Best Semicolon Podcasts (2025)

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Book Club: Sadako Coming Out of Her Well to Shame Mankind 1:08:26

12d ago1:08:26

1:08:26

No, your eyes do not deceive you—this is a new episode of Rite Gud in your podcast feed. But it’s also NOT a new episode. We’re finally taking the best of our Book Club episodes from behind the paywall. This was originally released June 27, 2024. In this month’s bonus episode, Langdon joins us to talk about Koji Suzuki’s Ring. About Rite Gud: R. S.…

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The Sparrow 1:30:29

1M ago1:30:29

1:30:29

No, your eyes do not deceive you—this is a new episode of Rite Gud in your podcast feed. But it’s also NOT a new episode. We’re finally taking the best of our Book Club episodes from behind the paywall. This was originally released July 31, 2024. For this month’s edition of the Book Club, we discuss Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow. Joining us is S…

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Hearing Trumpet 1:03:20

2M ago1:03:20

1:03:20

No, your eyes do not deceive you—this is a new episode of Rite Gud in your podcast feed. But it’s also NOT a new episode. We’re finally taking the best of our Book Club episodes from behind the paywall. This was originally released Aug. 29, 2024. In this edition of the Book Club, Gwen C. Katz joins us to talk about Leonora Carrington’s The Hearing …

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God Does Not Touch Philadelphia: The Gang Tackles 17776 by Jon Bois 1:34:03

3M ago1:34:03

1:34:03

No, your eyes do not deceive you—this is a new episode of Rite Gud in your podcast feed. But it’s also NOT a new episode. We’re finally taking the best of our Book Club episodes from behind the paywall. This was originally released Feb. 11, 2023. In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, we have football understanders Langdon of Death // Sentence and poem cri…

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The Demolished Man 1:20:39

3M ago1:20:39

1:20:39

No, your eyes do not deceive you—this is a new episode of Rite Gud in your podcast feed. But it’s also NOT a new episode. We’re finally taking the best of our Book Club episodes from behind the paywall. This was originally released September 28, 2023. In this month’s book club episode, Kurt Schiller and Stephen Mazur join us to talk about Alfred Be…

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Keep On Rocking in the Free World! 24:46

4M ago24:46

24:46

In this episode we will review some big hip hop events as of late, and the future of hip hop in the world's biggest stage. Following that is an album review of the Rizzle Kicks' comeback album Competition is For Losers, and we conclude with a deep dive / incoherent rambling into the brief history or rock and hip hop. Intro and outro music is "Top T…

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The Secret History 1:03:57

4M ago1:03:57

1:03:57

No, your eyes do not deceive you—this is a new episode of Rite Gud in your podcast feed. But it’s also NOT a new episode. We’re finally taking the best of our Book Club episodes from behind the paywall. This was originally released July 25, 2022. For this month’s edition of the Book Club, we are joined once again by Canadian correspondent JR to tal…

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Geek Love 1:43:06

5M ago1:43:06

1:43:06

No, your eyes do not deceive you—this is a new episode of Rite Gud in your podcast feed. But it’s also NOT a new episode. We’re finally taking the best of our Book Club episodes from behind the paywall. This was originally released Feb. 28, 2024. For this Mumpo-sized Book Club episode, we are joined by Eric Horwitz and Matt Keeley to talk about Kat…

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Don't Call It a Comeback 20:09

5M ago20:09

20:09

In the technical episode 0, I will be reviewing Peyton Hezekiah UT_ANIMADVERTIT and ANHKLEJohns God's Grace. I will also be reviewing this year's Grammys for hip hop and a brief history of sampling in hip hop production. ★ Support this podcast ★By WKNC 88.1 | NC State Student Radio

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Gud By 5:26

10M ago5:26

5:26

Welcome to Rite Gud. The podcast that helps you write good. I’m RS Benedict. We’ve been putting out this podcast for five years now, and it has been quite a ride. I’ve been genuinely surprised by the outsized response we’ve gotten. We’ve made a lot of friends and a lot of enemies. We’ve triggered multiple tempests in multiple teapots, without even …

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Take Gud Care of Yourself (or: A Cure for Wellness) 1:23:37

