Crack open a good book with two wise-cracking besties. Sarah and Cyrus are two queer English majors who use their degrees to commit crimes against literature. Support us on Patreon for bonus episodes and merch! https://www.patreon.com/crackedspinespodcast
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🎙 Queerly Committed Podcast – Where queer love, dating, and relationships get real. Hosted by Cori & Eryn, a married queer couple diving into the joys, struggles, and hilarious chaos of queer relationships. 🎧 New episodes weekly! We talk about: ✔️ LGBTQ+ relationships, boundaries & communication ✔️ Mental health & healing in queer love ✔️ Sapphic dating struggles (because, let’s be real, it’s WILD) ✔️ The silly, unfiltered moments that keep love alive 💜 📢 Connect with Us! 🌈✨ 📩 Email: queerly ...
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Emerging from affinities with post-structuralism, abolitionism, biopolitics, communism, critical metaphysics, critical mysticism, and ontological anarchy, Acid Horizon is a philosophy and theory podcast committed to thought in motion and political struggle. While these are our grounding currents, each episode opens out onto a wider constellation: ethics, politics, phenomenology, decolonial thought, queer theory, post-psychoanalysis, disability/crip theory, anarchism, Marxism, feminism, and a ...
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There's nothing more queer than folk. Stories of crimes committed against, and committed by, LGBTQ+ people.
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ShoutOut ListenIn is a brand new podcast series from ShoutOut, a charity committed to improving life for LGBTQ+ people by sharing personal stories and delivering educational workshops in schools and workplaces on LGBTQ+ issues. With this series ShoutOut continues its work shouting out and educating about all things LGBTQ+. We hear from LGBTQ+ educators and others about their experiences and the state of play of LGBTQ+ education in Ireland and further afield, among them some of ShoutOut's own ...
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A Crime Most Queer explores crimes committed by or against members of the Queer community. Nj Hourquebie delves into true stories of murder, assault, victimisation and hate crimes involving LGBTQ people, mainly in but not limited to South Africa. With each episode, he looks into the backgrounds of each of the players, how their paths crossed so tragically, and what makes these cases “queer”, as in both relating to their LGBTQ connections and the twists and kinks that make them particularly b ...
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Welcome to a queer conversation between queers about queerness. Every other week, Kelsey Rhodes, a queer, chronically-ill writer in Kansas City who fights for abortion justice, will sit down with a cool queer doing cool shit to show up for their community. This podcast is committed to the power of story sharing, to the queer bending of space and place, and to honor the labor and care done by queers all the hell over the place. These conversations are rooted in justice and care. Do you know a ...
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Commit To The Bit Comedy brings 2 of Chicago’s most unique comedy voices together. Tyler Ross and Dylan Scott have entertained audiences across the United States and Canada...and now on a podcast. Tyler and Dylan will have regular goals that they will be "committing to" as well as special guest appearances.
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Welcome to Good Stick Gossip! 🏒✨ We're Gio and Ray, a couple of queer, hockey-obsessed friends who are here to remind you that the rink is for everyone. Our podcast is your informal spot for all things hockey: breaking down the news, diving into hot debates, and yes, sharing a little bit of that sweet, sweet gossip. But beyond the headlines, Good Stick Gossip is committed to celebrating the rich tapestry of our hockey community. We'll be featuring inspiring conversations mostly with women, q ...
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Mandy Jackson-Beverly is a confessed bibliophile who believes independent bookshops are the gems of communities and authors are the rock stars of the literary world. As an author and book reviewer for the New York Journal of Books, Mandy profoundly understands and appreciates what it takes to write a book and present it to readers. She is instinctively curious and enjoys connecting with her guests. Learn more at mandyjacksonbeverly.com and thebookshoppodcast.com. And remember to subscribe to ...
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Dr. Angela Lauria is the founder of Difference Press, a home for consultants and other experts committed to writing books that make a difference. She has a PhD in Communications from the European Graduate School and an M.A. and B.A. in Journalism from The George Washington University. In the last few years she has published over 1500 bestsellers in a row, 90% from first-time authors. But most importantly her authors have collectively influenced over millions of readers around the world. Ange ...
