Between the Covers & Beyond

This is the final episode of The Compass Project. The Kronecker Codex is published. Every story is now available—not just the three on the website, but all twenty-two. The family tree in full. The hidden letters revealed. The mathematical appendix. The author's foreword. Everything Samuel Kronecker compiled before he placed the compass in its box for the next generation.Thank you for following the needle. The compass is yours now."The Kronecker Codex is available now. Get your copy at [purchase link]. The compass is waiting for you to open it."

In this episode, host JHM Carlisle introduces 'Crown & Circuits,' an ambitious project exploring what happens when 19th-century operatic genius meets contemporary electronic production. Carlisle, in his first podcast presentation, discusses why Rossini's narratives about power, identity, love, and freedom remain eternally relevant. He explores the project's core question: if Rossini were writing today, what would his operas sound like? The episode sets the emotional and intellectual foundation for understanding how classical composition translates into trap beats, synth textures, and modern sound design—while maintaining the dramatic intensity and human truth at the heart of operatic storytelling.JHM Carlisle - Host Bio:JHM Carlisle is an author, cultural commentator, and passionate classical music enthusiast. Best known for 'Crownless: Forgotten Queer Histories of Rome,' Carlisle brings intellectual rigor and emotional intelligence to discussions of music, identity, and history. 'Crown & Circuits: Reimagining Rossini' marks his first foray into podcast presentation, exploring how great art transcends its era. Carlisle's work examines the intersection of classical narratives and contemporary culture, asking how the stories we tell—and the way we tell them—shape our understanding of power, freedom, and human dignity.

¿Cómo se ve América Latina desde lejos? Casi siempre, a través de la cámara de otro: la prensa extranjera. En este episodio de Between the Covers and Beyond presento El Mirador.News, un proyecto que convierte esa mirada de afuera en el tema central.El Mirador muestra cada país de América Latina solo a través de la prensa internacional, nunca de sus propios medios, y cada día un editor escribe un análisis de cómo el mundo está contando a ese país, en el idioma del propio país: español, portugués, francés y neerlandés. Los titulares van traducidos y siempre enlazan a la fuente original.Hablo también de por qué lo hice: mi amor por Sudamérica y la frustración por lo plana y distorsionada que se ve esa parte del mundo desde la distancia. Y de su proyecto hermano, La Veduta, que hace lo mismo con Italia.Una aclaración importante: es un experimento, hecho con inteligencia artificial y señalado abiertamente como tal. No reemplaza a los periodistas: es una lente para hacer visible el encuadre.En este episodio:• Qué es El Mirador.News y la regla de “solo prensa extranjera”• Cómo funciona: titulares traducidos, comentario y un editorial diario por país y región• Por qué nació: el cariño por la región y los prejuicios de la distancia• La conexión con La Veduta• Por qué es un experimento con IA, y qué significa eso🔗 Visita el sitio: https://elmirador.news🔗 Proyecto hermano (Italia): https://laveduta.newsSi te gusta el episodio, sigue Between the Covers and Beyond y compártelo con alguien que mire al mundo con curiosidad.

Un quotidiano sull'Italia che non cita una sola fonte italiana — in italiano e in inglese, scritto interamente dall'intelligenza artificiale. La storia, dietro le quinte, di La Veduta.In questa puntata speciale di Between the Covers and Beyond andiamo oltre la copertina e fin dentro una redazione che non somiglia a nessun'altra: quella de La Veduta, il quotidiano che racconta l'Italia come la vede il mondo — e non come l'Italia racconta se stessa.Si parte dal nome. Veduta è una parola desueta e bellissima: è il panorama, ma è anche il genere di Canaletto e Bellotto, le grandi vedute di Venezia dipinte per i viaggiatori stranieri del Grand Tour. Già lì, in partenza, c'è tutto: l'Italia confezionata per lo sguardo di fuori, un ritratto e non una fotografia — una scena corretta, ordinata, resa leggibile. È la chiave dell'intero progetto.Poi la regola. Una sola, ma ferrea: nessuna fonte italiana. Niente ANSA, niente RAI, niente Corriere, niente Sole 24 Ore. Solo i dispacci della stampa estera — Reuters, AP, Guardian, BBC, Le Monde, New York Times, Deutsche Welle, France 24, Al Jazeera. Se una notizia vive soltanto nei giornali italiani, per La Veduta semplicemente non esiste. Da quei dispacci, e solo da quelli, venti redazioni regionali più gli esteri, lo sport, la cultura e l'economia ricostruiscono ogni notte la giornata italiana — in due lingue, alle due del mattino ora di Londra.E infine il convitato di pietra: ogni parola è generata dall'intelligenza artificiale, ma dentro una gabbia di regole giornalistiche. Una fonte reale per ogni affermazione, un controllo di accuratezza che tiene fuori ciò che non supera la soglia, nessuna citazione inventata. Non una provocazione, ma un esperimento serio su una domanda molto antica: che aspetto ha un paese visto da fuori?È uno specchio strano: non vi rimanda la vostra immagine, ma quella che gli altri hanno di voi. E quella distanza — fra come ci vediamo e come ci vedono — è una delle cose più istruttive che si possano leggere.📍 Leggi La Veduta: https://laveduta.news — provala lo stesso giorno in italiano e in inglese, e guarda cosa cambia.Nota: in alcuni punti di questa puntata qualche parola risulta tagliata per un difetto di montaggio. Me ne scuso con gli ascoltatori — il senso del discorso resta comunque chiaro. Buon ascolto.

