Hyperfixations

Sep 26 2024 106 ep. 77 mins 7

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What's your Hyperfixation? What's your weird, niche area of expertise? Share it with us on Hyperfixations Hosted by Nigel and Ally

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107: Frances Glessner Lee with Courtney Smyth

Sep 26 2024 72 mins

Hi I am rich. Could you please do this ridiculous request for me? Don't ask me any questions. Content warning: this episode contains mentions of surgery, death, murder, suicide, misogyny This week Courtney Smyth, author of The Undetectables and 2024's The Undead Complex, and Ireland's foremost amateur expert in Frances Glessner Lee peels the details back on the origin

106: Medieval Philosophy with Ryan Silberstein

Sep 19 2024 72 mins

This one goes out to Doctor Rogers... Content warning: this episode contains mentions of bodily harm (castration) This week we finish our duology of episodes about how easy it was to come up with ideas before ideas had been invented as Ryan takes on a whistle-stop tour of medieval philosophy. In this episode we discuss the rediscovery of Aristotle, reconciling the mind/body divid

105: Narratology and Narrative Theory with Steven Cousler

Sep 14 2024 111 mins

Let's hope our professors hear this one... Content warning: this episode contains mentions of transphobia, bodily functions (defecation), conflict We're back late after having to factory reset my laptop for our most inscrutable episode yet, as Steven achieves his goal of coming on this show and secretly giving the audience homework. In this episode we discuss creating voc

104: Rivers of London and a Conversation with Ben Aaronovitch

Sep 05 2024 89 mins

It's London, innit Content warning: this episode contains mentions of sex, stereotyping, death, zombies, nuclear annihilation, existentialism murder, mental health issues, the Nazis Editor's note - the quality of this call recording is a bit crackly at the start of the episode but evens out as it goes on This week on Hyperfixations, author of the Rivers of London series,

103: Baldur's Gate III with Amethysa

Aug 29 2024 78 mins

Down, down, down, by the river... Content warning: this episode contains mentions of death, murder, bodily functions (urination), sex Please note - this episode was recorded prior to the announcement that Larian would not be working on Baldur's Gate 4 This week on Hyperfixations, Amethysa, Ally, and Nigel resist their Dark Urges as we discuss Larian's hit RPG Baldur's

102: Best Picture Winners with Ally Keegan (featuring guest host Louise Claffey)

Aug 22 2024 91 mins

And the Academy Award for Best Podcast goes to... Content warning: this episode contains mentions of strained parental relationships, ableism, divorce, nuclear radiation, domestic terrorism and the 9/11 terror attacks, self-mutilation, racism This week the episode 100 celebrations conclude as Ally comes on the show to discuss the Academy Awards, especially Best Picture winners, w

101: Rot and Decay in FromSoftware Games with Nigel McKeon (featuring guest host Louise Claffey)

Aug 15 2024 69 mins

The fire fades... Content warning: this episode contains mentions of death, rot, decay, existentialism, murder, genocide, cosmic dread, unwanted medical procedures, unwanted bodily transformations Please note - this episode contains mild spoilers for the plots of Elden Ring, Dark Souls III, and Bloodborne This week the episode 100 celebrations continue as Nigel returns to the ho

100: Hyperfixations with Ally Keegan & Nigel McKeon (featuring guest host Louise Claffey)

Aug 08 2024 85 mins

Hey guys, we've reached a hundred episodes; take us seriously now. Content warning: this episode contains mentions of nuclear warfare, nuclear annihilation, the genocide in Palestine, the Unabomber, the 9/11 terror attacks This week it's Hyperfixations' 100th episode, and Louise from episode 1 returns for a behind the scenes episode full of exclusives and hot gossip,

99: Colour Theory with Graham

Aug 01 2024 81 mins

Yellow and blue makes green! Yellow and blue makes green! Content warning: this episode contains mentions of bodily functions (urination), mental illness Editor's note - Graham's audio becomes a bit choppy in the middle of the episode, I have done my best to clean it up, it does return to normal This week, Graham, sits down with Ally and Nigel for their first episode back

98: Immersive Theatre with Caleb Zane Huett

Jun 15 2023 76 mins

Put on your mask and let's get into it This week, Caleb Zane Huett, children's author, and one of the founders of Haunted Table Games - the company behind the ultra successful Triangle Agency, sits down with Ally and Nigel to discuss the world of immersive theatre. In this episode we discuss creating immersive spaces, how to find personal experiences in theatres, how to ens