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Science Friction's latest season is: Artificial Evolution. In 1996, Dolly the Sheep became the first ever cloned animal. Nearly 30 years later, genetic technology has reshaped the world around us. What exactly has happened, where are we headed, and are we OK about it? In this series, environment reporter Peter de Kruijff tells the surprising stories of genetic engineering. Meet the scientists changing the food we eat and creating animals with organs we can use. Hear about the criminal conspi ...
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Imago Gei is a play on the term Imago Dei, which means made in the Image of God. Imago Gay is a gay podcast production affirming that we are all deserving of dignity. Gay church anyone? Spectrum Magazine, SDA Kinship along with Kendra Arsenault M.Div. have come together to bring you the latest on queer theology and a minority perspective on faith. Imago Gay is the affirmation of our humanity and shared value in the eyes of God. This dignity and affirmation of human value, which is the birthr ...
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Join Shohreh Davoodi, a self-trust coach for queer folks, for a podcast that celebrates what’s possible when you commit to being brave. Conjuring Up Courage navigates the complexities of power, privilege, and personal growth to explore how to build a more fulfilling life and create a better world for everyone. Through educational solo episodes and vibrant interviews with diverse guests from the LGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups, Shohreh engages in conversations about identity, ...
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Bad Activist Collective is a space dedicated to connecting activists, justice seekers and change makers from all around the globe to combat systems of oppression and fight for a better future for people & the planet. We are committed to exploring the trials and tribulations of trying to be a perfect activist in an utterly imperfect world. We explore topics of climate justice, environmentalism, racial justice, youth activism, disability justice, queer feminist theory, mental health, land and ...
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With most of the entirety of the published journal's contents read aloud by the authors, the FENCE audiobook/podcast continues to push boundaries in literary publishing. In continuous publication since 1998, Fence is a biannual print journal of poetry, fiction, art, and criticism that redefines the terms of accessibility by publishing challenging writing distinguished by idiosyncrasy and intelligence rather than by allegiance with camps, schools, or cliques. FENCE is committed to publishing ...
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What is Taiwan for the world and the world for Taiwan? In this podcast series, a group of Taiwan specialists based at the University of Central Lancashire, chat with book writers, artists, directors, professionals from, or with, an interest in Taiwan and explore how the ‘little’ island of Taiwan can be a starting point to (re)think the way we look at the world. Whether you already know Taiwan, you want to know more about it, or you just want to be inspired by it, this is the podcast for you! ...
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We wanna hear from you! Text the show HERE All of it. From lactose intolerance, how to save thousands of dollars on music production classes, upcoming artists and surprise familial connections -- come join the conversation! #cainculto #connection #lactose Support the show 🎧 Thanks for Listening to Queerly Committed! Stay connected with us & join th…
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Saturn Press: The Art of Letterpress in a Digital Age
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39:27Send us a text In this episode, I chat with James Anderson, co-owner of Saturn Press with his with Diedre. The humble greeting card might seem like a relic in our digital age, but as James reveals, these tactile treasures carry meaning far beyond their paper boundaries. James shares how Saturn Press creates distinctive cards using vintage presses f…
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01 | Artificial Evolution: Cloning Goes Mainstream
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26:08The story of gene technologies Last year, 81-year-old rancher Arthur 'Jack' Schubarth was sentenced to six months in prison. His crime? An elaborate, multi-country conspiracy to smuggle in the tissue of a rare big horn sheep — clone it — and sell the offspring to hunters. But how did we get to the point where such a scheme could be run out of an el…
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From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz
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1:01:07What does Romanticism have to do with communism, enclosure, and the commons today? In this episode we speak with Joseph Albernaz, author of Common Measures: Romanticism and the Groundlessness of Community, about the radical lineage running from Blake and Hölderlin to Marx and Bataille. We explore how Romantic literature conceived “groundless commun…
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Send us a text In this episode, I chat with author Kendra Elliot about her new novel, Her First Mistake. Kendra Elliot has sold thirteen million books, hit the Wall Street Journal top ten bestseller list more than a dozen times, and is a three-time winner of the Daphne du Maurier award. She is an International Thriller Writers' finalist and a Roman…
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This week, Cyrus and Sarah dig into Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin, a horror novel that asks what if Invasion of the Body Snatchers was set at a conversion camp, and wouldn't that just be so super fucked up? Also on the table is a larger discussion of the extreme horror genre, the nightly abduction of our rooster Bubba, and PISS KINK (all caps). …
