That Old Trope with Nathaniel Kressen

How to Vanquish Death (Take It by the Hand)

44 min · 16. juli 2026
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... or so the man thought, rounding a corner as the sun burned ever lower in the sky. Not nought but a naught knot, sea? ,., \|/ Creative shout-outs this episode: Renée-Michele Brunet's episode of I Have Mono. Alana Jerins, actress. Marina Otchuda Say, performer, writer, multidisciplinary artist. Motion Picture House by Radiohead. The Brick Theater Williamsburg. Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute. Melené Sosi, actress and producer. Naked Angels. Growl Honey. Trash Panda Tarot. /* All reports of planned shenanigans and/or ballyhoo over at the Jackanoid Paralope Substack are entirely false. Mama just killed a man. Mercury's in retrograde.

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