‘Why Be an Authentic Person? Who Does That Serve?’: An Interview with Jenny Fran Davis nskwarna Wed, 05/17/2023 - 12:10 ..read more

Featuring Vicky Mochama Episode #25 aiddamsetty Mon, 12/19/2016 - 17:33 Cavern of Secrets Lauren Mitchell On episode 25 of Cavern of Secrets—our last for the year!—Lauren looks back at 2016 before speaking with national columnist Vicky Mochama. Vicky Mochama Visit CanadalandRead Canadaland host Jesse Brown publishing 'Guide to Canada' (via CBC)Read Philippine President Duterte boasts of hunting down, killing alleged criminals as mayor (via CBC)Read Alan Thicke dead at 69 (via CNN) On ..read more

Straight Expectations Pt. 4 Annie Mok Natalie Andrewson aiddamsetty Thu, 12/15/2016 - 15:32 You like that Duchamp thing but find this stuff sexist? Comics ..read more

Holiday on the Icy Golden Hell-Staircase A rumbling in the mountains was the first warning. It had snowed heavily overnight, following weeks of storms that kept hundreds of prospectors holed up at Sheep Camp, in coastal Alaskan forest. Warm winds blew in that Palm Sunday, April 3, 1898, and some of the stampeders hit the trail. They were headed to the gold fields in Dawson City, Yukon, and were eager to get moving again—they had hundreds of kilometres yet to go. The Tlingit, the local Indigenous people, who occasionally packed goods for the white men, refused to go up into the mountains t ..read more

Featuring Carrie Brownstein (ENCORE) Episode #24 aiddamsetty Sun, 12/04/2016 - 21:54 Cavern of Secrets Lauren Mitchell On a special encore episode, Lauren talks about addressing her size during the holidays before speaking with actor, author, and musical icon Carrie Brownstein. Carrie Brownstein Carrie's TwitterCarrie's InstagramSleater-KinneyCarrie Brownstein, Hunger Makes Me A Modern Girl: A MemoirMargaret Atwood, The Heart Goes LastHunger Makes Us Modern Fans: An Interview With Carrie Brownstein (via Noisey)Carrie on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (YouTube Link)Laure ..read more

Maurice, Son of Noah Pt. 3 Roman Muradov aiddamsetty Wed, 11/30/2016 - 10:33 He whiled his days arranging petals into offensive shapes. Comics ..read more

She's Done it All! Pt. 6 Beatrix Urkowitz aiddamsetty Wed, 11/23/2016 - 10:22 Is she stupid, and full of apocalyptic self-hatred? Comics ..read more

Featuring Courtney Skye Episode #23 aiddamsetty Mon, 11/21/2016 - 14:21 Cavern of Secrets Lauren Mitchell On episode 23 of Cavern of Secrets, Lauren addresses the issue of safety pins before speaking with Indigenous comedian and public policy analyst Courtney Skye. Producer's Note: Courtney does not represent the Inyan wakankagapi otip-Sacred Stone Camp from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. She does not speak on their behalf. Courtney Skye Read Standing Rock protest: hundreds clash with police over Dakota Access Pipeline (via The Guardian)Follow the #NoDAPL hashtag (via Twitter)Support and ..read more

Maurice, Son of Noah Pt. 2 Roman Muradov aiddamsetty Wed, 10/26/2016 - 10:43 Meandering Swan. Comics ..read more

اردومیں ترجمہ: ارجمند آرا ایک آدمی ہسپتال کے فون بوتھ سے اپنے گھر فون کرتا ہے۔ وہ ایمرجنسی روم میں ہے، لیکن اپنی بیوی کو خوف زدہ نہیں کرنا چاہتا، اس لیے اسے بتاتا ہے کہ اس کے پیٹ میں کچھ مسئلہ ہے، اس سے زیادہ کچھ نہیں۔ بیوی اس کے ساتھ وہاں موجود نہ ہونے پر خود کو موردِ الزام ٹھہراتی ہے۔ وہ مسکراتا ہے اور بوتھ کے شیشے پر ایک ہاتھ سے دباؤ ڈالتا ہے۔ ’’سچ مچ، برا کچھ نہیں ہوا ہے،‘‘ وہ کہتا ہے۔ وہ اس سے ڈاکٹر کے بارے میں پوچھتی ہے۔ جواب دینے سے پہلے وہ توقف کرتا ہے۔ اگر یہ وقفہ نہ ہو تو آپ کو شک بھی نہیں ہوگا کہ معاملہ کچھ سنگین ہے۔ اب آپ سمجھ جاتے ہیں کہ آدمی جھوٹ بول رہا ہے: ’’فکر مت کرو، کچھ بھ ..read more