We discuss his upcoming novel, Wild West, his other violent and tragic stories, and a little bit of Canadian history and literature.

Wild West comes out on October 6, 2026.

Thanks to Flying Books for sending me an advance copy.

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Fíochmhar is the drummer and crazed singer for Artach, a "blackened thrash" metal band from Newfoundland. Their distinctive style is so much fun that I had to interview him to see where that sound comes from, and how Newfoundland produces so much great metal music.

Get their music on bandcamp: https://artach.bandcamp.com/

Fíochmhar graciously let me use one of their songs as the intro for this episode. The song is called Macha, from their album Morrigan...Goddess of War .

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What is glitch art and why do we love it?

This was originally released on my Robot God Cast feed.

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A great conversation with Joe Costello about who owns our tech, where money comes from, and the function of democracy.

originally released on my Robot God Cast feed

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Brian Romanchuk writes about economics, and is the author of "Modern Monetary Theory and the Recovery".

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Jason Snyder talks about how he grows much of his own food while succeeding in modern life. Can we all implement some of this in our lives?

Originally published on my old feed, the Robot God Cast.

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Just a little "hello" explaining what this new podcast feed is all about (interviews with Canadian artists, among other things).

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