<p>Ask him about it! Yes, it&#8217;s time to turn the tables again, and for his birthday this year, Antony hands the reins to Tony Sindelar. Together they weave an appreciation for the videogame so good, it made Antony want to write them for a living &#8212; the classic 1990 Lucasarts adventure &#8220;Loom&#8221;.</p>
<p><em>&quot;Loom&quot;</em></p>
<p>Tony Sindelar  with Antony Johnston</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/loom/" class="link">Loom</a></h4>
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     <h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loom_(video_game)" class="link" target="_blank">"Loom"</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Moriarty" class="link" target="_blank">"Loom" creator Brian Moriarty</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BZQtuI9nDHl/" class="link" target="_blank">Antony's custom "Ask me about LOOM" button</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/actioncastle/" class="link" target="_blank">"Action Castle" and other Parsely adventures hosted by Tony on the Incomparable Game Show</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson%27s_Sorcery!" class="link" target="_blank">Steve Jackson's "Sorcery!" Fighting Fantasy gamebook series</a></h4>
     
    
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<description>Ask him about it! Yes, it’s time to turn the tables again, and for his birthday this year, Antony hands the reins to Tony Sindelar. Together they weave an appreciation for the videogame so good, it made Antony want to write them for a living — the classic 1990 Lucasarts adventure “Loom”. &lt;p&gt;Tony Sindelar  with Antony Johnston.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Loom"

Ask him about it! Yes, it’s time to turn the tables again, and for his birthday this year, Antony hands the reins to Tony Sindelar. Together they weave an appreciation for the videogame so good, it made Antony want to write them for a living — the classic 1990 Lucasarts adventure “Loom”....

87:  "Loom" with Antony Johnston

<p>Is Ringo the best drummer in the world? Ho ho, he&#8217;s not even the best drummer in&#8230; no, let&#8217;s not go there (Lennon never actually said it anyway). Instead, Andy Ihnatko joins Antony to bang a drum for Ringo Starr&#8217;s innovation, charisma, and &#8212; yes &#8212; talent on the skins.</p>
<p><em>&quot;Ringo Starr&quot;</em></p>
<p>Antony Johnston  with Andy Ihnatko</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/beatles-studio-recordings-box-set/" class="link">Beatles Studio Recordings Box Set</a></h4>
      [<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BSHWUU/?tag=incomparablepod-20">Amazon</a>] 
     
    
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     <h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr" class="link" target="_blank">"Ringo Starr"</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTnxmn2jWjo" class="link" target="_blank">"The Beatles: A 5 Minute Drum Chronology" by Kye Smith</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/288/" class="link" target="_blank">The Incomparable album draft, featuring Andy and Antony, part 1...</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/theincomparable/289/" class="link" target="_blank">...And Part 2</a></h4>
     
    
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<description>Is Ringo the best drummer in the world? Ho ho, he’s not even the best drummer in… no, let’s not go there (Lennon never actually said it anyway). Instead, Andy Ihnatko joins Antony to bang a drum for Ringo Starr’s innovation, charisma, and — yes — talent on the skins. &lt;p&gt;Antony Johnston  with Andy Ihnatko.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Ringo Starr"

Is Ringo the best drummer in the world? Ho ho, he’s not even the best drummer in… no, let’s not go there (Lennon never actually said it anyway). Instead, Andy Ihnatko joins Antony to bang a drum for Ringo Starr’s innovation, charisma, and — yes — talent on the skins....

86: "Ringo Starr" with Andy Ihnatko

<p>Was making Sherlock Holmes cool really a good idea? Is Robert Downey Jr simply playing himself? And shouldn&#8217;t Watson be a bumbling lapdog? Devoted Sherlockian Eddy Webb joins Antony to discuss all this and more in Guy Ritchie&#8217;s 2009 &#8220;Sherlock Holmes&#8221; movie.</p>
<p><em>&quot;Sherlock Holmes (2009 movie)&quot;</em></p>
<p>Antony Johnston  with Eddy Webb</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/sherlock-holmes-2009-movie/" class="link">Sherlock Holmes (2009 movie)</a></h4>
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     <h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_(2009_film)" class="link" target="_blank">"Sherlock Holmes (2009 movie)"</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="http://eddyfate.com/buy-my-work/" class="link" target="_blank">Eddy's work, including the book "Watson Is Not An Idiot"</a></h4>
     
    
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<description>Was making Sherlock Holmes cool really a good idea? Is Robert Downey Jr simply playing himself? And shouldn’t Watson be a bumbling lapdog? Devoted Sherlockian Eddy Webb joins Antony to discuss all this and more in Guy Ritchie’s 2009 “Sherlock Holmes” movie. &lt;p&gt;Antony Johnston  with Eddy Webb.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Sherlock Holmes (2009 movie)"

Was making Sherlock Holmes cool really a good idea? Is Robert Downey Jr simply playing himself? And shouldn’t Watson be a bumbling lapdog? Devoted Sherlockian Eddy Webb joins Antony to discuss all this and more in Guy Ritchie’s 2009 “Sherlock Holmes” movie....

