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In the land of Asaches, there are great men and women who have changed the course of history. Their adventures are honored in song; their names are spoken with a reverence normally reserved for the gods; their heroic deeds have elevated them to the status of living legends. And then there are these guys.... Derek Strongarm and Felix Lightfoot are two hard-luck adventurers for hire looking for their big break - or an excuse to retire before they get killed. Salvation appears in the form of Erika Racewind, a mysterious elven woman with a dark secret and a lucrative job offer.

The only comprehensive, single-volume survey of magic available, this compelling book traces the history of magic, witchcraft, and superstitious practices such as popular spells or charms from antiquity to the present day. Focusing especially on Europe in the medieval and early modern eras, Michael Bailey also explores the ancient Near East, classical Greece and Rome, and the spread of magical systems, particularly modern witchcraft or Wicca, from Europe to the United States.

In the modern world, the topic of religion has become something of a heated subject. The divide between the religious and secular worldviews has grown into a chasm, and having conversations on the topic has become practically taboo in many places. But does it have to be that way? Enter your hosts, the lifelong friends Bailey, David, and Michael - a Christian, Atheist, and Agnostic Theist respectively. In this podcast, we compare and contrast the plausibility of the religious and secular worldviews…without the unnecessary harshness that is usually part of the deal with this subject. Does it ...

A podcast about Superman comics published between 1986 and 2006.

A podcast dedicated to the CW series Superman and Lois in particular and, potentially, Superman and Lois in live action and animation in general.

The Main Feed for the podcasts that belong to the Fortress of Baileytude Podcasting Network!

“As you see, we’re flying over an island. A city. A particular city. And this is a story of a number of people, and a story also of the city itself.” That’s from the opening voice-over of the 1948 movie The Naked City, which was a very big deal when it was made, because it was a rare studio film that was shot entirely, lock stock and barrel, on the streets of New York City. You see, the American motion picture industry began in New York, at the end of the 19th century – Thomas Edison and other early innovators had their laboratories here, and shot their early films in and around ...

The Non-Index Index Show! Uncovering the Batman stories that hardly anyone is talking about!

A monthly podcast all about the greatest super-hero of all time...Superman!

Sebastian Wolfe is a brilliant architect with a polished reputation, but beneath his charming exterior lies a hunger he carefully controls, that is, until he meets Iris Klarelle. Unlike the women he indulges in to sate his urges, Iris is different: confident, alluring, untouchable. The more she eludes him, the deeper his fixation grows, threatening to fracture his carefully maintained restraint. At the same time, unsettling clues begin to surface, evidence that someone may know his darkest secrets.

The most irregular Batman podcast returns with a new mandate and an actual release schedule. New episodes will drop on the first Monday of every month with the host, Michael Bailey, going through the Batman media he consumed in the previous month. Comics. Movies, Novels. Audio dramas. It's one part commentary show, one part reading journal, and three parts personal journey of both discovery and rediscovery as Michael heads back to Gotham City to get reacquainted with a character that was his absolute favorite until a certain Man of Steel took over that spot.

In 2009, Michael Bailey and Jeffrey Taylor joined forces to start From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast. The show (which originally had a five year mission and that...didn't happen) had a simple premise...cover the Superman comics published between Man of Steel #1 in 1986 and Adventures of Superman #649 in 2006. And with many breaks and hiatuses they did that. Now they've gotten to the point where Lois and Clark have gotten married, so for a variety of reasons they are changing the name of the show (but not the numbering...Jeff put his foot down on that) to reflect this new era. So, join ...

From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast is dedicated to examing the comic book adventures of Superman from Man of Steel #1 in 1986 to Adventures of Superman #649 in 2006. From the John Byrne revamp to Exile, Panic in the Sky to the Death and Return, the Wedding and Superman Red/Superman Blue, Y2K to President Lex, Ending Battle to Infinite Crisis...this show has talked about or will talk about them all! Hosted by Michael Bailey and Jeffrey Taylor

Part short novel, part novella, part novelette, with a few short stories and fables in between, Psychotropic Dragon is a mind-bending composite narrative about Julie Stipes and her experience with the street drug Drakein-5. The psychotropic eye drops blur reality, sending her through a horrific journey of self-discovery and recovery. An addictive, scary, and mind-bending experience.

Nonlinear horror novelist Michael Bailey returns to the strange town of Brenden, Washington to expand the events of Palindrome Hannah. A family is torn apart after a horse foaling goes terribly wrong; a sickly man recounts getting mauled by his neighbor's dog; an undead priest is reborn into the world a hundred-fifty years after his untimely death; two brothers run for their lives through a dead field of wheat.

Based on a true story, HANGTOWN is a historical western about the hangings in a placer mining town that once went by that moniker, one of the first established diggings during the chaos of the Gold Rush. Set from 1848 to 1850, the unlawful were punished and hanged swiftly for crimes of theft and violence, haunting forever what is now Placerville, California.

Children are often our greatest teachers, but what happens if the lesson is too heavy to hold? In OUR CHILDREN, OUR TEACHERS, a standalone novelette by Michael Bailey, Bram Stoker Award winning editor of THE LIBRARY OF THE DEAD, a high school is taken hostage by a gathering of unlikely students trying to teach the world a new lesson ... a foreshadowing, perhaps, to darker times ahead for the American education system, if gun control is not addressed properly.

In 2007 Michael Bailey started Views From The Longbox, his first comic book related podcast. 17 years and 300 episodes later he wanted to change Views from a singular podcast to a feed that covers all of the comic book related projects that don't fit into the mandates of the other shows he either hosts or co-hosts And thus Views From The Longbox Presents was born. So, whether it's Views From The Longbox Semi-Retired (where Mike talks about books he always meant to read during his "career" as a comic collector) or DC in the 90s (where, as the title suggests, Mike talks about DC books from the ...

Gwenith and the Witch Queen introduces us to Gwenith as her life is completely changed after meeting a Witch name Ezmerelda. This story gives you a fantastical introduction two these two characters as they seek out righting the world and creating justice for women.

American Angst is a podcast where political scientist Dr. Michael Bailey unpacks the founding ideals and present tensions of American democracy with clarity, depth, and concern. Hosted and produced by his longtime friend Dale McConkey, the show blends serious civic reflection with honest, good-humored conversation for anyone trying to make sense of this American moment.