"We need a jiggle setting." Nico and Jess unpack the strange intimacy of streaming, the slow automation of art, and what it means to write romance in a world where AI is learning to flirt.

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jess’s pitch

✒️ Indie Creator Collective is a readers-choice Patreon for human-made fiction & art! ✒️

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nico’s pitch

🍎 The Curious Post’s Forbidden Fruit anthology releases September 30, 2025 🎃

📝 Submissions for the next Newton Press anthology (“Thresholds / Liminal”) open June 1st!

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Nico deep dives the gray-to-black market of peptides as legislation proceeds around glp-1s, Bob's Burgers makes Jess cry, and we lie to you at the end.

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jess’s pitch

✒️ Indie Creator Collective is a readers-choice Patreon for human-made fiction & art! ✒️

✨ July 2025 Mega Collection loading... Theme: Made Magic! ✨

nico’s pitch

🍎 The Curious Post’s Forbidden Fruit anthology releases September 30, 2025 🎃

📝 Submissions for the next Newton Press anthology (“Thresholds / Liminal”) open June 1st!

#podcast #culture #indieauthors

Gotta start somewhere. In this episode, Nico and Jess talk about what you can expect from the BAM podcast and their fascination with obscure topics.

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timestamps

00:00 Introduction to Indie Publishing and Creative Support

03:41 Exploring Obscurities: The Voynich Manuscript and Space Adventures

06:48 Building Connections: The Journey of Two Creatives

jess’s pitch

✒️ Indie Creator Collective is a readers-choice Patreon for human-made fiction & art! ✒️

✨ July 2025 Mega Collection loading... Theme: Made Magic! ✨

nico’s pitch

🍎 The Curious Post’s Forbidden Fruit anthology releases September 30, 2025 🎃

📝 Submissions for the next Newton Press anthology (“Thresholds / Liminal”) open June 1st!

#podcast #culture #indieauthors