“Dreams are messages from the Deep” In this episode, a review and impromptu analysis of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s “Dune,” Karl and Jubel are surprised to find their views and thoughts on the film evolving as they break it down. They share a few laughs as they compare/contrast the film with David Lynch’s … Continue reading "Ep. No. 36 The Deep and The Dune(s)"

Counter Esperanto Podcast: Winds Through The Weird

Ep. No. 36 The Deep and The Dune(s)

“It never got weird enough for us”  Here’s some audiovisual notes about today’s podcast: Guild Navigator – Dune Ben (Dean Stockwell) from Blue Velvet The “Bum” behind Winkies Mr. and Mrs. X (Mary X’s parents from Eraserhead Mrs. Tremond (and her grandson Pierre) Lil from Fire Walk With Me “The Baby” – Eraserhead “Oh You’re … Continue reading "Ep. No. 35 Ten Top Weird “weirdos, Lynchian”"

Ep. No. 35 Ten Top Weird “weirdos, Lynchian”

Jubel and Karl give in to the lure of nostalgia and return to movies that they haven’t seen in 25 years or so: The Keep and Phantasm.  These are weird movies, and also really Weird movies. We talk about them, how we enjoyed them in our salad days, and what they mean to us now. … Continue reading "Ep. No. 34: Children of Keep and Phantasm"

Ep. No. 34: Children of Keep and Phantasm

….But Counter-Esperanto will return: Greetings Listeners, Jubel Brosseau here. We are doing something a little different with this episode. Late June saw the release of the long-awaited sequel to The Last of Us, a fan-favorite and critically heralded game exclusive to the Sony Playstation platform. The Last of Us Part 2 had a lot to … Continue reading "Ep. No. 33: This is… “The Last of Us”"

Ep. No. 33: This is… “The Last of Us”

Millennium is Coming    “We apologise for the inconvenience.”

Ep. No. 32. Millennium is Coming

In this episode, your hosts delve into two jungles; one 8,000 miles removed from from familiar Twin Peaks psychogeography, and the other in the very center of America’s heartland.  One set in, arguably, the most hopeful American Decade, the 1960s.  The other marinates in the psychic despair of “The End of History.” Both, in their … Continue reading "Ep. No. 31 Horror and the Zeitgeist: Candyman’s Heart of Darkness"

Ep. No. 31 Horror and the Zeitgeist: Candyman’s Heart of Darkness

“You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples.  It could also be something much better. Prepare to enter, The Scary Door.” — Futurama, “A Head In The Polls” An episode about … Continue reading "Ep. No. 30, Apertures and Doorways"

Ep. No. 30, Apertures and Doorways

We grew up In Search of…  the Mysteries of the Unknown.  For those shows–and indeed for most of the 20th Century–the arch unknown has been Alien. So, your hosts will be talking about Aliens.  We talk a lot about how very, very similar our modern abduction narratives are to 17th Century fairy stories, and a little about how Twin … Continue reading "Ep. No. 29, Flying Saucers are Real!!!!"

Ep. No. 29, Flying Saucers are Real!!!!

Today, Counter Esperanto is celebrating Women in Horror Month, which is February and therefore a bit in the rear-view mirror, but now it’s March, which is Women’s History Month, so it all works out in the end! Karl and Jubel begin by discussing Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca and “Don’t Look Now.” Daphne du Maurier brought … Continue reading "Ep. No. 28, “Don’t Look Now” Rebecca, it’s Women in Horror Month (sorta)"

Ep. No. 28, “Don’t Look Now” Rebecca, it’s Women in Horror Month (sorta)

The Counter Esperanto Podcast: Tangents about Twin Peaks is the work of Karl Eckler and Jubel Brosseau, and represents their first foray into podcasting about their Weird interests. This is not a recap podcast (there are plenty of those), spoilers abound as Jubel and Karl discuss the Twin Peaks mythos as a whole, generally working backwards from Mark Frost’s new book The Secret History of Twin Peaks.

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Counter Esperanto Podcast: Winds Through The Weird

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