The Left Page
@leftpagemedia.bsky.social
A Literature and Media Pod! Hosted by Frank, Brazilian Historian and Writer & Leon, Dutch Social Scientist | https://linktr.ee/leftpagehbm
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Conversation #0004: Star Trek, The Original Series - Continuities of Empire
The Cold War is happening and thus, we need to dress up the pulpiest boy, which is The Original Series, and we need to work through that, apparently!
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Conversation #0004: Star Trek, The Original Series - Continuities of Empire
The Cold War is happening and thus, we need to dress up the pulpiest boy, which is The Original Series, and we need to work through that, apparently!
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November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW EPISODE OUT!!
Conversation #0004: Star Trek, The Original Series - Continuities of Empire
The Cold War is happening and thus, we need to dress up the pulpiest boy, which is The Original Series, and we need to work through that, apparently!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Conversation #0004: Star Trek, The Original Series - Continuities of Empire
The Cold War is happening and thus, we need to dress up the pulpiest boy, which is The Original Series, and we need to work through that, apparently!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
New Here Be Media!
Titane: Liberté, Egalité, Peugeot Coupé!
Join us as @wildeatheart.bsky.social and @laboringleon.bsky.social put the trans in transmission, and talk about cars and queer stuff!
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Titane: Liberté, Egalité, Peugeot Coupé!
Join us as @wildeatheart.bsky.social and @laboringleon.bsky.social put the trans in transmission, and talk about cars and queer stuff!
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October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
New Here Be Media!
Titane: Liberté, Egalité, Peugeot Coupé!
Join us as @wildeatheart.bsky.social and @laboringleon.bsky.social put the trans in transmission, and talk about cars and queer stuff!
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Titane: Liberté, Egalité, Peugeot Coupé!
Join us as @wildeatheart.bsky.social and @laboringleon.bsky.social put the trans in transmission, and talk about cars and queer stuff!
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Coming to Left Page in the closing days of the spooky month 👻👻
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Coming to Left Page in the closing days of the spooky month 👻👻
New Left Page!!
Episode 96 - Berserk (Golden Age): Revitalizing Your Resolve w/ @horrorvanguard.bsky.social!!
Our annual Halloween special features one of the greats! Guts, his big sword, and all the emotional turmoil involved!
We’re doing Berserk! Enjoy!
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Episode 96 - Berserk (Golden Age): Revitalizing Your Resolve w/ @horrorvanguard.bsky.social!!
Our annual Halloween special features one of the greats! Guts, his big sword, and all the emotional turmoil involved!
We’re doing Berserk! Enjoy!
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October 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New Left Page!!
Episode 96 - Berserk (Golden Age): Revitalizing Your Resolve w/ @horrorvanguard.bsky.social!!
Our annual Halloween special features one of the greats! Guts, his big sword, and all the emotional turmoil involved!
We’re doing Berserk! Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 96 - Berserk (Golden Age): Revitalizing Your Resolve w/ @horrorvanguard.bsky.social!!
Our annual Halloween special features one of the greats! Guts, his big sword, and all the emotional turmoil involved!
We’re doing Berserk! Enjoy!
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Despite the serious tone of this episode the game isn't (exclusively) gloomy though!
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Despite the serious tone of this episode the game isn't (exclusively) gloomy though!
Live footage of me playing 14 games for the pod only to realize that none of them are worth writing about.
October 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Live footage of me playing 14 games for the pod only to realize that none of them are worth writing about.
Coming to The Left Page this October!
October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Coming to The Left Page this October!
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 95 - The Expanse 7-9: Ideals for the Dreamless
We finalise The Expanse! Thinking of its last 3 books and overall merits in materialism, and the lingering problems in its liberalism.
And yet, it’s a must read, and worth talking about
Enjoy!
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Episode 95 - The Expanse 7-9: Ideals for the Dreamless
We finalise The Expanse! Thinking of its last 3 books and overall merits in materialism, and the lingering problems in its liberalism.
And yet, it’s a must read, and worth talking about
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
September 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 95 - The Expanse 7-9: Ideals for the Dreamless
We finalise The Expanse! Thinking of its last 3 books and overall merits in materialism, and the lingering problems in its liberalism.