11M ago1:23:37

1:23:37

There are many podcasts about writing, but how many are there about wellness? Approximately a million billion. And they all want you to know: you’re doing everything wrong, and you should buy my product. Tan your taint! Eat raw bull testicles! Wake up at 4am every day! In this episode, Kurt Schiller joins us to talk about the hellish wellness indus…

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Do the Hustle! 1:12:15

12M ago1:12:15

1:12:15

In this podcast, we tend to focus on the craft of writing: handling character, setting, theme, and so on. But there’s another side to writing, the business side. We acknowledge it but don’t talk about it a lot on this podcast, mostly because, to be perfectly honest, I’m not very good at it. I make very little money doing this. I have a day job for …

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Escape From New York 54:40

1y ago54:40

54:40

Many writers dream of moving to one of the big cool culture cities to make it. New York. L.A. Portland. Seattle. Increasingly, Austin. But not all of us can live there, for whatever reason. Some of us live in itty bitty rural hamlets, and we’re happy there. Some of us live in cities with a terrific cultural scene, but the city gets overlooked for b…

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The Glup Shitto Episode 1:14:24

1y ago1:14:24

1:14:24

What’s in a name? A lot, really. That’s why they’re so hard to come up with. Parents agonize over picking the right baby name for their children. We gave up on naming this podcast. And as authors, sometimes it’s hard to come up with a good name for your character or your imaginary monster, or your fake magical bullshit. So in this episode, a writer…

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Self-Publishing with Evan Dahm

1y ago

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A lot of this podcast is about the publishing industry: breaking into it, working within it, and our frustrations with it. But some writers and artists strike out on their own. Joining us in this episode is Evan Dahm, writer and artist of 3rd Voice, Rice Boy, and other online serialized fantasy-adventure comics. Links: Rice-boy.com Evan Dahm on Top…

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Against Worldbuilding 1:14:36

1y ago1:14:36

1:14:36

I can show you the world. Shining, shimmering splendid. Tell me, writer, now when did you last read a worldbuilding guide? In this episode, returning champions Karlo Yeager Rodriguez and Simon McNeil join us to talk about worldbuilding. Links: “As the Shore to the Tides, So Blood Calls to Blood” Simon’s essay that absolutely no one is mad at Image …

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I Just Wanted a Website That Was Fucking Normal 1:09:50

1y ago1:09:50

1:09:50

In this episode, we’re talking to Matt Wolfbridge about his new online magazine, Typebar. We discuss how and why he put the magazine together, the grim state of internet-based publishing, and typewriters. Links: Typebar Magazine “Don’t hate me because I’m rich!” Wingspan and Post-Capitalist Forms of Competition Just my typewriter Abridged Thoughts …

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i Pony: Blueprint for a New America 34:51

1+ y ago34:51

34:51

We’re back from our brief sabbatical with an all-new episode to discuss the most important work of utopian–or dystopian, depending on your interpretation–fiction of the past decade: i Pony: Blueprint for a New America by libertarian presidential candidate and boot model Vermin Supreme. About Rite Gud: R. S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fanta…

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Based & Rhino Pilled 1:14:13

1+ y ago1:14:13

1:14:13

Howdy, Matt here! As you may remember from last month’s episode, Rite Gud is taking this month off. We’ve taken out one of our book club episodes from behind the paywall to share with you all. We’re looking at the Ionesco’s Rhinoceros with Simon McNeil, recorded in August of last year. If you like this and want more, the Book Club is available for …

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Shock Value, or, Don’t Cut Yourself On That Edge 53:24

1+ y ago53:24

53:24

In this podcast, we talk a lot about transgressive art and pushing the envelope. We rail against censors and prudes. And for that reason, we’ve gotten a little bit of a reputation as shock jocks and edgelords. And we have definitely attracted some shock jocks and edgelords. But, in this episode, we’re going to talk about the limits of shock value. …

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Ep 11 Improved 11:58

1+ y ago11:58

11:58

No one's life has ever been improved by me being in it. Let's talk about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lostinside/message

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Putting Real Stuff in Your Fake Stuff 54:43

1+ y ago54:43

54:43

We all incorporate the real world into our fiction. It’s impossible not to. Maybe we base a character on someone we love–or hate. Maybe we write a story inspired by a real life event–something that happened to us, or something we heard about in the news, or in a history book. But what are the ethics of this? Are we “stealing” other people’s experie…

