Through the Aftermath

Episode 46

2011-05-30T08:02:00.002-04:00

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Here it is! The final episode of Through the Aftermath is here, and with it comes a series of audio contributions from listeners. We have something from Rob (as well as the awesome intro), Terrence, Darren, Mike, David, Brian and Bill.

We discuss ways you can keep following both of us, including our new blogs (Shawn's | Jonathan's) and Jonathan's new projects on the horizon.

We thank you all for listening throughout these 2+ years and we hope we've made an impact on your post apocalyptic media preferences!

Even though the podcast is done, you can still keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 45

2011-05-08T21:15:00.002-04:00

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On this short 45th episode of Through the Aftermath, we have a bit of a surprise for the listeners. Is it a new pony? Is it the answer to world peace? You'll just have to listen!

Thanks Rob for yet another awesome intro!

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 44

2011-04-06T10:06:00.001-04:00

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On this 44th episode of Through the Aftermath, we discuss the sad reality of the Japanese earthquake and the effect it's had on the country's nuclear power plants. As we point out, this is an ongoing tragedy and we should all be aware of its potential impact on the earth.

Thanks Rob for the intro!

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 43

2011-02-24T16:26:00.004-05:00

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On this 43rd episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan discuss the Discovery Channel series The Colony. Seasons 1 and 2 are discussed in detail (spoiler alert!), with hopes of what Season 3 may bring.

[Edit: Oh yeah! Xsyon! Here's the link to the game's website: http://www.xsyon.com/]

Then a few emails are read and there's talk of what's to come in March. Enjoy!

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 42

2011-01-24T16:26:00.002-05:00

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We're back! Again! In this 42nd episode, we talk about why we've been gone for 2 months and discuss the 2002 movie The Sum of All Fears. We compare the book to the movie, and talk about why Ben Affleck is so dreamy. Ok, maybe not.

We also read through some oooold email (we'll get to more next time) and discover that next week is our 2 year anniversary! Is that the plutonium anniversary? I forget...

Links we mention:
A Walking Dead Community, referred by Akin
The Sum of All Fears movie page on Wikipedia
The regrowth of Chernobyl

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 41

2010-11-11T12:24:00.004-05:00

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On this episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan discuss the hit new AMC series The Walking Dead. Since there are only 2 episodes out at this point, we tiptoe around spoilers to bring you a basic of idea of what the show's about. You can bet we'll revisit this topic once season 1 is over, at least.

We then read over a few emails and Jonathan shows off his own post-apoc Halloween costume.

Links we mention:
Charlaxy reviews the DEFCON video game
Terrence recommends Quanatine as a scary PA movie we might like
Akin lets us know about the website for the Zombie Squad we discussed in episode 38

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 40

2010-10-28T19:58:00.003-04:00

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*EDIT* I fixed the spot of dead air early in this episode.

Welcome to this 40th episode of Through the Aftermath where Shawn and Jonathan are joined by Bill from Hawaii, also known as Megaton. For this special Halloween episode, we discuss the scariest post-apocalyptic movies and books, including specific scenes and why they scare us so much. You won't want to miss it!

Links we mention:
Bob Guccionne's post-apocalyptic wonderland (link works off and on)
His nuclear reactor
Bill's post-apocalyptic forum

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 39

2010-10-19T08:45:00.002-04:00

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On this episode, we talk to Todd Harris of Hi-Rez Studios, developers of the post apoc sci-fi MMO Global Agenda. If you're an MMO or shooter fan, you may have already heard of Global Agenda, but we're here to talk about the lore. Todd tells us all about the unique take on the dystopian, hyper-tech world of Global Agenda and how you don't need burning trashcans and blowing papers to be post-apoc.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 38

2010-10-06T13:46:00.005-04:00

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In this episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan discuss Dragon*Con's post-apoc track and some of the latest PA news. There are also plenty of emails to read through, which are always fun. Keep 'em coming!

