ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
Mason Truman has a problem.
A crazy AI named Miranda wants
his help stopping a conspiracy,
or humanity will be destroyed.
And he has until Saturday to do it.
ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
It’s 2139, and private investigator Mason Truman has a problem. A crazy AI named Miranda wants his help stopping a conspiracy, or humanity will be destroyed. And he has until Saturday to do it.

New Animated Trailer for Accidental Intelligence
I'm pleased to announce my new animated trailer for Accidental Intelligence! It was produced by Lonnie Busch, and I am

Matthew Wayne Selznick Interviews Bryan Chaffin
Back in January, Matthew Wayne Selznick interviewed Bryan Chaffin (me!) for his podcast Sonitotum. Better yet, it just went up!

Bryan Chaffin Interview by Adam Gaffen
I was interviewed by author Adam Gaffen! Yay me! The

Irishman Rohan O’Duill Reads First Chapter of Accidental Intelligence
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The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff do their best to stay on topic and talk about the new Slow Horses season on Apple TV+. Jeff is planning on going to the Colorado Pen Show, too, so Bryan has some first-time attendee tips for him.
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Sources referenced in this episode:
- Slow Horses
- Clown Town Slough House book 9
- Foundation
- Silo
- Severance
- Firefly
- Colorado Pen Show
- Neosynthesis on Kickstarter
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Bluesky
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
The post Slow Horses Season 5 (and New Book), Jeff’s Pen Show Plans appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.


Some Marketing Data for Indie Authors
I've been running Facebook and Amazon ads for my book and wanted to offer some marketing data for indie authors.

Ebooks, Soft Backs, and Hardbacks for Accidental Intelligence
I have ebooks of Accidental Intelligence, and now soft backs and hardbacks available for preorder. Ebooks are available on Apple

Accidental Intelligence – Preorder on November 7th!
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my debut novel, Accidental Intelligence! It goes on preorder on Tuesday, November

New Animated Trailer for Accidental Intelligence
I'm pleased to announce my new animated trailer for Accidental Intelligence! It was produced by Lonnie Busch, and I am

Matthew Wayne Selznick Interviews Bryan Chaffin
Back in January, Matthew Wayne Selznick interviewed Bryan Chaffin (me!) for his podcast Sonitotum. Better yet, it just went up!

The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff do their best to stay on topic and talk about the new Slow Horses season on Apple TV+. Jeff is planning on going to the Colorado Pen Show, too, so Bryan has some first-time attendee tips for him.
SPONSOR: MacPaw CleanMyMac – Try CleanMyMac’s new Cloud Cleanup feature to free up space on iCloud, OneDrive, and Google Drive. Try 7 days free and use our code CONTEXTMACHINE for 20% off at clnmy.com/TheContextMachine.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Slow Horses
- Clown Town Slough House book 9
- Foundation
- Silo
- Severance
- Firefly
- Colorado Pen Show
- Neosynthesis on Kickstarter
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Bluesky
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
The post Slow Horses Season 5 (and New Book), Jeff’s Pen Show Plans appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.


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Good Writing and Bad
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Chaffin’s Razor
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My Death Wish Coffee review was fairly popular, and I thought it would be nifty to follow it up with