Ranged Touch

We talk about the fourth Dark Tower novel, 1997’s Wizard and Glass. Content warnings for this episode include: sexual assault, racism, ableism, immolation, torture, child death, animal violence, addiction, terminal illness. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang… Continue readi...

We talk about Chapters X through XXII of The Citadel of the Autarch, the fourth book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: slavery, torture, misogyny, racism, sexual assault and rape, wartime violence. For the next show, we are reading Chapters XXIII – XXXIII of The Citadel of the Autarch. You… Continue reading The Citadel of the Autarch – Part 2

We talk about Marsha Kinder’s 1991 classic Playing With Power. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about Chapters I through IX of The Citadel of the Autarch, the fourth book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny and homophobia. For the next show, we are reading Chapters X – XXII of The Citadel of the Autarch. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show… Continue reading The Citadel of the Autarch – Part 1

We talk about Chapters XXV through the Appendix of The Sword of the Lictor, the third book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: suicide, body and medical/surgical horror, child sexual abuse. For the next show, we are reading Chapters I – IX of The Citadel of the Autarch. You can… Continue reading The Sword of the Lictor – Part 3

We talk about the 1996 disaster The Regulators. Content warnings for this episode include ableism, rape, extreme violence including injuries to eyes, face, and head; child death, racism, fatphobia, mind control, suicide. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come… Continue reading The Regulat...

We talk about Marie-Laure Ryan’s 2001 book Narrative As Virtual Reality. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about Chapters XIII –  XXIV of The Sword of the Lictor, the third book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: racism, child death, surgical horror. For the next show, we are reading through the end of the book. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access… Continue reading The Sword of the Lictor – Part 2

We talk about Chapters I – XII of The Sword of the Lictor, the third book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: torture and imprisonment, racism, misogyny, and rape. For the next show, we are reading XIII – XXIV. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the… Continue reading The Sword of the Lictor – Part 1

We talk about the 1996 doorstop Desperation. Content warnings for this episode include animal cruelty and death, child death, body horror, mind control, racism, alcoholism, misogyny, domestic violence, mass murder. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out… Continue reading Desperat...

We talk about Chapters XX – Appendix of The Claw of the Conciliator, the second book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: physical abuse, misogyny, sexual assault and rape, racism, suicide. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The show is hosted by Cameron… Continue reading The Claw of the Conciliator –...

We talk about Adrian Hon’s You’ve Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games To Control Us All. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

Dr Talos’ Play: Eschatology and Genesis is the chapter XXIV of The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe, part of The Book of the New Sun. Adapted for audio, directed, produced, and edited by Grant www.cohost.org/My-Name-is-Grant The Giant Nod and A Statue were played by Ansel Burch www.indecisionist.com Meschia The First Man, A Prophet, and The… Continue reading Dr. Talos’s Play...

We talk about Chapters X – XIX of The Claw of the Conciliator, the second book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: cannibalism, transphobia and homophobia, suicide, pedophilia, imprisonment and torture, misogyny. Next episode we read through the end of The Claw of the Conciliator. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support… Continue reading The...

We talk about the 1996 serial novel The Green Mile. Content warnings for this episode include racism, ableism, torture and electrocution, rape and murder, animal cruelty and death. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our… Continue reading The Green Mile

We talk about Chapters I – IX of The Claw of the Conciliator, the second book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: torture and mutilation, rape, racism, misogyny, incest. Next episode we read X – XIX of The Claw of the Conciliator. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show… Continue reading The Claw of the Conciliator – Part 1

We talk about C. Thi Nguyen’s Games: Agency As Art Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about Chapters XXX – Appendix of The Shadow of the Torturer, the first book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny, sex, fatphobia, incest, violence, ableism, beheading. Next episode we read I – IX of The Claw of the Conciliator. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and… Continue reading The Shadow of the Torturer &#...

We talk about the 1995 novel Rose Madder. Content warnings for this episode include misogyny, racism, homophobia, antisemitism, domestic violence and sexual assault, miscarriage, childhood sexual abuse, urination, cannibalism, mutilation, and severe jaw-related injuries. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop...

We talk about Chapters XIX – XXIX of The Shadow of the Torturer, the first book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: drugs, misogyny, incest, violence, ableism, homophobia. Next episode we read XXX through the Appendix of The Shadow of the Torturer. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the… Continue reading The Shadow of the Torturer – Part...

We talk about Bettina Bódi’s Videogames and Agency. Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter. Follow CMRN on Twitter. Follow Michael on Twitter. Chris Hunt created the theme song for this show.

We talk about Chapters VII – XVIII of The Shadow of the Torturer, the first book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: misogyny, sexual violence, eugenics, psychological manipulation and mind control, suicide. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed. The… Continue reading The Shadow of the Torturer – P...

We talk about the 1994 novel Insomnia. Content warnings for this episode include misogyny, domestic violence, terrorism, fatphobia,homophobia, ableism, ageism, dismemberment, medical horror, torture and flaying. Follow Ranged Touch on Twitter! Support this show on Patreon! Buy some Just King Things merchandise! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page! Come hang out in our Discord channel.… Cont...

We talk about Chapters I-VI of The Shadow of the Torturer, the first book of The Book of the New Sun. Content warnings for this episode include: torture, animal cruelty, misogyny, medical horror including de-gloving, bestiality, and general physical violence. You can go to patreon.com/rangedtouch to support the show and access the bonus episode feed.… Continue reading The Shadow of the Tortu...

We talk about 2012’s Indie Game: The Movie. Ryerson piece referenced: https://web.archive.org/web/20120718043913/http://midnightresistance.co.uk/articles/indie-game-movie-review Ryerson podcast referenced: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10a-white-collar-mario-from-the-future/id1475437756?i=1000524299956 Buy the shirt! Support this show on Patreon! Buy books from our Bookshop.org page!...