Best Western Gothic Podcasts (2024)

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9/11 Truther Media: E56 Lo-Fi Beats to Conspire to 1:44:51

24m ago1:44:51

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Remember Shuffle goes yap for yap with a real yapper with returning guest @Gluten_Daddy (Isaac Eger) of the Coexist Inc podcast to discuss the 9/11 Truth Movement in various forms. They start with three pieces of media from the 2000s that attempted to process the trauma of 9/11 through truther conspiracy theories. Using Michael Moore’s Farhenheit 9…

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Gatherings 1:01:32

1d ago1:01:32

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In 1901, a mysterious man arrives in rural North Dakota, summoned by a family in need with no one else left to whom they can turn. Yet awaiting him is something far more malignant than even he, gifted with esoteric expertise, could ever anticipate. ***Content warning: This episode touches upon themes of antisemitism, genocide against Indigenous peo…

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Ep. 48: Gothic Painting - Lorenzo Monaco and Gentile da Fabriano 26:52

5h ago26:52

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Send us a Text Message. The early 1400's in Italy saw the transition from the Gothic to the Renaissance style in painting. In major areas of patronage, be it for churches or wealthy patrons, a new style flourished that was representative of the interconnectivity between European cultures and the wider Mediterranean, one that bridges the Gothic and …

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Chess: E55 The Tiger of Madras 40:12

6d ago40:12

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In Remember Shuffle’s most experimental, least researched, and most freewheeling episode yet, we turn to the world of Chess in the 2000s. We discuss the game’s international growth in the decade, some of its more colo(u)rful characters, and talk about the *meta* of the game. Give Remember Shuffle a follow on Twitter⁠⁠⁠ And on Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠@Remember…

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Ep. 47: Plague and War in the Early Renaissance 28:41

14d ago28:41

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Send us a Text Message. While the idea of an entirely joyous rise of Renaissance culture might sound apt for a period known for mesmerizing art and literature, history tells a different story, one of war, of plague, and of death. This episode discusses just a small amount of the social issues that contributed to the rise of Renaissance culture in I…

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Black Hawk Down: E54 Neoliberal Troopers 1:53:57

27d ago1:53:57

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The Shuffle Boys return to the world of American military propaganda to review Ridley Scott’s 2001 film “Black Hawk Down.To fully appreciate the ghoulishness of this movie’s version of events, we start with a quick history lesson on late 20th century Somalia and the actual events that the film attemprs to depict. En route, they return to the well o…

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Ep. 46: Intro to the Early Renaissance - Art, Literature, and the Black Death 25:56

28d ago25:56

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Send us a Text Message. It is time to open the next chapter of our dive into Renaissance history, dialing back to look at the early Renaissance and the Proto-Renaissance. The terminology of periodization is loose and malleable, and brings to light of other renaissances that occurred throughout the Middle Ages. What is the difference between the way…

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Announcement 1:20

29d ago1:20

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A brief announcement on a coming change when we return to darker pastures in August. You can now text the show here with feedback or questions! Support the Show. Thank you for listening! If you have any feedback or inquiries regarding the show, please feel free to drop me a line at darkerpasturespodcast@gmail.com.…

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2000s Westerns: E53 There Will Be No Country For Old Men 1:41:21

1M ago1:41:21

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My name is 2007. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair: There Will Be Blood No Country for Old Men 3:10 to Yuma The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007 was a banner year for the Western genre. The Shuffle Boys get into what each of these films was offering the culture in 2007, and spend the first half hour covering the Fr…

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: E52 Tony Hawk Tuah 1:18:18

2M ago1:18:18

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Remember Shuffle presents our Hawk Talk, or Hawk Doc--the Shuffle Boys return to the world of 2000s video gaming to swoop in on the THPS franchise. They discuss the real world impact of these videogames on the growth of skateboarding, their phenomenal soundtracks, what made the games great, how they fell off, and the place that they now hold in peo…

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Fight Club: E51 Soft Times Create Rock Hard Men 1:25:35

2M ago1:25:35

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I want you to listen to me as hard as you can. ⁠It’s 1999 and every movie is about sitting in a cubicle feeling unfulfilled and numb to life. We delve into the 18 months of the 2000s before 9/11 and their flailing attempts to diagnose their ennui. Is it my furniture? Is that the problem? It’s gotta be my coffee table, that’s the problem. Give Remem…

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The 2000 Election: E50 Al Gore Rythm 2:18:38

3M ago2:18:38

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Remember Shuffle finally turns to the presidential election that started it all (and by “it,” we mean the end of the world), the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. With the help of returning guest @Gluten_Daddy, the Shuffle Bois first attempt to reframe this election in order to look at it without the hindsight that comes with knowin…

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Grand Theft Auto E49: Push It to the Limit 1:43:58

3M ago1:43:58

1:43:58

Scarface is the ultimate, right? THE ULTIMATE. ⁠Give Remember Shuffle a follow on Twitter⁠⁠ And on Instagram⁠ ⁠@RememberShufflePod⁠⁠ to interact with the show between episodes. It also makes it easier to book guests.

