Hosts In The Shell - a cyberpunk podcast
@hostsintheshell.bsky.social
Chromed-up podcast where writers Jon Richter & Matt Adcock share their love of the cyberpunk genre and discuss their favourite cyberpunk (and cyberpunk-adjacent) fiction!
https://hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com/
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Hello all - a quick intro!
We're a cyberpunk podcast where writers @jonrichter.bsky.social and @cleric20.bsky.social (aka Jon Richter and Matt Adcock) host other creatives to talk about their work & their favourite pieces of cyberpunk media.
Head to hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com for a listen!
We're a cyberpunk podcast where writers @jonrichter.bsky.social and @cleric20.bsky.social (aka Jon Richter and Matt Adcock) host other creatives to talk about their work & their favourite pieces of cyberpunk media.
Head to hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com for a listen!
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I wrote a piece about how we started the @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast - and the journey with @jonrichter.bsky.social so far!?
have a read:
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have a read:
darkmatt.blogspot.com/2026/09/host...
Hosts in the Shell Cyberpunk Podcast
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September 26, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I wrote a piece about how we started the @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast - and the journey with @jonrichter.bsky.social so far!?
have a read:
darkmatt.blogspot.com/2026/09/host...
have a read:
darkmatt.blogspot.com/2026/09/host...
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Pure class… @fallout.bethesdastudios.com
September 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Pure class… @fallout.bethesdastudios.com
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New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast is up. This week @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social interview Richard K Morgan, author of Altered Carbon, a cyberpunk classic.
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An interview with Richard K Morgan, author of Altered Carbon! (Part 1) - Hosts In The Shell
It isn't often you get to interview a person that meets the following criteria:i) Is a literary hero and writer of some of the best books everii) Is cyberpunk royaltyiii) Is a fascin...
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September 26, 2026 at 12:46 PM
New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast is up. This week @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social interview Richard K Morgan, author of Altered Carbon, a cyberpunk classic.
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We might have outdone ourselves here!!
First ever @hostsintheshell.bsky.social 2 parter!!
And we saved it for our most honoured guest yet - Mr ‘Altered Carbon’ Richard K Morgan !!
Should you meet and interview your heroes?
Y E S ! !
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And we saved it for our most honoured guest yet - Mr ‘Altered Carbon’ Richard K Morgan !!
Should you meet and interview your heroes?
Y E S ! !
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
September 26, 2026 at 12:59 PM
We might have outdone ourselves here!!
New episode alert!! 🚨 We’re visiting the Mojave Wasteland to find out if the second season of Fallout can recapture the twisted magic of the first… but remember listeners, in New Vegas, the House always wins…
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Fallout (season 2) - Hosts In The Shell
The last time we talked about Fallout, we crammed in the entire video game series, some spinoffs, and of course the first season of the hugely popular Amazon Prime TV series!! This time we're focusing...
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September 19, 2026 at 9:59 AM
New episode alert!! 🚨 We’re visiting the Mojave Wasteland to find out if the second season of Fallout can recapture the twisted magic of the first… but remember listeners, in New Vegas, the House always wins…
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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Spiders - massive super intelligent and weaponised spiders!?
🕷️ but they’re the good guys!!
🕷️ but they’re the good guys!!
Fantastic to get to interview @aptshadow.bsky.social on @hostsintheshell.bsky.social!!
The legend behind 65 novels and counting!!
Hear what he has to say:
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#authors #scifi #childrenoftime
The legend behind 65 novels and counting!!
Hear what he has to say:
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
#authors #scifi #childrenoftime
August 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Spiders - massive super intelligent and weaponised spiders!?
🕷️ but they’re the good guys!!
🕷️ but they’re the good guys!!
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New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast is up. This week @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social discuss Streets of Rage.
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Streets of Rage - Hosts In The Shell
Not cyberpunk?? Pffffffft we'll be the judges of that! And anyway, who can begrudge us an episode to enthuse about arguably the greatest beat-em-up of all time... just watch out for bin chickens!
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August 22, 2026 at 10:25 AM
New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast is up. This week @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social discuss Streets of Rage.
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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Host Matt got to interview one of Season 3 guests on his Darkmatters blog…
Had the #cyberpunk joy of interviewing the most excellent @trnapper.bsky.social
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T R Napper Interview
Matt: Huldo is being taught ethics by people who ultimately want to own, regulate and monetise it. How should / can we control something potentially godlike?
