Beneath the Surface with Irina Shuranova

Jin Luoxiang, or How a Good Man Becomes a Cage

Season 2, Episode 1: Jin Luoxiang, love, entitlement, surveillance, fear of loss, and the slow psychology of turning devotion into captivity in Petals and the Locked Sky. Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com [https://kittenchic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Akihito and Mizuho, or The Two Mirrors the World Holds Up

Final episode: Akihito, Mizuho, perception, witness, appropriation, and the ethics of attention in The Ivory Pinion. Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com [https://kittenchic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Reine, or The Radical Quietness of a Man Who Does Not Need to Prove Anything

Episode 5: Reine, quiet care, earned security, restraint, and the radical strength of loving without possession in The Ivory Pinion. Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com [https://kittenchic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

How the Book Is Written: Objects, Voice, and Mysterious Depth

Objects, voice, and yūgen: symbolic meaning, narrative asymmetry, and mysterious depth in The Ivory Pinion. Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com [https://kittenchic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

The Hidden Alchemy: Four Words That Map a Transformation

Bonus episode: Nigredo, Albedo, Citrinitas, Rubedo, Jung, and the hidden alchemical structure of The Ivory Pinion. Production note: This episode uses AI-assisted background music and AI-based voice enhancement. The script, narration, and editorial direction are my own. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kittenchic.substack.com [https://kittenchic.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]