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Ep 10 Scars 12:28

1+ y ago12:28

12:28

Let's talk about scars you can NOT see.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lostinside/message

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Losers, Failures and Fuck-Ups 1:12:49

1+ y ago1:12:49

1:12:49

Everybody loves a winner–either a hyper competent alpha male who always saves the day, or maybe a relatable underdog who beats the odds and comes out on top. But in this episode of Rite Gud, we’re paying tribute to literary losers, fuck-ups, and failures. Joining us is J.R. Bolt. About Rite Gud: R. S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and…

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Ep 9 Getting Hit By Life 17:28

1+ y ago17:28

17:28

Today I break down the Life speech from the movie Balboa and explain what it means to me. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lostinside/message

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Ep 8 Shut Up 20:04

1+ y ago20:04

20:04

Have you ever silenced yourself when talking to someone. No one asked you to be silent but in your head you heard someone screaming at you to shut up? If so let's talk about why.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lostinside/message

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Writing About Disability 1:00:08

1+ y ago1:00:08

1:00:08

In this episode, we’re talking about physical disability. How do we portray disabilities in fiction? How should we portray them? What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? James McPherson joins us to examine how disabilities are portrayed in works like Fury Road, Avatar, Game of Thrones, Evil Dead and Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. Links: …

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Toothless Vampires 1:10:23

1+ y ago1:10:23

1:10:23

There’s a trend in contemporary SFF to soften or humanize monsters. We have nice vampires who don’t kill people, sad ghosts who don’t torment the living, succubi who don’t fuck anyone. Some people find this charming, but here at Rite Gud, we like it when monsters are monstrous. Links David Cage denies allegations of toxic workplace culture at Quant…

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Eat Gud 1:27:38

1+ y ago1:27:38

1:27:38

Welcome to Rite Gud, the podcast that helps you write good. I’m RS Benedict, and I’ll be your waiter this evening. On tonight’s menu, we’re starting off with a discussion about the lack of physicality in contemporary speculative fiction. Then we’ll move on to the entree, in which we chew on why, exactly, it’s so important to consider food in your w…

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(Don’t) Gotta Go Fast 1:04:58

1+ y ago1:04:58

1:04:58

The average American consumes 100,000 words a day. But what do we retain? What have we learned? We think that bigger is better, and more is better, but what about quality over quantity? Will reading more books make you smarter? Does writing more books mean you’re a better author? And what’s the difference between a binge and a feast? Here to talk a…

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Touch Grass 58:21

2y ago58:21

58:21

A sense of place can ground your story, or create a mood, or give it something really unique. Unfortunately, in an era in which we are all way too online, it’s easy to neglect this, and stick our characters in a weird featureless void. So how can we escape the set design from THX-1138? One way is by engaging with nature. Here to talk about it is As…

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Renee Maskin | Beachfront 14:45

2y ago14:45

14:45

Renee Maskin | Beachfront - Featured guest: Renee Maskin Site: Beachfront at Asbury Park, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “Horses” Lyrics and vocals: Renee Maski…

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Fite Gud 47:54

2y ago47:54

47:54

While you studied writing, I studied the blade. While you were having critique sessions, I mastered the parry. While you wasted your days at writing workshops in pursuit of sentence craft I cultivated grip strength. And now that you’re trying to write an epic fantasy novel and you don’t know how to handle swordplay you have the audacity to come to …

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Renee Maskin | Asbury Park 13:54

2y ago13:54

13:54

Renee Maskin | Asbury Park - Featured guest: Renee Maskin Site: Beachfront at Asbury Park, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “Scrimshaw” Lyrics and vocals: Renee M…

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Modern Crybaby | Semicolon Cafe 17:24

2y ago17:24

17:24

Modern Crybaby | Semicolon Cafe - Featured guest: Dylan Schroth as Modern Crybaby Site: Semicolon Cafe in Jersey City, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “Few and F…

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More Bad Writing Advice 1:11:23

2y ago1:11:23

1:11:23

Welcome to Rite Gud, the podcast that helps you write good. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of writing advice out there that doesn’t help you write good. In fact, it helps you write pretty bad. And some of this advice is from professional, published writers. Here to join us once again for another episode about bad writing advice is Mattie Lewis. We ta…

