Episode 008: Don’t Pull My Hair Unless You Mean It
Writers Richard Thomas (Transubstantiate), Nik Korpon (Stay God), Pela Via and Nic Young grind out the topic of sex and violence in fiction and their complex relationship to sadistic bedfellows, love and shock.
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Episode Topic: Sex and Violence in Fiction |
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| 00:01:04 | The graphic line between literary fiction and erotica
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| 00:04:06 | Appropriate sexual terminology
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| 00:10:14 | Handling violence
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| 00:13:12 | Sex and violence across genres |
| 00:15:36 | The shock factor
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| 00:22:45 | Why are we drawn to writing sex and violence?
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| 00:28:30 | Dynamics of the femme fatale archetype
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| 00:33:12 | Love as destiny between characters
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| 00:40:36 | Homosexual storylines in dark fiction
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| 00:43:24 | What are you reading now? |
(above photo taken from Tin House’s collection, Do Me)
Long ago, way back in 2010, when the world was a simpler place, a group of writers and readers decided to create a podcast which would establish a round-table, literary discussion format for the purposes of imbuing dick and clit jokes into otherwise serious literary discussion. Well, in late 2011, The Velvet Podcast sadly went the way of [insert dead celebrity name here]. But I didn’t feel it right to watch this great content fade away. So, over the next few months look forward to a resurgence of The Velvet Podcast…as much as re-posted archived material can be called a resurgence. Enjoy. And don’t hesitate to add this podcast URL to your favorite podcast subscription app so you can enjoy the wonderful content wherever you may be.
