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Adaptation and Interpretation with Jason Zapata

For episode nine of The Palmer Files, guest Jason Zapata joins Agent Palmer to discuss adaption versus interpretation; from Tolkien and Terry Brooks to Batman, Bond, and Beowulf, plus many many more properties, it’s a pop culture cornucopia.

Jason and Jason relive old arguments about Tolkien’s seminal adaptation by Peter Jackson and discuss many book to screen adaptations and other interpretations plus go on a few sidetracks, because why not?

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Fine Art with Sean Hizny

For episode eight of The Palmer Files, guest Sean Hizny joins Agent Palmer to discuss some of the finer things in life.

Sean and Jason discuss Sean’s career trajectory from higher education and a technical trade to the fine arts of Santa Fe in art galleries and studios, while along the way discussing the importance of art; traditional, fine, and animated.

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The Reigning Lunatic with Geoffrey Welchman

For episode seven of The Palmer Files, guest Geoffrey Welchman joins Agent Palmer to discuss The Reigning Lunatic Podcast.

The Reigning Lunatic podcast was a scripted sitcom set in a despotic medieval kingdom plagued by dragons, wizards, and dreadful wifi.

Geoffrey and Jason talk about origins for The Reigning Lunatic and Inverse Delirium podcasts, all points in our past leading us to podcasting, and for one final time, I bother Geoffrey to resurrect The Reigning Lunatic.

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Changing Careers with Carl Landra

For episode six of The Palmer Files, guest Carl Landra joins Agent Palmer to discuss decision making, changing careers, an engineering cult, and then Palmer goes on a rant.

Carl and Jason cover the process of changing careers and their respective stories on leaving jobs of eight years on very different terms.

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Modern Archaeology with Tristan Boyle the Anarchaeologist

For episode five of The Palmer Files, guest Tristan Boyle the Anarchaeologist joins Agent Palmer to discuss modern archaeology, hidden history, and our shared past.

From the different types of archaeology to Tristan’s love/hate relationship with Indiana Jones, how our paths crossed even for the first time on Twitter, my ill-informed education, our joint work on no longer published podcast Chronicles Unwritten and much much more.

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