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In this very special edition of the Audio Supplement, I interview Tim Cruz, the director of Tubi exclusive slasher film The Final Rose (2022). We talk widely about the film, how it came about, and Cruz's conception of it. He even lets me in on the possibility of a sequel. I conducted the interview on November 4th, 2022. This is a companion to the November 28th, 2022 newsletter issue #251, “Tim Cruz's Horror Triumph.”You can find Tim Cruz on Twitter @timcruzlovesyou Audio Supplement is hosted by Miguel RiveraSpecial Guest is Tim CruzEdited by Spencer ValadezEpisode art by Spencer ValadezSpecial thanks to Erin Gwozdz Get full access to Paradox Newsletter at miguelrivera.substack.com/subscribe
In the second edition of the Audio Supplement, Jared Pence, Kelly Schairer, and I discuss The Bachelorette season seventeen, “Queering Psychoanalysis” by Jack Halberstam and Marie-Hélène Brousse, and “The Real of Sexual Difference” by Slavoj Žižek. This is a companion to the August 16th, 2021 newsletter issue #184, “A universe of radical split.”You can find Kelly on Twitter @kelibacyAudio Supplement is hosted by Miguel RiveraSpecial Guests are Jared Pence and Kelly SchairerEdited by Miguel Rivera and Joe KalickiEpisode art by Miguel RiveraSpecial thanks to Erin Gwozdz Get full access to Paradox Newsletter at miguelrivera.substack.com/subscribe
In this first-ever episode of the Audio Supplement, Cory Rabiea and I discuss the recently released Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139 and Yoko Taro's oeuvre. This is a companion to the May 3rd, 2021 newsletter issue #169, “All About Nier.”Audio Supplement is hosted by Miguel RiveraSpecial Guest is Cory RabieaEdited by Miguel Rivera and Spencer ValadezEpisode art by Spencer ValadezIntro music is “Fleeting Words / Outsider Phase 1 (Mermaid Boss Battle Theme)” from the Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139 SoundtrackOutro music is “Ashes of Dreams (Ending Theme)” from the Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139 SoundtrackSpecial thanks to Erin Gwozdz and Ian Wallace Get full access to Paradox Newsletter at miguelrivera.substack.com/subscribe