Not everyone wants what they're given. Nadia Kronecker looked at the family legacy—the mathematics, the searching, the beautiful incompleteness—and said no. Her story is "The Uninherited," and it's different from the others. Brighter. More grounded. Maybe wiser. In this episode, we explore what it means to refuse an inheritance, and why her refusal might be the most mathematical act of all.Nadia's section is live. Enter through the South."Read 'The Uninherited' at kronecker.rondanini.com. Enter through the South. See what Nadia saw."

Not everything is meant to be found easily. Twelve letters are now scattered through the pages—messages between generations, confessions, warnings, love notes written in the margins of mathematical proofs. In this episode, we discuss why some truths hide, and why finding them matters.The letters are waiting. Will you search for them?"The letters are hidden at kronecker.rondanini.com. We won't tell you where. That's not how inheritance works."

What does consciousness actually feel like right now?Fragmented. Recursive. Uncertain. Multiple.In this introduction to the Neural Syntax Doctrine, Obsian Code presents a philosophical statement on what it means to create art that is honest about fragmentation instead of demanding false coherence.Through six core transmissions—- Memory Collapse: Recursive ambient — piano degradation across three states- The Admissibility Room: Institutional gothic — financial language as sacred liturgy- Black Wednesday Collapse: Temporal fracture — four eras colliding without coherence- Post-Human Sacred: Neuro-liturgical — machine ritual and meaningless chant- Counterparty: Parallel narrative — stereo split identity, two versions of one decision- Thinking in Loops: Cognitive drift — recursive thought without resolution—we explore fragmented consciousness not as pathology but as accuracy. AI not as replacement but as amplification. Art not as entertainment but as testimony to what is actually happening right now.This is experimental philosophy. This is necessary listening for anyone who has recognized that coherence is no longer honest.Featuring: Obsian Code (voice/narrator)Created by: Luigi Pascal RondaniniLabel: 0dB_Labs | Rondanini Publishing LtdDuration: 20:36Short manifesto available at: 0dB_Labs

Rondanini Publishing announces The Trading Floor: A Young Trader's Century, a novela by Luigi Pascal Rondanini. Hitting the road on June 16th.Eleven linked stories. Thirty years of financial crises. A FX trader named Tom Fielding moves through Black Monday, LTCM, the Asian crisis, and Lehman—institutions collapsing in real time, careers decided in other rooms, markets grinding forward.This is not a textbook. It's not a war story collection. It's autobiographical in structure: the crises are real, the institutional pressures are real, the names are fictionalized.Rondanini is a 38-year practitioner in FX and financial markets. He's written the FX Professional Series and operates an education platform with over 140 professional modules. This novela marks his first work of financial fiction—a departure from technical instruction into narrative.Each story is complete in itself but part of a larger architecture about how people make decisions under pressure, how volatility moves careers, and what happens when the world keeps trading while you're trying to survive.Not a drama. Not a hype narrative. Not like the HBO series Industry—actual trading floors are much quieter than television suggests. The real pressure is internal: positions moving against you, risk limits, phone calls from management. Tension interrupted by moments that change everything.Available now for pre-orders:Direct: rondanini.com/youngtraderISBN: 9781918177169Follow the author:Website: rondanini.ukEducation: learn.rondanini.com#TradingFloor #FinancialFiction #Novela #TradingStories #FinancialMarkets #IndiePublishing"

We've built something. Five questions about how you see the world—about certainty and doubt, logic and feeling, connection and solitude. Answer them, and the compass will spin, and settle, and point you toward a story. Your story. The one that mirrors something true about you. In this episode, we explore why personality and mathematics might be the same thing.Take the compass test. Find out where your needle points."Take the Compass Test at kronecker.rondanini.com/compass-test. Share your result. See where others' needles point."