Some links we promised during the show:
J.W. Brown's Apocalypse Diaries
The Nuclear Arms race from 1945 to 1998
Trailer for The Walking Dead show, forum link and podcast

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 37

2010-08-31T17:44:00.003-04:00

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Episode 37 of Through the Aftermath deals with the plot and storyline behind the Fallout series of games. We discuss how it all started and where it's going with the upcoming Fallout: New Vegas in October.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 36

2010-08-18T15:23:00.002-04:00

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On this episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan discuss the 72-hour survival kit and what every family should have for short-term survival in emergencies. We offer tips from Ready.gov and FEMA.gov. If you have any additional tips for short-term survival, let us know in the comments. We plan to have a long-term survival show in the near future, as well.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 35

2010-08-13T08:49:00.002-04:00

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It's part 2 of Jonathan's Through the Intromath series! Give it a listen, as well as the first installment, and head on over to the survey page to vote for your favorite!

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page (with a discussion board!) or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 34

2010-07-12T14:33:00.002-04:00

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This 34th episode of Through the Aftermath is a bit of a potpourri, catching up on what we've been doing for the last month. We discuss Waterworld, BBC's Survivors and Shawn's adventures at E3 (including shaking hands with Brian Fargo and Bear Grylls!). Emails are also read and we get a very special visit from Smeagol at the end.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page (with a discussion board!) or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 33

2010-06-09T12:12:00.002-04:00

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We have a very special episode this time as Jonathan hosts "Through the Intromath", a tribute to the episode intros he's done thus far. In this first part of a 2-part series, we hear the earliest intros and an explanation of the process behind each one. Then, in part 2, Jonathan will give you information on how you can vote for your favorite intro of them all. Stay tuned for that very soon!

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via email, the Facebook page (with a discussion board!) or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 32

2010-05-24T10:04:00.001-04:00

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Episode 32 catches up on some reader email. We always love receiving and answering these emails, so be sure to send your questions to ttaftermath@gmail.com.

Email topics include movie and book suggestions, other PA podcasts, thoughts on the ghoul AI in Tenpenny Tower and even a Fallout-based iPhone theme for jailbroken iPhones.

Be sure to check out Bill's PA forums at postapocalyptic.info where EVERYTHING post-apoc is discussed. He was even kind enough to mention our show when a new episode releases. Thanks Bill!

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via the Facebook page (with a discussion board!) or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 31

2010-05-03T17:02:00.002-04:00

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Episode 31 of Through the Aftermath is all about Shawn's trip to the lands of self-sufficiency on an organic farm. He describes how things were done during his time there, and relates them to a post-apoc scenario. Would you like to hear more of these "real-world" types of episodes? Either way, let us know!

Shawn and Jonathan also cover a bit of the news and talk about random topics of the month.

If you have any questions or comments for the show, send them off to our new address at ttaftermath@gmail.com.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via the Facebook page (with a discussion board!) or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 30

2010-04-09T09:44:00.002-04:00

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In this 30th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan skip a topic to just discuss the last month of conventions, games and movies. Discussion includes:

- Fallen Earth reveals of the iPhone app and new content at the Game Developer's Conference and PAX East
- New info on Fallout: New Vegas
- What is Zombrex, exactly?
- Zombieland impressions

They also catch up on stockpiled email before the mutant rats eat through the mailbag. There should be an all-intro episode coming soon while Shawn is gone being a hippie, and then he'll talk all about his experiences when he returns!

If you have any questions or comments for the show, send them off to our new address at ttaftermath@gmail.com.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via the Facebook page (with a discussion board!) or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 29

2010-02-26T22:40:00.003-05:00

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In this 29th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawnathon talks about the S.M. Stirling book Dies the Fire -- the first in the Emberverse (or "Change") series of post-apoc novels.

If you have any questions or comments for the show, send them off to our new address at ttaftermath@gmail.com.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 28

2010-02-24T14:27:00.003-05:00

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In this 28th episode of Through the Aftermath, the topic is Reign of Fire, including our impressions of the movie and some details of what it's all about. Is Christian Bale in every movie made in the last 10 years, and should Matthew McConaughey just put a real shirt on? These are the pressing questions we answer for you.

If you have any questions or comments for the show, send them off to our new address at ttaftermath@gmail.com.

