Episodes
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Jeremy Appel
I talk to author and journalist Jeremy Appel about his new book, Dark Phoenix, which discusses the recurring rises and falls of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, and her embrasure of the Post-Modern politics that define reactionary Conservatism in the age of New Authoritarianism. ~~~ Please email...
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Nick Vost
I talk to webcomic artist Nick Vost aka Foolibuster. We uncover the deep lore of the Abuse Goblin in this hard-hitting list of mind-bending expositions. #4 will shock you! ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for listening. Explicit Content...
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Trevor Henderson
Horror illustrator and Toronto Inhabitant Trevor Henderson joins me to discuss looming figures in the distance, obscure VHS schlock and terrible consequences of everyone's desperate need for lore. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for...
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Altamira
Altamira joins me to discuss her new Lush Pop record "How to Get Off The Ground." We talk about the Beatles. We also get into the weeds about vocal training technique. We teach you how to do the Girl Paul McCartney voice. It's grand! ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to...
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Lex Walton
I am joined by musician and multi-talented artist Lex Walton to discuss her wonderful new album "Ultimate Love Forever." We also throw down in a Big Eye competition to see who has the biggest eyes. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for...
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Prairie Princess
I am joined by Emerson Borakove to discuss her band Prairie Princess and their recent excellent album "Jewish American Prairie Princess." We talk hardcore compositional theory. We gas up Hildegard von Bingen. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank…
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Josh Boerman
I am joined by Josh Boerman of "The Worst of All Possible Worlds" and "Ill Conceived" podcasts! We preside over a smorgasbord of 2016-ass topics from Grimes' Technofascism to the enduring legacy of Hamilton to electoral strategy in a ruined world. We do this entire podcast in period dress. ~~~...
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My Silly Comics
I am joined by Claire of My Silly Comics to discuss the semiotics of cuteness, Catholic iconography, our favourite aquatic lifeforms and the madness that drives one into the arms of webcomics. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for…
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Jacqueline Tucci
I am joined by Rock n' Roll musician Jacqueline Tucci. We discuss her songs, the nature of modern isolation, getting purged of the last of your dopamine and other topics relevant to the recovering doomscroller. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank...
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Ceippo
I am joined by Annie and Max from the hilarious and poignant Rock n' Roll band, Ceippo! We discuss queer identity informing musical choices, the power of anime, the artistry of Elvin Jones, and the structural difficulties in and around the Hardcore Punk scene. ~~~ Please email complaints,...
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xodkaar
Me and my friend Shima aka xodkaar get progressively drunker and rowdier as we delve into various subjects of increasing spiciness. From dating, to Albert Ayler, to state of Iran, to political violence, we cover just about the entire gamut of human experience. ~~~ Please email complaints,...
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Mia Romantica
We're interviewing Hamilton Folk Punker Mia Romantica who will be playing at the Anti-Spectacular show on May 10, 2026. Hear us wax poetic about the beauty of live music and free expression, and then maybe see some live music/free expression. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests…
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Rory Blank
I am joined by the inimitable Rory Blank to discuss dealing with intense burnout and attempting to be a jokey lil' guy in a blighted and ruined world. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning. You WERE…
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Brie Stupid Twink
Brie Stupid Twink joins me to discuss our favourite Invader Zim themed Math Rock bands while passing a gun back and forth between each other. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning. You WERE warned. That's...
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Beetle Moses
I talk with Harris Fishman AKA Beetle Moses about hard cartoon ethics. Like, is it OK to use Fred Flintstone to kill if it could save several other Fred Flintstones? ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning....
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Super K*ll Me Now
On this episode, we talk with caustic riff rockers "Super Kill Me Now" about attempting to subvert nostalgia, a musician's social obligation to community and the legacy of the Languorous Rock of the 2010s. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you...
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Frankie Teardrop
Hooray! The latest and final format change for this podcast has occurred and now it's a program where I interview bands that I play shows with . The inaugural guest for this format change is Kitchener No Wave outfit, Frankie Teardrop! We discuss gestural guitar playing, the Kitchener Noise scene,...
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Steinbrenner Purgatory ft. Jane from Batting Around
I am joined by Jane from the venerable Batting Around Podcast in order to discuss nightmarish 2014 animated straight-to-DVD feature Henry & Me in which a cancer-stricken child is visited by the ghost of Lou Gehrig who whisks him to the nether-region between life and death which just so happens to...
