Should the mom have let the kids out of the closet? Join us as we discuss The Rocket from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

How many people do you wish you could tell off? When are mercy killings okay? Where do shooting stars come from? What if they were ladies? Just kidding, we don't really get into that one. Join us as we discuss Kaleidoscope from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

What is Venus really like? What would be in your Sun Dome? What's the difference between Venetians and Venusians? Is this Scott Brick's best work? Will Kevin and Chris understand metaphors? Join us as we discuss The Long Rain from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

What could be more exciting than being a space road trucker? How long does it take to get tired of your kids? Why doesn't Doug have any siblings? How many ways are there to die in space? What ever happened to laudanum? Join us as we discuss The Rocket Man from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

Robot clones? What could go wrong? That is just one of the questions presented in this haunting tale. In this episode we discuss some of the less sinister uses of these clones, along with the dark ones. Can Chris finally have some help with his giant fan? Join us as we discuss Marionettes, Inc. from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

Kids, am I right? In this idyllic version of Earth, can't they just stick to geometrical jacks and motorized hopscotch? The world may be full of rockets and beetle cars, and we may have the bomb now, but that doesn't mean we're safe. Sometimes a child's imagination leads them to the polar express. This story presents a dark alternative. Join us as we discuss Zero Hour from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

What would happen if you discovered Jesus on another planet? That would be weird right? Jesus in space! But of course, are we sure that's who it is? And are all aliens basically just humans? Join us as we discuss The Man from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, we apparently wiped out a race of city planners. We have a lot of thoughts about the city they left behind. Why did they make some of the choices they did? Do we always have a dairy economy? Join us as we discuss The City from Ray Bradbury's short story collection The Illustrated Man.

We both had a second favorite story from Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man. That story was The Exiles. We discuss the implications of Poe, Bierce, Dickens, and the gang hanging out on Mars. Who else would we like to see join them? What exactly was their master plan?

The most famous story from Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man is probably The Veldt. But like many of his stories, it left us with as many questions as answers. Join us as we ask and answer many of these questions.