Steampunk Dollhouse

Wherein grad students collide via Zoom; gamefication and sound rhetoric are defined; steampunk is NOT defined, or even talked about (much); and Bluestocking learns that grad school in COVID times is not an easy thing.

or Why Nothing Ruins War Like the Rising of the Dead with Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation**There are some issues with sound quality in this episode. You will probably need to crank the volume. The producer apologizes for her shoddy sound-editing skills**Show NotesToday’s Book(s):Dread Nation by Justina IrelandCitations:The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early RepublicLike Clockwork: Steampunk Pasts, Presents, and FuturesPodcast Recommendations:The Clockwork CabaretThe Steam Rollers Adventure PodcastTexas Steampunk ConnectionGallery of CuriositiesLibrary Boosters:Mahometan and CelestialLibrary-Agent Bellerophon:Eilís PhillipsEpisode Music courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.Org:“Come On Brenda, It's The 90s For Chrissakes”, Basic Bitches"Morning Terrors Nights of Dread", Shilpa Ray“Burn the World”, Grand MalEpisode Sounds courtesy of FreeSound.OrgContact Us!http://www.SPDHPod.Comhttp://www.simplyadorkable.orgsteampunkdollhouse@gmail.comTwitter and Instagram: @spdhpodEtsy Store:Blue’s Junk ShopThe Steampunk Dollhouse is a Wind-Up Girl Studios Production, in association with Simply Adorkable podcast network. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike 4.0 International license. It is written and produced by Elizabeth Headrick.[steampunk, steampunk novels, steampunk literature, steampunk librarian, steampunk lifestyle, post-apocalypse, steampunk survival guide, steampunk music]

Sequels 1 -  A Very Special Sequel Supplemental - Wherein We Revisit Old Favorites and Delight in New Adventures - Rod Duncan, Queen of All Crows (Map of Unknown Things - continuation of The Fall of the Gaslit Empire series; A.J. Hartley, Guardian (Steeplejack #3); Rachel Caine, Smoke and Iron (Great LIbrary #4)

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Wherein universes collide, as they ALWAYS seem to do; steampunk is, for once, NOT defined; and Bluestocking learns that she is not yet ready for London primetime Show NotesAsylum XThe Presenters:Eilís Phillips - @EilisPhillipsWilliam Sutton - @WilliamGeorgeQJenevieve Van-Veda - @VanVedaHelena Esser - @esserhelenaKurian T. Peters - @skulduggerClaire Nally - @tinyhippo1979Karl Bell - @drkarlbellYomi Ayeni - @yomsClockwork WatchBooks Mentioned:William Sutton - Lawless and the Devil of Euston Square: Lawless 1 Claire Nally - Steampunk: Gender, Subculture and the Neo-VictorianArjun Raj Gaind - Empire of Blood Issue 01Katie MacAllister - SteamedGail Carriger - Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate)That Fucking Hill:Steep HillGorilla Knitting:Yarn BombingGerman Steampunk:Steampunk Jahrmarkt 2017Steampunk Jahrmarkt 2018Library Boosters:Mahometan and CelestialEpisode Music courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.Org:Intro and Wrap - There's A Hole At The End Of Tunnel by The Black HakawatiCredits- the lincolnshire poacher mi5 by The Conet ProjectContact Us!http://www.SPDHPod.Comsteampunkdollhouse@gmail.comTwitter: @spdhpodThe Steampunk Dollhouse is a Wind-Up Girl Studios Production. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike 4.0 International license. It is written and produced by Elizabeth Headrick.[steampunk, steampunk novels, steampunk literature, steampunk librarian, steampunk lifestyle, post-apocalypse, steampunk survival guide, steampunk music]

Episode 14 - 15 Feet of Gas-lit Snow or, How a Spiritwalker and a Soldier Risked Their Souls - Karin Lowachee, The Gaslight Dogs

Wherein Bluestocking updates the listeners on the current state of the Library and asks for assistance in achieving a long-held dream.

Wherein universes collide (once more), steampunk is (again, not really) defined, and Bluestocking learns that she is basically a muppetLibrary Boosters:Mahometan and CelestialAudibleSteampunk Podcast Collective:StorypunksWatch a video of the interview!Episode Music courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.Org:“Storyteller” by JahzzarContact Us!http://www.SPDHPod.Comsteampunkdollhouse@gmail.comTwitter: @spdhpodFacebook: /SPDHPodThe Steampunk Dollhouse is a Wind-Up Girl Studios Production. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike 4.0 International license. It is written and produced by Elizabeth Headrick.[steampunk, steampunk novels, steampunk literature, steampunk librarian, steampunk lifestyle, post-apocalypse, steampunk survival guide, steampunk music]

Episode 13 - Destination Perdido Street Station, or Why Punishing People with Extreme Plastic Surgery is Really *$%^ed Up - The Bas Lag series - China Mieville

or How to Throw Sand in the Gears of Ordinary Steampunk with the anthology Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales of Egypt, edited by Matthew Bright

or Why Xenophobia Always Leads to a Bad End - S.E. Grove, The Mapmakers Trilogy

or Why Sometimes It’s About the Silk, Not the Steam with Ken Liu's The Dandelion Dynasty Series

Wherein universes collide, steampunk is (not really) defined, and tubas rend the air with a jaunty tune

Wherein Bluestocking explains why she will need to put Ken Liu’s magnificent (and massive) tomes on hold for a bit longer

or, How a Young, Jewish Woman Decided to Grab Destiny by the Horns  with Emily Barton's The Book of Esther

Wherein we become acquainted with a man who is most certainly not a lunatic. He’s not. Honestly.

Wherein the steampunk survivalist becomes learned in the various and sundry pox and plagues that inevitably accompany the apocalypse

or, How a Carnival Kid Brought Down an Empire with Rod Duncan’s Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire series

or, Why Decolonial Determination is Steampunk as S*&# with the anthology The Sea Is Ours, Tales from Steampunk Southeast Asia, ed. Jaymee Goh & Joyce Chng

Wherein Bluestocking decides to venture forth from the bunker and spend time with her family

Wherein the steampunk survivalist is instructed on the best options for self-defense and home security.

or Why One Should Never Underestimate a Girl from the Drowning - A.J. Hartley, The Alternative Detective Series

or Why Burning, Banning, and Burying Are Not Effective Methods of Thought Control - Rachel Caine, The Great Library Series

Wherein the steampunk survivalist learns how to scavenge and utilize the human detritus that has been left behind

or Not All Steampunk Is About Whitey Victoriana! - Nisi Shawl, Everfair

Wherein Bluestocking tries to describe the indescribable nature of a migraine

or How the Clockwork Slaves Found Their Names  - Ian Tregillis, The Alchemy Wars Trilogy

Wherein the steampunk survivalist becomes learned in the best methods for the procurement, sanitization, and storage of delicious and life-maintaining water

or Why the Capable Ladies of the Clockwork Century Don’t Need Your Mansplaining - Cherie Priest, The Clockwork Century Series

Wherein Bluestocking offers abject apologies, deepest regrets, and piss-poor excuses for delaying this week’s episode

Wherein the steampunk survivalist becomes learned in optimal locations in which to build their shelters and what materials are best for shelter construction

or How a Privileged White Edwardian Man Had His Eyes Opened Rather Forcefully - Michael Moorcock, Nomad of the Time Streams Series

Wherein the listener is introduced to the manner in which a steampunk might survive the inevitable apocalypse

Everything has to begin somewhere, and for the Steampunk Dollhouse, this is that beginning.