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The Sopranos (Season 2) E48: Pod is Dead 1:13:17

4M ago1:13:17

1:13:17

Once again we are getting Ziti pilled in this return to our series on The Sopranos. David Chase has said he wanted to make a show about trying to find happiness in an American context and Season 2 has a clear through-line of themes of American Existentialism. Tony’s adventures with ennui, religion, and consumerism as a gangster at the End of Histor…

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Ep. 45: Dr. Alan Pascuzzi, Bronze Casting and "Becoming Michelangelo." 47:48

4M ago47:48

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Send us a Text Message. I am joined by the Florence based artist and art historian Dr. Alan Pascuzzi for a thrilling interview about his career as an artist following the techniques of the Renaissance masters. We first discuss the process of becoming a sculptor and painter in the Renaissance techniques. He walks us through his technical process, lo…

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[Adult Swim] with Chris Wade : E47 Big Tiddied Southern Gothic GF 1:07:33

4M ago1:07:33

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Chris Wade, of the excellent Hell on Earth and goated pod Chapo Trap House podcasts brings his expertise in the field of early 200s adult animation to Remember Shuffle. On this episode, the Shuffle Bois and Chris discuss the history of niche cable networks, the comic geniuses Mike Lazzo and Adam Reed, and the highly scientific field of generationol…

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Ep. 44: Frank Nero Part 2: San Martino del Vescovo 45:27

5M ago45:27

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Send us a Text Message. Join me in conversation with Frank Nero, who takes us on a journey to a hidden gem in Florence, San Martino del Vescovo. This oratory serves as a fascinating case study of the intersections between Medici power and art patronage, as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday of Florentine life in the Quattrocento. The orat…

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Family Guy E46: Most Racist Moments (Not For Snowflakes) | with TGOFV 1:10:58

5M ago1:10:58

1:10:58

Holy Colab it’s a Craporation. Those Good Old Fashioned Values join us to help sum up the hundreds of hours of Seth MacFarlane content that exists. We take a wide angle, 40,000 foot view of Family Guy - its structure and style of comedy, cancellation and revival in the 2000s, and how it changed over time - before turning to three themes that we fee…

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Ep.43: Frank Nero Part 1: Teaching Renaissance Art in Florence, Italy 45:51

5M ago45:51

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Send us a Text Message. It is with great pleasure that I welcome Frank Nero to the podcast. Nero is an art historian, award-winning educator, and former director of Florida State University Florence. He specializes in on-site lectures, having taught and inspired thousands of students during his career, myself included. The first part of this interv…

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Corvidae (Part V) 35:14

5M ago35:14

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In the conclusion of the season two finale, the assembled survivors of the plague-devastated land come at last to the end of their long road. You can now text the show here with feedback or questions! Support the Show. Thank you for listening! If you have any feedback or inquiries regarding the show, please feel free to drop me a line at darkerpast…

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The Two Towers E45: Uphold Anarcho-Tolkeinist Thought 1:07:40

5M ago1:07:40

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The 2nd part of our 3 part series on the Lord of the Rings–one of the 2000s most beloved franchises. We get into the themes of the movie including Tokien’s own politics on Anarchy, Environmentalism and Class Politics. Give us a follow on Twitter And on Instagram @RememberShufflePod to interact with the show between episodes…

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Ep. 42: The Followers of Raphael Part 2: Giovanni da Udine, feat. Esme Garlake 32:47

5M ago32:47

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Send us a Text Message. Join me in the continuation of my conversation with ecocritical art historian and climate activist Esme Garlake. In the second part of our interview, we discuss the works of Raphael's pupil, Giovanni da Udine. Giovanni not only had an intense fascination with accurately depicting the natural world, which we discuss via his d…

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Corvidae (Part IV) 43:24

6M ago43:24

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Many paths converge, and for a time, refuge is found, and darkness and fear are left behind. But the evils of the world always find a way in. ***Content warning: Episode deals with themes of traumatic loss, catastrophic fire, and automobile accidents. Listener discretion advised.*** You can now text the show here with feedback or questions! Support…

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Pick Up Artists with Sabrina Zohar E44: The Game Cube 1:15:28

6M ago1:15:28

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Do you believe in spells? In our 3rd “Type of Guy” episode, we look into one of the 2000s most annoying villains: The Pickup Artist. We give a synopsis of the book ‘The Game’, try in vain to defend their techniques, and explain why this particular villain emerged at this point in history. We are joined by dating coach and podcaster Sabrina Zohar of…

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Ep. 41: The Followers of Raphael Part 1: Ecocritical Art History and Giulio Romano, feat. Esme Garlake 32:31

6M ago32:31

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Send us a Text Message. Join me in conversation in two parts with Esme Garlake, an ecocritical art historian and climate activist who centers her research on the interaction between the artist and the natural world. We are talking about two artists who were trained under Raphael, Giulio Romano and Giovanni da Udine. How do animals manifest in their…

