23 episodes

A podcast about ideas, identity and ideology. Hosted by Bram E. Gieben.

Strange Exiles Bram E. Gieben

    • Society & Culture
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A podcast about ideas, identity and ideology. Hosted by Bram E. Gieben.

    Episode 23: David McKerracher & Michael Downs - Underground Theory

    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.

    • 1 hr 59 min
    Episode 22: Ewan Morrison - Cult Fictions

    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.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Episode 21: Johnny Cypher - Hip-Hop and Hope

    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.

    • 57 min
    Episode 20: Joshua Ellis - No Manuals

    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?

    • 1 hr 38 min
    Episode 19: Brett Gregory - Labyrinths of Austerity

    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

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Episode 18: Juice Aleem - The Archivist

    Episode 18: Juice Aleem - The Archivist

    UK hip-hop pioneer and cultural archivist Juice Aleem curates the B-Sides Hip-Hop Festival and Afroflux, and is the author of Afrofutures and Astroblack Travel. We explore his rap legacy, the secret origins of Coca-Cola and KFC, and the art of Sun Ra and Rammellzee. Strange Exiles theme by Asthmatic Astronaut.

    • 1 hr 7 min

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