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Teaser trailer, I guess? Jason's new book:

youtu.be/5xpWOTCxFfM

There Are No Giant Crabs In This Novel: A Novel of Giant Crabs

YouTube video by St. Martin's Publishing Group

youtu.be

January 29, 2026 at 5:04 PM

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New Bigfeets!

Audio: soundcloud.com/1800bigfeets...

MP3: feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/22320...

Video: youtu.be/pKTlqeagsn4

BIGFEETS - Episode 63, The Secret of the Red Shed

YouTube video by 1-900-HOTDOG

youtu.be

January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM

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Signed editions are up!

parnassusbooks.net/giantcrabs

January 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM

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Cover art is now public.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

January 20, 2026 at 12:35 AM

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The official synopsis of book 5, along with pre-order links.

Note: Jason's last few books have had signed Parnassus pre-orders. That has not been announced as of yet.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

January 15, 2026 at 11:28 PM

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New Bigfeets!

Audio: soundcloud.com/1800bigfeets...

MP3: feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/22320...

Video: youtu.be/C9K03Z4DIw8

BIGFEETS - Episode 62, The Return of Trapper

YouTube video by 1-900-HOTDOG

youtu.be

January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM

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New Gamefully Unemployed (@gamefullyun.bsky.social), featuring Jason:

Audio: soundcloud.com/david-bell-3...

MP3: feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/22283...

Audio Only YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZDl...

YEARCAST - 2026 - Featuring Jason Pargin

Topics Include: Everything coming out in 2026!

soundcloud.com

January 2, 2026 at 3:13 PM

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New Bigfeets!

Audio: soundcloud.com/1800bigfeets...

MP3: feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/22258...

Video: youtu.be/fADilwb4Hpk

BIGFEETS - Episode 62, The Best Feets of 2025

YouTube video by 1-900-HOTDOG

youtu.be

December 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM

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New YouTube video from Jason:

youtu.be/g-iLDELknMs

5 Harsh Truths About Success from an Only Moderately Successful Person

YouTube video by JasonKPargin

youtu.be

December 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM

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Congrats to @oneballinn.bsky.social , our newest Hotdog Supreme! Thanks for sharing your favorite articles, and also thanks to the Patron who donated the Supreme membership for us to give away!

December 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM

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New (2025-12-17) "The Political Orphanage" podcast episode, featuring Jason:

Page: www.thepoliticalorphanage.com/p/jason-parg...

MP3: api.substack.com/feed/podcast...

Video: youtu.be/XIFbtL3b2Fo

Jason Pargin on Internet Addiction and Algorithmic Horror

YouTube video by The Political Orphanage

youtu.be

December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM

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Fave article: 1900hotdog.com/2020/05/upse...

My blu-ray copy: bsky.app/profile/oneb...

... I had to cancel my Patreon membership due to personal reasons, so I will enter any giveaway.

December 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM

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New Bigfeets!

Audio: soundcloud.com/1800bigfeets...

MP3: feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/22152...

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Oa...

BIGFEETS Episode 61 - AIMS vs The Coyote King

YouTube video by 1-900-HOTDOG

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December 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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New Deep Cuts podcast with Jason:

Audio: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dee...

MP3: traffic.megaphone.fm/APO219769045...

Video: youtu.be/3O8m2qYmMXo

How the Satanic Panic Fooled America

YouTube video by Deep Cuts

youtu.be

December 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM

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~New SIFpod ( @alexschmidty.bsky.social ), featuring Jason:

Audio w/ MP3: maximumfun.org/episodes/sec...

Bonus Show (Patreon): www.patreon.com/posts/143662...

Bonus Shows + Ad Free / Explicit Main Episodes (Maximum Fun): maximumfun.org/podcasts/sec...

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: The United Nations

Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guest Jason Pargin explore why The United Nations is secretly incredibly fascinating.

maximumfun.org

December 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM

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New Bigfeets!

Audio: soundcloud.com/1800bigfeets...

MP3: feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/22151...

Video: youtu.be/jWMlWxa6geY

BIGFEETS Episode 60 - Mystery of the Deathcat Barn

YouTube video by 1-900-HOTDOG

youtu.be

December 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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Happy T

November 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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Personal acquisition:

The recent paperback of "I'm Starting To Worry About This Black Box of Doom", with a preview of "There Are No Giant Crabs In This Novel".

November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM

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New YouTube video from Jason:

youtu.be/O3GzrYI8Tj4

We Can't Just Make the Bad Guys Disappear: A Holiday Message

YouTube video by JasonKPargin

youtu.be

November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM

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New 1900HOTDOG article, by Jason:

1900hotdog.com/2025/11/fuck...

Fucking Day: Fat Hen Farms 🌭 - 1-900-HOTDOG

Cursed artifacts from the wrong dimension every weekday.

1900hotdog.com

November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM

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New Substack article from Jason:

jasonpargin.substack.com/p/interstell...

Interstellar Space Travel Will Never, Ever Happen

It's basically impossible and they know it.

jasonpargin.substack.com

November 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM

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Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · Nov 18

The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,

'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'

There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.