AnarchySF - An Anarchist, Science Fiction podcast

#Sci-Fi / Fantasy Stories #Audio Drama #Yanai Sened / Eden Kupermintz

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The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and Washington, DC, respectively, but both have family roots in the South. They also grew up in the musical traditions of their churches – Tanya in the Black Baptist Church and Michael in the Seventh Day Adventist Church – where they learned the power of song to move people. After becoming a father at a very young age, Michael eventually joined the armed forces and served in Iraq and Germany, where he took up songwriting as a way of dealing with his experiences there. Meanwhile Tanya embarked on a singing and acting career after a breakthrough appearance in Sister Act 2 alongside Whoopi Goldberg and Lauryn Hill. Now, after a long and sometimes traumatic journey, Michael and Tanya are married, touring, winning all sorts of awards, and set to release their fifth album together, and their fourth as The War and Treaty. Sid talks to Michael and Tanya about the new record, Plus One , as well as their collaboration with Miranda Lambert, what it was like to record at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, and how they’re blending country, soul, gospel, and R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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The podcast companion to anarchysf.com, an archive of anarchist science fiction. During each episode, we'll analyze one piece of science fiction media which explores themes relevant to left-wing ideology.

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anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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Blowing Shit Up With Your Communist Mech in Lancer 1:12:03

há 5 weeks1:12:03

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We talk about the tabletop RPG/War game Lancer and its unusual utopianism Some topics: - Those who Walk Away from Omelas and the structure of Dystopia/Utopia - Reimagining the French Revolution - The Role of Violence in a Communist Utopia - Permanent Revolution

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Grounding ourselves in Saint of Bright Doors 56:42

há 41 weeks56:42

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We never left, so we are not back. We just like to keep you guessing about episode times. This time we talk about the brilliant Saint of Bright Doors, a decolonial multifaceted dark fantasy novel that's quite a thinker, but also pretty accessible. Give it a read! Eden recommends playing "Laysara: Summit Kingdom", which kinda fits the theme of this episode.…

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Eternal Discourse War With Warhammer 40k 1:27:01

há 1 year1:27:01

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We talk about how to critique the Fascist sentiments in Warhammer 40k, without worrying too much about the degrees of intent or satire behind it.

anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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Acknowledging the Complexities of Humanity with Ammonite 1:15:49

há 2 years1:15:49

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We talk about Ammonite, a somewhat under-the-radar excellent sci-fi book about a virus killing all the men in a far-off planet and exploring indigenous lands as a colonizer anthropologist Themes explored: - Anthrophopolitics and diversity within identity - Biopolitics and virology - "Going Native" (TM) - Some Ursula LeGuin themes Eden's ep of death-sentence about The Dawn of Everything: https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/david-wengrow-and-david-graeber-the-dawn-of-everything…

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Can we fix it? Maybe! Kinda! With Ixion 1:00:38

há 2 years1:00:38

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We talk about the sci-fi strategy game Ixion and its somber adventure through space. Some topics discussed: - Shameful space - Space is silence and death - Gravestone science - Accelerating the flows - The eternal recurrence of the same - Middle management euphemisms Referenced Some More News video 'Jeff Bezons Learned Nothing in Space': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TQFFH9gj8&ab_channel=SomeMoreNews…

anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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The Potential and Limitations of Clowning on Billionaires on Space Sweepers 57:13

há 2 years57:13

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This is an especially rambly episode of us talking about the excellent kitchen sink space romp movie Spacesweepers. Topics discussed: - Billionaires hate humanity - The limits of Villainry - What internationalism looks like - The ethics/politics distinction

anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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Raging in alliance with The Only Harmless Great Thing 1:09:30

há 2 years1:09:30

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We read Brooke Bolander's short and painful novelette and spoke about: - Nuclear semiotics - The uses of violence - The master's tools - Being pushed to the corner

anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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Optimist Awakenings with Citizen Sleeper 1:16:37

há 3 years1:16:37

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Citizen Sleeper is touching and optimistic without being saccharine and might be just what we need in these trying times. The podcast opens with us venting our feelings and thoughts about another demonstration of incredible violence from Israel against the Palestinian people. Free Palestine! Then we talk some themes. Here's what you can expect: Gaming under capitalism Vicious and virtuous cycles Refugee experience Care ethics - A softer world is possible) Intra-class struggles Radical embodiment (Yes, Eden talks about the body some more)…

