Haus of Decline

Me and my friend Shima aka xodkaar get progressively drunker and rowdier as we delve into various subjects of increasing spiciness. From dating, to Albert Ayler, to state of Iran, to political violence, we cover just about the entire gamut of human experience. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You...

We're interviewing Hamilton Folk Punker Mia Romantica who will be playing at the Anti-Spectacular show on May 10, 2026. Hear us wax poetic about the beauty of live music and free expression, and then maybe see some live music/free expression. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That...

I am joined by the inimitable Rory Blank to discuss dealing with intense burnout and attempting to be a jokey lil' guy in a blighted and ruined world. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That's what the little E signifies.    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Brie Stupid Twink joins me to discuss our favourite Invader Zim themed Math Rock bands while passing a gun back and forth between each other. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That's what the little E signifies.    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

I talk with Harris Fishman AKA Beetle Moses about hard cartoon ethics. Like, is it OK to use Fred Flintstone to kill if it could save several other Fred Flintstones? ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That's what the little E signifies.    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

On this episode, we talk with caustic riff rockers "Super Kill Me Now" about attempting to subvert nostalgia, a musician's social obligation to community and the legacy of the Languorous Rock of the 2010s.  ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That's what the little E signifies.    ★...

Hooray! The latest and final format change for this podcast has occurred and now it's a program where I interview bands that I play shows with . The inaugural guest for this format change is Kitchener No Wave outfit, Frankie Teardrop! We discuss gestural guitar playing, the Kitchener Noise scene, and your 2026 Toronto Blue Jays. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdeclin...

I am joined by Jane from the venerable Batting Around Podcast in order to discuss nightmarish 2014 animated straight-to-DVD feature Henry & Me in which a cancer-stricken child is visited by the ghost of Lou Gehrig who whisks him to the nether-region between life and death which just so happens to be Yankee Stadium. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.co...

On this episode, I am joined by Baroque Synthpop Music Band Sherry CD-Rom and its constituent members, Sherry and Claire to discuss the power and limitations of attempting to organize community through art. We also discuss the attempt to find happiness amidst a world militating against it and the desperate need to resist the tide of misery with profundity and not triteness.  ~~~ Please email compl...

On this episode, we have musician blackwinterwells aka Rodney to discuss the recent retraction of false allegations surrounding him. We're discussing this not to assign blame, but rather to investigate the possible reasons and motivations behind this thankfully uncommon, yet oddly reoccurring phenomenon wherein a person's character is wholly assassinated based not on specific actions, but rather a...

It's been a year since I start HRT and I thought I would offer some of my various neuroses to you. I talk about my anxiety in dealing with promoting oneself as an 'identity-brand,' and how this provided unique colour in the more general experience of changing how I am perceived in the eyes of others. Cursed with the mark of the media, I try to reconcile my discomfort in the act of mass promotion w...

I am joined by 19-year old alcoholic musician Jim E. Brown to discuss his life of constant pain and misery. Catch him in Toronto on May 9 at Collective Arts! ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That's what the little E signifies.    ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Writer, Cartoonist, Musician and generally talented multi-hyphenate Mattie Lubchansky is here to discuss the most powerful thing you can do in the face of an encroaching hopelessness: little jokes and cartoons. We also discuss her book Boys Weekend and the intense flimsiness and tackiness of the aesthetics of modern wealth. ~~~ Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gma...

It's Gamer Time folks. I am joined by Champion Sloth Casey Explosion to discuss finding joy in a medium with vast potentials for wondrous creativity in spite of a countervailing force that uses this medium as a seemingly crass, but continually relevant wedge issue to stoke reactionary sentiment. Is all nostalgia Fascist? We answer this definitively. The answer is yes. ~~~ Please email complaints,...

I talk about the relationship between gender transition, the work of Guy Debord, and the howling terror of grief. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That's what the litt...

I am joined by journalist Eric Wickham to discuss something that's been a mounting background problem in everybody's lives: why are food prices so dang high and who helps to maintain this profound injustice? Turns out it's The Food Gooner. ~~~ Eric Wickham Links Eric on Twitter The Hoser Grocery Tracker Big Shiny Takes ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fl...

I am joined by Shannon Strucci to do Round 2 of Body Horror talk. This time it's gender though. This also leads us to a long discussion of I Saw The Glow. Yes, it's as good as everyone says it is. ~~~ Shannon Strucci Links Oddity Roadshow StrucciMovies on YouTube Shannon Strucci on Twitter ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is...

I am joined by Jerry Holkins aka Tycho Brahe of Penny Arcade to discuss some of the queer themes inherent to the Canonical Gaming Webcomic of Record. We also discuss his experiences with being a parent to a Trans kid and navigating the expectations of a younger generation that is growing up in vastly different circumstance than you. ~~~ Penny Arcade Links Penny Arcade Website PAX Child's Play Tych...

I am joined by author and artist Bitter Karella to discuss our mutual obsession with the bizarre political trajectory of the webcomic Sinfest, whose creator Tatsuya Ishida went from centrist liberal to second wave feminist to SWERF to TERF to outright Fascist in the span of a few years. ~~~ Bitter Karella Links Bitter Karella's Books Bitter Karella's Twitter Midnight Pals Podcast ~~~ Support Haus...

I talk to musician Alex Riggs about our shared love and significant attachment to Ween and how their music unexpectedly intersected with our experiences as Trans women. Resisting urge to say shit like "These Baby Bitches get into a real Transdermal Celebration" and failing. ~~~ Alex Riggs Links Alex Riggs Instagram Alex Riggs Twitter ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com...

I talk about how being Trans has now led to estrangement from my Jordan Peterson-loving dad and how I'm dealing with it. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com   Thank you for listening. Explicit Content Warning . You WERE warned.  That's what t...

I am coming out as Trans. Tired of being secretive about it. Didn't really want to make a comic or post about it, but long audio format actually is optimal for saying what I want to say in the way I want to say it, so here you go... a freakin' podcast. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email complaints, sugge...

I talk to writer and filmmaker StolenDans about the legacy of Bob Dylan and how he's poised for a revival in the popular consciousness due to continuing political and social relevance of his music. It gets a little 'freewheeling,' but our 'desire' to show you 'another side' of the man will have you 'empire burlesque.' ~~~ StolenDans Links StolenDans Twitter StolenDans Substack ~~~ Support Haus of...

I talk to legendary online cartoon man KC Green about the shifting winds of fortune when it comes to hocking your illustrated wares on the world wide web. We get into influences, webcomic history, and the ethics of merchandising. A good time is had by all! ~~~ KC Green Links KC's Website KC's Twitter KC's Instagram KC's Patreon Skulltenders Website Skulltenders Twitter ~~~ Support Haus of Decline...

I am by nature, a luddite and some vast cultural networks, like Twitch streaming have utterly passed me by in terms of my awareness of its impact. Lucky I have on streamer extraordinaire Amber Carr to initiate an old chunk of coal like me into this wily world. We also discuss her new DnD podcast Skulltenders and how streaming and TTRPGs can both allow you have to have meaningful social interaction...