Hello everyone! We are here with another fascinating episode with the excellent guest Valeria Villegas Lindvall! Researcher of Feminism, horror and visual culture, we discussed and went into the aspects of the 2019 novel Cometierra (Eartheater), by Dolores Reyes.  We talk violence, feminicide, representation and police violence, how art can be intensely political while still being beautiful. It is a painful and horrifying book of even worse stories, so CW for this violence, but a conversation to be had on what these disappearances mean, for the individuals, for society, and what are they really, deeply implicated by capitalism, violence and domination! It is... a lot! But an essential talk to be had, enjoy!!

Find Valeria's work here! MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture https://maifeminism.com/author/valeria-villegas-lindvall/ Screen Queens https://screen-queens.com/tag/valeria-villegas-lindvall/ And on Grim Journal https://anatomyofascream.wordpress.com/grim-2/

 

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Querida Muerte (No Nos Maten), Renee Goust, 2019

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Hello everyone!! This time we are back with another incredible and memorable episode with Pearson Bolt from the impeccable Coffee with Comrades, and once more on Ursula K. Le Guin, this time 1969's "The Left Hand of Darkness"! We chat about gender, science, knowledge, and how sometimes, confronting the difficulties of history, ignorance and this darkness, can be such a liberating force to confront and think of the world! Have fun!! Do go listen to the, technically, first two parts, on teh Dispossessed! https://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-47-brotherhood-begins-in-shared-pain-ft-the-left-page https://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-48-timeless-revolution-ft-the-left-page Check out Coffee with Comrades!!! https://www.coffeewithcomrades.com/ https://www.patreon.com/coffeewithcomrades

 

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: The Planets, op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, Gustav Holt, 1916

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Hello everyone! I am back, this time, with a particularly intense and chaotic book, which you can hopefully also judge whether you want to read it or not, it's JG Ballard's 1970 (Collection of essays? Stories? Novel?) The Atrocity Exhibition! A particularly scathing approach to contemporary American and, in general, neoliberal culture and the machinations of capital. In the episode with Kyle we go from the particularities of punk and technology, through the power of literature and connecting these cultural criticisms to a larger action in the world, to how we Historians behave and feel about it, and some of the most vile behaviours of capital in the present day via the worship of Reagan and the evil Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. There's a lot to it! No wonder we accidentally chatted for nearly 2 hours! Have fun!

Check out and support Kyle's work! Twitter: https://twitter.com/laborkyle Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/laborkyle/videos AGAB Pod: https://soundcloud.com/agabpod Protean Pirate Radio: https://proteanpirateradio.podbean.com/

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Welcome to the Machine, Wish you Were Here, Pink Floyd, 1975

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Hello everyone! In this exciting episode we go back to the roots of the Gothic, all the way to the 18th Century, as we talk of 1777's "The Old English Baron", by Clara Reeve! In this conversation with Dr. Sam Hirst we delve into the Gothic proper, some of its machinations, its origins with Horace Walpole's "Castle of Otranto" and relations of it with this book. Along with talking about class, Theology and the complicated mechanics of inheritance law! Sounds daunting, maybe, but I assure you, it is great fun! Enjoy!!

 

Dr. Sam Hirst's Links and projects: Romancing The Gothic website: https://romancingthegothic.com/ Classes & Author Showcases on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4SzSoF-6Jkza6BNuFka0Q Dr Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RomGothSam

Ko-fi if you can support them, please do: https://ko-fi.com/samhirst Patreon to support them too, although the former is prefereable: https://www.patreon.com/romancingthegothic

 

 

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Prelude in G minor, Op. 23, No. 5, Sergei Rachmaninoff, 1901

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Hello everyone! Welcome to our special 2 year anniversary episode!!! Still unbelievable I've made it this far! The Left Page is my most cherished project right now, and an absolute joy to do!

So I hope you enjoy this special character as we dive into the character of Arsène Lupin in the original stories, the recent show Lupin and even Persona 5! It was really fun to do, and even edit, what do you know? I hope it is an interesting and good episode too, along with a fair celebration of what we've been doing so far, love and solidarity!!

