Parallels Episode 2: The Grand Crew

Parallels Episode 6: Unravel, Isolate, Expose

Episode 6 is the Sherlock episode of the PRL Podcast! Not only are we talking the original Sherlock Holmes, we're talking modern day characters inspired by him. This week we discuss: A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1888 novel) Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020 TV movie) House, Season 1 Episode 1: Everybody Lies (medical drama series, 2004-2012)

Parallels Episode 5: The Unwitting Tool

In Episode 5 of the PRL Podcast we talk about tools! Not power tools, but characters that get used in the designs of someone or something else. This week we discuss: How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub by P Djeli Clark (short story from Issue 50 of Uncanny Magazine, January 2023) Psych, Season 4 Episode 8: Let's Get Hairy (mystery comedy series, 2006-2014) The Gospel According to Mark by Jorge Luis Borges (short story from the October 23, 1971 Issue of The New Yorker Magazine)

Parallels Episode 4: Where the Wild Things Win

Episode 4 of the PRL Podcast is a celebration of nature! Today, we talk about stories that take place in the great outdoors where the wild things are. This week we discuss: Cocaine Bear (2023 film) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995 film) Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon (2021 novel).

Parallels Episode 3: Follow the Leader

It's episode 3 of the PRL Podcast! Today, we talk about our favorite leaders from our favorite stories. This week we discuss: Michael Burnham, played by Sonequa Martin-Green from Star Trek: Discovery (2017 sci fi drama series) Ava Coleman, played by Janelle James from Abbott Elementary (2021 comedy series) Cedric Daniels, played by Lance Reddick from The Wire (2002 crime drama series) Honorable mention leaders: Amanda played by Sonja Sohn from Will Trent (2023 crime drama series).

Parallels Episode 2: The Grand Crew

We are back for episode 2 of the PRL Podcast! Today, we talk about our favorite crews from our favorite stories inspired by the NBC comedy Grand Crew. This week we discuss: Grand Crew (2021 comedy series) The Sandlot (1993 movie) Krakoa Era X-Men (2019 comic book series) Honorable mention grand crews: Scorpion (2014 drama series) Guardians of the Galaxy (1990 comic book series) Happy Endings (2011 comedy series).