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The Left Page & Here Be Media
A Podcast about the Art of the Possible. Hosted by Frank, a Brazilian Historian (@FrankGothic), and Leon, Dutch social scientist (@LaboringLeon). In which we look at Literature (The Left Page) and Media (Here Be Media) through a socio-historical & Utopian lens!Find more of our work and projects...
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Here Be Media - Episode 59 - Ghost in the Shell (1995): This whole thing smacks of gender
Hello everyone!!
We're talking about another classic today, but for sci-fi, it's the 1995 anime film of Ghost in the Shell!
Time to talk a...
The Left Page - Episode 95 - The Expanse 7-9: Ideals for the Dreamless
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We finalize another series! James S. A. Corey's The Expanse! Returning for the last three novels, Persepolis Rising, Tiamat's W...
Here Be Media - Episode 58 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33: Ontological Crash Out w/ André
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We're talking about one of 2025's biggest and best releases so far, and with our good friend André! It's Clair Obscur: Expediti...
The Left Page - Episode 94 - Moby Dick: The White Whale is Everything w/ Jon
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Joined by good friend Jon, of Horror Vanguard, as we talk about one of the books of all time, Moby Dick, or The Whale, by Herma...
Here Be Media - Episode 57 - Sinners: Sinnin' till you Saint it
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Time for us to talk about one of the bigger and better releases of the year, and a kind of horror movie, no less, it's Sinners!...
The Left Page - Episode 93 - Witcher Saga pt. 2: Pathologizing the Path
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Time to wrap up the Witcher Saga proper!! As we go over this series in things we hadn't yet covered last time!
We dive in...
Here Be Media - Episode 56 - Andor (S2): Building a Rebellion on (a New) Hope
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We are back with some more Star Wars, and of the best kind, with the second season of Andor!
There's been a lot of talk o...
Conversation #0002 - You Forgot Yourselves
We found something else.
Frank talks about the videogame SEASON: A Letter to the Future. It has problems when it talks about History. It's worth...
The Left Page - Episode 92 - The Witcher Saga pt.1 : The Witchering Hour
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The time has come!! Now that both of us have read the Witcher Saga books, it's time to finally return to this universe and talk...
The Left Page - Episode 91 - The Historical Torment Nexus w/ Justin
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The time has come to face our enemy once more. Yuval Noah Harari wrote another book, so we dive into how it is, indeed, a tormen...
Here Be Media - Episode 55 - The Wire: The Arborescent Function of the Police w/ Oli Mould
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We have a special episode with a great guest! In order to talk about the magnificent show The Wire (2002-2008) we bring along O...
The Left Page & Here Be Media Intro
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Here Be Media - Episode 54 - Dragon Age The Veilguard: A Journey from Reign to Ruin w/ Holly
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The time has come. We finish our first long-term game series! Dragon Age has come to an end as we understand it. Let's talk abo...
The Left Page - Episode 90 - Meditations: How to Hide Inside Your Empire
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For our late Left Page this month, we dive into an odd choice, but a fruitful one! Emperor Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, from 1...
Here Be Media - Episode 53 - Concept: RPGs Pt. 1
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It's been a little while, but we're back with another Concept episode! This time trying to thing about what makes an RPG!
...
Conversation #0001 - History is Written by the Historians
We found something.
Leon brings up crucial ways to talk about History, and doing so responsibly.
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Here Be Media - Episode 52 - Don Giovanni: Ways Opera deals with Societal Strife w/ Jay
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In another collab with our good friend Jay, we finally decided to talk about Opera, in particular, Don Giovani!!
Come alo...
Here Be Media - Episode 51 - Conclave: The Obscene Dynamics of Doubt
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Kicking off March, we're talking about religion, and the Catholic Church! With the Oscar-winning Conclave!
As we finally...
The Left Page - Episode 89 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Animation of Science Fiction
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As our episode celebration of 6 years of The Left Page we go back to the 19th century with our very first Jules Verne: 20,000 L...
Here Be Media - Episode 50 - Arcane: Alienation Through Political Complacency w/ André
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As we make our way through February we bring yet another collab with our friend André, and on another very liberal piece of medi...
