This episode I'm joined by Organized Meat (aka Erik) to talk about Ayn Rand's dystopian novel Anthem and Michael Bay's 2005 science fiction thriller, The Island.As mentioned in this episode, for those of you who'd like to read the books BEFORE we do an episode on them, you can take a look at the reading list for upcoming episodes posted to my substack: https://impieties.substack.com/p/getting-lit-reading-list-for-future

This episode I'm joined by Organized Meat (aka Erik) to talk about Ayn Rand's dystopian novel Anthem and Michael Bay's 2005 science fiction thriller, The Island. As mentioned in this episode, for those of you who'd like to read the books BEFORE we do an episode on them, you can take a look at the reading list for upcoming episodes posted to my substack: <a href="https://impieties.substack.com/p/getting-lit-reading-list-for-future" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://impieties.substack.com/p/getting-lit-reading-list-for-future</a>

The Aynland feat. Organized Meat

This episode, a look back on fifty episodes, going over where I've been and where I want to take the podcast, along with some clips from three of my favourite episodes and three of your favourite episodes :)

This episode, a look back on fifty episodes, going over where I've been and where I want to take the podcast, along with some clips from three of my favourite episodes and three of your favourite episodes :)

FIFTY

Tobias McCorkell

Melbourne novelist Tobias McCorkell joins me for a few pints at the pub, where we discuss Australian writer Rod Jones' Julia Paradise. It's a highly evocative novel of psychosexual manipulation set in a dreamy 1920s expat Shanghai. Eroticism, Freudian psychoanalysis, how Australian writers write about other countries and how the smart ones defamiliarize their own, and more.Buy Tobias' novel here: https://tinyurl.com/29phhzzhBuy Rod Jones' novel here: https://tinyurl.com/4y5kue5m

Melbourne novelist Tobias McCorkell joins me for a few pints at the pub, where we discuss Australian writer Rod Jones' Julia Paradise. It's a highly evocative novel of psychosexual manipulation set in a dreamy 1920s expat Shanghai. Eroticism, Freudian psychoanalysis, how Australian writers write about other countries and how the smart ones defamiliarize their own, and more. Buy Tobias' novel here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/29phhzzh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/29phhzzh</a> Buy Rod Jones' novel here: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4y5kue5m" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://tinyurl.com/4y5kue5m</a>

Julia Paradise feat. Tobias McCorkell

David Osborne

Kelby Losack

This episode is the first of a four part series I am doing with J David Osborne and Kelby Losack from the Agitator podcast. Every month, we're going to go through each volume of Gene Wolfe's science fantasy epic, The Book of the New Sun. Get the book and read along with us!This first episode in the series covers Volume 1: The Shadow of the Torturer.Listen to Agitator: https://www.patreon.com/agitator/posts Buy David's latest book, Dying World, here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BNLK9NJM?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&amp;storeType=ebooksBuy Kelby's latest book, Mercy, here: https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Kelby-Losack/dp/B0BQ5243JZ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr= Extra notes: Neil Gaiman's "How to Read Gene Wolfe":https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/2007/gwng0704.htm

This episode is the first of a four part series I am doing with J David Osborne and Kelby Losack from the Agitator podcast. Every month, we're going to go through each volume of Gene Wolfe's science fantasy epic, The Book of the New Sun. Get the book and read along with us! This first episode in the series covers Volume 1: The Shadow of the Torturer. Listen to Agitator: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/agitator/posts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/agitator/posts</a> Buy David's latest book, Dying World, here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BNLK9NJM?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&amp;storeType=ebooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BNLK9NJM?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tkin_0&amp;storeType=ebooks</a> Buy Kelby's latest book, Mercy, here:<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Kelby-Losack/dp/B0BQ5243JZ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Kelby-Losack/dp/B0BQ5243JZ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=</a> Extra notes: Neil Gaiman's "How to Read Gene Wolfe": <a href="https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/2007/gwng0704.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/2007/gwng0704.htm</a>

There Are Two Gene Wolfes Inside You (Part 1) feat. J David Osborne & Kelby Losack