And yet, it’s a must read, and worth talking about
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 95 - The Expanse 7-9: Ideals for the Dreamless
We finalise The Expanse! Thinking of its last 3 books and overall merits in materialism, and the lingering problems in its liberalism.
And yet, it’s a must read, and worth talking about
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 94 - Moby Dick: The White Whale is Everything w/ @thelitcritguy.bsky.social
We’re talking about one of the books of all time! It’s all here: capitalist and individualist violence, whales, religion, and of course, the joys of being gay
Enjoy!
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Episode 94 - Moby Dick: The White Whale is Everything w/ @thelitcritguy.bsky.social
We’re talking about one of the books of all time! It’s all here: capitalist and individualist violence, whales, religion, and of course, the joys of being gay
Enjoy!
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August 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 94 - Moby Dick: The White Whale is Everything w/ @thelitcritguy.bsky.social
We’re talking about one of the books of all time! It’s all here: capitalist and individualist violence, whales, religion, and of course, the joys of being gay
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 94 - Moby Dick: The White Whale is Everything w/ @thelitcritguy.bsky.social
We’re talking about one of the books of all time! It’s all here: capitalist and individualist violence, whales, religion, and of course, the joys of being gay
Enjoy!
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UK: I should do something good for once!
Me: yeah, but you're the UK so you should still go about it the worst way possible
UK: Got it!
Me: yeah, but you're the UK so you should still go about it the worst way possible
UK: Got it!
July 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
UK: I should do something good for once!
Me: yeah, but you're the UK so you should still go about it the worst way possible
UK: Got it!
Me: yeah, but you're the UK so you should still go about it the worst way possible
UK: Got it!
Alongside our earlier episode on the short story collections!!
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July 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Alongside our earlier episode on the short story collections!!
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July 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!
Episode 93 - The Witcher Saga pt. 2: Pathologizing the Path!
Time to wrap up the Witcher Saga proper!!
In this 2nd part we go into History and Myth, more relationships, and how this is some incredible fantasy and well worth reading!!
Enjoy!
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Episode 93 - The Witcher Saga pt. 2: Pathologizing the Path!
Time to wrap up the Witcher Saga proper!!
In this 2nd part we go into History and Myth, more relationships, and how this is some incredible fantasy and well worth reading!!
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
July 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!
Episode 93 - The Witcher Saga pt. 2: Pathologizing the Path!
Time to wrap up the Witcher Saga proper!!
In this 2nd part we go into History and Myth, more relationships, and how this is some incredible fantasy and well worth reading!!
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 93 - The Witcher Saga pt. 2: Pathologizing the Path!
Time to wrap up the Witcher Saga proper!!
In this 2nd part we go into History and Myth, more relationships, and how this is some incredible fantasy and well worth reading!!
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 92 - The Witcher Saga pt. 1: The Witchering Hour!
We return to the Witcher books! Now to dive into the 5 novels proper, and there’s so much we split it into 2 parts!
Enjoy our dive into war, history, myth, political machinations and more!
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Episode 92 - The Witcher Saga pt. 1: The Witchering Hour!
We return to the Witcher books! Now to dive into the 5 novels proper, and there’s so much we split it into 2 parts!
Enjoy our dive into war, history, myth, political machinations and more!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
June 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 92 - The Witcher Saga pt. 1: The Witchering Hour!
We return to the Witcher books! Now to dive into the 5 novels proper, and there’s so much we split it into 2 parts!
Enjoy our dive into war, history, myth, political machinations and more!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 92 - The Witcher Saga pt. 1: The Witchering Hour!
We return to the Witcher books! Now to dive into the 5 novels proper, and there’s so much we split it into 2 parts!
Enjoy our dive into war, history, myth, political machinations and more!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 91 - The Historical Torment Nexus w/ Justin (@smazzie.bsky.social) from @librarypunk.bsky.social!!
Our enemy, Harari, is back.
So we must suffer to see how bad History is tortured, and apparently, how AI will doom us all.
A painful, but fun time!
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Our enemy, Harari, is back.
So we must suffer to see how bad History is tortured, and apparently, how AI will doom us all.
A painful, but fun time!
