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(May 2, 2025) Jeff Kramer is a former journalist whose new book is about a journalist who is writing a book about a jouranlist.
This is the first episode of Eminent Americans where I've had the pleasure of talking to both the subject of a published profile and the profile writer at the same time. Kevin LaTorre, a return guest on the show, recently wrote “The 6,069 Fictions of Justin Smith-Ruiu,” a long piece about philosopher and metafictionist Justin Smith-Ruiu. Or maybe Justin wrote it himself, appropriating Kevin's name and likeness as another one of his authorial alter-egos. Maybe “Kevin” doesn't even exist. I mean, I think he does, since I've talked to him before on zoom, and perused his digital profile, but what if he's just a gifted improviser who was hired by Justin to play Kevin on my podcast? What if the plan all along was to create a real-seeming “Kevin LaTorre” persona, with a fully fleshed out online profile, in order to add yet another layer of semi-unreality to the many layers of the Hinternet, Justin's vast and sprawling endeavor.This seems unlikely, given that “Kevin” and I don't even talk about Justin in our first podcast interview, but who knows? If you're going to create a plausible “Kevin LaTorre” in the world, then you need to have him doing plausibly Kevin LaTorre-esque things, like coming on my podcast to discuss his “faith,” the essayist “Jia Tolentino,” and “climate change.”Anyhoo — such are the questions one begins to ask oneself after one has spent more than a certain amount of time in Justin's world. The conversation, which I really enjoyed, is primarily about Justin and his Hinternet project. We also talk about the challenges that Kevin faced in profiling Justin, Justin's disillusionment with academia, and Justin's scooter accident of a few years ago, which marked a profound break in his life and career. And much, much more.Hinternet posts we discuss include (descriptors and parentheticals from Kevin)* His re-version story* His past audio-mixing history* This metafiction: "The Storyteller"* His case against euthanasia (by far, the most technoskeptic take I've read from him)* His case for pacifism (by far the most dissident-left stance he has, I think -- antiwar in a pro-war Democratic party)* His reflection on his post-2020 developments (where he uses the "old-time religion" of love which sums up plenty about him lately)The show notes, according to ChatGPT:
"When he was fifteen Fabian saw the film The 39 Steps, which had just come out. He liked to say that this film was a turning-point in his life. It was an epiphany for him. As he left the cinema he knew that he wanted to make films." An excerpt from a new novel in which characters invent other characters, and events are both magical and real. What is authorship? Who's in charge here, anyway?
John Barth (1930-2024), who died on April 2, 2024 at the age of 93, was America's leading writer of metafictional and post-modern fiction. This interview was conducted by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff on November 12, 2001 in the KPFA studios, while on the book tour for the novel Coming Soon. John Barth began to receive notice for his two earliest novels, The Floating Opera and End of the Road in the late 1950s, but burst on the scene with his epic comic novel about colonial life in Maryland, The Sot-Weed Factor, and his allegory of the Cold War, set on a university campus, Giles Goat-Boy. His short story collection, Lost in the Funhouse and novella collection Chimera cemented his reputation as a writer of meta-fiction, as the stories zoom back on themselves and on the writing of those stories. From Wikipedia: “In his epistolary novel LETTERS (1979), Barth corresponds with characters from his other books. Later novels such as The Tidewater Tales (1987) and The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (1991) continue in the metafictional vein, using writers as protagonists who interact with their own and other stories in elaborate ways. His 1994 Once Upon a Time: A Floating Opera casts Barth himself as the protagonist who on a sailing trip encounters characters and situations from previous works.” After the 2001 interview, he continued to work in the same vein with a triptych of novellas, Where Three Roads Meet in 2005, interrelated short stories set in a retirement community, The Development: Nine Stories in 2008, and Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons in 2011. A, book of collected stories was released in 2015 and Postscripts (or Just Desserts): Some Final Scribbling came out in 2022. This interview was both the last interview conducted with Richard Lupoff as co-host, and the final interview recorded and edited on analog tape. This program was digitized and edited in July 2024 by Richard Wolinsky. The post John Barth (1930-2024), Master of Metafiction appeared first on KPFA.
Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues John Barth (1930-2024), who died on April 2, 2024 at the age of 93, was America's leading writer of metafictional and post-modern fiction. This interview was conducted by Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff on November 12, 2001 in the KPFA studios, while on the book tour for the novel Coming Soon. John Barth began to receive notice for his two earliest novels, The Floating Opera and End of the Road in the late 1950s, but burst on the scene with his epic comic novel about colonial life in Maryland, The Sot-Weed Factor, and his allegory of the Cold War, set on a university campus, Giles Goat-Boy. His short story collection, Lost in the Funhouse and novella collection Chimera cemented his reputation as a writer of meta-fiction, as the stories zoom back on themselves and on the writing of those stories. From Wikipedia: “In his epistolary novel LETTERS (1979), Barth corresponds with characters from his other books. Later novels such as The Tidewater Tales (1987) and The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor (1991) continue in the metafictional vein, using writers as protagonists who interact with their own and other stories in elaborate ways. His 1994 Once Upon a Time: A Floating Opera casts Barth himself as the protagonist who on a sailing trip encounters characters and situations from previous works.” After the 2001 interview, he continued to work in the same vein with a triptych of novellas, Where Three Roads Meet in 2005, interrelated short stories set in a retirement community, The Development: Nine Stories in 2008, and Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons in 2011. A, book of collected stories was released in 2015 and Postscripts (or Just Desserts): Some Final Scribbling came out in 2022. This interview was both the last interview conducted with Richard Lupoff as co-host, and the final interview recorded and edited on analog tape. This program was digitized and edited in July 2024 by Richard Wolinsky, and is heard in full for the first time. Lorrie Moore is a celebrated short story writer and novelist. In this excerpt from an interview recorded April 8, 2014 while on tour for her collection, Bark, she discusses her writing and research process. Complete 40-minute Interview. Review of “Collective Rage: A Play in 4 Betties” at Shotgun Players Ashby Stage through August 18, 2024. Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival See website for highlights from the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2, 2024. Book Passage. Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc. Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith. Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actor's Reading Collective (ARC). Calendar of upcoming readings. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre Carrie, The Musical, The Reuff at The Strand, August 1-11. Noel Coward's Private Lives, September 12 – October 6, Toni Rembe Theatre. Aurora Theatre Fallen Angels by Noel Coward, October 19 – November 17. Awesome Theatre Company. Por La Noche (By Night), October 11 – 26, 2024. See website for information. Berkeley Rep. Mexodus, September 13 – October 20, Peet's Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company. See website for upcoming shows. Boxcar Theatre. New Years Eve at the Speakeasy, Jan. 1, 2025. Magic Man, Jan 3 – June 2, Palace Theatre. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for current and upcoming productions. BroadwaySF: Girl from the North Country, July 30-Aug 18, Golden Gate. See website for events at the Orpheum, Curran and Golden Gate. Broadway San Jose: Disney's Frozen, August 21 – September 1. California Shakespeare Theatre (Cal Shakes). As You Like it, September 12 – 29. Center Rep: Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring September 8 -29. Lesher Center for the Arts. Central Works Accused by Patricia Milton, July 13 – August 18. Extended. Cinnabar Theatre. See website for upcoming shows. Club Fugazi. Dear San Francisco ongoing. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre In Repertory: Hamlet and Rosencranz and Gildenstern Are Dead, September 7 – 22. Curran Theater: See website for special events.. Custom Made Theatre. In hibernation. Cutting Ball Theatre. See website for upcoming shows. 42nd Street Moon. Bright Star postponed. Golden Thread 11 Reflections: San Francisco, October 4-5, Brava Theatre Center. See website for other events. Hillbarn Theatre: Always…Patsy Cline, August 22 – September 15. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. The Black Feminist Guide to the Human Body by Lisa B. Thompson, directed by Margo Hall. September 19 – October 6, 2024. Fort Mason. Lower Bottom Playaz See website for upcoming productions. Magic Theatre. Magic Gala, August 8, 2024. Richard II by William Shakespeare, August 21 – September 8. See website for other events. Marin Theatre Company Yaga by by Kat Sandler, October 10 – November 3, 2024. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) Ride the Cyclone by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell, September 20 – October 20. Oakland Theater Project. Angels in America, Parts I & II, September 27 – October 26, Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Pear Theater. The Black Experience Festival, August 9 – 25. Presidio Theatre. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: Legally Blonde, September 7-29, 2024, Victoria Theatre. See website for Spotlight Cabaret Series at Feinstein's at the Nikko (It's Britney, Bitch, July 24). San Francisco Playhouse. Evita, June 27-September 7. 2024. SFBATCO. See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: See website for upcoming schedule. Shotgun Players. Collective Rage by Jen Silverman. July 20 – August 18. South Bay Musical Theatre: No, No Nanette, Sept 28 – Oct. 19. Saratoga Civic Theater. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico See website for upcoming productions. Theatre Rhino Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. New Works Festival, August 9-18, Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto. King James by Rajiv Joseph, October 9 – November 3, 2024. Word for Word. See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2023 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org The post August 1, 2024: John Barth (1930-2024), Master of Metafiction appeared first on KPFA.
"Valentine Basilevich Glass, native of Vyborg, accountant in the bureau of administration of the Leningrad Parks of Culture and Rest, led a number of unrelated lives. Whereas most people were trapped by the web of Soviet bureaucracy, he reveled in its complexity and quirkiness, finding in the course of his work numerous loopholes which he impressed in his memory, an unconscious act much like anticipating an annoying scratch on a phonograph record." Two very short stories about unusual men. Or are they stories about the culture? Or are they stories about you and me and the ways we make meaning? This episode may or may not have the answers. Also, have you ever broken the fourth wall?
