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Hello everyone!!
For our first May episode we have a mega collab with Horror Vanguard, on Starship Troopers (1997), directed by Paul Verhoeven!
As we interweave Heinlein's book with the film we ultimately dive into how fascism works and should be fought at every turn, in every way.
Enjoy!
Do check out Jon's book on Bloch and Utopia: https://www.amazon.com/Primer-Utopian-Philosophy-Jonathan-Greenaway/dp/1803413271/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1
Also check out one of our references and excellent approach to the film, Heinlein and more: https://youtu.be/y5bHLrGBUKo
And, naturally, check out and support the Horror Vanguard!
https://horrorvanguard.com
https://www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard/posts
And please support our Patreon if you're interested and want access to early content and the bonus Reading Corners!! Big things are coming! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage
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Hello everyone!!
For our Left Page episode of the month we are talking about a very interesting book, and documentary series! It's John Berger's "Ways of Seeing", and to dive deep we are joined by our friend, podcaster and art historian, Nadjah of Imaginarium Podcast!
We think about colonialism, the idea of "value" when atributed to art, the connection with the viewer of an art piece and how all these questions are connected to the idea of the "canon" in art, and, more importantly, capitalism and imperialism.
Overall, a necessary and wide chat on art and how we see it, enjoy!!
Do check out and support Nadjah's work and her podcast:
IMAGINARIUM: An Alternate History of Art!
Also do check out the image and video Leon mentions at the end! (It's in Dutch, but with English Subtitles!) https://youtu.be/rIjNJHAsHCw
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Intro: "Ultralounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hello everyone!!
As a special treat for Pesach, we dive into the incredible animated film The Prince of Egypt!
Approaching Faith and Liberation, we consider not just the question of religious & historical narratives and their complex relations, but also of their representation in media. Further still, we talk about violence and how to comprehend "violence" in the name of Liberation.
In a conversation that is equal parts personal, religious, historical and, as always, political, we talk not only of an important film to us, but when Faith is allied with Liberation, and the fruits that can come of it.
Enjoy!
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Hello everyone!
Our first episode of April is a different one, if something we've been meaning to do for a while, more than talking about a game, it's a studio, so join us as we talk about Bethesda and their games!
Jumping off from our mention of Bethesda games and their connection to mods last month, and Leon's previous writing on Skyrim, we decided to dive properly into their games and their "style". We talk of narrative and engagement with the world, alongside what are some ways their big franchises of Fallout and Elder Scrolls succeed and fail to create interesting political and social narratives.
All while trying to understand what makes these games sometimes good, and sometimes fun, especially as we think of this idea of the "pulp" and how it helps to describe Bethesda and Fallout.
Have fun!
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Hello everyone!
To round out this month's episodes, we dive back into sci-fi, and more utopian fiction! With a recommendation from listener, and patron, Nate: Monica Byrne's The Actual Star!
It's a complex discusson on Utopian writing, its challenges, and how sometimes things don't quite work out as we'd like. So join us in this conversation on Utopia and Religion, historical and sociological approaches, and more!
And if you, listener, have other suggestions and recommendations, by all means, let us know!!
Enjoy!
Do check out our other episodes mentioned in this one, on Kim Stanley Robinson's "2312" and Marge Piercy's "Woman on the Edge of Time"!
And please support our Patreon if you're interested and want access to early content and the bonus Reading Corners!! Big things are coming! https://www.patreon.com/leftpage
Intro: "Ultralounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro: "Leve Palestina" Spartacus
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Hello everyone!!
As we're rounding out March, we offer a different kind of conceptual HBM episode! We take a look at videogame mods, what they are, what they can be, and what's so damn interesting about them!
Join us as we talk about the difficulties involved in modding, the relationship to game companies, and how mods, at their best, can express an immense passion and creativity, in an anarchic and decentralised way.
Have fun!
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Hello everyone!!
As a logical continuation of Leon's writings on Rockstar and GTA, we both revisited a game (not a franchise, mind you), which enrages and frustrates us both Max Payne 3.
In a game where you relentlessly shoot poor brown and black people and play the "American Hero" cop, we dive into what this game does with this setup and what it doesn't believe in. For as Leon put it before, there is little it believes but pure raw Hatred.
