Cussler Hustlers

Two strangers, American and Canadian, go through EVERY Clive Cussler novel, from a (hopefully) modern progressive viewpoint. They also get off on tangents and talk about BETTER books, but there’s so much to love with these nerdy macho time capsules.

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Saturday Mar 15, 2025

The scope of our story expands to TWO countries trying to overthrow themselves, and America! Why would they do that? Who knows! What are their methods? Vague and mysterious! Are they religious fundamentalists? Of course, that was the only kind of bad guy you had in the 80s! Other than filthy Commies, of course, and... oh, they're here, too. Would you look at that! Dirk attempts some high speed archaeology. A diplomat realizes why it's sometimes good to remain polite. Giordino has one job on this boat, it's STUPID but he's going to do it! Oh, and a woman gets to be right for a few minutes. 
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Saturday Mar 01, 2025

Shorter episode this week, due to technical difficulties and being busy adults with many important things to do. Probably a good place to stop, though, since we get into a LOT of Mexican and Egyptian intrigue next week and have to introduce like ten new characters (Cussler Mexico and Egypt. Any relation to actual countries is purely coincidental). This week, Dirk asks out three extremely attractive women with head trauma, and cleverly deduces that the plane crash victims didn't die in a plane crash because... uhm... reasons. Good ones. Shut up. 
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Saturday Feb 15, 2025

Full disclosure: we apologize for starting a new Clive Cussler book during these troubled times. A shocking plane crash, crazy discourse about Greenland, unrest in Israel, declaring war on Mexico? We expect these sorts of things in real life, NOT in a Dirk Pitt adventure! The producers responsible for this tragic lapse in oversight have been sacked. In the meantime, please try to enjoy this episode and focus on all the sexy, sexy archaeology. We're sorry.
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Saturday Feb 01, 2025

It's a future episode... literally! Cohost Topper takes a break from Cussler to tell you about some of the other books he enjoys, namely the Zoey Ashe trilogy from Jason Pargin! He's not just good at picking titles for books, he's pretty good at the actual books themselves.  This episode is largely spoiler free, because Cohost Nancy hasn't read them yet (and after this episode, she just might!) Also, Editing Topper would like to apologize for the lateness. We mention a few reasons in the episode, but there's also a new 25% tariff on podcasts, so it's 25% later than usual. Write your congressperson if you have a problem with that. 
 
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Saturday Jan 18, 2025

We did it! In our traditional mad dash for the finish line, we throw the astronauts aside and dive headlong into Russia's cruel oppression of Cuba, and America's magnanimous generosity in restoring Cuban independence! You read that right! Also, there's some side plot involving a boat called the "Cy.... clops?" and some golden statue. I dunno, didn't seem to have much to do with the rest of the book. Nancy is freezing. California is burning. Topper is balding. Spend some of your valuable, finite time with the Cussler Hustlers. 
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Sunday Jan 05, 2025

Happy New Year! We very nearly managed to get this episode out on time, and that's our gift to YOU, the listener! Three separate plots crash together at the fourteenth hour: space shuttles invading Cuba, communists invading Cuba, and America invading Cuba! Which invasion will succeed? Will Dirk Pitt finally get called up to the major leagues? Will Jessie ever find some clothes? Will we ever see Secret Agent Santa Claus again? Find out! ... or don't. I'm a podcast, not your mother. 
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Saturday Dec 21, 2024

We're back! We're jacked! Nancy's microphone sounds great and mine's being weird! But we cover an ENTIRE SECTION of this dang book for once, with a record low number of tangents. Dirk enjoys his Caribbean cruise. The Inner Core enjoys the smell of mall peanuts. Helga spends a couple decades at the pool, plotting her revenge. The Russians fight The Moon Men, and of course America comes out on top. Nancy fights off the legions of Podcast Mimes. And so it turns out the real treasure were the pronouns we made along the way. 
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Saturday Dec 07, 2024

Fiddle-dee-dee, that will require a public apology! Just a brief update on the state of Cussler Hustlers, temporary delays, future plans and new projects from your FAVORITE hosts (and Topper!) This one is longer than sixty seconds, so we hope it will tide you over until our pre-Christmas Cyclops Spectacular. Hail Krampus!

Saturday Nov 23, 2024

It's the Communist Torture Spectacular this week! EVERYONE gets tortured... except Dirk Pitt, who merely engages in multiple battles of wit (some of which leave him urinating fun rainbow colors, but that's neither here nor there). He also goes for a healthy, bracing constitutional to take in the crisp sea air. Really, this might be his best vacation ever. This episode was brought to you by REPAER.-
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Saturday Nov 09, 2024

Today, Nancy and Topper penetrate your defences with our fat observations on Clive Cussler's Cyclops! The action is ramping up on three fronts: a Cuban military outpost, a secretive Washington cabal of science billionaires, and THE MOOOOOON! We spend a truly unfortunate amount of time talking about television through the ages, the proper way to carry your Man Bride across the threshold, and the history of [redacted]. We're also still blissfully in the episodes recorded BEFORE the election, so if you need some escapism, Sandecker also screams at the President! -
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