Our heroes reach out to their army and make plans for their assault.

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On their way to the ruined city of Fell, the protagonists do battle with twisted beasts beneath the stone of Meosha. Our DM Sam is doing a live show! Come out to City Winery STL on Oct 27th for Bubbles and Bards! Also, check out Sam's new Module! The Cobra Express is out now!

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Our heroes begin their perilous journey underground to the ruined Badlands. Plans are hatched, new roads are taken, and terrible foes emerge.

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Eddie speaks to Johny Pitts, photographer and author of Afropean: Notes from Black Europe. They dive into the Afropean diasporic experience as captured through the medium of the image, the growing exclusion of the working class from contemporary arts and media, and the technological heyday of photography in Japan from Johny and Eddie's experiences …

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Adam from Acid Horizon joins Phil Burton-Cartledge to discus 'The Party's Over: The Rise and Fall of the Conservatives from Thatcher to Sunak' out on Verso Books. Buy the book: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2630-falling-down?_pos=1&_psq=party&_ss=e&_v=1.0 The Fall of the Tory Party - from Thatcher to Sunak Today, it is not a question of if, b…

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Our heroes change their plan and set out to recover the platinum gyro. Special Announcement: Sam the DM is doing a live show! April 7th, 12PM City Winery STL Get tickets below! https://citywinery.com/st-louis/events/bubbles-bards-brunch-tower-of-terror-hosted-by-s-5wqqoc

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Our heroes spring into action to save their home. Even Zurabak.

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An accusation leads to confrontations with the leaders of Everspring. Our heroes root out treachery and see the face of their enemy.

Our heroes gain valuable intel for their next mission, and grapple with the weight of the task before them.

Adam of Acid Horizon dives into the work of Carl Neville to explore the Terminator series as a parable of radicalization, how struggles in the present show the future of our current predicament, and how to fight back. Books by Carl Neville: Eminent Domain (Repeater): https://repeaterbooks.com/product/eminent-domain/ Classless: Recent Essays on Brit…

Many leftists today know the name of the Italian anarchist Errico Malatesta, but few know much about him. In this conversation, one of the foremost scholars on his life and ideas, Davide Turcato, discusses Malatesta’s activities during his long London exile from 1900-1913, his revolutionary theory of the armed strike, and his complicated relation t…

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Acid Horizon is joined by Dan Lowe, a London-based therapist and counselor trained in Reichian therapy to discuss the work of Wilhelm Reich. In focus is Reich's concept of emotional armoring, the scientific basis of Reich's work, and legacy of 'functional orgonomics'. Various references in the episode are linked below: Dan's info: https://www.couns…

'Interventions' is a new series on Zer0 Books and Repeater Media which explores important philosophical concepts and political terms in short form. Bill Cashmore kicks off the series with a discussion of identity, identity politics, and the history surrounding relevant debates. Support Zer0 Books and Repeater Media on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c…

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(music free version here: https://youtu.be/OqNbsO4xdxc) Is "revolution from below" an antidote to the missteps of real-existing socialisms from the past? Can council communism help us orchestrate an escape from capitalism? Do the workers need leaders or intellectuals to foster class consciousness? This video provides a thumbnail sketch of the work …

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Our heroes finish their business at the fancy feast and have a little afterparty. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CR_Zer0 Hire our DM Sam for a DnD game of your very own! samthedm.com

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Our heroes have a private audience with the Iron Shogun while Zurabak makes a stir with the nobility. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CR_Zer0 Hire our DM Sam for a DnD game of your very own! samthedm.com

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At Zer0 Books, we're inaugurating the spooky season with a slasher special courtesy of screenwriter and curator Maria Lewis and her latest novel 'The Graveyard Shift'. We get into the history of the slasher genre, deconstructing the horror of the knife-wielding killer from Jack the Ripper to Jason Voorhees. We interrogate the central trope of the '…

Our heroes attend a lovely dinner with the Iron Shogun. Plots are hatched as snacks are devoured. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CR_Zer0 Hire our DM Sam for a DnD game of your very own! samthedm.com

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Our heroes discuss their path forward as Zurabak does battle. Hektor has a bright idea, Ruger and Rilla contemplate murder. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/CR_Zer0 Hire our DM Sam for a DnD game of your very own! samthedm.com