Obviously, we have to talk about it, from the terrible representation and use of Brazil, to the awfulness and pointlessness of this game more broadly.
Join us as we start a serious dive into "bad games" and how they can be objectively terrible, enjoy!
Check out Something Rotten podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/something-rotten/id1523064458
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Outro Music: Tenha Fé, Os Originais do Samba
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Hello everyone!!
For this final February episode, we, talk about when Cyberpunk... goes awry, to put it mildly, it's time to see the issues of Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk Edgerunners!
We dive into what happens when one tries to recreate just the aesthetics of a genre, and the effects of cutting out the politics. And so we turn to this hollowness at the heart of a "cyberpunk" that has left out all that was remotely punk about it. It is what Walter Benjamin calls politics rendered aesthetic, it is what fascism does. So join us with the limitations of these products and how they could have been so much more interesting, and think through some of that too!
Have fun!
Check out AGAB's episode on Cyberpunk as well!
https://soundcloud.com/agabpod/37-cyberpunk-2077
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Hello everyone!!
We continue well into February, as we bring in the incomparable Labor Kyle to talk about... one of the best games of all time. It's time to talk about Disco Elysium!!
Join us as we dive into the real genesis and formation of revolutionary character that can happen in Harry DuBois, and then, with no less gravitas, about the intersection of this game with Walter Benjamin's "Thesis on the Concept of History". How Harry himself can be History amidst the Ruins strewn about that we can, in-game, interact with and ponder over, as we, maybe, act as a detective.
It's a special game, with a special episode to boot! Enjoy!
And check out these fantastic videos we mentioned:
https://youtu.be/cdW7Cp0iV0A?si=iv15kCERH02Ciydi
https://youtu.be/lkNrfTUO1NM?si=vBMzRJSjzWW0x1ZR
And check out Kyle's stuff and his podcast All Gamers Are Bastards!
https://twitter.com/laborkyle
patreon.com/agabpod
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Hello everyone!!
Happy 5 year anniversary of the Left Page!! This is a huge achievement and one I still can't believe is here, and yet, it has been a wonderful journey so far, and we're not thinking about stopping anytime soon!
To celebrate such a date, Leon and I spoke about a book foundational to my entire research, the 1516 book by Thomas More: Utopia. We delve into some of its history, the tradition of utopian literature, problems and interesting aspects of the very first literary utopia and plenty more.
Thank you so much for listening everyone and for being here for these 5 years, whether you're a new or old listener, thank you, from the bottom of our hearts!
And to our Patrons, thank you for making this project all the more valued and significant! here's to 5 more years!!
Enjoy!!
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Intro: "Ultralounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro: "Leve Palestina" Spartacus
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Hello everyone!!
For our last January episode we dive into an excellent recent trilogy of games, Hitman: World of Assassination, and think about how good these games are, as they embrace strong silliness.
Alongside advancing Frank's ideas and arguments for the silly, we look into the protagonist of Agent 47 and how his hypercompetence is both related to, and changed, by the silly aspects of the game. It's both a very fun show, and one that explores an interesting combination of the serious and the silly to the benefit of the two, and to the game itself.
Have fun!
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Hello everyone!!
Kicking off 2024 for the Left Page we have a very special episode with dramaturgist and debut novelist Emma Hinds, as we talk about her, as of this episode's release, published book The Knowing!
Via this gothic, queer, historical, and violent story, Emma joins us as we dive into some of the ways both the book, and ourselves, try to engage with Art: how to create it, understand it, and critique it. Further still, we think about the many ways Art connects with us personally, and how, a lot of the times, learning about ourselves and where we stand lets us enjoy and go deeper into stories and books.
It is an excellent time on The Knowing, and various themes it made us think about!
Enjoy! And do check out Emma's book, available for purchase now!
Emma's own blog
Emma on Twitter
Avaliable links for purchase: Waterstones & Queer Lit Booksellers
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Hello everyone!!
To kick off 2024 we consider some of our different plans for the pods, our big ideas and the things we have in store!
And, of course, we chat a bit about upcoming media we're interested in, some which interests us and some which uhhh concerns/frustrates us. It's a new year with a whole lot more to read, watch, play, and talk about!
