A podcast about books for people who don't like books or capitalism but who do like death metal, featuring @tallesteden.bsky.social, @garethwatkins.bsky.social and @pyramidmaster.bsky.social. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-podhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mtypbxnb7c2nEden and Langdon return to disparage Francis Fukuyama (and mispronounce his name, sorry) before moving to lauding Calvino's cheeky, sharply constructed The Nonexistent Knight! They explore questions of historical reception, "herohood", identity, and (post)modernism. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/willpower-personhood-and26 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypbxnb7c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3msgjpotgws2vHey. We disappeared again for a bit. Why? Yeah. Good talk! Anyway, coming up: How I Killed the Universal Man, Calvino's The Non-existent Knight, and a bunch more sicko stuff. See you soon.06 Aug 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgjpotgws2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mqan3m64l22iNEW EPISODE! @wormbuxx.bsky.social of @tendersubject.bsky.social is back to talk about the first ever (good) Italian science fiction novel, The Singularity. Y'all ready for a weird Zone? https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/the-singularity https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vLymWU11xyroM5jvNguUv?si=292147453c034d96 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-singularity-with-kayte-terry/id1330059162?i=100077617548909 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqan3m64l22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mpjdsag35c2hCongrats to all the nominees! Most of these are D//S approved, with emphasis of course on The Works of Vermin which we loved (hear more here: https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/the-works-of-vermin-the-city) [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjdsag35c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mol675xcyk2iThe Chaos Configuration emerges to discuss Missouri Williams' beguiling, frustrating, oppressive, and gorgeous The Vivisectors. A tale of the end of history, the collapse of meaning, how weird gardens are, the futility of the academy, and a messed up city. Also, sheep https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/missouri-williams-the18 Jun 2026 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mol675xcyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mnpjcn6irs2xAnathema's career is not just a template for a certain type of metal band but also a massive influence on our lives, minds, and hearts. 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. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/the-metamorphosis-of-anathema07 Jun 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnpjcn6irs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mmromuebvs2iNEW EPISODE! The door to the Wizard's Tower opens and reveals... An interview with author @ljabouttown.bsky.social ! Witness the process by which she wrote the award-winning Still Alive! https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/lj-pemberton-still-alive https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fhPLSneUhDBusEh4x3JZn?si=10d8a0c38a1b4047 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/death-sentence/id133005916226 May 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmromuebvs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mma5p7n56c2y🔥 NEW EPISODE 🔥 @jkass99.bsky.social of @lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social joins us to talk about his new book, the gunpowder fantasy genre and the responsibility writers have to get war right. https://on.soundcloud.com/EiJuUxe3LT5CPnUWBG https://open.spotify.com/episode/4hhFrd8nDp2FvC94EBRGxC?si=04b83bb1272c4c5c https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/joe-kasabian-the-highlands-burn/id1330059162?i=100076861323019 May 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma5p7n56c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mm523mf7y22uExperts are calling @garethwatkins.bsky.social "the worst man at taking a hiatus to ever exist" but at least he's breaking it to talk about a Death//Sentence Triple Platinum Certified Banger of a Book! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm523mf7y22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mlnfmxefqs2r🤖Concerning New Episode! 🤖 Is Elon Musk just bad at posting and reading sci-fi, or is he at the vanguard of post-liberal consciousness? @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com discuss Muskism. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nZ8Nkkqiz3acOw90Xz8C7?si=88108b92287a4298 https://on.soundcloud.com/mqlGhXo0rY0wtiBW0d https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/muskism-with-quinn-slobodian-and-ben-tarnoff/id1330059162?i=100076725173612 May 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnfmxefqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mlnfmxefqs2r🤖Concerning New Episode! 🤖 Is Elon Musk just bad at posting and reading sci-fi, or is he at the vanguard of post-liberal consciousness? @quinnslobodian.com and @bentarnoff.com discuss Muskism. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nZ8Nkkqiz3acOw90Xz8C7?si=88108b92287a4298 https://on.soundcloud.com/mqlGhXo0rY0wtiBW0d https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/muskism-with-quinn-slobodian-and-ben-tarnoff/id1330059162?i=100076725173612 May 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnfmxefqs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mlmuliwunk2lYou can get this in our discord server for free, we put Langdon in the geode all the time [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmuliwunk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mkoakyll2s2mLogging in to the D//S discord [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkoakyll2s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mk7gzmhvv223We tackle 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. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/event-factory24 Apr 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7gzmhvv223https://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mjp5nr2tjs27If this book doesn't have Aquinas in it, I am going to flip. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Apr 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp5nr2tjs27https://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mjkm5qm57k23💰NEW EPISODE💰 Gambling apps, crypto, predictions markets - if you think this is as bad as financial nihilism gets then you need to listen as @aminsamman.bsky.social explains his new book. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7Eptw8UhBYrRUL8R916DoQ?si=74f9502defee461b https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/amin-samman-currency-of-nihilism/id1330059162?i=1000761620599 https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/currency-of-nihilism15 Apr 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkm5qm57k23https://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mhm5u3kpnc2nWe go back to the early 20th century to discuss a foundational work of British Weird - The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood! We survey the cultural trends of the 19th century literary scene, the power of this precise novel, and the feeling of awe invoked by the weird https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/weird-awe-and-the-human-chord21 Mar 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhm5u3kpnc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mfihynysj22mNew episode! It's time for a book that SHOULD have been good but is bad - PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae. Confused theology, mishmashed desert journeys, and cannibal computers (?) all blend together in a collaboration that should, and almost did, stay unpublished. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/why-would-they-do-this23 Feb 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfihynysj22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mei3ethcs22hYou don't need a marketing department, you just need a bunch of weirdos to make a podcast about your book and recommend it to other weirdos CC @hironennes.bsky.social10 Feb 2026 04:03 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mei3ethcs22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mc6xmbgneu2xEden launches into @hironennes.bsky.social's The Works of Vermin, using it as a platform to explore ideas around the potentials and contradictions of living in modern cities, the influence of the French Second Empire (yes) on the New Weird and much more! https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/the-works-of-vermin-the-city12 Jan 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc6xmbgneu2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mc4tamy7r42xBunch of book recommendations that are good but probably won't get an episode for various reasons: Moonbound by Robin Sloan A Mourning Coat by Alex Jeffers A Brief History of Commercial Capitalism by Jairus Banaji Summer of Fire and Blood - The German Peasants' War by Lyndal Roper11 Jan 2026 05:48 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc4tamy7r42xhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3mbz2khkaqs2xLangdon and Eden meet to discuss a smörgåsbord (say it with us) of topics like mental health, the uses of online discord, and a collection of books they've been reading. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/a-smoergasbord-of-sentences09 Jan 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbz2khkaqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3ma4iwllp2s23Eden is joined by friend of the cast Jesse Kohn (The Book of Webs) to talk about Leonora Carrington's beguiling and dense The Stone Door. Unfortunately this episode is marred by the Brown University and Bondi Beach shootings. A better world is possible. Demand utopia. https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/leona-carringtons-the-stone-door16 Dec 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4iwllp2s23https://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3m7fudsezwk2lEnter the Wizard's Castle once more, alongside @bransonreese.bsky.social (HELL WAS FULL, SWAN BOY, Rude Tales of Magic, and more). Within its sorcerous corridors we shall discuss what makes jokes funny, the morality of art, and The Simpsons (among other things). https://soundcloud.com/death-sentence-pod/branson-reese-visits-the-wizards-castle07 Dec 2025 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7fudsezwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/deathsentencepod.bsky.social/post/3m5ozdyvprs26We've just found out that friend of the show Leslie Lee III passed away on the 10th of November. RIP brother.15 Nov 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:yythzg7rhnf4timkmnkn23ms/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ozdyvprs26