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LEPHT HAND - Myth, Nostalgia, and Liberation: Federico Campagna’s 'Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History'
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1:08:30Can myth itself serve as a material force in struggles for liberation? Federico Campagna joins me to discuss how myth—too often dismissed as escapism or co-opted by reaction—can instead become a practice of imagination, solidarity, and survival. We look at myth’s place in anti-capitalist politics, its tension with materialism, and its role in resis…
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Almost 30 years on from the creation of Dolly the sheep we may not be cloning humans, but the technologies that brought her into the world are increasingly influencing the foods we eat, the animals around us — even our own bodies. In Artificial Evolution, our latest series of Science Friction, ABC environment reporter Peter de Kruijff follows the s…
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San Miguel Writers' Conference: Where Global Voices Unite on Mexican Soil
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44:53Send us a text Hi, and welcome to this episode of The Bookshop Podcast! Step into the vibrant literary heart of Mexico with the San Miguel Writers Conference, where cultural exchange and creative inspiration meet in one of the world's most beautiful cities. Susan Page, founder and president, alongside executive director Jodi Pincus, unveil the magi…
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Identity on Credit: Ajax, Achilles, and the Modern Self with Fredrik Westerlund
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1:16:23What happens when the self we imagine drifts further from the one we actually live? In this episode, philosopher Fredrik Westerlund joins Craig and Nicholas de Warren to explore his concept of “identity on credit,” where our sense of self is built on promises yet to be realized. From Sophocles’ Ajax to Nietzsche, Deleuze, and Scheler, we trace how …
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From Chaos to Creation: Deleuze, Francis Bacon, 'On Painting', and 'The Logic of Sensation' with Charles J. Stivale
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1:14:06What happens when the painter’s hand breaks free from the eye, and chaos reorganizes the entire field of vision? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we join Charles Stivale, translator of On Painting and The Logic of Sense, to explore Gilles Deleuze’s rare 1981 seminar on painting. Together we trace how concepts like catastrophe, diagram, and modulati…
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Episode 33: CEO of Equality for Children Ranae von Meding
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41:48In this episode of Shout Out Listen In, Shout Out volunteer and podcast producer Feargh (he/him) is joined by queer mother and activist Ranae von Meding to discuss her work with Equality for Children, what we still need to achieve so every child in Ireland is equa, the steps you can take to help support Equality for Children, l and how she keeps go…
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Heaven Official's Blessing (Volumes 1 and 2)
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53:38Welcome to our first episode covering the Heaven Official's Blessing series by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu! And also the Saw franchise. A media match made in heaven that definitely makes complete sense to pair in one episode, because isn't Xie Lian's life just one long Saw trap, in a way? As Cyrus is reading the series for the first time and Sarah for the se…
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From Advertising to Italy: Pinch Me, by Barbara Boyle
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38:27Send us a text In this episode, I chat with Barbara Boyle about her memoir, Pinch Me. After decades crafting commercials and campaigns for global giants like Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson, Barbara was drawn to a completely different path. Her story begins with a magical honeymoon visit to the Piedmont region of Italy, where, gazing over te…
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Professional Chat: Home, Migrant Workers, and Decent Work in Supply Chains, with Bonny Ling
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46:29This episode’s host, Adina Zemanek, invited Dr. Bonny Ling, executive director of Work Better Innovations, to talk about Taiwan as a home for migrant workers, and decent work in supply chains. After a brief overview of key risks in this area, we touched upon Taiwan’s major legislation to date in a global context, and addressed the importance of eco…
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Bookworm Phoenix: Lucy Yu, Owner Yu & Me Books
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34:27Send us a text In this episode, I chat with Lucy Yu, founder and owner of Yu & Me Books. Trained as a chemical engineer, her life took an unexpected turn during the pandemic when grief from losing a close friend led to deep reflection about her purpose. "I'm here on earth to do art and foster love," she realized, and from this epiphany, You and Me …
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Chicken Book Extravaganza feat. Our Actual Chickens
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1:13:12Greetings listeners, here it is - the chicken episode, featuring our five beautiful daughters. This week, Cyrus and Sarah dig into some books about chickens: their personalities, their care and keeping, and how to turn your beautiful backyard into a chicken paradise. If you're a patron, head on over to the Patreon to see our intrepid co-hosts despe…
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How Did Analytic Philosophy Become the Ruling Class of Thought? Christoph Schuringa Explains