Jacques Peterson

Jacques Peterson from Unpopular podcast joins me to discuss Sam Levinson's The Idol, the unhinged reaction to it online by media illiterate critics, and three films with similar vibes: Body Double (Brian de Palma 1984), Sliver (Phillip Noyce 1993), and The Voyeurs (Michael Mohan 2021).Sex, violence, erotic thrillers, degradation, eroticism, dead eyed zoomer sex negativity, Sydney Sweeney's magnificent tits and so much more is discussed.Listen to Jacques' podcast, Unpopular: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unpopular-with-jacques-peterson/id1536243282 Follow Jacques on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/jarcadeyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/unpopularjp

Jacques Peterson from Unpopular podcast joins me to discuss Sam Levinson's The Idol, the unhinged reaction to it online by media illiterate critics, and three films with similar vibes: Body Double (Brian de Palma 1984), Sliver (Phillip Noyce 1993), and The Voyeurs (Michael Mohan 2021). Sex, violence, erotic thrillers, degradation, eroticism, dead eyed zoomer sex negativity, Sydney Sweeney's magnificent tits and so much more is discussed. Listen to Jacques' podcast, Unpopular: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unpopular-with-jacques-peterson/id1536243282" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unpopular-with-jacques-peterson/id1536243282</a> Follow Jacques on... Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jarcadey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/jarcadey</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/unpopularjp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/unpopularjp</a>

You're Wrong About The Idol feat. Jacques Peterson

This episode I'm recommending some new things I have read, watched, and listened to that I've loved, as well as responding to a goofy Andrew Tate tweet about reading (sorry).New things I've read:American Vulgaria Issue 2: https://americanvulgaria.com/product/magazine-issue-2/Mercy, by Kelby Losack: https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Kelby-Losack-ebook/dp/B0BPPHPVK7New things I've watched:The Why Files: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhyFiles/New things I've listened to:Deviser: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deviser/id1680747031Japanese Wallpaper - Imaginary Friends (St Lucia Remix) [outro song]: https://open.spotify.com/album/2TNQueYbu3esjJRLaZyiWy?si=vgVsNQQnROWgpmrYmBo1uQ

This episode I'm recommending some new things I have read, watched, and listened to that I've loved, as well as responding to a goofy Andrew Tate tweet about reading (sorry). New things I've read: American Vulgaria Issue 2: <a href="https://americanvulgaria.com/product/magazine-issue-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://americanvulgaria.com/product/magazine-issue-2/</a> Mercy, by Kelby Losack: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Kelby-Losack-ebook/dp/B0BPPHPVK7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Kelby-Losack-ebook/dp/B0BPPHPVK7</a> New things I've watched: The Why Files: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhyFiles/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhyFiles/</a> New things I've listened to: Deviser: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deviser/id1680747031" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deviser/id1680747031</a> Japanese Wallpaper - Imaginary Friends (St Lucia Remix) [outro song]: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2TNQueYbu3esjJRLaZyiWy?si=vgVsNQQnROWgpmrYmBo1uQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/2TNQueYbu3esjJRLaZyiWy?si=vgVsNQQnROWgpmrYmBo1uQ</a>

New Things

Glen Rockney, one half of the fabulous podcast, Rare Candy, joins me to talk about some of Harlan Ellison's greatest science fiction stories, including: I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream ""Repent Harlequin!" said the Ticktockman," Paingod, and A Boy and His Dog (both the original novella and the movie version directed by T.Q. Jones, starring Don Johnson)Subscribe to Rare Candy and its premium feed, which includes the excellent Gain of Fiction book club: https://rarecandy.substack.com/Listen to Mind Webs (audio dramas of sf stories discussed in episode), here: https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410

Glen Rockney, one half of the fabulous podcast, Rare Candy, joins me to talk about some of Harlan Ellison's greatest science fiction stories, including: I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream ""Repent Harlequin!" said the Ticktockman," Paingod, and  A Boy and His Dog (both the original novella and the movie version directed by T.Q. Jones, starring Don Johnson) Subscribe to Rare Candy and its premium feed, which includes the excellent Gain of Fiction book club: <a href="https://rarecandy.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://rarecandy.substack.com/</a> Listen to Mind Webs (audio dramas of sf stories discussed in episode), here: <a href="https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/MindWebs_201410</a>

