I remember back when I would frequent That Guy With the Glasses, there was a thing with Phelous and The Cinema Snob reviewing "Troll 4", a movie that doesn't exist. [1] I remember it being a bit surreal, because I was pretty sure that the movie didn't exist but I wasn't sure.

This reminded me of that.

[1] https://www.thecinemasnob.com/crossovers/brad-and-pheloustro...

I wasn't sure what (if anything) in this post is a joke, but I looked up the Mars thing, and it's not. I'm looking forward to listening.

The Martian Revolutions podcast series is really good! As a bonus, it borrows from a variety of historical events from the past, so it can be a fun "side quest" to start picking up on those threads as well.

All of the best (imo) speculative fiction - sci-fi and fantasy, mainly - does this. I always enjoy the echos of reality, too.

Whoah, this is so cool!