In Defense of Degenerate Art
OnJack from Bad Books for Bad People joins us to pay tribute to art that isn’t here to teach right from wrong—what some might call degenerate art.
This Is My Hole, It Was Made for Me: On Negative Space and Leaving Room for the Reader
OnA story is a type of conversation with the reader. If you don’t leave room for the reader to speak, you’re a terrible conversationalist.
Chemical Playschool 8 & 9 (1995)
OnChemical Playschool 8 & 9 is the sort of expansive odyssey we’ve come to expect from these Chemical Playschool releases.
Genre Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good
OnGenre is safe. Genre is comfortable. But do we rely on genre conventions too much? Can genre hold us back? Is genre busting good?
Ranking Jan Švankmajer Films as Horror!
OnJan Švankmajer does not like to be known as an animator or even an artist! He is engaged in a communal practice of being-in-the-world as a Surrealist first and foremost.
NSFW: Not Safe For Weenies
OnOn this very special NSFW episode of Rite Gud, goth girl correspondent Matilda Lewis and veteran tijuana bible cartoonist Bitter Karella (creator of The Midnight Pals, co-host of the A Special Presentation podcast) join everyone’s favorite audio gremlin Sid Oozeley to discuss a topic most scandalous—sex scenes!
Why We Can Stop Flogging H.P. Lovecraft’s Dead Bloated Corpse
OnIn today’s sci-fi/ fantasy community, it’s fashionable to dig up H.P. Lovecraft and put him on trial as the avatar of everything wrong with speculative fiction.
Writing for Young Audiences with Celine Kiernan
OnIn this episode, middle grade horror/fantasy author Celine Kiernan joins us to talk about writing fiction for young people.
Talk Gud: A Dialogue about Dialogue
OnIn this irregular episode, audio gremlin Sid Oozeley talks shop with returning guest Mario Coelho about fantasy and science fiction’s long-standing vendetta against dialogue writing.