Black Ibis Social Club

Uploaded rawdog style straight into your neuroplexes the latest episode of Dogtown’s most infamous podcast has dropped like a piece of new Arasaka cybergear. In this episode my and my main Choom Phisto Sobanii toss back ideas about my favorite literary subgenre Cyberpunk. So sit back, put on your best sensoft gear and let us upload our thoughts straight to your harddrive via your aural interface....

Substack’s most eloquent and sophisticated podcast, The Deceneus Review, returns for another episode of Shirestackian discussion just in time for America’s Birthday. So, grill yourself a 100% beef meat stick, crack open a corporate brewski, and listen to me have a free wielding conversation with Phisto Sobanii and Lisa Kuznak . The Deceneus Review is a listener-supported publication. To receive ne...

Substacks fastest growing and most intelligent podcast whose listeners are men and women of wealth and taste has adopted a weekly discussion format. From now on, every Tuesday afternoon I will be recording a relaxed informal conversation between myself and friends, and by friends I mostly mean Phisto Sobanii because you guys seem to like him. Fear not, while the Codename: Shirestack Project will b...

We are doing something different this week, something that might get adopted for good. When I started the podcast it was strictly a fun experiment, and I had no desire to commit to any sort of schedule, therefore the focus was one on one interviews. But, I also want this to be a sort of discourse cafe, where we don’t focus on the guest but on topics that interest me. So, I’m going to try get frien...

Educator, Commentator, and fellow Substacker known to all, joined me for a fantastic casual conversation about his role as a History teacher, education in America, his favorite historical subjects, the Spanish Civil War, and many other topics that we derailed the conversation. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe

Founder and Editor of Pilum Press, my favorite independent publisher, Mr. Neal Durando joins me for a fascinating conversation about literature, writing, the traditional publishing industry, and the place of the novel in today’s world. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe

A special episode where and I recount our California hikes and the founding of this podcast. We talk philosophy, Byung-Chul Han, the digital hellscape, Billie Eilish, Lana Del Ray, and a bunch of other stuff I can’t remember right now. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe

Writer, documentary producer, journalist, and outstanding Substacker joins me on this episode where we discuss the impact Substack has on independent writing and his own career. We also talk about the state of journalism, independent writing, novels, and even jump into the muck of AI and technofuturism. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe

Author joins me on this episode to talk about literature, music, the Midwest, and a bunch of other topics. Caleb’s recent book, Novelty: and other stories , is a collection of 16 of his stories that are outstanding. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe

J.B Jackson is the author of one of my favorite novels, the fantastic Shagduk published by Pilum Press. He took time from his busy life of cataloguing dusty arcane tomes to talk about his writing, the upcoming sequel Ursula of Ulm, and many other interesting topics. We had a great conversation about zines, historical details in novels, the 1970’s, independent publishing, Fort Worth Texas, music, v...

Episode 6, where I am joined by Rachel Haywire and we discuss her book The New Art Right , culture, music, movies and a lot of other interesting topics that we stumbled upon. You can read her substack at and follow her on X @altculture . Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe

This weeks guest is the writer, editor, and fellow Substacker and we discuss his short story collection Harvest and his novella Denounement, both fantastic pieces of independent fiction. We also have a great chat about literary influences from Baudelaire to J.G. Ballard, and we dive into DIY culture, Punk Rock, Post-Punk, and film. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.s...

"But what I did sense was an emptiness like a black hole inside of him, and there was no predicting what might emerge from a place like that." In today's episode I am reviewing Ryu Murakami’s novel In the Miso Soup and chatting a bit about my time living in Japan. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe

This week Author and Brother 33rd Degree Master of the Brotherhood of the Jackalope Mark Marlow called the Lowcountry studio so we can chat about his latest novel, The Jackalopians: A Modern Tail . I read his novel late last year and thought it was one of the better independent novels, you can read my full review right here, and pick up a copy of the novel on Amazon. On this episode we also talked...

After a well-received first episode with Alexander Hellene The Deceneus Review is moving forward with another great conversation with fellow independent writer, Substacker, and Canadian provocateur Lisa Kuznak In this episode Lisa and I discuss her debut novel Pallas, a novel I enjoyed very much and recently reviewed. We also chat about independent fiction, Lisas literary influences, and Jack Vanc...

Finally! The first official episode has arrived. Joining me in the exclusive studio, fellow author, substacker, flaneur, and aesthete, dropped in for a conversation about the 90’s, cultural stagnation, independent publishing, and a few other pertinent and fascinating topics. I’m honored to have such a good friend like Alex take time off from his busy day of flânerie and take upon himself the honor...

Welcome to Episode 0 of The Deceneus Review. In this preliminary episode I go over the sociological concept of The Third Place and outline my goal for the future of this podcast. Get full access to Black Ibis Social Club at blackibissocialclub.substack.com/subscribe