Hyperfixations

About Hyperfixations

What's your Hyperfixation? What's your weird, niche area of expertise? Share it with us on Hyperfixations Hosted by Nigel and Ally

Publisher

Hyperfixations

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Mar 2021

Latest episode

27 Sept 2024

Latest episodes

106 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2024

   107: Frances Glessner Lee with Courtney Smyth

   Hi I am rich. Could you please do this ridiculous request for me? Don't ask me any questions. 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. 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 (https://twitter.com/hyperfixationsp)), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://instagram.com/hyperfixationspod)), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/etg4ng/metadata/and%20join%20our%20Discord%20server%20here:%20https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf) --------------------------------------------------------- Our guest Courtney can be found on Twitter (https://x.com/cswritesbooks), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/cswritesbooks/), Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:af5m2bdrrjnmitmodv35rdzb), and Tiktok (https://www.tiktok.com/404?fromUrl=/cswritesbooks) @cswritesbooks You can visit their website here (https://courtneysmythwrites.com/) Buy their books The Undetectables (https://courtneysmythwrites.com/books-by-courtney-smyth), and The Undead Complex (https://courtneysmythwrites.com/books-by-courtney-smyth) everywhere books are sold (and a copy for your mother!) And your hosts can be reached individually here: Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://twitter.com/spicynigel) Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://twitter.com/alleykat_), and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://instagram.com/ally_k_keegan) --------------------------------------------------------- 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 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSels198KzCxyh_2XMLpLsqG3pZDU7mJjGQ_dI52JLpMjVakFQ/viewform) and we'll get back to you as soon as we can --------------------------------------------------------- Media mentioned in this episode: Of Dolls and Murder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTMqLHJRQdU&rco=1) (documentary) 18 Tiny Deaths: The Untold Story of Frances Glessner Lee and the Invention of Modern Forensics by Bruce Goldfarb (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46159525-18-tiny-deaths) (book) Southerngothicdollhouse on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@southerngothicdollhouse?lang=en) Mystery Street (1950) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042771/) (film) The Smithsonian series of lectures on Frances' dioramas (https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/nutshells) --------------------------------------------------------- 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 (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339)

2. 

   20 Sept 2024

   106: Medieval Philosophy with Ryan Silberstein

   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 (https://twitter.com/hyperfixationsp)), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://instagram.com/hyperfixationspod)), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/etg4ng/metadata/and%20join%20our%20Discord%20server%20here:%20https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf) --------------------------------------------------------- Our guest Ryan can be found on Twitter @Silberwhatever (https://x.com/Silberwhatever) and Instagram @silberwhatever (https://www.instagram.com/silberwhatever/) Listen to Ryan's show Dream With Mind And Heart: A Podcast For Every Disney Movie Ever on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7aEC4fookr11Z1ZfTO4lJD?utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree) and Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dream-with-mind-and-heart/id1679542342?at=1000lHKX&ct=linktree_http&itsct=lt_p&itscg=30200&ls=1) Read Ryan's movie articles on MovieJawn (https://www.moviejawn.com/) And your hosts can be reached individually here: Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://twitter.com/spicynigel) Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://twitter.com/alleykat_), and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://instagram.com/ally_k_keegan) --------------------------------------------------------- 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 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSels198KzCxyh_2XMLpLsqG3pZDU7mJjGQ_dI52JLpMjVakFQ/viewform) and we'll get back to you as soon as we can --------------------------------------------------------- Media mentioned in this episode: On The Consolation of Philosophy (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/14328/14328-h/14328-h.htm) Eloisa to Abelard (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44892/eloisa-to-abelard) The Confessions of Saint Augustine (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3296/3296-h/3296-h.htm) --------------------------------------------------------- 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 (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339)

3. 

   15 Sept 2024

   105: Narratology and Narrative Theory with Steven Cousler

   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 (https://twitter.com/hyperfixationsp)), or our Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hyperfixationspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://instagram.com/hyperfixationspod)), and join our Discord server here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/etg4ng/metadata/and%20join%20our%20Discord%20server%20here:%20https://discord.gg/NQJFFHgpgf) --------------------------------------------------------- Our guest Steven can be found online on the Twitter for his show Hotel Daydream @HotelDayRadio (https://x.com/HotelDayRadio) You can visit Hotel Daydream's website here (https://www.hoteldaydream.com/), and listen to it on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/0QVsmmFDzZibnJ1DYwc4qv) and Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hotel-daydream/id1688262098) Read Steven's course list here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_rRwSAEzubIiBfJLkYANas85cXPTclNzjwfrFYehAQA/edit?pli=1#heading=h.40mcdmpqipuh) And your hosts can be reached individually here: Nigel - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@spicynigel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://twitter.com/spicynigel) Ally - Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@alleykat_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://twitter.com/alleykat_), and Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ally_k_keegan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://instagram.com/ally_k_keegan) --------------------------------------------------------- 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 (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSels198KzCxyh_2XMLpLsqG3pZDU7mJjGQ_dI52JLpMjVakFQ/viewform) and we'll get back to you as soon as we can --------------------------------------------------------- Media mentioned in this episode: Narratology an Introduction by Susana Onega and Jose Angel Garcia Landa (https://www.routledge.com/Narratology-An-Introduction/Onega-Landa/p/book/9780582255432?srsltid=AfmBOor51vKtUoDOPjaax5ek_AJWjmjkqPXlJFwf5Q6K4o20so2isMjb) A Dictionary of Narratology (Revised Edition) by Gerald Prince (https://kslipl.pnu.edu.ua/wp-content/uploads/sites/108/2020/02/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%B7-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%96%D1%97-%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%BB-%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%8E.pdf) An Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative by Roland Barthes (https://www.uv.es/fores/Barthes_Structural_Narrative.pdf) The Rhetoric of Fiction by Wayne C. Booth (https://dl1.cuni.cz/pluginfile.php/1083046/mod_resource/content/1/Booth-Rhetoric%20of%20fiction.pdf) The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33.The_Lord_of_the_Rings) Reading for the Plot by Peter Brooks (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674748927) Coming Unstrung by Susan Winnett (https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Articles/winnett.html) Technique of the Drama by Gustav Freytag (https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7168981M/Freytag%27s_Technique_of_the_drama) The Poetics by Aristotle (https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/poetics.1.1.html) The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588138.The_Hero_With_a_Thousand_Faces) Kiki's Delivery Service (film) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097814/) F for Fake (film) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072962/) 24 (TV series) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285331/) The Prestige (film) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482571/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520pre) Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/39270/39270-h/39270-h.htm) House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24800.House_of_Leaves) Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavić (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/321566.Dictionary_of_the_Khazars) Composition No. 1 by Marc Saporta (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11271173-composition-no-1) If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/374233.If_on_a_Winter_s_Night_a_Traveler?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_10) The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2122.The_Fountainhead?ref=nav_sb_ss_2_8) --------------------------------------------------------- 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 (https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/download/strollin-along/339)

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Spotify

4.2 / 5

30 ratings

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