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Repo Virtual repossesses Cyberpunk 1:03:22

há 3 years1:03:22

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We talk about Corey J White's modern vision of Cyberpunk: Repo Virtual, reimagining the genre and its radical potential. Topics discussed: - Data creep - Radical potential of games - Firearms in smart cities - Cyberpunk's questionable beginnings - Opting in / Opting out - Identity politics and data dystopia Referenced pieces: - Video discussing (among other things) how youtube manufactures identities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41B5YonixBs&ab_channel=F.DSignifier - Watched over by machines of loving grace: https://allpoetry.com/All-Watched-Over-By-Machines-Of-Loving-Grace…

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Spire, racialization and resistance 1:10:44

há 3 years1:10:44

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We discussed the role-playing game Spire, with its different ways of representing oppression and the struggle against it. - Epistemic vice and epistemic resistance - Construction of knowledge and infrastructure space - Adevnturism and the challenge of struggling in a hopeless fight - Good weird and bad weird Links: Eden's podcast appearance about magical realism and much more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/inner-experience-62792132?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copy_to_clipboard&utm_campaign=postshare Eden's essay on the topic: https://www.notthesky.com/posts/essays/on-becoming-a-god/…

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The Materialist Fantasy of Mordew 1:08:12

há 3 years1:08:12

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Mordew is a down-to-earth, complex fantasy world, and a promising beginning to a promised trilogy. We talk about: - Realist fantasy - Materialist morality - Knowledge and Protagony - Mark Fisher's Red Plenty See much more anarchist science fiction at anarchysf.com External links: Protagony, by Innuendo Studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R943_eAvnWw&t=75s&ab_channel=InnuendoStudios…

anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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Woah, the Matrix 1:01:38

há 3 years1:01:38

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We dive deep into "The Matrix (1999)" and a little bit into the sequels. No Resurrections here as this was recorded before it came out. Topics discussed: - What is the Matrix? - Snooty philosophers vs. the Matrix - Abolishing everything - The Messiah Complex - Do we want to escape to the Desert of the Real? - Fighting together Editing took a while, so references to current events are referring to about a month ago, including the sad discussion of Charles Mills' death. Charles Mills' NYT obituary (many more exist): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/27/us/charles-w-mills-dead.html CCK Philosophy's video on Baudrillard and the Matrix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf9J35yzM3E&t=804s&ab_channel=Jonas%C4%8Ceika-CCKPhilosophy…

anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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Kurt Vonnegut Wrote Some Pretty Good Books 54:51

há 4 years54:51

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We talk about a medley of Kurt Vonnegut books, how they play around with cynicism and sentimentalism, how they're anarchist and humble and absurdist. Near the end Eden mentions this paper by David Graeber and David Wengrow: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/62756/1/__lse.ac.uk_storage_LIBRARY_Secondary_libfile_shared_repository_Content_Graeber%2C%20D_Farewell%20to%20childhood_Graeber_Farewell%20to%20childhood_2015.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1tVc7d35wbjGhGmH-L2VnhDqUHEMaSiMH0ubzQEaUhZlJcxSX-f4_H80w…

anarchySF - an anarchist, science fiction podcast

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Dishonored, not Resentful 59:41

há 4 years59:41

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We talk about the video game franchise Dishonored. Topics discussed: - The means of magical production - Sociological storytelling - Resentiment - Hypocritical opiate (of the masses) - What good is an individual? - What to do after a revolution

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Oval - Is Reciprocity in Our Nature? 1:11:24

há 4 years1:11:24