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Modern Crybaby | Jersey City 18:06

2y ago18:06

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Modern Crybaby | Jersey City - Featured guest: Dylan Schroth as Modern Crybaby Site: Semicolon Cafe in Jersey City, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “All of My Ti…

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The Way to Write the Other is Not To Make the Other Into You 1:11:24

2y ago1:11:24

1:11:24

There’s a long tradition in Western literature of exoticizing other cultures, particularly the East and the Global South. And recently, there’s been a major effort to undo all that–to de-exoticize the way we depict other cultures. And that’s a a step in the right direction, for sure. Stereotyping and dehumanizing people from other cultures is bad. …

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Ali de León | Luna Stage 12:35

2y ago12:35

12:35

Ali de León | Luna Stage - Featured guest: Ali de León Site: Luna Stage in West Orange, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “Déjate Llevar” Lyrics and vocals: Ali de…

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Seize the Press! 1:00:19

2y ago1:00:19

1:00:19

In this episode, we talk to Jonny Pickering, founder and editor-in-chief of Seize the Press. [Transcript here] About Rite Gud: Raquel S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing Rite G…

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Ali de León | West Orange 16:13

2y ago16:13

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Ali de León | West Orange - Featured guest: Ali de León Site: Luna Stage in West Orange, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “Mistolin” Lyrics and vocals: Ali de Leó…

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Jackson Pines | Pine Barrens 19:20

2y ago19:20

19:20

Jackson Pines | Pine Barrens - Featured guests: Jackson Pines - Joe Makoviecki, James Black, and Cranston Dean Site: The Pine Barrens in Jackson, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design…

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Boast in the Shell: Why AI Art is Overhyped 1:06:17

2y ago1:06:17

1:06:17

In this episode, we’re talking about artificial intelligence. Not the sympathetic kind played by Haley Joel Osment, not the mean but hot kind like SHODAN, but the kind that generates content. There’s been a lot of hype lately about the power of AI to create writing, visual art, and music. In this episode, Wendy Xu joins us once again to talk about …

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Jackson Pines | Jackson 22:01

2y ago22:01

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Jackson Pines | Jackson - Featured guests: Jackson Pines - Joe Makoviecki, James Black, and Cranston Dean Site: The Pine Barrens in Jackson, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Mic…

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The Bass Chica | South Mountain Reservation 15:24

2y ago15:24

15:24

The Bass Chica | South Mountain Reservation - Featured guest: Caylen Bryant, The Bass Chica Site: South Mountain Reservation in South Orange, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Mi…

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The Bass Chica | South Orange 15:33

2y ago15:33

15:33

The Bass Chica | South Orange - Featured guest: Caylen Bryant, The Bass Chica Site: South Mountain Reservation in South Orange, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “…

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I Dream of Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1:01:36

2y ago1:01:36

1:01:36

Coziness. Comfort. Hygge. We all enjoy it. Maybe we have a favorite comfort food, or a favorite piece of comfort media, or a favorite comfort character. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Sometimes you need it. But when the pursuit of comfort takes over your entire life, and your entire worldview, your art suffers, and maybe society does too. In …

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The Cucumbers | Waterfront 18:08

2y ago18:08

18:08

The Cucumbers | Waterfront - Featured guests: The Cucumbers - Jon Fried and Deena Shoshkes Site: Pier A Park in Hoboken, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “Old Sho…

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The Cucumbers | Hoboken 20:16

2y ago20:16

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The Cucumbers | Hoboken - Featured guests: The Cucumbers - Jon Fried and Deena Shoshkes Site: Pier A Park in Hoboken, New Jersey Host, audio engineer, editor, and sound designer: Michael Aquino Story & script editing and additional audio editing: Dania Ramos Additional episode narration: Alice Magdziak Episode art design: Michael Aquino “Keep On Do…

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Poster’s Elbow 1:25:14

2y ago1:25:14

1:25:14

We’re all online–excessively online–far too much of the time. For writers, social media can be a valuable tool for networking and self-promotion. But is it necessary? And can the drawbacks outweigh the positives? In this episode, Matt Keeley and Magen Cubed join us to talk about the difference between writing and posting. Transcript available here.…

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