Michael from the Baltic Sea encourages to slow things down a bit and take care of ourselves by reading Hiroaki Tanaka's Slow Jogging!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Valiant Adventures - Rai Volume 1

Oct 11th, 2020 34m 42s

Hey everyone! This episode finds Michael from the Baltic Sea going on a Valiant Adventure as he reads Rai, Volume 1, from Valiant Comics! Enjoy the show!You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcast

Valiant Adventures: Doctor Tomorrow

Sep 20th, 2020 18m 16s

What did you say? Oh, don't even...because it is time for a new episode of Valiant Adventures, featuring the insightful thoughts of our favorite Michael from the Baltic Sea. Stay Valiant!!!!You can support this show by visiting our merch stor

Valiant Adventures: Quantum and Woody 2020

Sep 18th, 2020 25m 35s

Hey. How's it going? Have you been a little down? Frustrated with the world? Wondering what the point is? Don't worry. We are definitely right there with you. Stay strong. We can get through this together. Be VALIANT! This week Michae

Patricia A. McKillip's The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

Aug 19th, 2020 1h 19m

Michael from Germany saves the podcast by looking at Patricia A. McKillip's The Forgotten Beasts of EldYou can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Tolkien Dark: JRR Tolkien's The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

May 3rd, 2020 42m 20s

Michael from Germany introduces us to Tolkien's poem, The Lay of Autrou and Itroun, written in 1930 and published in Welsh Review in December 1945.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines (1987)

Mar 8th, 2020 1h 9m

On this episode Michael from Germany discusses Bruce Chatwin's 1987 publication, The Songlines.You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.

An Introduction to Larry McMurtry and Lonesome Dove

Mar 1st, 2020 41m 15s

Michael from Texas is back to talk about one of his favorite writers, Larry McMurtry. This episode focuses mainly on McMurtry and his career. The next episode will focus on the 1985 novel, Lonesome Dove, and it's sequel and prequels. Thanks

Michael Moorcock's A Nomad of the Time Stream Part Three

Feb 27th, 2020 55m 6s

In this episode, Michael from Germany finishes up taking a look at A Nomad of the Time Streams-- a compilation volume of Michael Moorcock's early steampunk trilogy, begun in 1971 with The Warlord of the Air and continued by its 1974 and 1981 se

Michael Moorcock's A Nomad of the Time Stream Part Deux (1982)

Jan 26th, 2020 50m 19s

Michael from Germany continues to investigate what is considered by many to be the first steampunk novel series collected as A Nomad of the Time Stream in 1982. Plus Dostoevsky and much more. Essential listening!You can support this show by v

Russell Brand's Recovery: Freedom From Our Addictions (2017)

Jan 6th, 2020 58m 23s

The New Year is often a time for people to self-evaluate, set goals, and try to find ways to defeat the addictions and habits that they feel are holding them back from a more complete life. By happy coincidence The Bibliophile Adventures Podca

Michael Moorcock's A Nomad of the Time Stream (1982)

Dec 5th, 2019 53m 3s

This episode Michael from Germany shares on the works of Michael Moorcock, with a focus on A Nomad of the Time Streams a 1982 compilation volume of Michael Moorcock's early steampunk trilogy, begun in 1971 with The Warlord of the Air and contin

Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974)

Nov 9th, 2019 34m 37s

In this episode, Michael from Germany (@SostheRope on Twitter) discusses Robert M. Pirsig's 1974 book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values. Christopher Lehmann-Haupt described the book as an "intellectual enterta

Patrick Rothfuss' The Name of the Wind (2007)

Oct 19th, 2019 41m 30s

This week on Bibliophile Adventures, Michael from Germany takes us into Patrick Rothfuss‘ 2007 fantasy novel The Name of the Wind. Told in Kvothe’s own voice, this is the tale of the magically gifted young man who grows to be the most notorious

Professor Elemental's Steampunk Carousel

Oct 12th, 2019 45m 6s

The Bibliophile Adventures Podcast is deeply honored to have Paul Alborough, the alter ego of Professor Elemental, join Michael from Germany for a wonderful discussion about steampunk, hip hop, comics, Brexit, creativity, art, and many more won

Audiophile Edition: Professor Elemental and His Amazing Friends II (2019)

Oct 6th, 2019 43m 29s

This episode we shift gears a little bit as Michael from Germany reviews the steampunk rap album Professor Elemental and His Amazing Friends II (2019). Why? Isn't this a book podcast? Because it involves storytelling and adventure and becaus

H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle: The White Ship (1919)

Sep 29th, 2019 49m 32s

On this episode Martin from South Carolina (@geekvine on Twitter) takes us into the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, focusing on the short story The White Ship. Originally published in 1919, The White Ship is part of Lovecraft's Dream Cycle stories

Neil Stephenson's Seveneves (2015)

Sep 25th, 2019 43m 23s

This week Michael from Texas takes a look at Neil Stephenson and his 2015 speculative fiction novel, Seveneves. It's a big book with big ideas and quite a few big twists along the way as well. Apologies for the initial audio in the first ten

Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition Players Handbook Part 2 - Character Creation

Sep 21st, 2019 48m 27s

Michael from Germany (@SostheRope) is back for another look at the Dungeons and Dragons Player’s Handbook Fifth Edition. This episode he covers the first four chapters, after briefly detailing the movie Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History o

Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition Players Handbook

Sep 8th, 2019 41m 18s

RIP Bibliophile Labyrinth Adventures! Long live Bibliophile Adventures! This week Michael from Germany (@SostheRope on Twitter) embarks on a multipart dungeon crawl through all aspects of Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition Players Handbook, be

The Upanisheds, A New Translation (2015)

Sep 1st, 2019 44m 11s

This week the Bibliophile Labyrinth Adventures Podcast is happy to welcome a new contributor, Martin (@geekvine on Twitter). Martin guides us into an ancient Hindu text that is part of the Vedic writings, the Upanishads (800-500 BCE) and refere

The Upanishads: A New Translation, 2015

Sep 1st, 2019 44m 9s

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Story of Kullervo (2015)

Aug 25th, 2019 45m 11s

This episode covers JRR Tolkien's posthumous work, The Story of Kullervo, written when he was at Exeter College, Oxford, from 1914 to 1915 and published in 2015. Michael from Germany discusses it and its source material, the Finnish epic poem K

JRR Tolkien's The Story of Kullervo (2015)

Aug 25th, 2019 45m 8s

Piers Anthony's Sos the Rope Part Deux

Aug 21st, 2019 38m 37s

In episode three we are happy to introduce a new member to the show, Michael from Germany. Michael provides another perspective on Piers Anthony's 1968 novel, Sos the Rope. He offers thoughtful, considerate, and insightful commentary on the boo