60 acast.com Modern Gothic https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic en Neil Fitzgerald Gothic,Weird fiction,kafka,folk horror,The Wind in the Willows,Inside No 9,Heidegger,zizek,Kazuo Ishiguro,TS Eliot,Lovecraft ,HP Lovecraft Neil Fitzgerald An anthology of weird stories. An anthology of weird stories.


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]]> true Neil Fitzgerald info+659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d@mg-eu.acast.com 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d modern-gothic episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d/1776329367577-5d3e64cb-28f4-45a1-a69e-3495cc17e8fd.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic Modern Gothic Laughter in a Time of Mass Extinction Laughter in a Time of Mass Extinction Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:43 GMT 10:45 67063e0adb85d858694de00c true https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/laughter-in-a-times-of-mass-extinction 67063e0adb85d858694de00c 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d laughter-in-a-times-of-mass-extinction full 2 7 Delve deep into the roadkill of the A6195. Discover magpie-cop duo, Esco & Orrison. And prepare to shed tears over Barry Higginbottom's 'driver tizer'. In this relic from the future, robot voices recite the exhibition catalogue of 'Laughter in a time of mass extinction', the final work of one-man art collective What About Me?


Script: docs.google.com/document/d/1bXuCe…/edit?usp=sharing


Closing music: Every Second Darker by No Demons Here.


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]]> Delve deep into the roadkill of the A6195. Discover magpie-cop duo, Esco & Orrison. And prepare to shed tears over Barry Higginbottom's 'driver tizer'. In this relic from the future, robot voices recite the exhibition catalogue of 'Laughter in a time of mass extinction', the final work of one-man art collective What About Me?


Script: docs.google.com/document/d/1bXuCe…/edit?usp=sharing


Closing music: Every Second Darker by No Demons Here.


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]]> Consolation is not on the map Consolation is not on the map Mon, 25 Nov 2024 07:00:52 GMT 49:37 670ec66f488fde8559b0f913 false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/consolation-is-not-on-the-map 670ec66f488fde8559b0f913 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d consolation-is-not-on-the-map full 2 6

No man had made it, that we knew. Not time enough, for it was the work of one night, and not even, but a minute, maybe less. Soft thunder that woke most who heard it as muffled cannon fire or dynamite down a mineshaft in their dreams.


A mysterious hole appears in Consolation, which soon draws in prospectors, charlatans, and other poor misguided wretches from all over Zobesland. Then one day, an even stranger stranger appears.


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No man had made it, that we knew. Not time enough, for it was the work of one night, and not even, but a minute, maybe less. Soft thunder that woke most who heard it as muffled cannon fire or dynamite down a mineshaft in their dreams.


A mysterious hole appears in Consolation, which soon draws in prospectors, charlatans, and other poor misguided wretches from all over Zobesland. Then one day, an even stranger stranger appears.


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]]> Murdering Gloves: The Musical Murdering Gloves: The Musical Mon, 18 Nov 2024 07:00:57 GMT 11:38 67063d2f895ea409ead3bb46 true https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/murdering-gloves-the-musical 67063d2f895ea409ead3bb46 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d murdering-gloves-the-musical full 2 5 A hit musical has the world's highest body count. Another darkly comic tale from Modern Gothic.


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]]> A hit musical has the world's highest body count. Another darkly comic tale from Modern Gothic.


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]]> Balls Balls Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:00:12 GMT 9:11 67063d0cfdf93b3e0c8f4198 true https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/balls 67063d0cfdf93b3e0c8f4198 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d balls full 2 4 A ballad in the key of 80s movies à la John Hughes. That's it. That's the pitch.


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]]> A ballad in the key of 80s movies à la John Hughes. That's it. That's the pitch.


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]]> A Horseshit Apocalypse of Two Halves A Horseshit Apocalypse of Two Halves Mon, 04 Nov 2024 07:00:25 GMT 18:49 67063cfcfdf93b3e0c8f3e42 true https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/horseshit-apocalypse-two-halves 67063cfcfdf93b3e0c8f3e42 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d horseshit-apocalypse-two-halves full 2 3 Was Mahler's 9th Symphony inspired by a sighting of the eldritch abomination in the Atlantic Ocean in 1908? Can self-styled cosmic weirdo Cthulhu escape the logics of capitalism by starting an 80s tribute band, Great Dreamer & The Mediocrities? And just what the hell is the spine-chilling "incident" affecting Offalthropp?


