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Three folks taking on "fun" topics, one dice roll at a time.Come join us for group therapy, shared despair and holistic screaming into the void as each week we tackle current affairs and the "Big Topic" selected at random by the dice of chaos, all while proudly being "Woke as F**k".Nerd culture, Politics, D&D, Gaming, Film, existential dread and much, much more.The dice are loaded so all that remains to do is ROLL FOR CONVERSATION!

J'ai peur. Je me sens un peu fou. Je ne suis pas lucide. Les hypothèses sont justes. Je sens grandir ma peur. Elle a rencontré Jack il y a quelque mois. Ils s'aiment. Aujourd'hui, ils vont rendre visite à ses parents à lui. Pour qu'ils la connaissent. Mais elle reste étrangement absente à leurs échanges, à la joie du voyage et des présentations. Elle semble accaparée par les appels incessants sur son portable.

The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks or military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people.

In his most dazzling novel since the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost, Iain Pears tells the story of John Stone, financier and arms dealer, a man so wealthy that in the years before World War One he was able to manipulate markets, industries, and indeed entire countries and continents.

Count Sessine is about to die for the very last time . . . Chief Scientist Gad­fium is about to receive the mysterious message she has been awaiting from the Plain of Sliding Stones . . . Bascule the Teller, in search of an ant, is about to enter the chaos of the crypt . . . This is the time of the encroachment and everything is about to change. Although the dimming sun still shines on the vast, towering walls of Serehfa Fastness, the end is close at hand.

When salesman Nick Adams turned up for work today, he had no idea things would be so quiet. It's almost like the end of the world. In fact, just one single, solitary customer has walked through the door all day... And he looks very, very sick. Nick's world is about to turn upside down, and the upcoming horror will send him on a frantic journey from the place he used to call home to a hilltop amusement park that might be the only safe place left on earth. But Nick isn't alone--there are others with him--and as the tension builds tempers will begin to fray. They are only human after all...

Damage’s club has had an offer it can’t refuse, to patch over to join The Brethren MC. But as the bikes rumble and roar across the wild Northern fells, what does this mean for Damage and his brothers? What choices will they have to make as they ride through the wind? What bloody oil stained history might it reawaken? And why are The Brethren making this offer? Loyalty to his club and his brothers has been Damage’s life and route to wealth, but what happens when business becomes serious and brother starts killing brother?

Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell met by chance in a Venetian restaurant in September 1962. Prior to this fateful meal, Larissa escaped the siege of Leningrad and lived in the Urals, surrounded by Spanish revolutionaries. She became Keeper of Italian Drawings at the Hermitage and attended the 1962 Venice Biennale, where she stole (“I didn’t steal it. I liberated it”) a Matisse painting. Francis was a historian who never felt safe in England, his own country, and had abandoned hope of falling in love or finding anyone who could love him.

«Рука Джотто» – очередной роман в серии восхитительных интеллектуальных детективов Йена Пирса о преступлениях в мире искусства, которые расследуют английский искусствовед Джонатан Аргайл, следователь Флавия ди Стефано и генерал Боттандо. Детективы Йена Пирса – это изысканное пиршество для души и мозга.

«Идеальный обман» – седьмой роман в цикле восхитительных интеллектуальных детективов Йена Пирса о преступлениях в мире искусства, которые расследуют английский искусствовед Джонатан Аргайл, следователь Флавия ди Стефано и генерал Боттандо. Детективы Йена Пирса – это изысканное пиршество для души и мозга.

«Сон Сципиона» – это масштабный и искусно сработанный текст, в котором сплетаются воедино философские рассуждения, исторические экскурсы и – как это часто бывает у Йена Пирса – увлекательное расследование. Что объединяет трех героев, живших в пятом, четырнадцатом и двадцатом веках? Все трое пытались выжить в Авиньоне и противостоять миру, охваченному безумием: вокруг них бушуют последние дни Римской Империи, эпидемия черной смерти и Вторая Мировая война. Всех троих связывает древний текст, бесценный манускрипт пера Манлия под названием «Сон Сципиона».

«Бюст Бернини» – третий роман в серии восхитительных интеллектуальных детективов Йена Пирса о преступлениях в мире искусства, которые расследуют английский искусствовед Джонатан Аргайл, следователь Флавия ди Стефано и генерал Боттандо. Детективы Йена Пирса – это изысканное пиршество для души и мозга.

«Последний суд» – очередной роман в серии восхитительных интеллектуальных детективов Йена Пирса о преступлениях в мире искусства, которые расследуют английский искусствовед Джонатан Аргайл, следователь Флавия ди Стефано и генерал Боттандо. Детективы Йена Пирса – это изысканное пиршество для души и мозга.

In The Veil of Power, Iain Davie pulls back the curtain on a world where words shape reality and language is the ultimate weapon. This is not a tale of swords or armies but of intellectual warfare, where rulers weave words into a complex tapestry that blinds, misleads, and ultimately subjugates those who dwell within its confines. Through allegory and historical echoes, Davie offers a profound critique of how societies are controlled—not through overt force, but through subtle manipulation, where traditions, education, and culture serve the interests of an unseen few.

Be a Better Boss is the podcast for business leaders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and managers who aspire to create thriving workplaces and happier teams. Hosted by Iain Highfield—renowned sports psychologist, Harvard-trained expert in organizational behavior, and small business leader—this podcast addresses one of the biggest workplace challenges: people are unhappy at work. Iain draws on his career coaching U.S.-based sports academies, elite college teams,national teams, and professional golfers competing at The Masters and The BritishOpen. He’s helped athletes win on the world stage using ...

Margaret Thatcher was a woman of tremendous paradoxes: a conviction politician who was also a pragmatist; someone who delighted in her tough reputation, yet could also be emotional, and even tearful, when confronted by personal or national tragedy. Her reputation as a cabinet leader was one of being quasi-dictatorial, yet she left her ministers to get on with their jobs - far more than any of her successors ever have. She was known as a classical laissez faire liberal, yet she started out as a social conservative, and wasn't averse to state intervention when she felt it was warranted.

Iain Banks, aka Iain M Banks, came to fame in 1984 with his transfixing debut The Wasp Factory, described as both ‘a work of unparalleled depravity’ and 'a masterpiece'. In 1993 he was acknowledged as one of the Best of Young British Writers, and his numerous bestselling books include The Crow Road, Complicity and the ‘Culture’ sci-fi series. Collected here are three of his best works, as heard on BBC Radio.

«Загадка Рафаэля» – первый роман в серии восхитительных интеллектуальных детективов Йена Пирса о преступлениях в мире искусства, которые расследуют английский искусствовед Джонатан Аргайл, следователь Флавия ди Стефано и генерал Боттандо. Детективы Йена Пирса – это изысканное пиршество для души и мозга.

«Гибель и возрождение» – очередной роман в серии восхитительных интеллектуальных детективов Йена Пирса о преступлениях в мире искусства, которые расследуют английский искусствовед Джонатан Аргайл, следователь Флавия ди Стефано и генерал Боттандо. Детективы Йена Пирса – это изысканное пиршество для души и мозга.

Harryboy Boas is a gambling man. An independent Jewish bachelor, he lives in a Hackney boarding house: reading Zola, betting on the dogs at the track, womanising, philosophising, and repressing his tortured wartime past. Until, that is, a new family moves in. As his life dramatically unravels—financially, emotionally, and existentially—Harryboy descends into a murky criminal underworld where debts, violence, gangsters and revenge are the inevitable payback for those who can't pay up ...