הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Here Media (2024)

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The Left Page - Episode 80 - The City and the City: Breaching Borders in Solidarity 1:26:27

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Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page we turn back to China Miéville, in a weird and fascinating book about detective stories, borders, and violence, it is The City and the City! In this episode we dive into the place of these cities, both fictionally and the real-world cultures they interact with and are a part of; we consider the detective …

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The Left Page - Episode 79 - Gogmagog: Hybridity, innit? W/ Eden 1:07:43

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Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page we talked about the very weird, very interesting, and very hybrid Gogmagog, by Jeff Noon and Steve Beard! And we are joined by friend and podcaster Eden, of Heavy Blog is Heavy, Death // Sentence and AnarchySF fame! It's a thorough conversation over the weirdness present in the book, the alegory with Engl…

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Here Be Media - Episode 39 - Scavenger's Reign (2023): How Space Exploration Leads Us Back to Ourselves w/ Nate 1:32:37

18d ago1:32:37

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Hello everyone!! For our second HBM we'll dive into an animated sci-fi series that's weird, strange and very very interesting, we talk about Scavenger's Reign! And we won't do so alone, as we invited our great friend Nate along! Join us as we discuss the challenges of being marooned in an alien moon, the inherent horror of capitalism in space, and …

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Here Be Media - Episode 38 - Starship Troopers (1997): F*ck Fascism w/ HorrorVanguard 1:15:44

1M ago1:15:44

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Hello everyone!! For our first May episode we have a mega collab with Horror Vanguard, on Starship Troopers (1997), directed by Paul Verhoeven! As we interweave Heinlein's book with the film we ultimately dive into how fascism works and should be fought at every turn, in every way. Enjoy! Do check out Jon's book on Bloch and Utopia: https://www.ama…

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The Left Page - Episode 78 - Ways of Seeing: How Art Confronts Colonialism and the Self w/ Nadjah 1:22:48

2M ago1:22:48

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Hello everyone!! For our Left Page episode of the month we are talking about a very interesting book, and documentary series! It's John Berger's "Ways of Seeing", and to dive deep we are joined by our friend, podcaster and art historian, Nadjah of Imaginarium Podcast! We think about colonialism, the idea of "value" when atributed to art, the connec…

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Here Be Media - Episode 37 - The Prince of Egypt: When Liberation and Faith Reflect into one another 1:58:55

2M ago1:58:55

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Hello everyone!! As a special treat for Pesach, we dive into the incredible animated film The Prince of Egypt! Approaching Faith and Liberation, we consider not just the question of religious & historical narratives and their complex relations, but also of their representation in media. Further still, we talk about violence and how to comprehend "v…

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Here Be Media - Episode 36 - Bethesda: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Pulpiest of them All? 1:33:44

2M ago1:33:44

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Hello everyone! Our first episode of April is a different one, if something we've been meaning to do for a while, more than talking about a game, it's a studio, so join us as we talk about Bethesda and their games! Jumping off from our mention of Bethesda games and their connection to mods last month, and Leon's previous writing on Skyrim, we decid…

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The Left Page - Episode 77 - The Actual Star: The Pitfalls Towards Actual Utopia 1:04:07

3M ago1:04:07

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Hello everyone! To round out this month's episodes, we dive back into sci-fi, and more utopian fiction! With a recommendation from listener, and patron, Nate: Monica Byrne's The Actual Star! It's a complex discusson on Utopian writing, its challenges, and how sometimes things don't quite work out as we'd like. So join us in this conversation on Uto…

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Here Be Media - Episode 35 - Mods: When Games Meet Post-"Mod"ernism 1:04:41

3M ago1:04:41

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Hello everyone!! As we're rounding out March, we offer a different kind of conceptual HBM episode! We take a look at videogame mods, what they are, what they can be, and what's so damn interesting about them! Join us as we talk about the difficulties involved in modding, the relationship to game companies, and how mods, at their best, can express a…

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Here Be Media - Episode 34 - Max Payne 3: How Hate can Erode Quality 1:24:43

