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Red Mihrab

Red Mihrab Chapter III. The Mining Shaft

Welcome to Fresh Pulp Magazine and the serialization of “Red Mihrab”. The first chapter is being made available for free. The lowest tier of access…

Red Mihrab

Red Mihrab Chapter II: New Santara

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Mars had two major train lines: The Equatorial train line and the Meridional. Both lines ran the circumference of Mars and intersected at Mars’ equator…

Dark Matter Podcast 19 September 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss Virgin Galactic launching the bones of the first humans into space. The many uses of mycelium and micro-cellulose. Also, the latest episodes of Foundation and Ahsoka on Disney and Appletv+.

Dark Matter Podcast 12 September 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss the latest episodes of Ahsoka and Foundation.

Dark Matter Podcast 26 August 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss the WGA strikes and North Korean Scifi in this week’s nerd roundup. Ahsoka ep one is here! and the discussion of Foundation on Appletv+ continues.

Dark Matters Podcast 19 August 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss the WHO’s traditional medicine summit and why the media is selling us on millet as a climate resistant crop and the latest episode of Foundation on Appletv+

Dark Matters Podcast 12 August 2023

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Margari and Austin continue their discussion of Foundation Season 2. For our science roundup: is climate change unleashing pathogens from permafrost? Forty thousand year old annelids. And why we don’t discuss superhero films, or most anime.

Dark Matters Podcast 5 August 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss the legacy of Henrietta Lacks and the recent judgment awarded against Thermo-Fisher for our science roundup. And the discussion of “Foundation” continues with ep 5.

Dark Matters Podcast 29 July 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss the real legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer as well as the latest episode of Foundation.

Dark Matters Podcast 22 July 2023

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Austin and Margari discuss the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, how Hollywood bought into the techno-optimism of Silicon Valley and why it’s hurting them. And they discuss the latest episode of AppleTV’s “Foundation”