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By HyperfixationsSociety & Culture
Hyperfixations episodes
- 107: Frances Glessner Lee with Courtney Smyth
Hi I am rich. Could you please do this ridiculous request for me? Don't ask me any questions.
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of surgery, death, murder, suicide, misogyny
This week Courtney Smyth, author of The Undetectables and 2024's The Undead Complex, and Ireland's foremost amateur expert in Frances Glessner Lee peels the details back on the original mother and the founder of modern forensic science. In this episode we discuss buying your way into Harvard, ensuring real justice is gotten for victims, the problems with real people in fiction, our plans to revitalise interest in Frances, and a room specifically built for an orchestra to live in.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
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Our guest Courtney can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok @cswritesbooks
You can visit their website here
Buy their books The Undetectables, and The Undead Complex everywhere books are sold (and a copy for your mother!)
And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigelAlly - Twitter: @alleykat_, and Instagram: @ally_k_keegan---------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can---------------------------------------------------------
Media mentioned in this episode:
Of Dolls and Murder (documentary)
18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb (book)
Southerngothicdollhouse on TikTok
Mystery Street (1950) (film)
The Smithsonian series of lectures on Frances' dioramas
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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 13 min - 106: Medieval Philosophy with Ryan Silberstein
This one goes out to Doctor Rogers...
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of bodily harm (castration)
This week we finish our duology of episodes about how easy it was to come up with ideas before ideas had been invented as Ryan takes on a whistle-stop tour of medieval philosophy. In this episode we discuss the rediscovery of Aristotle, reconciling the mind/body divide, whether canons actually deserve respect, and whether anything has actually changed in over a thousand years.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
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Our guest Ryan can be found on Twitter @Silberwhatever and Instagram @silberwhatever
Listen to Ryan's show Dream With Mind And Heart: A Podcast For Every Disney Movie Ever on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
Read Ryan's movie articles on MovieJawn
And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigelAlly - Twitter: @alleykat_, and Instagram: @ally_k_keegan---------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can---------------------------------------------------------
Media mentioned in this episode:
On The Consolation of Philosophy
Eloisa to Abelard
The Confessions of Saint Augustine
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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 13 min - 105: Narratology and Narrative Theory with Steven Cousler
Let's hope our professors hear this one...
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of transphobia, bodily functions (defecation), conflict
We're back late after having to factory reset my laptop for our most inscrutable episode yet, as Steven achieves his goal of coming on this show and secretly giving the audience homework. In this episode we discuss creating vocabulary for why things are wrong, what a "narrative" actually is, sexy lamps, how easy it was to be famous back in the day, and why the TV show 24 is the best piece of media ever.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
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Our guest Steven can be found online on the Twitter for his show Hotel Daydream @HotelDayRadio
You can visit Hotel Daydream's website here, and listen to it on Spotify and Apple
Read Steven's course list here
And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigelAlly - Twitter: @alleykat_, and Instagram: @ally_k_keegan---------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can---------------------------------------------------------
Media mentioned in this episode:
Narratology an Introduction by Susana Onega and Jose Angel Garcia Landa
A Dictionary of Narratology (Revised Edition) by Gerald Prince
An Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative by Roland Barthes
The Rhetoric of Fiction by Wayne C. Booth
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Reading for the Plot by Peter Brooks
Coming Unstrung by Susan Winnett
Technique of the Drama by Gustav Freytag
The Poetics by Aristotle
The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Kiki's Delivery Service (film)
F for Fake (film)
24 (TV series)
The Prestige (film)
Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić
Composition No. 1 by Marc Saporta
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 52 min - 104: Rivers of London and a Conversation with Ben Aaronovitch
It's London, innit
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of sex, stereotyping, death, zombies, nuclear annihilation, existentialism murder, mental health issues, the Nazis
Editor's note - the quality of this call recording is a bit crackly at the start of the episode but evens out as it goes on
This week on Hyperfixations, author of the Rivers of London series, Ben Aaronovitch sits down for a chat about his work, life, and anything else we may turn our minds to. In this episode we discuss not putting too much of your own nerdiness into something, how not to fall into stereotyping in writing, writing the book YOU would want to read, and why we'll never find out how the magic in Rivers of London actually works.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
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Our guest Ben can be found on Twitter @Ben_Aaronovitch, and on Instagram @baarovitchYou can visit Ben's website here, and subscribe to his newsletter there for news, updates, and exclusive moments from the world of Rivers of London
Purchase Ben's newest novella, The Masquerades of Spring from Waterstones or wherever you get your books
And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigelAlly - Twitter: @alleykat_, and Instagram: @ally_k_keegan---------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can---------------------------------------------------------
Media mentioned in this episode:
Inspector Wexford book series by Ruth Rendell
Charles Paris book series by Simon Brett
Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie
Inspector Morse TV series
Kerbal Space Program
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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 30 min - 103: Baldur's Gate III with Amethysa
Down, down, down, by the river...
