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I like the concept of dark deco + dieselpunk + pulp noir. With the addition of witchcraft and supernatural horrors, it fits right in with the New Weird sub-genre. Moreover, it sounds like a fun, easily digestible while still multi-faceted setting. I look forward to seeing more of this. As for a rules system, I might recommend FATE or the Cypher System, as both are designed to cater to a wide range or games, from pulp noir to superheroes to magic-focused campaigns. Also, both of the above have been created to be agnostic in regards to settings, unlike Pathfinder.

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At least at this point (and imho), Rabbits hasn't really delivered on the "internet conspiracy nonsense" in terms of re-interpreting/including/tweaking the myriad RL urban legends and conspiracies; it seems thus far to solely be about a myth/conspiracy they've created whole-cloth. Originality is okay, for sure, but I saw some missed opportunities since there's a lot of internal conspiracy material to draw from. Regardless, I'm still listening during commutes, mowing, etc.   

It is. I am finding the content to be good generally. It's more like TANIS than Black Tapes in content, but with less viscerality. Its pace can sometimes become slow. It has potential, but it's no Limetown.

I'd recommend starting at the beginning (if you're interested in the series), as the earlier episodes feature events and elements that are important to the main story arcs and plot-threads.

Other not–already–listed recommendations:

Homecoming
Lif–e.af/ter (and to a lesser extent its predecessor, The Message)
King Falls AM (gets much better as the series goes on, although it always remains a comedy first and foremost)
Rabbits
Small Town Horror

And Limetown gets another, unnecessary recommendation simply because it is so, so good.

Ditto, and glad to hear Alptraum goes on.

I dig the idea of the expanding planetary colony (maybe a moon) on some big old gas giant with mega-twisters and dust-devils that would make Old Scratch himself blush and hunker down. Especially if said small planet/moon has dinosaurs. Megaflora and megafauna might exist amidst otherwise organic desolation, basically oases created by nutrient-rich, xenoplanetary meteors, whose meteorites might have eldritch powers, leading prospectors panhandling or mining for them. Maybe they are really ancient, or happen more frequently due to stray ring-dust or something, and the indigenous population traveled between the ephemeral blooms of life created by said eldritch meteors.

Also, the name Broncosaurus Rex is just really fun. 

Sounds to me like a follow-up manuscript/article.

:)

Sounds good. Do you discuss slipstream at all?

Those projects sound amazing. Maybe we can crowd-source you a fellowship or endowment. :) Seriously, I would love to read your work, so keep us posted on your professional progress and pubs. Somewhat related to that, how do the Canadian programs regard English professors publishing fictional books pursuant to tenure? I know some professors here in the US who so publish, but I think they only did so after becoming Associate Professors.

As for my doctoral experience, I think clinical psychology PhD programs are pretty idiosyncratic as they are a mash-up of really two related but distinct degrees/educational experiences. The first is training you to be a scientist conducting medical-behavioral research, which means you become a research slave (er, research assistant); take tons of research design and stats classes; design, conduct, and present research; and chase publications and grants. The second aspect is training you to be an actual clinician, which entails clinical internships and practica, learning evidence-based therapies and assessment instruments, and providing therapy and assessment. Basically, it's like going to med school and getting a stat PhD at the same time. There's certainly overlap, but there's a lot of strain. Regardless, if you survive a clinical psych PhD program, there's no question you have "real-world" exoteric experience, as you've been seeing clients, working in hospitals, community mental health sites, and likely working with government agencies for several years. Even the more esoteric academic endeavors and skills tend to be quiet practical as clinical psychology research, unlike say social psychology, is inherently applied (e.g., did the clinical intervention reduce suicide rates in middle schools?). Now, as for penniless emotional wrecks, yes, that happens aplenty both with those who drop out and complete clinical psych PhD programs. Anyways, I digress.

So what you're saying is... you're going to write a book.

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:D

About how many publications does your field generally require for obtaining and then keeping a tenure-track position?

Nice. So do you have any classes or remaining requirements before you get hooded into the PhD cabal?

I'll once again echo my congratulations on the twin accomplishments of completing the dissertation and then successfully defending it to your committee (and with little/insignificant revisions too)! To clarify, since different countries run things differently, did you have to write and defend both a thesis (for a master's) and then a dissertation (for your doctorate)? If so, what was the topic of your thesis (versus the above explained dissertation)?

For the rest of you, I was able to secretly tape Steerpike's defense. Enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrlro3YJ15o

That does indeed sound pretty awesome. Thanks for the personal and linked review.