Bread & Barricades: A Les Mis Podcast

Cw: misogyny, fatphobia, mentions of slavery and anti-blackness,    “I’m just going to read this whole thing out because it makes me, a horse person, very happy.” This week Nemo, Grace and Stevie talk the eh Les Mis concert, Jean Valjean and Champmatheiu having an affair, women only coming in pairs and Grace goes absolutely feral over some horses. Oh, and there’s one of the most important moments...

cw: ‘fallen women’, mistreatment of patients, hospital deaths, blood mention  This holiday season episode of Midsomer Murders we have a one man confrontation, mouth breathers stood over delirious dreamers, Cosette the plumber, ye olde mail scam, will we ever earn god’s forgiveness?, Fantine's entry for women’s bizarre deaths in literature, Hugo Knows About Science Don’t You Know, Javert; the dark...

cw: racism, domestic abuse Happy Candlenights! Nemo had to edit this section out because it was just a bit too rambly and out of place, but thought it made a plenty enjoyable mini.    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain's Collection Creation . Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barrica...

cw: extensive conversation about incarceration and involuntary institutionalisation, mental health (talk about ‘madness’/’insanity’), mistreatment of sex workers, nature/nurture in gender roles, male violence, class-based violence, sexual abuse, exploitation of prisoners, police brutality, using religion as an excuse to act terribly.  The Library is open!! Let me count the ways women can be sad. W...

cw: description of violence against women, ICE discussion, death mention Self Quibbles, Wealthy Idle Men, Superimposed Waistcoats with too many pleats, guilt and perfection, Javert loses his absolute shit in an epic battle of Measured Dicks and Madeleine is very… Communist.  This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a C...

cw: nazis, extreme poverty, police brutality, violence against black people, death mention, child abuse, domestic abuse, reference to teeth pulling, description of blood, negative descriptions of sex work, slavery used as metaphor, sexual assault mention, lynching mention, holocaust mention, gas chamber mention, concentration camps Hah, this one’s upsetting. Nineteenth Century Poverty still applie...

cw: death, leukemia, suicide mention, child abuse, descriptions of violence, ableism, sex work, domestic abuse, mental illness (schizophrenia, paranoia) We work through our sugar rush and carb coma to talk about our new favourite thing: Les Miserables: Owarinaki Tabiji. This film is part Japanese soap opera, part BL drama with a dash of Les Mis. We go into Osakan accents, technical manslaughter, c...

cw: graphic description of drowning and suffocation, mention of assault  Stevie’s List of Everything, Crushed Once Again Under the Wheels of the Economy, The Law is not a Community Service, You Stop That the 19th Century, Chekhov’s Mirror. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain's Collection Creation . Bread...

cw: police, animal death, ableism, child death, structural racism and classism, antiziganism, police brutality, drug mentions, police shooting, internalised racism This week Nemo, Grace and Stevie build DIY snack receptacles out of our audio equipment, talk calumny about Hugo’s mixing of metaphors, then get on to our most important episode yet: Javert (and also how miseducation about institutional...

cw: Police brutality, extensive conversations about class, ableism, child cruelty, misogyny, incest, death   Talking of money- this week, Nemo Grace and Stevie talk Repentant Cop Characters, Class Traitors, Mob Mentality, Police Brutality 101, The Evil Poor, we Let Incest Go and there are some incredibly questionable accents. A reminder to people in 2021, please remind us about the 200 year annive...

cw: death mention, animal death, fire mention, alcohol mention, sex work.  Elephant poaching, ample backsliding,  gardening God-complexes. We discuss how to live by the tenets of Jean Valjean, factory-based respectability politics  and effortlessly inventing the economy of small towns. Stevie finally cracks and Nemo is thrilled. Weeds are people, I guess. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin a...

Nemo went to Japan and watched Les Mis. Javert gets yeeted, everyone’s a celebrity, and there are some really nice links.    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain's Collection Creation . Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Nemo Martin (@zeus_japonicus) | Twitter Jade L...

cw: child abuse, fatphobia mention, death mention Evil people are ugly, humans are terrible, children make us sad. Pure innocence, sentimental romance novels, the lower-middle class and the media rotting your sheeple brains. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain's Collection Creation . Bread & Barricades (...

