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J David Osborne joins us once more, this time to talk about his new psychedelic cyberpunk epic novel, Gods Fare No Better. 

We talked about spirituality, cyberpunk, science fiction, and the impact of various media on JDO's work, as well as book marketing strategies, industry challenges, and the importance of creativity and playfulness in literature and art.

Buy Gods Fare No Better here:

https://ronintrash.bigcartel.com/product/gods-fare-no-better

or here:

https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Fare-Better-David-Osborne-ebook/dp/B0F2GXQGRZ?ref_=ast_author_mpb

And the discussion continues over on Patreon where we talk about one of the novel's main influences, Cyberpunk 2077. To listen, go to https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit

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This week, we chat about an ancient classic, Medea by the Athenian tragedian Euripides. 

We also discuss Lars Von Trier's 1988 TV movie adaptation of the play, written by Carl Theodor Dreyer.

Sini also published a well-received essay on men reading books on podcasts at Unherd, which you can read here: 

https://unherd.com/2025/04/the-literary-man-isnt-dead/

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This week, a triple crosspost collaboration with Agitator and Bistro Californium, where we discuss the remasters of the Legacy of Kain videogame series. We talk about the game's mechanics, story progression, incredible voice acting and sound design, character development, themes of free will, spiritualism, and the liminal space between analog and digital technology and much more.

Subscribe to Agitator here: https://www.patreon.com/c/agitator/

Subscribe to Bistro Californium here: https://www.patreon.com/c/BistroCalifornium/

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This week, we have compiled all four episodes of our Book of the New Sun series we did in 2023 into one massive 8.5 hour journey. Join Sini, J David Osborne and Kelby Losack as they unpack Gene Wolfe's masterwork of science fiction.

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We're celebrating 100 episodes of the Getting Lit Podcast by talking about a few Jorge Luis Borges stories: The Library of Babel, Three Versions of Judas, The House of Asterion, and Borges And I.

We talk about infinity, intellectualism, mythology. We also touched on the challenges of creating a public persona as a writer, a few movie opinions, and the podcast's 100 episode milestone.

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This week, it's a bit of a buffet!

We chat about two Aleister Crowley short stories: The Drug, and The Stratagem. Before he was a famous occultist, Crowley wrote some fiction, so we thought we'd try it out. To get a much more extensive dive into Crowley, check out Art of Darkness' episode on his life: https://artofdarkpod.com/aleister-crowley-the-sewer-of-creation/

We also chat about "brodernism", the latest literary world concept to cause a fuss in "online lit." The article featuring this hideous portmanteau can be found here: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/against-high-brodernism/

Fresta also lets us know what he thought about the Deadwood movie (2019).

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On this episode, we chat with Masha about the Soviet science fiction novel Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

Russian nihilism and existentialism, Soviet censorship, the unique flavour of Soviet-era science fiction, how to say slurs in Russian and more.

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And Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/t3lk4/

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This episode we talk about Julio Cortazar's short story, The Southern Thruway, about a traffic jam that turns into a community. We chat about the concept of the "fantastic" in literature, our experiences driving in Italy and Vietnam, and gave our expert opinion on the complexities of Russian politics and the portrayal of Putin.

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Fresta and Sini talk about what they've been reading, watching, playing lately. Also talk about how some internet "personalities" get on podcasts with voice disguisers because "The Feds" are after them.

This episode is paywalled. Go to https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit to get the full version.

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Our discussion with the Rare Candy boys about Michael Hanson's Mind Webs continues. We talk radio, podcasting, audio dramas vs audiobooks vs what Mind Webs is doing.

Listen to Mind Webs here: https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410

Normally, the Back Matter episode is paywalled, but we all feel so passionate about this stuff, we thought we should have it out in the world for free. Enjoy!

To get access to the full archive, plus the special aftershow Back Matter, subscribe at http://www.patreon.com/GettingLit

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