This month we are diving into the world of the alt-right with Hari Kunzru's Red Pill.

Articles mentioned in the podcast:

The Guardian

The New York Review

The Nation

The Jacobin Magazine

Interview Magazine

For the Lulz - Hari Kunzru

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Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong

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With an earthy cup of soba cha, join me for a discussion of Sayaka Murata's Earthlings.

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Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong

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Special thanks to Isabella Davey for listening to the draft and providing valuable feedback for this episode.

Zombies and presidential campaigns? There's nothing like the addition of the undead to make an already stressful event more anxiety-inducing. Grab your caffeine of choice and join me for a presidential campaign that is truly life or death.

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Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong

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Buckle up! This month we are looking at Keigo Higashino's pacey thriller, The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping.

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Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong

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With a glass of cold sweet tea, sit down and join in for a chat with author Marian L Thomas as we discuss her book, The Caged Butterfly, and the writing process.

Connect with Marian L Thomas: Website, Instagram, Twitter

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Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong; A Hollow In the Woods, by Isabella Davey

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Brew a cup of mate and sit down for a chilling episode featuring Mariana Enríquez's collection of horror short stories, Things We Lost In the Fire. Exploring the events of the Dirty War and during the 1970-1980s, Enríquez explores how the military's cruelty during this period continues to impact Argentinians through the horror genre.

Links:

Lithub interview

Enríquez's 'The Intoxicated Years'

For more information about the Dirty War

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Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong

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Choose your fighter! Oops, I meant tea! Brew a cup of English Tea, or if you fancy something sweet, a glass of Hong Kong Lemon Tea . This month we have two fascinating characters in Room For A Stranger who bond over cups of tea during late-night conversations.

Articles mentioned: The Monthly Saturday Paper 

Socials: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter 

Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong 

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Grab your beverage of choice, a pen and a piece of paper (or open up Goodreads, whatever you desire). This episode has a whole bunch of book recommendations for you and every single one of them is written by Black, Indigenous or Pacific Islander writers.

Recommendations, in the order they appeared:

• Ten More Days - Daniel James
• My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite
• The Sellout - Paul Beatty
• Friday Black - Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
• Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia - Anita Heiss
• The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead
• Where We Once Belonged - Sia Figiel

Special thanks to Zoë Victoria, Ariyana Hossain and Amelia Lamositele for participating in this episode. Thank you to Vanessa Bryan for compiling her thoughts to help me with my discussion on Friday Black.

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Music: In Conversation, by Tiffany Fong

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