Hyperfixations

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Content warning: this episode contains mentions of surgery, death, murder, suicide, misogyny

This week Courtney Smyth, author of The Undetectables and 2024's The Undead Complex, and Ireland's foremost amateur expert in Frances Glessner Lee peels the details back on the original mother and the founder of modern forensic science. In this episode we discuss buying your way into Harvard, ensuring real justice is gotten for victims, the problems with real people in fiction, our plans to revitalise interest in Frances, and a room specifically built for an orchestra to live in.

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Our guest Courtney can be found on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Tiktok @cswritesbooks

You can visit their website here

Buy their books The Undetectables, and The Undead Complex everywhere books are sold (and a copy for your mother!)

And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Media mentioned in this episode:

Of Dolls and Murder (documentary)

18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb (book)

Southerngothicdollhouse on TikTok

Mystery Street (1950) (film)

The Smithsonian series of lectures on Frances' dioramas

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

This one goes out to Doctor Rogers...

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of bodily harm (castration)

This week we finish our duology of episodes about how easy it was to come up with ideas before ideas had been invented as Ryan takes on a whistle-stop tour of medieval philosophy. In this episode we discuss the rediscovery of Aristotle, reconciling the mind/body divide, whether canons actually deserve respect, and whether anything has actually changed in over a thousand years.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HyperfixationsP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Our guest Ryan can be found on Twitter @Silberwhatever and Instagram @silberwhatever

Listen to Ryan's show Dream With Mind And Heart: A Podcast For Every Disney Movie Ever on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

Read Ryan's movie articles on MovieJawn

And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
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Media mentioned in this episode:

On The Consolation of Philosophy

Eloisa to Abelard

The Confessions of Saint Augustine

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Let's hope our professors hear this one...

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of transphobia, bodily functions (defecation), conflict

We're back late after having to factory reset my laptop for our most inscrutable episode yet, as Steven achieves his goal of coming on this show and secretly giving the audience homework. In this episode we discuss creating vocabulary for why things are wrong, what a "narrative" actually is, sexy lamps, how easy it was to be famous back in the day, and why the TV show 24 is the best piece of media ever.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HyperfixationsP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Our guest Steven can be found online on the Twitter for his show Hotel Daydream @HotelDayRadio

You can visit Hotel Daydream's website here, and listen to it on Spotify and Apple

Read Steven's course list here

And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we'll get back to you as soon as we can

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Media mentioned in this episode:

Narratology an Introduction by Susana Onega and Jose Angel Garcia Landa

A Dictionary of Narratology (Revised Edition) by Gerald Prince

An Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative by Roland Barthes

The Rhetoric of Fiction by Wayne C. Booth

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

Reading for the Plot by Peter Brooks

Coming Unstrung by Susan Winnett

Technique of the Drama by Gustav Freytag

The Poetics by Aristotle

The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

Kiki's Delivery Service (film)

F for Fake (film)

24 (TV series)

The Prestige (film)

Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić

Composition No. 1 by Marc Saporta

If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

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Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

It's London, innit

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of sex, stereotyping, death, zombies, nuclear annihilation, existentialism murder, mental health issues, the Nazis

Editor's note - the quality of this call recording is a bit crackly at the start of the episode but evens out as it goes on

This week on Hyperfixations, author of the Rivers of London series, Ben Aaronovitch sits down for a chat about his work, life, and anything else we may turn our minds to. In this episode we discuss not putting too much of your own nerdiness into something, how not to fall into stereotyping in writing, writing the book YOU would want to read, and why we'll never find out how the magic in Rivers of London actually works.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@HyperfixationsP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Our guest Ben can be found on Twitter @Ben_Aaronovitch, and on Instagram @baarovitch

You can visit Ben's website here, and subscribe to his newsletter there for news, updates, and exclusive moments from the world of Rivers of London

Purchase Ben's newest novella, The Masquerades of Spring from Waterstones or wherever you get your books

And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we'll get back to you as soon as we can

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Media mentioned in this episode:

Inspector Wexford book series by Ruth Rendell

Charles Paris book series by Simon Brett

Hercule Poirot series by Agatha Christie

Inspector Morse TV series

Kerbal Space Program

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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Down, down, down, by the river...

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of death, murder, bodily functions (urination), sex

Please note - this episode was recorded prior to the announcement that Larian would not be working on Baldur's Gate 4

This week on Hyperfixations, Amethysa, Ally, and Nigel resist their Dark Urges as we discuss Larian's hit RPG Baldur's Gate III. In this episode we discuss how to keep a fanbase happy, where Baldur's Gate and fashion meet, whether the game is built to be played as an evil character, and why we can never actually finish Act 3.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠@HyperfixationsP⁠⁠⁠⁠), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠⁠), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Our guest Amethysa can be found on Twitter @MissAmethysa, and on Instagram @missamethysa

Support Amethysa on Patreon here, and browse her shop here

And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we'll get back to you as soon as we can

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Media mentioned in this episode:

Devora Wilde's TikTok

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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

And the Academy Award for Best Podcast goes to...