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]]> Was Mahler's 9th Symphony inspired by a sighting of the eldritch abomination in the Atlantic Ocean in 1908? Can self-styled cosmic weirdo Cthulhu escape the logics of capitalism by starting an 80s tribute band, Great Dreamer & The Mediocrities? And just what the hell is the spine-chilling "incident" affecting Offalthropp?


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]]> Funny Business: Who Shot The Yeoman? Funny Business: Who Shot The Yeoman? Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:25 GMT 16:33 67063cc647b414d1544202f7 true https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/funny-business-who-shot-the-yeoman 67063cc647b414d1544202f7 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d funny-business-who-shot-the-yeoman full 2 2 Who shot Stan 'the Yeoman' Yeo? A devastating account of what really happened the night the stand-up comedian was gunned down on stage, which also provides an eviscerating look at the automated future of tomorrow's laughter.


Opening music: Black to Comms - Hotel Freund is used with kind permission of the artist in December 2017.


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]]> Who shot Stan 'the Yeoman' Yeo? A devastating account of what really happened the night the stand-up comedian was gunned down on stage, which also provides an eviscerating look at the automated future of tomorrow's laughter.


Opening music: Black to Comms - Hotel Freund is used with kind permission of the artist in December 2017.


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]]> The Rest is Bollocks The Rest is Bollocks Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:00:35 GMT 41:18 67040295c88f09c3e0ff113b true https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/the-rest-is-bollocks 67040295c88f09c3e0ff113b 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d the-rest-is-bollocks full 2 1 When two of the world's most unlikely cultural commentators, Brian Hnnng and Goatie McWimaway, forge a rare podcast partnership, their seemingly inconsequential political punditry is life-changing for all concerned. Unmissable drama, hilarious off-shoots.


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]]> When two of the world's most unlikely cultural commentators, Brian Hnnng and Goatie McWimaway, forge a rare podcast partnership, their seemingly inconsequential political punditry is life-changing for all concerned. Unmissable drama, hilarious off-shoots.


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]]> Series 2 Trailer Series 2 Trailer Mon, 07 Oct 2024 06:00:54 GMT 0:23 660171767143f70017a750cf false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/series-2-trailer 660171767143f70017a750cf 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d series-2-trailer An anthology of weird stories. full 2

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]]> <![CDATA[Sir Kazuo Ishiguro's Waking Nightmare, or What The Butler Sought ]]> Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:00:35 GMT 17:12 659d6b190b9a2e00153453b4 false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/what-the-butler-sought 659d6b190b9a2e00153453b4 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d what-the-butler-sought full 1 8 SERIES FINALE! The waking nightmare life of Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and its enslavement to one of his characters.


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]]> SERIES FINALE! The waking nightmare life of Sir Kazuo Ishiguro and its enslavement to one of his characters.


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]]> A Year in a Puddle A Year in a Puddle Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:00:54 GMT 20:09 65eace2d55ff890017e2b18a false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/a-year-in-a-puddle-2 65eace2d55ff890017e2b18a 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d a-year-in-a-puddle-2 full 1 7 A failed attempt to ride the New Nature Writing gravy train with A Year In A Puddle.


TRIGGER WARNING: mention is made of 'Driver Tizer', 'hedge-porn' and tree fetishism.


Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald.


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Credits & Acknowledgements: All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see link. The following sound FX are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. All sound FX sourced on freesound.org. For links to individual files, see: docs.google.com/document/d/1Psou6…/edit?usp=sharing


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Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere Pt. 1

Real Estate - Pool Swimmers

Das Rheingold - Prelude - Solti/VPO


End song: No Demons Here - Every Second Darker is used with kind permission of the artist.


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]]> A failed attempt to ride the New Nature Writing gravy train with A Year In A Puddle.


TRIGGER WARNING: mention is made of 'Driver Tizer', 'hedge-porn' and tree fetishism.


Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald.


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Contact the author for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com


Credits & Acknowledgements: All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see link. The following sound FX are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. All sound FX sourced on freesound.org. For links to individual files, see: docs.google.com/document/d/1Psou6…/edit?usp=sharing


Other music samples used under Fair Usage rights include:


Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere Pt. 1

Real Estate - Pool Swimmers

Das Rheingold - Prelude - Solti/VPO


End song: No Demons Here - Every Second Darker is used with kind permission of the artist.


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]]> A Problematic Supper with Slavoj A Problematic Supper with Slavoj Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:00:51 GMT 7:55 65e09c65dfdd5a0017dfd49f true https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/a-problematic-supper-with-slavoj 65e09c65dfdd5a0017dfd49f 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d a-problematic-supper-with-slavoj full 1 6 A despairing journalist tries to steer the so-called 'Elvis of nose-tweaking, T-shirt tugging and cultural theory' Slavoy Zizek away from the magnetic conversational pole of Castro's penis.