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Find Joy, Please ft. Sherry CD-Rom
On this episode, I am joined by Baroque Synthpop Music Band Sherry CD-Rom and its constituent members, Sherry and Claire to discuss the power and limitations of attempting to organize community through art. We also discuss the attempt to find happiness amidst a world militating against it and the...
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Tabloids feat. blackwinterwells
On this episode, we have musician blackwinterwells aka Rodney to discuss the recent retraction of false allegations surrounding him. We're discussing this not to assign blame, but rather to investigate the possible reasons and motivations behind this thankfully uncommon, yet oddly reoccurring...
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The 1st Year
It's been a year since I start HRT and I thought I would offer some of my various neuroses to you. I talk about my anxiety in dealing with promoting oneself as an 'identity-brand,' and how this provided unique colour in the more general experience of changing how I am perceived in the eyes of...
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It's Jim E. Brown ft. Jim E. Brown
I am joined by 19-year old alcoholic musician Jim E. Brown to discuss his life of constant pain and misery. Catch him in Toronto on May 9 at Collective Arts! ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning. You…
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A Serious Woman ft. Mattie Lubchansky
Writer, Cartoonist, Musician and generally talented multi-hyphenate Mattie Lubchansky is here to discuss the most powerful thing you can do in the face of an encroaching hopelessness: little jokes and cartoons. We also discuss her book Boys Weekend and the intense flimsiness and tackiness of the...
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In Search of Sloth Time
It's Gamer Time folks. I am joined by Champion Sloth Casey Explosion to discuss finding joy in a medium with vast potentials for wondrous creativity in spite of a countervailing force that uses this medium as a seemingly crass, but continually relevant wedge issue to stoke reactionary sentiment.…
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Anti-Spectacular - Psychogeography
I talk about the relationship between gender transition, the work of Guy Debord, and the howling terror of grief. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to...
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The Food Gooner feat. Eric Wickham
I am joined by journalist Eric Wickham to discuss something that's been a mounting background problem in everybody's lives: why are food prices so dang high and who helps to maintain this profound injustice? Turns out it's The Food Gooner. ~~~ Eric Wickham Links Eric on Twitter The Hoser Grocery...
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We Saw "I Saw The TV Glow" Glow feat. Shannon Strucci
I am joined by Shannon Strucci to do Round 2 of Body Horror talk. This time it's gender though. This also leads us to a long discussion of I Saw The Glow. Yes, it's as good as everyone says it is. ~~~ Shannon Strucci Links Oddity Roadshow StrucciMovies on YouTube Shannon Strucci on Twitter ~~~...
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Queering Penny Arcade feat. Tycho Brahe
I am joined by Jerry Holkins aka Tycho Brahe of Penny Arcade to discuss some of the queer themes inherent to the Canonical Gaming Webcomic of Record. We also discuss his experiences with being a parent to a Trans kid and navigating the expectations of a younger generation that is growing up in...
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The Sinfest Episode feat. Bitter Karella
I am joined by author and artist Bitter Karella to discuss our mutual obsession with the bizarre political trajectory of the webcomic Sinfest, whose creator Tatsuya Ishida went from centrist liberal to second wave feminist to SWERF to TERF to outright Fascist in the span of a few years. ~~~…
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Ween is Trans Coded feat. Alex Riggs
I talk to musician Alex Riggs about our shared love and significant attachment to Ween and how their music unexpectedly intersected with our experiences as Trans women. Resisting urge to say shit like "These Baby Bitches get into a real Transdermal Celebration" and failing. ~~~ Alex Riggs Links...
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Parental Estrangement
I talk about how being Trans has now led to estrangement from my Jordan Peterson-loving dad and how I'm dealing with it. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to...
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I'm Trans
I am coming out as Trans. Tired of being secretive about it. Didn't really want to make a comic or post about it, but long audio format actually is optimal for saying what I want to say in the way I want to say it, so here you go... a freakin' podcast. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon!…
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The Bob Dylan Episode feat. StolenDans
I talk to writer and filmmaker StolenDans about the legacy of Bob Dylan and how he's poised for a revival in the popular consciousness due to continuing political and social relevance of his music. It gets a little 'freewheeling,' but our 'desire' to show you 'another side' of the man will have…
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The Exciting Future of Online Cartoons feat. KC Green
I talk to legendary online cartoon man KC Green about the shifting winds of fortune when it comes to hocking your illustrated wares on the world wide web. We get into influences, webcomic history, and the ethics of merchandising. A good time is had by all! ~~~ KC Green Links KC's Website KC's...