3M ago1:24:43

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Hello everyone!! As a logical continuation of Leon's writings on Rockstar and GTA, we both revisited a game (not a franchise, mind you), which enrages and frustrates us both Max Payne 3. In a game where you relentlessly shoot poor brown and black people and play the "American Hero" cop, we dive into what this game does with this setup and what it d…

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Here Be Media - Episode 33 - Cyberpunk 2077 & Edgerunners: The Dangers of Purely Aestheticizing 1:32:00

4M ago1:32:00

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Hello everyone!! For this final February episode, we, talk about when Cyberpunk... goes awry, to put it mildly, it's time to see the issues of Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk Edgerunners! We dive into what happens when one tries to recreate just the aesthetics of a genre, and the effects of cutting out the politics. And so we turn to this hollowness a…

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Here Be Media - Episode 32 - Disco Elysium: Rummaging through the Ruin of History w/ Labor Kyle 1:23:58

4M ago1:23:58

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Hello everyone!! We continue well into February, as we bring in the incomparable Labor Kyle to talk about... one of the best games of all time. It's time to talk about Disco Elysium!! Join us as we dive into the real genesis and formation of revolutionary character that can happen in Harry DuBois, and then, with no less gravitas, about the intersec…

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The Left Page - Episode 76 - 5 Year Anniversary: The U and I in Utopia 1:21:41

4M ago1:21:41

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Hello everyone!! Happy 5 year anniversary of the Left Page!! This is a huge achievement and one I still can't believe is here, and yet, it has been a wonderful journey so far, and we're not thinking about stopping anytime soon! To celebrate such a date, Leon and I spoke about a book foundational to my entire research, the 1516 book by Thomas More: …

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Here Be Media - Episode 31 - Hitman: Silliness as a Foil for Hypercompetence 1:06:13

5M ago1:06:13

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Hello everyone!! For our last January episode we dive into an excellent recent trilogy of games, Hitman: World of Assassination, and think about how good these games are, as they embrace strong silliness. Alongside advancing Frank's ideas and arguments for the silly, we look into the protagonist of Agent 47 and how his hypercompetence is both relat…

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The Left Page - Episode 75 - The Knowing: Art as Triangle of the Personal, Historical, and Supernatural w/ Emma Hinds 1:30:17

5M ago1:30:17

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Hello everyone!! Kicking off 2024 for the Left Page we have a very special episode with dramaturgist and debut novelist Emma Hinds, as we talk about her, as of this episode's release, published book The Knowing! Via this gothic, queer, historical, and violent story, Emma joins us as we dive into some of the ways both the book, and ourselves, try to…

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Here Be Media - Episode 30 - Looking at 2024 1:15:03

5M ago1:15:03

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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!…

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Here Be Media - Episode 29 - 2023 Year-in-Review 1:11:13

6M ago1:11:13

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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 anoth…

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The Left Page - Episode 74 - The Secret History: How dark is this academia? We found out! w/ Jay 1:25:22

6M ago1:25:22

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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 charact…

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Here Be Media - Episode 28 - Armored Core VI: Capitalist Realism? In my Mech-Economy?! 1:41:05

6M ago1:41:05

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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 i…

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Here Be Media - Episode 27 - Dragon Age II: The emptiness of non-committal liberalism 1:34:21

7M ago1:34:21

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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 polit…

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Here Be Media - Episode 26 - Analogue Horror: Where Horror and Nostalgia Meet w/ Leslie from Fangs for the Memories 1:00:19

7M ago1:00:19

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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…

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The Left Page - Episode 73 - Woman on the Edge of Time: Ins and Outs of Communal Utopianism w/ Elton Furlanetto 1:16:13

7M ago1:16:13

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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 tra…

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Here Be Media - Episode 25 - Castlevania (2017): The Merits and Faults in our Vamps w/ Jay 1:36:27

8M ago1:36:27

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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 sympat…

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The Left Page - Episode 72 - The Trial: The Alienating Iterations of the Law. w/ Horror Vanguard 1:07:06

8M ago1:07:06

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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 thrilli…

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Here Be Media - Episode 24 - The Neon Demon (2016): Style vs Industry w/ Tender Subject 1:18:13

8M ago1:18:13

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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 des…

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The Left Page - Episode 71 - Dispatches from Anarres: Speculating in the LeGuinverse 1:27:40