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1:15:34What if analytic philosophy isn't as politically neutral as it claims to be? In this episode, we explore the hidden ideological scaffolding of analytic philosophy—its deference to science, retreat to common sense, and therapeutic impulse. Christoph Schuringa, author of A Social History of Analytic Philosophy (Verso), reveals how analytic thought em…
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From Medicine to Fiction: Danielle Teller's Literary Journey
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26:51Send us a text In this episode, I chat with Danielle Teller about how her creative journey defies conventional wisdom about career paths. From Yale-trained pulmonologist studying lung disease to acclaimed novelist, her story demonstrates how life's unexpected turns might lead us exactly where we're meant to be. "I was a huge bookworm when I was a k…
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How the Wedding Gig Ends With A Black Eye (S2 E9)
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35:23We wanna hear from you! Text the show HERE What happens when you play "What's New Pussycat" by Tom Jones seven times at a wedding that isn't prepared for it? You might get an upset mother of the groom... In this episode - Cori + Eryn share their eventful weekend. Bartending backflips, updates to the ice cream social planning and how a wedding gig e…
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1: Welcome to Good Stick Gossip! & Coach Waz
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1:18:57Welcome to the very first episode of Good Stick Gossip! To jump ahead to our interview with Coach Waz fast forward to [31:16] Thank you to JoJo Nieves aka El Paca for creating the music for our podcast! Check out his other original creations here: jojonieves.comBy Ray & Gio
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From Kickstarter to Community Hub: Amanda Friss and Parenthesis Books
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19:02Send us a text In this episode, I chat with Amanda Friss, the founder of Parentheses Books, which is nestled in the heart of Harrisonburg, Virginia. Parentheses Books is more than just a bookstore—it’s a space for community, curiosity, and connection. Since opening its doors, the shop has become a vibrant gathering place for readers of all kinds, o…
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Becoming Worthy of the Event: Deleuze, Nietzsche, and Revolutionary Ethics with Justin
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58:42What does it mean to become worthy of the event? In this episode, we’re joined by Justin, longtime collaborator and host of our current reading group on Pierre Klossowski’s Living Currency. Together, we explore Deleuze’s stoic metaphysics, Nietzsche’s ethics of affirmation, and the revolutionary stakes of releasing ourselves from resentment. Along …
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Animorphs Part 7: Put Him In The Horse Plinko
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53:53Cyrus and Sarah are back at it again in the Animorphs mines, this time covering books thirty-three through thirty-seven, and things are getting....well, kind of mid, to be honest. Except for the torture. The torture is great. Dive in to hear our intrepid readers arguing about the Goo Goo Dolls for what seems like forever, a whole lot of talk about …
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Women In A Golden State: 175 Voices from California
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39:26Send us a text This episode is sponsored by Saturn Press! Hey indie bookshops! Did you know that greeting cards are a fantastic way for bookshops to boost sales? Saturn Press creates beautiful, handcrafted letterpress cards that customers love to purchase alongside books, helping bookshops grow and thrive. As a thank you for tuning in to The Booksh…
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We wanna hear from you! Text the show HERE This episode - as a whole - tells a really amazing story, that we're grateful to share. You know the saying "we plan and the god(s) laugh" -- yeah. Well, that's exactly what happened when we were recording this episode on resiliency...the irony isn't lost on us. The episode starts with Cori saying "I feel …
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Word on the Water: Three Friends, A Dutch Barge, And A Whole Lot of Books
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37:21Send us a text In this episode, I chat with Paddy Screech, a co-owner of Word on the Water. Paddy shares the story of London's famous floating bookshop, housed in a 1920s Dutch barge moored along Regent's Canal in King's Cross, London. Paddy takes us from his early days as a literature-loving boy in an agricultural school to his unlikely friendship…
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Fanon and Sartre: Rethinking Praxis, Race, and Revolution
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39:29What happens when the dialectic between Sartre and Fanon is not one of influence, but of mutual transformation? Today we're live at Webster’s in State College with Tyrique Mack-Georges, who returns to the podcast to discuss his research on seriality, group infusion, and the possibility of a new humanity. Together, we explore how Sartre’s Critique o…
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We wanna hear from you! Text the show HERE Living in fast paced consumerism world can leave us feeling exhausted, drained and deprived of hope. In this episode, Cori and Eryn explore the realities of daily consumer consumption. From news notifications to doom scrolling for dopamine -- it's okay for us to take a break from it all. As consumers - we …
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05 | Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones. Is it worth it?
