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Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness
by Strangers In a Tangled Widerness
Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness is a collectively run publisher dedicated to producing and curating inclusive and intersectional culture informed by anarchistic ideals. This podcast provides audio versions of our monthly feature as well as interviews with the contributors.This can include stories, fiction, poetry, memoir, non-fiction, theater pieces, comics, books, pop culture analysis, recipes, music, history...and occasionally essays and theory. We are looking for content that doesn’t know where it fits in, for people that don’t know where they fit in. It is hosted by Inmn Neruin, with theme music by Margaret Killjoy. We can be found at https://linktr.ee/tangledwild
Episodes
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Decanting by B. Garden
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our September feature, Decanting by B. Garden. Decanting is a short story about being a sommelier on a starship with the dregs of humanity. Read along for free at TangledWildeTangledWilderness.orgrness.org. Get copies of the monthly feature by…
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Diva Down by Io Asunder
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our August feature, Diva Down, a short story by our own Io Asunder about the revolutionary potential of someone who has been conscripted. Read along for free at TangledWilderness.org. Get copies of the monthly feature by signing up for the Zine of…
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Brokeback Mount Doom by Inmn Neruin
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our July feature, Brokeback Mount Doom, by our own Inmn Neruin. Brokeback Mount Doom is a short play that reimagines Lord of the Rings and Brokeback Mountain smashed together in glorious harmony. It was originally written for the stage as part of...
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Mallacht an Ghiorria by Sean Fitzgerald
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our June feature (almost in June), Mallacht an Ghiorria by Sean Fitzgerald. Mallacht an Ghiorria or "Curse of the Hare" explores folklore and history around the Derryveagh evictions of 1861 in County Donegal, Ireland. Afterwards there's an interview...
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Talking to Rural Conservatives by Celeste Inez Mathilda
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our May feature (I promise we're catching up), Talking to Rural Conservatives and How It Can, Surprisingly, Help Your Mental Health by Celeste Inez Mathilda, and it's a helpful guide about building communication skills, how to talk about politics…
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Near Death by Hex
Episode Summary This time on Strangers we have our April feature zine (in June), Near Death by Hex. Near Death is a short collection of personal essays by Hex about getting shot by a Trump supporter and pulling life back together. You can read the zine for free at tangledwilderness.org Guest Info...
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Hurrah for Anarchy (again!): A History of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists
Summary This month on Strangers we have “Hurrah for Anarchy: a history of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists” by Margaret Killjoy, which is a short historical article about…May Day. If you want to hear Inmn interview Margaret and Io about applying the lessons of the Haymarket Martyrs…
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Road Soda by A.A. Zatarian
Episode Summary This month on Strangers, we have a collection of poems from the road called Road Soda by A.A. Zatarian. The word of the month is about birds. Read along for free at TangledWilderness.org. Guest Info A.A. Zatarian (she/her) is a Mexican-American poet who spent most of the last…
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Additional Persecution Likely
Episode Summary This month on Strangers, we have Additional Persecution Likely a translation by Oksana Mironova and Ben Nadler of selected sections of Delo Truda a Russian and Ukrainian anarchist newspaper published in exile in the wake of Russian Revolution. The word of the month is about a town...
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Beethoven on Bloor Street by K. Zimmer
Episode Summary This month on Strangers, we have "Beethoven on Bloor Street" by K. Zimmer. It's memoirist essay that is the first chapter of our newest book, "Up:Rising: a collection of rebellious imaginings from authors with lived experiences of mental health and addiction." The word of the…
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Mary Marrow by Margaret Killjoy
Episode Summary This month on Strangers, we have a short story by Margaret Killjoy titled Mary Marrow. It's about a witch and her cult, who hide in the woods and do...questionable things. There's an interview with Margaret after the feature about witches, fairy tales, and a bunch of other stuff....
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Pocket Guide to Conflict Mediation by Casandra
Episode Summary This time on Strangers, Casandra talks to Inmn about how to mediate a conflict. This episode started as a Live Like the World is Dying episode and got turned into a zine called Pocket Guide to Conflict Mediation. 1 Conflict happens, but it doesn’t have to be a disaster. Having the...
