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Hello everyone!!

Joined by good friend Jon, of Horror Vanguard, as we talk about one of the books of all time, Moby Dick, or The Whale, by Herman Melville!

Come along as we discover why this book is everything, how it fits into the larger body of American Literature, and how the threats and consequences of individualism are ever-present. Oh, and of course: how this is a phenomenally gay book indeed.

Enjoy!

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Intro Credits: Ultralounge, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Outro Credits: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

Time for us to talk about one of the bigger and better releases of the year, and a kind of horror movie, no less, it's Sinners!

Come along as we go into how the film represents music and culture, how it frames the ideas of religion and "sinning", and, obviously, the institutional practices of racism, colonialism and oppression. There's a LOT to talk about, and we certainly do!

Enjoy!

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Intro Music: Home, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

Time to wrap up the Witcher Saga proper!! As we go over this series in things we hadn't yet covered last time!

We dive into the sense of History and Myth established, some other relationships and the fellowship functions themselves, and some of our general thoughts on the Witcher and the Saga! We mark it here for the books, we are (probably) finished!

Enjoy!!

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Intro Credits: Ultralounge, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Outro Credits: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

We are back with some more Star Wars, and of the best kind, with the second season of Andor!

There's been a lot of talk on Andor lately, and having done an episode for the first season, we were not going to let it pass us by.

So join us, as we dive into what makes this such a compelling show (amidst flaws, as we talk about them too), critiquing a great deal of liberal hypocrisies, having a rather nuanced understanding of violence, all while never conceding that "maybe the fascists aren't so bad", no. With Andor, we can see a representation of antifascist struggle that goes leaps and bounds to critiquing empire and the horror of fascism throughout.

Simply enough: what if pop culture was just good?

Enjoy!

And as we mentioned it, check out good friend Jon's text on Andor!

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/andor-shows-us-what-popular-culture-could-be

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Intro Music: Home, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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We found something else.

Frank talks about the videogame SEASON: A Letter to the Future. It has problems when it talks about History. It's worth talking about.

Thank you.

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Hello everyone!!

The time has come!! Now that both of us have read the Witcher Saga books, it's time to finally return to this universe and talk about them!

However, it being a rather involved story and universe, alongside comprising 5 books, we decided to make two episodes but discussing the whole Saga.

In this first part we dive into some of the relationships of Ciri, Geralt and Yennefer, how the story's form has changed since the short story collections, we spend time talking about the villains, and some of the dynamics of power and mob violence depicted. And there's still lots more to come!

Enjoy!

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Intro Credits: Ultralounge, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Outro Credits: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone.

The time has come to face our enemy once more. Yuval Noah Harari wrote another book, so we dive into how it is, indeed, a torment of pain and horror.

We try to fathom how Harari misunderstands History, historical practice, information, institutions, religion, power, science fiction, AI etc etc. There is very little accurate in this book, and yet, it seems to be rather successful in its nonsense.

As we interweave some of the MANY ways this book misrepresents reality, we try to get into what Harari understands and believes, and how he's still terrible in it.

We suffer, but for your enjoyment! Have fun!

Check out Justin's stuff! Including his new show!

http://librarypunk.gay/

The Preacher and the Slave

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Hello everyone!!

We have a special episode with a great guest! In order to talk about the magnificent show The Wire (2002-2008) we bring along Oli Mould, professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London!

In this episode we dive into this destructive institution that is the police, alongside a few others. All while understanding how the show interweaves its characters, environment and narrative that is always aware of the sociological, the psychological and the personal.

There is nothing quite like The Wire, and we have to talk about how it is still relevant for understanding the militarization of the US and its police, and plenty plenty more.

Enjoy!

Check out the article we mentioned by Oli!

https://tacity.co.uk/2024/12/16/american-tv-and-post-9-11-political-imaginaries-24-the-west-wing-and-the-wire/

And Oli's TikTok & BlueSky!

https://www.tiktok.com/@olimouldt=ZG-8wVtptq6hGb&r=1

https://bsky.app/profile/olimould.bsky.social

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Intro Music: Home, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

The time has come. We finish our first long-term game series! Dragon Age has come to an end as we understand it. Let's talk about The Veilguard, with good friend Holly!

It is a sad time, as we go over some of the many failings of The Veilguard, its faults in production, writing, execution... And yet, all boiling down to a rather generic game (and failing even at that), that is quite unrecognizable from the Dragon Age series, even in its lowest points before.

So come along for the ride, as we close the book and lay out our memorial service for this once rather unique, and damn right phenomenal, videogame series.

Enjoy!

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Intro Music: Home, by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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