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25:45We’ve all dreamt of lobbing our smartphone into the ocean and going off grid. So what happens when you follow through with it? For our final episode of Brain Rot, we speak to the people who decided they’d had enough. From a French village, to Gen Z ‘luddites’ in New York City and a group of parents in regional Victoria, there are clubs, campaigns a…
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Queer Haven Books: How Two Women Built a Queer Literary Sanctuary
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32:30Send us a text This episode is sponsored by Saturn Press! Hey indie bookshops! Did you know that greeting cards are a fantastic way for bookshops to boost sales? Saturn Press creates beautiful, handcrafted letterpress cards that customers love to purchase alongside books, helping bookshops grow and thrive. As a thank you for tuning in to The Booksh…
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Barbarian Beds: The Origin of the Chair in China by C.P. Fitzgerald (and other books on Chinese history)
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1:00:38This week on Cracked Spines, Cyrus and Sarah dive into Sarah's latest obsession with Chinese history, cracking open several books by...mostly white authors in the 60's-80's. Okay, so it may not be an scholastically accurate or ethical deep dive, but it is fascinating. Listen as Sarah infodumps on Cyrus about the perils of learning the Chinese langu…
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The Roots of 'Gender-Critical' Fascism: White Supremacy, Reactionary Feminism, and the Far Right
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1:07:19What if the history of feminism wasn’t only a story of liberation—but also one of betrayal, reaction, and complicity? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we speak with Michael Richmond and Alex Charnley, authors of Fascism and the Women's Cause, about the forgotten histories of white feminist collaboration with the far right—from the suffrage movement…
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We wanna hear from you! Text the show HERE Grab some snacks, settle in- cause the tea is h-o-t-t-o-g-o 😘 This week - we got a listener letter from "T" - they shared what they found out about what their partner has been up to 👀 T asked us for some #relationshipadvice for a messy situation. #QueerlyCommitted #listeneradvice #needadvice Support the sh…
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04 | Brain Rot: Is internet addiction real?
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25:37Plenty of people will say they are addicted to the internet. But how well-recognised, scientifically, is an addiction ... to your screen? In episode four of Brain Rot, we dig into how behavioural addictions work. And we hear from self-described internet addicts about the treatment programs that help them stay “internet sober”. Brain Rot is a new fi…
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Peniel E. Joseph, Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Revolution
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53:49Send us a text In this episode, I chat with historian Peniel E. Joseph about his latest book, Freedom Season: How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Revolution. Joseph's storytelling prowess brings James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jn., President Kennedy, and Bobbie Kennedy to vibrant life, not as static icons but as complex humans navigating …
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Georges Bataille’s 'On Nietzsche': War, Chance, and the Collapse of Meaning with Stuart Kendall
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1:44:13What does it mean to write philosophy in a time of catastrophe? In this episode, we’re joined once again by Stuart Kendall to explore Georges Bataille’s On Nietzsche, a fragmented, intimate, and disorienting text written in the final years of World War II. We examine how Nietzsche becomes not just a philosophical reference but a companion for Batai…
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Episode 32: 10 years of Marriage Equality and the Gender Recognition Bill with Gráinne Healy and Caoimhe O'Brien
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47:03In this special episode commemorating 10 years since the Marriage Equality Referendum of 2015 and the passing of the Gender Recognition Act, we sit down with Gráinne Healy, Founder and chairwoman of Marriage Equality and Co Director of the Yes Equality campaign and Caoimhe O’Brien, Chair of the board of TENI, to remember and reflect on 2015 and the…
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03 | Brain Rot: Is tech making your memory better or worse?
