Radio Active #11 is dedicated entirely to an audio review of Midnight Syndicate’s The 13th Hour CD, an album designed to be used as a soundtrack for Call of Cthulhu role-playing games, but which should work well in any horror[…]
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Nuketown Radio Active is a podcast dedicated to life, liberty and the pursuit of geekdom. The show features geek, technology and gaming links from around the Web as well as book, movie, game and podcast reviews. The podcast was first published in March 2005 and is hosted by Ken Newquist, Nuketown’s editor and founder. A web developer by day, he’s also a freelance staff writer for Knights of the Dinner Table.
Comments, suggestions and heretical complaints? E-mail nuketown@gmail.com.
Radio Active #10: Parenting and the Late Game, The Tomb, A Maze of Minotaurs
Radio Active takes a turn into the supernatural with #10, offering a review of the F. Paul Wilson’s supernatural detective novel The Tomb as well as a review of the D&D-compatible monster source book A Maze of Minotaurs by Behemoth4.[…]
Read moreRadio Active #9: Ender’s Shadow, Libris Mortis, Toddlers & Star Wars
I make good on my book review promise, and take a look at Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Shadow. There’s also some thoughts on toddlers and Star Wars, news about the extension of the Atomic Swindlers CD giveaway, and a plug[…]
Read moreRadio Active #8 Atomic Swindlers
Radio Active #8 is dedicated entirely to the music of the Atomic Swindlers, a Ziggy Stardust-meets-The Fifth Element rock’n’roll band. The podcast features a review of the band’s album Coming Out Electric as well as two tracks from the CD.[…]
Read moreRadio Active #7: The Cold Lingers, Game FAQs, Gardens of the Moon
It’s been too long between podcasts — thanks to a nasty cold that hit back at the beginning of May — but with Radio Active #7, we’re back on track. The podcast opens up with some updates about the show[…]
Read moreRadio Active #5: WiFi Wackiness, Bug Comes Home, Unfinished Games, Wheel of Time, Ring/Ring 2 Soundtrack
Show #5 starts off with some Windows and Mac tales before settling down into its more traditional science fiction and fantasy fare. This time around I talk about The Greatest Games I Never Finished (Diablo II, A Fool’s Errand, Legend[…]
Read moreRadio Active #4: Dreamcatcher, Finding Serenity, KODT #100 and a Geek Dad on the Xbox
Radio Active #4 reviews Stephen King’s alien invasion novel Dreamcatcher and the movie adaptation, discusses the new essay collection Finding Serenity, about Joss Whedon’s Firefly series, talks about Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine #100. finally offers some thoughts on gaming[…]
Read moreRadio Active #3: Comic Book Geekdom, The Salsa Incident, Podcasts, Geezer Gamers
Radio Active #3 is finally available for download. I’d finished most of the production last week, and foolishly thought I’d be able to work on it over the weekend. Why I thought this–given that my daughter’s birthday party was Saturday,[…]
Read moreRadio Active #2: Conan, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and Nintendo DS
Radio Active #2 includes an comparison between the upcoming (and sure to be awful XXX2 and the possibly hilarious movie The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. It’s also got my thoughts on the Nintendo DS, including why I bought it,[…]
Read moreRadio Active #1: Snowcrash, Age of Apocalypse, The Incredibles
The first edition of Nuketown Radio Active, the ol’thermonuclear’s podcast, is available for download. The podcast includes a review of Neal Stephenson’s cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, speculations on the need for Marvel’s 10th anniversary Age of Apocalypse mini-series, thoughts on[…]
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