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August 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Host Matt got to interview one of Season 3 guests on his Darkmatters blog…
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65th episode… and who needs guest when you’re talking about the greatest beat-em-up of all time?? Don’t say it ain’t cyberpunk when there are metal arms, neon-soaked urban hellscapes, robots and, erm, bin chickens aplenty!! 👊🏻
Listen to "Streets of Rage" at
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com
Listen to "Streets of Rage" at
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com
Hosts In The Shell
The podcast where Jon Richter and Matt Adcock, writers and cyberpunk fans, discuss the genre's greatest works, as well as interviewing other cyberpunk creators.
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com
August 22, 2026 at 8:54 AM
65th episode… and who needs guest when you’re talking about the greatest beat-em-up of all time?? Don’t say it ain’t cyberpunk when there are metal arms, neon-soaked urban hellscapes, robots and, erm, bin chickens aplenty!! 👊🏻
Listen to "Streets of Rage" at
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com
Listen to "Streets of Rage" at
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com
Host Matt got to interview one of Season 3 guests on his Darkmatters blog…
Had the #cyberpunk joy of interviewing the most excellent @trnapper.bsky.social
darkmatt.blogspot.com/2026/08/t-r-...
darkmatt.blogspot.com/2026/08/t-r-...
T R Napper Interview
Matt: Huldo is being taught ethics by people who ultimately want to own, regulate and monetise it. How should / can we control something potentially godlike?
darkmatt.blogspot.com
August 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Host Matt got to interview one of Season 3 guests on his Darkmatters blog…
🚨 New episode alert!!!
Don't be MEDIOCRE... tune yer ears to our guzzoline-fuelled blast through the apocalyptic wasteland of the Mad Max franchise!!!
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Don't be MEDIOCRE... tune yer ears to our guzzoline-fuelled blast through the apocalyptic wasteland of the Mad Max franchise!!!
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Mad Max - Hosts In The Shell
The lads are back, this time to chat about George Miller's iconic Mad Max movies!! Get ready for a guzzoline-soaked race through a wasteland that's anything but MEDIOCRE!!!!!
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August 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
🚨 New episode alert!!!
Don't be MEDIOCRE... tune yer ears to our guzzoline-fuelled blast through the apocalyptic wasteland of the Mad Max franchise!!!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
Don't be MEDIOCRE... tune yer ears to our guzzoline-fuelled blast through the apocalyptic wasteland of the Mad Max franchise!!!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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“I am the scales of justice, conductor of the choir of death…" Bullet Farmer
@hostsintheshell.bsky.social
This week @jonrichter.bsky.social and I discuss the #MadMax films! Tune in to hear two confused old men!!
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@hostsintheshell.bsky.social
This week @jonrichter.bsky.social and I discuss the #MadMax films! Tune in to hear two confused old men!!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
August 8, 2026 at 9:11 AM
“I am the scales of justice, conductor of the choir of death…" Bullet Farmer
@hostsintheshell.bsky.social
This week @jonrichter.bsky.social and I discuss the #MadMax films! Tune in to hear two confused old men!!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
@hostsintheshell.bsky.social
This week @jonrichter.bsky.social and I discuss the #MadMax films! Tune in to hear two confused old men!!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast is up. @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social interview Hugh Howey, creator of the fantastic Silo novel series, which has been adapted into an Apple TV series.
#silo #dystopia #cyberstopia #podcast
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#silo #dystopia #cyberstopia #podcast
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Hosts In The Shell
The podcast where Jon Richter and Matt Adcock, writers and cyberpunk fans, discuss the genre's greatest works, as well as interviewing other cyberpunk creators.
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com
August 1, 2026 at 8:34 AM
New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast is up. @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social interview Hugh Howey, creator of the fantastic Silo novel series, which has been adapted into an Apple TV series.
#silo #dystopia #cyberstopia #podcast
hostsintheshell.buzzsprout.com
#silo #dystopia #cyberstopia #podcast
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🚨 New episode alert... & it's a big one!! We're staggeringly honoured to bring you our interview with @hughhowey.com , creator of the Silo trilogy (now an Apple TV series) & heaps of other brilliant books!