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27:40We’re trusting tech with more tasks than ever — including the ones our brains once did.We’re Googling things we used to know, taking screenshots of things we’ll instantly forget, and hoarding all kinds of data we’ll never check again.On this episode of Brain Rot: is tech giving your brain a holiday, or putting it out of a job?You’ll also meet a guy…
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Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liberation with Juliana Gleeson
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1:00:07What does it mean to politicize sex rather than assume its politics? In this episode, we're joined once again by Juliana Gleeson to discuss her new book Hermaphrodite Logic: A History of Intersex Liberation, a sharp and sardonic retelling of intersex activism from 1990 to today. We trace the expressive politics of sex through protest, medical confr…
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The Art of Seasonal Cooking with Pascale Beale
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Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz
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46:46Say "I do" to checking out this weeks episode on Marriage, A History by Stephanie Coontz! See, I did a wedding pun, this description writing stuff is easy. Cyrus and Sarah tackle nonfiction this episode, and have a rollicking discussion about marriage as a centrally organizing pillar of society, women's work, relationships as a capitalist construct…
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02 | Brain Rot: Is AI turning us off human relationships?
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25:33Whether it’s social media, the omnipresent smartphone or AI companions, in recent decades the way we relate to each other has been completely up-ended. In episode two of Brain Rot, we explore the potential implications that tech poses to human relationships. Worldwide estimates suggest there are around one billion users of AI companion — people usi…
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'Black Mirror', Henri Bergson, and the Death of Creative Time with Emily Herring
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1:01:13Don't miss Vintagia; campaign ending soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acidhorizon/vintagia-i-ching-oracle-for-psychogeographers-and-creatives Is Black Mirror still speculative fiction—or just a stylized documentary of our present? In this episode, we dive into Black Mirror Season 7, Episode 1 ("Common People") with writer and philosopher …
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Send us a text In this episode, I chat with book publicist Megan Beatie about book publicity in a revealing conversation about the art and science of literary promotion. Drawing on over 25 years of experience working with authors ranging from Linda Ronstadt to Tess Gerritsen, Megan shares how the publishing landscape has undergone a dramatic transf…
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We wanna hear from you! Text the show HERE It doesn't matter who made the mess when there is one to clean up. It doesn't even matter how long it's been there, or how it even got there in the first place. What does matter -- who is there with a mop and a snack to say -- I've got your back, where can I help? Showing up ready to help is undeniably a g…
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01 | Brain Rot: Is there any proof your phone is destroying your attention span?
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29:19Everyone seems to have a hunch that their phone is destroying their attention span, but is there any science to back it up? In episode one of Brain Rot, we’re doing our best to focus on the topic of attention for a full 25 minutes — and find out what's actually happening in your brain every time your phone buzzes or dings. Is brain rot a real thing…
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The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
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50:40It's finally happening - Cyrus and Sarah have finally read The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson! Turns out they loved it, but isn't that always the way with books you've been putting off? Baru Cormorant is a twisty turny hard fantasy novel about the devastation of empire, with fabulous worldbuilding, fantastic characters, and also it's kind…
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The Lamella and the Lacanian Break: Taylor Adkins on “Position of the Unconscious”
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30:15In this installment of The Anti-Oedipus Files, we welcome translator and theorist Taylor Adkins for a wide-ranging conversation on Lacan’s “Position of the Unconscious.” Beginning with a historical primer, we trace Lacan’s fraught institutional legacy and his confrontation with psychoanalytic orthodoxy. From the topology of the lamella to the philo…
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The Literary Heartbeat of Santa Barbara: Jen Lemberger at Chaucer's Books
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38:59Send us a text In this episode, I chat with Jen Lemberger, co-owner of Chaucer's Books. Nestled in Santa Barbara's Loreto Plaza sits a literary institution fifty-one years in the making. Chaucer's Books, now under the stewardship of Jen Lemberger and Greg Feitt, stands as a testament to the enduring power of independent bookstores in our communitie…
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