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 27

2010-01-29T17:07:00.003-05:00

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In this 27th episode of Through the Aftermath, the main topic is I Am Legend as Shawn and Jonathan discuss more than just the Will Smith movie version.

There are also three emails read on the show and a lengthy discussion on what we've been up to the last few weeks (including Book of Eli!).

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 26

2010-01-06T13:02:00.002-05:00

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In this first episode of 2010, Shawn and Jonathan discuss the two times in history when the world has come closest to nuclear war: The Cuban Missile Crisis and Able Archer. Topics include the hows and whys, as well as an explanation of how these close-calls helped to mold our current safeguards against something like this happening again.

Take note that the url "throughtheaftermath.com" no longer works and has been replaced by "throughtheaftermath.blogspot.com". This has also affected the show's email, so all new email should be sent to TTAftermath@gmail.com. Sorry for the inconvenience!

As usual, you can also keep in touch with us via the Facebook page or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 25

2009-12-19T19:21:00.002-05:00

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In this 25th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan discuss the movie "Doomsday". Did they love it? Hate it? Listen and find out!

We also read a bit of fan mail, discuss the news and talk about what we've been up to.

Despite us ranting on about The Road not being shown in our area, I actually saw the movie after this episode was recorded. I'm sure we'll discuss it in more detail on the next episode, but it's a powerful movie!

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 24

2009-11-27T23:26:00.003-05:00

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In this 24th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan discuss the myths and facts behind the Chernobyl disaster. They also dive into the first person shooter game "S.T.A.L.K.E.R." and how well it depicts Chernobyl after a fictional second nuclear disaster there.

If you'd like to see some recent pictures of the disaster site, check out this link. It shows dozens of photos from a tour of the area, and how the surrounding towns are actually starting to rebuild, more than 20 years later.

Look for the next episode to be about the movie Doomsday.

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 23

2009-11-17T10:51:00.003-05:00

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Hey folks, sorry for the delay between episodes, but you wanted epic intros, right?! Well you got one this time, that's for sure.

Episode 23 comes to you with special guests Brad and Heero from the Fallen Earth LifeNet podcast. We talk a whole lot about Fallen Earth, but also the post-apoc influences that got these two fine podcast hosts where they are today.

We also throw out a bit of news, and did I mention there's an epic intro? Yep. There is.

Next episode will be about the Chernobyl disaster.

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 22

2009-10-26T10:52:00.000-04:00

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In this 22nd episode of Through the Aftermath, the topic is The Postman. This covers both the 1985 novel by David Brin, and the 1997 movie starring Kevin Costner. Which one did we like better? What were our favorite parts of each? Why are these two works of media even named the same?!

We also read an email from Jason which points us towards Operation Able Archer, and how important it was to what could have been a full-scale nuclear war, in much the same style as the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Next episode will be with the guys from LifeNet, the Fallen Earth podcast.

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email or Twitter.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 21

2009-10-20T22:59:00.001-04:00

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In this 21st episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan read a handful of emails from the listeners. If you still haven't had an email read on the show, sit tight as we have a handful left to get to.

Next episode will be about The Postman, both the movie and the book. We'll compare the two and let you know what you're missing if you've only seen the movie.

The TTA site and forums are down right now as the result of a hack, but they will hopefully be back faster than the last time the forums were down! These raiders are persistent, I tell ya.

Some links we mentioned:

Zombie Driver: http://news.filefront.com/zombie-driver-debut-trailer/
Rage: http://www.rage-game.com/home.action
Lifenet Fallen Earth podcast: http://lagwar.com/fallenearth/

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our forum.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Welcome, wastelanders!

2009-10-13T13:49:00.000-04:00

Well, the everlasting battle with webhosts has hit a setback, and ole Shawn is retreating a bit. Last week, the server that housed my sites (all 4 of them) was hacked and the main index pages were lost on each one. The information is there for everything, it's just a matter of a missing index page, which -- of course -- I don't have a recent back-up for.

