Geek Gab is an apolitical talk show that wanders through the many varied halls of geek culture, with a heavy emphasis on books. Turns out Brian Niemeier is the co-host of the weekly geeky webseries, Geek Gab, along with Daddy Warpig and Dorrinal. It took me three episodes to notice the Brian on the show is that Brian. It wasn't until this most recent episode, when Brian goes off an a brief jag about Nethereal that it finally clicked. The interview with Declan Finn is a nice introduction to an author buried somewhere in my own reading queue, but the early portion has direct ties to the current Puppy of the Month. Of particular note:
Turns out Nethereal is pronounced exactly the same as the word ethereal, but with an 'N'. I'd always read it in my head as a conflation of 'nether' and 'real'.
The prologue of Souldancer isn't a direct step-off from Nethereal. Apparently, something that throws a lot of readers off - if you read the sequel, that's something to keep in mind.
Daddy Warpig's bombastic introduction tapers off after a minute or two, and he starts to talk like a normal person. That intro was offputting to me, but over the last few episodes, it's grown on me to the point that I look forward to it each week.
The show is live-streamed each week, and apparently there is a live text-chat associated with it that gets pretty lively. I always block out quiet drive times for my listening enjoyment, so can't vouch for that personally.
The show is available through Soundcloud (link), or via the YouTube channel (link).
To keep the recommendation on point, this is the recent episode with a few more insights into the Soul Cycle universe.
