Claire (she/they) and Han (it/any) reluctantly tackle chapter 25 of Gideon the Ninth. In our production notes this chapter summary read ":((((((("

Content Warning: dead dove do not eat. I cannot emphasize enough how much we're going to talk about child death this week. Also general colonial violence, torture, psychiatric abuse, war, other killing, child soldiers, sexual violence against children and adults, at least passing reference to cannibalism.

Further Reading:

Frantz Fanon (1961) The Wretched of the Earth

Han (2025) Canaan House as a Strategic Action Field

Aimé Césaire (1950) Discourse on Colonialism

bell hooks (2005) The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

Lana & Lily Wachowski (1999) The Matrix

Alok Menon in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber (2023) Oxy Live!

Alan Moore (1986-1987) Watchmen

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Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (it/any) dissect Gideon the Ninth Chapter 24. The Tridentarii have a Moment. Babs does Not have a moment. A coalition forms. Claire and Han have questions about the Ninth soil biome. Also like, what is Silas's whole deal?

Content Warning: emotional abuse, incest, genocide, death

Further Reading:

Aja Romano (2019) The Archive of Our Own Just Won a Hugo. That's Huge for Fanfiction.

FanLore (2025) Dead Dove: Do Not Eat

Aimé Césaire (1950) Discourse on Colonialism

Claire Beans (she/they) and Han Koehle (it/any) welcome guest Cyd (she/her) from Resting Glitch Face to talk about Gideon the Ninth chapter 23. Our big bad arranges a convincing tableau as our dubious heroes split their time between investigating mysterious remains and absolutely back stabbing one another all to heck. And front stabbing. Han doesn't like gooshy magic. Everybody has questions about Teacher's whole deal. Necromancy is stored in the... nervous... system? Claire has questions about Cam's background.

This week's cover is courtesy of guest Cyd. You can find Resting Glitch Face on your favorite pod catcher, and access bonus content and join their Discord on Patreon!

Content Warning: murder, death, human remains, blood, Ianthe "mild cannibalism" Tridentarius, child soldiers,

Further Reading:

Benjamin Davis (2021) Decolonizing Anthropology: I'm Not Indiana Jones, and I Don't Want to Be