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Ah! The Theatre! feat. Amber Carr
I am by nature, a luddite and some vast cultural networks, like Twitch streaming have utterly passed me by in terms of my awareness of its impact. Lucky I have on streamer extraordinaire Amber Carr to initiate an old chunk of coal like me into this wily world. We also discuss her new DnD podcast...
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Discussing the Pervert feat. Michelle Perez
I am joined by writer Michelle Perez to discuss her and Remy Boydell's incredible 2018 graphic novel, The Pervert. I reacted VERY strongly to this book as do most people who read it, so it is a great thrill for me to have Michelle on to answer some of the questions that were lingering in my mind...
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The Third Age of Webcomics feat. Rob DenBleyker
I am joined by Rob DenBleyker of Cyanide & Happiness to discuss our current, bizarre age of webcomic distribution and monetization. We also discuss the incongruous nature of having been given a platform through crude jokes but then feeling compelled to use it to comment on serious matters like…
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Out of Touch feat. Séamus Malekafzali
I am joined by journalist Séamus Malekafzali to discuss the potential future of the genocide in Gaza, whether Israel's military will expand further into countries outside of Palestine, and the Biden administration's continued infuriating obliviousness. ~~~ Séamus Malekafzali Links Séamus...
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Good Canadaland feat. Jeremy Appel
A giant of Canadian independent media is faltering, so we are cynically picking up the slack and pivoting to Canadian politics. As such, the show will now be called Good Canadaland. Our first guest on Good Canadaland is journalist Jeremy Appel who discusses his new book, "Kenneyism: Jason…
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Telling the Story feat. Nadia Shammas
I am joined by Palestinian-American writer and game dev Nadia Shammas to discuss the ongoing genocide in Gaza, her experience in the Palestinian diaspora, and the need to create histories that reflect events as they actually happened in the face of false counter-narratives by prevailing...
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Branding Yourself feat. Radio Free Tote Bag
I am joined by Dono and Audrey of the Radio Free Tote Bag podcast to discuss the ego-satisfying but inherently depersonalizing and potentially depraved act of turning yourself into an online media 'brand.' While attractive because it means you can be self-employed through your dumb thoughts…
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Curse of The Author
In this episode, I talk about a comic I did delightfully and unexpectedly becoming a meme format so ubiquitous I lost authorship over it, and how this loss of authorship was the fulfillment of a long held life goal. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is...
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Conquering Burnout
I talk about the terrible feeling of burning out on something you actually enjoy doing, why that burnout can occur, and potential solutions for mitigating it. That's right, this is a wellness podcast now. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to [email protected] Thank you…
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Cartooning for Evil feat. Rory Blank
I am joined by cartoonist Rory Blank to discuss the recent sperm retrieval cartoon that was produced by Israel as well as the concept of using the simplified appeal of cartoons to launder politically monstrous ideas. ~~~ RORY BLANK Rory Blank Twitter https://twitter.com/BoneJail Rory Blank...
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What is Required of You?
I talk about trying to get over your natural laziness and desire for a tainted comfort in order to do more effective activism for issues you care about. I don't think I've been too successful yet in my own attempts, but I have some thoughts on it. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or...
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In This Haus... feat. Kyle Edward Ball
For this year's Halloween episode, I am joined by writer/director Kyle Edward Ball for a long conversation about his wonderful film Skinamarink, which leads us into a broader discussion about the theories and philosophies which animate the best genre, Horror. ~~~ KYLE EDWARD BALL LINKS Kyle on...
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Intuition in the Age of Disinformation
How can you tell if your rationality is informing your qualitative, axiomatic understanding of history and world events or if it's the other way around? I don't really know for sure, but I talk about it for a while from a pro-Palestine perspective in the context of recent events. Medical Aid for...
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We are Jewish Anti-Zionists feat. Jeremy Appel
I am joined by journalist Jeremy Appel for a long conversation about the current conflict in Palestine and how we both came to believe in Anti-Zionism despite Jewish upbringings which taught us to support Israel. Support Palestinian Relief Organizations. Medical Aid for Palestinians...
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AI Art
The Bing AI Image generator has set off a new wave of people using the technology. While I am still revulsed by AI image generators, it's clear to me it's going to be a more permanent fixture than something like NFTs, so I talk about how I'm dealing with the machines. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline…
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Barbie and the Insidiousness of the Brilliant Ad
I watched the Barbie movie. It is an excellent, perfectly executed piece of film. But in this perfection lies an ulterior purpose, one that makes me question its admittedly strong claim to artistic value. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but...