Echologorrhea

by Wrev and Saath

Season 1

Some Flash Fiction That Was Rejected For Having "No Point"

Guest Julian (MeOnAPicnicTable) joins Saath for a dramatic reading of a piece that was rejected for having "no action." Saath disagrees. Some supplemental reading ERCOLINO, S. (2012). The Maximalist Novel. Comparative Literature, 64(3), 241–256. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23252885 The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro The Station Agent, dir Tom McCarthy Moonlight, dir Barry Jenkins Baraka, dir Ron Fricke Koyaanisqatsi, dr Godfrey Reggio Madsen, Borge Gedso. Strindberg’s Naturalistic Theatre. Russell & Russell.1962. ISBN 0-8462-1729-5 Walker, John. (1992) "Kitchen Sink School". Glossary of Art, Architecture & Design since 1945, 3rd. ed. Retrieved 20 January 2012. Zen Koans: http://www.thezensite.com/MainPages/koan_studies.html Hairston, M. (2008). A Healing, Gentle Apocalypse: Yokohama kaidashi kikō. Mechademia 3, 256-258. https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/mec.0.0036. Friends are always welcomed. If you're famous or otherwise notable, yeah you can come play in our sandbox too. _____ On Tumblr: @echologorrhea Email: echologorrhea@tutamail.com Phone: 336-477-3425

S1 · E22

May 5, 2026

1:08:01

Movie Time: With One Look, Sunset Boulevard Can Still Break Your Heart (Followup)

The thrilling conclusions! Still working on the audio but it's better than before! Supplemental materials: https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/infographic-what-makes-film-noir Film Noir: An Introduction Noir and Neonoir | The Criterion Collection Grossman, Julie (2009). Rethinking the Femme Fatale in Film Noir: Ready for Her Close-Up. Keaney, Michael F. (2003). Film Noir Guide: 745 Films of the Classic Era, 1940–1959. "Film Gris": Crime, Critique and Cold War Culture in 1951 (JSTOR) Films mentioned: The Lost Weekend Brick Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Bugsy Malone (the one Saath couldn't remember) Blues In The Night Blue Velvet Double Indemnity Little Caesar White Heat A Touch of Evil Laura The Maltese Falcon Friends are always welcomed. If you're famous or otherwise notable, yeah you can come play in our sandbox too. _____ On Tumblr: @echologorrhea Email: echologorrhea@tutamail.com Phone: 336-477-3425

S1 · E21

Apr 14, 2026

2:07:05

Thomas Friedman's 1,000 Hours of Staring

Friend of the Indelicate, Orbific (James B), joins to talk about one of his favorite art pieces of all time. Another crispy crunchy episode because Saath was screwing around with the audio inputs. Notes and supplemental material: High quality image of the art https://www.moma.org/collection/works/114939 Thomas Friedman: https://www.tomfriedmanartist.com Tehching Hsieh: https://www.tehchinghsieh.net Painting with White exhibit at Tate Museum https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/display/in-the-studio/painting-white Orbific: https://orbific.com Mycelium Parish News: https://hermetic.com/serapeion/mycelium-parish-news-2023 Degeneration by Max Simon Nordau https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51161/51161-h/51161-h.htm Degenerate Art from A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust https://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/arts/artDegen.htm Friends are always welcomed. If you're famous or otherwise notable, yeah you can come play in our sandbox too. _____ On Tumblr: @echologorrhea Email: echologorrhea@tutamail.com Phone: 336-477-3425

S1 · E20

Mar 2, 2026

1:23:37

Outsider Art Is Not A Helpful Term When Discussing Most Art That Gets Made

Friend of The Indelicates, Mayer, comes to hang out and talk about "outsider art" and the origins of the term itself. Sadly, Wrev could not join us. Spoiler: We think that term sucks! Supplemental Reading: Benedetto Croce, The Aesthetic as the Science of Expression and of the Linguistic in General Minturn, Kent. "Dubuffet, Levi-Strauss, and the Idea of Art Brut". Anthropology and Aesthetics Outsider Art Fair Koenig, Raphael (2018), "Art Beyond the Norms: Art of the Insane, Art Brut, and the Avant-Garde from Prinzhorn to Dubuffet" (PDF), Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences "Jerry Saltz on the Outsider Art Fair — and Why There's No Such Thing As 'Outsider' Art". "Curator, Tear Down These Walls". "Monkey Christ fresco boosts tourism" "Botched restoration has visitors flooding to sleepy Spanish village"

S1 · E19

Dec 16, 2025

1:44:45

More on Fandom and Transformative Works and Some Stories about Early 2000's Internet Fandom

Xel (XelBleedsGlitter on Tumblr) comes back to talk more about fandom and some of the strange ways one can become a micro-celebrity whether they want to or not.

