Episodes

  • Tom Reflects On Attic Aficionados [September 7, 2022]

    Tom Reflects On Attic Aficionados [September 7, 2022]
    Sep 8 2022
    Connor went to a wedding and took a nuclear vacation. Tom gives an update about his travels. While he was away he came to a realization associated with the podcast which will no doubt produce some new and insightful bits of audio.
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    15 mins
  • 24. Concluding Season Two [April 22, 2018]

    24. Concluding Season Two [April 22, 2018]
    Apr 23 2018
    Connor went to a wedding and took a nuclear vacation. Tom gives an update about his travels. While he was away he came to a realization associated with the podcast which will no doubt produce some new and insightful bits of audio.
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    34 mins
  • 23. Military Importance [March 4, 2018]

    23. Military Importance [March 4, 2018]
    Mar 5 2018
    Tom asks about Connor's garden update. This digresses in some discussion about tomatoes with a cameo from corn. Connor wants to know about some miniatures Tom had painted in the past week and why the World Wars are important to Tom. Connor asks for some Australian war history. They digress into Osprey books and plastic models.
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    59 mins
  • 22. Oh My Cod [February 25, 2018]

    22. Oh My Cod [February 25, 2018]
    Feb 26 2018
    Connor is experiencing historic flooding. Tom explains prototypes in model railroading and they explore archetypes. Tom bas been discovering audio books and finding strange physical books based on this. Connor has a classical bent and they explore the Romans as town builders and road builders. Connor talks about his experiences after college and touring Lenten fish fries (worth checking out https://codeforpittsburgh.github.io/fishfrymap/ to see). The conclude discussing industrial noise.
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    53 mins
  • 21. Randomly Acquired Armies [February 10, 2018]

    21. Randomly Acquired Armies [February 10, 2018]
    Feb 11 2018
    Connor is injured. The aficionados discuss dragons. Connor kicks off a discussion about armies and how to acquire them. Connor wants to talk about vastly giant creatures. Tom explores the universality of the dragon myths. What about megalopolis places? Connor buys luggage online. Tom talks about his garden and Connor's garden building.
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    55 mins
  • 20. Why Miniatures? [February 3, 2018]

    20. Why Miniatures? [February 3, 2018]
    Feb 4 2018
    Connor talks a little bit about his artistic vision for the podcast. Tom wants to deep dive into miniatures. What makes them special? Why would you want to collect them? Metal vs plastic - which material is better. Before they conclude the podcast, the aficionados spend a little time rapping about redwoods.
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    53 mins
  • 19. Digging A Little Deeper [January 27, 2018]

    19. Digging A Little Deeper [January 27, 2018]
    Jan 28 2018
    Connor has just returned from Austin. What does Connor like to cook and eat? Connor shouts out Golbinoid Games who publishes Labyrinth Lord and Mutant Future. Tom talks about Kevin Siembieda's Rift, a gaming system big enough for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Robotech, with a shout out to Erick Wujcik's Mutants Down Under. Mech technology hasn't been explored enough. Tom discusses Konflikt 47 and steampunk mechs and Connor talks about Aliens. They both discuss Space Hulk and Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World. Rural habitations - there are just so many. To conclude the aficionados discuss the enigma of Baden-Powell. (Rakan Muda is the Malaysian youth movement Tom mentions briefly.)
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    59 mins
  • 18. Welcome to Second Edition [January 20, 2018]

    18. Welcome to Second Edition [January 20, 2018]
    Jan 21 2018
    Tom kicks of second season of Attic Aficionados with new co-host Connor Sites-Bowen. Connor introduces himself and Tom wants a deeper dive into Connor's Dungeons and Dragons experiences. Discussions move to industrial wastelands and Connor's home in Pittsburgh. Connor was a scout and Tom was a scout only very briefly but scouting as a movement is still very important. They explore wilderness survival exercises and how it all goes back to Vietnam. Who misses out from local industries when they come and go? They conclude discussing a curious herb that is slowing coming into medical status in Pennsylvania versus other things which are semi and fully legal in Pennsylvania.
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    1 hr and 9 mins