This episode introduces Neural Syntax, a five-part experimental music and narrative system developed under 0dB_Labs and Rondanini Publishing.Rather than a collection of songs, the series is structured as a sequence of transformations—each track exploring how identity behaves when language fragments, shifts, or fails to stabilise meaning.The five pieces discussed:– Algo ’f Loss– Khak– Self Not Found– Static Prayers– Switch Mirror UpdateThis is not a track-by-track review.It is an audio essay on the structure behind the work.The objective is not immediate understanding, but observation:What remains when coherence is no longer guaranteed?Listen to the series on all major platforms.—Between the Covers and BeyondRondanini Publishing0dB_Labs

The stories begin. Vera Kronecker, standing in a Montana deprogramming center, holding a compass and wondering if she's saved or damned—or something in between. This is "Between One and Infinity," and it's yours to read now. Along with seven more stories that ask: what happens when we demand certainty from a universe that offers none?The first eight stories are live. The foundations are laid. Start reading."Part One is live at kronecker.rondanini.com. Read 'Between One and Infinity.' Read 'The Line of Truth.' The foundations are yours."

The family tree is live. Starting with the original Kronecker in 1874, down through mathematicians and artists, skeptics and believers, all the way to the present. The compass traveled with them—sometimes treasured, sometimes forgotten, always finding its way to whoever needed direction most. In this episode, we trace the inheritance.The branches are spreading. Where do you belong on this tree?"Explore the interactive family tree at kronecker.rondanini.com. Follow the compass through six generations."

The portraits have arrived. Vera, who escaped a cult and found infinity. Lucien, who tried to prove love was consistent. Nestor, who chased the Riemann Hypothesis into obsession. Each face holds a story. Each story holds a truth mathematics couldn't capture. In this episode, we meet some of the family members whose lives you're about to enter.The faces are appearing. Which one looks back at you?"Visit kronecker.rondanini.com and hover over the compass points. See who's waiting for you."

Welcome to Between the Covers and Beyond, where stories, intelligence, and sound converge.Hosted by Luigi Pascal Rondanini, founder of Rondanini Publishing, this podcast explores the art and business of publishing—from the first draft to the final design. We talk to authors, book designers, typographers, publishers, and creative professionals about the craft, strategy, and vision behind the books that matter.Whether you're a self-published author, a traditional publisher, a book designer, or simply someone who loves the intersection of storytelling and visual design, this podcast gives you insider perspective on how great books actually get made.Each episode dives into real conversations about:The publishing process and self-publishing strategiesBook design, cover design, and typographyWhat makes a book stand out in a crowded marketThe creative collaboration between authors and designersLiterary fiction, poetry, and experimental publishingBuilding a publishing brand and reaching readersThe business and craft of modern publishingWe feature the people who shape the publishing world—designers, editors, authors, and industry experts sharing their experience, insights, and the lessons they've learned building books that readers love.If you're interested in publishing, book design, writing, storytelling, or the creative process behind published work, Between the Covers and Beyond is for you.rondanini.com

The navigation is complete. Twenty-two points on a brass rose, each marking a story from the Kronecker family. East holds foundations. West holds relationships. North reaches for transcendence. And South—South holds something different. Someone who refused. In this episode, we map the territory you're about to enter.The compass rose is waiting. Which direction calls to you?"Explore the compass rose at kronecker.rondanini.com. Hover over each point. The stories are coming."

Listen closely. There's music now—a melody built on the Riemann zeta function, mathematics transformed into sound. It loops forever without resolution, because some harmonies aren't meant to resolve. In this episode, we explore why incompleteness isn't failure. It's the space where meaning lives.The Zeta Melody is playing. Can you hear what it's not saying?"Turn on the sound at kronecker.rondanini.com. Let the Zeta Melody play. Notice what happens when you stop waiting for it to end."

The compass has arrived. It spins on your screen now, waiting. But before you ask it for direction, consider this: the Kronecker family learned that true north is a mathematical convenience—not a human truth. In this episode, we explore why the most important directions are the ones no instrument can find."The compass is live at kronecker.rondanini.com. Watch it spin. But don't ask where it points—not yet."