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A Letter to the Trans Teens Thinking About Giving Up by Andy
Episode Summary This month on Strangers, Miriam talks with Andy about his zine and the state of the world that inspired it. The title says it all. Find the zine at www.tangledwilderness.org. Guest Info Andy works with the Chosen Family Law Center, which offers free legal services for non-nuclear...
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Into the Terror Castle by Jackson Culpepper
Episode Notes This time on Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, we have Into the Terror Castle: Gabby and Cuervo 1 by Jackson Culpepper. Into the Terror Castle is a piece of short fiction about urban exploring, the horrors of Capitalism, and cryptids. And if you like it, it’s a series! And you can...
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This Month in the Apocalypse: June 2025
Episode Summary On This Month in the Apocalypse, James, Miriam, and Inmn talk about everything that happened in June, including a dive into the wildfires in Canada, an update the state of immigration enforcement, and a bit about a contentious election in NYC. Also, friend of the pod, Kneecap…
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Martyr Culture by Sara Blum Pt. II
Episode Notes This time on Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, we have part two of a crossover episode with the Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness podcast, with our monthly feature zine Martyr Culture by Sara Blum., which is an essay about martyr culture within the Kurdish Freedom Movement. In the...
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Martyr Culture by Sara Blum pt. i
Episode Notes This month on Strangers, we have a crossover episode with Live Like the World is Dying, for our monthly feature zine Martyr Culture by Sara Blum., which is an essay about martyr culture within the Kurdish Freedom Movement. We have an audio version of the zine as well as an interview...
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Putting on DIY Shows and Events pt.II
Summary This month on Strangers, Miriam and Inmn continue their talk with Olsen about how to organize and put on DIY shows and events. They go over some of the information in this month's feature zine "Hey Gang, Let's Put on a Show." You can read the zine here. There's no audio feature this…
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Putting on DIY Shows and Events Pt. I
Summary This month on Strangers, Miriam and Inmn talk with Olson about how to organize and put on DIY shows and events. They go over some of the information in this month's feature zine "Hey Gang, Let's Put on a Show." You can read the zine here. There's no audio feature this month, because most…
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The Memory Shop by Melissa Ren
Summary This month on Strangers, we have The Memory Shop by Melissa Ren, a short story about grief, belonging, and memory alteration. The word of the month is about deep care…and also deep anxiety. Read along at Tangledwilderness.org Guest Info Melissa Ren (she/her) is a Chinese-Canadian writer...
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Wax by Henri Feola
Summary This month on Strangers, we have Wax by Henri Feola, a story about disaster, cataclysm, and memory. The word of the month is about speaking loudly, and we have an interview with Henri after the feature. The interview is sadly cut short by technical difficulties, but is still quite...
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Ep.42 – New Book by Margaret Killjoy
Episode Notes This isn't a real episode. It's an advertisement, but it's an advertisement for a really cool thing, a new new book by Margaret Killjoy that we're Kickstarting. You can get so many deals and cool rewards and stretch goals that have already been unlocked, as long as you're listening…
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Ep.41 – The Dandelion Gatherers by Wren Awry
Summary This month on Strangers we have The Dandelion Gatherers: On Italian American Foodways, Anarchism, and Assimilation. This piece is a historical exploration of Italian American foodways, anarchism, and assimilation through folklore, newspaper stories, and accounts of women who gathered...
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Ep.40 – Edible Perennial Plants for Community Preparedness
Episode Summary This month on Strangers, we have a Live Like the World is Dying crossover episode because the feature is a Live Like the World is Dying Skill Series zine. Casandra talks with Aaron, the host of the Propaganda By the Seed podcast about edible perennial plants that you can grow. You...
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Ep.39 – Ready For Anything
Episode Summary This month on Strangers, Inmn talks to Margaret and James about Ready For Anything, which you can read at www.tangledwilderness.org. The zine has a lot of practical advice and checklists for preparing for another Trump presidency and a world that is growing more fascistic each…
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Ep.38 – The Veil Between Worlds is Plexiglass by Henri Feola
Summary We have a special extra episode of Strangers this month. We have an interview with Henri Feola, talking about his zine The Veil Between Worlds is Plexiglass: notes from an incarcerated forest defender. If you want a copy of this zine, go to www.tangledwilderness.org. About the Zine On...
