345. Is the Bass Pro Shop Pyramid Visible From Space?

From Topic Lords by Jim Stormdancer

June 1, 2026 · 1h 7m

About this episode

The episode discusses the long-term animation project by Yuri Borisovich Norstein and Francheska Yarbusova, along with various topics including video game urban legends and creative struggles.

Lords: Aubrey http://glowhno.com/ Avery Topics: Every day since 1981 Yuri Borisovich Norstein and his wife Francheska Yarbusova have worked on their masterpice--an animated adaptaion of Gogol's short story The Overcoat. They couple is now in their 80s and will most likely never complete their film. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Overcoat_(animated_film) Video game urban legends https://vimeo.com/91436410 https://saint-arthur.tumblr.com/post/146680746144/riding-immortal-on-the-seeking-road Bay Area Airport Naming Drama The Only Animal by Franz Wright https://april-is.tumblr.com/post/89794820/april-25-2008-the-only-animal-franz-wright Microtopics: Loving only the parts you don't hate. Finishing the whole pack of Red Vines because you refuse to let them defeat you. An album you haven't put on Spotify. You know. Those podcasts. The sort of thing we don't do around here. Holding up cue cards so the guests know what to say. Reading all 180,000 messages in the Frog Fractions 2 ARG solvers discord. The tech company you're applying to sending you all the Enron emails, saying "review these before the interview" Mysteries, Easter eggs, and rose-tinted glasses. Hedgehog in the Fog…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Stormdancer

Guests: Aubrey, Avery

Topics covered

animation
urban legends
video games
family entertainment
creative processes
literature adaptations

Keywords

Bass Pro Shop Pyramid
Gogol
Frog Fractions 2
Red Vines
Hedgehog in the Fog
animated film
urban legends

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Overcoat

Places: Bay Area