S1 · E18

Feb 6, 2026

1:20:14

Fandom and Transformative Works, And We Finally Star Talking about Star Trek

Guest Xel (XelBleedsGlitter on Tumblr) joins us to discuss how fandom has changed in our lifetimes. Wrev is cooking with gas on this one too. Some additional reading-- Memorial Blog to Dee AKA @spockslash Matt Baume's work on queerness on All In The Family Bronte Sisters and Gondal Queer and Now by Eve Sedgewick Lawrence v Texas

S1 · E17

Feb 6, 2026

1:26:42

CLICKBAIT: Can Beloved Star Trek Actor Alexander Siddig Enter the Holy City of Mecca??? (Spoiler: Yeah, probably)

A real crispy crunchy episode where Saath rambles, starting with Alexander Siddig and ending with world politics. And yes, of course. It would be incredibly cool of him or his family to reach out, even to just say hello. Supplemental reading: The Philosophy of the Teachings of Islam by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Ahmadiyya Arguments in Support of the Book of Allah - the Qur'an, and the Prophethood of Muhammad by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad “Muḥammad Aḥmad b. ʿAbd Allāh b. Faḥl b. ʿAbd al-Walī b. ʿAbd Allāh al-Dunqulāwī”, in: Arabic Literature of Africa Online, General Editor John O. Hunwick, R.S. O’Fahey. Friends are always welcomed. If you're famous or otherwise notable, yeah you can come play in our sandbox too. _____ On Tumblr: @echologorrhea Email: echologorrhea@tutamail.com Phone: 336-477-3425

S1 · E16

Sep 5, 2025

47:50

Jimmy Buffett Did A Lot More Than Write "Margaritaville" and "Cheeseburger in Paradise"

We get back previous guest Teucer to explain why Jimmy Buffett is a musician worth your time. Supplemental reading: Following the Equator (sometimes titled "More Tramps Abroad") (1897) - Mark Twain Don't Stop the Carnival (1965) - Herman Wouk Tales from Margaritaville Where is Jon Merchant? Friends are always welcomed. If you're famous or otherwise notable, yeah you can come play in our sandbox too. _____ On Tumblr: @echologorrhea Email: echologorrhea@tutamail.com Phone: 336-477-3425

S1 · E15

Nov 13, 2025

1:17:37

Movie Time: With One Look, Sunset Boulevard Can Still Break Your Heart

Everything's as if we never recorded a podcast. Alright, the audio on this was crunchier than we like, so hopefully the edits around it are fun. Supplemental materials: Swanson on Swanson (1980) Ready for My Close-Up: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of the Hollywood Dream by David Lubin (2024) Heller, Karen (December 30, 2022). "The newly relevant relationship between Trump and 'Sunset Blvd.'". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 30, 2022 (retrieved from Wikipedia) Bonus Post: The McMansionization of the White House, or: Regional Car Dealership Rococo, a treatise | McMansion Hell Friends are always welcomed. If you're famous or otherwise notable, yeah you can come play in our sandbox too. _____ On Tumblr: @echologorrhea Email: echologorrhea@tutamail.com Phone: 336-477-3425

S1 · E14

Aug 21, 2025

1:27:51

Erotic Auto-Fixation, Part 2: Discussing David Cronenberg's Crash (1996)

A double-stuffed episode! Supplemental Work: Click and Clack The Tap-it Brothers - NPR David Cronenberg and JG Ballard in Conversation at Cannes And of course. Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard Friends are always welcomed. If you're famous or otherwise notable, yeah you can come play in our sandbox too. _____ On Tumblr: @echologorrhea Email: echologorrhea@tutamail.com Phone: 336-477-3425

S1 · E13

Oct 15, 2025

2:08:11

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