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Ep.37 – Chants for Socialists by William Morris
Summary This month on Strangers we have a collection of poems by William Morris, thoughtfully edited by Casandra. The word of the month is far too much ado about urine. You can read along at TangledWilderness.org Guest Info Casandra (they/them) is a book designer, occasional host of Live Like the...
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Ep.36 – Folk Tales of the Lowlands of Cekon by Margaret Killjoy
Summary This month on Strangers we have some short stories by Margaret Killjoy, Folk Tales of the Lowlands of Cekon, a set of folk stories set in the world Margaret’s new book The Sapling Cage from Feminist Press. The word of the month is about faeries being sketchy. Guest Info Margaret Killjoy...
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Ep.35 – Refuting the Legend: On the Words and Life of Louis Mercier-Vega by James Stout
Summary This month on Strangers we have Refuting the Legend: On the Words and Life of Louis Mercier-Vega. Jame Stout gives us an introduction to the life and words of Louis Mercier Vega, an anarchist writer who fought with the International Group of the Durruti Column in the Spanish Civil War,...
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Ep.34 – Shane and Ben on Confronting Antisemitism on the Left Pt. I
Episode Summary This Month on Strangers, we have a special guest interview by Margaret and Casandra with Shane Burley and Ben Lorber to talk about their new book Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. The feature is an abridged transcript of the conversation. Host…
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Ep.33 – Queer Uprisings by Hazel Newlevant
Summary This month on Strangers we have a comic, Queer Uprisings by Hazel Newlevant. Queer Uprisings is a comic about some of the acts of group resistance that set the stage for the more-famous Stonewall Uprising in 1969, which we commemorate annually with Pride marches. The word of the month is...
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Ep.32 – Escape Plan by Maria Elle
Summary This month on Strangers we have a collection of poetry by Maria Elle. Escape Plan is a collection of poetry that explores what it means to hold the dreams of the future while grappling with the persistent horrors of now, through the lens of love, war, Capitalist-driven climate…
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Ep.31 – Hurrah For Anarchy: A History of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists
Summary This month on Strangers we have “Hurrah for Anarchy: a history of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists” by Margaret Killjoy, which is a short historical article about…May Day. We have no audio feature this month, just an interview with Margaret about the zine. If you want to…
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Ep.30 – With the Dolphins by Bill Stickers
Summary This month on Strangers, we have a short story called With the Dolphins by Bill Stickers. It's a story about the spirit of adventure on the high seas, the false promises of AI, and the inescapability of worker exploitation in late-stage capitalism -- and how solidarity, in all its many...
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Ep.29 – So Your Cult Had a Schism: Why and How to Dig a Tunnel About it by Miriam Roček
Summary This month on Strangers, we have a piece called So Your Cult had a Schism: Why and How to Dig a Tunnel About it by Miriam Roček, which feels pretty self-explanatory. The word of the month is about some critters that also like to make tunnels. Follow along here at tangled wilderness.org....
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Ep.28 – A Field, A Shadow, Indeed A Shadow by Margaret Killjoy
Summary This month on Strangers, we have the short story A Field, A Shadow, Indeed a Shadow, by Margaret Killjoy. Two teenagers discover what it means to wander the woods, the night, and to take action in all of the small ways that feel big to save their forest from destruction and to answer the...
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Ep.27 – Death of a Murder by Vicky Osterweil
Summary This month we have Death of a Murder, a short story set in a not-too-distant bio-tech, sci-fi future about radicals waging a revolution against the Unifers who control the world we know now and how fighting in a revolution is never simple. The word of a month is also about the…
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Ep.26 – St. Lucy: An Anti-Hagiography by Wren Awry
Summary This month we have St. Lucy: An Anti-Hagiography by Wren Awry. It's coming out a little early because St. Lucy's day is on December 13th. Inmn and Wren talk a lot about folklore, history, and why saints are kinda cool sometimes. The word of the month is about the unsurprising…
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Ep.25 – Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners Part II by Matthew Dougal
Summary This month on Strangers, we have part two of Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners by Matthew Dougal. Afterwards we have an interview with Matthew about writing about prepping. The words of the month is about the end of things. Next month we have a piece by Wren Awry about St. Lucy. Find the...
