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  • Episode Summary

    This Month on Strangers, we have a special guest interview by Margaret and Casandra with Shane Burley and Ben Lorber to talk about their new book Safety Through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. The feature is an abridged transcript of the conversation.

    Host Info

    Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy.

    Guest Info

    Shane Burley can be found on Twitter @Shane_Burley1, on Instagram @ShaneBurley, on Mastodon @Shane_Burley, and on Patreon at www.patreon.com/ShaneBurley

    Ben Lorber can be found on Twitter @BenLorber8 or on IG @ben.lorber.18

    Publisher Info

    This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness.

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers we have a comic, Queer Uprisings by Hazel Newlevant. Queer Uprisings is a comic about some of the acts of group resistance that set the stage for the more-famous Stonewall Uprising in 1969, which we commemorate annually with Pride marches. The word of the month is about forgetting, literally. Follow along at tangledwilderness.org

    Guest Info

    Hazel Newlevant (they/them) is a cartoonist whose other comics include If This Be Sin, Sugar Town, and No Ivy League. They edited the comics anthologies Chainmail Bikini, Comics for Choice, and most recently Becoming Who We Are.

    You can find Hazel at: www.newlevant.com, or on IG @newlevant, or on Twitter @hnewlevantFull Color version of Queer Uprisings: thenib.com

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

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  • Summary

    This month on Strangers we have a collection of poetry by Maria Elle. Escape Plan is a collection of poetry that explores what it means to hold the dreams of the future while grappling with the persistent horrors of now, through the lens of love, war, Capitalist-driven climate devastation, anti-Zionist struggles, and the pursuit of a free Palestine. The word of the month is about being connected to the Earth. Follow along at tangledwilderness.org

    Guest Info

    Maria Elle is a wing nut anarchist Jewish dyke extremist whore anti-Zionist psycho who writes poetry, conspires against the Empire, and organizes for collective liberation. You can find her on IG @Lchiam.Intifada or @bay2gaza

    You can learn more about the Freedom Flotilla, the International Solidarity Movement, and the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network

    freedomflotilla.org, palsolidarity.org, and ijan.org

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers we have “Hurrah for Anarchy: a history of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists” by Margaret Killjoy, which is a short historical article about…May Day. We have no audio feature this month, just an interview with Margaret about the zine. If you want to read the zine, go to Tangled Wilderness.org and check it out for free! The word of the month is about the nature of fear.

    Guest Info

    Margaret Killjoy (she/they) can be found on IG @MargaretKilljoy or on twitter @magpiekilljoy. You can find more of her essays on Substack at: margaretkilljoy.substack.com

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have a short story called With the Dolphins by Bill Stickers. It's a story about the spirit of adventure on the high seas, the false promises of AI, and the inescapability of worker exploitation in late-stage capitalism -- and how solidarity, in all its many forms, can effectively fight it. The word of the month is about the queen of rot. Sort of. Read along for free at tangled wilderness.org.

    Guest Info

    Bill Stickers is a writer in the Rockies who believes everything to know about them can be found in their art.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have a piece called So Your Cult had a Schism: Why and How to Dig a Tunnel About it by Miriam Roček, which feels pretty self-explanatory. The word of the month is about some critters that also like to make tunnels. Follow along here at tangled wilderness.org.

    Guest Info

    You can find Miriam here at Strangers.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have the short story A Field, A Shadow, Indeed a Shadow, by Margaret Killjoy. Two teenagers discover what it means to wander the woods, the night, and to take action in all of the small ways that feel big to save their forest from destruction and to answer the call to adventure. The word of the month is a word that's supposed to be mean but holds great power. Can you guess what it is? Follow along here at tangled wilderness.org.

    Guest Info

    Margaret Killjoy (she/they) can be found on IG @MargaretKilljoy or on twitter @magpiekilljoy. This essay and more can be found on Substack at: margaretkilljoy.substack.com

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month we have Death of a Murder, a short story set in a not-too-distant bio-tech, sci-fi future about radicals waging a revolution against the Unifers who control the world we know now and how fighting in a revolution is never simple. The word of a month is also about the future...and birds.

