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Away With Words

Away With Words

By Kristofer Velasquez

Kristofer Velasquez is a writer, director, producer, teacher, and father who has chosen this podcast as a verbal quest for immortality through a collection of musings. Sometimes creatively written, other times just curiously spoken - he hopes that his words might reach his children after he’s gone. From published and unpublished fiction to commentary on everything from horror and science fiction, to writing and creativity, to technology and philosophy.
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Away With Words: The Thing About Zombies

Away With WordsOct 28, 2019

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Away With Words: The Thing About Zombies

Away With Words: The Thing About Zombies

Happy Halloween! What better way to celebrate than by picking apart the zombie genre like a horde of walking corpses picking on a carcass? Kris tackles the big issues, like why the dead all have the same fashion sense and why our heroes never wear running shoes. Fans of The Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead should put your geek caps on to protect their braaaaains (note: real zombies don't eat brains).

Oct 28, 201923:22
Away With Words: No Ghost of a Chance

Away With Words: No Ghost of a Chance

There’s 100% chance that 50% of the time you are listening to Kris explain paranormal issues you will have a 25% feeling that there is a ghost occupying 5% of the space you’re currently in, which has 0% possibility of being able to be proven to explained. Please note your findings in your ghosthunting evidence journal.

Oct 14, 201927:41
Away With Words: The Answer to the AI Puzzle

Away With Words: The Answer to the AI Puzzle

If the Terminator or Westworld has taught us anything, it’s that we fail at time travel and cyborgs will always be so much cooler. But they also taught us that in all scenarios, people end up being pretty useless to a race of robots. So before Siri makes it to the 2020 election ballot, Kris shares some insight on the riddle of artificial intelligence. Make sure you’re wearing headphones so that AI folk like Alexa won’t hear this paradigm-destroying epiphany.

Oct 07, 201917:35
Away With Words: Onward and Awkward

Away With Words: Onward and Awkward

Well, this is going to be awkward. Kris just found the solution our stalled human evolution in the face of the apocalyptic progression of technology and our regression of our collective #intellectual development … and it’s more awkward and longwinded than this sentence. From crazy people at Target to the complete failure of handshakes, get ready … this will be awkward (yes, the paragraph started and ended with this statement. Awkward? Yes, used that word again).

Sep 23, 201919:14
Away With Words: This Episode Time Travelled

Away With Words: This Episode Time Travelled

John Connor and Marty McFly lead us down the time travel rabbit hole as Kris sends you a message from the past. Bill and Ted stand by to save you from the inevitable confusion and mind-blowing effect of temporal insanity trying to tackle paradoxes that fuel some of our favorite stories.

Aug 26, 201927:52
Away With Words: The Death of Rock N Roll

Away With Words: The Death of Rock N Roll

 Kris eulogizes the untimely demise of #RockNRoll. Put down your Guns. Leave some Roses on the grave. Find Nirvana. 

Jul 22, 201925:56
Away With Words: I Invented Facebook

Away With Words: I Invented Facebook

True story. Kris traces his social media ingenuity back to the film Rain Main. Follow the amazing journey all the way the from the amazing 80s to the antisocial media of today.

Jul 08, 201932:59
Away With Words: Chained Reactions & Triggered Warnings

Away With Words: Chained Reactions & Triggered Warnings

You've been warned. Calm yourself.

Jul 01, 201925:09
Away With Words: This is 39

Away With Words: This is 39

Kris has officially been alive for almost 4 decades. He speaks to his kids that are listening to this in some distant future and, in doing so, must thread hispast together. Press mute or stop immediately or you might learn something.

Jun 24, 201925:43
Away With Words: Cheat-ogenic Diet

Away With Words: Cheat-ogenic Diet

Struggling to lose weight? Fighting to get healthy? Drop those extra pounds simply by listening to this episode! This miracle treatment uses sound waves to stimulate your metabolism to start burning fat as you listen! Act now! Operators are standing by! While supplies last! No credit card required!  Disclaimer: This podcast has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not meant to diagnose, treat, or cure any conditions. Please consult your common sense before committing to any changes in diet or exercise.

Jun 17, 201929:29
Away With Words: The BIG Alien Question

Away With Words: The BIG Alien Question

So we're going back to the moon and Kris wants to tackle the BIG alien question (not the existence of extraterrestrial life, but rather how big these creatures might actually be. 

Jun 10, 201928:45
Away With Words: The Art of Sleep

Away With Words: The Art of Sleep

Is sleeping really a super power? Listen to Kris "marvel" at this idea and explore the movies that your brain make.
Jun 03, 201923:39
Away With Words: Remake Up Your Mind

Away With Words: Remake Up Your Mind

Stephen King's "It". Oceans 11. The Thing. Pet Sematary. Dawn of the Dead. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Night of the Living Dead. What do they have in common? Kris has a conversational breakdown and can't (re)make up his mind about whether remakes are good or bad.
May 27, 201930:02
Away With Words: I've Never Seen Game of Thrones

Away With Words: I've Never Seen Game of Thrones

Harry Potter. Michael Jordan. Breaking Bad. Nirvana. The Office. Dawn of the Dead. Lord of the Rings. What do they have in common? The answer: the fact that Kris hasn't and doesn't watch Game of Thrones. Seriously.
May 20, 201925:34
Away With Words: Kilroy Was Here

Away With Words: Kilroy Was Here

Vaudial 2.0 launches with a proper podcast trying to explain the madness to Kristofer Velasquez's method.
May 13, 201918:47
"Grow Fonder" A Short Story by Kristofer Velasquez
Aug 25, 201833:02