Beneath the Surface with Irina Shuranova

By Irina Shuranova

A literary podcast about fiction, psychology, character dynamics, and the hidden emotional architecture of stories. Irina Shuranova explores the deeper layers beneath novels, symbols, desire, power, a... more

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How many episodes does Beneath the Surface with Irina Shuranova have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Beneath the Surface with Irina Shuranova episodes:

May 18, 2026 Jin Luoxiang, or How a Good Man Becomes a Cage
Season 2, Episode 1: Jin Luoxiang, love, entitlement, surveillance, fear of loss, and the slow psychology of turning devotion into captivity in Petals and the Locked Sky.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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12min
May 12, 2026 Akihito and Mizuho, or The Two Mirrors the World Holds Up
Final episode: Akihito, Mizuho, perception, witness, appropriation, and the ethics of attention in The Ivory Pinion.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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10min
May 09, 2026 Reine, or The Radical Quietness of a Man Who Does Not Need to Prove Anything
Episode 5: Reine, quiet care, earned security, restraint, and the radical strength of loving without possession in The Ivory Pinion.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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9min
May 04, 2026 How the Book Is Written: Objects, Voice, and Mysterious Depth
Objects, voice, and yūgen: symbolic meaning, narrative asymmetry, and mysterious depth in The Ivory Pinion.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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10min
May 02, 2026 The Hidden Alchemy: Four Words That Map a Transformation
Bonus episode: Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, Rubedo, Jung, and the hidden alchemical structure of The Ivory Pinion.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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10min
April 30, 2026 How the Book Is Written: Structure, Image, and the Living World
Episode 4, Part One: structure, imagery, the living world, and the craft of immersion in The Ivory Pinion.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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9min
April 29, 2026 Kitsune Rin, or The Work of Remaining Yourself
Episode 3: Kitsune Rin, selfhood, tenderness, projection, and the long return to wholeness in The Ivory Pinion.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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10min
April 24, 2026 Kanemori, or The Anatomy of Obsession
Episode 2: Kanemori, obsession, projection, and the difference between control and intimacy in The Ivory Pinion.
Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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9min
April 23, 2026 The Triangle of Desire, Devotion, and Dominion
Episode 1: desire, devotion, possession, and the hidden psychology of The Ivory Pinion.
AI-assisted background music and voice mastering were used in this episode.

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com
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8min

FAQs about Beneath the Surface with Irina Shuranova:

How many episodes does Beneath the Surface with Irina Shuranova have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.