I wrote a new book! It's called SO LET IT BE WRITTEN - A Wizards' Guide to Metafiction and my co-author Eric J. Millar returns to the ritual for a very meta discussion about metafiction, creativity, writing, and the multilayered magic we baked into this book. Get your copy today at: https://www.personisawake.com/so-let-it-be-written Or order direct at: Paperback: https://www.lulu.com/shop/eric-j-millar-and-devin-person/so-let-it-be-written-paperback/paperback/product-v8k6we4.html Hardcover: https://www.lulu.com/shop/eric-j-millar-and-devin-person/so-let-it-be-written-hardcover/hardcover/product-yvz46p8.html Join the ritual: www.patreon.com/thispodcastisaritual Follow the Wizard on Instagram @personisawake
Bienvenidos una vez más La literatura para niños ha surgido con mucho auge en las últimas décadas. Hoy día existen un campo dedicado a la Literatura Infantil, se llevan a cabo conferencias y simposios dedicados a dicha literatura. En una de mis lecturas acerca de esta literatura me encontré con una publicación titulada Expresión y Comunicación y sus autores son Encarni Mateo Peñalver y Miguel Gómez Amorós. Estos autores nos hablan del papel importante que juega La Literatura infantil. Esta literatura tiene como objetivos principales lo siguiente: – Ser fuente de placer y diversión: el niño a través de la literatura aprende, disfruta y se entretiene. –Ser fuente de enriquecimiento personal: la literatura desarrolla la curiosidad, la creatividad y la imaginación a través de sucesos, personajes y diversas situaciones, y estimula el hábito lector. – Ser un instrumento de comunicación y expresión: introduce el lenguaje, esencial para la socialización, proporciona modelos para imitar, facilita la vivencia de diferentes roles, amplía el vocabulario, muestra los patrones del lenguaje hablado y escrito y ofrece al niño la posibilidad de expresar su mundo interior. Por ultimo – Acercar el niño al mundo que le rodea: permite al niño conocer las características culturales y los valores del contexto social. Dentro de esta literatura se encuentran los libros ilustrados. Estos libros son excelentes fuentes para que los niños participen en conversaciones que surgen en sus entornos. Temas como la empatía, la añoranza, se pueden entender mejor si tenemos un cuento con ilustraciones. Estas ilustraciones pertenecen al lenguaje visual. Un lenguaje que todos deberíamos de conocer. Estor ilustradores o artistas visuales nos narran a través del color y las formas la historia, pero en un lenguaje accesible. Todo esto es un preámbulo para decirles acerca de la exposición que se inauguró el pasado viernes 3 de mayo en el Eric Carle Museum. Esta exposición titulada Pictures at Play: Metafiction in Art. Metaficción es ficción sobre ficción—libros que contienen ilustraciones acerca de ilustraciones e historias sobre historias. Estas ilustraciones aparte de ser hermosas son parte importante de libros ilustrados. En estos libros ilustrados podemos ver el elemento sorpresa o el elemento de continuidad mediante la ilusión óptica o podemos ver que en la ilustración el narrador de la historia eres tú u otro personaje que no ves hasta el final. En esta exposición participan una serie de ilustradores como Raúl Colon, Yuyi Mórales entre otros. Esta exposición estará acompañada por una extraordinaria programación de eventos. Para más información visite la página del museo. Una vez más muchísimas gracias y será hasta la próxima.
Help! We're trapped inside this podcast and we can't get out! Just kidding, that didn't happen to us. It happened to our friend. Or did it...? This week, the squad attempts to untangle the complexities of Catriona Ward's latest novel, Looking Glass Sound. We spend a good chunk of the podcast nailing down the plot, but we also find time to discuss the merits of stories within stories, watery books, and, obviously, gay stuff. If you feel like you can explain any of this better than we did, please drop us a line at thesquad@booksquadgoals.com, and if you're not all Christmased out, check out Emily's 12 Days of Christmas Movies series on the blog! Stay tuned for our upcoming othersode on our favorite things of 2023 (1/9), and read Biography of X by Catherine Lacey to prep for our next bookpisode (1/23) which will also feature an interview with Emily Austin, author of Interesting Facts About Space. Happy (???) New Year!TOC:30 - Unhinged milk conversation3:55 - Actual welcome & intro question9:49 - Dog advice11:30 - Goodreads summary (featuring a mistake)14:25 - Remembering what happened in this book16:55 - Establishing basic plot points27:26 - When things start to spiral36:40 - The “present” of the book47:30 - Witchcraft?51:02 - Stories within stories - do these work?56:00 - Catriona Ward's other books that we're obsessed with1:01:08 - Gay stuff!1:06:30 - The setting and wet books1:10:50 - Character specifics and humor1:14:21 - Emily's ONE critique1:19:00 - Ratings1:26:45 - Listener feedback1:33:10 - What Emily wrote for the blog1:40:00 - What's next on the pod
This Quoircast podcast episode is brought to you by Sitting Under The Shade Of Another Tree edited by Matthew Distefano and Keith Giles. Published by Quoir and available now.In this episode we chat with David GilesDavid Giles shows an interest in the little moments of life. Inspired by the slow cinema of Tarkovsky, and the ambient music of Brian Eno, Giles understands that people are not just their highs and their lows, but also all of their day-to-day errands. David was the recipient of the William Shanebeck Award for Excellence in Creative Writing (2020) and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. His first novel, There Once Were Orange Groves, is available now on Amazon from Quoir Publishing.You can follow David on:Facebook InstagramYou can purchase There Once Were Orange Groves on Amazon.comYou can connect with This Is Not Church on:Facebook Instagram Twitter TikTok YouTubeAlso check out our Linktree for all things This Is Not Church relatedPlease like and follow our Quoircast Partners:Heretic Happy Hour Messy Spirituality Apostates Anonymous Second Cup with Keith The Church Needs TherapyIdeas Digest The New Evangelicals Snarky Faith Podcast Wild Olive Deadly FaithJonathan Foster Sacred Thoughts Holy Heretics Reframing Our StoriesEach episode of This Is Not Church Podcast is expertly engineered by our producer The Podcast Doctor Eric Howell. If you're thinking of starting a podcast you need to connect with Eric!
"Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes, is hailed as the first modern novel. A unique blend of humor, tragedy, and critique nestled within a meta-narrative on chivalry and storytelling. Jay reflects on the enduring relevance of Don Quixote's adventures through the lens of modern fan fiction and intellectual property debates. Full Show Notes: https://www.thejaymo.net/2023/11/04/301-2336-why-don-quixote-is-so-great/ Support the show! Subscribe to the zine Watch on Youtube Permanently moved is a personal podcast 301 seconds in length, written and recorded by @thejaymo
Prepare for an unsettling cinematic experience as "Funny Games" (2007) defies conventional horror tropes, weaving a disturbing tale of psychological terror and unnerving realism. This chilling masterpiece challenges the audience's comfort zone, leaving them questioning the very nature of human cruelty long after the credits roll.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5621141/advertisement
For everyone who's ever cast a pod, there comes a time to kill it. But what happens when that podcast doesn't want to stay dead? Thought you'd get through this summer without a scare? Well, too bad! The Summer of Scares is here, and it's more powerful than it's ever been before... Kill the Podcast. Written and directed by Sarah Palm. Voice talent in this episode: Andrew Soucek, Erik Bergstrom, J. Garrett Mitchell, Sarah Palm, Dustin Riccio, Zach Marion, Katie Wickline, Jules Schrader, and Tim Gilmore. You can find & subscribe to our show on iTunes, Google Play, or anywhere else you stream your podcasts. We're on social media, @unexpectedshow on Twitter and @theunexpectedpodcast on Facebook. You can also find out what we're up to on our website, www.theunexpectedpodcast.com.
