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Hello everyone!!

To kick off 2024 we consider some of our different plans for the pods, our big ideas and the things we have in store!

And, of course, we chat a bit about upcoming media we're interested in, some which interests us and some which uhhh concerns/frustrates us. It's a new year with a whole lot more to read, watch, play, and talk about!

Have fun, and hapy new year!

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

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

To finally wrap up 2023, we stop for a moment and think back on both the things we saw/watched/played and even recorded this year, to review how it went.

And overall, we're pretty happy with what we've done and are planning to do next year!!

Thank you so much for a great year, especially, especially our Patrons, and here's to another fun and full of great conversations 2024!

Thank you and see you soon!

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

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!

For our final 2023 Left Page episode, we are joined by Jay, of LibraryPunk and Tender Subject fame to talk about the "original dark academia text" Donna Tartt's The Secret History!

It's a wonderful send off of 2023 as we dive into what "dark academia" is and can be, the bad writing of novels, the characterization of terrible characters, and how rich people are always terrible!

Enjoy!

Jay's Good Dark Academia recs:

- If We Were Villains, M. L. Rio, 2017

- Vita Nostra, Marina & Sergey Dyachenko, 2018

Check out Jay's work elsewhere!

LibraryPunk

Tender Subject

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus, 2016

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Hello everyone!

As we round out the year, we have some very fun shows to share, and here we are with one of our favourite games this year: Armored Core VI!

Nevermind the From Software bias, we do find plenty to talk about in regards to the destructive nature of the mech-economy, how characterization functions in this wonderfully fun game, and how inescapable the capitalist realist mech-economy might really be. Dark and fun throughout, enjoy our last videogame episode of 2023!

Have fun!

And if you'd like to check out some of the lore stuff from Armored Core and the likes, we recommend:

VaatiVidya's Series Playthrough

AesirAesthetics Series Analysis

Sinclair Lore's Armored Core Videos

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

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

As we wrap up November we talk about a game we encourage you NOT to play! And yet, there's still plenty interesting, and plenty important, to talk about regardless. So join us as we talk about another game in Bioware's roster, it's Dragon Age II!

A somewhat timely discussion, given the many layoffs in Bioware and just how the politics in this game can be so quintessentially liberal, and awful. All in all, we get on the relevant point of how to stand and the need to stand, aside from centrist bulshitting nonsense. So come along as we dissect some of the frustrating and plain awful aspects of this game.

Enjoy!

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

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

Because the Horrors are neverending, we have Leslie from Fangs for the Memorieeeeeees! To chat with us about Analogue Horror!

In this more conceptually focused episode we go into what is Analogue Horror, the relationship of horror with form, media and technology. And to top it off, we go into one of the best things about this genre, the meeting place of nostalgia and horror, as we consider that nostalgia may not be all rose-tinted glasses and might indeed share some unnerving aspects to it!

Have fun!

Check out Leslie and Fangs for the Memorieeeeeeees!

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Some relevant links about our conversation:

Nostalgia: Why we miss everything (video)

Cottagecore, the Digital Revolution, and the Age of Imagination (video)

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

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

For this first episode of November we have a very special show on our hands! We are talking about Marge Piercy's 1976 Utopian novel, Woman on the Edge of Time!

And to do that, we invited on Brazilian researcher, translator, professor, and friend, Dr. Elton Furlanetto of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)! Elton translated the first ever Brazilian edition of the novel, released earlier this year, and helped make this a phenomenal episode!

To talk about this novel and the Communal Utopianism it presents us we spoke about the distinct realities of the lived 1970s as a marginalized Mexican-American woman and the contrast to a utopian society, we delved into the cultural representations of present and future, alongisde many ways in which this book expands the ideas of what a utopia can and should be, and how we can work toward it in our lives.

A fascinating and fun episode, we hope you enjoy this special conversation and book as well! Have fun!

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Intro Music: Gymnopédie Nº1, Erik Satie, 1888

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus, 2016

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Hello everyone!!

As a slightly late Halloween bonus episode we have a fantastic chat about Vampires! It's Netflix's Castlevania show!

We talk about how we do or don't relate to vampires, our interest in them, and how it can be the people and their own independent actions with and against vampires that can ellicit the most of our interest and sympathies. So join us as we explore the merits and faults of our favourite, and not so favourite, Vamps!

Have fun!!

Check out Jay's work elsewhere!

LibraryPunk

Tender Subject

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

Outro Music: Leve Palestina, Spartacus

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Hello everyone!!

As is tradition for Spooky Month, we have dragged our favourite co-ghosts to chat with us! And in this episode we ask the following question: what is scarier than forms?

Very little, we find! As we are once again talking about Franz Kafka, and this time, we're talking about the Law and, of course, punishment. It is the very thrilling, and scary, novel of The Trial! By all means join us four as we dive into alienation under capitalism, what is or can be The Law, and how it is, obviously, terrible under capitalism as well!

Enjoy!!

Do check out and support the Horror Vanguard!

https://horrorvanguard.com

https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard/posts

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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 spooky month with an excellent collab, as Leon is joined by Jay and Kayte of Tender Subject and other pods, to talk about the 2016 horror film The Neon Demon.

It is an excellent conversation about the question of "style over substance" and its related issue in terms of the industry, while also considering objects of desire placed in it. All while, of course, talking of queer theory, and in this case the depictions of bad queer people.

A great start to October with great guests to get the spooky set right! Enjoy!

As mentioned: https://medium.com/@elisacatrina/the-neon-demon-and-feminist-blasphemy-or-why-lesbian-necrophilia-is-sometimes-a-good-thing-62c007df2720

Check out Jay and Kayte's work elsewhere!

LibraryPunk

Fangs for the Memories

And of course: Tender Subject

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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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