As with most pieces of great literature, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is many things simultaneously. It is an exquisite ghost story, a prime example of the “unreliable narrator” in short fiction, a psychologically astute depiction of a descent into madness, and a legendary piece of 19th century feminist writing. For this reading, … Continue reading "Ep. No. 26 — The Eighth Song: “The Yellow Wallpaper”"

Ep. No. 26 — The Eighth Song: “The Yellow Wallpaper”

The Counter Esperanto Podcast: Tangents about Twin Peaks is the work of Karl Eckler and Jubel Brosseau, and represents their first foray into podcasting about their Weird interests.  This is not a recap podcast (there are plenty of those), spoilers abound as Jubel and Karl discuss the Twin Peaks mythos as a whole, generally working backwards from Mark Frost’s new book The Secret History of Twin Peaks.

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Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Merry Yule, everyone. Today, just in time for us to call it a Christmas gift to you, we present just a taste of our Super Secret Project that we’ve been cooking up for over a year now, one which we have given the provisional title, “Project Mercy Seat.” We don’t … Continue reading "Ep. No. 46 Just a Taste of the Elixir: a “Project Mercy Seat” Teaser"

Ep. No. 46 Just a Taste of the Elixir: a “Project Mercy Seat” Teaser

The Last of Us series of games on Playstation did a great deal to promote serious consideration of the medium as a true narrative art form. The performances, the attention to detail in building its characters and world, and especially the writing and directing from Neil Druckmann and others gave a story that players are … Continue reading "Ep. No. 45 HBO’s The Last of Us, and the Terrifying Power of Love"

Ep. No. 45 HBO’s The Last of Us, and the Terrifying Power of Love

2022 was something of an experiment for Karl and Jubel, and we believe it was a resounding success. We’ve always talked about wanting to incorporate more interviews into the mix, so we did five consecutive interview episodes exploring Twin Peaks: The Return. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to John Thorne, Rob King, John … Continue reading "Ep. No. 44 Twin Peaks: The Return Rewatch Wrap-up"

Ep. No. 44 Twin Peaks: The Return Rewatch Wrap-up

This episode marks the last in a series of five episodes following our re-watch of Twin Peaks: The Return, which feature guests each of whom bring a unique and thorough perspective to the puzzling, beautiful, haunting, heartbreaking, harrowing and frustrating text that is Twin Peaks. Karl and I would love to offer our deepest thanks … Continue reading "Counter Esperanto Podcast: Tangents About Twin Peaks: The Return Part 5"

Counter Esperanto Podcast: Tangents About Twin Peaks: The Return Part 5

This is the next in our series of revisits of Twin Peaks: The Return. This time we are happy today to have with us author, teacher, and co-host of The Bicks Podcast (Formerly Bickering Peaks), Lindsay Stamhuis. We begin by covering Parts 13-16, but we branch out and talk about the series as a whole. … Continue reading "Counter Esperanto Podcast: Tangents About Twin Peaks: The Return Part 4"

Ep. No. 26 — The Eighth Song: “The Yellow Wallpaper”

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