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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6 days ago
6 days ago
Dirk Pitt finally runs into something he truly didn't expect and cannot handle: a villain who knows more than he does! Hala Kamil's rebound dooms the planet. Al Giordino takes one on the crotch. Sandecker has to make Sophie's Choice for dumbasses. Eva and Hopper discover the only thing worse than North African warlords... white capitalists. On the plus side, we discover a fuel-efficient automobile that's comfortable and luxurious on and off the road!
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Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
BREAKING! A once-in-a-century weather event happened again, making recording this week logistically impossible. So, to tide everyone over, here is the REMIXED AND REMASTERED Season 1 of Cussler Hustlers, The Mediterranean Caper in its entirety! Well, not COMPLETELY in its entirety... the biggest digressions, wanderings, meanderings, off-topic diatribes and pet noises have been removed. But the sound quality has been dramatically improved, where possible. This will keep you company while you're waiting in line at the Walgreens for half a roll of toilet paper and a jug of gin, or whatever it is you Americans do with your weekends.
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Saturday Jan 17, 2026
Saturday Jan 17, 2026
At last, the Promise of the Premise had arrived! Major characters arrive in the desert, but unfortunately they miss out on all the searing hot cannibal-on-cannibal action. Our nominal heroes successfully complete A Science, and are immediately ensnared by the unfortunately competent military forces of a corrupt West African warlord. Pitt takes his ball and goes home. Giordino tries to add a blonde to his collection. Rudi utilizes his Treadstone training. A French billionaire is forced to accept long distance charges.
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Saturday Jan 03, 2026
Saturday Jan 03, 2026
Our saga continues with... meetings! Dinner dates! Evil conferences! Sweaty detente! Political palaver! It's... it's... ok, it's kind of a lot of exposition, but we paused right before West Africa explodes into nightmarish violence absolutely not instigated by a couple of white men who don't know how to ask politely. Dirk refuses the call to action. Giordino gets black pilled. Eva is concerned about her lower GI tract. Sandecker is above the left-right paradigm. General Kazim doesn't know how to ask for a raise.
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Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
IT BEGINS! Sahara, the long-awaited start to the Modern Pitt Era. Not one, not two, but THREE prologues set the stage for a mystery that seems... well, not that mysterious, to be honest. They basically tell us directly who the bad guy is, and what the evil plot is, but there's so many unanswered questions floating around and it's clear Clive is having a blast. Marvel at the competent story structure! Gasp in awe at the nearly-respectful way Eva Rojas is introduced! You'll be on the edge of your seat at the accurate exploration of North African colonial history! Just ignore Zencaster's technical incompetence and strap in for a wild ride!
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Saturday Dec 06, 2025
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
A much delayed Pitt Stop this week! Nancy was originally going to host a How It's Made about adhesives, but she got pulled down a new hyperfixation during her research, so MOST of this week's episode is about Diseases That Present As Madness! Get ready to get bummed out about rare diseases, and HOPEFULLY excited for all the great advancements being made in the medical world! In an episode that's apparently all tangents, we also ramble about kismet, destiny, pregnancy and free college. Join us or else, won't you?
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Saturday Nov 08, 2025
Saturday Nov 08, 2025
This week we take a distracted detour through the land of parallel fiction and meet Cussler Hustler's iconic new action hero! Fitzroy Scott is the scion of a billionaire tech magnate, he's the sexy man all the ladies want... and he works at the post office! When a random parcel from 200 years ago sets off his radiation detector, Fitzy is pulled into a world of tropical intrigue, deadly oligarchs and imperialist revolution! Can he think fast enough on his feet to bring the evil-doers to justice and make it to work on Monday? If you find out, let us know!
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Saturday Oct 25, 2025
Saturday Oct 25, 2025
Although we start the episode discussing how best to shave your hog, this REALLY IS the explosive climax of our tenth Dirk Pitt Adventure! Just like how there's no rule that says a dog can't play basketball, there's no rules against Peace Crimes, and that conceit gets stretched to its absolute limit. Multiple nukes are detonated, and the only lasting fallout is some early retirement with benefits from some Japanese officials who might have had nothing to do with the plot at all. Al Giordino dips his beak into human trafficking. Sandecker threatens to hijack an airplane. The President has a Skype call. Dirk finally eats a salad. And thus ends the era known as 'Early Modern Pitt'.
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Sunday Oct 12, 2025
Sunday Oct 12, 2025
Grab your Soup Helmets, everyone, and buckle in for some high-flying, robot-zapping, Toshie-squeezing high-octane excitement! Bombs go off, but nothing gets damaged. Dirk dogfights the Japanese military, but no-one gets hurt. And finally, the villainous villains at the heart of our story drop the hammer and NUKE AMERICA... destroying one farmer and his horse. Honestly, it's probably a good thing Dirk gets to go back underwater at the end here. He's a little out of his depth.
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Saturday Sep 27, 2025
Saturday Sep 27, 2025
The caper has been foiled, people! Everyone has been captured, all of America's plans were for naught, and now Dirk is going to be hunted for sport. But first... Welcome To The Great Kaiten Bake-Off! Your hosts, Topper and Nancy, are here to be your guides through the unnecessarily detailed world of Japanese haute cuisine and supervillain monologues.
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