I Have No Takes And I Must Podcast feat. Glen Rockney

Matthew Fresta, editor of the fabulous zine, Rango Tango, joins me to talk about Cormac McCarthy's novel of grim depravity in the American West, Blood Meridian, as well as the films Bone Tomahawk (S. Craig Zahler, 2015) and Mad Dog Morgan (Phillipe Mora, 1976).Buy Rango Tango zine, here: https://cowardpunchrecords.com.au/Follow Matthew on twitter: https://twitter.com/newfacenhellor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cowardpunchrecords

Matthew Fresta, editor of the fabulous zine, Rango Tango, joins me to talk about Cormac McCarthy's novel of grim depravity in the American West, Blood Meridian, as well as the films Bone Tomahawk (S. Craig Zahler, 2015) and Mad Dog Morgan (Phillipe Mora, 1976). Buy Rango Tango zine, here: <a href="https://cowardpunchrecords.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cowardpunchrecords.com.au/</a> Follow Matthew on twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/newfacenhell" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/newfacenhell</a> or Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cowardpunchrecords" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/cowardpunchrecords</a>

Blood, Bone, & Mad Dogs feat. Matthew Fresta

Sam from The Third Place, an excellent videogames podcast, joins me to discuss Hideo Kojima and his wonderful book of influences, inspirations, memetics and...genetics (?), The Creative Gene.Listen to The Third Place here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-third-place/id1643088847

<a href="https://twitter.com/outer_zon3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sam</a> from <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-third-place/id1643088847" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Third Place</a>, an excellent videogames podcast, joins me to discuss Hideo Kojima and his wonderful book of influences, inspirations, memetics and...genetics (?), The Creative Gene. Listen to The Third Place here: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-third-place/id1643088847" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-third-place/id1643088847</a>

Hideo Kojima's Creative Genes feat. Sam from The Third Place

Musician Erik Harris joins me to talk about Alfred Bester's classic science fiction novel of revenge, redemption, and transcendence, The Stars My Destination (sometimes known as Tiger! Tiger!).Electronic music, creative individualism, Bester's influential but troubled place within the science fiction genre, why science fiction is great, the layers to Bester's work, freedom, religion, sex, violence, evil and lots more interesting shit is discussed.Follow Erik on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikrharris/Listen to Erik's latest album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZftfDYri5w7jRy2s5fscE?si=-mEFnGnaRxC9dyRV7ShsfA

Musician Erik Harris joins me to talk about Alfred Bester's classic science fiction novel of revenge, redemption, and transcendence, The Stars My Destination (sometimes known as Tiger! Tiger!). Electronic music, creative individualism, Bester's influential but troubled place within the science fiction genre, why science fiction is great, the layers to Bester's work, freedom, religion, sex, violence, evil and lots more interesting shit is discussed. Follow Erik on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/erikrharris/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/erikrharris/</a> Listen to Erik's latest album here: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZftfDYri5w7jRy2s5fscE?si=-mEFnGnaRxC9dyRV7ShsfA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/0ZftfDYri5w7jRy2s5fscE?si=-mEFnGnaRxC9dyRV7ShsfA</a>

The Stars My Destination feat. Erik Harris

Reading under the influence!Matthew Sini is joined by a cavalcade of guests to talk books, media, and culture. Getting Lit blurs boundaries between art and trash, sex and horror, beauty and fear. Or maybe that's just the liquor talking?

Josh, formerly of the Evil Thespian podcast, and currently of The Dionysian Dream, joins me for his third appearance on the pod! We're talking about Baz Luhrmann's sumptuous, vital, and very theatrical "Red Curtain" Trilogy: Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001).Subscribe to The Dionysian Dream here: https://thedionysiandream.substack.com/

Josh, formerly of the Evil Thespian podcast, and currently of The Dionysian Dream, joins me for his third appearance on the pod! We're talking about Baz Luhrmann's sumptuous, vital, and very theatrical "Red Curtain" Trilogy: Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). Subscribe to The Dionysian Dream here: <a href="https://thedionysiandream.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thedionysiandream.substack.com/</a>