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Corvidae (Part III) 58:14

6M ago58:14

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A teenage girl, irrevocably separated from the family of her birth, finds a new one. But too late she learns the price of belonging. ***Content warning: This episode deals with themes of religious indoctrination and past sexual trauma, and contains some gore. Listener discretion advised.*** You can now text the show here with feedback or questions!…

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Paris Hilton E42: We’ll Always Have Paris (Hilton) 1:21:40

6M ago1:21:40

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*Vocal fry* this is hot. @Thank_U_for_Shopping joins the Shuffle Bois and turn to a major figure of 2000s pop culture: the socialite, reality TV star, and boss business bitch Paris Hilton. They trace her early life and experiences in the troubled teen industry, her reality TV stint in Arkansas, and her metamorphosis into the first instagram influen…

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Ep. 40: Romeo and Juliet: The Italian Renaissance Novella that Inspired Shakespeare, feat. Michael Curtotti 46:44

6M ago46:44

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome to the Italian Renaissance Podcast Interview Series! Passionate translator Michael Curtotti joins us on the podcast to discuss the Renaissance novelliere Matteo Bandello and his Romeo and Juliet, which serves as the inspiration to the famous play by William Shakespeare. Curtotti has recently published a new translati…

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Corvidae (Part II) 44:08

6M ago44:08

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Two traumatized young men, a boy from Cheyenne and an ex-soldier, bear witness to the depths of human depravity. Meanwhile, the true inheritors of the earth look on from afar, patient and inscrutable. ***Content warning: This episode deals with themes of sexual slavery and violence, involuntary mater ity and pregnancy-related death, mass murder, pa…

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George W. Bush: E43 Amuse Bush 1:00:26

7M ago1:00:26

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This is a bonus episode. We will be returning with a regular episode 1 week from now We are joined by filmmaker Christopher James Bell (@UpdateTheGrids) to discuss the George W Bush presidency as well as Chris’ documentary on Means TV, “Miss Me Yet.”. We go a little rapid-fire, scatter-shot of the major events, wars, and crimes of the GeorgE W. Bus…

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Corvidae (Part I) 47:23

7M ago47:23

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In the wake of unbelievable calamity, a woman encounters both wonder and living nightmare on her long journey home. ***Content warning: This episode deals with themes of disease, pandemic, social upheaval, and the threat of sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised.*** You can now text the show here with feedback or questions! Support the Sho…

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Zero Dark Thirty E41: Enhanced Girl Bossing Techniques 1:34:42

7M ago1:34:42

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Get it now before the episode is inevitably taken down out of cowardice. A movie episode (in name only!) in which we use Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty” as a springboard to discuss the Bush administration’s torture program during the global War on Terror, the attempt to use both girl-bossing and identity politics to whitewash the crimes of emp…

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Whiteout 45:45

7M ago45:45

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A prairie schoolteacher experiences purest terror and loss during the tragic Children's Blizzard of 1888. ***Content warning: This episode deals with themes of familial loss, missing children, and children in peril. Listener discretion is advised.*** You can now text the show here with feedback or questions! Support the Show. Thank you for listenin…

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Pat Tillman: E40 Strong Safety Blitz(krieg) 1:21:23

8M ago1:21:23

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To make someone a martyr is to strip them of their humanity. Yet sometimes Pat Tillman is more than human, and becomes the greatest personification of the Global War on Terror. In Remember Shuffle’s first “very special episode” we cover “The Odyssey of Pat Tillman,” in biographer John Krakauer’s words. We trace his life from his childhood in Califo…

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01 - Chapter 01 33:07

8M ago33:07

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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02 - Chapter 02 35:43

8M ago35:43

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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03 - Chapter 03 35:47

8M ago35:47

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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04 - Chapter 04 39:23

8M ago39:23

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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05 - Chapter 05 20:16

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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06 - Chapter 06 35:11

8M ago35:11

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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07 - Chapter 07 35:47

8M ago35:47

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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Strangers 37:14

8M ago37:14

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Two strangers approach a small town we have visited once before, and something follows close behind them. ***Content warning: This episode touches upon themes of misogyny, bigotry, unwanted sexual contact and the threat of sexual violence. Listener discretion is strongly advised.*** You can now text the show here with feedback or questions! Support…

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08 - Chapter 08 38:25

8M ago38:25

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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09 - Chapter 09 40:44

8M ago40:44

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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10 - Chapter 10 44:25

8M ago44:25

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Bram Stoker

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2000s Christmas: E39 The Christmas Curve 54:59

8M ago54:59

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It’s our Holiday bonus episode. Christmas is the time to tell podcasters the truth. A time to show up outside their window with criticisms of how their voices sound the same. We look at some of the cultural trends of Christmas in the 2000s, including The War on Christmas, Elf, Love Actually, and some TV episodes.…