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]]> A despairing journalist tries to steer the so-called 'Elvis of nose-tweaking, T-shirt tugging and cultural theory' Slavoy Zizek away from the magnetic conversational pole of Castro's penis.


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]]> Cthappuccinos at the Cthulhu Café Cthappuccinos at the Cthulhu Café Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:00:54 GMT 21:31 65e5a75e23ce32001632ca82 false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/cthappuccinos-at-the-cthulhu-cafe 65e5a75e23ce32001632ca82 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d cthappuccinos-at-the-cthulhu-cafe full 1 5 When the cosmic abomination Cthulhu decides to diversity his portfolio and invest in civet-digested Arabica coffee beans, the future of humanity and independent coffee shops becomes imperilled. Dedicated to Lovecraft devotee, Andy Miller.


Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald


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Sample of Molly Burch's Downhearted used with kind permission of the artist and Captured Tracks/Omnia Music Group


Sample of Danger Beach's Apache used with kind permission of the artist.


Closing song: Small Sur's cover of Little Wings' Fall Skull also used with kind permission of the artist.


Originally appeared as episode of 'The Latte Art Catastrophe' in 2018.


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]]> When the cosmic abomination Cthulhu decides to diversity his portfolio and invest in civet-digested Arabica coffee beans, the future of humanity and independent coffee shops becomes imperilled. Dedicated to Lovecraft devotee, Andy Miller.


Written, performed, recorded & produced by Neil Fitzgerald


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Contact the author for rights, etc: neilsfitzgerald@gmail.com

Credits & Acknowledgements:


Sample of Molly Burch's Downhearted used with kind permission of the artist and Captured Tracks/Omnia Music Group


Sample of Danger Beach's Apache used with kind permission of the artist.


Closing song: Small Sur's cover of Little Wings' Fall Skull also used with kind permission of the artist.


Originally appeared as episode of 'The Latte Art Catastrophe' in 2018.


All sound FX sourced on Freesound.org and are used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. For links to individual files, see link: docs.google.com/document/d/127nz1…/edit?usp=sharing

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]]> Brexyt Is Icumen In Brexyt Is Icumen In Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:30:04 GMT 8:27 65e09c1bbe1908001764fb38 false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/brexyt-is-icumen-in 65e09c1bbe1908001764fb38 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d brexyt-is-icumen-in full 1 4 Brexyt Is Icumen In examines the disturbing reaction of the villagers of Oughtiton when a suspected saboteur doesn't put any bunting out on Brexyt Day. A classic of the folk horror genre.


TRIGGER WARNING: ample use is made of a Morris Dancing field recording.


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]]> Brexyt Is Icumen In examines the disturbing reaction of the villagers of Oughtiton when a suspected saboteur doesn't put any bunting out on Brexyt Day. A classic of the folk horror genre.


TRIGGER WARNING: ample use is made of a Morris Dancing field recording.


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]]> The Toad The Toad Wed, 07 Feb 2024 07:00:39 GMT 23:30 659d6b8c0b9a2e0015346937 false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/the-toad 659d6b8c0b9a2e0015346937 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d the-toad full 1 3 Toby Gulch finds himself in court as his joke experiment to cross the species divide and transition into a toad takes a more serious turn.


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]]> Toby Gulch finds himself in court as his joke experiment to cross the species divide and transition into a toad takes a more serious turn.


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]]> Mere Oblivion Mere Oblivion Wed, 31 Jan 2024 07:00:34 GMT 14:59 659d6acfeaa5490017cde55e false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/mere-oblivion 659d6acfeaa5490017cde55e 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d mere-oblivion full 1 2 The Sixth Mass Extinction is closing in on the animals in The Wind in the Willows. How is this even possible? Badger explains all...from the grave.


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]]> The Sixth Mass Extinction is closing in on the animals in The Wind in the Willows. How is this even possible? Badger explains all...from the grave.


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]]> Blue Rinse, Thug Life Blue Rinse, Thug Life Wed, 24 Jan 2024 07:00:40 GMT 17:24 659d6aa80fbb890017315ea3 false https://shows.acast.com/modern-gothic/episodes/blue-rinse-thug-life 659d6aa80fbb890017315ea3 659d69ceeddc8100174ac30d blue-rinse-thug-life full 1 1 A young Southerner makes a schoolboy error in The North and finds himself in the firing line of some thuggish OAPs with horrific consequences.


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]]> A young Southerner makes a schoolboy error in The North and finds himself in the firing line of some thuggish OAPs with horrific consequences.


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