8M ago1:27:40

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Hello everyone!! We have been doing back to back HBM episodes lately, but it doesn't mean we've not been doing Left Page! Here's a very fun and special episode, especially for Frank, as we talk about the anthology "Dispatches from Anarres" a collection of texts that seek to connect (or vibe) with Ursula K. Le Guin's work!! We dive into some of the …

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Here Be Media - Episode 23 - The Unique Evils of Copyright w/ LibraryPunk 1:29:28

9M ago1:29:28

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Hello everyone! Thus time we have another great collab to share! We teamed up eith LibraryPunk to dive into the whys and hows of copyright being terrivle, alongside its many evils and negative effects on the world and in culture. It’s a very interesting, informative and fun conversation, where we both understand what copyright is, its reasons for b…

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Here Be Media - Episode 22 - Stellaris: Engaging Responsibly with the History of Sci-fi 1:30:24

9M ago1:30:24

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Hello everyone!! For our first episode this September we talk about one of our favourite games, and better yet, one of our favourite space games! Paradox Interactive's Stellaris! We have a great chat on how to engage wit Sci-fi and the approaches involved with a macro and micro lenses in this strategy game. We also chat about how to create a sense …

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Here Be Media - Episode 21 - Concept: Queer Media pt. 1 - The Politics of Queer Sexuality in Media w/ Jay 1:34:35

10M ago1:34:35

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Hello everyone!! This time there's something special, another great conceptual episode and back in with Jay! Of both Library Punk and Tender Subject fame!! It's a great dive into what we call or consider Queer Media and specifically its approach of sexuality. We interweave what Queerness can be, its different forms and representations. With the ini…

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Here Be Media - Episode 20 - 1 Year Anniversary 2:18:02

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Hello everyone!! It's been one year since we started Here Be Media! What a journey it's been, and what a journey do we still have to go!! To celebrate, we grouped our individual Top #100 Games under pure subjective standards, and you all get to know some more about what makes us tick and what we really enjoy in videogames! (And how Frank likes a lo…

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The Left Page - Episode 70 - The Expanse 1-3: Where Subtle Utopia Meets Responsible Dystopia 1:54:52

10M ago1:54:52

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Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page we're being ambitious! We talk about the first three books of The Expanse series, by James S. A. Corey! And let us tell you, this is one hell of a SF world! We dive into the materialist representation and replication of capitalism and oppression, even in space. We also engage in the cosmic aspects of spac…

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The Left Page - Episode 69 - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: The Complexities of Found Family, Micro & Macro Storytelling w/ Holly 1:47:12

11M ago1:47:12

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Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page show we are joined by Holly, from the great Pentiment episode! This time we talk about another Becky Chambers book: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. We dive into the interesting "cozy" aspects, what that idea can even mean, and also the effects and consequences of connecting a small focused story wi…

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Here Be Media - Episode 19 - Concept: Adaptation pt. 1 - Understanding the Source Material 1:40:45

11M ago1:40:45

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Hello everyone!! n this episode we dive into a more conceptual discussion, as we use the games Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor & War to talk about something we've tangentially tackled for a while now, adaptation! As such we talk about the larger relationship between source material and adaptation, issues in fantasy and Tolkien's Middle Earth! It's a…

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Here Be Media - Episode 18 - Elden Ring: A Hermeneutics for the Somber and the Silly. Togetha w/ Horror Vanguard 1:36:34

11M ago1:36:34

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Hello everyone! In this very special HBM episode we bring in some magnificent guests and friends, it's Jon and Ash from Horror Vanguard! As we talk about the fantastic From Software game: Elden Ring! We talk about discovering and coming up with lore, about the both serious and very silly aspects in the game, and how it's both so fun and so interest…

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Here Be Media - Episode 17 - Dragon Age: Origins. The Challenges of Building a Fantasy World 2:03:51

11M ago2:03:51

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Hello everyone!! To start off another month with great content, we're continuing our Bioware saga with their equivalent fantasy series: Dragon Age! We're taking our time with it by going first through DA: Origins, and we do find plenty to talk about already! We consider the storyline, its specific companion mechanics and, more importantly, the diff…