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of death, murder, bodily functions (urination), sex
Please note - this episode was recorded prior to the announcement that Larian would not be working on Baldur's Gate 4
This week on Hyperfixations, Amethysa, Ally, and Nigel resist their Dark Urges as we discuss Larian's hit RPG Baldur's Gate III. In this episode we discuss how to keep a fanbase happy, where Baldur's Gate and fashion meet, whether the game is built to be played as an evil character, and why we can never actually finish Act 3.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
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Our guest Amethysa can be found on Twitter @MissAmethysa, and on Instagram @missamethysaSupport Amethysa on Patreon here, and browse her shop here
And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigelAlly - Twitter: @alleykat_, and Instagram: @ally_k_keegan---------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can---------------------------------------------------------
Media mentioned in this episode:
Devora Wilde's TikTok
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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 19 min - 102: Best Picture Winners with Ally Keegan (featuring guest host Louise Claffey)
And the Academy Award for Best Podcast goes to...
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of strained parental relationships, ableism, divorce, nuclear radiation, domestic terrorism and the 9/11 terror attacks, self-mutilation, racism
This week the episode 100 celebrations conclude as Ally comes on the show to discuss the Academy Awards, especially Best Picture winners, with Nigel and the spiritual baby Louise. In this episode we discuss trends between the highest grossing films and Best Picture winners, Oscar-bait, genre and racial stereotyping, and Louise's most pointless Doctor Who fact.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
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Our guest Ally can be found on Twitter @alleykat_, and Instagram @ally_k_keeganAnd your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigelLouise - Twitter: @Tweetingsnail, Instagram: @yeesnail99---------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can---------------------------------------------------------
Media mentioned in this episode:
How to Win an Academy Award for Best Picture by The Film Theorists
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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 32 min - 101: Rot and Decay in FromSoftware Games with Nigel McKeon (featuring guest host Louise Claffey)
The fire fades...
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of death, rot, decay, existentialism, murder, genocide, cosmic dread, unwanted medical procedures, unwanted bodily transformations
Please note - this episode contains mild spoilers for the plots of Elden Ring, Dark Souls III, and Bloodborne
This week the episode 100 celebrations continue as Nigel returns to the hotseat four our first themed episode to discuss the themes of rot and decay in FromSoftware games, with Ally and Louise. In this episode we discuss the whether it is cruel to leave a dying world to go on, mirrors between dreams and waking, the possibilities of change, and whether games should have an easy mode.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
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Our guest Nigel can be found on Twitter @spicynigelAnd your hosts can be reached individually here:
Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan
Louise - Twitter: @Tweetingsnail, Instagram: @yeesnail99---------------------------------------------------------
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we can---------------------------------------------------------
Media mentioned in this episode:
RTGame's Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls III playthroughs
VaatiVidya's YouTube Channel
Dark Souls 3 is Thinking of Ending Things by Jacob Geller
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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 10 min - 100: Hyperfixations with Ally Keegan & Nigel McKeon (featuring guest host Louise Claffey)
Hey guys, we've reached a hundred episodes; take us seriously now.
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of nuclear warfare, nuclear annihilation, the genocide in Palestine, the Unabomber, the 9/11 terror attacks
This week it's Hyperfixations' 100th episode, and Louise from episode 1 returns for a behind the scenes episode full of exclusives and hot gossip, celebrating the show and how we got here. In this episode we discuss the how the show began, favourite topics and episodes, how to create a safe space for listeners, and the guest that got away.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
Our guest host Louise can be found on Twitter @Tweetingsnail, and on Instagram @yeesnail99And your guests can be reached individually here:
Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we canMedia mentioned in this episode:
Elisabeth the Musical
Tiger King
Duck Tales
Saw
Succession
Remember Me
Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 26 min - 99: Colour Theory with Graham
Yellow and blue makes green! Yellow and blue makes green!
Content warning: this episode contains mentions of bodily functions (urination), mental illness
Editor's note - Graham's audio becomes a bit choppy in the middle of the episode, I have done my best to clean it up, it does return to normal
This week, Graham, sits down with Ally and Nigel for their first episode back to discuss colour theory. In this episode we discuss the difference between colours of light and colours for printers, how to stand out, the importance of saturation, and why brown isn't actually a colour, and it only gets more fucked up from there.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
Graham has no social media he would like to plug, but he would like you to check out his Spotify and his design portfolio (please note: it isn't mobile friendly, so view from a desktop for the best experience)
And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this Google Form and we'll get back to you as soon as we canMedia mentioned in this episode:
Hex Appeal Puzzle by Josie Lewis, published by Buffalo Games
I Love Hue iPhone App
Adobe Capture app
Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
1 hr 22 min - 98: Immersive Theatre with Caleb Zane Huett
Put on your mask and let's get into it
This week, Caleb Zane Huett, children's author, and one of the founders of Haunted Table Games - the company behind the ultra successful Triangle Agency, sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the world of immersive theatre. In this episode we discuss creating immersive spaces, how to find personal experiences in theatres, how to ensure everyone in a TTRPG has a similarly enjoyable time, the world of the Triangle Agency, and we sleep no more.
If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf
You can can find our guest Caleb can be found on Twitter @czaneh and Instagram @czaneh
Haunted Table Games can be found on Twitter @HauntedTable, and on Instagram @hauntedtable
You can visit their website here, join their discord server here, and sign up for their newsletter here
Haunted Table are currently fundraising for their TTRPG The Triangle Agency, check out the campaign and the various rewards on offer at their Kickstarter page now
And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan
Nigel - Twitter: @spicynigel
If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
Thank you so much for listening, you rock!
Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339
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