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Ep.24 – Blood, Soil, & Frozen TV Dinners Part I by Matthew Dougal
Summary This month on Strangers, we have part one of Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners by Matthew Dougal. There's no interview this month. Instead we have a much longer Word of the Month about the surprisingly cool origins of a seasonal and eerie tradition. Next month we have the conclusion to...
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Ep.23 – Anarchism and Its Misunderstanders by Margaret Killjoy
Summary This month on Strangers we have "Anarchism and Its Misunderstanders" by Margaret Killjoy as well as an interview with her about the essay. The word of the month is the surprising meaning of a monster's name. Guest Info Margaret Killjoy (she/they) can be found on IG @MargaretKilljoy or on...
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Ep.21 – First Tracks by Ivey Wexler
Summary This month on Strangers, we have a short story by Ivey Wexler called First Tracks. It's a delightful slice-of-life story about life after the collapse...and skiing. After the story, Inmn and Ivey talk about writing, science fiction, and names. The word of the month this month is about the...
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Ep.20 – Jewish Anarchism w/ Shane Burley, Anna Elena Torres, and Kenyon Zimmer
Summary This month on Strangers, we have a guest interviewer. Shane Burley interviews Anna Elena Torres and Kenyon Zimmer about their book "With Freedom in our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism." Guest Info Shane Burley (he/him) is an author and filmmaker. He is the editor of No Pasarán!...
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Ep.19 – Releasing the Land by Ami Weintraub
Summary This month on Strangers, we have an essay from Ami Weintraub's new book To the Ghosts Who Are Still Living titled "Releasing the Land." After the essay, Ami and Inmn talk about Ami's book, writing magical realism, ghosts, and trees. The words of the month have an eerie synchronicity....
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Ep.18 – Penumbra City Playthrough
Summary This time on Strangers we have something very exciting on the channel! We have an actual-play recording of Penumbra City, the TTRPG that we’ve been working on over at Strangers for a very long time. We are sharing this session of us playing the game in order to get you excited about our...
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Ep.17 – Basic First Aid for Emergencies by Riot Medicine with Bex
Summary This month on Strangers we highlight one of our skill zines, Basic First Aid for Emergencies by Riot Medicine. Bex comes on to share some stories about responding to emergencies. They also talk about the importance of first aid and why everyone should learn a little. The word of the month...
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Ep.16 – Moll Parts by Molly B'Damn
Summary This month on Strangers, we have a short memoir like piece by Molly B’Damn called Moll Parts. It’s a nonlinear story of vignettes about working in strip clubs for ten years. After the story, stay for an interview with the author and a special guest interviewer. The word of the month this...
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Ep.15 – The Case of Arog Bine by G.J. Morbidelli
Episode Notes Summary This month on Strangers, we have a short piece of science fiction by G.J. Morbidelli called “The Case of Arog Bine” a story about the multigenerational task of repairing a ship and the strange machines you might meet along the way. After the story, Inmn and George talk about...
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Ep.14 – Lidlekh by Aurora
Summary "Lidlekh" is an exploration of the music and history of the Vilna Ghetto Uprising. Aurora tells Inmn about the resistance fighters, poets, and musicians that participated in the underground resistance of the Nazi occupation of Poland. They talk about the power of music, historical…
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Ep.13 – Escape from Incel Island (The Game) w/ Margaret & It Could Happen Here
Summary We play an RPG written by Inmn with some of the folks from It Could Happen Here. The game is set in the world of Margaret's new book, Escape from Incel Island. To cope with rising misogynist violence, the US government offered people a golden opportunity: any one who felt like they were...
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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness is a collectively run publisher dedicated to producing and curating inclusive and intersectional culture informed by anarchistic ideals. This podcast provides audio versions of our monthly feature as well as interviews with the contributors.This can include stories, fiction, poetry, memoir, non-fiction, theater pieces, comics, books, pop culture analysis, recipes, music, history...and occasionally essays and theory. We are looking for content that doesn’t know where it fits in, for people that don’t know where they fit in. It is hosted by Inmn Neruin, with theme music by Margaret Killjoy. We can be found at https://linktr.ee/tangledwild
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