Sian
@sianfach.bsky.social
Jew. Playwright. NYer. Bleedingheart. Fan of John McPhee, Kiese Laymon.
Your rigor in this regard is one of the main reasons I love your podcast and recommend it to friends. I work in academic publishing, and you, sir, absolutely take accuracy in citations and sources more seriously than many writers we deal with.
December 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Your rigor in this regard is one of the main reasons I love your podcast and recommend it to friends. I work in academic publishing, and you, sir, absolutely take accuracy in citations and sources more seriously than many writers we deal with.
LOVE this. I choose the big one.
December 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
LOVE this. I choose the big one.
It does sound quite irresponsible. And few people would take the trouble to try and track it down, see if it makes sense. I work in academic publishing, and we're constantly running across these mistaken quotations that take on lives of their own and rarely get investigated.
November 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It does sound quite irresponsible. And few people would take the trouble to try and track it down, see if it makes sense. I work in academic publishing, and we're constantly running across these mistaken quotations that take on lives of their own and rarely get investigated.
Translation is very, very delicate and tricky. Don't be so quick to assume Zizek had nefarious motives. And Gramsci was deliberately vague with his language. The translator of Gramsci should always have the purest intentions and a willingness to admit problems with their work.
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Translation is very, very delicate and tricky. Don't be so quick to assume Zizek had nefarious motives. And Gramsci was deliberately vague with his language. The translator of Gramsci should always have the purest intentions and a willingness to admit problems with their work.
We are the lucky ones.
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
We are the lucky ones.
Amen.
I don't see why I should bother to read something nobody bothered to write.
I don't see why I should bother to read something nobody bothered to write.
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Amen.
I don't see why I should bother to read something nobody bothered to write.
I don't see why I should bother to read something nobody bothered to write.
Agreed. This is some bullshit. If it weren't the home-town paper I'd get rid of my subscription.
October 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Agreed. This is some bullshit. If it weren't the home-town paper I'd get rid of my subscription.
The Harry Potter books are badly written.
October 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Harry Potter books are badly written.
The solicitousness of the cops at the British police station was pretty breathtaking.
September 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The solicitousness of the cops at the British police station was pretty breathtaking.