The Black Casebook
@blackcasebook.bsky.social
Podcast exploring history, politics, philosophy and more through Batman’s greatest stories. https://open.spotify.com/show/0g0eISbWRkv01Xig3bmw5X
Merry Christmas, everybody.
December 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Merry Christmas, everybody.
This shot never fails to mesmerize me.
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This shot never fails to mesmerize me.
I wonder when Seth Rogen is gonna have his Albert Brooks in Drive moment. Feels like he’s got a good villain turn in him (Observe and Report aside)
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I wonder when Seth Rogen is gonna have his Albert Brooks in Drive moment. Feels like he’s got a good villain turn in him (Observe and Report aside)
A listener on the Everything App asked me for a movie to pair with my Court of Owls episode, so I went ahead and did one for all of them:
1. Arkham Asylum: The Green Knight
2. The Batman: Manhunter
3. The Long Halloween: Blow Out
4. The Saga of Ra’s al Ghul: Lawrence of Arabia
1. Arkham Asylum: The Green Knight
2. The Batman: Manhunter
3. The Long Halloween: Blow Out
4. The Saga of Ra’s al Ghul: Lawrence of Arabia
December 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A listener on the Everything App asked me for a movie to pair with my Court of Owls episode, so I went ahead and did one for all of them:
1. Arkham Asylum: The Green Knight
2. The Batman: Manhunter
3. The Long Halloween: Blow Out
4. The Saga of Ra’s al Ghul: Lawrence of Arabia
1. Arkham Asylum: The Green Knight
2. The Batman: Manhunter
3. The Long Halloween: Blow Out
4. The Saga of Ra’s al Ghul: Lawrence of Arabia
In my opinion all movies are Christmas movies, because every one is a gift :-)
December 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In my opinion all movies are Christmas movies, because every one is a gift :-)
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rom drivin his nissan to the church 8 mai tais deep, listening to separate ways on loop, thinking about the voicemail she left him last night, he is basically standing on the gas,
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
rom drivin his nissan to the church 8 mai tais deep, listening to separate ways on loop, thinking about the voicemail she left him last night, he is basically standing on the gas,
I aspire to have a Sensei Sergio-like influence on my listeners
December 22, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I aspire to have a Sensei Sergio-like influence on my listeners
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Rating this Extremely Helpful
December 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Rating this Extremely Helpful
MILLENNIAL GUIDE TO GEN Z/ALPHA SLANG:
“Moid”: Colloquial term for Moloids
“Foid”: A female Moloid
“Moid”: Colloquial term for Moloids
“Foid”: A female Moloid
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
MILLENNIAL GUIDE TO GEN Z/ALPHA SLANG:
“Moid”: Colloquial term for Moloids
“Foid”: A female Moloid
“Moid”: Colloquial term for Moloids
“Foid”: A female Moloid
Seems this Jeffrey Epstein character was a bit of a demon in human flesh
December 21, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Seems this Jeffrey Epstein character was a bit of a demon in human flesh
How we feeling gang?
December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
How we feeling gang?
I seem to be permanently logged out of the Everything App. Where the fuck am I going to do my banking now
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I seem to be permanently logged out of the Everything App. Where the fuck am I going to do my banking now
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*Cacophonous choir intensifies*
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 PM
*Cacophonous choir intensifies*
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Just finished this massive pod. Walt deftly walks you through the miasma of Operation Condor, imperialist blowback, Desert Storm, Timothy McVeigh, and 90s action movies in order to provide (imo) the definitive statement on Knightfall. In terms of sheer production, his best ep yet. Essential.
NEW (PREMIUM) EPISODE! Together with @cacomixpod.bsky.social, we're diving into the vast expanse of KNIGHTFALL, the Bat-epic that introduced Bane and Azrael to Gotham in the process of laying the Caped Crusader low—a glimpse of the nameless dread mounting at the end of history.
December 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Just finished this massive pod. Walt deftly walks you through the miasma of Operation Condor, imperialist blowback, Desert Storm, Timothy McVeigh, and 90s action movies in order to provide (imo) the definitive statement on Knightfall. In terms of sheer production, his best ep yet. Essential.