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May 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Episode 91 - The Historical Torment Nexus w/ Justin (@smazzie.bsky.social) from @librarypunk.bsky.social!!
Our enemy, Harari, is back.
So we must suffer to see how bad History is tortured, and apparently, how AI will doom us all.
A painful, but fun time!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Our enemy, Harari, is back.
So we must suffer to see how bad History is tortured, and apparently, how AI will doom us all.
A painful, but fun time!
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NEW HERE BE MEDIA
Episode 54 - Dragon Age The Veilguard: A Journey from Reign to Ruin w/ Holly!
We dive into possibly the last Dragon Age game, considering what has been lost along the way.
So join us as we lay this magnificent series to its tragic rest.
Enjoy!
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Episode 54 - Dragon Age The Veilguard: A Journey from Reign to Ruin w/ Holly!
We dive into possibly the last Dragon Age game, considering what has been lost along the way.
So join us as we lay this magnificent series to its tragic rest.
Enjoy!
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May 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
NEW HERE BE MEDIA
Episode 54 - Dragon Age The Veilguard: A Journey from Reign to Ruin w/ Holly!
We dive into possibly the last Dragon Age game, considering what has been lost along the way.
So join us as we lay this magnificent series to its tragic rest.
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 54 - Dragon Age The Veilguard: A Journey from Reign to Ruin w/ Holly!
We dive into possibly the last Dragon Age game, considering what has been lost along the way.
So join us as we lay this magnificent series to its tragic rest.
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 90 - Meditations: How to Hide Inside Your Empire
This time, we turn to Antiquity, to the writings of *Emperor* Marcus Aurelius, as he teaches us how to live!
Or does he teach us detachment and obedience to the status quo?
Come find out!
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Episode 90 - Meditations: How to Hide Inside Your Empire
This time, we turn to Antiquity, to the writings of *Emperor* Marcus Aurelius, as he teaches us how to live!
Or does he teach us detachment and obedience to the status quo?
Come find out!
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April 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 90 - Meditations: How to Hide Inside Your Empire
This time, we turn to Antiquity, to the writings of *Emperor* Marcus Aurelius, as he teaches us how to live!
Or does he teach us detachment and obedience to the status quo?
Come find out!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 90 - Meditations: How to Hide Inside Your Empire
This time, we turn to Antiquity, to the writings of *Emperor* Marcus Aurelius, as he teaches us how to live!
Or does he teach us detachment and obedience to the status quo?
Come find out!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
NEW HERE BE MEDIA!!
Episode 53 - Concept: RPGs pt. 1
We're back thinking in theory, so join us as we try to define what makes an RPG and how we can talk about it!
It's relevant for several other things we plan to do soon, so check it out!!
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Episode 53 - Concept: RPGs pt. 1
We're back thinking in theory, so join us as we try to define what makes an RPG and how we can talk about it!
It's relevant for several other things we plan to do soon, so check it out!!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
April 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
NEW HERE BE MEDIA!!
Episode 53 - Concept: RPGs pt. 1
We're back thinking in theory, so join us as we try to define what makes an RPG and how we can talk about it!
It's relevant for several other things we plan to do soon, so check it out!!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 53 - Concept: RPGs pt. 1
We're back thinking in theory, so join us as we try to define what makes an RPG and how we can talk about it!
It's relevant for several other things we plan to do soon, so check it out!!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
NEW HERE BE MEDIA
Episode 52 - Don Giovanni: Ways Opera deals with Societal Strife w/ @wildeatheart.bsky.social!
Rejoined by Jay we dissect this odd portrayal of the "Don Juan", his acts and punishment, alongside its articulation of sound, story and music of opera!
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Episode 52 - Don Giovanni: Ways Opera deals with Societal Strife w/ @wildeatheart.bsky.social!
Rejoined by Jay we dissect this odd portrayal of the "Don Juan", his acts and punishment, alongside its articulation of sound, story and music of opera!
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April 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW HERE BE MEDIA
Episode 52 - Don Giovanni: Ways Opera deals with Societal Strife w/ @wildeatheart.bsky.social!
Rejoined by Jay we dissect this odd portrayal of the "Don Juan", his acts and punishment, alongside its articulation of sound, story and music of opera!
