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Episode 62 - How to Explore State and Culture within Imperialism with A Memory Called Empire

Dec 26, 2022

Hello everyone! Welcome to our last episode of 2022!

In this Leon and I talk about the excellent novel by Arkady Martine "A Memory Called Empire"! A story and book that allows us to dive into matters of Imperialism, survival, and especially culture within a devouring and wide-spanning empire as is Teixcalaan.

Episode 60 - Psychic Vampires, Dialectical Materialism as Magic, Socialist Journalism. Entering China Miéville's Bas Lag World w/ Horror Vanguard

Oct 26, 2022

Happy Halloween everyone!

Once again, for our special October episodes, we have summoned the illustrious ghosts, or should I say hosts! Of the Horror Vanguard! Jon and Ash join me to chat about China Miéville's Perdido Street Station!

It was a wonderful chat about fascist regimes, aesthetics, the politization of art,...