    Guest Info

    Vicky Osterweil is a writer, worker and agitator living in Philadelphia. Her book In Defense of Looting came out in 2020 with Bold Type Books. You can find her at https://vickyosterweil.substack.com/ and her book In Defense of Looting is out with AK Press here.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month we have St. Lucy: An Anti-Hagiography by Wren Awry. It's coming out a little early because St. Lucy's day is on December 13th. Inmn and Wren talk a lot about folklore, history, and why saints are kinda cool sometimes. The word of the month is about the unsurprising synchronicity of names. Read along at TangledWilderness.org

    Guest Info

    Wren Awry can be found on IG @wrenawry

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have part two of Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners by Matthew Dougal. Afterwards we have an interview with Matthew about writing about prepping. The words of the month is about the end of things. Next month we have a piece by Wren Awry about St. Lucy. Find the text here.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have part one of Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners by Matthew Dougal. There's no interview this month. Instead we have a much longer Word of the Month about the surprisingly cool origins of a seasonal and eerie tradition. Next month we have the conclusion to Blood, Soil, and Frozen TV Dinners along with an interview with the author.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers we have "Anarchism and Its Misunderstanders" by Margaret Killjoy as well as an interview with her about the essay. The word of the month is the surprising meaning of a monster's name.

    Guest Info

    Margaret Killjoy (she/they) can be found on IG @MargaretKilljoy or on twitter @magpiekilljoy. This essay and more can be found on Substack at: margaretkilljoy.substack.com

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have a short story by Ivey Wexler called First Tracks. It's a delightful slice-of-life story about life after the collapse...and skiing. After the story, Inmn and Ivey talk about writing, science fiction, and names. The word of the month this month is about the surprising origin of a common fear.

    Guest Info

    Ivey (she/they or any) cannot be found elsewhere really. However, you can find them on an episode of Coffee With Comrades.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Our Kickstarter for Penumbra City can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery or co-hosting Live Like the World is Dying.

    Reader

    The reader is Bea Flowers. It can be found at https://www.voices.com/profile/beaflowers

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @MagpieKilljoy.

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have a guest interviewer. Shane Burley interviews Anna Elena Torres and Kenyon Zimmer about their book "With Freedom in our Ears: Histories of Jewish Anarchism."

    Guest Info

    Shane Burley (he/him) is an author and filmmaker. He is the editor of No Pasarán! Antifascist Dispatches from a World in Crisis. Twitter: @shane_burley1 IG: @ShaneBurley

    Kenyon Zimmer (he/him) is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the author of Immigrants Against the State: Yiddish and Italian Anarchism in America. You can find him at https://kenyonzimmer.com/

    Anna Elena Torres is a professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago and author of Horizons Blossom, Borders Vanish: Anarchism and Yiddish Literature. You can find Anna at https://complit.uchicago.edu/faculty/torres

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Our Kickstarter for Penumbra City can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. You can find them here.

    Reader

    The reader is Bea Flowers. It can be found at https://www.voices.com/profile/beaflowers

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @MagpieKilljoy.

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have an essay from Ami Weintraub's new book To the Ghosts Who Are Still Living titled "Releasing the Land." After the essay, Ami and Inmn talk about Ami's book, writing magical realism, ghosts, and trees. The words of the month have an eerie synchronicity. Preorder To the Ghosts Who Are Still Living at www.tangledwilderness.org/shop/p/to-the-ghosts-who-are-still-living Regular release is August 1st.

    Guest Info

    Ami Weintraub (he/they) is a Jewish anarchist writer and Rabbinic student whose work and community organizing focus on building a world without domination where people can freely connect to their cultures, lands, and bodies. They have contributed to a number of publications including Tikkun, Jewish Currents, and New Jewish Voices, are the founder and former director of Ratzon: Center for Healing and Resistance, and are studying to become a Rabbi in the Aleph Rabbinic Ordination Program. Ami can be found at www.amiweintraub.com

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Our Kickstarter for Penumbra City can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. You can find them here.