The Left Page - Episode 88 - The Quick and the Dead: A Traversal of Finding One's Place w/ Emma Hinds
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We start February in style, with Emma's return as she's got a new book out! The excellent The Quick and the Dead! Alchemy, roma...
The Left Page - Episode 87 - The First Law 1-3: Master Making Fantasy Worlds
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Kicking off 2025 with the Left Page we bring a very special series of books, the First Law trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie!
A...
Here Be Media - Episode 49 - Ace Combat 7: Mach 3 Speed Propaganda w/ Sid
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For our first HBM of 2025 we offer something quite strange, at first glance something all about military propaganda and nothing...
Here Be Media - Episode 48 - Dune (1984): Lynching Social Identity w/ Audrey
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We are rounding out 2024 and Dunecember with a very special episode on a... "special" film? David Lynch's Dune from 1984 is not...
Here Be Media - Episode 47 - Dragon Age: Inquisition: Putting "U" in Institution!
Greetings and Salutations everyone,
We decided to do a second HBM episode this month instead of a HBE, we know a part of our audience likes it w...
The Left Page - Episode 86 - Dune: The Spice is Right
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Welcome to Dunecember!! Lots of Dune to cap off 2024!
For starters, we tackle the one, the original, the 1965 book by Fra...
Here Be Media - Episode 46 - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree: FromSoft's End of History
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Here is us finally talking about the Elden Ring DLC (or just a standalone game according to the GOTY-awards, Geoff should be st...
The Left Page - Episode 85 - Good Night, Sleep Tight: Short Friction w/ Nate
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The end of the year and the holidays approach rapidly, but not yet! Rejecting that, we remain in the lands of horror, as we tal...
Here Be Media - Episode 45 - Interview with the Vampire S02: Vamphere, Vampthere, Vampeverywhere! w/ Jay
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For this month's spooky HBM we go back to Interview with a Vampire! Season 2! And in good company too, with Jay, of LibraryPunk...
The Left Page - Episode 84 - The Scar: The Dangers of DIY Quantum Physics w/ Horror Vanguard
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It's October and you know what that means! We drag the ghost, from their crypts (or ship) and have a good Halloween book chat!<...
Here Be Media - Episode 44 - Paradise Killer: Defective Detectives
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For this chaotic month's HBM we're diving into one of Frank's favourite genres, right back into detective fiction! This time ta...
The Left Page - Episode 83 - Concept: Tropes and their handling of Art
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We kick off September with a very interesting concept episode, as we talk about Tropes, and clichés and archetypes!
A ver...
Here Be Media - Episode 43 - Baldur's Gate 3: The Complexities of Creation and Desire w/ Holly
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This is a big one! We are finally talking about Baldur's Gate 3!
In our longest Left Page and Here Be Media episode to da...
The Left Page - Episode 82 - The Expanse 4-6: A Culmination of Tragedy
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It has been one year since, but we return to the responsible dystopia of The Expanse! Following books 4 to 6, Cibola Burn, Neme...
The Left Page - Episode 81 - Capitalism: A Horror Story
Comrades!
Lend us your ears! As one of the best to ever pod it joins us to talk about his book!
Are you tired of being alone in the dark c...
Here Be Media - Episode 42 - X-Men '97: Liberalism’s Flawed Dreams w/ André
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As a special treat this July, we have another Here Be Media episode! It's an X-Men deep dive, even as we talk about the latest...
Here Be Media - Episode 41 - Bad Game Hall of Fame: Give Bad Games a Chance
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For our first episode of July we have a very special collab! We are joined by Cassidy and Charkie of the Bad Game Hall of Fame...
Here Be Media - Episode 40 - Concept: Canon Pt. 1
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For our Here Be Media episode of the month, we dive into some aspects of this horrible and conservative force we call: Canon!
The Left Page - Episode 80 - The City and the City: Breaching Borders in Solidarity
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For this month's Left Page we turn back to China Miéville, in a weird and fascinating book about detective stories, borders, an...
The Left Page - Episode 79 - Gogmagog: Hybridity, innit? W/ Eden
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For this month's Left Page we talked about the very weird, very interesting, and very hybrid Gogmagog, by Jeff Noon and Steve B...