Welcome to a special announcement episode of Between the Covers and Beyond.Today I'm introducing something new: The Trading Floor, a companion podcast series about foreign exchange markets, and the book that inspired it—FX Cash Products: Spot, Forwards, Swaps, and Non-Deliverable Forwards.THE PODCAST:The Trading Floor is hosted by David Axtell, who brings 35 years of experience across NatWest London, LIFFE, United Saudi Commercial Bank (where he ran Riyal books and helped establish IBOR fixings), Qatar National Bank, HSBC Dubai, SHUAA Capital, and Crown Agents Bank. He's built nostro networks across 120+ currencies and traded through every major market session.Each episode takes concepts from institutional FX markets and brings them to life with real stories, practical insights, and the kind of tacit knowledge that used to get passed down on trading floors but increasingly doesn't. Episode 1 introduces David and explains why the podcast exists. Episode 2 dives into market structure—why FX is over-the-counter, operates 24 hours, and why the dollar sits at the center of everything.THE BOOK:FX Cash Products is the first volume in a five-book series covering foreign exchange markets comprehensively. Written for practitioners—corporate treasurers, FX traders, risk managers, finance professionals—it bridges the gap between academic textbooks heavy on theory and practitioner guides that assume you already know how markets work.Eighteen chapters covering market foundations, spot mechanics, forward pricing, FX swaps, non-deliverable forwards, risk management, and regulatory frameworks. Real institutional examples from JPMorgan, Citigroup, ECB, Toyota. Professional Python toolkit available separately with production-grade implementations.WHO THIS IS FOR:Corporate treasurers managing FX risk and verifying bank pricingFX traders early in their careers learning market structureRisk managers, asset managers, and consultants operating in FX marketsAnyone intellectually curious about how global financial markets actually functionTHE SERIES:Book 1: FX Cash Products (launching soon)Book 2: FX Options and Volatility TradingBook 3: Cross-Currency Swaps and Basis TradingBook 4: Emerging Markets FXBook 5: Advanced Risk Management and Regulatory FrameworksThe podcast will evolve alongside the books, with new seasons covering each volume's topics.PUBLISHING APPROACH:Available through Rondanini Publishing at rondanini.com. Digital-first, accessible pricing, no gatekeepers. The podcast is completely free on all platforms. Standard book edition includes full text; professional edition includes the Python toolkit.WHY NOW:The gap between what gets taught in finance courses and what actually happens in markets is enormous. The tacit understanding that used to flow through apprenticeship and mentorship is fragmenting as people move jobs faster and trading floors shrink. This project preserves and systematizes institutional knowledge—creating resources we wish existed when we were learning.SUBSCRIBE TO THE TRADING FLOOR:Available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms. Weekly episodes starting with market structure, moving through spot trading, forwards, swaps, emerging markets, liquidity patterns, and execution strategies.GET THE BOOK:FX Cash Products launches soon. Visit rondanini.com/fxcash for updates and early access.Hosted by Luigi RondaniniThe Trading Floor hosted by David AxtellRondanini Publishing

In the first episode of The Compass Project, Luigi Pascal Rondanini introduces a family who measured everything—and discovered what cannot be measured. What happens when a brass compass passes through six generations of mathematicians, artists, and seekers? What truths does its needle find when it points somewhere logic cannot follow?This is the beginning. The compass case is opening. Subscribe now—the needle is about to stir.Visit kronecker.rondanini.com to subscribe. When the compass appears, you'll be the first to see where it points.

Eris Mirrane rarely speaks. The pen name shields an author whose brain processes the world differently — in patterns, fragments, recursive loops that most people never notice. Today, for the first time, she steps out of the shadows to introduce The Möbius Café: A Quantum Fable of Connection, the second edition of her genre-defying novella, sixteen years in the making.In this intimate episode of Between the Covers and Beyond, Eris describes how a six thousand seven hundred word thought experiment grew into a thirty-five thousand word exploration of consciousness, choice, and human connection. She reveals the characters who emerged from the mathematics — Elena the certainty-seeker, Victor the man who sees futures he cannot prevent, Aria the barista who exists in seven moments at once — and explains why a blue butterfly keeps appearing when they surrender control.She speaks about Luigi Pascal Rondanini, the London publisher whose Architect's Method transformed her abstract original into something human. About the physicists and philosophers who shaped the science. This is not a book for everyone. Eris says so herself. But if you have ever suspected that the universe is a conversation rather than a machine, The Möbius Café may have been waiting for you.The second edition launches January2026 from Rondanini Publishing, accompanied by the song.A Rondanini Publishing production. Music by the Neural Syntax Collective, Lyrics and arrangements by Luigi Pascal Rondanini,Sole Vocalist, Marco Arcano + Obisian Code.

