Strange Exiles
Bram E. Gieben
A podcast about ideas, identity and ideology hosted by Bram E. Gieben. To listen to full episodes, subscribe at strangeexiles.substack.com
Episodes
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Dec 3, 2025 âą 17min
Episode 43: Neil Scott - Unaltered Images (Preview)
Photographer, essayist and cultural gadfly Neil Scott on J.G. Ballard, RenĂ© Girard, his Substack blog The Crop, and how photography grounds us in the here and now. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â â â â â â â â â .
Oct 25, 2025 âą 18min
Episode 42 - Alex Mazey: Sad Boys Do It Better (Preview)
Poet and theorist Alex Mazey, author of 'Sad Boy Aesthetics' joins me for a conversation about Jean Baudrillard, books and Lil Peep. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â â â â â â â â .
Oct 21, 2025 âą 24min
Episode 41 - Robert Shepherd: Ghosts of Our Lives (Preview)
Artist and author â Robert Shepherdâ discusses his essay series 'â Our Ghostâ ', and his thoughts on our dystopian AI future. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â â â â â â â .
Aug 14, 2025 âą 26min
Episode 40: Adam & Tish Turl - Art, Activism and Hope (Preview)
Writers, artists and curators Adam and Tish Turl on the origins of their Born Again Labor Museum, their magazine Locust Review and more. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â â â â â .
Aug 12, 2025 âą 23min
Episode 39: Simon James Copland - Beyond The Manosphere (Preview)
Author, researcher and academic Simon James Copland discusses his new book The Male Complaint, a deep dive into the murky politics of the Manosphere. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â â â â .
Jun 30, 2025 âą 18min
Episode 38: Chris Kelso - Let's Get Weird (Preview)
Cult Scottish novelist, illustrator and filmmaker Chris Kelso on his adventures in weird fiction, and his experimental music collaboration Vantablack. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â â â .
Apr 25, 2025 âą 21min
Episode 37: Brad Kelly - Method, Madness and the Tarot (Preview)
Author, podcaster and master of the ancient art of Tarot, Brad Kelly joins us for a conversation about magic, myth, storytelling, and his new show Method and Madness. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â â .
Mar 27, 2025 âą 18min
Episode 36: Mark McG - DIY Dreamer (Preview)
The frontman of Glasgow punk-rap agitators The Girobabies discusses their new album Dreams Are Mental, and the beginning of a new era for his podcast You Call That Radio. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â â .
Mar 18, 2025 âą 34min
Episode 35: Jason Myles - Kayfabe Revolution (Preview)
The host of cult podcast THIS IS REVOLUTION joins us to talk about his new video essay series for Means TV on 'kayfabe politics'. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â â .
Mar 8, 2025 âą 17min
Episdoe 34: Kier Adrian Gray - Beyond Identity Politics (Preview)
Kier Adrian Gray, author of the Recovering Anarchist blog unpacks activism, protest, anti-capitalism, identitarian theory and the joys of Substack. This is a preview. Listen to and watch full episodes of Strange Exiles at â â â â â â â â â strangeexiles.substack.comâ â .