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of strained parental relationships, ableism, divorce, nuclear radiation, domestic terrorism and the 9/11 terror attacks, self-mutilation, racism

This week the episode 100 celebrations conclude as Ally comes on the show to discuss the Academy Awards, especially Best Picture winners, with Nigel and the spiritual baby Louise. In this episode we discuss trends between the highest grossing films and Best Picture winners, Oscar-bait, genre and racial stereotyping, and Louise's most pointless Doctor Who fact.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (⁠⁠⁠@HyperfixationsP⁠⁠⁠), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠

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Our guest Ally can be found on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠, and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠

And your hosts can be reached individually here:
Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Louise - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@Tweetingsnail⁠⁠⁠⁠, Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@yeesnail99⁠⁠⁠

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If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this ⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Form⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we'll get back to you as soon as we can

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Media mentioned in this episode:

How to Win an Academy Award for Best Picture by The Film Theorists

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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

The fire fades...

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of death, rot, decay, existentialism, murder, genocide, cosmic dread, unwanted medical procedures, unwanted bodily transformations

Please note - this episode contains mild spoilers for the plots of Elden Ring, Dark Souls III, and Bloodborne

This week the episode 100 celebrations continue as Nigel returns to the hotseat four our first themed episode to discuss the themes of rot and decay in FromSoftware games, with Ally and Louise. In this episode we discuss the whether it is cruel to leave a dying world to go on, mirrors between dreams and waking, the possibilities of change, and whether games should have an easy mode.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (⁠⁠@HyperfixationsP⁠⁠), or our Instagram (⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠

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Our guest Nigel can be found on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠, Instagram: ⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠
Louise - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠@Tweetingsnail⁠⁠⁠, Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@yeesnail99⁠⁠

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If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this ⁠⁠⁠Google Form⁠⁠⁠ and we'll get back to you as soon as we can

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Media mentioned in this episode:

RTGame's Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls III playthroughs

VaatiVidya's YouTube Channel

Dark Souls 3 is Thinking of Ending Things by Jacob Geller

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Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Hey guys, we've reached a hundred episodes; take us seriously now.

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of nuclear warfare, nuclear annihilation, the genocide in Palestine, the Unabomber, the 9/11 terror attacks

This week it's Hyperfixations' 100th episode, and Louise from episode 1 returns for a behind the scenes episode full of exclusives and hot gossip, celebrating the show and how we got here. In this episode we discuss the how the show began, favourite topics and episodes, how to create a safe space for listeners, and the guest that got away.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (⁠@HyperfixationsP⁠), or our Instagram (⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠), and join our Discord server here: ⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠

Our guest host Louise can be found on Twitter ⁠@Tweetingsnail⁠, and on Instagram ⁠@yeesnail99

And your guests can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: ⁠@alleykat_⁠, Instagram: ⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠

Nigel -  Twitter: ⁠@spicynigel⁠

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this ⁠⁠Google Form⁠⁠ and we'll get back to you as soon as we can

Media mentioned in this episode:

Elisabeth the Musical

Tiger King

Duck Tales

Saw

Succession

Remember Me

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - ⁠https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Yellow and blue makes green! Yellow and blue makes green!

Content warning: this episode contains mentions of bodily functions (urination), mental illness

Editor's note - Graham's audio becomes a bit choppy in the middle of the episode, I have done my best to clean it up, it does return to normal

This week, Graham, sits down with Ally and Nigel for their first episode back to discuss colour theory. In this episode we discuss the difference between colours of light and colours for printers, how to stand out, the importance of saturation, and why brown isn't actually a colour, and it only gets more fucked up from there.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

Graham has no social media he would like to plug, but he would like you to check out his Spotify and his design portfolio (please note: it isn't mobile friendly, so view from a desktop for the best experience)

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.
If you want to come on the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, you can also fill in this ⁠Google Form⁠ and we'll get back to you as soon as we can

Media mentioned in this episode:

Hex Appeal Puzzle by Josie Lewis, published by Buffalo Games

I Love Hue iPhone App

Adobe Capture app

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339

Put on your mask and let's get into it

This week, Caleb Zane Huett, children's author, and one of the founders of Haunted Table Games - the company behind the ultra successful Triangle Agency, sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the world of immersive theatre. In this episode we discuss creating immersive spaces, how to find personal experiences in theatres, how to ensure everyone in a TTRPG has a similarly enjoyable time, the world of the Triangle Agency, and we sleep no more.

If you liked the episode, please feel free to tell us about it! You can send your comments and suggestions to our podcast Twitter (@HyperfixationsP), or our Instagram (@Hyperfixationspod), and join our Discord server here: https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf

You can can find our guest Caleb can be found on Twitter @czaneh and Instagram @czaneh

Haunted Table Games can be found on Twitter @HauntedTable, and on Instagram @hauntedtable

You can visit their website here, join their discord server here, and sign up for their newsletter here

Haunted Table are currently fundraising for their TTRPG The Triangle Agency, check out the campaign and the various rewards on offer at their Kickstarter page now

And your hosts can be reached individually here:

Ally - Twitter: @alleykat_, Instagram: @ally_k_keegan

Nigel -  Twitter: @spicynigel

If you would like to come onto the show to discuss one of your Hyperfixations, please feel free to reach out at any of the aforementioned social media.

Thank you so much for listening, you rock!

Intro/Outro Song: Strollin Along by David Renda, find it here - https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339