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niche indie art is great because most of it is very middling in a genuine and charming way. this song melody is kind of nothing but the lyrics are clever. this novella plot is flimsy but the prose has a lot of bounce. this video essay could have been a text essay and lost nothing but it's still intellectually interesting. and then one day you take a gamble and click something that you don't really know much about and you're like. ah. they put some god in this one.

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It's Pride, so here's 309 fiction podcasts that tagged themselves as having LGBTQ+ creators:

Also a rainbow cat.

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One of my favorite historical tidbits is that Arab traders, for centuries, fooled Europeans into thinking cinnamon came from a rare, vicious and fearsome cinnamon bird.

The belief was so prevalent, in fact, that the mythical cinnamon bird shows up in the writings of Herodotus and Aristotle, all the way into medieval European manuscripts where it’s illustrated in all its fierce, cinnamony glory:

Pliny the Elder expressed skepticism of the bird in his writings, rightly assuming that it was a tale invented to keep control on the trade and prices by reducing competition, but the belief was already so widespread that it persisted in many areas into the early 1300’s.

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Okay you know what, I do have another thing to add about audio fiction and how important it is, especially now. You know, during *gestures broadly around*

The thing about audio fiction is that they can't take it down.

Books can be pulled off the store shelves and publishers can flat-out refuse to give space to new ones that don't fit their side of the current political climate. Video streaming services can and already have gone even further by entirely scrubbing media they don't like from the only places that had rights to distribute them -- if not for piracy, shows like Infinity Train would be gone gone. I expect we will see much more of this type of behavior in coming years.

With audio fiction podcasting, the default is a decentralized, self-published, free to access platform. They can't very well take down a whole hosting service, and any show they go after can just be re-uploaded under a new RSS feed. (If you're a creator, please look into the basic principles of self-hosting, just in case.) Although we probably won't need to take any of those measures, because since there's no money that capitalists can extract from this art form,

They don't even know we exist. Be as queer as you want. Be as progressive and inclusive as you want. Be as anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist, anti-racist, anti-fascist as you want. Tell stories that are important, that people with power wouldn't want you to tell. They won't find us, not here.

Peace and love on every planet. And fight until we get it.

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🍃 Icones florae Germanicae et Helveticae, simul Pedemontanae, Tirolensis, Istriacae, Dalmaticae, Austriacae, Hungaricae, Transylvanicae, Moravicae, Borussicae, Holsaticae, Belgicae, Hollandicae, ergo Mediae Europae. Lipsiae, F. Hofmeister [etc.]1834-1912. [v. 1, 1850] Original source Image description: The image is a detailed botanical illustration, showcasing three distinct types of plants. The style of the artwork is reminiscent of engravings, characterized by fine lines and meticulous shading that bring out the intricate details of each plant. The color palette is dominated by green hues, reflecting the natural essence of the florae. The first plant on the left appears to be a type of mint, with its characteristic small leaves and stems. Moving to the right, the second plant seems to be a species of thyme, identifiable by its needle-like leaves and compact growth pattern.

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I love spreading the good word (audio drama recs) to my friends

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i love when a podcast has a woman that is awesome

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Man fighting a beast

Breviary; Northern Germany, 2nd half of the 15th century: Harley MS 2975, f. 73v

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Part 13 in my weekly poster series of 2025

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ghost dog

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Anggardsbergen waterfall, Gothenburg, Sweden. [OC] [4847 x 4847] - Author: Biophysicist_598

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i am fighting for my fukcing life

have you ever seen a beast that wanted to get at ink bottles

SO GODDAMN BADLY

she wants her PEETS in the DAMP blue INK

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Real observations since I started wearing a wizard hat daily:

- Brim is so wide that I stay BONE DRY taking walks in the rain

- Brim can be positioned to block the sun from ever getting in my eyes AND keeping it off the back of my neck

- The pointed top part creates an air pocket, keeping my head from getting hot or squishing my hair as it might in a ball cap

- Hat can easily be pulled down over the tips of my ears without looking dumb, protecting them from wind chill

- Strangers say they like my hat, giving me the chance to tell them that I am a wizard

- When you’re wearing a wizard hat, ALL OTHER FASHION CHOICES become secondary, allowing you to branch out with style

Embrace ego death. Stay protected from all elements. Wear a wizard hat.

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Goodnight.

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Vermithor, the Bronze Fury- 2025, thrown stoneware, underglaze, sgraffito & iron oxide wash

other dragons

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the weasel wife