Napoli incontra il Nord Africa. Il mandolino dialoga con l'oud. Un insulto diventa identità.In questo episodio, Luigi Pascal Rondanini racconta la nascita di 'E Tripulìne, il progetto della Neural Syntax Collective che fonde napoletano, arabo e catalano in un viaggio sonoro attraverso il Mediterraneo.Un'idea rimasta nel cassetto per anni, fino a quando – come un deus ex machina – sono arrivate le voci giuste al momento giusto. E tutto è cambiato.Dall'eredità di Al-Andalus al grido di protesta della Primavera Araba, dalle cucine delle nonne napoletane ai giovani che attraversano il mare cercando libertà: ETripulìne è il suono di un Mediterraneo che unisce invece di dividere.Le canzoni sono disponibili dal 25 novembre 2025.🔗 Ascolta tutte le tracce su zerodblabs.com e su spotify In questo episodio:→ Il significato del nome "'E Tripulìne"→ Mare Nostrum / بحرنا – napoletano e arabo insieme→ الدوران / El Cercle – la connessione Barcellona-Nord Africa→ ارحل (Irhal) – la rabbia e la protesta→ Napoli come crocevia del Mediterraneo→ La Neural Syntax CollectiveOgni canzone è un ponte. Ogni ponte è un atto di resistenza.Ma... non dimenticate di ascoltare Luce 'e Natale, canzone araba napoletana per Natale

Showcasing George one of our latest productions, from a simple guitar clip to a complete song.George is based on a real, sad story.We recommend caution to anyone suffering mental health, as the song deals with suicide.

Host Luigi Pascal Rondanini presents The Möbius Café by physicist Eris Mirrane—a quantum fable about three people who meet in an impossible café where observation creates reality. Luigi shares the story behind expanding this 6,700-word experimental short into a 32,000-word novella using The Architect's Method, a systematic approach to literary expansion he developed over years. This book isn't for everyone. It demands surrender, accepts ambiguity, and refuses conventional resolution. But if you loved Einstein's Dreams or Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, this might be exactly what you've been searching for.Includes an exclusive reading by Eve Hamilton.The Möbius Café will be available before Christmas from Rondanini Publishing.

Crownless: Forgotten Queer Histories of Romeby J. H. M. CarlisleNarrated by Eve HamiltonThis is Chapter One of the audiobook.The full release will be available next week — follow the show to be notified.Crownless uncovers the hidden and erased queer lives of the Roman world: emperors, rebels, soldiers, servants, lovers, and poets whose stories survived only in fragments. J. H. M. Carlisle brings these voices back into the light with depth, clarity, and historical precision.

La tempesta può arrivare dentro, senza farsi annunciare dal cielo.Ingrid lo sa bene: l’amore, la perdita, il bisogno di ritrovare se stessi… tutto può diventare vento contrario.Ma c’è un istante — quello in cui senti che puoi ancora cambiare rotta — in cui la paura smette di comandare.Tra le raffiche del passato e un orizzonte che finalmente si apre, Ingrid sceglie la strada più difficile: non arrendersi.Un episodio sul coraggio di resistere quando soffia troppo forte.Al Confine del Tempo

Ahmed ha attraversato il mare per trovare un luogo da chiamare casa.Sulla spiaggia dove le onde cancellano e riscrivono ogni traccia, costruisce un ponte di sabbia che unisce ciò che era a ciò che potrebbe diventare.C’è paura, certo. Ma anche luce, memoria e una forza nuova: quella dei legami sinceri, che non chiedono da dove vieni ma dove vuoi andare.Un racconto di speranza, radici e futuro — perché a volte basta una mano tesa per trasformare uno straniero in un amico.Al Confine del Tempo

06:00. Una spiaggia siciliana attende i primi passi della giornata.Giuseppe, un uomo che ha amato in silenzio per tutta la vita, guarda il sole che sale dal mare come se lo chiamasse per nome. La malattia avanza, il tempo si accorcia. Oggi è u jornu, il giorno della verità: il segreto custodito per decenni — un figlio amato nell’ombra — deve finalmente trovare la luce.Tra ricordi di Maria, la moglie perduta, e l’affetto semplice dei messaggi del nipote-figlio Roberto, Giuseppe scopre che la bellezza può ancora fermare il respiro… anche quando si teme che sia l’ultima volta.Un inizio dolceamaro per una giornata che cambierà molte vite.Al Confine del Tempo