#Cyberpunk #interview #HughHowey
Tune in @hostsintheshell.bsky.social 👇
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#Cyberpunk #interview #HughHowey
Tune in @hostsintheshell.bsky.social 👇
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August 1, 2026 at 8:46 AM
🚨 New episode alert... & it's a big one!! We're staggeringly honoured to bring you our interview with @hughhowey.com , creator of the Silo trilogy (now an Apple TV series) & heaps of other brilliant books!
#Cyberpunk #interview #HughHowey
Tune in @hostsintheshell.bsky.social 👇
shorturl.at/ZSDuJ
#Cyberpunk #interview #HughHowey
Tune in @hostsintheshell.bsky.social 👇
shorturl.at/ZSDuJ
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‼️ New episode alert!! 🚨
Today @cleric20.bsky.social and #JonRichter discuss the beloved, problematic, charming, flawed, and in the case of the sequel surprisingly gruesome (!?) Short Circuit movies!
NUMBER FIVE IS ALIVE on @hostsintheshell.bsky.social !!! 🤖
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Today @cleric20.bsky.social and #JonRichter discuss the beloved, problematic, charming, flawed, and in the case of the sequel surprisingly gruesome (!?) Short Circuit movies!
NUMBER FIVE IS ALIVE on @hostsintheshell.bsky.social !!! 🤖
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
July 25, 2026 at 8:48 AM
‼️ New episode alert!! 🚨
Today @cleric20.bsky.social and #JonRichter discuss the beloved, problematic, charming, flawed, and in the case of the sequel surprisingly gruesome (!?) Short Circuit movies!
NUMBER FIVE IS ALIVE on @hostsintheshell.bsky.social !!! 🤖
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
Today @cleric20.bsky.social and #JonRichter discuss the beloved, problematic, charming, flawed, and in the case of the sequel surprisingly gruesome (!?) Short Circuit movies!
NUMBER FIVE IS ALIVE on @hostsintheshell.bsky.social !!! 🤖
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social episode alert!! 🚨 Today we're joined by the brilliant @timstandish.bsky.social as we attempt to ascertain the greatest cyberpunk villains of all time... tune in for the usual fun chat, plus extra Clarence Bodicker quotes!
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Cyberpunk villains (with Tim Standish) - Hosts In The Shell
The baddies are always the best characters... but which of cyberpunk's rogues' gallery deserve the title of all-time greatest? Tune in to hear the lads joined by brilliant writer Tim Standish, author ...
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July 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM
New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social episode alert!! 🚨 Today we're joined by the brilliant @timstandish.bsky.social as we attempt to ascertain the greatest cyberpunk villains of all time... tune in for the usual fun chat, plus extra Clarence Bodicker quotes!
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🚨 New episode alert!! 🚨 Today we’re chatting with #PhilStitelmann about his expansive and extraordinary cyberpunk universe, as well as discussing Neill Blomkamp’s underrated Elysium - so bolt a rusty exoskeleton to your spine and tune in!! 🦾 @cleric20.bsky.social
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July 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
🚨 New episode alert!! 🚨 Today we’re chatting with #PhilStitelmann about his expansive and extraordinary cyberpunk universe, as well as discussing Neill Blomkamp’s underrated Elysium - so bolt a rusty exoskeleton to your spine and tune in!! 🦾 @cleric20.bsky.social
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast episode is up. Join me @cleric20.bsky.social & my good pal @jonrichter.bsky.social as we are joined by cyberpunk author substack.com/@digitalgods... to discuss Elysium. #cyberpunk #dystopia
Point your augmentations to: www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
Point your augmentations to: www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
July 4, 2026 at 10:05 AM
New @hostsintheshell.bsky.social podcast episode is up. Join me @cleric20.bsky.social & my good pal @jonrichter.bsky.social as we are joined by cyberpunk author substack.com/@digitalgods... to discuss Elysium. #cyberpunk #dystopia
Point your augmentations to: www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
Point your augmentations to: www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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New Hosts in the Shell podcast is up. @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social are joined by cyberpunk author Phil Stitelmann to talk about Neill Blomkamp's 2013 dystopian action film Elysium, starring Matt Damon. #cyberpunk #dystopia #cyberstopia
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Elysium (with Phil Stitelmann) - Hosts In The Shell
Today's topic is another gem of a cyberpunk movie, Neill Blomkamp's Elysium, and today's guest is a gem of a cyberpunk writer, the prolific Phil Stitelmann! Tune in for a fascinating chat with a top c...
