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Jay Cockburn

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I write and make podcasts about cities and sci-fi. Producer of Pagenerd, a book club podcast for sci-fi fans who suck at book clubs. Audio and bylines in Canada's National Observer, Globe and Mail, The Green Line, Toronto Star, Aftermath. He/him.

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My lib prepping is physical media

06.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which stag and doe ticket paid for this

06.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What is it with this guy and disastrous waterfront projects that nobody asked for and will never be a financial success

06.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Like what's the point of electing a democrat if they're just gonna rubberstamp the worst and least popular Republican policies.

06.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's like they want to lose!

06.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley YouTube video by Pagenerd

If you're feeling the weight of the world and want to hang out with four brilliant friends who can transport you into the worlds of these wonderful books, come hang out at Pagenerd. Follow us on Apple or Spotify, listen along... read if you want to.

I adore this show.

youtu.be/LMF5HC-3oOc?...

03.03.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Pagenerd at 10 in the books category of Apple Podcasts

Pagenerd at 10 in the books category of Apple Podcasts

Thank you everyone who helped Pagenerd shoot up the podcast charts this week! We are 3 days old and giddy as hell.

If you haven't checked out my sci-fi book club podcast yet, well you're very much invited. Pagenerd.com

06.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh 100%, Whedon totally thought he was writing a likeable lead. He's telling on himself in retrospect. I was much younger when it came out and not really a writer yet so I didn't really dissect it that way though.

06.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The patient was as surprised as the robot!

06.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I read it as incelish jealousy! Mal is a shitty human in general though.

06.03.2026 00:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*literally. Speaking of editors.

05.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is TVO Aiken's personal substack? Litetally any editor should have stopped this running.

05.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"I sure am glad the federal public service is cutting back on wasteful humans" I mutter to myself in my 44th minute on hold to the CRA. "More automation is necessary" I grumble as the robot menu continues to send me in an endless loop.

05.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Update: I've been told that starting beefs with celebrities everyone loves is not winning us new listeners.

Help me prove this is incorrect and I will fight David Attenborough bareknuckle.

05.03.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. Possibly the happiest 4 hours of reading I've ever experienced. A true balm.

05.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I never thought I'd be pro-scammer

05.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I suspect the British public thinks immigrating to the UK is much easier than it actually is. The legal routes are all but non-existent β€” its pretty much off the cards for my Canadian partner, despite her dad having a British passport and her grandparents being born in Scotland.

05.03.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hah, thank you for including me alongside these esteemed names.

05.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So the "ethical" chatbot company helped the US bomb a school.

05.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Having toppled the hated Bill Nighy Pagenerd needs your help to take our next enemy down: the despised LeVar Burton.

Listen to Pagened and help us climb higher in the charts than this utter monster.

Pagenerd.com

05.03.2026 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

(And its not my fault)

05.03.2026 05:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have over 100 pairs of Christmas socks.

05.03.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is what I don't understand about (usually media) companies who are so gung ho about firing journalists and writers etc.

I thought having a USP was like business 101.

05.03.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up the ​issue of whether art generated by artificial intelligence can be copyrighted under U.S. law, turning β€Œaway a case involving a computer scienti...

Very important for writers, artists, or anyone who makes copyrightable material for a living: if you use Generative AI it is not yours (and nor should it be).

So, don't delete your drafts. They might help you prove authenticity and ownership!

04.03.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Damn, I really didn't think I was going to ever go back to Apple but here we are.

04.03.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(you can say no, we'll still do an episode on Redshirts and we'll still love you. A couple of us are authors so we totally get it)

04.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What if I told you on here that we were discussing reading Redshirts for our podcast that is loosely a bookclub (pagenerd.com) because we think you're a great human and we adore the book. Would you be open to hopping on Riverside for us? Or is it like blanket no for fairness

04.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think that might only be true in the USA. It's absolutely a topic of conversation here in Canada.

04.03.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pagenerd reads: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley
Pagenerd reads: Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley YouTube video by Pagenerd

@realgdt.bsky.social Hello! We heard you like Toronto and Frankenstein so we thought you might like these friends in Toronto talking about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMF5...

04.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A screenshot showing Pagenerd at #45 in Apple Podcast charts. Just below Bill Nighy.

A screenshot showing Pagenerd at #45 in Apple Podcast charts. Just below Bill Nighy.

Pagenerd has cracked the top 50 in arts on Apple Podcasts!

But we don't have a single listener in the UK yet. If you are in the UK please fix this.

Especially if you hate Bill Nighy, because you might help us beat Bill Nighy's podcast.

04.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0