If this movie had been just a little more camp, or been a little more parodic, or a little more self aware, we could have gotten there. This week, we're joined by SCENE AND HEARD's hosts Jackie Postajian and Greg Kleinschmidt, to pick apart this much-lauded vehicle for Meryl Streep.Follow us on Letterboxd!Greg: https://letterboxd.com/gkleinschmidt/Jackie: https://letterboxd.com/jacpostaj/Victoria: https://letterboxd.com/vicrohar/Chelsea: https://letterboxd.com/chelseathepope/ Theme Music "A Movie I'd Like to See" by Al Harley. Show Art: Cecily Brown Follow the Show @freshmoviepod YouTube Channel abreathoffreshmovie@gmail.com Shop the Store: http://tee.pub/lic/bvHvK3HNFhk
In the world of Gunnhild Øyehaug's fiction, the mechanics of the short story are constantly being pulled apart and played with: characters we've followed on a bus turn out to be the inventions of the narrator on page four; an omniscient “analysis department” argues with the author about the validity of a story ending; Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil turn out to be real flowers growing by the side of the road and the cause of a woman's broken foot. But the magic of Øyehaug's latest collection, Evil Flowers, translated from Norwegian by Kari Dickson, is how these subversions still manage to awaken us to the wonder of real, ordinary, corporeal life, whether our main character is a loner searching for connection on a travel forum or a girl who turns everything she touches into slime eels.Go beyond the episode:Gunnhild Øyehaug's Evil Flowers, translated by Kari DicksonRead “Nice and Mild,” from Knots, her first collection to be translated into EnglishCheck out her two novels, Present Tense Machine and Wait, Blink, adapted into the film Women in Oversized Men's Shirts (sadly only available in Norwegian)Tune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek. Follow us on Twitter @TheAmScho or on Facebook.Subscribe: iTunes • Stitcher • Spotify • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes! Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The humanities deal with the manipulation of ideas. Ideas can be encoded, metabolized, and contribute to cultural evolution. What roles do cultural memes – be they fact, factoid, or fiction – play in what goes on. Does fiction provide any insight into this complex dynamic?… read more »
A supercut of all season 1 episodes for convenient bingeing. George Orwell has rented a getaway cottage on a remote Scottish island to finish work on his groundbreaking novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Unfortunately, he finds he's been double-booked with the last person he'd choose to take a holiday with—his annoying literary nemesis, H. G. Wells! An argument about the destiny of humanity and the right way to make a cup of tea escalates into an aeon-spanning adventure of time travel and political machination, as Orwell conspires with other classic dystopian science fiction authors to use Wells's time-travel technology to shape the world into the dark future of their own books. This omnibus episode includes all six main episodes of Untrue Stories' first season, plus its three bonus mini-episodes, two of which have been integrated into the main continuity and the third of which is included as a post-credit scene. The episodes are linked together with short music cues, leaving all the credits to the end. There have also been numerous improvements to audio quality, particularly in the earlier episodes. Episode 1: A Nice Cup of Tea (0:00:58—0:14:27)Episode 2: The Wheels of Chance (0:14:30—0:28:15)Episode 3: Battle Ground (0:28:19—0:33:21 and 0:34:58—0:40:06)Mini-episode #1: Evil George Orwell (0:33:20—0:34:59)Episode 4: How a Nation Is Exploited (0:40:09—0:56:17)Episode 5: Man Becomes a Different Animal (0:56:20—1:11:02)Episode 6: The Wonderful Visit (1:11:05—1:21:50 and 1:27:59—1:33:33)Mini-episode #2: Exile to Hell (1:21:51—1:27:58)Mini-episode #3: The Telescreen Programme: Newspeak Phrasebook (post-credit scene) (1:37:02—1:42:21)CAST: Robin Johnson as George OrwellPatrick Spragg as H. G. WellsJoanna Lawrie as Mrs WatchettTara Court as JuliaLiselle Nic Giollabháin as Captain RutherfordSimon Beck as Aldous HuxleyAlexander Walsh as Yevgeny Zamyatin, Isaac Asimov and the radio/telescreen announcerDavid Court as Ray BradburyAlex Noussias as Margaret AtwoodCanavan Connolly as Nebogipfel the MorlockRachel Pulliam as Ursula Le GuinEve Morris as the joycamp commander and Oldspeak interpreterAdditional voices by Robin, Eve and AlexanderSound effects were sourced from freesound dot org, and include sounds made by the users alecbark, anagar, caitlin-100, ccomics88, deleted-user-56114036, djgriffin, fabrizio84, fillsoko, floodmix, hasean, ikbenraar, inchadney, inspectorj, iwanplay, juanfg, katelyn100, keweldog, keithpeter, m1a2t3z4, mootmcnoodles, prim-ordial, panska-tlolkova-matilda, sin2xv0, sophielhall3535, soundsnapfx, timbre, vpp-2015, webbfilmsuk, and wlabarron. Original music was by Robin Johnson. The Internationale (as used as accompaniment for Oceania, 'Tis For Thee) was a public domain recording by the Belinskogo Radio Orchestra. A transcript of this omnibus episode is available here. If you've enjoyed the show, we'd love it if you could help us amuse more people by telling your friends about us, and/or leaving us a rating or review on iTunes, Spotify, Podchaser, Goodpods or your favourite podcast site/app — thank you! Follow us on twitter: @untrue_storiesfacebook: untruestoriespodcastinstagram: untrue.storiessoundcloud: untrue-storiesIf you would like to help cover our costs, you can tip us at ko-fi.com/untruestories or buy Untrue Stories merch at our zazzle store. 14 September 2022: This episode has been updated to enhance audio.Robin can be contacted at robindouglasjohnson@gmail.com. Share and Enjoy!
What happens when two giants of speculative fiction double-book a getaway cottage... A one-minute trailer for Season 1 of Untrue Stories, in which George Orwell and H. G. Wells argue about tea, go time travelling, and sort of accidentally-on-purpose overthrow western democracy. Includes material from episodes one through five. Untrue Stories is a comedy-drama sci-fi serial that puts its own surreal spin on classic science fiction. Written and produced by Robin Johnson. Starring Robin Johnson as George Orwell and the voiceover; Patrick Spragg as H. G. Wells; Joanna Lawrie as Mrs Watchett; Tara Court as Julia; Alexander Walsh as the BBC announcer and Isaac Asimov; Liselle Nic Giollabhain as Thought Captain Rutherford; and Canavan Connolly as the Morlock. The music was composed and performed by Robin Johnson on kalimba, mountain dulcimer and electric bass, and sound effects were sourced from freesound.org (all effects used were released under a CC0 "no rights reserved" licence.)A transcript of this trailer is available here. If you enjoy the show, we'd love it if you could leave us a rating on iTunes, Spotify, Podchaser or your favourite podcast site/app — and tell your friends! Follow us on twitter: @untrue_storiesfacebook: untruestoriespodcastinstagram: untrue.storiessoundcloud: untrue-storiesIf you would like to help cover our costs, you can tip us at ko-fi.com/untruestories or buy Untrue Stories merch at our zazzle store. Robin can be contacted at robindouglasjohnson@gmail.com. Share and Enjoy!
DUM DUM DUM!!! 100 episodes!! We did it. We reached an utterly abstract threshold together guys and we are DELIGHTED to be here. I'm also delighted to welcome Paul Tremblay back to the show for a neat bit of circularity (as he was the one to kick things off way back in episode 1). Paul's new novel, The Pallbearer's Club came out just at the right time to make him the 100th guest. I'm convinced he planned it that way.It's a tale of weird adolescence, New England folklore, Punk Rock and loneliness. Sounds typically bleak right? Well it is, but it also has jokes, a heartwarming friendship and argumentative notes in the margins – so it's both a homecoming and a departure for Paul.We talk about his early desire to be a musician, his obsessions with misinformation, the art of fictionalising the truth, and the fear that inspires his uniquely uncanny set-pieces.Oh, and we also mention a certain film adaptation that may be in the works.Enjoy!The Pallbearers Club was published on July 5th by William Morrow and Titan BooksOther books discussed in this episode include: The Bus on Thursday (2018), by Shirley BarrettLunar Park (2005), by Bret Easton EllisA Confederacy of Dunces (1980), by John Kennedy TooleHouse of Leaves (2000), by Mark Z. DanielewskiOur Share of Night (2023), by Mariana EnriquezSupport Talking Scared on PatreonCome talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com Support the show
‘This cartoon will never end' In the seventy third episode of The Translated Chinese Fiction Podcast, Eero Suoranta and I are saying Farewell, Doraemon (再见，哆啦A梦 / zàijiàn, duōlaAmèng). This is the second time a story by A Que has appeared on the show, and I feel that I now know the writer's soul: tender in spirit, thoughtful in action, of limpid and eerie atmosphere, and shy about everything except postmodern intertextual showmanship. Pass with us through a loop in time hidden in a lonely river, to drown in nostalgia (from the Greek nostos ‘return home' + algos ‘pain'). - // NEWS ITEMS // READ: a review of Zhang Yueran's Cocoon, tr. Jeremy Tiang WATCH: Ma Yuan: The Chinese Avant-garde, Metafiction and Post-postmodernism ATTEND: the Festival of Chinese Translation at Aberdeen Uni META NEWS: I'll be hosting an event on Empires of Dust - // WORDS OF THE DAY // (动画 - dònghuà - animation ) (90后 - jiǔ líng hòu - 90s kids) - // MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE // Eero's musical pairing: Moonmin Took My Head by Ritual Angus' musical pairing: Roads by Portishead Video CDs Cara Healey's theory of generic hybridity Flower of the Other Shore Ye Yonglie's Little Smarty Finnconn 2022 Sadan aaveen öinen paraati - Xia Jia's A Hundred Ghosts Parade Tonight, in Finnish - // Handy TrChFic Links // The TrChFic mailing list Episode Transcripts Help Support TrChFic The TrChFic Map INSTAGRAM // TWITTER // DISCORD // HOMEPAGE
It's a Spooko whodunnit! Join us (and an annoyingly unhelpful .pdf cheat sheet) to unmask the identity of the latest Ghostface(s). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike Hilbig, author of Judgement Day and Other White Lies, is a punk rock academic fascinated by mythology and philosophy. He talks to us about getting an MFA, the nature of story, and why we might all be descended from drug addicted monkeys. Deep, but down to earth, this episode is guaranteed to get you thinking. Mike's Website: mikehilbigwriter.com Mike's Publisher, Madville Publishing: madvillepublishing.com
After last episode's mother of all chapters, we get a reprieve - a much shorter and lighthearted chapter devoted to those weird genres of metafiction, deconstruction, and jazzing around (that last one we're pretty sure Gardner made up.) While we do discuss Gardner's take, we mostly just have fun geeking out over our favorite examples of the genres. But, just when you think it's all congenial conversation, we come upon an eye-raising quote by Gardner, and once again, the knives come out.For our exercise, Renee shifts her memoir into poetry and we discuss the results.Want to hear more of our exercise workshop? We post the bonus podcast, SnarkNotes, and detailed write up of the exercises on our Words to Write by Patreon account.*Support this podcast on Patreon*
This episode we're talking about Adaptations! We discuss (the fictional) Junji Ito's Anne of Green Gables, The Muppets presents Dune the Musical, bad wigs in adaptations, and more! You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or your favourite podcast delivery system. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Appleberry Media We Mentioned Peter and the Wolf (Wikipedia) Marvel Cinematic Universe (Wikipedia) Spider-Man in film (Wikipedia) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Wikipedia) Spider-Ham Spider-Verse (Wikipedia) Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981 TV series) (Wikipedia) Spider-Man (Japanese TV series) (Wikipedia) Spiders-Man (Wikipedia) The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien The Lord of the Rings (film series) (Wikipedia) Lord of the Rings - trailer (YouTube) Harry Potter (film series) (Wikipedia) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - trailer (YouTube) Batman in film (Wikipedia) Spider-Men (Wikipedia) Anne of Green Gables (1985 film) (Wikipedia) Highlander (franchise) (Wikipedia) Frankenstein by Junji Ito Dune by Frank Herbert Dune (1984) - trailer (YouTube) Dune (2021) - trailer (YouTube) Muppet Treasure Island - trailer (YouTube) Muppet Christmas Carol - trailer (YouTube) The Music Man (Wikipedia) The Music Man - trailer (YouTube) The Princess Bride by William Goldman The Princess Bride - trailer (YouTube) Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (Wikipedia) Cassandra Cain (Wikipedia) Little Shop of Horrors - (Wikipedia) Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena Parasite Eve - video game (Wikipedia) The Witcher (Wikipedia) The Witcher (TV series) (Wikipedia) The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski The Lego Movie (Wikipedia) The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Golden Compass - trailer (YouTube) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - trailer (YouTube) BLAME! Vol. 1 by Tsutomu Nihei The Dark Tower (2017 film) (Wikipedia) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) - trailer (YouTube) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - trailer (YouTube) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland - trailer (YouTube) You (TV series) (Wikipedia) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Twilight - trailer (YouTube) Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Murderbot Diaries Series by Martha Wells The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV series) (Wikipedia) Lovely War by Julie Berry The Illusionist - trailer (YouTube) The Prestige - trailer (YouTube) Seven (1995 film) (Wikipedia) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Wikipedia) West Side Story (Wikipedia) Links, Articles, and Things Desert Bus Episode 043 - Page to Screen (Books turned into movies and TV shows) The Game of Life: Pirates of the Caribbean – At World's End (BoardGameGeek) There are three different Pirates of the Caribbean version of the Game of Life Resource Description and Access (Wikipedia) Storm - X-Men character (Wikipedia) Mystique - X-Men character (Wikipedia) Five laws of library science (Wikipedia) “Every book its reader.” 18 Metafiction books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers' Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors to help our listeners diversify their readers' advisory. All of the lists can be found here. Insurrecto by Gina Apostol Trust Exercise by Susan Choi Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich Percival Everett by Virgil Russell by Percival Everett Horses, Horses, in the End the Light Remains Pure: A Tale That Begins with Fukushima by Hideo Furukawa Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour Hell of a Book by Jason Mott Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri The Friend by Sigrid Nunez The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu Ways of Going Home by Alejandro Zambra Give us feedback! Fill out the form to ask for a recommendation or suggest a genre or title for us to read! Check out our Tumblr, follow us on Twitter or Instagram, join our Facebook Group, or send us an email! Join us again on Tuesday, December 7th we'll be discussing the genre of Thrillers! Then on Tuesday, December 21st it's our Best Books we Read in 2021 episode!