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July 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
New Hosts in the Shell podcast is up. @cleric20.bsky.social and @jonrichter.bsky.social are joined by cyberpunk author Phil Stitelmann to talk about Neill Blomkamp's 2013 dystopian action film Elysium, starring Matt Damon. #cyberpunk #dystopia #cyberstopia
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👽Xenomorph outbreak👽
/new episode alert!!
The @hostsintheshell.bsky.social discuss Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth - tune n find out whether the show was stolen by Timothy Olyphant, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, or a somehow cute eyeball monster with tentacles...
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/new episode alert!!
The @hostsintheshell.bsky.social discuss Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth - tune n find out whether the show was stolen by Timothy Olyphant, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, or a somehow cute eyeball monster with tentacles...
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
June 27, 2026 at 3:47 PM
👽Xenomorph outbreak👽
/new episode alert!!
The @hostsintheshell.bsky.social discuss Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth - tune n find out whether the show was stolen by Timothy Olyphant, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, or a somehow cute eyeball monster with tentacles...
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
/new episode alert!!
The @hostsintheshell.bsky.social discuss Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth - tune n find out whether the show was stolen by Timothy Olyphant, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, or a somehow cute eyeball monster with tentacles...
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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It’s true - episode two is live now for your augmented listening pleasure!!
New #Hostsintheshell episode alert!! 🚨
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
Watch Dogs: Legion (with SD Miller) - Hosts In The Shell
Our first guest of the new season is the brilliant, talented, likeable, articulate and all-round ace SD Miller; alongside his excellent Nekonikon Punk novels, we'll be discussing a cyberpunk gem of a ...
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June 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It’s true - episode two is live now for your augmented listening pleasure!!
It’s true - episode two is live now for your augmented listening pleasure!!
New #Hostsintheshell episode alert!! 🚨
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
Watch Dogs: Legion (with SD Miller) - Hosts In The Shell
Our first guest of the new season is the brilliant, talented, likeable, articulate and all-round ace SD Miller; alongside his excellent Nekonikon Punk novels, we'll be discussing a cyberpunk gem of a ...
www.buzzsprout.com
June 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM
It’s true - episode two is live now for your augmented listening pleasure!!
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New #Hostsintheshell episode alert!! 🚨
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
Watch Dogs: Legion (with SD Miller) - Hosts In The Shell
Our first guest of the new season is the brilliant, talented, likeable, articulate and all-round ace SD Miller; alongside his excellent Nekonikon Punk novels, we'll be discussing a cyberpunk gem of a ...
www.buzzsprout.com
June 20, 2026 at 12:01 PM
New #Hostsintheshell episode alert!! 🚨
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
We are delighted to have 1st guest of the new season, the brilliant & talented author SD Miller @nekonikonpunk !!
Tune in for a discussion about his brilliant Nekonikon Punk trilogy & video game gem Watch Dogs: Legion!
www.buzzsprout.com/1930485/epis...
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The wait is over, the new season of Hosts in the Shell is here.
We're back... and we've got a new theme tune!!!
Big thanks to Bruce Bethke, the man who literally invented the word 'cyberpunk', for his musical masterpiece, and also delighted to be dismantling more pieces of cyberpunk media - Standalone Complex is the subject this time!
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Big thanks to Bruce Bethke, the man who literally invented the word 'cyberpunk', for his musical masterpiece, and also delighted to be dismantling more pieces of cyberpunk media - Standalone Complex is the subject this time!
shorturl.at/eAfpz
Ghost In The Shell: Standalone Complex - Hosts In The Shell
WE'RE BACK BAYBEHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Season 3 of Hosts In The Shell kicks off in style with our customary discussion of something related to Ghost In The Shell, this time the spin-off anime series Standal...
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June 19, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The wait is over, the new season of Hosts in the Shell is here.
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WATCH OUR NEW TRAILER: www.tiktok.com/@cleric20/vi...
IT'S JUDGEMENT DAY... no, not Skynet going online (yet), it's the launch of Hosts In The Shell season 3!!! The third outing of our podcast cyber-shambles promises some great chat with some fantastic g...
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June 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
WATCH OUR NEW TRAILER: www.tiktok.com/@cleric20/vi...