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It's the question on everyone's mind: what do thermodynamics, Desert Storm, Operation Condor, Milton Friedman, domestic terrorism, MKUltra, The Bourne Ultimatum, and the death drive have to do with a largely mediocre Batman saga from the '90s? You'll have to listen to find out.
NEW (PREMIUM) EPISODE! Together with @cacomixpod.bsky.social, we're diving into the vast expanse of KNIGHTFALL, the Bat-epic that introduced Bane and Azrael to Gotham in the process of laying the Caped Crusader low—a glimpse of the nameless dread mounting at the end of history.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's the question on everyone's mind: what do thermodynamics, Desert Storm, Operation Condor, Milton Friedman, domestic terrorism, MKUltra, The Bourne Ultimatum, and the death drive have to do with a largely mediocre Batman saga from the '90s? You'll have to listen to find out.
Several years ago, I got the grad school itch again and met with my history professor for advice. He sent me a link to the same job board he looks at, and I changed my mind pretty quickly when I saw there were fewer than 100 tenure-track positions available in the US and the UK *combined*.
I keep telling brilliant students not to get PhDs not because they aren't capable, but because if I show them the job boards for the last couple of years and the graphs, not even the fabled hubris of an undergrad who wants to be a professor can get through. There are no jobs.
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Several years ago, I got the grad school itch again and met with my history professor for advice. He sent me a link to the same job board he looks at, and I changed my mind pretty quickly when I saw there were fewer than 100 tenure-track positions available in the US and the UK *combined*.
The guy they got to play Roose Bolton in Game of Thrones really was terrific. Shame the show beefed it so hard
December 19, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The guy they got to play Roose Bolton in Game of Thrones really was terrific. Shame the show beefed it so hard
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P. Craig Russell, from Elric: The Dreaming City, 1982
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
P. Craig Russell, from Elric: The Dreaming City, 1982
It's the question on everyone's mind: what do thermodynamics, Desert Storm, Operation Condor, Milton Friedman, domestic terrorism, MKUltra, The Bourne Ultimatum, and the death drive have to do with a largely mediocre Batman saga from the '90s? You'll have to listen to find out.
NEW (PREMIUM) EPISODE! Together with @cacomixpod.bsky.social, we're diving into the vast expanse of KNIGHTFALL, the Bat-epic that introduced Bane and Azrael to Gotham in the process of laying the Caped Crusader low—a glimpse of the nameless dread mounting at the end of history.
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's the question on everyone's mind: what do thermodynamics, Desert Storm, Operation Condor, Milton Friedman, domestic terrorism, MKUltra, The Bourne Ultimatum, and the death drive have to do with a largely mediocre Batman saga from the '90s? You'll have to listen to find out.
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"ALL HAIL THE HUNTER."
December 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"ALL HAIL THE HUNTER."
We're covering Batman: Venom, the original Sword of Azrael miniseries, The Vengeance of Bane, the prelude to Knightfall, then Knightfall itself. KnightQuest and KnightsEnd get a brief mention toward the end, but the episode really climaxes with Batman #500.
So excited to listen to this! I only recently started a Knightfall proper read to prep for this- what's the material I should be covering? I'm going off of that nine-part tpb set DC released a decade ago (prelude to knightfall, knightfall pt 1 &2, knightsend, etc.)
December 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We're covering Batman: Venom, the original Sword of Azrael miniseries, The Vengeance of Bane, the prelude to Knightfall, then Knightfall itself. KnightQuest and KnightsEnd get a brief mention toward the end, but the episode really climaxes with Batman #500.
NEW (PREMIUM) EPISODE! Together with @cacomixpod.bsky.social, we're diving into the vast expanse of KNIGHTFALL, the Bat-epic that introduced Bane and Azrael to Gotham in the process of laying the Caped Crusader low—a glimpse of the nameless dread mounting at the end of history.
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEW (PREMIUM) EPISODE! Together with @cacomixpod.bsky.social, we're diving into the vast expanse of KNIGHTFALL, the Bat-epic that introduced Bane and Azrael to Gotham in the process of laying the Caped Crusader low—a glimpse of the nameless dread mounting at the end of history.