Behind the Red Curtain feat. Josh

This episode, Ryan Simón, editor of the fabulous magazine, American Vulgaria, joins me to talk about Philip K Dick's mind-bending science fiction masterpiece, Ubik.Arty sleaze, "pick me straights," beauty and art and reading as the way out of Current Thingism, making a magazine an aesthetic object, bubbles of irreality, Gnosticism, Dick's constant destruction of his own narrative, what Ubik means, science fiction tropes, crazy sci fi fashions, and much more discussed on the longest episode with a single guest ever!Buy American Vulgaria (Issue 2 out soon!) here: https://americanvulgaria.com/shop/Support me on Patreon. At the moment, it's just the archive, but we will be launching an aftershow soon: https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit

This episode, <a href="https://twitter.com/ryandsimon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Simón</a>, editor of the fabulous magazine, American Vulgaria, joins me to talk about Philip K Dick's mind-bending science fiction masterpiece, Ubik. Arty sleaze, "pick me straights," beauty and art and reading as the way out of Current Thingism, making a magazine an aesthetic object, bubbles of irreality, Gnosticism, Dick's constant destruction of his own narrative, what Ubik means, science fiction tropes, crazy sci fi fashions, and much more discussed on the longest episode with a single guest ever! Buy American Vulgaria (Issue 2 out soon!) here: <a href="https://americanvulgaria.com/shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://americanvulgaria.com/shop/</a> Support me on Patreon. At the moment, it's just the archive, but we will be launching an aftershow soon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit</a>

You Need to Be Dick-maxxing feat. Ryan Simón

This episode I talk about two of my favourite Biblical adaptations: Jesus Christ Superstar and The Prince of Egypt.Australian 1992 cast of Jesus Christ Superstar:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea9mtQ1RM8ISupport me on Patreon. At the moment, it's just the archive, but we will be launching an aftershow soon: https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit

This episode I talk about two of my favourite Biblical adaptations: Jesus Christ Superstar and The Prince of Egypt. Australian 1992 cast of Jesus Christ Superstar: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea9mtQ1RM8I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea9mtQ1RM8I</a> Support me on Patreon. At the moment, it's just the archive, but we will be launching an aftershow soon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit</a>

Everything's Alright When You Believe

Poet Andrew Ketcham joins me for a deep dive into celebrity poetry books, specifically Lana Del Rey's Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass and Jewel's A Night Without Armor. 

Poet Andrew Ketcham joins me for a deep dive into celebrity poetry books, specifically Lana Del Rey's Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass and Jewel's A Night Without Armor.

Bent Backwards Over the Celebrity Poetry feat. Andrew Ketcham

Alexander McQueen

The lovely Alex (https://twitter.com/fraunichts) was in town and we went to the National Gallery of Victoria's Alexander McQueen exhibit, then got drunk on gin while we talked about McQueen's influential, shockingly violent, and sex-drenched work. We also discuss the wonderfully unpretentious and sometimes cheeky Channel 4 documentary, McQueen and I.

The lovely Alex (<a href="https://twitter.com/fraunichts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/fraunichts</a>) was in town and we went to the National Gallery of Victoria's Alexander McQueen <a href="https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/alexander-mcqueen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">exhibit</a>, then got drunk on gin while we talked about McQueen's influential, shockingly violent, and sex-drenched work. We also discuss the wonderfully unpretentious and sometimes cheeky Channel 4 documentary, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNK2mKT8n9o" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McQueen and I</a>.

Alexander McQueen feat. Alex

This episode Matt invites six guests for a series of one on one segments. Each has brought along something old and something new to discuss that they're passionate about.Guests include: Paul Dalla Rosa (buy his collection here)River Page (Pirate Wires)Max Easton (buy The Magpie Wing here)Miss Unity (https://www.missunity.net/)Sheila Ngoc Pham Zach Langley Chi Chi (I'm So Popular podcast)

This episode Matt invites six guests for a series of one on one segments. Each has brought along something old and something new to discuss that they're passionate about. Guests include: <a href="https://twitter.com/pauldallarosa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Paul Dalla Rosa</a> (buy his collection <a href="https://pauldallarosa.com/an-exciting-and-vivid-inner-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/river_is_nice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">River Page</a> (<a href="https://www.piratewires.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pirate Wires)</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/maxeaston__" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Easton</a> (buy The Magpie Wing <a href="https://giramondopublishing.com/books/the-magpie-wing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/doyoumissunity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Miss Unity</a> (<a href="https://www.missunity.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.missunity.net/</a>) <a href="https://twitter.com/birdpham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sheila Ngoc Pham </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/asukahomo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zach Langley Chi Chi</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/imsopopular/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I'm So Popular podcast</a>)

Passions Old & New feat. Various Guests

Matt talks about some old polaroids that made him cry, Roland Barthes' book on photography, Camera Lucida, and Chris Marker's 1962 science fiction still image film, La Jetée.