With all the problems I've had with webhosting over the years, I've decided to finally retire that fight. I'm transferring everything I can over to Blogger.com sites and Flickr accounts and services that aren't handled completely by me. This will be much easier on me, and hopefully with less downtime for you.

So I'm going through the process of manually restoring posts on this site, and hopefully, will have it all back to semi-normal soon.

Of course, this means a much more stream-lined version of the old site (including, yes, no more forums for now), but I just never got into podcasting to deal with webhost problems and hackers.

Episode 20

2009-09-27T09:36:00.000-04:00

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In this episode, Shawn and Jonathan discuss George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968) and Tom Savini's directorial remake in 1990. They discuss the plot, favorite (and least favorite) parts, sequels, the upcoming CGI version and more.

If you've never seen any of these movies, you might want to check them out before listening to this episode. The original has fallen out of copyright, so it is free on several websites, such as Google Video.

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our forum.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 19

2009-09-16T09:35:00.000-04:00

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Shawn has returned from Dragon*Con, and he comes bearing gifts! Gifts of story! Join Shawn and Jonathan as they discuss last weekend at the Atlanta, GA fan event and the cool post-apoc stuff Shawn saw. There were costumes, panels and even some drinks with the Fallen Earth devs.

They also read through some email, so it doesnât get too backed up, and mention the fact that the forums have been reborn! Rejoice!

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our forum.

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 18

2009-09-02T09:33:00.000-04:00

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You know we've been waiting a long time for this episode, but the Fallen Earth post-NDA edition is finally here. Shawn and Jonathan talk about their favorite and least favorite parts of this upcoming post-apocalyptic MMO based on a rating system for each category. These include graphics, performance, social features, combat and much more.

While the open beta will be ending tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept 1st), the game is slated for launch on September 15th. Also remember, these impressions of the game are based on a pre-launch beta state.

If you've seen District 9, you may recognize Jonathan's epic 10-minute intro skit. If not, go see it!

Our next episode should be the post-DragonCon show, so look for that in about 2 weeks.

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our forum(still broken!)

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 17

2009-08-18T09:31:00.000-04:00

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For this episode, Shawn and Jonathan read over a Top 50 Things to do in the Capital Wasteland article from Crispy Gamer. This Fallout 3 article includes such goodies as how to cosplay as Mad Max and how to kill yourself with a Rube Goldberg device. We read through the entire list, commenting on each and adding out own favorites at the end. Plus, in the news we have:

- Fallen Earth's open beta starts on August 17th
- RAGE is shown at QuakeCon
- Shawn still hasn't played Mothership Zeta! But the Fallout 3 DLC pack and Special Edition has been announced.

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our forum (still broken!)

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 16

2009-08-07T09:30:00.000-04:00

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On this episode, Jonathan and Shawn are joined by Suzanne and Larissa from the Future Traditions podcast to talk all about Jericho.

The show is broken into a spoiler-free first half and then a no-holds-barred spoiler-filled second part where we talk all about the plot, including our favorite and least favorite parts.

We also discuss some news, including Fallen Earth's newly announced release date and Fallout 3's Mothership Zeta which released earlier this week.

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our forum (which is still broken at the moment, but at least it's up! Hoping to get it fixed all the way soon)

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 15

2009-07-23T09:29:00.000-04:00

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In this 15th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan read through 20 new emails from the readers, solving problems, helping people, making friends. It's just what we do here.

- Chuck writes in to suggest Dies the Fire, as we discuss the fact that we need to actually get that book one day.
- Wes wants to know if we'll ever cover natural disasters as well as nuclear disasters
- Akin gives us some great advice on NOT burning zombies (link from David), plus the LiveJournal zombie community and a puppet show for kids!
- ADR writes in to recommend a few PA classics like Dr Bloodmoney
- Wolfenhex writes in to tell us about an unexpected PA racing game: Fuel
- Sulgicron IV wants to know what types of characters we play in Fallout 3
- Marc and Welshtroll give us a bit more info on Survivors
- David wants to know what got us started in the PA genre
- Rob makes some PA recommendations and asks our advice on some good older PA games for the PS2
- Nick tells us how he got hooked on the PA genre from his gf who bought him Fallout 3! How cool is that
- UndeadDog writes in to give us a great early PA poem written by Sara Teasdale in 1920
- Brother D from Mail Order Zombie checks in to let us know he's a big fan (We love you too, Brother D!)
- Ghostjeep recommends Trigger Effect
- Simon recommends an anime movie called Grave of the Fireflies, which he says is one of the saddest movies he's ever seen.
- D writes in to make some great suggestions for movies, the website and even some great Carl Sagan theories!
- An anonymous tipster lets us know about the upcoming Discovery Channel show called The Colony
- And finally, J.P. Moore writes in to tell us about his own podcast/audio book that focuses on the zombie apocalypse in the 12th century!