Tra le spezie dell’India e il profumo del mare siciliano, Priya riscopre le proprie radici lontano da casa. Un viaggio attraverso ricette di famiglia, identità spezzate e il potere del comunità. Perché il cibo, come l’amore, non ha sapore se non viene condiviso.⁠Al Confine del Tempo

In this episode, J. H. M. Carlisle shares a heartfelt thank-you with the listeners who have joined this journey into the lesser-known corners of history. A quiet moment of gratitude, reflection, and excitement for what lies ahead on Between the Covers and Beyond.

di Luigi Pascal RondaniniPubblicato da Rondanini Publishing Ltd / OdB_LabsUn viaggio sonoro e narrativo attraverso i confini del tempo, della memoria e dell’immaginazione.In questa presentazione d’autore, Luigi Pascal Rondanini — scrittore, editore e produttore — introduce l’universo musicale ispirato al suo libro Al Confine del Tempo.Le composizioni originali (L’Alba del Pescatore, Finale, Main Theme – Al Confine del Tempo) si fondono con la voce e le atmosfere di un racconto che esplora la soglia tra realtà e visione.Un’esperienza immersiva che unisce parola e musica in un unico flusso emotivo.🎼 Musiche originali: Neural Syntax📘 Concept e produzione: Luigi Pascal Rondanini📍 Etichetta: Rondanini Publishing Ltd / OdB_Labs🎙️ Durata: ~7 min

In questo episodio Luigi Pascal Rondanini, autore di Al confine del tempo e fondatore di Rondanini Publishing Ltd e 0dblabs, racconta le motivazioni profonde che hanno portato alla nascita di un progetto editoriale e musicale indipendente.Un podcast che non è solo il lancio di un libro, ma un manifesto:dare voce agli artisti che non trovano spazio,offrire supporto concreto a chi è arrivato a un passo dalla pubblicazione o dall’uscita musicale,costruire un luogo dove scrivere, comporre e creare non sia un lusso per pochi, ma un atto necessario e vitale.🎧 Benvenuti in Rondanini Publishing. Qui, almeno qui, non siete soli.

In this intimate pre-release conversation, multidisciplinary artist and vocal performer Aurora invites us into the world of Sacred Resonance — a project where spoken word meets musical invocation.Blending dialogue with melodic phrasing, Aurora’s voice unfolds like a mantra, carrying stories, silences, and subtle truths. Her approach to voice is not performance, but presence — a space where sound becomes ceremony.As we anticipate the October release of Sacred Resonance, join us for a conversation that drifts, chants, and gently sings itself into stillness.This is not just a podcast. It’s a listening ritual.

In this episode of the Rondanini Publishing Podcast, Luigi welcomes Obsian Code, a five-member collective from the Neural Syntax movement, to discuss their debut release Seven Sins.Blending industrial techno, French house, hardcore, and trance, the group transforms the seven deadly sins into seven electrifying dance experiences. From the relentless pulse of “Gold Rush Fever” to the dreamlike build of “Sunday Sleep”, Obsian Code share the vision, philosophy, and creative process behind an album that is as ancient in inspiration as it is futuristic in execution.Join us for a conversation at the intersection of rhythm, philosophy, and temptation.

Eve Hamilton welcomes listeners and introduces J.H.M. Carlisle, author of Crownless.They discuss the inspiration behind the novel, touching on themes of power, loss, and identity.Carlisle shares the challenges of writing with vulnerability, the role of resilience, and the metaphor of living without crowns or labels.Eve reflects on how readers connect with the universal search for meaning and belonging.The conversation highlights creativity, storytelling, and authenticity in both writing and life.

Crownless,  is a special episode inspired by J. H. M. Carlisle’s groundbreaking book Crownless: Forgotten Queer Histories of Imperial Rome. In this conversation, Luigi Pascal Rondanini and Eve Hamilton explore the hidden stories of Sporus, Hierocles, Pythias, and others whose lives shaped the empire from the shadows.With Carlisle’s words as a guide, the episode blends history, literature, and personal reflection to uncover how power, identity, and survival intertwined in the Roman world — and why these struggles still matter today. Expect thoughtful dialogue, haunting stories, and the reclaiming of voices that deserve to be heard.