# THE ROBOT BRAINS (Sydney J Bounds)

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Podcast: [Breakfast in the Ruins](https://stenobird.com/podcast/breakfast-in-the-ruins-554577)
Published: 2026-02-20T19:07:48+00:00
Episode link: https://breakfastintheruins.podbean.com/e/the-robot-brains-sydney-j-bounds/
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## Resource

Malcom Craig drops by Derry & Toms to talk about his work in academia, roleplaying games, his authorship of the first ever academic article on Twilight 2000, the "macho men with Uzis" sub-genre of RPGs, the upcoming reboots of his Cold City and Hot War games, and panicking as children about how high priority your neighbourhood was in terms of Soviet megatonnage. Mostly, though, we're talking about Malcom's reading recommendation - THE ROBOT BRAINS by incredibly prolific but largely unheralded British author Sydney J Bounds. JOIN US!

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