Hey. We disappeared again for a bit. Why? Yeah. Good talk! Anyway, coming up: How I Killed the Universal Man, Calvino's The Non-existent Knight, and a bunch more sicko stuff. See you soon.
Death Sentence
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A podcast about books for people who don't like books or capitalism but who do like death metal, featuring @tallesteden.bsky.social, @garethwatkins.bsky.social and @pyramidmaster.bsky.social. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod
NEW EPISODE! @wormbuxx.bsky.social of @tendersubject.bsky.social is back to talk about the first ever (good) Italian science fiction novel, The Singularity. Y'all ready for a weird Zone? soundcloud.com/death-senten... open.spotify.com/episode/4vLy... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
The Singularity with Kayte Terry
Kayte Terry from Tender Subject podcast joins Langdon to talk about The Singularity, the first serious piece of Italian science fiction and a story of getting yourself all messed up about AI, the cold
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Congrats to all the nominees! Most of these are D//S approved, with emphasis of course on The Works of Vermin which we loved (hear more here: soundcloud.com/death-senten...)
The Works of Vermin, The City, and the Second Empire
Eden launches into Hiron Ennes' The Works of Vermin, using it as a platform to explore ideas around the potentials and contradictions of living in modern cities. He also discusses the influence of the
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Ursula K. Le Guin@ursulakleguin.com · last mo.We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
This is one of the best episodes we've ever done about one of the best books we've ever read. I could read The Vivisectors ten more times and speak about it forever.
Death Sentence@deathsentencepod.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Chaos Configuration emerges to discuss Missouri Williams' beguiling, frustrating, oppressive, and gorgeous The Vivisectors. A tale of the end of history, the collapse of meaning, how weird gardens are, the futility of the academy, and a messed up city. Also, sheep soundcloud.com/death-senten...
The Chaos Configuration emerges to discuss Missouri Williams' beguiling, frustrating, oppressive, and gorgeous The Vivisectors. A tale of the end of history, the collapse of meaning, how weird gardens are, the futility of the academy, and a messed up city. Also, sheep soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Missouri Williams' The Vivisectors
The Chaos Configuration emerges to discuss Missouri Williams' beguiling, frustrating, oppressive, and gorgeous The Vivisectors. A tale of the end of history, the collapse of meaning, how weird gardens
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Anathema's career is not just a template for a certain type of metal band but also a massive influence on our lives, minds, and hearts. We dive into the ways in which Anathema has changed over time, the power of their music, and the personal impact it has had on us. soundcloud.com/death-senten...
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Explore the largest community of artists, bands, podcasters and creators of music & audio
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I like what Jared said here but I think I fundamentally disagree with the overall Bluesky consensus that art is inherently anti-right wing. This might get me crucified, but as I discussed on @deathsentencepod.bsky.social recently, we are fools if we think the left has a monopoly on aesthetics.
Jared Holt@jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe problem is that “I am often scared and angry about social change” does not inherently lend itself to interesting art. You can be as technically skilled as the greats, but art with nothing interesting to say is just a commodity.
That's me! On a podcast! Listen here:
Death Sentence@deathsentencepod.bsky.social · 3mo agoNEW EPISODE! The door to the Wizard's Tower opens and reveals... An interview with author @ljabouttown.bsky.social ! Witness the process by which she wrote the award-winning Still Alive! soundcloud.com/death-senten... open.spotify.com/episode/2fhP... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
NEW EPISODE! The door to the Wizard's Tower opens and reveals... An interview with author @ljabouttown.bsky.social ! Witness the process by which she wrote the award-winning Still Alive! soundcloud.com/death-senten... open.spotify.com/episode/2fhP... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/d...
LJ Pemberton - Still Alive
The door to the Wizard's Tower opens and reveals... An interview with author LJ Pemberton! Witness the process by which she wrote the Dublin Literary Award longlisted Still Alive! Thrill to music by
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🔥 NEW EPISODE 🔥 @jkass99.bsky.social of @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social joins us to talk about his new book, the gunpowder fantasy genre and the responsibility writers have to get war right. on.soundcloud.com/EiJuUxe3LT5C... open.spotify.com/episode/4hhF... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j...
Experts are calling @garethwatkins.bsky.social "the worst man at taking a hiatus to ever exist" but at least he's breaking it to talk about a Death//Sentence Triple Platinum Certified Banger of a Book!
A Meal of Thorns@mealofthorns.bsky.social · 3mo agoEpisode 50?! We live in a terrifying interregnum, and yet: we find ourselves clocking in to work again. @garethwatkins.bsky.social talks us through Dempow Torishima's fascinating SISYPHEAN:
🤖Concerning New Episode! 🤖 Is Elon Musk just bad at posting and reading sci-fi, or is he at the vanguard of post-liberal consciousness? @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com discuss Muskism. open.spotify.com/episode/6nZ8... on.soundcloud.com/mqlGhXo0rY0w... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
Muskism, with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff
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🤖Concerning New Episode! 🤖 Is Elon Musk just bad at posting and reading sci-fi, or is he at the vanguard of post-liberal consciousness? @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com discuss Muskism. open.spotify.com/episode/6nZ8... on.soundcloud.com/mqlGhXo0rY0w... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
Muskism, with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff
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You can get this in our discord server for free, we put Langdon in the geode all the time
Doc Zoggle@drzoggle.bsky.social · 3mo agogood deal
We tackle Event Factory, the first book from Renee Gladman's Ravicka novels. Meaning disappears, rituals empty of signal, and the malaise of our urban existence is revealed. But also, potentials are exposed, connections are made, and understanding hinted at. soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Event Factory and the Collapse of Ontology
Langdon and Eden dive into the collapse, tackling Event Factory, the first book from Renee Gladman's Ravicka novels. Meaning disappears, rituals empty of signal, and the malaise of our urban existence
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If this book doesn't have Aquinas in it, I am going to flip.