    Reader

    The reader is Bea Flowers. It can be found at https://www.voices.com/profile/beaflowers

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @MagpieKilljoy.

  • Summary

    This time on Strangers we have something very exciting on the channel! We have an actual-play recording of Penumbra City, the TTRPG that we’ve been working on over at Strangers for a very long time. We are sharing this session of us playing the game in order to get you excited about our KICKSTARTER for the game, which is currently live right now! Unless it’s no longer June 2023. So, before you listen to this recording go to:

    www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city

    Join a Doggirl, an Occultust, a Rat King, and a Patchworker as they investigate a string of disappearances including someone’s missing date.

    Find your friends. Kill the God King.

    Guest Info

    Margaret Killjoy: World Designer. On Twitter @magpiekilljoy or IG @MargaretKilljoy Jamie Loftus: Host of Ghost Church. On Twitter @JamieLoftusHELP of IG @JamieChristSuperstar Bea Flowers: The Voice of Penumbra City. On IG @Crimebrulee Robin Savage: Game Ilustrator on IG @Missrobinsavage Inmn Neruin: Game Designer on IG @shadowtail.artificery

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Our Kickstarter for Penumbra City can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The reader is Bea Flowers. It can be found at https://www.voices.com/profile/beaflowers

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @MagpieKilljoy.

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers we highlight one of our skill zines, Basic First Aid for Emergencies by Riot Medicine. Bex comes on to share some stories about responding to emergencies. They also talk about the importance of first aid and why everyone should learn a little. The word of the month is a very well named plant

    Guest Info

    Riot Medicine and their other work can be found at https://riotmedicine.net/

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Our Kickstarter for Penumbra City can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/penumbra-city/penumbra-city

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. You can find them here.

    Reader

    The reader is Bea Flowers. It can be found at https://www.voices.com/profile/beaflowers

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @MagpieKilljoy.

  • Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have a short memoir like piece by Molly B’Damn called Moll Parts. It’s a nonlinear story of vignettes about working in strip clubs for ten years. After the story, stay for an interview with the author and a special guest interviewer. The word of the month this month is the unlikely origin and meaning of what might be your name.

    Guest Info

    Molly B'Damn (She/her) can be found on Instagram @Molly.BDamn

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. You can find them here.

    Reader

    The reader is Bea Flowers. It can be found at https://www.voices.com/profile/beaflowers

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @MagpieKilljoy.

  • Episode NotesSummary

    This month on Strangers, we have a short piece of science fiction by G.J. Morbidelli called “The Case of Arog Bine” a story about the multigenerational task of repairing a ship and the strange machines you might meet along the way. After the story, Inmn and George talk about writing, world building, and sci-fi tropes. The word of the month might be about scavenging for food, or getting into fights.

    Guest Info

    The guest is George Morbidelli (He/Him). George can be found on twitter @Agit_hop and you can listen to his old podcast Ransom Notes on the Channel Zero Network

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. You can find them here.

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilloy.

  • Summary

    "Lidlekh" is an exploration of the music and history of the Vilna Ghetto Uprising. Aurora tells Inmn about the resistance fighters, poets, and musicians that participated in the underground resistance of the Nazi occupation of Poland. They talk about the power of music, historical contexts, the mythos of the dark forest, and the true history of the Avengers. It features songs from Hirsh Glick, Shmerke Kaczerginski and Rikle Glazer. Aurora preforms her versions of Zog Nit Keymol, Shtil Di Nakht, and Barikadn. The zine contains a written version of S'iz Geven A Zumertog. You can find a pdf of the zine at Tangledwilderness.org and follow along in English or Yiddish. The zine contains bios of the composers as well as a general history of the Vilna Ghetto. Our zine version is heavily abridged from a larger version that Aurora self-published.

    Guest Info

    Aurora (she/her) cannot be found on the internet. However, if you would like the full version of Lidlekh, you can email her at [email protected].

    The songs were adapted and preformed by Aurora.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The Host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekillNotes go here