85: "Sherlock Holmes (2009 movie)" with Eddy Webb

<p>Fast cars, impossibly skilled drivers, champagne groupies, loud explosions, and a complete disregard for the laws of physics. Sounds like hell? Jessica Sliwinski once thought so, but now she joins Antony to shift her appreciation for the &#8220;Fast &amp; Furious&#8221; movies up a gear.</p>
<p><em>&quot;The Fast &amp; The Furious&quot;</em></p>
<p>Antony Johnston  with Jessica Sliwinski</p>

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      <h4><a href="https://www.theincomparable.com/topics/the-fast-and-the-furious-franchise/" class="link">The Fast and the Furious</a></h4>
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     <h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fast_and_the_Furious" class="link" target="_blank">"The Fast & The Furious"</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/how-long-was-the-runway-in-fast-and-furious-6.html" class="link" target="_blank">Vulture's calculation of the F&F6 runway lengthâ€¦</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxxjcKcB2Fk" class="link" target="_blank">â€¦While Jason from Engineering Explained is a little more conservative</a></h4>
     
    
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<description>Fast cars, impossibly skilled drivers, champagne groupies, loud explosions, and a complete disregard for the laws of physics. Sounds like hell? Jessica Sliwinski once thought so, but now she joins Antony to shift her appreciation for the “Fast &amp; Furious” movies up a gear. &lt;p&gt;Antony Johnston  with Jessica Sliwinski.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"The Fast & The Furious"

Fast cars, impossibly skilled drivers, champagne groupies, loud explosions, and a complete disregard for the laws of physics. Sounds like hell? Jessica Sliwinski once thought so, but now she joins Antony to shift her appreciation for the &#8220;Fast &amp; Furious&#8221; movies up a gear....

84: "The Fast & The Furious (Franchise)" with Jessica Sliwinski

<p>When is a planet not a planet? When it gets downgraded after 75 years, apparently. But was Pluto&#8217;s fate a mistake by the IAU, or an example of science in action? Marcos Huerta joins Antony to talk Kuiper belt objects, the New Horizons probe, and arbitrary astronomical definitions.</p>
<p><em>&quot;Pluto&quot;</em></p>
<p>Antony Johnston  with Marcos Huerta</p>

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     <h4><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto" class="link" target="_blank">Pluto</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/space/pluto-files.html" class="link" target="_blank">"The Pluto Files" with Neil deGrasse Tyson</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/19692433785_f109c50f24_o.jpg" class="link" target="_blank">NASA team and the "not yet explored" stamp</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2015/07/13/us/nasa-pluto-new-horizons-clyde-tombaugh-ashes/" class="link" target="_blank">"NASA probe passes Pluto, carrying ashes of man who discovered it"</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="http://discovermagazine.com/2016/oct/to-planet-9" class="link" target="_blank">"To Planet 9 â€”Â and Beyond!"</a></h4>
     
    
     <h4><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA812C706F8175107" class="link" target="_blank">"Neptune All Night" video playlist</a></h4>
     
    
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<description>When is a planet not a planet? When it gets downgraded after 75 years, apparently. But was Pluto’s fate a mistake by the IAU, or an example of science in action? Marcos Huerta joins Antony to talk Kuiper belt objects, the New Horizons probe, and arbitrary astronomical definitions. &lt;p&gt;Antony Johnston  with Marcos Huerta.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

"Pluto"

When is a planet not a planet? When it gets downgraded after 75 years, apparently. But was Pluto’s fate a mistake by the IAU, or an example of science in action? Marcos Huerta joins Antony to talk Kuiper belt objects, the New Horizons probe, and arbitrary astronomical definitions....

83: "Pluto" with Marcos Huerta

A pop culture show about the sometimes strange things we love, that other people… don’t. Each episode, comics and games writer Antony Johnston asks a new guest to explain why that thing you hate is actually really great.


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