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droincore is a safe space to wonder about how we relate to ourselves, to others and to the world. droincore is DIY, radical but also cosy... it's a conversation that tries to bring some difficult subjects into honest and open thinking. things like how we masturbate, where fascism hides in cinema, identifying with queer, understanding consent, divesting of privilege, and taking care of each other outside of capitalist trappings. stuff like that. droincore holds no authority over anything – it ...
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the droincore psychedelic horror film club is back! this time we're talking about Toad Road. if you want to watch the movie but can't get hold of it, send us a message. if you don't wanna watch it, you should still find this podcast interesting! we're doing a reading of the film which focuses on the divide between passionate, driven space cadet Sar…
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after another droinhiatus we are back with a banger! after a brief introduction to toxic masculinity, we're looking at hypermasculinity and hyperviolence in videogames. in particular - can we do a queer reading of God of War and reconcile our enjoyment of the hacking 'n' the slashing with our queer and our compassionate sensibilities? && - can we s…
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this podcast talks about the notion of hyper-reality, the way that our reality is constructed largely through the media we consume. it is another call to be vigilant about what we consume, especially during this coronovirus sabbatical. people are saying that things will not go back to normal after this pandemic. let's make sure our new reality is s…
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this podcast is the first of our 'bad trips' psychedelic horror film club and we're talking about altered states. you don't need to have watched the film to enjoy this podcast, in fact we're gonna go thru the entire plot so SPOILERS! we're doing this in 2 parts to avoid a super-too-long podcast. in part 2 we're talking psychedelic research and psyc…
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wow, this film proved interesting. this podcast is the first of our 'bad trips' psychedelic horror film club and we're talking about altered states. you don't need to have watched the film to enjoy this podcast, in fact we're gonna go thru the entire plot so SPOILERS! we're doing this in 2 parts to avoid a super-too-long podcast. in part 1 we talk …
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we're back with some more erotica fiction. just when you thought we were getting all tame and such. this piece returns us to the exxxploits of sexy santa from from DC16's festive erotica - go back and check that one out if you want - this time with a bit of a quarantine theme. you know, to keep it topical. read the text here: https://benjacksonhuma…
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we start this time by presenting the End to the Hostile Environment BannerDrop by Demands from the Pandemic. check out the event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1030736333980390/ hopefully this draws attention to the situation of migrants and refugees, especially in the coronavirus pandemic but also in the wider context of the Hostile Environ…
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now we're facing an imposed sabbatical from normal carryon, the droin will be around a little more frequently in part a continuation of some chatter about the current situation, we specifically look to the draconian powers being granted to the UK government during this pandemic. what could they mean going forward? we also have some writing inspired…
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even for a meandering podcast, this is a real meander. it's about nothing in particular, and that's kind of the point. hopefully it gives something in this forced sabbatical we are taking. everyone who is really suffering right now and will almost definitely not listen to this podcast is invited in. music is Detty Pigs by TİLKİTEK link: https://sou…
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in celebration of Internation Women's Day (8 March) we have a short podcast giving a reading of Ursula Le Guin's The Princess. The Princess was a keynote address given in January 1982 opening a workshop conference of the Portland branch of the National Abortion Rights Action League in the US. it offers a thoughtful and powerful deepening of attitud…
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time for a big podcast! luckily for listening peoples this one contains a variety of voices, as we look across a range of comedians in order to explore satire, offense and responsibility. how do we decide if controversial material is appropriate? how can we use irony responsibly? what place does satire have in our hyper-consumerist culture? this po…
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this episode is all about cynicism, about how it has its claws in us and looking how its used by some texts/art in interesting ways... and by others in less interesting, more dangerous ways. we talk about cynicism as influenced by the rise of neo-liberalism and the massive expansion of accessible, consumable culture. we talk a lot about Alan Moore'…
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this episode is a presentation of 47 fake facts and 1 real fact that's the craic link to Imbolc poem we mentioned: https://benjacksonhuman.wordpress.com/2020/02/13/imbolc-poem/ music this time is Stand By Me by DJ Gurl Power Gurl Power: https://soundcloud.com/ibizaproblems & don't forget facebook! https://www.facebook.com/droincore & instagram! htt…
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this episode is all about the experiment of this podcast, and of podcast as a form. we talk about what it means to create abstract characters of "you" and "I" in order to acheive the anti-hierarchical voicemail concept that we intended. this week's music is Muerte en Hawaii by Calle 13. Calle 13 on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0yNSzH5nZ…
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another rambley podcast chatting about/around what it means to take the pressure off ourselves and enjoy life's true droin you can find my Burns night poem here: https://benjacksonhuman.wordpress.com/2020/01/27/burns-night-poem/ this week's music is Self Checkout Riddim by Ben Suff Donk Ben Suff Donk: https://soundcloud.com/bensuffdonks the backgro…
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this week's rather high energy bla bla bla includes talks about a DIY livestreaming VR project by is dead in Bradford. see for yourself what I'm on about here: https://www.facebook.com/is.deaddd/ we talk about carving out minimal time for loving ourselves and building good relationships with others. and a little bit of sharing from/about the film N…
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extra bit of podcast this week! an audio recording of Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag (1964) this accompanies DC18, this week's bla bla, which can be found here: https://hearthis.at/droincore/dc18a/由droincore