Next week's show will probably be our Jericho topic, so look for that in about 2 weeks!

- Fallout 3 Mod of the Show: A reinforced Chinese Stealth Suit! Yay!
- Video of the show: The Annoying Man won't shut up!
- This episode needs more Rush

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 14

2009-07-10T09:27:00.000-04:00

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In this 14th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan tackle yet another somber topic with the bombings of Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII. To help learn more about this subject, our listener Charles sent us along some great references for further reading:

- Hiroshima: Historians Reassesses by Gar Alperovitz
- Prompt & Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of the Bombs Against Japan by J. Samuel Walker
- Hiroshima by John Hershey

Also be sure to check out the Wikipedia page that gives a general overview of what happened.

Next episode will be another email show, as we need to purge the steady stream of feedback from the listeners!

- Fallout 3 Mod of the Show: Turn your F3 weapons into classic Fallout weapons!
- Video of the show: BBC's documentary on dropping the bomb over Hiroshima
- Also... RUSH!

Sound bites were from Harry Truman's speeches during and after the bombing occurred.

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 13

2009-06-23T09:26:00.000-04:00

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In this lucky 13th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan ponder the 1984 BBC docu-drama Threads. There's discussion on the movie's plot, our favorite shocking moment and even a few spoilers. If you'd like to watch the movie first, you can see it for free here.

But before our main topic, we discussed some news:

- Left 4 Dead 2 announced at E3
- Fallout 3's Point Lookout releasing tomorrow! Also some news on the following DLC
- Massively's Fallen Earth video demo at E3

Also, a collection of the things we forgot to mention on the show :)

- Fallout 3 Mod of the Show: That Enclave Commander mod Shawn talks about every other show
- Video of the show: Fallout 3 biggest explosions ever! Wooo!
- Obligatory Rush song

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our brand new forum!

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 12

2009-06-10T09:23:00.001-04:00

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This is our second email show, as we plan to do these at least once a month from here on out. Some of the topics that we actually remembered to include in the show notes this week include:

- Scott offers an alternative to the Games For Windows store: Zune! https://live.zune.net/en-US/accounts/BuyPoints.aspx
- Andy wants us all to know about the Desolation MUD, which gets Jonathan and I talking about our favorite MUDs and Telnet software.
- Brian offers up some great PA book recommendations, as well as an idea for a game he and his friends played years ago.
- Bill in Hawaii has compiled a comprehensive list of PA radio dramas on his site, and also suggests we check out Broken Sea Audio Productions, which he says is his favorite.
- Jeremiah talks about his idea for an 'Apocalypse of the week', which he has added to our forums.
- Apocalypse Dan has been pimping our show to the Fallen Earth forums, and we appreciate it!
- Erik has a PA-themed game pitch
- David wants to to stop omgthankyou-ing so darn much!
- Adam thanks us for pimping his artwork and has a few suggestions of his own, including a Polish RPG named Neuroshima and an online radio station that plays Fallout-3-style music.
- A second David writes in to tell us that he found us through our promo on The Signal podcast, and make a few suggestions on PA media.
- Tpajeek makes a brilliant suggestion for Rush as the official band of the TTA podcast. I'm all for that!
- Michael wants a list of our favorite Fallout 3 mods.
- Atomic Zen is now very interested in Fallen Earth, thanks to our interview a few shows back. Also, he suggests we take a look at a game trailer bringing us back through Fallouts past.