The Twilight Beacon is on the air. Transmitting from an unknown location in the American southwest, Jedediah D. Blackwell presents two classic tales of terror from his collection of recordings from the golden age of radio. This episode features two metafiction stories from the radio program Lights Out, Murder in the Script Department from the 5/11/43 airing and The Coffin in Studio B from the 7/13/46 broadcast.
Ostensibly, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, is about a young man who finds a manuscript in a dead man's apartment. This experimental novel, released in 2000, takes a cinematic approach to the novel – creating a novel experience in time and space. The dead man, Zampano, was an elderly blind man writing an academic critique of The Navidson Record; a documentary about a family moving into a home in Virginia, which happens to be bigger on the inside. At the center of Danielewski's work is the question, “What is real?” How do humans interact with the space they inhabit? How do they interact with the stories around them? Featuring: Zenya Prowell, Stacy Patterson, Lisa Schweitzer, and Jen Bravo
In this episode, we talk about the popular Disney+ series, WandaVision. Dean wiggles his nose and magically finishes an entire turkey dinner, just in the to save the show. Trey grieves over the carbonite death of Han Solo, and Sarah brakes the universe. Hosted by Dean Karpowicz, with Trey Bourn and Sarah Willis. Content 0:22: What did we think of the show? "I loved it!" --Trey (who also loved grief, the Brady Bunch, and the way Dean delivered the outro of the show) 3:37: Waiting for New Episodes "I couldn't believe that such a beautiful line could come from a red android." --Sarah 10:00: WandaVision as Metafiction "I felt like I was doing the English teacher thing that my students think is crazy interpretation." --Dean 10:00: The Multiverse "We got to play the super fun game where we all try to guess who broke the universe." --Sarah (who broke the universe)
Hunks. Metafiction. Gilmore Girls. The operational aesthetic. Jenson Ackles gently barking. Jared Padalecki deeply tanned. In this Booyah, Rob and Joe talk about why Supernatural is excellent because it knows exactly what it is. At low-effort content—where okay is okay—we make stuff and share it with you to celebrate life with curiosity, creativity, and compassion...kind of...sometimes. You can contact us & buy our coffee mugs and things. And you can listen to our shows: Make Mine a Double Feature, where Rob & Ellen have a few drinks and tell each other movie stories in all kinds of ways—like backwards or in the form of letters or from the POV of a side character. Kid. Dad. Songs. Yeah!, where Rob & Felix talk about music. Trivial Television, where Ellen & Rob recap TV episodes while sprinkling in facts, fictions, and trivia questions. Booyah 90s Now, where Rob & Joe break down what it's been like to live under the influence of 90s media. Trading Up!, where Rob loses a bunch of money trying to become a good stock trader. Thanks for hanging out. Take care.
In modern crime fiction, or perhaps just modern fiction, there are few authors as prolific and genre-diverse as Anthony Horowitz, so it was a delight to have him on the show to cap off our 2021 journey through Metafiction to discuss his latest, 'A Line To Kill', as well as the many ideas and themes we've been investigating on this leg of our Murder Mystery World Tour. From unlikely thematic pairings, the inversion of the writer in his portrayal of himself, to the homework he does to put together a compelling puzzle, we did our best to hit all the ideas of A Line To Kill (and Magpie Murders!) without spoilers, so enjoy at your leisure!
Professor Jacques Berlinerblau joins the show to celebrate his new book, The Philip Roth We Don't Know: Sex, Race, and Autobiography (UVA Press)! We get into a deep dive on All Things Roth: #metoo, reverse-biography, metafiction, rage merchants, Rothian Path Dependency, literary legacy & reputation, the changing expectations and tolerances of readers, and the writer Roth cites more than any other in his books. We also talk about the scandal around Roth's biographer and why I think it's greatest metafictional novel Roth never wrote, the role of race & racism in Roth's work (and in Jacques' broader areas of study), why Jacques never wanted to meet Roth, his love of The Anatomy Lesson, the disillusionment he had upon reading Roth's letters in the Library of Congress, why we should all read My Dark Vanessa, whether not winning the Nobel really burned Roth's ass, and so much more! Follow Jacques on Twitter • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal
Host Julie Sugar leads guest Sharman Apt Russell in a discussion about her latest book, Within Our Grasp, and the push to end childhood malnutrition, the use of metafiction, and finding satisfaction in your writing life. This episode was produced and mastered by Julie Sugar and Amy Mills Klipstine
Talking Scared is a whole year old today, and to celebrate I've brought you one of the brightest stars in the horror sky, someone who is getting bigger, better and badder with each book he releases. It's Stephen Graham Jones!Stephen is here to discuss My Heart is a Chainsaw – his oh-so-meta revision of the slasher movie and the final girl. The book starts dark and gets darker, with references to every single slasher that you've seen, as well as plenty you haven't. If you say you've seen them all, you're lying. This isn't just a rehash of Wes Craven's Scream, though. As well as the tricks and references, My Heart is a Chainsaw has… well … HEART. Plenty of it. Just as Stephen says in this conversation: sincerity matters. The story matters. Stephen and I talk about our favourite slashers, the joy of childhood horror viewing, the pros and cons of the final girl trope and how you blend irony and sincerity in a work of fiction. I take him to task for always killing animals in his stories and he DOES not make it better by telling me why.Oh, and we both spend a bit of time idolising Joe R. Lansdale. Thanks to everyone who has listened this past year. I can't believe how far we've come and this show wouldn't be what it is without you. Thanks so much. Ok, sweetness over with. On with the bloodshed!Enjoy.My Heart is a Chainsaw was published August 31st by Gallery / Saga in North America and Titan in the UK. Support the show on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TalkingScaredPodCome talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com.Download Novellic on Google Play or Apple Store.
This week the walls between reality and fiction begin to break down. What is truth, what is a lie? Can a story be both?These are the kinds of questions my guest, Richard Chizmar, has become an expert at answering. His new novel (if we can call it that) is Chasing the Boogeyman and it's a unique beast. Part memoir, part true-crime, part horror fiction – it takes the streets of Rich's boyhood home, colours them sepia and then lets a serial killer run loose. We talk about the illusion of storytelling, about true-crime and false memories, and the golden-hued horror that we both love. Stephen King, Ray Bradbury and others loom in the background, but Chasing the Boogeyman is uniquely Chizmar, in all the ways a book can be. If that all sounds gorge-risingly poetic then, well, first of all, sod-off, it's my podcast and I'll rhapsodise if I want to. Secondly, don't worry we also talk about monsters and mayhem and the time Rich's friend crapped in his own hand. In short, something for everyone.Enjoy!! (I really did!)Chasing the Boogeyman was published August 17th by Gallery Books in North America and Hodder & Stoughton in the UK. Other books mentioned include:Gwendy's Button Box (2017), by Richard Chizmar and Stephen KingGwendy's Magic Feather (2019) by Richard ChizmarI'll Be Gone in the Dark (2018) by Michelle McNamaraTrue Crime Addict (2016), by James RennerLunar Park (2005), by Bret Easton EllisFrom a Buick Eight (2002), by Stephen KingIt (1986), by Stephen KingBoy's Life (1991), by Robert McCammon Support the show on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TalkingScaredPodCome talk books on Twitter @talkscaredpod, on Instagram, or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com.Download Novellic on Google Play or Apple Store.