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this podcast is gettin' all ideasy about Susan Sontag's 2 essays "Against Interpretation" and "On Style". in proper droin style, its a jumbly stumble thru different points of interest like a citytour with no landmarks, but this podcast is all about how to use style and content as a single totality, so hopefully its pretty appropriate for our droin …
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just give it a go, why not?由droincore
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feliz navidad! and if you're not doing christmas then happy droiny wednesday! either way, you've got a present in the form of a sexy christmas story. it's not too explicit, but ended up being a lesbian fantasy erotica - or something like that. it's traditional. you can read the text here: https://benjacksonhuman.wordpress.com/2019/12/26/a-christmas…
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this podcast is a bit of a new thing - its our droiny take on the UK general election something a bit like gonzo writing on the subject - an impressionistic rush from the beaten path, giving an idea of what it felt like to see the election from here. there's a short intro, and then the piece itself, Grossly Political, which is accompanied by Tik To…
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this podcast is all about consent, specifically around sex. it might be a sensitive issue for some; hopefully this is still a safe space for talking, but there is a trigger warning at the start of the podcast. we're mainly exploring how issues around consent can be a lot subtler and slippery than we might assume, and why that might be, especially c…
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its another story podcast! this time it's a short feminist story, chosen to go with this week's music, Power to the Women by London Afrobeat Collective. London Afrobeat Collective: https://londonafrobeatcollective.bandcamp.com/ & don't forget facebook! facebook.com/droincore & now instagram! instagram.com/droincore you can listen & subscribe to dro…
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we've got a podcast about videogames today. how very cool. this isn't a podcast particularly for gamers, or non-gamers. it's about how dominant videogames tend towards an optimization for the sake of 'convenience'. it's a call to engage more critically with videogames, and a push to find games with innovative systems that challenge the dominantly p…
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this week is all about now - this particular part of the year, when we are drawn into winter; when autumn releases us from its breathy, colourful whimsy and we move towards darker and colder times. ceremonies that mark this moment have long been practiced across the world, and can provide a stable means for each of us to ready ourselves for the new…
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no.10! double figures! the droin is so proud this podcast is intentionally a little shorter. we're sharing 2 poems the first, > can be found in it's published form here: https://issuu.com/antilangmag/docs/antilang._no._5 the second, which may or may not be titled > can be found here: https://benjacksonhuman.wordpress.com/2019/11/04/lying-to-yoursel…
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the (inadvertantly) longest droin so far is a luxurious stroll. this time we share a bit of gossip about a brand new netflix show (because this is a contemporary podcast once in a while). and then: sampling in hardcore tekno/techno as a layering of texts which, through recontextualisation, creates new meanings and commentaries. that's a serious con…
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this week is the droin's first foray into films. a poetry film review of Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man leads us into a long speech championing ambiguous art. bringing together Stewart Lee, Ursula Le Guin and Tolkien, we account for the importance of so-called "art films". music this time is If I Ever Leave this World Alive by Flogging Molly. Flogging Mol…
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the seventh droin is a storydroin storytime just a brief chat at the beginning about being ill and using instagram, and then straight into the story! this episode recorded in a field with real live studio nature sounds! the music this time is Pirates and Diamonds by Fiona Bevan Fiona Bevan: http://fionabevan.co.uk/ & don't forget facebook! facebook…
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this episode of droincore features a guest purrer, Jasper (cat). a meander around nothing (literally), taking shakespeare, waiting for godot, winnie the pooh and masturbation all as expressions of nothing. we continue the breakcore campaign with Dirty Chronic's Brexit Wankers (Intrinsic Hypocrisy). Dirty Chronic: https://soundcloud.com/dirty-chroni…
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the fifth droin returns to the question of what this podcast is trying to be. we explore the use of the words 'radical', 'queer' and 'fascism'. music this time is Aquariatek by Kiri4ki. Kiri4ki: https://soundcloud.com/kiri4ki for more information about the pink chicken, go here: https://pinkchickenproject.com & don't forget facebook! facebook.com/d…
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do not be shocked that your monday was droinless - we're just trying out tuesday to see if it's more of a droincore day. this episode is a little different. no in-depth discussion of a large idea, but instead a tribute podcast to that wonderful bird, the grouse. it's a shout of defiance against grouse shooting, and a silly meander around other thin…
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the most ambitious droin yet. we revisit taoism to explore how it can be a helpful aid to as we try to remove ourselves from systems of oppression. it's taking taoism for a short excursion outside of winnie the pooh into self-care and politics. this week's music is It Ain't Over Til the Fat Lady Turns to Pixels by Spongebob Squarewave. Spongebob & …
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this week is all about taoism and winnie-the-pooh. due to *not-wanting-it-be-long* and *digressing-into-other-things*, we really only talked about the tao as simplicity, the uncarved block, p'u. so we kept it appropriately simple, let's say. featuring a Bear With Very Little Brain and the ruler of the universe. there's also a short story to enjoy. …
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it's the first episode! this podcast we're talking (kind of sort of a bit) about the metaphysics of podcasts. it's an introduction to the droincore podcast, explaining the idea, beginning to discuss ideas of privilege and authority. there's also a poem! this episode's song is Werewolves Not Swearwolves by Mokit. he's a mash up junkie! Mokit: https:…
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