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It's A Death Sentence

Carrie Smith and Emma Skipp

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Welcome to its a death sentence, this podcast is hosted by Carrie and Emma, two 40 something Women taking a deep dive into all the facets of death, dying and the afterlife. This is a satirical look at taboo subjects and the mystery that death is shrouded in. The hosts use an informal setting to talk about their own experiences of death and invite guests to share theirs. Please be advised there will be bad language, sensitive subject matters and humour, if you are easily offended this is not ...
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We Welcomed primrose hospice to the podcast for a fascinating discussion on death and dying. The ladies from primrose hospice were thoughtful, funny and insightful about death and dealing with people who are facing a death sentence. It was so interesting to get the perspective of those who are faced with the very realness of death on a daily basis.…
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The Kazuo Ishiguro season continues with maybe his least known, maybe his least liked work: Nocturnes. Sitting between the mega-hit Never Let Me Go and the critical blockbuster The Buried Giant, this book is often overlooked and, maybe, it kind of deserves to be? But first, we talk GAMING - specifically Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 and The Hundred …
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In this episode we meet Laura, a young beauty business owner who talks about the loss of her mother and moving on with life after loss at a young age. Laura discusses her spirituality and the answer to that age old question what happens when we die?? Some bad langauge from the outset, not suitable for younger listeners.#Death #Lifeafterdeath #Grief…
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Are books... dangerous? A lot of people think so, from Moms For Liberty to the mostly-imaginary internet spectre of the censorious Puriteen. Lyta Gold joins us to talk about which books are most dangerous and which might be able to redeem the act of reading.Theme tune by Caina: https://cainaband.bandcamp.com/Danger is our Patreon's middle name: htt…
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This episode we welcome Helen Tomblin and Jess Allan from Brum YODO as we start the wind up to the A matter of life and death festival Birmingham. This festival takes place every year in May during Dying Matters Awareness Week which is celebrated nationally. A fascinating and funny interview with a twist- we loved talking to these ladies. To take p…
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The podcast welcomes Nyla this week as she talks openly about the sad loss of her husband after a short lived illness. Nyla has a frank and open conversation about getting use to the new normal, things moving on after death and what happens when we die. #death #standuptocancer #afterlife #grief #griefjourney #thisisgrief #loss #love #itsadeathsente…
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In this episode we look at laughter , the funny parts of dealing with death. We explore how sometimes serious things can be funny, and how people can use laughter to cope with grief. Adult themes and satire from the start, not ment to cause offence.#Death #Afterlife #itsadeathsentence #Grief @Rickygervais #jimcarrey #Goodgrief #thenewnormal…
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Eden and Langdon both exist (maybe) and with this snippet of existence, they discuss the historiography of the Paris Commune on the left and suggest a proper position (empathy) towards its hopes and failures.Then, they discuss the beautiful and problematic "Five Ways to Forgiveness" by Ursula K. Le Guin, a short story suite about slavery, feminism,…
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Olga Tokarczuk's first book since winning the Nobel prize in Literature is deeply feminist folk-horror with more than a little influence from Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain. Is it just a fun ghost story or a warning about how the Male Loneliness Epidemic(tm) will end in tragedy. More importantly, does Langdon yearn for the production lines?…
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This episode looks at the sadness we all face when dealing with grief and loss of a loved one, we focus on the pain of life returning to the new normal. Adult themes and bad language throughout, not suitable for younger listeners. Satire from the outset. #Death #itsadeathsentence #Grief #Afterlife #Thenewnormal…
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In this episode we talk to a young woman about the sad loss of losing her mother to cancer and how she deals with her ongoing grief. Faye talks about her spirituality and coping techniques. #Death #Afterlife #standuptocancer #Grief #BudwigFoundation #Thisisgrief #Itsadeathsentenceעל ידי it's a death sentence.com
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In this episode we meet our hosts, Carrie and Emma. Carrie interviews Emma about her experience of death, grief and the afterlife and what it means to her specifically. This podcast explores the unanswered questions we are all left with after death and the loss of a loved one, contains adult themes, some bad language and satire from the outset.…
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In this episode we continue to get to know our hosts, Emma interviews Carrie about life, death and her feelings about working with the deceased. This podcast looks at death and the mystery that surrounds it. Adult themes, some bad language and satire from the outset. #Death #Afterlife #Grief #Life #Its-a-death-sentence.…
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This time around, Langdon and Eden discuss what can be done in our personal lives, regardless of the potential for a revolution or any feelings of hope and despair.Then, they dive into the mesmerizing verse-prose of Jason Guriel's Forgotten Work, a novel in heroic couplets about the power of music, obsession, cult followings, and sick teleportation…
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One of the greatest fantasy epics of the 21st century ends here, with Alex Pheby's mind-bending Waterblack. We go in-depth into the trilogy and the surprising inspirations behind its central themes. Also, Skibidi Toilet.Music by Homeskin: https://homeskin.bandcamp.com/track/blood-to-diskTheme tune by Caïna: https://cainaband.bandcamp.com/…
