Hello everyone!!

In this new HBM episode we are joined by a very special guest, as we dive into a very peculiar movie, Darren Aronofsky's 2014 film, Noah! Join us as we talk biblical narrative, Christian & Jewish narratives, and the odd thing that comes with adapting a story such as Noah's!

It's a very fun one, and we hope you enjoy it as well!

And do check out Justin over on Library Punk!

https://www.librarypunk.gay

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

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!!

For this month's Left Page episode we talk about Victor LaValle's book "The Ballad of Black Tom"! an excellent story inspired by Lovecraft's own "Horror at Red Hook", but actually engaging with the racism, the xenophobia and more in a truly great way.

So do join us as we talk about cosmic horror, Lovecraft, and the possibility of crossing the gap between humanity and the absolute unknown!

Enjoy!

Also, do check out both the episode we did with CM Rosens and her own spooky and cosmic writings!

Episode 31 - Gothic Houses & Horrors. w/ CM Rosens' The Crows

https://linktr.ee/cmrosens 

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!

In this new HBM we once again have one of our favourite special guests, Kyle! In this Leon and Kyle episode we dive into the very popular HBO show and adaptation The Last of Us!

We find plenty to talk about in terms of media, the idea of "end of the world", queerness, of course, and even the ideas of hope and utopianism both from the show and what we can think from it. A wonderful time with a wonderful guest.

Enjoy!

Here's the relevant AGAB pod and Profane illuminations links:

https://twitter.com/agabpod

https://youtu.be/qMrO-U2nrEo

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

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!!

For this month's episode we are joined by a Brazilian friend and scholar, Arthur Maia, to talk about George R.R. Martin, Ursula K. Le Guin, Science Fiction, and how they both create stories, communicate ideas, alongside their differences and the things they do both good and bad! So join us as we take the story "And Seven Times Never Kill Man!" as a jumping point and talk about so much more!

Enjoy!

Arthur Maia is a Brazilian researcher and PhD student dedicated to Science Fiction and Narratology, and is currently working on GRRM's SF in hid "Thousand Worlds" expanded story universe! He is also a contributor to the A Song of Ice and Fire Brazilian fan site Gelo & Fogo (Ice & Fire) and is a part of two different podcasts, one on Martin's work and another on Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles, both in Portuguese:

https://www.geloefogo.com

https://www.geloefogo.com/cancoespodcast

https://twitter.com/os4cantos

And you can find him on Twitter: @GRRMdidnowrong

And, of course, Sean Guynes' essay Frank mentions in the episode "Sexual Violence in Le Guin's The Dispossessed: Toward an Interpretation"

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!!

We kick off April episodes with this *simple* investigation into the Mass Effect Trilogy! We think about both its representations and SF ideas, alongside the main elements of the series as games themselves.

It's a lot to talk about, and 3 games in 1 show, but it's still a good and fun time as we think about creating SF stories and videogames, and what, indeed, can be a good story.

Have fun!!

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

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!!

For this month's extra HBM episode we have an odd one. This time we dove into the  utterly terrible IGN list of Top 100 Games of All Time. It's awful.

So we took the opportunity to talk about it!

About what games and ideas we enjoy the most in games, the ills of ranking and the dangerous subjective swamp, all while having fun and complaining about this absolutely terrible list.

Great fun all round! Enjoy!

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

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone! Really excited to share this month's Left Page episode with you all!

In this month's Left Page show we are joined by Kayte, from the Crimes of the Future episode, to chat about this curious and fascinating book by Lisa Robertson, "The Baudelaire Fractal"! We talk poetry, literature, dandies, feminism and history in this great episode!

Enjoy this strange and great chat with another wonderful guest, have fun!

Do check out Kayte and their work!

https://twitter.com/kayteterry

http://www.kayteterry.com

https://linktr.ee/fangspodcast

Please support our Patreon if you're interested and want access to early content and the bonus Reading Corners! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage 

Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!

It is finally time for us to talk about a Paradox game, and Crusader Kings, no less! We dive into the intricacies of Medieval History, its (mis)representations and the difficult effort of creating a historical game, with the added challenge of it being a grand strategy game like this one.

All in all, a fun and very intricate episode on how we look at history, how do we create things based on it, and the specific elements of the Medieval Period. And, of course, the roleplay chaos and brilliance that is Crusader Kings!

Have fun!

As we mentioned, do check out Dr. Eleanor Janega's Podcast "We're Not So Different"

https://www.patreon.com/wnsdpod

https://twitter.com/wnsdpod

And her new book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-once-and-future-sex-going-medieval-on-women-s-roles-in-society-eleanor-janega/18507010?ean=9780393867817

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

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!!

Welcome to a special bonus HBM episode for February! And an excellent collab at that, with Kayte, of the Fangs for the Memories Podcast!!

She joins Leon to chat about the latest David Cronenberg film "Crimes of the Future"! It is a deep dive into body horror, climate catastrophe, and even some psychoanalysis in this strange and excellent movie where one can find utopian hope even in the most gruesome and visceral capitalist nightmare!

Have fun!

Do check out Kayte and their work!

https://twitter.com/kayteterry

http://www.kayteterry.com

https://linktr.ee/fangspodcast

Please support our Patreon if you're interested and want access to early content and the bonus Reading Corners! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage 

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

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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Hello everyone!!!

Welcome to the 4 year anniversary episode of The Left Page!!! Can you believe we've been running this for that long?!

To celebrate our wonderful show we tackle this great and big book, Babel by R. F. Kuang! A novel of colonialism, violence, imperialism, and even the resistances to it! A very special and fun episode, as we talk about all things Empire once more, diving into a new one and absolutely special topic of ours, languages and translations!!

We hope you enjoy this special show, and here's to 4 more years of doing good podcasting!!!

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Downtime, Vistas, Miracle of Sound, 2014 -> Check out his Bandcamp! https://miracleofsound.bandcamp.com/

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