SPECIAL - Dumas Grace and Stevie’s first attempt at recording the April Fool’s episode. It’s certainly an episode. They discuss Hugo’s contemporaries Dumas - a challenger for the title of Most Tangents in a single novel - and Baroness Orczy - a woman (yay!) who wasn't cool with uprisings (less yay). This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing wa...

We’re finally up to the chapter we’ve all been waiting for — our main man, the Man in the Iron Mask. Featuring 19th century French segues and shennanigans, fancy Bastille cells, noble prisoners and the old bait’n’switch. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain's Collection Creation .   Bread & Barricades (@L...

Start our podcast here if you want to join where the films typically begin. We start with a rant. Skip to 10 minutes in if you’d like to get to the novel. We find Fantine at working age, chat about spinsters, get some wheels on some carts and rate female friendships.   This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain...

cw: transphobia mention, death mention, incel mention, extended conversation about rape, animal death, alcohol mention, sex work A story about an NPC plumber, a tragedy about punny people, the wisdom of a Law Student voiding his soul with overindulgence and zeal, basic-level Orientalism, 19th Century TripAdvisor, Stevie’s Horrifying Revelation and … a horse. (also apologies for the clicking in the...

One year down the line, we thought it might be best to make an introductory / best of / trailer episode so you know what you can expect of us!    This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin, and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by  JDWasabi . It is a  Captain's Collection Creation .   Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Nemo Martin (@zeus_j...

My theatre’s always open! About 5 months ago, we watched Les Mis West End, and we finally got around to talking about our thoughts. This includes Valjean’s Titties Out, Big Shrek Energy, how incredible we think Carley is, Nemo’s vested interest against vibrato, Stevie’s newfound love of lighting design and Bishop Myriel’s French Manicure. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin, and Julian Yap. T...

cw: alcohol We continue our journey with Fantine! After last episode’s mind-gripping cliffhanger, tune in for pillaging bees, absinthe fields, a Spanish song about leggies, the architecture of Paris, gratified male vanity… and a whole lot of stanning over our favourite Favorite. Do not fuck the fields. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin, and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composin...

cw: Racism, Domestic Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Sexual Assault.  A “mini” review of the first two episodes of Andrew Davies’ BBC adaptation of Les Mis. It might shock you to find out that we get pretty angry about racism, misogyny and abuse.   This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin, and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain's Collection Creation . Bre...

Lads, lads, lads, here them boys, here them average, unremarkable boys. What’s up 2019! It’s been A Fuckin’ While! We’ve made it to Fantine! Tune in  dive into the fleur-de-lis, a social context of Paris, the beginnings of a merry prank, Cockney Rhymed Names, Scented and Glowing gals that Boob boobingly and some r/Romantic discourse. Bonus game, count how many times Grace says: “It’s such Bullshit...

CW: Biological Essentialism, Sex Work and ‘Prostitution’, discussions of Rape and issues with consent, Alcohol use, Police Brutality, ICE Women! They’re in Les Mis! This week Stevie gives us a crash course on women of the nineteenth-century, including the Terror, Bread Complaints, Industrialisation, sex work, an intro to Fantine and Victor Hugo’s ragin’ Daddy Kink. This podcast was produced by Nem...

CW: brief mentions of injuries, death and depression.   Today’s special finds us backstage with Les Mis West End’s Fantine: Carley Stenson! We discuss Phil, Drag King personas, Fantine and Valjean and Dumping Your Boyfriend For Acting. You can find Carley here: Twitter , Instagram , Website And her workshops here: workshopwestend@gmail.com   This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin, and Julian Yap...

CW: Death, murder, sudden Fire alarm What do Myriel the Play, intrusive thoughts, terrible accents and Chekhov’s glistening chests have in common? This podcast. This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin, and Julian Yap. The audio direction and intro composing was by JDWasabi . It is a Captain's Collection Creation .   Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Nemo Ma...