Gareth Watkins@garethwatkins.bsky.social · 4mo agoJust a heads up: Missouri Williams' follow up to The Doloriad, one of my all-time favourite books, is coming out in a month's time. From the description it sounds like Dark Academia, but good. harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...
💰NEW EPISODE💰 Gambling apps, crypto, predictions markets - if you think this is as bad as financial nihilism gets then you need to listen as @aminsamman.bsky.social explains his new book. open.spotify.com/episode/7Ept... podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a... soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Amin Samman - Currency of Nihilism
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We go back to the early 20th century to discuss a foundational work of British Weird - The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood! We survey the cultural trends of the 19th century literary scene, the power of this precise novel, and the feeling of awe invoked by the weird soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Weird Awe and The Human Chord
This time around, we go back to the early 20th century to discuss a foundational work of British Weird - The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood! We survey the cultural trends of the 19th and 20th centu
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New episode! It's time for a book that SHOULD have been good but is bad - PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae. Confused theology, mishmashed desert journeys, and cannibal computers (?) all blend together in a collaboration that should, and almost did, stay unpublished. soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Why Would They Do This or PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae
All books are bad but Langdon and Eden have stumbled on one that SHOULD have been good but is actually awful - PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae. Confused theology, mish-mashed desert journeys, and mo
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You don't need a marketing department, you just need a bunch of weirdos to make a podcast about your book and recommend it to other weirdos CC @hironennes.bsky.social
Hey worms, give this a listen! A fascinating discussion of aesthetic regime change, the conflation of high art and realpolitik, mistranslating Gramsci, and, of course, spoilers for The Works of Vermin. Really cool episode--can't wait to read the essay
Death Sentence@deathsentencepod.bsky.social · 7mo agoEden launches into @hironennes.bsky.social's The Works of Vermin, using it as a platform to explore ideas around the potentials and contradictions of living in modern cities, the influence of the French Second Empire (yes) on the New Weird and much more! soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Eden launches into @hironennes.bsky.social's The Works of Vermin, using it as a platform to explore ideas around the potentials and contradictions of living in modern cities, the influence of the French Second Empire (yes) on the New Weird and much more! soundcloud.com/death-senten...
The Works of Vermin, The City, and the Second Empire
Eden launches into Hiron Ennes' The Works of Vermin, using it as a platform to explore ideas around the potentials and contradictions of living in modern cities. He also discusses the influence of the
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Bunch of book recommendations that are good but probably won't get an episode for various reasons: Moonbound by Robin Sloan A Mourning Coat by Alex Jeffers A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism by Jairus Banaji Summer of Fire and Blood - The German Peasants' War by Lyndal Roper
Langdon and Eden meet to discuss a smörgåsbord (say it with us) of topics like mental health, the uses of online discord, and a collection of books they've been reading. soundcloud.com/death-senten...
A Smörgåsbord of Sentences
Langdon and Eden meet to discuss a smörgåsbord (say it with us) of topics like mental health, the uses of online discord, and a collection of books they've been reading. Music played: The Holy Pale
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Eden is joined by friend of the cast Jesse Kohn (The Book of Webs) to talk about Leonora Carrington's beguiling and dense The Stone Door. Unfortunately this episode is marred by the Brown University and Bondi Beach shootings. A better world is possible. Demand utopia. soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Leonora Carrington's The Stone Door, Alchemy, Dreams, and Memory
Eden is joined by friend of the cast Jesse Kohn (The Book of Webs) to talk about Leonora Carrington's beguiling and dense The Stone Door. Unfortunately, this episode is marred by the Brown University
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Enter the Wizard's Castle once more, alongside @bransonreese.bsky.social (HELL WAS FULL, SWAN BOY, Rude Tales of Magic, and more). Within its sorcerous corridors we shall discuss what makes jokes funny, the morality of art, and The Simpsons (among other things). soundcloud.com/death-senten...
Branson Reese Visits the Wizard's Castle
Langdon conjures forth the Wizard's Castle once more, this time trapping Branson Reese (HELL WAS FULL, SWAN BOY, Rude Tales of Magic, and more) within its sorcerous corridors. While there, the two dis
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We've just found out that friend of the show Leslie Lee III passed away on the 10th of November. RIP brother.
I'm going to be real with you, episodes are going to slow down a bit. But we're still recording. In lieu of more episodes right now, here's a list of cool shit we want to read UKL Searoad Natural Consequences The Works of Vermin Moonbound The Book Censor's Library Relentless Melt (episode incoming)