What's Next for Sci-Fi and it's Empires? w/ RevLeftRadio
The Left Page
We're back into Science Fiction, and with a great friend and comrade! As Breht from RevLeftRadio fame joins us to talk about the relationship of this genre and Empires. Talking the roots of imperial representation, how we can critique them, and how a lot goes back into colonialism, fascist projects and more. A wonderful dive into how this genre and this representation and structure connect, enjoy! Check out RevLeftRadio! If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more, check out our Patreon! Also! If you're not there already, feel free to...
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Lets Prattle # 3 - Help! I am Being Pathologized!
The Left Page
This time we go into how we think about Pathology in media and videogames, while still talking about gaming news and the Left Page Book Club, enjoy! itinerary: 00:00:00-01:03:21 - Intro + Summer Games Fest + Minute AI rambling 01:03:21-01:55:05: - The Broader Pathology of Media 01:55:05-END - The Left Page Book Club Our next set of chapters is from Catelyn VII to Catelyn VIII! (Another 16 chapters!) Article mentioned: If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more, check out our Patreon! Also! If you're not there already, feel free to...
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Let's Prattle #2 - Fantasies of Power
The Left Page
We continue our travails this time with disecting the discourses around power fantasies and an interesting track through one of videogames largest franchises. Itinerary: 00:00:00 - 00:15:52 Intro (What are we up to) 00:15:52 - 01:03:28 Power Fantasies 01:03:28 - 01:40:00 AI in Music 01:40:00 - 02:16:50 AC 02:16:50 - END Book Club aGoT Jon II - Eddard V Essay mentioned:
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"Concerning" Men: The Patriarchy & Weaponized Media Illiteracy
The Left Page
We're talking about men this time. Using different media like Star Wars, American Psycho, and Blade Runner 2049, we develop some theory on this idea of "media illiteracy", on masculinity and its toxicity. Fundamentally considering what we mean when we talk about Patriarchy, how it exists and is historically defined, and what does it mean to consider and confront it today. Enjoy! If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more, check out our Patreon! Also! If you're not there already, feel free to join our Discord! Outro Music: Don't Leave!...
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Let's Prattle #1 - AI in Video Games
The Left Page
A new kind of episode! Lighter and more current, as we talk about what we've been playing, some things we've been thinking about, and the new Left Page Book Club! Time stamps 00:00:00 - 00:40:40 Intro + What are we watching, reading, playing 00:40:40 - 01:27:45 AI In Video Games 01:27:45 - 02: 23:45 Left Page Book Club The article we talked about: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/new-research-shows-over-90-of-gamers-find-playing-with-ai-powered-npcs-to-be-enjoyable-and-rewarding
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What Escapism Has Sown
The Left Page
We deploy Critical Harvest Theory in this episode, when we ask: What happens when we don't look critically at escapist fantasies? We then try to answer this question by looking at two video games: Stardew Valley (2015) and Citizen Sleeper (2022 & 2025) Going into the ways of how these games create their realities and end up surviving in or attempting to sideline capitalism, which will surely go well, right? Right? That, and more, in this episode about capital, land, time and space! Enjoy! If you can and are interested in early episodes and our bonus content, soon to be plenty more,...
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Wolfenstein: How to Kill Fascism? W/ TheLitCritGuy
The Left Page
Wolfenstein is a fascinating series of games, so let’s talk about the recent Machine Games’ iterations. Asking the fundamental question of how to properly kill fascism and how this game is presenting it, or not. Enjoy! Check out Jon’s stuff: & Morris Rosenfeld’s poem from 1914 Intro song: Machine, Machine. Nits. 2019, Werf & V2 Records Outro song: Nazi raus. Marti Fischer. 2024, ContentView GmbH
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The Left Page - Oddysscourse. The Tragedy of MAGA-memnom
The Left Page
Hello everyone!! Today we're starting off with our new kinds of episodes, as we discuss a more broad element... the discourse on the new Oddyssey film! We've often talked about historical representation, mythology, and what "historical accuracy" can mean, but not as directly as of yet. So this time we went full into some of the terrible ways those are all used, distanced from any interesting or useful cultural critique, and only a terrible weapon to brandish. So come along as we seek to prepare ourselves and others to not fall into those same pitfalls and traps that are misrepresenting and...
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The Left Page 7 Year Anniversary!
The Left Page
Good lord! It's sure been a while, huh?
Celebrating 7 years of running this podcast, Frank and Leon go over some of the changes, some of the achievements, how they see the pod, how they think of it moving forwards, and a couple of interesting things to come!
Thank you all so so much for being here, for listening, and especially supporting the show, for as little or as long as you have! It means the world!
Here's to the great things coming!
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The Left Page - Episode 100 - Don Quixote: Jousting with Fiction
The Left Page
To celebrate the centennial Left Page we go to the start, the originator of the modern novel: Don Quixote de la Mancha!
We go over the fantasies of Don Quixote, the way the two books deal with reality, fantasy, and primarily books and reading! All the while not forgetting the deep materiality involved in the depictions, and how there is still more than we think to it.
Come celebrate our 100th episode with one of the greatest of all time!
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info_outlineWe continue our travails this time with disecting the discourses around power fantasies and an interesting track through one of videogames largest franchises.
Itinerary:
00:00:00 - 00:15:52 Intro (What are we up to)
00:15:52 - 01:03:28 Power Fantasies
01:03:28 - 01:40:00 AI in Music
01:40:00 - 02:16:50 AC
02:16:50 - END Book Club aGoT Jon II - Eddard V
Essay mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN2ElcTXr6Y&t=3915s