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Ready to get DAMP? Sophie Sleigh-Johnson's Code: Damp explores fucked Anglo vibes through the work of sitcom legend Leonard Rossiter, star of Rising Damp and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.Buy it from Repeater Books here: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/code-damp-an-esoteric-guide-to-british-sitcoms/…
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Y'all ready to get DELEUZIAN? Victoria Brooks' Silicon God is a goopy, rhizomatic book about time mistresses from the future and a bunch of stuff that we definitely can't talk about here.Music by Phrenelith: https://phrenelith.bandcamp.com/album/ashen-wombעל ידי DEATH // SENTENCE
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Why is Guan Yu so powerful? Which Universal Movie Monster tastes best? How can you get somebody to enjoy Brutal Death Metal? Will Communism win? Our audience has asked all of these questions and many more, and we tackle them all with our trademark professionalism and focus.Music by Wrekmeister HarmoniesTheme tune by Caina.…
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Langdon is joined in the Wizard's Tower by Kayte Terry of Tender Subject and Jon Greenaway of Horror Vanguard to discuss Robert Eggers' tale of a Dracula trapped in a world he never made, looking for love in all the wrong places.Music by Ambrose Akinmusireעל ידי DEATH // SENTENCE
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Langdon and Eden tackle linear time and how World War II, and its retellings, fit in with our cultural memories of the past.Then, they dive into the fragmented, gorgeous, and shocking Unknown Language, a tale shifting rapidly between alternative presents, futures, holy wars, love, and violence, all through the inimitable and kaleidoscopic lens of H…
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Kazuo Ishiguro season keeps on truckin' into 2005's Never Let Me Go, perhaps his most widely read and equally widely loved novels. There are brain-donor clones drawing dank pepes, Ruth being a total b-word and -even though we are 100% anti-worldbuilding- some bad worldbuilding.Music by Skagos: https://skagos.bandcamp.com/album/chariot-sun-blazing…
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ENTER THE WIZARD'S TOWER with this episode in which we stretch the concept of a 'text' to breaking point by talking about a film- specifically 2024's The Substance. Joined by comedian Jake Flores and Tender Subject host Kayte Terry, will we survive the intricate mind maze of feminist discourse?על ידי DEATH // SENTENCE
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This time around, Langdon and Eden dive into the question of geo-political narratives and the stories we tell ourselves, specifically about the "American Century" and it's dubious decline.Then, they dive deep into Oh God, the Sun Goes, the debut novel by David Connor. State of mind, Pynchon-esque misconnections, hazy realities, and the power of the…
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In the early 20th century Henri Bergson was a rockstar of philosophy, able to pack lecture halls and create the first ever traffic jam on Broadway. Today he's virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, and Dr. Emily Herring is aiming to fix that with her book Herald of a Restless World.Music by Lowen: https://lowen.bandcamp.com/album/do-not-g…
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John Trefry's Massive is 764 pages of the densest post-everything literary noise possible, a monolith that you don't read, you move through. There's absolutely no way to describe it and it's brilliant.Buy it from Asterism here: https://asterismbooks.com/product/massiveMusic by Sunrise Patriot Motion: https://sunrisepatriotmotion.bandcamp.com/album/…
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This time around, Gareth and Eden are joined by Marijam Did to discuss her excellent research into the revolutionary and reactionary potentials, avenues, and practices of the video games industry! The three talk the COVID boom and bust, professionalizing esports as a practice of capitalism, and games under future communism!Music played:Solar Wimp -…
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CW FOR BASICALLY EVERYTHINGCharlene Elsby is one of the most renowned literary horror writers out there right now, and her two most recent books, the novel Violent Faculties (Clash Books) and short story collection (House of Vlad) are both incredibly intelligent and utterly horrific.Music by Gutless: https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hi…
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This time around, Eden is joined by Kyle Winkler, author of Grasshands and, more recently, the cosmic horror, punk-infused, metal-slinging tale of a biker who refuses to go quietly. They talk violence, revenge, metal as aesthetics, and more!Music played:Dance with the Dead - Neon Cross https://dancewiththedead.bandcamp.com/track/neon-cross-feat-bra…
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Talia Lavin joins us to talk about her new book Wild Faith, on how the Christian Right is taking over America, but also raw milk, cruelty, demons and more. Also we declare Beef on another podcast.Music by MINTTTThe power of Christ compels you to join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DeathSentence…
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Kazuo Ishiguro season keeps on truckin' to 2000's When We Were Orphans. After the divisive The Unconsoled, Kaz' is getting his groove back with this story of a gentleman detective who is so English that his brain doesn't work right.Music by Pig Destroyer and Streetfighterעל ידי DEATH // SENTENCE
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Ever wanted to live out your worst impulses in America's sweaty armpit? Of course you have, and debut author Jillian Luft knows this. Her book Scumbag Summer is about failing to live up to your potential in Florida and it is glorious.Music by Full of Hell: https://fullofhell.bandcamp.com/album/scraping-the-divineOur Discord has often been called 'T…
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Langdon and Eden travel to a future-past where TV hosts bring nations to their knees (hahahah oh god that's just our present) with Norman Spinrad's controversial (and excellent) Bug Jack Barron! But first, they discuss the fading power of debuts, early works, and the role of passion in art!Music played:Excuse - Sworn to the Crimson Oath https://sha…