Novelist Natasha Brown joins the Prospect Interview to talk about writing contemporary Britain and the fragmented self in her debut, Assembly. The novel follows a Black British woman as she navigates her high-powered job in London's financial world, faces a medical emergency, and prepares to go to her boyfriend's family party at their lavish countryside estate. Natasha talks to assistant editor Rebecca Liu about bringing finance into fiction, writing the inner lives of the wealthy, and what fiction can offer a nation currently caught in endless culture wars. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode looks at the Tempest from the perspective of Metafiction and how the relates to modern fiction, philosophy, and reality. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paul-cady/support
Ayah is a storyteller from the Midwest. Her first published indie novel is titled Paint. She is now pursuing an MFA in Screenwriting at USC. Ayah writes about lonely women faced with comically metaphysical problems. We discuss the balance of institution & rebellion, and the fight for the privilege to be yourself. https://shethewriter.comyoutube.com/shethewriter IG @shethewritermedium.com/@shethewriterMentions: Mentions:Brandon Sanderson Chuck Palahniuk, Fight ClubArthur RimbaudHasan Minhaj, Patriot ActBjorkSeasoned and fresh-faced artists (of every genre) discuss how to make creativity work within the complexities and challenges of adult life. In Season One of Confessing Animals podcast, co-hosts Jen Harris + Vanessa Aricco, both working writers, unveil the secrets and struggles of creative living in a rapid fire Capitalist society. The theme for Season One is Translation. One guest at a time, Jen + Vanessa ask, How Does Your Life Translate to Art?Intro & music production by Ashley Raineswww.ashleyrainesmusic.comFollow us on Instagram @confessinganimalspodcastwww.confessinganimalspodcast.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/poetjenharris)
In an encore presentation, Kate and Medaya talk with award-winning screenwriter and novelist Charles Yu about his book, Interior Chinatown; an experimental, yet eminently enjoyable, novel-in-the-form-of-a-screenplay, which won the 2020 National Book Award for fiction. Charles discusses how he came to write such a formally challenging book, in which the central character's world is defined by, and limited to, the horizons available to Asian and Asian-American characters in popular film and television. Also, J Hoberman, author of Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, returns to recommend Victor Serge's recently discovered Notebooks from 1936-47, in which the great communist writer lived in exile, from Paris to Mexico.
In an encore presentation, Kate and Medaya talk with award-winning screenwriter and novelist Charles Yu about his book, Interior Chinatown; an experimental, yet eminently enjoyable, novel-in-the-form-of-a-screenplay, which won the 2020 National Book Award for fiction. Charles discusses how he came to write such a formally challenging book, in which the central character's world is defined by, and limited to, the horizons available to Asian and Asian-American characters in popular film and television. Also, J Hoberman, author of Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, returns to recommend Victor Serge's recently discovered Notebooks from 1936-47, in which the great communist writer lived in exile, from Paris to Mexico.
Check out the meaning and classic examples of Epistolary novels and Metafiction
Our penultimate heist film is the 2004 teen movie THE PERFECT SCORE. We talk about how this film doesn't take itself too seriously, and doesn't deserve the panning it got from the critics, as well as the idea that this is a mash-up of the heist film genre with teen films about progress of various kinds. Next Time The last movie in our heist season is the 2018 film WIDOWS. Recent Media THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (2018): Mike Flanagan, Shirley Jackson, Michiel Huisman THE NIGHT OF THE HOWLING BEAST (1975): Miguel Iglesias, Paul Naschy, Mercedes Molina Recommendations KNIVES OUT (2019): Rian Johnson, Daniel Craig, Chris Evans THE BIG SHORT (2016): Adam McKay, Christian Bale, Steve Carell CHEATS (2002): Andrew Gurland, Trevor Fehrman, Matthew Lawrence SHE'S ALL THAT (1999): Robert Iscove, Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachel Leigh Cook WESTWORLD (2016–): Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan, Evan Rachel Wood Footnotes Firstly, here's the Rotten Tomatoes page of pretty harsh reviews! https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/perfect_score Rob talks early on about the ‘competency porn' involved in many heist films; there's more on that, here: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CompetencePorn. In discussing Francesca's novel at the end, and the character of Desmond throughout, metafiction comes up again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metafiction. The ‘Hero's Journey' is something we've discussed before, but it deserves another mention: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey. Finally, as we mention both films in the course of our discussion, here are links to our episodes on THE MATRIX and THE BREAKFAST CLUB: https://www.kaiju.fm/prestige/the-matrix-and-spectacle and https://www.kaiju.fm/prestige/4-21-the-breakfast-club-1985-and-endings-or-not. Find Us On Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-prestige-417454 Follow Us - https://www.twitter.com/prestigepodcast Follow Sam - https://www.twitter.com/life_academic Follow Rob - https://www.twitter.com/kaijufm Find Our Complete Archive on Kaiju.FM - http://www.kaiju.fm/the-prestige/
This week Emily Danforth takes us back to school. Her new novel, Plain Bad Heroines has a lot to say about the history of queer women, the price of fame, and whether found footage horror is any good. Plain Bad Heroines features heavily on all the best-of lists for the season, and it’s an early reputation that’s well deserved. This tricksy, twisty novel spans centuries to tell the tale of a very peculiar school and the horror film made about it two hundred years later.If you have any interest in experimental fiction, queer writing or American Gothic then, somehow, this book covers all those bases.Emily also tells one hell of a story about why she’s frightened of home invasion. Come, gather round the teacher’s desk and listen . . .Books mentioned in this episode include:The Fingersmith (2002), by Sarah WatersThe Little Stranger (2009), by Sarah WatersGhost Story (1979), by Peter Straub Haunting of Hill House (1959), by Shirley JacksonHouse of Leaves (2000), by Mark Z. DanielewskiThe Return (2020), by Rachel Harrison“The Talent of the Room”, by Michael VenturaCome talk books with us on Twitter @talkscaredpod or email direct to talkingscaredpod@gmail.com.Thanks to Terry Smith Audio for sound editing.
David Mitchell celebrates the power of music in Utopia Avenue, Jane Austen inspired fiction and Tara June Winch, winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Award.
Nyudumboyn is a story about a man and a town, a good town where unfortunate people tend to be drawn. His initial disdain for them is challenged and an unresolved question of value remains. It was written by Nicholas Margan, the producer of this podcast. Nic has been writing and creating, including short stories, essays, cartoons, short films and podcasts, for the better part of ten years. His work has been published in magazines such as The Canary Press and SCUM. He now lives in a small town in NSW, where he works in the environment and conservation sector.
Barry Andrews of Shriekback talks about the influence that literature has had on a few of his songs. 1. 'At Swim Two Birds' by Flann O Brienthe source of ‘King in the Tree’ from the album 'Without Real String or Fish'the mad king Sweeney laments in the boughs of the yew… ‘and he won’t come down’2. 'London Fields' by Martin Amis - a semi-inspiration for the po-mo pub song/drug anthem: ‘Awake too Long’ From the album 'Haunted Box of Switches Vol.1'(porno is a drink)3. 'A Disused Shed in County Wexford' by Derek Mahona reference in ‘The Fire Has Brought Us Together’ from the album 'Some Kinds of Light'.
With the world gone crazy we escape into a good story with STRANGER THAN FICTION! Starring Will Ferrell as a man who becomes aware he is a character in someone else's novel, and Emma Thompson as the author who can't figure out how to kill Will Ferrell, Stranger Than Fiction is a quirky metafictional drama with chocolate rom-com chips. Also starring Maggie Gyllenhall and Dustin Hoffman, this movie suffered under comparison to Charlie Kaufman's films, but how does it hold up under a fresh light? Listen to find out and don't forget to subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher! Also, you can also support us by either contributing Patreon campaign, or by buying Rewatchability t-shirts from TeePublic. Also, don't forget to listen to last week's Mini-Episode to prime yourself for our discussion!
Sulari Gentill Launches "After She Wrote Him" “This mystery won the 2018 Ned Kelly Award under the title Crossing the Lines.Now available in the United States, it’s a twisted masterpiece about writing and the loss of identity while writing. The disturbing examination of obsession and loss will appeal to readers of literary novels and introspective books about the writing process.”Library Journal If you get lost in a book, be sure you can find your way back... Madeleine d'Leon doesn't know where Edward came from. He is simply a character in her next book. But as she writes, he becomes all she can think about. His charm, his dark hair, his pen scratching out his latest literary novel... Edward McGinnity can't get Madeleine out of his mind - softly smiling, infectiously enthusiastic, and perfectly damaged. She will be the ideal heroine for his next book. But who is the author and who is the creation? And as the lines start to blur, who is affected when a killer finally takes flesh? After She Wrote Him is a wildly inventive twist on the murder mystery that takes readers on a journey filled with passion, obsession, and the emptiness left behind when the real world starts to fall away. Published in Australia as "Crossing the Lines" SHOW NOTES: Writes4Womenwww.writes4women.comFacebook @writes4womenTwitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast W4W Patreonhttps://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon Sulari Gentillhttp://sularigentill.com: SULARI https://www.panterapress.com.au/product/crossing-the-lines-book-by-sulari-gentill/PANTERA PRESS:Facebook @SulariGentillTwitter @SulariGentillInstagram @sularigentill Pamela Cookwww.pamelacook.com.auFacebook @pamelacookauthorTwitter @PamelaCookAUInstagram @pamelacookwrites Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler)www.listenuppodcasting.com.auFacebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcastingTwitter @KelB
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Kate and Medaya talk with award-winning screenwriter and novelist Charles Yu about his new book, Interior Chinatown; an experimental, yet eminently enjoyable, novel-in-the-form-of-a-screenplay. Charles discusses how he came to write such a formally challenging book, in which the central character's world is defined by, and limited to, the horizons available to Asian and Asian-American characters in popular film and television. Also, J Hoberman, author of Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, returns to recommend Victor Serge's recently discovered Notebooks from 1936-47, in which the great communist writer lived in exile, from Paris to Mexico. This is the sixth episode in our series on LA and Southern California writers, artists and filmmakers. This episode of the LARB Radio Hour is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. Any findings, opinions, or conclusions contained herein are not necessarily those of the California Arts Council.