 

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

First background: Beneath the Mask (Instrumental), Persona 5 OST, Atlus Sound Team, 2016 Second background: Gentle Madman, Persona 5 Royal OST, Atlus Sound Team, 2019 Third background: Sunset Bridge, Persona 5 OST, Atlus Sound Team, 2016

Outro Music: Colors Flying High, Persona 5 Royal OTS, Atlus Sound Team, 2019

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to a very special episode! The first one with an author and their own work, this time with CM Rosens' The Crows! A fantastic horror and gothic novel that is just... so fun, so fun! We talked about horror, house ownership, worldbuilding... It was lovely and I hope you can enjoy it too!

You can find more about her work and upcoming projects, including her podcast, launching on the 4th of February on her website and Twitter below! https://cmrosens.com/ https://cmrosens.com/podcast/ https://twitter.com/CMRosens

More info on the fantastic illustrator for the Crows, Thomas Brown https://hopelessvendetta.wordpress.com/

Our outro song is also The Crows Theme Tune! Composed by Gemma Cartmell: https://www.youtube.com/user/gemmaholly007 https://cmrosens.com/2020/12/27/the-crows-theme-tune-by-gemma-cartmell/

Relevant works mentioned: Jacqueline Simpson's Folklore of SussexViv Croot's Salacious Sussex

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Outro Music: The Crows Theme Tune, Gemma Cartmell, 2021

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Hello everyone! In our first episode as per our new way of doing things, I, Frank, have an incredible conversation with RS Benedict of the Rite Gud podcast! We wrap up a special double collab on Kurt Vonnegut, first on Breakfast of Champions for a bonus episode, and now for us with Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death! 

In this excellent episode we talked about memory, war, fiction, how to portray memories and fictionalise the past and even on responsibility as writers! A good primer for this continued format along with an important and great talk all around!

You can find Rite Gud here: https://kittysneezes.com/category/podcast-3/rite-gud/

And their Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ritegud

Definitely recommend supporting them!!

 

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Outro Music: La Valse, Maurice Ravel, 1920

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Hello everyone! This a special announcement from me, Frank, about some changes to the show, what I'm thinking and doing next. Don't you worry, The Left Page will continue strongly no matter what! All in all, I will carry us forward best I can, and I am sure that there will be excellent conversations, talks and ideas! I shall take this as an opportunity, and strive my hardest to do a good show and create excellent content for everyone!

My love and thanks to all of you! Frank

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Hello everyone! This is a short message for all from me Frank, as I consider and think back on 2020 and well... What is still the most important thing, what I'm after, what I need and what I seek. Hope. You can also find the text in full, here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/45634475

Thank you for always listening, caring, and being here, through everything. 2020 would have been much worse without you, here's to more in 2021, to growth, to perseverance and love.

The Left Page

 

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Happy Holidays, a beautiful New Year and Merry Christmas all!! 2020 is almost done, but we are not! As a Holiday special we present to you a particularly festive story from Socialist writer and academic China Miéville! We are finally back, after too many technical and health issues, but back! We talked about copyright and Disney being evil, the idea of literature having greater potency than theory, and the necessity to do things! As such, here are recommendations and references mentioned on the episode! All of them are incredible and worth a listen: The short story: http://socialistreview.org.uk/291/tis-season

Coffee with Comrades: https://www.coffeewithcomrades.com/ https://coffeewithcomrades.com/episode-50-fuck-theory-do-shit

Horror Vanguard (with Jon & Ash): https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500

Labor Kyle's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwzzq8hVdFjcNw_I9wZrVQ

All Gamers Are Bastards: https://soundcloud.com/agabpod

The Magnificast: https://soundcloud.com/themagnificast

Protean Pirate Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/protean-pirate-radio/id1508589426

Protean Mag: https://proteanmag.com/

Working People Pod: https://workingpeople.libsyn.com/

Rebel Steps: https://rebelsteps.com/

Srsly Wrong: https://srslywrong.com/

Working Class History: https://workingclasshistory.com/

Little Red School House: https://littleredschoolhouse.libsyn.com/

Rite Gud: https://kittysneezes.com/category/podcast-3/rite-gud/

Red Menace: https://redmenace.libsyn.com/

And of course, RevLeftRadio: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/

 

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Intro Music: The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1892

Outro Music: Christmas Eve / Sarajevo, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Christmas Eve and Other Stories, 1996

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