Chapters 21 and 22 are discussed. Our first interaction with Uncle Enzo, and the mafia makes Y.T. and offer she cannot refuse... Words: Ramp turd - Someone (a Kourier?) that waits hours at an off-ramp for a ride YoMa - Young Mafia Burnous - A

S1E11 - A narrow fan of head cheese

Jan 16th, 2021 1h 25m

Snow Crash chapters 19 & 20 are discussed. As if a concert by The Meltdowns, with a headliner by Sushi K wasn't enough, we also meet Lagos, and Lagos meets Raven. Words: Carom - again it's used Smirched - rather the besmirched Phrases: “Sure

S1E17 - Halloween with Lovecraft!

Oct 26th, 2020 1h 58m

That's not a typo... We're releasing episodes out of order, so our Halloween episode drops just in time. This week we're taking a break from Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash to bring you our takes on H. P. Lovecraft's The Music of Erich Zann. So pe

S1E10 - High Impact Collection Agency

Oct 18th, 2020 1h 12m

Snow Crash chapters 17 & 18 are discussed. We head to Compton with a new fellow, Jason and Y.T. meets the always avuncular Enzo. Words: Three-ringers Avuncular again. Starting to think Neal just learned it… “Whiplash arrestor” Phrases: “Roa

S1E9 - Poor Impulse Control

Oct 4th, 2020 1h 25m

Snow Crash chapters 15 & 16 are discussed. This week we attend a concert, we meet Lagos, we're introduced to one spectacular hairdo, and we begin investigating a murder. Words: Nam-shub Oldster Studentish Effluent Phrases: “My fond ambitio

S1E8 - Get Your Crampon!

Sep 20th, 2020 1h 36m

Snow Crash chapters 13 & 14 are discussed. We have L. Bob Rife, refugees, talking libraries, snow angels made from drug paraphernalia, Google Earth, and a great time chatting about it all. Words: Lithe Ziggurats Infoastronomy Gogglehead ...an

S1E7 - Robots of Unusual Size!

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 22m

Snow Crash chapters 11 & 12 are discussed. Worst. Swordfight. Ever. Yet more racism. Sympathetic ro-beasts. A new-formed partnership. Our favorite rebellious teen is an actual teen. Words: Folderol Phrases: “A nebula of aromatic freshness tr

S1E6 - Dentata Pacman, Bartholomew

Aug 2nd, 2020 1h 29m

Snow Crash chapters 9 & 10 are discussed. We're there as Hiro watches Da5id try the drug Snow Crash, and Hiro helps Y.T. regain her freedom. Words: Bolus - A small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallow

S1E5 - Gossip Ex Machina

Jul 30th, 2020 1h 22m

Snow Crash chapters 7 & 8 are discussed. We learn a good bit about Hiro while in hiss head as he scopes the scene at The Black Sun. He's trying to find information to upload to the CIC. Yet he's quickly distracted by his "one that got away",

S1E4 - Just say NO!

Jul 27th, 2020 1h 41m

The crew reviews chapters 5 & 6. Hiro is offered the titular drug Snow Crash by a mysterious "black and white", which he dismisses as a sillly idea. Meanwhile, Y.T. is caught in a sticky situation by the cops, and thrown in the clink for leavin

S1E3 - Nerd pie? What's a nerd pie???

Jul 18th, 2020 1h 18m

We review chapters 3 & 4. Two out of three of us agree, these chapters are great! We get to learn about Hiro's past, and what got him here, and where he goes to escape where he is... spoiler: it's the Metaverse!

S1E3 - Nerd pie?

Jul 18th, 2020 1h 18m

S1E2 - He's going to die and she's gamboling

Jul 18th, 2020 1h 14m

After Hiro receives a pizza with very little time left in which to get it delivered, he's got to prove his mad skillz piloting The Deliverator... However, along the way he's 'pooned by a Kourier, and trouble ensues.

S1E1 - Get the door, it's Hiro!

Jul 18th, 2020 34m 56s

Chapter 1 introduces us to the main character, Hiro, and his struggles in the world of pizza delivery. We get a bit of a glimpse into the world of the universe in which pizza delivery is a very important, and revered gig.

S0E0 - About us, your podcast cast

Jul 18th, 2020 32m 1s

You'll hear the gang talking about their history with reading, their motivation behind now recording this weekly podcast, and what we hope to get from the experience of recording our thoughts on each chapter of the book we're reading together.

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