Kate and Medaya talk with award-winning screenwriter and novelist Charles Yu about his new book, Interior Chinatown; an experimental, yet eminently enjoyable, novel-in-the-form-of-a-screenplay. Charles discusses how he came to write such a formally challenging book, in which the central character's world is defined by, and limited to, the horizons available to Asian and Asian-American characters in popular film and television. Also, J Hoberman, author of Make My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan, returns to recommend Victor Serge's recently discovered Notebooks from 1936-47, in which the great communist writer lived in exile, from Paris to Mexico. This is the sixth episode in our series on LA and Southern California writers, artists and filmmakers. This episode of the LARB Radio Hour is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov. Any findings, opinions, or conclusions contained herein are not necessarily those of the California Arts Council.
A road trip leading to a heist leading to a life-changing moment.
Hey there word nerds! Today I have the pleasure of hosting Lenore Appelhans on the show! Lenore is the author of several books for children and teens. Her work has received honors such as appearing on the Bank Street Best Books list, winning a SCBWI Crystal Kite award, and getting featured on boxes of Cheerios. Her newest book the YA novel, The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project, (which I devoured in practically one sitting!) simultaneously pokes fun at YA literature while also celebrating everything that is awesome about the category. So listen in as Lenore and I chat about this amazing book and how tropes are used in literature. In this episode Lenore and I discuss: The manic pixie dream girl trope. Metafiction, what it is and how to craft it right. Tropes vs. stereotypes, and how to recognize each in your own writing. The mechanics of writing a group scene without confusing your reader. How to get your mind and your writing to open up to diversity. Plus, Lenore’s #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/256
L'équipe rédactionnelle de Maléfiction s'est réunie pour le dernier épisode !
After a somewhat shamefully long time here is our latest release. Annie was unable to join us, but Megan guested and we had a lively discussion of Season Nine, Episode Seventeen, “Mother’s Little Helper,” and Episode Eighteen, “Metafiction.” And, really. it wasn’t so terribly long ago we were under a record-setting cold snap, was it?…Continue reading →
After a somewhat shamefully long time here is our latest release. Annie was unable to join us, but Megan guested and we had a lively discussion of Season Nine, Episode Seventeen, “Mother’s Little Helper,” and Episode Eighteen, “Metafiction.” And, really. it wasn’t so terribly long ago we were under a record-setting cold snap, was it?…Continue reading →
Season 2 has officially begun!Welcome back, CHRleaders! In this, our first episode of season two, we hit the ground running. We first discuss a historical revision of sorts with a Hollywood cashgrab at niche internet culture. After that, we follow up every edgy film student's favorite movie with a surprisingly meh, completely canon sequel. Hope you enjoy! We're excited to return refreshed and ready for reboots!Questions? Comments? Concerns? Emotional outbursts? Email us at: crappyhollywoodreboots@gmail.comAlbum art by Kellie
Laura takes over the podcast. Where is Quinn? And is Laura really Laura? And what about Mark Burns and the theft of the replicas of the Statue of Liberty? This episode is the series finale of the mysterious Life in the 11th Hour.
Quinn goes to New York to see Lady Liberty and escape his mounting failures. And it's here on a ferry heading to Liberty Island that an old acquaintance reveals to Quinn that he's playing a part in a larger story that he never saw coming. The drama may just become a true tragedy for Quinn in the crown of the Statue of Liberty.
So who really is Mark Burns? Quinn explains and dives into Burns' possible criminal motives. A trip up to Wisconsin to one of the crime scenes is very revealing. Meanwhile, things with Quinn's fiancee Be turn dire, but things with Laura appear to be heading in an exciting direction!
Quinn gets visited by the FBI! And he tails Mark Burns, the suspected liberty perp! And he starts to put together a compelling case implicating Burns! It's an episode full of twists and turns, including a true confession from Laura.
Quinn's back from a disastrous Thanksgiving trip to see his fiancee Be's parents. Quinn and Laura stake out the possible liberty perp Mark Burns' outside of his Chicago apartment. And a thorny issue comes up between Quinn and Laura.
Quinn dives deeper into the case of the missing replicas of the Statue of Liberty and discovers that a fourth replica has been stolen. Are the thefts part of a conspiracy? A meta-message being sent by the liberty perp? In any case, these lady liberties might be missing but Quinn finds a co-investigator. And in the process they posit a possible perp.
Quinn Daniels is drinking at his favorite pub Beckett's in Berwyn, Illinois when he unsuspectingly learns of the theft of three replicas of the Statue of Liberty. A man named Jaques shows him the news report and wonders aloud about "what it means to be an American anymore." Suddenly Quinn has a subject for his new podcast: the case of the missing lady liberties.
Metafiction and Metaphysics? Join host Anna Joy for a solo episode where they nerd out about the various scientific evidences there is for witchcraft being a real phenomenon and not make believe. First, we discuss Anna Joy's life directly before she discovered she was a witch: she was a creative writing student highly interested in the genre of metafiction. We discuss such authors as: Sheila Heti Ben Lerner James Joyce David Foster Wallace Jean Luis Borges And get into why and how metafiction catapulted Anna Joy into realizing she was a REAL ACTUAL WITH WITH MAGICKAL POWERS HOLY SHIT! Then we get into all kinds of fun and interesting scientific lessons, such as Dr. Masaru Emoto's water experiments (read all about that here: http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/water-crystal.html) and the documentary Memory Hackers and the subject of neuroplasticity (watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvpX3VZMuyM) Ultimately, the thesis of this episode is that we all have control over our own actions and that's basically what witchcraft is. This episode was presided over by Hecate, the goddess of the crossroads, choice and witchcraft. Visit www.annajoyhealing.com/science to get a special pdf download that includes practical guidance on how to integrate the lessons we covered in today's episode as well as a special tarot spread made by Hecate herself! Other episodes referred to in this podcast: The Firebrand Witch: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/podcast/20 Queer Desire & Manifestation: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/podcast/podcast21 Wheel of the Year with Maeanna Welti: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/podcast/podcast22 To support the Queer Witch Podcast, visit www.patreon.com/thequeerwitch to pledge monthly or visit www.thequeerwitch.com to make a one-time donation Follow us on instagram @thequeerwitch Join our Facebook community called The Queer Witch Community Metafiction and Metaphysics? Join host Anna Joy for a solo episode where they nerd out about the various scientific evidences there is for witchcraft being a real phenomenon and not make believe. First, we discuss Anna Joy's life directly before she discovered she was a witch: she was a creative writing student highly interested in the genre of metafiction. We discuss such authors as: Sheila Heti Ben Lerner James Joyce David Foster Wallace Jean Luis Borges And get into why and how metafiction catapulted Anna Joy into realizing she was a REAL ACTUAL WITH WITH MAGICKAL POWERS HOLY SHIT! Then we get into all kinds of fun and interesting scientific lessons, such as Dr. Masaru Emoto's water experiements (read all about that here: http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/water-crystal.html) and the documentary Memory Hackers and the subject of neuroplasticity (watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvpX3VZMuyM) Ultimately, the thesis of this episode is that we all have control over our own actions and that's basically what witchcraft is. This episode was presided over by Hecate, the goddess of the crossroads, choice and witchcraft. Visit www.annajoyhealing.com/science to get a special pdf download that includes practical guidance on how to integrate the lessons we covered in today's episode as well as a special tarot spread made by Hecate herself! Other episodes referred to in this podcast: The Firebrand Witch: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/podcast/20 Queer Desire & Manifestation: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/podcast/podcast21 Wheel of the Year with Maeanna Welti: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/podcast/podcast22 To support the Queer Witch Podcast, visit www.patreon.com/thequeerwitch to pledge monthly or visit www.thequeerwitch.com to make a one-time donation Follow us on instagram @thequeerwitch Join our Facebook community called The Queer Witch Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/thequeerwitch/ Tune in next week for an interview with Tonya Gonzalez aka @browngirlswhotarot
There was an idea (Smash Fiction listeners know this) called the Surprise Party Initiative. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkably nerdy idiots who could take the casts of popular stories and replace them with fictional characters from other stories, then compete with each other to see whose party would be the best one at completing the original story. It's a pretty stupid notion, but what the hell, we've done it twice before, might as well do it again! As you may have guessed, this time around, the SmashFic hosts are making their own teams of Avengers to fight off Loki and the invading Chitauri! With Dan as both their guide and their judge, they draft a set of heroes, compete in challenges from the film, and try to score the most points on the path that leads, inevitably, toward schwarma. Kit and Claire maintain their personal brands by picking exactly the characters you'd expect them to pick, Liz Logan uses her Surprise Party debut to provide one of the most heartbreaking moments in the history of storytelling, and Dan ends the contest with a final, massive twist that drives everybody in the world insane. Probably.
