The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King’s Dead Zone (in USA) was an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma. The show, credited as “based on characters” from Stephen King’s 1979 novel of the same name, first aired in 2002, and was produced by Lionsgate Television and CBS Paramount Network Television (Paramount Network Television 2002-05) for the USA Network.
S&L Podcast – #116 – Secret of success
Friends of Sword and Laser are doing VERY well. We’re not saying that being a guest on Sword and Laser will guarantee you riches… but it seems like it might. Just saying. Also we have verification on the humanity of the Bibliomat. Also WARNING: there’s cursing. But it’s worth it. All that and Moria, on this episode.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Fire Rock Pale Ale
Veronica: Two Angels Petit Syrah
QUICK BURNS
BARE YOUR SWORD
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
BOOK CHECK-IN
EMAIL
I went to the Monkey’s Paw this weekend when I was in Toronto. I took a video (albeit crappy) of it. I was thinking I could send you guys the book for your set, as the random book I received ended up being….”The Dictionary of Mysticism”.
What do you think?
Thanks,
Caitlin from Canada
Tom Merritt
Awesome!
So….. person inside??
Caitlin O’Brien
to Tom, Veronica
….sort of. I put my money in, and it made some noises, but nothing came out. A guy at the front of the store yelled “”just a minute!”” and came back to load it for me. Once he was done, he gave me back my toonie and told me keeping it stocked is a full time second job. So, there was human involvment – just no human inside. Plus, when I was googling the address, I came across this video: http://jezebel.com/5965769/magical-used-book-store-dispenses-random-literary-treasures and it shows how it works.
I was pretty excited that something so relevant to the Sword and Laser came out.
—
Hey Tom & Veronica, just wanted to leave some feedback on the audio podcasts. I really like the new overall show balance you guys have got going these days with the news in the audio podcast, and also the more relaxed feel that you seem to have. The audio show is the perfect thing to listen to late at night with a glass of wine when you need to unwind. (I’m drinking a nice locally-made Ontario riesling, for the record.)
I love the idea of the audience being on the audio show, the “”plead your case”” scenario, especially in cases like Nick’s. Have you heard back from him yet? Is he going to be on the show?
As always, I love all the show formats, audio and video. Have a great day!
Gordon S. McLeod
—
“Tom and Veronica,
I just wanted to say that I think you do a wonderful job with The Sword and Laser podcast and YouTube show.
I started listening to the podcast in 2009. Since then, you have introduced me to so many great books. I don’t often read along with your picks, but I usually add them to my “”to-read”” list and have read many of them later on.
I’ve also really enjoyed the author interviews over the years. The author spotlights on the YouTube show are especially nice.
Oh, and I have to send a big thanks for convincing me to sign up for Audible. My commutes to work are sooooo much better now.
Thanks for everything and keep up the great work!
Happy holidays,
Mike”
—
ADDENDUMS
This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com the internet’s leading provider of audiobooks with more than 100,000 downloadable titles across all types of literature and featuring audio versions of many New York Times Best Sellers. For listeners of this podcast, Audible is offering a free audiobook, to give you a chance to try out their service. For a free audiobook of your choice go to audiblepodcast.com/sword.
Tech News Today 646: Slice of Page’s Brain
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Microsoft fights Apple, Yahoo fights Gmail, Facebook fights democracy, and more.
Guest: Loyd Case
Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt.
Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com.
Check out the full show notes for today’s episode.
We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv.
Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time:: 0:47:33
Frame Rate 105: Sounds of Cuddling
Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt
Netflix-Disney deal, Apple TV Fantasy, Tim Cook on Apple TV, Yahoo and NBC Sports, and more.
Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/fr.
We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv.
Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time:: 1:03:05
Tech News Today 645: The Patents Must Flow
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Yahoo gets sporty with NBC, Steam making hardware, Is Apple TV getting apps?, and more.
Guest: Jonathan Strickland
Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt.
Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com.
Check out the full show notes for today’s episode.
We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv.
Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time:: 0:47:22
East Meets West 302 – What to eat?
Moving, getting rid of things, gout, medicine, and eating right.
Tech News Today 644: Use Your iPad During Takeoff?
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
T-Mobile shouts “Death to subsidies”, FCC says yes to iPad during takeoff, Netflix’s naughty Facebook post, and more.
Guest: Darren Kitchen
Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt.
Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com.
Check out the full show notes for today’s episode.
We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv.
Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time:: 0:47:21
S&L December Book Club: ‘The Hobbit’ Kick-Off
We kick-off a Classic Sword pick, J.R.R. Tolkein’s The Hobbit, find out what THE Cloud Atlas is all about, and reassure Lem that he’s still our favorite dragon.
More about our December pick, The Hobbit:
On GoodReads:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5907.The_Hobbit
The Hobbit movie: http://www.thehobbit.com/
E-Mails & GoodReads Discussions:
http://www.theawl.com/2012/11/ways-in-which-the-movie-cloud-atlas-has-changed…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeEdIBuanmU
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1090560-who-s-your-favorite-dragon
Bridge of Birds Review by Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5x2xmrE0-c
Tech News Today 643: Invading From the Bottom Up
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Apple wants to be Made in the USA, Google+ killing it, MS Surface getting killed, and more.
Guest: Ewen Rankin
Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt.
Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com.
Check out the full show notes for today’s episode.
We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv.
Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time:: 0:43:51
Tech News Today 642: Women and Robots First
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Instagram blocks Twitter, Netflix and Disney find their happy place, your phone bill as a video, and more.
Guest: Raj Deut
Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt.
Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com.
Check out the full show notes for today’s episode.
We invite you to read, add to, and amend the wiki entry for this episode at wiki.twit.tv.
Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.
Running time:: 0:49:15