As mentioned on the show, we may start doing a "Video of the Show" and a "Mod of the Show" segment on each episode.

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our brand new forum!

Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 11

2009-05-26T09:23:00.000-04:00

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In this 11th episode, we're joined by Jonathan's good friend Rob for a special show where we take a break from the serious interviews and somber PA movie reviews to have some silly fun. Ever wonder what you would do if you were stuck in a petting zoo when the Zombie Apocalypse hits? We're about to teach you... the wrong way.

Also, we hit on a bit of news:

- The trailer for The Road
- Fallout 3 isn't done with the DLC just yet

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our brand new forum!

Theme music is 'The Fourth Tribe' by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 10

2009-05-08T09:21:00.000-04:00

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In this 10th episode of Through the Aftermath, we're joined by Bethesda's Vice President of PR, Pete Hines, for a great discussion on Fallout 3 and Broken Steel. Swaying from the usual boring journalist questions, we try to mix it up a bit by asking some behind-the-scenes goodies. Plus, we discuss a bit of news from the last 2 weeks:

- The Road film gets a release date
- JJ Abrams to direct the Dark Tower movie
- Behind the Scenes with NBC's Day One series

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email, Twitter or our brand new forum!

Theme music is 'The Fourth Tribe' by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 9

2009-04-27T09:16:00.000-04:00

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In this 9th episode of Through the Aftermath, we're joined by Chris Davis, owner of RPGObjects.com to talk about the post-apocalyptic tabletop gaming scene. Chris tells us all about his own tabletop RPG Darwin's World, as well as his personal top 10 PA tabletop RPG list.

For the news, we have a lot this week:

- Bethesda secures movie/TV rights for Fallout
- New Fallout New Vegas game announced
- Left 4 Dead DLC released
- Broken Steel preview and details

Plus, we have a forum finally! Yay! You can check it out at http://throughtheaftermath.com/forum/index.php

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 8

2009-04-15T09:12:00.001-04:00

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In this exciting episode, we are joined by Colin Dwan, Project Manager for Fallen Earth. Following an interview at GDC last month for Massively, Colin agreed to come on this show and talk a bit more about the game for the TTA listeners. Some topics we covered include:

How Colin got started in the industry and what has influenced him
How he feels about creating an MMO with a team of fresh faces in the industry
A greater explanation of the game's 6 factions
Why the game is rated Mature

And much more!

We'll be back to our normal schedule next week with another special interview all about PA tabletop RPG gaming.

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Theme music is 'The Fourth Tribe' by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 7

2009-04-10T09:10:00.000-04:00

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In this 7th episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan skip the usual format to catch up on some some emails from the listeners. We chose 20 to read this time, and they vary from book/movie suggestions to a particularly interesting email regarding a certain post-apoc game that was never made - starring Metallica?!?

We briefly touch on the news of Masthead Studios (makers of Earthrise) helping out on the new Project V13 Fallout MMO.

Throughout the show we mentioned certain links we'd provide, so here they are!

The Now Reading Wordpress plugin from Bill at Megat0n.com (formerly Doomorama.com)
S.M. Stirling's wikipedia page as well as one of his books Conquistador, recommended by Jeff.
Also recommended by Jeff: paperbackswap.com
Michael Zenke writes in to recommend the Tripods by Samuel Youd
Dr. Nik recommends PAMedia.com, where he first heard of us. Thanks to the folk over there!
Paul recommends the Horseclans paperback novels
Check out the illustrations of Adam Szary
Andy is blown away by Waterworld's extended edition
RPG company who made the Aftermath RPG, as recommended by Scott

You may have noticed the progressive turn in this show towards making an official forum. We do plan on doing that very soon, so keep your eyes open for that on our website.

Our next episode is actually already recorded, waiting on some editing tidbits. It's an interview with Colin Dwan of Fallen Earth, so look for that in the coming week!

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 6

2009-04-03T08:58:00.000-04:00

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In this 6th episode of Through the Aftermath, it's all about gaming as we discuss Fallout 3's newest DLC: The Pitt, as well as Shawn's impressions of the Game Developer's Conference last week in San Francisco.

