The Thira Society confronts Tully Briar of Briar &amp; Sons Steel Mill and the pranksters behind the looming danger.

The Thira Society confronts Tully Briar of Briar &amp; Sons Steel Mill and the pranksters behind the looming danger.

Thira: Ep. 6 - A Captain of Industry, Part 3

The Thira Society heads to Tidefall in seek of the mysterious stranger in Isolde's dreams to prevent a molten metallic disaster.

The Thira Society heads to Tidefall in seek of the mysterious stranger in Isolde's dreams to prevent a molten metallic disaster.

Thira: Ep. 5 - A Captain of Industry, Part 2

The Thira Society adds a new member to its ranks as a young girl begins having troubling visions. The vanished scholars of Seaglass seem to weigh heavy on the minds of the Hidden Ones and of Ëlis Haflit.

The Thira Society adds a new member to its ranks as a young girl begins having troubling visions. The vanished scholars of Seaglass seem to weigh heavy on the minds of the Hidden Ones and of Ëlis Haflit.

Thira: Ep. 4 - A Captain of Industry, Part 1

It all comes to a head as the Thira Society confronts Dr. Coulter and his shiny bug. This episode contains descriptions of blood, worms, and other various sensory experiences that some might find disgusting or disturbing.

It all comes to a head as the Thira Society confronts Dr. Coulter and his shiny bug. This episode contains descriptions of blood, worms, and other various sensory experiences that some might find disgusting or disturbing.

Thira: Ep. 3 - The Heretic, Part 3

Strange goings-on at the University leads the Thira Society to accept their first mission in which they pursue a practitioner of dark magic.

Strange goings-on at the University leads the Thira Society to accept their first mission in which they pursue a practitioner of dark magic.

Thira: Ep. 2 - The Heretic, Part 2

It's a new era on Ys, and a new Anthrogang is born as a mysterious stranger brings together three people with the newfound ability to see the supernatural.

It's a new era on Ys, and a new Anthrogang is born as a mysterious stranger brings together three people with the newfound ability to see the supernatural.

Thira: Ep. 1 - The Heretic, Part 1

This show is created mostly on unceded Kitchawank band Wappinger territory. Learn more about the inspirations behind the cultures of Ys, and our commitment to transparency, cultural sensitivity, and reparations.

This show is created mostly on unceded Kitchawank band Wappinger territory. Learn more about the inspirations behind the cultures of Ys, and our commitment to transparency, cultural sensitivity, and reparations.

S2E0 - Decolonization Acknowledgment

The Gang investigates the stagnant and unproductive forces that arise from staying liminal for too long, discusses a variety of sentiences available to plants, and talks about the whitewashing of indigenous knowledges as these sciences are institutionalized in Western academies. We also hate the Enlightenment.

The Gang investigates the stagnant and unproductive forces that arise from staying liminal for too long, discusses a variety of sentiences available to plants, and talks about the whitewashing of indigenous knowledges as these sciences are institutionalized in Western academies. We also hate the Enlightenment.

Thesis: Ep. 10.5 - Armchair Analysis

Seemingly one step closer to Captain Task, the Gang tries to transport to her through the magical Ygbel Tree - but the tree takes them on a detour. Lindsey incubates pigeon eggs in their pants.

Seemingly one step closer to Captain Task, the Gang tries to transport to her through the magical Ygbel Tree - but the tree takes them on a detour. Lindsey incubates pigeon eggs in their pants.

Thesis: Ep. 10 - Riddles in the Dark

The Gang discusses Guattari's transversality, the value of secrets, and the responsibilities friends owe each other.

The Gang discusses Guattari's transversality, the value of secrets, and the responsibilities friends owe each other.

Thesis: Ep. 9.5 - Armchair Analysis

Five friends gather in the theater of the mind, conducting rigorous ethnographies of places that don't exist. New episodes every other Monday.

On this most twentieth of Aprils, the Gang discovers another hunter on the trail of the mysterious Kure. They explore the caverns beneath the library together, discuss the merits of tomatoes, and meet an old friend.

On this most twentieth of Aprils, the Gang discovers another hunter on the trail of the mysterious Kure. They explore the caverns beneath the library together, discuss the merits of tomatoes, and meet an old friend.

Thesis: Ep. 9 - The Moss Garden

The Gang discusses the evolutionary history and ecological roles of fungus and primitive plants.

The Gang discusses the evolutionary history and ecological roles of fungus and primitive plants.

Thesis: Ep. 8.5 - Armchair Analysis

The Gang tracks the mysterious owner of the mycology manual through the dungeons under the Library. But there's something phishy about this secret tunnel.

The Gang tracks the mysterious owner of the mycology manual through the dungeons under the Library. But there's something phishy about this secret tunnel.

Thesis: Ep. 8 - Under the Library

The Gang discusses Jorge Luis Borges and the value of memory, forgetting, and information itself.

The Gang discusses Jorge Luis Borges and the value of memory, forgetting, and information itself.

Thesis: Ep. 7.5 - Armchair Analysis

After interrogating their captives, the Gang learns of Una's mysterious new savior, and is forced to investigate.

After interrogating their captives, the Gang learns of Una's mysterious new savior, and is forced to investigate.

Thesis: Ep. 7 - Una

Join Elion Sorenson, Irxiex Qadim, and Kruhl Bonegnasher on their adventures in the Sea of Refuge.

Join Elion Sorenson, Irxiex Qadim, and Kruhl Bonegnasher on their adventures in the Sea of Refuge.

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The Gang discusses dreams, isolation, the ethics of constructing and performing fantasy racial frameworks, the death of the author, and the relationship between gender signification and sexual attraction in alternative models of gender like those of Ursula K. Le Guin and other feminist writers.

The Gang discusses dreams, isolation, the ethics of constructing and performing fantasy racial frameworks, the death of the author, and the relationship between gender signification and sexual attraction in alternative models of gender like those of Ursula K. Le Guin and other feminist writers.

Thesis: Ep. 6.5 - Armchair Analysis

Resting from their trials on the path to rescue their friend, the Gang encounters another player in the fight for the City of Una.

Resting from their trials on the path to rescue their friend, the Gang encounters another player in the fight for the City of Una.

Thesis: Ep. 6 - Zealotry

The Gang discusses embodied consciousness, transhuman technologies, posthuman ethics, and revisits the Body without Organs.

The Gang discusses embodied consciousness, transhuman technologies, posthuman ethics, and revisits the Body without Organs.

Thesis: Ep. 5.5 - Armchair Analysis

The Gang gets separated from their new companions in the Gateway Grove, and encounters an old friend.

The Gang gets separated from their new companions in the Gateway Grove, and encounters an old friend.

Thesis: Ep. 5 - A Familiar Face

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