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Episode 52 - Don Giovanni: Ways Opera deals with Societal Strife w/ @wildeatheart.bsky.social!
Rejoined by Jay we dissect this odd portrayal of the "Don Juan", his acts and punishment, alongside its articulation of sound, story and music of opera!
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And as a bonus, here’s the 1960s special Brazilian edition Frank mentioned during the episode!
March 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
And as a bonus, here’s the 1960s special Brazilian edition Frank mentioned during the episode!
HAPPY 6 YEARS OF LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 89 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Animation of Science Fiction!
A great celebration, as we go to the origins of Science Fiction! Of science as a way to see the world, biology, whales and a lot of the sea!
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Episode 89 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Animation of Science Fiction!
A great celebration, as we go to the origins of Science Fiction! Of science as a way to see the world, biology, whales and a lot of the sea!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
March 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
HAPPY 6 YEARS OF LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 89 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Animation of Science Fiction!
A great celebration, as we go to the origins of Science Fiction! Of science as a way to see the world, biology, whales and a lot of the sea!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 89 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Animation of Science Fiction!
A great celebration, as we go to the origins of Science Fiction! Of science as a way to see the world, biology, whales and a lot of the sea!
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And do check out our episode from last year with Emma’s previous book!!
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February 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
And do check out our episode from last year with Emma’s previous book!!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
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NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 88 - The Quick and the Dead: A Traversal of Finding One’s Place w/ Emma Hinds!
Emma returns as we talk about her new book, on alchemy, power, queerness, and plenty more!
Enjoy!
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Episode 88 - The Quick and the Dead: A Traversal of Finding One’s Place w/ Emma Hinds!
Emma returns as we talk about her new book, on alchemy, power, queerness, and plenty more!
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
February 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 88 - The Quick and the Dead: A Traversal of Finding One’s Place w/ Emma Hinds!
Emma returns as we talk about her new book, on alchemy, power, queerness, and plenty more!
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 88 - The Quick and the Dead: A Traversal of Finding One’s Place w/ Emma Hinds!
Emma returns as we talk about her new book, on alchemy, power, queerness, and plenty more!
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 87 - First Law 1-3: Master Making Fantasy Worlds!
Our first LP of 2025 and it’s special! The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie!
What if fantasy could be great? Complex? Sociological? Psychological?
For they are! Enjoy and check them out!
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Episode 87 - First Law 1-3: Master Making Fantasy Worlds!
Our first LP of 2025 and it’s special! The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie!
What if fantasy could be great? Complex? Sociological? Psychological?
For they are! Enjoy and check them out!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
January 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW LEFT PAGE!!
Episode 87 - First Law 1-3: Master Making Fantasy Worlds!
Our first LP of 2025 and it’s special! The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie!
What if fantasy could be great? Complex? Sociological? Psychological?
For they are! Enjoy and check them out!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Episode 87 - First Law 1-3: Master Making Fantasy Worlds!
Our first LP of 2025 and it’s special! The First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie!
What if fantasy could be great? Complex? Sociological? Psychological?
For they are! Enjoy and check them out!
shows.acast.com/the-left-pag...
Happy Dunecember! Our last show of 2024 is live!
HBM - Episode 48 - Dune (1984): Lynching Social Identity w/ Audrey!
Joined by our friend Audrey, we dive into the *very bad* David Lynch Dune film, it’s erasure of community, characters and more
Enjoy!
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HBM - Episode 48 - Dune (1984): Lynching Social Identity w/ Audrey!
Joined by our friend Audrey, we dive into the *very bad* David Lynch Dune film, it’s erasure of community, characters and more
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-page-…
December 27, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Happy Dunecember! Our last show of 2024 is live!
HBM - Episode 48 - Dune (1984): Lynching Social Identity w/ Audrey!
Joined by our friend Audrey, we dive into the *very bad* David Lynch Dune film, it’s erasure of community, characters and more
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-page-…
HBM - Episode 48 - Dune (1984): Lynching Social Identity w/ Audrey!
Joined by our friend Audrey, we dive into the *very bad* David Lynch Dune film, it’s erasure of community, characters and more
Enjoy!
shows.acast.com/the-left-page-…