Further developments Ideas on creating a Thirteenth Hour card game that can be done in a few minutes based on 4 segments - loosening up, body weight strength, martial arts, and stretching/meditation.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #455: Enlarging Resin Hoverboards

8 days ago

This week, I'm talking about the use of a solvent (mineral spirits) to enlarge a silicone mold to enlarge resin pieces. I'm making copies of Logan's hoverboard, Lightning, from The Thirteenth Hour with this technique.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #454: Working on a Thirteenth Hour Piano Medley Part 2

15 days ago

Working on combining six Thirteenth Hour soundtrack pieces into one piano medley.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #453: Remembering Old School Tomb Raider Animation

22 days ago

A look back at trying to hand draw frames of animation for my first game, a homebrew Tomb Raider computer game.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #452: Experimenting with AI Vocals to See If I Can Turn My Male Voice Female

29 days ago

I attempt to use AI software to transform my (male) bass singing voice into female vocals. The results were surprising!

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #451: Welcome, Fantasy Author Melinda Kucsera to the Show

Apr 1st, 2024

Indie fantasy author Melinda Kucsera joins me to talk about the world of her many fantasy series as well as the craft of writing and creating worlds and lore.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #450: Remembering The Easy Exercise Plan and making a Thirteenth Hour Exercise Card Deck

Mar 25th, 2024

Ideas on creating short exercise routines ("exercise snacks") randomized as a card game that can be done in a few minutes without any equipment based on Logan from The Thirteenth Hour's prison cell workout based on 4 segments - loosening up, bo

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #449: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, and Adam Crohn as Talk About The Ice Pirates (1984)

Mar 18th, 2024

My brother, Adam Crohn, and I watch the 1984 film, The Ice Pirates - a great mix of campy action and comedy best viewed with an ice cold glass of water!.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #448: Thoughts on a New Thirteenth Hour Story and Card Game

Mar 11th, 2024

Ideas on a new Thirteenth Hour short story and card game - Logan and Aurora want to get married in the Fairy Chateau, which is very expensive and booked for years in advance. What chance so two unemployed penniless orphans have? If they can sol

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #447: Working on a Thirteenth Hour Medley

Mar 4th, 2024

Working on combining six Thirteenth Hour soundtrack pieces into one piano medley.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #446: Thoughts on Game Design and Ideas on a Homebrew Tomb Raider Card Game

Feb 26th, 2024

Years ago, I experimented with making my own Tomb Raider video games. I wonder in this episode if I can use an unfinished one from years ago to make a card game using what I learned from my last game I just wrapped up.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #445 – Making Earrings with Shrinky Dinks and Like a Hood Ornament #56: Disney Heroes and More

Feb 19th, 2024

Making earrings with homemade shrinky dinks (clear #6 plastic) and a preview of a new Rocketeer carded figure as well as an appearance of the Rocketeer in the mobile game, Disney Heroes.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #444: Ringing in the Year of the Dragon

Feb 12th, 2024

This week's episode is all about dragons as 2024 marks the year of the wood dragon.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #443: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as we talk about Mortal Kombat (1995)

Feb 5th, 2024

My brother and I watch the 1995 film, Mortal Kombat (my first time, actually) and discuss the film, the games, and martial arts stuff.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #442 and Like a Hood Ornament #55: Reading an Excerpt from “The Rocketeer vs. the Third Reich”

Jan 29th, 2024

A preview of the Rocketeer vs the Third Reich choose your own adventure story that I recently finished.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #441 and Like a Hood Ornament #54: A Preview of The Rocketeer vs. the Third Reich Card Game

Jan 22nd, 2024

A preview of the Rocketeer vs the Third Reich card game I have been working on to accompany the story I've been working on.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #440: Welcome My Brother, Jeremy, as talk about Priest (2011)

Jan 15th, 2024

My brother and I watch the 2011 film, Priest - a great mix of action, HK cinema, westerns, and cyberpunk.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #439: Making Figures from Fodder

Jan 8th, 2024

An episode about making broken toy bits into figures. Just like the tin soldier in the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, appearances can be deceiving.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #438: Welcome to 2024! Goals, Incremental Changes, Fairytales of New York, and More.

Jan 1st, 2024

A randomly picked section from The Thirteenth Hour and read out loud for the show.

The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #437: Welcome Back Adam Crohn for the Christmas 2023 Episode on Jingle All The Way (1996)!

Dec 25th, 2023

Adam Crohn comes on the show to talk about 1996's Jingle All the Way with our favorite Terminator, Arnold Schwarzeneggar! Welcome to the Xmas episode!