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There are cars, hyperloops, even blimps - but no form of transport is better than the train. Gareth Dennis has been in the rail industry for a decade and hosts the podcast Rail Natter... and has been targeted by sleazy government officials after speaking up about safety. He joins us to talk about why trains are perfect, why hyperloop will never wor…
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The Wizard's Tower emerges once more, this time gathering in its clutches Donald Ryan, author of Don Bronco's (Working Title) Shell! Meta-narrative, eggs (sort of), truth (not really), experimentation, and more!Music played:"I Cover the Mountaintop" by Elephant9 https://elephant9band.bandcamp.com/track/i-cover-the-mountaintop…
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Eden is joined by Adam C. Jones of the Acid Horizon podcast to discuss his upcoming book - The New Flesh: Life and Death in the Data Economy! The two discuss cybernetics, the human as battery, data flows as cybernetics, and the fall and fall of cyberpunk.Music played:Graveyard Addicted by Warpstone https://warpstone.bandcamp.com/track/graveyard-add…
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Langdon and Eden happily return to Vajra Chandrasekera's Rakesfall but first must unhappily return to the ongoing and intensifying genocide in Palestine. They discuss ideas that appear in both the book and our lived experiences of culpability, memory, storytelling, and future imaginaries as well as delay on the subject of hype and attention.Music p…
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The Wizard's Tower appears out of the mist once more! This time, Langdon conjures forth Katye Terry of Tender Subjects to dive into The Handyman Method by Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan. Homeliness, horror, DIY, and real estate mix within!Music played:Adorior - "Scavengers of Vengeance" https://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/track/scavengers-of-v…
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Langdon goes into the Wizard's Tower and summons Morgan Giles to discuss the expansive and fantastic The End of August by Yu Miri which Giles translated! Family, memory, loss, betrayal, and war are contained therein!Music played:Floating Points - Vocoderhttps://floatingpoints.bandcamp.com/album/vocoder…
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It's chaos configuration as Eden, Gareth and Langdon sit down to discuss the...sort of good and very hyped Between Two Fires! And also argue about dark fantasy, Dark Souls, and listen to some sick doom metal.Music played:The Flight of Sleipnir - North https://theflightofsleipnir.bandcamp.com/track/north…
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On this episode, Langdon and Eden are forced to tackle the so-called "Hegelian E-girl Council" and explain why they suck. While they tackle them. To the ground.Then, they talk about the tantalizing, subtle, and down-right inimitable The West Passage. Weird fantasy, even weirder honey, and the weirdest eldritch beings in the form of Ladies, plus all…
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In this solo episode, Eden talks about the Arthurian myth and its weird potentialities by covering Lev Grossman's The Bright Sword. Gender-bending, political disorder, and why weird fantasy matters and, of course, sick ass swords and cool mage duels!Eden's essay on the political uses of science fiction: https://www.notthesky.com/posts/essays/the-me…
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In this episode, Langdon and Eden discuss the merits, oddities, and uses of mediocrity before covering a mediocre, but fun, book from an excellent author, Roger Zelazny. Time travel, making fun of Hitler, zen koan martial arts, dinosaurs, and a lot of confused writing!Music played:Lie Heavy - Burn to the Moon https://lieheavy.bandcamp.com/album/bur…
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We definitely didn't record this three months ago and only remembered to post this now! Langdon's computer definitely didn't die at the end! Stations of the Tide is DEFINITELY an excellent and weird book and Spring is definitely NOT the best season (that last part is true, actually)!Music played -BIG | BRAVE - I felt a funeral https://bigbrave.band…
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In Mobility, Lydia Kiesling really bildungs the heck out of a Roman. Bunny is a foreign-service brat who wants a conventional life and, spoilers, she gets one - but it's a conventional life while the oil industry and American imperialism kills the planet. Music by Orgone.על ידי DEATH // SENTENCE
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Imagine The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and It. Okay, imagining that? Okay, now make it gay. Gayer. More gay than that.That's returning guest Gretchen Felker Martin's follow up to the masterful Manhunt.Music from ScarcityFind more half-human Cronenberg creatures on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/deathsentence…
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This time around, Eden is joined by none other than Vajra Chandrasekera, author of The Saint of Bright Doors and Rakesfall! The two discuss time, history, anti-colonial and colonial violence, the legacy of Arthur C. Clarke in Sri Lanka, memory, scale, science fiction and the New Weird as a genre and so much more!Music played:Wormed - PROTOGOD https…
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This episode is titled FOUR because Langdon used it to talk to Eden about FOUR books. We have read too many books and all the Smart has leaked away. The books range over topics like psychosis, the death of art, idealism, hauntings, and introspection. You know, Death // Sentence things. The books are:The Passion According to GH - Clarice LispectorAg…
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What if the real horror story didn't involve skeletons and boggarts and whatnot... what if the real horror was your boss? There is probably more to returning guest Jon Greenaway's book Capitalism: A Horror Story than that, but we mostly talk about how sick the Saw films were.Music by Valerian Swingעל ידי DEATH // SENTENCE
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