Time Codes: 00:00:27 - Introduction 00:02:37 - Setup 00:04:06 - A Strange and Beautiful Sound 00:39:45 - Inside Moebius, Part 2 01:19:19 - Wrap up 01:21:02 - Contact us On this month's Euro Comics episode, Pascal and Derek discuss two recent French-language translations. They begin with Zep's A Strange and Beautiful Sound, the second of his books released through IDW Publishing. This is a story of a Carthusian monk who, because of a dead relative's last will and testament, reenters the everyday world after 26 years of seclusion. The art and colors of this narrative are quite striking, and while the subject matter is significantly different from his previous A Story of Men, both Pascal and Derek find a common style between these two texts. Next, they check out the latest work in Dark Horse's Moebius Library, Inside Moebius, Part 2. The guys begin by contextualizing the first part of this improvisational journal, released earlier this year, and then go into detail about Part 2. This second book is much more metafiction and self-referential than Part 1, but like the first installment, it includes multiple representations of the author himself, along with encounters with his most notable creations, Arzach, Major Grubert and Malvina, Stel and Atan, and of course Lieutenant Blueberry. The text is free-flowing and surreal, but this is what makes Moebius's self-investigation so notable. Both guys eagerly await the third and final part of Inside Moebiuslater this fall.
A discussion of Harry's novella-in-progress, in which the author gets real about art as an act of defiance.Duration - 24:38VoxBox: Audiopedia's ‘Meta-joke' on YouTubeMusic Credit: Daft Punk - Technologic
How do we tell the stories of our lives, remaining truthful, while omitting particularly private elements? How do we tell the story about a person's action without telling about the person? I'm not sure I have any idea, but that's a writing goal for both of us this week. Kristen is trying to write her "story" and David is trying to write his memories.... while leaving out some key facts. Can we do it? Should we do it? How important is it? The layers of our lives: I bet you can relate. Join us! Also, please subscribe, rate, and review! It isn't easy for new listeners to find us, since we are so young on the podcast scene. BUT, if you rate and review, our This Is This community becomes a little more visible. Thank you for your support!
Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 3, Chapter 5-7 and Epilogue. Introduction (00:11) Metafiction (01:37) Mythology (11:13) Five minutes of action (23:34) Sticking the ending (30:14) Fun Stuff (38:16) Leave us an iTunes review! Send your questions, comments, … Continue reading Ep. 38 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 3, Chapters 5-7 & Epilogue →
Surprise Party is back, and just in time, because it's a period of civil war and somebody needs to blow up that damn Death Star! Of course, it won't be Princess Leia and her friends on any mercy mission this time -- several fictional characters were beamed to this podcast by Smash Fiction hosts. Claire, Kit, and MeganBob have constructed three parties of new New Hopes, and with Dan as their high-minded Force ghost guide, they will compete in a series of scored contests to see who will be the first to shit-talk Grand Moff Tarkin, move along a group of Stormtroopers, and become more powerful than Darth Vader can possibly imagine! Featuring Claire's never-ending well of Looney Tunes references, Kit and Bob being entirely on the same page during character selection, and the game-wrecking potential of the ignominious Dumpus! As always, Smash Metafiction has a light side and a dark side and binds the universe together, so fire up your astromech droids and let's do a Star War!
Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came: A Podcast about Stephen King and His Books
In this episode of Two Guys to the Dark Tower Came, we explore The Dark Tower, Book V, Wolves of the Calla, Part 1, chapters 4 – 7. Introduction (00:00) We argue the pronunciation of “Calla” (01:25) Metafiction setup (05:37) Infodump City (14:40) Fun Stuff (34:23) iTunes reviews and social media shout-outs (43:51) Outro (46:38) … Continue reading Ep. 34 The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla — Part 1, Chapters 4-7 →
We try to unpack what little is known about this author, while providing a "succinct" description of the book. Along the way we discuss the publishing industry, book awards, obscenity, themes and the mythical reputation this tome has garnered over the years. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: Gravity's Rainbow Inherent Vice The Crying of Lot 49 V. American Flagg Divided States of Hysteria Casanova Satellite Sam Moby-Dick The Illuminatus! Trilogy The Kills Field Notes Additional Resources: George Plimpton on Thomas Pynchon's V. V. Squared Pynchon from A to V Duncan, J. (2013). Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Literature. Muste, J. M., & Weisenburger, S. C. (2014). Thomas Pynchon. Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia. Herman, L., & Weisenburger, S. (2013). Gravity's Rainbow, Domination, and Freedom. Athens: University of Georgia Press. Pulitzer Jurors Dismayed on Pynchon Pulitzer.org Pulitzer People are no Prize Thomas Pynchon's letter to Bruce Allen L. McLaughlin, R., (2002). Unreadable Stares: Imperial Narratives and the Colonial Gaze in Gravity's Rainbow. Pynchon Notes. (50-51), pp.83–96. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16995/pn.72 Thomas Pynchon shows us how white writers can avoid appropriation Pynchon’s Gravity's Rainbow: The V-2 Rocket Cartel as Multinational Corporate Conspiracy Rocket Power
Grant Morrison says this 2002 comic book with Chris Weston, Gary Erskine and Matt Hollingsworth is an inoculation against the nasty horror of the world through depravity, pornography and depression. We interrogate whether that theme works in the end product and if the sexual violence within is problematic. Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store: The Filth Nameless The Invisibles Book One (or the Ominbus if you're freaky) The Soft Machine (The Cut-up Trilogy) Nova Express (The Cut-up Trilogy) The Ticket That Exploded (The Cut-up Trilogy) Black Kiss Additional Resources: Duffy, D. (2017). The Filth. Salem Press Encyclopedia Of Literature We Don’t Need Another Hero; We Need Garbagemen In Grant Morrison’s The Filth The Function of the Filth WHAT IS THE FILTH ? FILTH PLUS FILTH PLUS - The Questions The Function of the Filth – Preview #1 The Function of the Filth – Preview #2 The Function of the Filth – Preview #3 The Function of the Filth – Preview #4
What is metafiction, and how can it serve as a tool for confronting power dynamics? Can incorporating unconventional genres in curriculum teach students critical thinking skills? In episode 36 of the Imagine Otherwise podcast, host Cathy Hannabach and guest Leah Milne discuss how metafictional narratives by authors of color can provide a pedagogy of discomfort, how comics and graphic novels can spur the "good trouble" of social justice activism, and how she uses the classroom to teach radical empathy. Transcript and show notes: https://ideasonfire.net/36-leah-milne
Metafiction is just a metasignifier. We review and discuss "Arcadia" by Iain Pears. Due to microphone and pseudointellectual issues, this episode features both long postmodern rants and popping plosives, so we invite you to hate-enjoy!
Hey there word nerds! Today I’m interviewing Dale Wiley, author and Missouri attorney, who has some fascinating credits to his name. For starters, he has had a character named after him on CSI, owned a record label, been interviewed by Bob Edwards on NPR's Morning Edition and made alternative fuel motorcycles for Merle Haggard and John Paul DeJoria. He is also one of the few people to who have met Ronald Reagan and Flavor Flav. Dale has three awesome kids and spends his days working as a lawyer fighting the big banks. He has als0 written three novels and is currently developing two original scripted projects for TV: the gritty drama, The East Side with Andréa Vasilo; and the sitcom, Confessions of a Bunny Smuggler, with Fayr Barkley. In this episode we discuss: The subgenre of metafiction, how it works to tell a story, and how it might not work, as well. Writers writing about writing for writers. Finding ideas and inspiration from the fact that the elements of story are, in fact, universal. Plus, their #1 tip for writers. About the Author Dale Wiley is a Missouri attorney, who has had a character named after him on CSI, owned a record label, been interviewed by Bob Edwards on NPR's Morning Edition and made motorcycles for Merle Haggard and John Paul DeJoria. He is also one of the few people to who have met Ronald Reagan and Flavor Flav. Dale has three awesome kids and spends his days working as a lawyer fighting the big banks. He has als0 written three novels and is currently developing two original scripted projects for TV: the gritty drama, The East Side with Andréa Vasilo; and the sitcom, Confessions of a Bunny Smuggler, with Fayr Barkley. Southern Gothic Misery meets Gone Girl, SOUTHERN GOTHIC is Dale Wiley’s latest page-turner. Not since his incendiary thrillers, Sabotage and The Intern, has Wiley treated readers to his heady brew of hair-trigger suspense and dark secrets. In this twisted and delightfully disturbing novel, one woman learns the true price of making a deal with the devil. Lovely Meredith Harper is living a life of lonely indifference – shuttling between her beloved Savannah, Georgia bookstore and her empty house, pining after a dream of being an author that now seems out of reach. Publishers had resoundingly passed on her only novel, Red Ribbon. In spite of herself, she’s haunted by her ex-husband’s insult – that she’ll never be a real writer, only a fan. Everything changes when Meredith finds a red ribbon tied to the inside of her doorknob. No one in her life would do such a thing. There is only one possibility: Michael Black, her favorite author, who was the only person besides friends and publishers to receive a copy of her manuscript. But he vanished years ago and was even rumored to be dead. Meredith races to uncover the truth behind the mysterious visitor, and her suspicions about his identity are confirmed. But how? Why now? Why her? And, most confusingly, why is Michael Black offering her a completely rewritten manuscript of Red Ribbon to publish under her own name? Exploring the dangerous divides between fame, fandom, romance, murder, and possession, SOUTHERN GOTHIC fascinates until the novel’s final breath. It makes the offer you can’t refuse—and shackles you to the demons of your fantasies. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/136
In this very “insider-baseball” episode we discuss Metafiction! What is it? Who is it for? Why should you read it? Plus: Children’s books that help kids figure out what’s real and what isn’t, comic books with a lot of bondage, and marginalia written by library patrons. In this episode Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jessi Recommended No Bears by Meg McKinlay, illustrated by Leila Rudge This is My Book by Mick Inkpen We’re in the Wrong Book by Richard Byrne Logicomix: An epic search for truth by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou,illustrated by Alecos Papadatos and Annie Di Donna Opus by Satoshi Kon Censoring an Iranian Love Story by Shahriar Mandanipour, translated by Sara Khalili Gen13: Magical Drama Queen Roxy by Adam Warren Empowered by Adam Warren Read Redshirts by John Scalzi The End (almost) by Jim Benton Multiversity by Grant Morrison and various artists Did Not Finish The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde If On a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino, translated by William Weaver (Recommended) Other Books Mentioned Mason and Dixon by Thomas Pynchon (Recommended) Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (Recommended) The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz (Recommended) There’s a Monster at the End of this Book by Jon Stone, illustrated by Michael J. Smollin Mumbo Jumbo by Ishmael Reed (Recommended) The Raw Shark Texts by Steven Hall Life After Life by Kate Atkinson (Anna meant to say that she was saving A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara for a quiet time in her life to read. But Life After Life counts too as she owns a copy she has yet to open. Nothing metafictional (maybe) here - just books Anna wants to read) How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu Inkheart (Inkworld #1) by Cornelia Funke, translated by Anthea Bell Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud (Recommended) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter Kitten Clone: The History of the Future at Bell Labs by Douglas Coupland The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua Animal Man Omnibus by Grant Morrison and various artists Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Links/Other An article about the glossary doodles/annotations in The Kingdoms of God by N. K. Jemisin. Recent Writings (not) by Walter Benjamin (but some libraries suggest that it is) Your home library may also use BiblioCommons British Columbia Library Association - Readers’ Advisory Interest Group A short story by Jorge Luis Borges that is a review of a non-existent book The list of “50” (111) metafiction books Anna mentioned Two-Fisted Library Stories just released Issue 6! Image of the meta-metafiction handwritten conversations Jessi found in If On a Winter’s Night a Traveler Duck Amuck - go (find &) watch it! Felix the Cat Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice in Community Supernatural has a few metafictional aspects and episodes such as the episode we mention. Seriously someone has (of course) written a paper about it. The SCP Foundation story about the monster that kidnaps you if you write about it The SCP Foundation story about the thing that can’t be described We Need To Talk About Fifty-Five - The first of a series of SCP Foundation stories about the Anti-Memetics division that affected Matthew’s dreams Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the books about Metafiction people in the club read (or tried to read), and follow us on Twitter! Join us again on Tuesday, December 6th, when we discuss Philosophy!