Have fun, and hapy new year!
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Hello everyone!!
To finally wrap up 2023, we stop for a moment and think back on both the things we saw/watched/played and even recorded this year, to review how it went.
And overall, we're pretty happy with what we've done and are planning to do next year!!
Thank you so much for a great year, especially, especially our Patrons, and here's to another fun and full of great conversations 2024!
Thank you and see you soon!
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Hello everyone!
For our final 2023 Left Page episode, we are joined by Jay, of LibraryPunk and Tender Subject fame to talk about the "original dark academia text" Donna Tartt's The Secret History!
It's a wonderful send off of 2023 as we dive into what "dark academia" is and can be, the bad writing of novels, the characterization of terrible characters, and how rich people are always terrible!
Enjoy!
Jay's Good Dark Academia recs:
- If We Were Villains, M. L. Rio, 2017
- Vita Nostra, Marina & Sergey Dyachenko, 2018
Check out Jay's work elsewhere!
LibraryPunk
Tender Subject
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Hello everyone!
As we round out the year, we have some very fun shows to share, and here we are with one of our favourite games this year: Armored Core VI!
Nevermind the From Software bias, we do find plenty to talk about in regards to the destructive nature of the mech-economy, how characterization functions in this wonderfully fun game, and how inescapable the capitalist realist mech-economy might really be. Dark and fun throughout, enjoy our last videogame episode of 2023!
Have fun!
And if you'd like to check out some of the lore stuff from Armored Core and the likes, we recommend:
VaatiVidya's Series Playthrough
AesirAesthetics Series Analysis
Sinclair Lore's Armored Core Videos
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Hello everyone!!
As we wrap up November we talk about a game we encourage you NOT to play! And yet, there's still plenty interesting, and plenty important, to talk about regardless. So join us as we talk about another game in Bioware's roster, it's Dragon Age II!
A somewhat timely discussion, given the many layoffs in Bioware and just how the politics in this game can be so quintessentially liberal, and awful. All in all, we get on the relevant point of how to stand and the need to stand, aside from centrist bulshitting nonsense. So come along as we dissect some of the frustrating and plain awful aspects of this game.
Enjoy!
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Hello everyone!!
Because the Horrors are neverending, we have Leslie from Fangs for the Memorieeeeeees! To chat with us about Analogue Horror!
In this more conceptually focused episode we go into what is Analogue Horror, the relationship of horror with form, media and technology. And to top it off, we go into one of the best things about this genre, the meeting place of nostalgia and horror, as we consider that nostalgia may not be all rose-tinted glasses and might indeed share some unnerving aspects to it!
Have fun!
Check out Leslie and Fangs for the Memorieeeeeeees!
fangs.zone
Some relevant links about our conversation:
Nostalgia: Why we miss everything (video)
Cottagecore, the Digital Revolution, and the Age of Imagination (video)
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Hello everyone!!
For this first episode of November we have a very special show on our hands! We are talking about Marge Piercy's 1976 Utopian novel, Woman on the Edge of Time!
And to do that, we invited on Brazilian researcher, translator, professor, and friend, Dr. Elton Furlanetto of the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)! Elton translated the first ever Brazilian edition of the novel, released earlier this year, and helped make this a phenomenal episode!
To talk about this novel and the Communal Utopianism it presents us we spoke about the distinct realities of the lived 1970s as a marginalized Mexican-American woman and the contrast to a utopian society, we delved into the cultural representations of present and future, alongisde many ways in which this book expands the ideas of what a utopia can and should be, and how we can work toward it in our lives.
A fascinating and fun episode, we hope you enjoy this special conversation and book as well! Have fun!
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Hello everyone!!
As a slightly late Halloween bonus episode we have a fantastic chat about Vampires! It's Netflix's Castlevania show!
We talk about how we do or don't relate to vampires, our interest in them, and how it can be the people and their own independent actions with and against vampires that can ellicit the most of our interest and sympathies. So join us as we explore the merits and faults of our favourite, and not so favourite, Vamps!
Have fun!!
Check out Jay's work elsewhere!
LibraryPunk
Tender Subject
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