web01.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 21:16:24 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) IMMP - Episodes Tagged with “Book” https://www.immproject.com/tags/book Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> en-us episodic The Inter-Millennium Media Project, where a GenX dad subjects his Millennial son to 20th century media. Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Matthew Porter and his son Ian Porter explore movies, TV, books and music from Matthew's youth, way back in the 20th Century. What stands the test of time? What doesn’t? And what's still worth binging in the new millennium? Son learns what made Dad ... whatever he is today. And Dad learns what Son thinks of all this. <sub>(Music by Jason Aro / Pond5)</sub> no TV, media, comedy, talk, family, father and son, Porter, television, pop culture,retro,twentieth century,GenX,Generation X,Millennial,1960s,1970s,1980s,movies,cinema,1950s,1940s,1930s Matthew Porter and Ian Porter immpcast@gmail.com 172: THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon https://www.immproject.com/172 19b91a68-fd2d-4e6d-a3c7-f6ece1187b41 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 172 THE CRYING OF LOT 49 by Thomas Pynchon full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Was the D&D panic of the 80s sorta kinda correct? Ian and Matthew talk about this and more while discussing of of Matthew's favorite novels. 55:00 no <p>Ian and Matthew finally discuss one of Matthew's favorite novels. Conspiracies, secret histories, and an important question: Was the anti-D&amp;D panic of the 1980s kinda sorta right in a weird way?</p> Ian and Matthew finally discuss one of Matthew's favorite novels. Conspiracies, secret histories, and an important question: Was the anti-D&D panic of the 1980s kinda sorta right in a weird way?

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]]> 155: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Novel, 1962) https://www.immproject.com/155 9c8d50ef-4b73-463a-9abc-3591439810d1 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 155 SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (Novel, 1962) full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter A spooky carnival comes to town just in time for Halloween. 58:39 no <p>For Halloween 2024 Matthew had Ian read Ray Bradbury's classic novel, in which a spooky dangerous carnival threatens a small town...by offering the people what they want. <strong>SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES</strong>. </p> For Halloween 2024 Matthew had Ian read Ray Bradbury's classic novel, in which a spooky dangerous carnival threatens a small town...by offering the people what they want. SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.

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]]> 110: H.P. Lovecraft’s AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS https://www.immproject.com/110 470523a5-bf85-4887-979a-594958f7e726 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 110 H.P. Lovecraft’s AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Following their arctic visit to Ice Station Zebra, Ian and Matthew continue their icy endeavors with a journey to the Antarctic to explore H.P Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS. 58:24 no <p>Following their arctic visit to Ice Station Zebra, Ian and Matthew continue their icy endeavors with a journey to the Antarctic to explore H.P Lovecraft's <strong>AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS</strong>. </p> Lovecraft,pulp,horror,cosmic Following their arctic visit to Ice Station Zebra, Ian and Matthew continue their icy endeavors with a journey to the Antarctic to explore H.P Lovecraft's AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS.

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]]> 054: A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle https://www.immproject.com/054 35804ce0-8bc6-45ba-9db3-7786c5d04895 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:00:00 -0700 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 054 A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Our first HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS episode starts at the beginning: the first Sherlock Holmes story, A STUDY IN SCARLET. 58:57 no <p>It's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!</p> <p>For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel <strong>A STUDY IN SCARLET</strong>.</p> <p>Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis. </p> Novel,book,Sherlock Holmes,mystery,England,literature,crime,fiction It's the most wonderful time of the year. A time of magic, wonder, and the foiling of crime through incisive deduction. IMMP presents HOLMES FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET.

Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.

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For our first episode we start at the beginning: the story that introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world, Arthur Conan Doyle's 1887 novel A STUDY IN SCARLET.

Audio excerpts are from the AmazonClassics Kindle edition, and are used for purposes of critique and analysis.

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]]> 013: The Teddy Bear Habit by James Lincoln Collier https://www.immproject.com/013 b269a546-dfe3-4ab2-b54e-684ebb347ddd Mon, 06 May 2019 05:00:00 -0600 Matthew Porter and Ian Porter 013 The Teddy Bear Habit by James Lincoln Collier full Matthew Porter and Ian Porter Presenting the first BOOK to be discussed on the IMMP: James Lincoln Collier’s THE TEDDY BEAR HABIT! 56:33 no <p>For the Inter-Millennium Media Project's first book discussion, we've selected a title that had a huge influence on Matthew. It's James Lincoln Collier's <strong>The Teddy Bear Habit</strong>, a kids' book and a show biz thriller featuring a remarkable 12-year-old narrator and the amazing setting of 1960s Greenwich Village, New York.</p> <p>Excerpts are from the Blackstone Audio edition, and are used for purposes of critical review and commentary. Excerpts are played at x1.25 speed.</p> Book,mystery,novel,Teddy Bear Habit,James Lincoln Collier, George Stable, Wiggsy, Damon Damon, Greenwich Village, crime fiction, thriller For the Inter-Millennium Media Project's first book discussion, we've selected a title that had a huge influence on Matthew. It's James Lincoln Collier's The Teddy Bear Habit, a kids' book and a show biz thriller featuring a remarkable 12-year-old narrator and the amazing setting of 1960s Greenwich Village, New York.

Excerpts are from the Blackstone Audio edition, and are used for purposes of critical review and commentary. Excerpts are played at x1.25 speed.

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Excerpts are from the Blackstone Audio edition, and are used for purposes of critical review and commentary. Excerpts are played at x1.25 speed.

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