Join us for this super special bonus episode featuring the full version of our conversation with Jessi about Supernatural and Paranormal Nonfiction. Your hosts in this episode Jessi| Matthew Murray Recommendations Haunted Hotels by Jo-Anne Christensen National Geographic Ultimate Guide to Supernatural Places: Close Encounters, Haunted Houses, and Other Spooky Hot Spots Around the World by Sarah Bartlett Ghosts: A Haunted History by Lisa Morton Did Not Finish Paranormal State: My Journey into the Unknown by Ryan Buell and Stefan Petrucha The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Paranormal by Nathan Robert Brown Other Books Mentioned Wood Spirits and Green Men by Lora S. Irish, Chris Pye, and Shawn Cipa The Oxford Book of the Supernatural by D.J. Enright Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach Ghosts: A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof by Roger Clarke Links and Things Lone Pine Publishing’s lists of all of the ghost books that they publish Krasue One of the SE Asian ghosts that Jessi mentioned /r/nosleep on Reddit Never actually mentioned in the podcast, but here’s information about a ghost cat in a library Bookriot’s list of 25 More Outstanding Podcasts for Readers If you missed our full episode on Supernatural and Paranormal non-fiction you can find it here. Check out our Pinterest board and Tumblr posts for all the books about Supernatural and Paranormal Nonfiction people in the club read (or tried to read), and follow us on Twitter! Join us again on Tuesday, November 15th, when we discuss Metafiction!
Our second episode has arrived. And We Have a Theme Song!!! Hosted by Jess Smart Smiley and Richard B McLean Get to know Illustrator and Author (and show host) Jess Smart Smiley Featured Media This Week: These 12 Questions Can Change Your Life Overnight by Jefferson Craig | Birthday Chimes by Lawrence Garfield | Jack-O-Lantern and Johnny Ripper by A Void | Our Theme Song is By Sam Davis Have a question or comment that you’d like played on the air? Please Leave a Message at (801)-SKETCH1 [(801) 753-8241].
This week Gabe and Tycho create the comic Meta-metafiction.
This week Gabe and Tycho create the comic Meta-metafiction. See the finished comic at https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2016/08/12/meta-metafiction
This week Gabe and Tycho create the comic Metafiction.
This week Gabe and Tycho create the comic Metafiction. See the finished comic at https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2016/08/08/metafiction
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Week in Geek: Andrew plays a megagame while Dan breaks down watching Jon Stewart's last episode of The Daily Show and ponders what, exactly, Stewart was to a generation of viewers. Meta-Listeners: Our listeners chime in on meta-texts that really piqued their interests while Dan and Andrew chime in on those suggestions. Meta-Fiction: Andrew and Dan delve deep into the world of stories about stories, movies about movies, tv shows about tv shows, and games about games and ask what the heck do meta-narratives do? Hercules/Xena Meta-Episodes: Dan and Andrew spend the better part of an hour (or not) discussing a few episodes of these classic tv fantasy shows' use of meta-fiction for some fun one-off episodes...or not. Question of the Geek: Next week, we'll be discussing how despite the fact that the genre of the Western is relatively dead, it has been repurposed in nearly every other genre of fiction. So, with that in mind: What is your favorite Western-themed fiction (in any genre and in any medium)? Why? Or what is a western that you think has been particularly influential and needs more attention? Why? Leave your answer as a comment on the page for this episode at forall.libsyn.com. Be sure to join the official Facebook and Google+ pages for the latest updates. You may also e-mail us at forallpod [at] gmail [dot] com. If you subscribe to the show on iTunes, be sure to leave a review to help boost our status in the eyes of Apple's algorithms. For all intents and purposes, that was an episode recap. Featured Music: -"Stayin' in Black" by Wax Audio -"This Song's Just (Six Words Long)" by "Weird Al" Yankovic -"Hook" by Blues Traveler -clip of "Guantanamo By the Bay" from Boston Legal 3.22. -"Main Title" by Joseph LoDuca (from Xena: Warrior Princess) -"Animaniacs Theme" by Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, and Jess Harnell (written by Richard Stone & Tom Ruegger) -"Before the Storm" by Jeremy Soule (from Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
In which Daniel and Shana discuss "Robot of Sherwood," in particular the metafictional nature of mythic heroes meeting discussing mythic heroes, and the place of moral ambiguity in fiction. Also, dick jokes. Show Notes: Main Topic: Robot of Sherwood. Shana is not snuggling with a kitty. Saving the bitching for the end. A comment from Lee. The Moffat Hate tag. The job of a television showrunner. One-liners in Moffat Who. Responding to responses to Daniel's live-Tumblring of Robot of Sherwood. Daniel appreciates a good dick joke. Jack Harkness does not make dick jokes. Fairy tale Clara. Metafiction, Robin Hood, and Doctor Who. Disney Who. The Doctor and Robin Hood as mythic heroes. Stories as text in Moffat Who. Shana gives us a quote between Robin and the Doctor. Purple writing. Continuity in Doctor Who and other long-running franchises. The historicity of Robin Hood. The Doctor rejects mythic heroic figures. Daniel way over-analyzes "no bantering." Shana launches "rant mode" with another quote. The Keys in the Sewer. Clara is the MVP of this episode. Heteronormative dick comparisons are not fun for Daniel. Contrasting Robin Hood and the Doctor in mode of action. A leftover Matt Smith script? Nods to the Classic Series. Jesus in a celebrity historical and religion in Moffat Who. Shana updates on the cat. Wrapping up. Next episode: "Listen." Links: Check out Lee's Youtube channel here. On Moffat Hate. On Jack Harkness and dick jokes: Email us at oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com Our Facebook page is here. Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter
We welcome back guest Justin St. Germain, author of the memoir Son of a Gun and picker of this week's book, a novel largely about the process of writing a novel. We talk about metafiction, audience, writerly paralysis, and Tom's love of shoplifting. For more, including a link to buy Justin's book, check out bookfightpod.com.
Tom hates metafiction. Mike tries to get him to love it, or at least appreciate it, using John Barth's 1996 collection On With the Story, linked stories that play a number of narrative games and call attention to how stories work, and how we expect them to work. We also talk about about the false dichotomy of sad stories vs happy stories, and why Tom's students want him to cheer the hell up.
How Batman is not a "Christ figure" but Bane is reminiscent of...Willy Wonka!?! It's the summer's most anticipated film as only The Thin Place can cover it. Ken and Todd discuss whether Christopher Nolan's trilogy is telling us "you can't handle the truth" or simply isn't clear in its own mind about what it wants to say. Warning: Spoilers! SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Intro and outlining spiritual themes. 3:54 - Our obsession with back stories and the nature/nurture debate. 14:21 - What is a "Christ figure" and why Batman isn't one. 20:03 - To escape is better than sacrifice... 29:12 - Well intentioned lies. 35:00 - Metafiction and (intentional?) ideological fuzziness 40:54 - Yes, but is it entertaining? DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!
Ara 13 is the author of the IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) award-winning metafiction novel, Drawers & Booths. His lastest work is the novel, Fiction. Ara was a United States Marine Corps journalist and an Army special operations soldier. He is a national columnist, award-winning journalist, and an international-award-winning author. You can visit Ara's Web site at: http://ara13.com
Ara 13 is the author of the IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) award-winning metafiction novel, Drawers & Booths. His lastest work is the novel, Fiction. Ara was a United States Marine Corps journalist and an Army special operations soldier. He is a national columnist, award-winning journalist, and an international-award-winning author. You can visit Ara's Web site at: http://ara13.com
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