Strange Exiles
A podcast about ideas, identity and ideology hosted by Bram E. Gieben. To listen to full episodes, subscribe at strangeexiles.substack.com
Latest episodes
Oct 13, 2024 • 21min
Episode 28: Cadell Last - Christian Atheism (Preview)
Cadell Last, founder of Philosophy Portal, joins us to talk about his unique online academy, and a new course on atheism. This is a preview. To listen to full episodes of Strange Exiles, sign up at strangeexiles.substack.com
Aug 21, 2024 • 15min
Episode 27: Mike Watson - Ghost Machines (Preview)
Author, critic and Revol Press founder Mike Watson discusses his new book Hungry Ghosts in the Machine: Digital Capitalism and the Search for Self. This is a preview. To listen to full episodes of Strange Exiles, sign up at strangeexiles.substack.com
Jul 25, 2024 • 15min
Episode 26: Roy Christopher - Freestyle Media (Preview)
Author, journalist, media theorist and zine kid Roy Christopher joins us to discuss publishing, hip-hop, Afrofuturism and more. This is a preview. To listen to full episodes of Strange Exiles, sign up at strangeexiles.substack.com
Jun 28, 2024 • 36min
Episode 25: Book Launch Special - Liminal Cities (Preview)
An interview with Revol Press founder Mike Watson, and an extract from the new book The Darkest Timeline by Bram E. Gieben. This is a 30 minute preview. To listen to full episodes of Strange Exiles, sign up at strangeexiles.substack.com
Jun 10, 2024 • 1h 16min
Episode 24: Kieran Hurley - Beat Connection
Kieran Hurley discusses his breakthrough Scottish rave culture classic Beats, how to kick off a career in the arts, and his life as an acclaimed writer for stage and screen.
Mar 14, 2024 • 1h 59min
Episode 23: David McKerracher & Michael Downs - Underground Theory
David McKerracher of Theory Undergound and Michael Downs of The Dangerous Maybe join us to discuss David's book Timenergy, capitalist realism, universal basic income and more.
Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 20min
Episode 22: Ewan Morrison - Cult Fictions
A conversation with award-winning novelist, essayist and screenwriter Ewan Morrison about the ideology of cults, the dangers of nihilism, and his remarkable novel Nina X.
Dec 27, 2023 • 57min
Episode 21: Johnny Cypher - Hip-Hop and Hope
A conversation with rapper, activist and educator John Spence aka Johnny Cypher, an outspoken and passionate advocate for climate justice who uses hip-hop to help people find hope in dark times.
Oct 6, 2023 • 1h 38min
Episode 20: Joshua Ellis - No Manuals
Writer and futurist Joshua Ellis is back to talk about infrastructure collapse, right-to-repair, allotments, and his plans for less toxic social networks. We ask the question... why does no-one in the apocalypse ever have a Haynes manual?
Jun 8, 2023 • 1h 10min
Episode 19: Brett Gregory - Labyrinths of Austerity
An interview with Brett Gregory, writer and director of the award-winning film ‘Nobody Loves You and You Don’t Deserve to Exist’. We explore the film's themes of austerity, poverty and the high cost of living, and the wreckage they have brought to the lives and mental health of so many in the UK. Content warning: This episode features discussions of suicide and self-harm. Theme by Asthmatic Astronaut. Subscribe at strangeexiles.substack.com
