DEATH // SENTENCE

DEATH // SENTENCE

DEATH // SENTENCE

Episodes 263
Avg. Duration 1h 24m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.3 (44)
Since Jan 2018
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every 2 Weeks
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A podcast about books for people who don't like books, podcasts or capitalism, but who like extreme metal.

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The Metamorphosis of Anathema

Jun 07, 2026 1h 43m

The long and storied career of Anathema is not just a template of the trajectory of a certain type of metal band but also a massive influence on the lives, minds, and hearts of Langdon and Eden. In…

LJ Pemberton - Still Alive

May 26, 2026 1h 28m

The door to the Wizard's Tower opens and reveals... An interview with author LJ Pemberton! Witness the process by which she wrote the Dublin Literary Award longlisted Still Alive! Thrill to music by…

Joe Kasabian - The Highlands Burn

May 19, 2026 1h 35m

Joe Kasabian, who you might know from his memoir The Hooligans of Kandahar, his sci-fi novels and the military history podcast Lions Led by Donkeys joins us to talk about his new book The Highlands…

Muskism, with Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff

May 11, 2026 1h 7m

Is Elon Musk just a guy who can't post, or is he the avatar of Muskism - a new philosophy for our postliberal age? Quinn Slobodian and Ben Tarnoff's book Muskism: A Guide For the Perplexed argues the…

Event Factory and the Collapse of Ontology

Apr 24, 2026 56m

Langdon and Eden dive into the collapse, tackling Event Factory, the first book from Renee Gladman's Ravicka novels. Meaning disappears, rituals empty of signal, and the malaise of our urban…

Amin Samman - Currency of Nihilism

Apr 15, 2026 1h 25m

Sports betting, crypto, predictions markets, Buy Now Pay Later, getting a credit card to pay off your credit card - what if we said that isn't even the tip of the iceberg when it comes to nihilism…

Weird Awe and The Human Chord

Mar 21, 2026 1h 20m

This time around, we go back to the early 20th century to discuss a foundational work of British Weird - The Human Chord by Algernon Blackwood! We survey the cultural trends of the 19th and 20th…

Why Would They Do This or PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae

Feb 23, 2026 1h 3m

All books are bad but Langdon and Eden have stumbled on one that SHOULD have been good but is actually awful - PKD and Roger Zelazny's Deus Irae. Confused theology, mish-mashed desert journeys, and…

The Works of Vermin, The City, and the Second Empire

Jan 12, 2026 59m

Eden launches into Hiron Ennes' The Works of Vermin, using it as a platform to explore ideas around the potentials and contradictions of living in modern cities. He also discusses the influence of…

A Smörgåsbord of Sentences

Jan 09, 2026 1h 21m

Langdon and Eden meet to discuss a smörgåsbord (say it with us) of topics like mental health, the uses of online discourse, and a collection of books they've been reading. Music played: The Holy…

Leonora Carrington's The Stone Door, Alchemy, Dreams, and Memory

Dec 15, 2025 57m

Eden is joined by friend of the cast Jesse Kohn (The Book of Webs) to talk about Leonora Carrington's beguiling and dense The Stone Door. Unfortunately, this episode is marred by the Brown University…

Branson Reese Visits the Wizard's Castle

Dec 07, 2025 2h 41m

Langdon conjures forth the Wizard's Castle once more, this time trapping Branson Reese (HELL WAS FULL, SWAN BOY, Rude Tales of Magic, and more) within its sorcerous corridors. While there, the two…

Web of Angels and Another Cyberpunk

Oct 27, 2025 1h 38m

Langdon and Eden kick things off by talking about the uses of awards - how to follow them, what they're good for, and why! Then, they dive into John M. Ford's parallel reality version of cyberpunk…

Eddington and Weapons

Sep 23, 2025 1h 51m

Naruto run with us to the local picture house to watch a double bill of Ari Aster's Eddington and Zack Cregger's Weapons, with Kayte Terry of the excellent Tender Subject podcast. Music by…

One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve

Sep 06, 2025 1h 33m

Langdon and Eden discuss the too-often bland and safe nature of science fiction and fantasy before diving in to a work that's anything but, "One Hand to Hold, One Hand to Carve"! Body horror,…

Kazuo Ishiguro - Klara and the Sun

Aug 19, 2025 1h 47m

Ishiguro season is done now that we've reached 2022's Klara and the Sun, the heartwarming story of a M3gan learning what it is to love. We also talk about Anime, for Satan. Music by…

The Multitude of Existence and North Continent Ribbon

Aug 06, 2025 1h 21m

This time around, Langdon and Eden peer into the world, which is actually many things and not just one (and that's good!) Then, they take a look at Ursula K. Le Guin award nominee, Ursula Whitcher's…

The Futility of War and Zelazny's Creatures of Light and Darkness

Jun 27, 2025 1h 44m

Langdon and Eden kick things off by asking the important questions: which member of the Friends cast would you follow into battle? They also discuss the inherent futility and horror of war. Then,…

Kazuo Ishiguru - The Buried Giant

Jun 24, 2025 1h 42m

We made it - the podcast's personal favourite Kazuo Ishiguro book, The Buried Giant. It turns out a book about memory and genocide is kind of relevant to the world today, but we set it as part of…

Everfair, Colonialism, and Better History Fiction

Jun 17, 2025 1h 13m

Gareth and Eden explore Nisi Shawl's Everfair, a mostly successful attempt at writing better, less racist, and more "complete" historical fiction. Nuclear dirigibles, proto-socialist societies, cool…

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