Fruitless

CW: some discussion of suicide and abortion

Jackal joins Josiah to discuss J-Horror. Specifically Noroi: The Curse (2005) and Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! File 01 - Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman (2012), as well as The Worst of All Possible World’s fantastic video essay on Pulse (2001). They discuss the impact of the Lost Decade on the development of J Horror and the similarities that era in Japan has with the present United States, as well as J Horror's long term impact on horror.

For more Jackal, check out Mammonburg and The Good Apples.

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Films/videos
Noroi: The Curse (2005) is on Shudder
You can find Senritsu File 01 on YouTube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhVRLwexVtU
The Worst of All Possible World's video on Pulse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv4kDWuUDTc

Audio
Bloomberg clip about the Lost Decade: https://youtu.be/3FwiIx99VQk

Yesterday – bloom.

In My Dreams – bloom.

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Josh Christianson joins Josiah to discuss The Last Exorcism (2010) and The Last Exorcism Part II (2013), which means that we are not, in fact, taking a break from the subject of evangelicalism in October like we thought. Also a discussion about how the world feels like it's ending right now.

Music by SHADE08

This is the second installment of the Fruitless Bookclub (Chris didn't like it being called the Barker Bookclub), a show-within-a-show where we read all those nonfiction books we've been meaning to read. Today's episode is about Late Victorian Holocausts by Mike Davis.

Next month: How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney

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Music

Yesterday – bloom.

In My Dreams – bloom.

Spike Stonehand (aka Stephen) joins Josiah to talk about WNUF Halloween Special (2013) and what makes a found footage movie good. They also compare and contrast found footage genre with Dogme 95, Mumblecore, mockumentaries, and various social realist film movements.

Other films discussed: Blair Witch Project, Man Bites Dog, Cannibal Holocaust, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Deadstream, Deadware, V/H/S, Creep, Lake Mungo, Savageland

Follow Stephen on Bluesky @spikestonehand
Check out Stephen's work, Divining Comics at SpikeStonehand.com

You can find WNUF Halloween Special here: https://wnuf.bigcartel.com/product/wnuf-halloween-special-blu-ray

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Leo Dickenson joins Josiah to wrap up Christian Girl Fall (Evangelicalism month at Fruitless) by talking about growing up as an evangelical homeschooler, the strange relationship to sexuality this environment fostered, the way homeschooling helps and hinders those who are neurodivergent, and the focus on aesthetics over coherent faith or morality that characterizes much of the homeschooled evangelical world. This is a messy one that's gets into some very personal anecdotes that were only shared because of the limited, paywalled audience. I'm saying this both as a way of thanking Patrons for supporting the show financially, and also as a general warning that we talk pretty bluntly about sex, misogyny, and neurodivergence in this one.

You can find Leo on Bluesky: @lzd.bsky.social

Music
Unreal - SHADE08

Hello! This is a reposted episode from a previous podcast I used to do called Very Legal, Very Cool. I'm reposting this episode as a way of introducing Leo Dickenson to the Fruitless canon since he'll be appearing on a Patreon episode I will be releasing within the next week. Enjoy.

Originally posted 4/5/2021
You can find a link to the Very Legal, Very Cool archive here.
Intro music by SHADE08

Original show notes

In today's episode, Leo (@LCDickens) joins Josiah to talk about the discourse: Lil Nas X, Dr. Seuss, "cancel culture," evangelicals, exvangelicals, and why the internet sucks but can sometimes be good.

Modern Guilt - Beck
Fuck Off - The Frogs
Sure As Spring - La Luz

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Josh Christianson joins Josiah to reflect on Fruitless' Christian Girl Fall kick-off (the last two public episodes about evangelicalism). They talk a lot about evangelicalism's relationship to emotions, their personal relationship with music, the sense of living in the end times, and all sorts of other super personal stuff with juicy details that you only get if you support the show financially.

Music
Unreal - SHADE08

Josiah and Josh Christianson are joined by philosopher and psychoanalyst, Tad Delay, to discuss his book Against: What Does the White Evangelical Want? and his upcoming book Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change, focusing particularly on evangelicalism's relationship with climate denial.

Follow Tad Delay on Twitter @taddelay or on BlueSky @taddelay
Check out more on Tad Delay's work at taddelay.com

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References

Against: What Does the White Evangelical Want? - Tad Delay
Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change - Tad Delay
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming - Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway

Music

Yesterday – bloom.

In My Dreams – bloom.

Josiah is joined by Josh Boerman (@boshj) from The Worst of All Possible Worlds to discuss growing up Reformed and evangelical, discovering "secular media," the general loneliness of American life that makes church attractive, and the way Trump broke the brains of so many evangelicals.

Follow today’s guest on Twitter.
Check out The Worst of All Possible Worlds
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Music & audio credits

Yesterday – bloom.

In My Dreams – bloom.
CRNCA Synod 2022, Wednesday and Thursday

Today's episode is the first installation of the Barker Bookclub (Maybe. Name pending.), a show-within-a-show where Chris Barker and Josiah read nonfiction books they've been meaning to read. In today's episode, Chris and Josiah are also joined by Chimera to discuss The Basque History of the World by Mark Kurlansky.

Next book: Late Victorian Holocausts by Mike Davis

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References

The Basque History of the World - Mark Kurlansky
Basques in Iceland
The Anatomy of Fascism - Robert O. Paxton

Music

Yesterday – bloom.

In My Dreams – bloom.