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Black Ibis Social ClubS2E38: October's EndThe end of October is upon us and Alexandru Constantin, Phisto Sobanii, are joined by the always outstanding, best friend of the podcast, Lisa Kuznak. We catch up after our break last week, discuss the always interesting weather of South Carolina, why neo-pagans, reddit atheist, and protestants are wrong about Halloween, raising children, slutty Halloween costumes, slutty Stitch costumes, horror movies, Pynchon, and much much more. So grab yourself your favorite fall beverage and join us for our 2nd annual Halloween episode. If you enjoy The Black Ibis Social Club please take the time to like, follow...
2025-10-302h 31
Black Ibis Social ClubS2E25: The Great BeautyThis week Phisto Sobanii and I changed things up a bit. First, we invited Lisa Kuznak to join us for the inaugural Black Ibis Social Club Live Stream. Second, because we were testing out the new software and format, we decided to make our weekly episode a free Black Ibis Film Club preview focusing on my favorite movie, Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty. We had a great conversation about a wonderful film, broke down some ideas presented in the movie, and now look forward to doing more livestreams. Starting in the next few weeks we will be...
2025-07-102h 34
Black Ibis Social ClubS2E9: Lisa Kuznak ReturnsHonorary member in great standing at the club Lisa Kuznak joins us at The Black Ibis Social Club this week. She drops by to chat about her newly released novel The Ghosts of Tieros Kol. We also chat about movies, the independent fiction scene, publishing, Star Wars, and fantasy literature. So once again, brew yourself a dark cup of coffee, maybe drip a splash of whiskey in there, and enjoy another episode of the best culture and lit podcast on Substack.Black Ibis Social Club is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my...
2025-03-072h 27
Black Ibis Social ClubS2E1: Sad Boy PartyLisa Kuznak, Phisto Sobanii, and Alexandru Constantin kick off the second season of The Deceneus Review with a great conversation about a variety of topics such as the post-election cultural vibe shift, failed cancelation attempts on Substack, teaching history to high schoolers, the disappearance of Sad Boy scenes, sex and sexuality in literature and film, and a semi-coherent rant about Millennial Hipster culture. So once again, brew yourself a dark cup of coffee and enjoy another episode of the best culture and lit podcast on Substack. The Deceneus Review is a listener-supported publication. To receive new...
2024-12-122h 16
Black Ibis Social ClubEpisode 29: The End is the Beginning is the EndI look around, leaves are brown now, and the sky is a hazy shade of winter. This is it, the end of Season One. The Deceneus Review has gone on for 29 episodes and 1 introduction, a total of 262 hours. This means that if you enjoy our conversation, our discussions, our ideas, you can start listening right now and if you listen straight through it will take you about 10 days to listen to the whole thing. I started this podcast on January 13th of this year. I’ve wanted to fill a lack in my own life, an...
2024-11-141h 45
Black Ibis Social ClubEpisode 25: Halloween 2024You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sound but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of aural intellectual stimulation. Next stop, The Deceneus Review!Lisa Kuznak joins me for a special Halloween episode where we chat about everything terrifying. We go over the themes of horror, discuss our favorite supernatural novels and film, and go in depth about ideas such as Mark Fishers Weird and Eerie. Of course, in the fine tradition of the DReview we spend a decent amount of time on tangents and anecdotes. Grab some of your...
2024-10-312h 09
Black Ibis Social ClubEpisode 15: Substackistanian CyberpsychosisSubstack’s most eloquent and sophisticated podcast, The Deceneus Review, returns for another episode of Shirestackian discussion just in time for America’s Birthday. So, grill yourself a 100% beef meat stick, crack open a corporate brewski, and listen to me have a free wielding conversation with Phisto Sobanii and Lisa Kuznak. The Deceneus Review is a listener-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Todays Episode:* We start off with Phisto Sobanii letting us know about the Florida cryptid, some sort of meth...
2024-07-032h 34
Black Ibis Social ClubEpisode 2: Lisa KuznakAfter a well-received first episode with Alexander Hellene The Deceneus Review is moving forward with another great conversation with fellow independent writer, Substacker, and Canadian provocateur Lisa Kuznak In this episode Lisa and I discuss her debut novel Pallas, a novel I enjoyed very much and recently reviewed. We also chat about independent fiction, Lisas literary influences, and Jack Vance. Selected Mentioned:* Children of Doro by M L Clark: Better Worlds Theory * Pilum Press* Thune’s Vision by Schuyler Herenstrom* Lyonesse Trilogy by Jack Vance* Th...
2024-01-2843 min