FYIz is a catch-all feed for podcasts produced by pop culture escapist John Walker, such as ARE THEY, THOUGH?; FOR YOUR INFOTAZEMENT; PLAYING RECORDS WITH JOHN; SAUL SEARCHING; OH IT'S JOHN; PROTECTORS OF GUNDAHAR; and SKEERT.
Episodes
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Last week on the show, Mtn_Dew69 and Gavin played excerpts of an NPR program called Looking Down Our Nose, hosted by Pledge Krackelbar and featuring an interview with indie director Marlicia Renji-Pirdoux. Mtn and Gavin's commentary was bizarrely if predictably emotional. They have yet to send us another completed podcast. So, while it might be considered piracy to do so, we've decided to post the full episode of Looking Down Our Nose on our feed, as this week's installment. You know, for context.
Be among the first people to even notice our presence on Twitter @gundaharpodcast!!!
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
In a particularly satisfying episode, filmmaker and author Polly Schattel joins the show to talk about her debut novel, The Occultists, a richly-detailed, propulsive, and sometime gruesome period piece/ adventure story available now from JournalStone Publishing. It's a wide-ranging conversation that includes Polly's early years in rural Alabama, the research that went into her book, and a lot more. Folks who have read The Occultists should stick around till the end for a spoiler-y discussion of a few key events and characters.
Find all things Polly at pollyschattel.com!
Find John on Instagram and Twitter @giannidubya!
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
In the first episode of their strange new podcast here on the FYIZ feed, bickering super-fans Mtn_Dew69 and his pal Gavin celebrate the Moons of Gundahar books by doing a dramatic reading, expounding about their fandom, and catching up on movie news concerning the impending Gundahar film adaptation, to be directed by indie firebrand Marlicia Renji-Pirdoux.
Be among the first people to even notice our presence on Twitter @gundaharpodcast!!!
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
Henry James's influential 1898 horror story The Turn of the Screw has been adapted multiple times, most famously into the 1961 film The Innocents, which still has the power to make your skin crawl. Devoted readers Bekah Eaton and Kelly Fuller stop by for this meeting of the SKEERT Book Club to discuss the novella and the movie, just as Netflix debuts a new mini-series version of the story. It's Bly Manor's world, we're just living in it.
Follow Bekah and Kelly's erotic fiction podcast @seedyreads!
Follow John on Instagram and Twitter @giannidubya!
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
FYIz is proud to announce PROTECTORS OF GUNDAHAR, a new podcast hosted by obsessed fans of a deeply obscure series of fantasy books, G. Ellison R. R. Sadler's MOONS OF GUNDAHAR series. It's about as niche as they come but, as struggling podcast impresarios, we're willing to try anything. In this episode, executive producers John Walker and Chris Garrison set the stage for show hosts Mtn_Dew69 and his friend Gavin to explain why you'd tune in for such trivial nonsense. (Hint: It might be the fun kind of train wreck!)
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Acclaimed author Nathan Ballingrud is here to chat about his amazing short horror fiction collections, North American Lake Monsters (2013) and Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell (2019), and share thoughts on having his work interpreted by other artists for film and TV. (Monsterland, an anthology series inspired by Nathan’s stories, arrives on Hulu October 2nd.)
Follow Nathan on Twitter! - @NBallingrud
Follow John on Instagram or Twitter - @giannidubya
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
The one and only Chris Garrison drops in to discuss commercial jingles that stick with you, and why some of us genuinely love them.
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
John is joined by filmmaker and author Polly Schattel as they discuss the subtle and ear-catching artistry of Greg Lisher—guitarist for Camper Van Beethoven and Monks of Doom—first amongst themselves and then with the man himself! It's the opposite of one of those "never meet your heroes" situations; Greg opens up about the early days of CVB, his influences, and his brand-new instrumental solo record, Songs from the Imperial Garden.
Find greg's music at greglisher.bandcamp.com!
Polly's website is newsouthernfilms.com!
John is on instagram and twitter @giannidubya!
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Singer-songwriter Maria Taylor is back to talk about her solo career—from her debut, 11:11, to her recent self-titled album. Come for the gorgeous melodies and pop songcraft; stay for a great story about working with Michael Stipe. Best episode ever? You tell me.
Buy Maria's music at
flowermoonrecords.com
mariataylormusic.com
Follow her!
Twit: @maria_taylor
Insta: mariataylor1111
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Fans—both of each other and of the so-called Skywalker Saga—Bekah Eaton, Jonathan Eaton, and John Walker convene for the first meeting of Star Wars Support Group, a safe place to enthuse shamelessly and voice concerns about the most overhyped, overrated, overexposed and totally awesome film franchise ever. In this installment, they talk about Episodes I-III, aka the Prequel Trilogy. Among other stuff.
Find us on Twitter!
Bekah is @bekaheaton!
Jonathan is @jonbrak!
John is at @giannidubya!