DEATH // SENTENCE

The long and storied career of Anathema is not just a template of the trajectory of a certain type of metal band but also a massive influence on the lives, minds, and hearts of Langdon and Eden. In this episode, 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.

Music played:

Anathema - One Last Goodbye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5znnV1XLLEM
Anathema - Lightning Song https://anathema.bandcamp.com/track/lightning-song

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 Darkthrone!

Joe Kasabian, who you might know from his memoir The Hooligans of Kandahar, his sci-fi novels and the military history podcast Lions Led by Donkeys joins us to talk about his new book The Highlands Burn, and the responsibility writers have for getting conflict right.

Music by Panopticon

Is Elon Musk just a guy who can't post, or is he the avatar of Muskism - a new philosophy for our postliberal age? Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's book Muskism: A Guide For the Perplexed argues the latter, taking us through techno-fascist South Africa to Silicon Valley - and along the way we find out that two of the most insightful critics of technology and neoliberalism know a *lot* about anime.

Music by Neurosis: https://neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-undying-love-for-a-burning-world

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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 is revealed. But also, potentials are exposed, connections are made, and understanding hinted at.

Music played:

Ordh - Apis Bull https://ordh.bandcamp.com/track/apis-bull