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Here Be Media - Episode 16 - Interview With the Vampire (2022): How the Supernatural can relate to Social and Capitalist anxieties. W/ Fangs for the Memories Podcast 1:45:55

12M ago1:45:55

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Hello everyone!! In this episode we did a very fun and large collab with Leslie and Kayte of the Fangs for the Memories Podcast! It's vampires time!! We dive into what makes vampires so appealing, how the supernatural can be a way to interpret the present and the dreams and hopes it offers and inspires! Really cool and fun chat, enjoy! Do check out…

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The Left Page - Episode 68 - Homo Deus: Selling Terrible History & Speculation as Prophecy. W/ Justin from LibraryPunk 1:44:51

1y ago1:44:51

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Hello everyone!! It is time for rage and anger. This episode Frank and Leon, joined by Justin from LibraryPunk, dive into the extremely popular Yuval Noah Harari, to talk about his second very popular book: "Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow" from 2015. We dig into this self-absorbed narrative and argument that, while trying to retell most or …

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Here Be Media - Episode 15 - Pentiment: Achieving Meaning through History and Mystery. W/ Holly 1:47:48

1y ago1:47:48

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Hello everyone!! Our last episode of May brings one of the best recent videogame releases, Obsidian Entertainment's Pentiment! Joined by Leon's friend Holly, we dive into the meaningfulness involved in how the game represents the Late Middle Ages and more! We talk about how peasants always were people, how the detective story is reinvented here, an…

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Here Be Media - Episode 14 - Noah (2014): Biblical Adaptations. Is there Noahlternative? W/ Justin from LibraryPunk 1:39:11

1y ago1:39:11

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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…

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The Left Page - Episode 67 - The Ballad of Black Tom: Rehabilitating Lovecraftian Horror Through Social Consciousness 1:23:24

1y ago1:23:24

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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 c…

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Here Be Media - Episode 13 - The Last of Us (HBO) - Finding Hope Through the End of the World w/ Labor Kyle 1:55:09

1y ago1:55:09

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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 th…

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The Left Page - Episode 66 - And Seven Times Never Kill Man! Communication of Ideas Within the Fiction of Le Guin and G.R.R. Martin w/ Arthur Maia 1:27:50

1y ago1:27:50

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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 Neve…

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Here Be Media - Episode 12 - Mass Effect Trilogy: Configuring Sci-fi Story Telling with RPG-Mechanics 2:06:08

1y ago2:06:08

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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 …

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Here Be Media - Episode 11 - IGN #100 Games: How to Approach Consensus About the Art and Impact of Video Games 2:01:08

1y ago2:01:08

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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 co…

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The Left Page - Episode 65 - The Baudelaire Fractal: The Liberating Potential of Being a Weird Little Guy w/ Kayte Terry 1:33:20

1y ago1:33:20

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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 episod…

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Here Be Media - Episode 10 - Crusader Kings: Considering History as a Playground 1:46:42

1y ago1:46:42

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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…

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Here Be Media - Episode 9 - Crimes of the Future: Where the Visceral Meets the Psychological w/Kayte Terry 1:46:56

1+ y ago1:46:56

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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 exc…

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The Left Page - Episode 64 - Babel: The Languages of Empire 2:13:37

1+ y ago2:13:37

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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 abo…

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Here Be Media - Episode 8 - God of War: Ragnarök: The Role of Psychological Storytelling in Videogames 2:08:44

1+ y ago2:08:44

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Hello everyone!! Welcome back to Here Be Media!! This month's HBM episode is on the excellent God of War: Ragnarök! So we dive into the things we love about it, the annoyances we have, and our questions on politics, mythology and the omnipresent psychological element in the game! Overall a pretty awesome episode to kick off our games chat this year…

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The Left Page - Episode 63 - The Haunting of Tram Car 015: Imagining Decolonization via Alt-history 1:14:08

1+ y ago1:14:08

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Hello everyone!! Welcome to the first episode of The Left Page for 2023!! To start the year well, we chat about the excellent novel (novella?) by P. Djèlí Clark "The Haunting of Tram Car 015"! A great alternate history story that considers a much more magical Cairo, and world, in the 1910s, allowing for many opportunities of fighting back against c…

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