Episode 008: Don’t Pull My Hair Unless You Mean It




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Summary: Writers Richard Thomas (Transubstantiate), Nik Korpon (Stay God), Pela Via and Nic Young grind out the topic of sex and violence in fiction and their complex relationship to sadistic bedfellows, love and shock. Episode Panelists: Pela/pela-via (Moderator) Nik/nikronomican Nic/Ridiculous Richard/wickerkat Episode Topic: Sex and Violence in Fiction 00:01:04 The graphic line between literary fiction and erotica character truth, tone, intent Glamorama 00:04:06 Appropriate sexual terminology 3rd vs 1st person, bodily/sensate, detachment, fuck as verb Birdsong, Disintegration 00:10:14 Handling violence contrast, emotion/passion, pacing intensity American Psycho, Stay God 00:13:12 Sex and violence across genres 00:15:36 The shock factor reader baggage/threshold, story expectation, manipulation, honesty Irreversible, The End of Alice, Palahniuk personal taboos 00:22:45 Why are we drawn to writing sex and violence? intensity of emotion, visceral reveal of character, vicarious, catharsis writing masturbation, The Color Purple, Nik’s novel 00:28:30 Dynamics of the femme fatale archetype manipulation, fantasy, likability/vulnerability, emotionless, gender bias Phineas Poe trilogy 00:33:12 Love as destiny between characters “one and only,” tragedy of noir, the pursuit love’s place in noir, consequence, emotional drive, shorts vs novels 00:40:36 Homosexual storylines in dark fiction Comeau, Maupin, Ellis, Lansdale alienating audiences, author interest/honesty, subtlety 00:43:24 What are you reading now? (above photo taken from Tin House’s collection, Do Me) Long ago, way back in 2010, when the world was a simpler place, a group of writers and readers decided to create a podcast which would establish a round-table, literary discussion format for the purposes of imbuing dick and clit jokes into otherwise serious literary discussion. Well, in late 2011, The Velvet Podcast sadly went the way of [insert dead celebrity name here]. But I didn’t feel it right to watch this great content fade away. So, over the next few months look forward to a resurgence of The Velvet Podcast…as much as re-posted archived material can be called a resurgence. Enjoy. And don’t hesitate to add this podcast URL to your favorite podcast subscription app so you can enjoy the wonderful content wherever you may be.