Matt talks about some old polaroids that made him cry, Roland Barthes' book on photography, Camera Lucida, and Chris Marker's 1962 science fiction still image film, La Jetée.

Camera Lucida/La Jetée

Matt is joined by Dallas songwriter, poet, multi-instrumentalist, Young Dean to talk Flannery O'Connor's short stories Everything That Rises Must Converge and The Partridge Festival, as well as Dean's songwriting process, influences, and his new album, Terror on Vacation (https://open.spotify.com/album/6Sv1LICDiPLZUqWbxtSEb8?si=e-fi-T-uRrCHbjZ1jLchOQ)Dean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/yearningprisonDean's insta: https://www.instagram.com/y0ung.dean/

Matt is joined by Dallas songwriter, poet, multi-instrumentalist, Young Dean to talk Flannery O'Connor's short stories Everything That Rises Must Converge and The Partridge Festival, as well as Dean's songwriting process, influences, and his new album, Terror on Vacation (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6Sv1LICDiPLZUqWbxtSEb8?si=e-fi-T-uRrCHbjZ1jLchOQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/album/6Sv1LICDiPLZUqWbxtSEb8?si=e-fi-T-uRrCHbjZ1jLchOQ</a>) Dean's Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/yearningprison" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/yearningprison</a> Dean's insta: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/y0ung.dean/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/y0ung.dean/</a>

Everything That Rises Must Converge feat. Young Dean

Matt is recording LIVE from the poolside, tanning and talking about the books he's read this summer. Summer romances, Roald Dahl vs sensitivity readers, American Psycho's censorship in Australia, Jack Vance's Dying Earth stories, Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life, and J David Osborne's new cyberpunk novel, Dying World.

Matt is recording LIVE from the poolside, tanning and talking about the books he's read this summer. Summer romances, Roald Dahl vs sensitivity readers, American Psycho's censorship in Australia, Jack Vance's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Earth-Jack-Vance/dp/0671810928" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dying Earth</a> stories, Ted Chiang's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stories-Your-Life-Others-Chiang/dp/1101972122/ref=sr_1_1?crid=TS7NJKUMA4FG&amp;keywords=ted+chiang+stories+of+your+life&amp;qid=1676787831&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=ted+chiang+stories+of+your+lif%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C325&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stories of Your Life</a>, and J David Osborne's new cyberpunk novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dying-World-Gods-Fare-Better-ebook/dp/B0BNLK9NJM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1318ZWK1K1Z64&amp;keywords=dying+world&amp;qid=1676787855&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=dying+worl%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C294&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dying World</a>.

Science Fiction Summer

Sheila Ngoc Pham

Writer, producer, and radiomaker, Sheila Ngoc Pham joins Reuben and Matt to discuss Kay Dick's dystopian "sequence of unease", They. Nonconformity, enemies of art, Western Sydney, identity politics in writing, and much more.  Follow Sheila on Twitter: https://twitter.com/birdphamRead Sheila's essay on the Western Sydney writing scene: https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/western-sydney-is-dead-long-live-western-sydney/

Writer, producer, and radiomaker, Sheila Ngoc Pham joins Reuben and Matt to discuss Kay Dick's dystopian "sequence of unease", They. Nonconformity, enemies of art, Western Sydney, identity politics in writing, and much more.  Follow Sheila on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/birdpham" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/birdpham</a> Read Sheila's essay on the Western Sydney writing scene: <a href="https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/western-sydney-is-dead-long-live-western-sydney/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/essay/western-sydney-is-dead-long-live-western-sydney/</a>

THEY Keep Coming feat. Sheila Ngoc Pham

Reading under the influence! Matthew Sini is joined by a cavalcade of guests to talk books, media, and culture. Getting Lit blurs boundaries between art and trash, sex and horror, beauty and fear. Or maybe that's just the liquor talking?

Getting Lit

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