Jonathan describes how much fun he's had with The Pitt, and covers some of the concerns and issues that Xbox 360 players had with the new content when it first launched last week.

Shawn talks about the three post-apoc games he saw demos of and interviewed for at GDC: Fallen Earth, Huxley and Earthrise. Plus, at the end of the show, we play highlights from the Earthrise interview, featuring Masthead Studiosâ CEO Atanas Atanasov. We thank Atanas for allowing us use of the audio for this show, as the interview was originally done by Shawn for Massively.com.

Want to know more about these interviews? Check out each of these articles: Fallen Earth, Huxley and Earthrise. Also, even though we don't mention it on the show, Global Agenda is shaping up to be a sci-fi game that teeters on post-apocalyptic. Definitely something to check out if you're into the more technological side of a rebuilt world.

Look for a complete email show coming next week to catch up with the emails weâve been receiving from you wonderful listeners!

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Theme music is The Fourth Tribe by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 5

2009-03-13T08:57:00.000-04:00

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This 5th episode of Through the Aftermath is light on the news, but heavy on the main topic: The Road by Cormac McCarthy. We also get another book review from our friendly post-apocalyptic librarian, and read a few emails.

Book review:
"Field guide to the Apocalypse: Movie Survival Skills for the End of the World" by Meghann Marco (2005) 9780689878770

News:
- Will the next Mad Mad be animated? http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=53489
- Denzel Washington in Book of Eli: http://scifiwire.com/2009/02/first-look-at-denzel-in-the-sci-fi-book-of-eli.php
- I Am Alive is postponed until next year, while the publisher takes over as developer: http://kotaku.com/5165361/i-am-alive-developer-no-longer-developing-i-am-alive
- Mad Max director thinks gaming is the future of storytelling: http://kotaku.com/5165879/mad-max-director-thinks-games-are-surpassing-films-in-storytelling

Main Topic: The Road
We give a basic synopsis of the book, give our impressions and talk a bit about the upcoming movie with Viggo Mortensen. We also speculate on what the apocalyptic event was in the book, since it's not really told exactly.

We then read a few emails from our wonderful listeners, and address some comments from our VirginWorlds page.

Next episode may be a bit later than normal since Shawn will be at GDC all week, but hopefully you can look for some great audio from GDC interviews in the coming show!

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Segue music is "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles, "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson and "End of the Road" by Boys II Men. Used with absolutely no permission.

Theme music is 'The Fourth Tribe' by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 4

2009-02-28T08:48:00.000-05:00

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On this fourth episode of Through the Aftermath, the theme is the 1974 classic A Boy and His Dog. We also tackle a bit of news and email from you wonderful listeners.

News:

Fallout 3 news!

Fallout 3's next expansion The Pitt detailed

Screenshots and even more details

Named GameFly's Game of the Year

Not really news, but if anyone hasn't seen the '9' trailer, here it is

Linda Hamilton confirmed for a return in Terminator Salvation (as a voiceover)

Again, not news but a great resource for defining Apocalyptic and Post apocalyptic movies (thanks to Doomorama)

Fallen Earth National Tour

Main Topic: A Boy and His Dog

We read a bit of listener email, and talk more in-depth about what we view as post-apocalyptic for the show. There's also a bit more discussion on Mad Max and some great recommendations from listeners on books and movies such as Dance of the Dead. Keep 'em coming! Also be sure to check out Doomorama's PA blog.

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Theme music is 'The Fourth Tribe' by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 3

2009-02-14T08:43:00.001-05:00

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On this third episode of Through the Aftermath, there is no theme, but we have tons of news and we answer a few emails from listeners.

News:
- Movie based on the Afterburn comics coming soon

- Fallen Earth News!
--- Dev chat on February 12th. The episode was recorded during the dev chat, but listeners can now read the exciting transcript
--- Also, Fallen Earth has entered closed beta.
--- Interview with Lead Design Lee Hammock tells of all the game's features as we know them so far.

