Tender Subject

Guys, are cars bad? We ask this and so many other important questions as we dig deep under the hood of Julia Ducournau's oil slicked film, Titane with writer Sophie Lewis (@reproutopia) We're talking about abjection, family abolition, gender fluidity and what it means to f*ck a car. Let's ride! 

Sources referenced:

Return of the Monstrous-Feminine: Feminist New Wave Cinema by Barbara Creed

"A New Humanity: Interview with Titane's Writer/Director Julia Ducournau" The Final Girls

Where to find Sophie:

Press play on your PJ Harvey cassette tape, we are talking about season 1 of Yellowjackets with writer Madeline Lane-McKinley! We dissect themes of adolescence, maenadism, fandom and ‘90s culture. Plus! Are teenage girls really that mean? Is there enough cannibalism in Yellowjackets or just enough? 

Buy Madeline’s book Comedy Against Work here 

Pre-order Fag/Hag here soon! 

And look out for Solidarity with Children here soon! 

This week, Kayte and Jay are joined by Jon from Horror Vanguard and we are back in the world of Hannibal Lecter! We talk about Ridley Scott's 2001 movie Hannibal and the Thomas Harris novel (1999) of the same name. On the menu: Dante! Opera! Hannibal shopping! Florence! Surveillance and Mediation! 

"A Postmodern Reproduction of Dante Alighieri's Exile" by Antonio Sanna

"“A very well-tailored person suit” Hannibal Lecter as Genderqueer American Gothic Cannibal" by Alena Kiel

Writer, worker and agitator Vicky Osterweil joins us this week to talk about the 1999 horror western dark comedy (?) Ravenous! Come along with us as we head out to the snowy wilds of the Western mountains; we talk Wendigos, colonizers, monstrous gays, the myth of the "noble frontiersman" and bravery. Also, a bananas soundtrack by Michael Nyman and Damon Alburn!

Buy Vicky's book, In Defense of Looting 

Stay tuned for Vicky's new book The Extended Universe (2025) with Haymarket Books, which is about Disney movies, intellectual property, and franchise cinema.

Hello Sapphic sickos! It's a femme extravaganza this week on Tender Subject as we are joined by Mae of the Ladykillers pod and Beth of Kayte's polycule to talk about Love Lies Bleeding! We talk about service tops, muscle mommies, Macho Sluts and giant women! Plus, is the end of the film real or fantasy and does it matter?

This week, Kayte and new co-host Dave Maher are talking about David Cronenberg’s earliest features, Shivers and Rabid. We dish about sexual repression, white flight, zombies and wonder what it would be like if the United States funded arts and culture. 

Sources we referenced: 

“Film Bodies: Gender, Genre and Excess” by Linda Williams 

“A Mindless Orgy: Liberation and Monstrosity in Cronenberg’s Body Horror“ by Sam Moore

”David Cronenberg’s Dreams and Nightmares” by Adam Nayman

We are joined by Donovan and Audrey from Radio Free Tote Bag to talk about the Netflix Zombie show, Santa Clarita Diet! We talk about the origins of zombies, the Capitalist hoard and what to do if your partner is undead. 

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Eating the Rich: why aren’t we doing it yet? This week we are Joined by Luisa Diez from Why You Mad to dish over the “Eat the Rich” movie trend. We talk Saltburn, The Menu, and Triangle of Sadness plus, Luisa has an “Eat the Rich” movie Taxonomy! 

Eat the Rich: The Evolution of a Slogan

https://wearethemutants.com/2020/02/13/eat-the-rich-the-evolution-of-a-slogan/

The Movie Industry’s Confused “Eat the Rich” Fantasy by Sam Adler-Bell

https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/the-movie-industrys-confused-eat-the-rich-fantasy.html

Selling Yourself for Pretzel Sticks: Masculine Crisis in the Dystopian Triangle of Sadness

https://blindfieldjournal.com/2022/12/05/whoring-yourself-for-pretzel-sticks-masculine-crisis-in-the-dystopian-triangle-of-sadness/

Find Luisa at https://twitter.com/luisadieznuts 

Follow us on Twitter @tender_subject and on Instagram @tendersubjectpod

We're also on Bluesky @tendersubject.bsky.social

Art by Anya R. Hueing

Music by @coffin_flops

Leòn from The Left Page and Here Be Media joins us again to discuss season 2 of everyone's favorite queer cannibal show: Hannibal! 

Find Leòn (and Frank) wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/leftpagehbm

Follow us on Twitter @tender_subject and on Instagram @tendersubjectpod

We're also on Bluesky @tendersubject.bsky.social

Art by Anya R. Hueing

Music by @coffin_flops

Saddle up that celestial cow, we're talking about origin myths. 

Media mentioned: 

Crecganford video: https://youtu.be/Cgku-koMiLM?si=YJCZtg64whw5vQiy

Patai (1967) The Hebrew Goddess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hebrew_Goddess

Wakeman (1969). https://www.jstor.org/stable/3263723?casa_token=4KQFNyu0U8kAAAAA%3ASMiTgV4YZTO_-XS013hZaXBv9-su2WO3lpnb2G1mEzyyTKrGiq27Ww0rJG8pbbD7ezmdUWYJ1-Lpb_HCO8WmqStxO-kcBAE0KiyeO27uPSftzMkpyQ

Listen to Justin (and Jay!) on the librarypunk podcast, wherever fine podcasts are distributed. You can find them at librarypunk.gay, or on Bluesky and Twitter @librarypunk.

Oh, and we have a discord! https://discord.gg/RsxRZ3TA9 

Follow us on Twitter @tender_subject and on Instagram @tendersubjectpod

We're also on Bluesky @tendersubject.bsky.social

Art by Anya R. Hueing

Music by @coffin_flops