A podcast on video games and aesthetic theory hosted by two Living Failures.
Authors Die Twice
Claim This Podcastby Nathan Wainstein and Bryan Counter
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36 episodes
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A podcast on video games and aesthetic theory hosted by two Living Failures.
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Publishing Since
3/18/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 22, 2026
The Painted World of Cy Twombly (with Luke Barnhart)
<p>In this episode, Bryan and Nathan are joined by special guest Luke Barnhart to discuss the work of American painter Cy Twombly. </p><p><br></p><p>Luke's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luke.a.barnhart/</p><p><br></p><p>Fifty Days at Iliam: https://www.philamuseum.org/objects/85709</p><p><br></p><p>Find us on YouTube at youtube.com/@authorsdietwice</p><p><br></p><p>Have questions or comments? Email us at authorsdietwice@gmail.com</p>
June 8, 2026
Endless, Formless
<p>After a break, the podcast is back with another Formless One. Bryan and Nathan discuss the YouTube channel Eleftherios, the 2016 remake of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (originally released in 2007), Fallout 4 (2015) and the series more generally, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard.</p><p>Find us on YouTube at youtube.com/@authorsdietwice</p><p>Have questions or comments? Email us at authorsdietwice@gmail.com</p>
March 23, 2026
A Dose of Ambient Sociality (with James Martell and Erik Larsen)
<p>In this episode, Bryan and Nathan are joined by special guests James Martell and Erik Larsen to discuss Dead by Daylight. They discuss experiences with multiplayer games, ideas about horror and Lovecraftian tropes, and the ephemerality of that first time.</p><p><br /></p><p>James Martell is Associate Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Lyon College, and was a visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge in 2025. He is the author of Beckett and Derrida (2024) and Modernism, Self-Creation, and the Maternal (2019), and the editor of Understanding Sade, Understanding Modernism (2025). His current projects are Thinking Surfaces in French Contemporary Thought and Foiled Reflections: Mirror Stages for Stupid Times in Literature, Art, Film, Psychoanalysis, and Philosophy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Erik Larsen is an associate professor of Health Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Rochester. His research and teaching focus on biopolitics, critical theory and medicine, and the many intersections of narrative and healthcare. He holds a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Notre Dame. </p><p><br /></p><p>Find us on YouTube at youtube.com/@authorsdietwice</p><p><br /></p><p>Have questions or comments? Email us at authorsdietwice@gmail.com</p>
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