The Best Stuff In The World

Infocom was a software company founded in 1979 who released a series of graphics-free text adventure games, which came to be known as Interactive Fiction. Notable Infocom releases were the Zork series, Planetfall, Infidel, Deadline, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which we discussed a little bit in our previous installment), Trinity and A Mind Forever Voyaging. You'd interact with the game by typing in commands such as "Walk up stairs", "Go West", or "Pick up the Thing Your Aunt Gave You Which You Don't Know What It Is" and try to solve the various puzzles and mazes presented to you.At their best the games genuinely felt like you were interacting with a book, expanding the Choose Your Own Adventure Model to what felt like infinite possibilities. Joining the show to discuss Infocom are Felicity Kusinitz ("The Mayor of Chickentown" from The Flopcast) and Ryan Evans from the Reading Graphic Novels comic book discussion series.Other sites mentioned:The Digital AntiquarianGold MachineInfocom: The DocumentaryInfocom's Unreleased Sequel to Hitchhiker's GuideThe Infocom Cabinet on The Internet Archive

Kevin is joined by writer and musician Andre Salles and Amber Lee from the Queer in Cyber podcast to discuss The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - the radio shows, the books, the stage adaptation, the tv series, the film, the computer game and the towels. Every facet of Douglas Adams' infinitely improbable comedy science fiction franchise is tackled by our intrepid panelists. Don't panic!Andre's albums can be found here: https://andresalles.bandcamp.com/musicYou can also find Andre's music blog here: https://tm3am.com/Be sure and check out Amber's podcast! Queer in Cyber is a cyber business podcast that features LGBTQI+ cybersecurity professionals.

Sleep No More is a long-running immersive theater show in New York and we're joined by original cast member Kelly Bartnik to discuss the show's magical run in Boston, the transition to NYC, the challenges of creating immersive work, the art that inspired her, and her experience in being part of the launch of such a long-running, successful show.

It's our first full episode! Welcome to The Best Stuff in the World, the podcast for people who like things. This time out we're joined by TV Reporter (and Beatles superfan) Bob Ward and filmmaker Guy Benoit to discuss 1964's A Hard Day's Night, the first film by the Beatles.

Kevin gives a brief overview of the show in this short trailer and a preview of topics to come.