- Fallout 3 News!
--- Lesson Learned from Bethesda: No more level caps in future Fallout games
--- Also, the next 2 expansions will be delayed

- Terminator Salvation News!
--- A look at the Terminator Salvation video game trailer
--- Also some concept art from the movie
--- We also talk briefly about what we think of the Terminator Salvation movie coming out, and joke a bit about that Christian Bale outburst on the set

- The rumor about Hellgate: London staying open and going F2P was actually false

- Left 4 Dead's first expansion coming soon

- Great article on the types of Dystopia in games

John return this episode with his Outta Print segment, talking this time about the Freak Angels.

We read a few emails from listeners, and answer some questions on the spoiler issue, the complicated Xbox/Windows Live point system involved with the Fallout 3 DLC and more!

Congrats to krat3r for winning the Mad Max DVD from last week's Twitter contest. Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email or on Twitter.

Segue music is "Butcher Pete" by Roy Brown.

Theme music is "The Fourth Tribe" by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 2

2009-01-31T08:38:00.000-05:00

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On this second episode of Through the Aftermath, Shawn and Jonathan cover quite a bit as they're already breaking their "under 1 hour" rule. The main topic is Mad Max and the brand new Fallout 3 DLC.

News:
- Fallen Earth State of the Game
- I Am Alive to launch in March
- Earthrise on the year ahead
- Fallout 3's game-stopping endgame changing for all platforms except PS3
- Check out this hilarious apocalyptic comedy: The Remnants
- Hellgate: London going free to play and not closing down afterall
- New PA show coming to NBC, from one of the writers of Heroes
- Fallout 3 downloadable content released earlier this week

Main Topic: Mad Max:
Shawn and Jonathan go through the basic premise of the movie and how it affected them growing up. They mention their favorite scenes and some little-known facts from behind the scenes.
Great Mad Mad resource: http://www.madmaxmovies.com/

Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage Impressions:
S & J give some impressions on the new DLC for Fallout 3 and why you should spend the $10 on it. Shawn mentions a great review at GiantBomb.com that you all need to see.

Keep in touch with us via the Facebook page, email or on Twitter. We'll be holding a Twitter contest on Thursday, February 5th. Simply follow us on Twitter and watch our Twitter feed at exactly 3pm EST/8pm GMT on Feb 5th for a trivia question about Mad Max. The first person to correctly answer that question in their Twitter feed (e.g.: @aftermathshow the answer is RHUBARB!) will win a Special Edition Mad Max DVD from Amazon.com. Spread the word, get your friends in on this too!

No John this week, but he should be back for next show!

All movie audio clips are copyright Mad Max.

Theme music is "The Fourth Tribe" by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.

Episode 1

2009-01-30T08:29:00.000-05:00

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In this first episode of the Through the Aftermath podcast, your hosts Shawn and Jonathan introduce themselves to the post-apocalyptic community and discuss their intentions with the show. Some key points:

* Each show aims to be 45-60 minutes, and will be released every two weeks.
* The show's focus will be the post-apocalyptic setting as it pertains to Earth and its survivors in a dystopian society. This could include anything from nuclear holocaust to a virus outbreak to the zombie apocalypse and more.
* All media will eventually be discussed in this genre, yet the main focus will be on gaming.
* It is planned as both entertaining and educational, even going so far as to have historical information on the evolution of the apocalyptic scare and fun tips on surviving the collapse of society.
* John from Limited Edition will be contributing a regular segment entitled "Outta Print" regarding comics in the post-apocalyptic genre.
* Spoilers are inevitable, but there are plans to warn listeners with a "Duck and Cover" type jingle before the spoiler starts.
* This project will reach much further than a simple podcast. There are Fallout 3 mods and contests planned, plus an up-to-date Twitter account for the very latest news in the entire genre.

We hope you've enjoyed this first episode, and if you'd like to get in touch with the show, shoot an email to "show at throughtheaftermath.com". Check out our website at www.throughtheaftermath.com for more about us, the show and how to reach us on Twitter and Facebook.

Promo from The Signal podcast, entering their 5th season on January 27th.

Theme music is "The Fourth Tribe" by Michael Gordon Shapiro. Used with permission.