Steampunk Dollhouse

Hosted by Library-Agent Bluestocking and broadcasting from deep within the Library, Steampunk Dollhouse is a podcast for deep-dives into steampunk literature and how it relates to colonialism and postcolonial societies, intersectional theory and the damage technology can do when we don't understand its potential.

Supplemental 8 - A Pedagogical Conversation with My Cohort

Wherein grad students collide via Zoom; gamefication and sound rhetoric are defined; steampunk is NOT defined, or even talked about (much); and Bluestocking learns that grad school in COVID times is not an easy thing.

12-06
52:36

Episode 15 - Eve of Zombie Destruction

or Why Nothing Ruins War Like the Rising of the Dead with Justina Ireland’s Dread Nation**There are some issues with sound quality in this episode. You will probably need to crank the volume. The producer apologizes for her shoddy sound-editing skills**Show NotesToday’s Book(s):Dread Nation by Justina IrelandCitations:The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early RepublicLike Clockwork: Steampunk Pasts, Presents, and FuturesPodcast Recommendations:The Clockwork CabaretThe Steam Rollers Adventure PodcastTexas Steampunk ConnectionGallery of CuriositiesLibrary Boosters:Mahometan and CelestialLibrary-Agent Bellerophon:Eilís PhillipsEpisode Music courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.Org:“Come On Brenda, It's The 90s For Chrissakes”, Basic Bitches"Morning Terrors Nights of Dread", Shilpa Ray“Burn the World”, Grand MalEpisode Sounds courtesy of FreeSound.OrgContact Us!http://www.SPDHPod.Comhttp://www.simplyadorkable.orgsteampunkdollhouse@gmail.comTwitter and Instagram: @spdhpodEtsy Store:Blue’s Junk ShopThe Steampunk Dollhouse is a Wind-Up Girl Studios Production, in association with Simply Adorkable podcast network. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike 4.0 International license. It is written and produced by Elizabeth Headrick.[steampunk, steampunk novels, steampunk literature, steampunk librarian, steampunk lifestyle, post-apocalypse, steampunk survival guide, steampunk music]

02-10
01:11:50

Sequels 1 - A Very Special Sequel Supplemental

Sequels 1 -  A Very Special Sequel Supplemental - Wherein We Revisit Old Favorites and Delight in New Adventures - Rod Duncan, Queen of All Crows (Map of Unknown Things - continuation of The Fall of the Gaslit Empire series; A.J. Hartley, Guardian (Steeplejack #3); Rachel Caine, Smoke and Iron (Great LIbrary #4)

01-06
01:11:34

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12-15
01:09

Supplemental 7 - A Transnational Conversation with Helena Esser

Wherein universes collide, as they ALWAYS seem to do; steampunk is, for once, NOT defined; and Bluestocking learns that she is not yet ready for London primetime Show NotesAsylum XThe Presenters:Eilís Phillips - @EilisPhillipsWilliam Sutton - @WilliamGeorgeQJenevieve Van-Veda - @VanVedaHelena Esser - @esserhelenaKurian T. Peters - @skulduggerClaire Nally - @tinyhippo1979Karl Bell - @drkarlbellYomi Ayeni - @yomsClockwork WatchBooks Mentioned:William Sutton - Lawless and the Devil of Euston Square: Lawless 1 Claire Nally - Steampunk: Gender, Subculture and the Neo-VictorianArjun Raj Gaind - Empire of Blood Issue 01Katie MacAllister - SteamedGail Carriger - Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate)That Fucking Hill:Steep HillGorilla Knitting:Yarn BombingGerman Steampunk:Steampunk Jahrmarkt 2017Steampunk Jahrmarkt 2018Library Boosters:Mahometan and CelestialEpisode Music courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.Org:Intro and Wrap - There's A Hole At The End Of Tunnel by The Black HakawatiCredits- the lincolnshire poacher mi5 by The Conet ProjectContact Us!http://www.SPDHPod.Comsteampunkdollhouse@gmail.comTwitter: @spdhpodThe Steampunk Dollhouse is a Wind-Up Girl Studios Production. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike 4.0 International license. It is written and produced by Elizabeth Headrick.[steampunk, steampunk novels, steampunk literature, steampunk librarian, steampunk lifestyle, post-apocalypse, steampunk survival guide, steampunk music]

08-29
41:55

Episode 14 - 15 Feet of Gas-lit Snow

Episode 14 - 15 Feet of Gas-lit Snow or, How a Spiritwalker and a Soldier Risked Their Souls - Karin Lowachee, The Gaslight Dogs

07-07
01:27:12

Announcement 5 - Unusual Occurrences and Exciting Events

Wherein Bluestocking updates the listeners on the current state of the Library and asks for assistance in achieving a long-held dream.

04-30
26:03

Crossover 2 - A Conversation with Cindy Grigg & Storypunks

Wherein universes collide (once more), steampunk is (again, not really) defined, and Bluestocking learns that she is basically a muppetLibrary Boosters:Mahometan and CelestialAudibleSteampunk Podcast Collective:StorypunksWatch a video of the interview!Episode Music courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.Org:“Storyteller” by JahzzarContact Us!http://www.SPDHPod.Comsteampunkdollhouse@gmail.comTwitter: @spdhpodFacebook: /SPDHPodThe Steampunk Dollhouse is a Wind-Up Girl Studios Production. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share-Alike 4.0 International license. It is written and produced by Elizabeth Headrick.[steampunk, steampunk novels, steampunk literature, steampunk librarian, steampunk lifestyle, post-apocalypse, steampunk survival guide, steampunk music]

03-22
32:33

Episode 13 - Destination Perdido Street Station

Episode 13 - Destination Perdido Street Station, or Why Punishing People with Extreme Plastic Surgery is Really *$%^ed Up - The Bas Lag series - China Mieville

03-18
02:19:53

Episode 12 - Walk Like a Windup Egyptian

or How to Throw Sand in the Gears of Ordinary Steampunk with the anthology Clockwork Cairo: Steampunk Tales of Egypt, edited by Matthew Bright

02-08
02:07:09

Episode 11 - Disruption Junction, What’s Your Function

or Why Xenophobia Always Leads to a Bad End - S.E. Grove, The Mapmakers Trilogy

01-22
01:29:10

Episode 10 - Riders on the Wall of Storms

or Why Sometimes It’s About the Silk, Not the Steam with Ken Liu's The Dandelion Dynasty Series

01-06
01:27:50

Crossover 1 - A Conversation with Texas Steampunk Connection

Wherein universes collide, steampunk is (not really) defined, and tubas rend the air with a jaunty tune

12-19
01:05:35

Announcement 4 - Life-Induced Transmission Hiatus

Wherein Bluestocking explains why she will need to put Ken Liu’s magnificent (and massive) tomes on hold for a bit longer

11-27
20:22

Episode 9 - Mechanical Horse and a Willow Tree

or, How a Young, Jewish Woman Decided to Grab Destiny by the Horns  with Emily Barton's The Book of Esther

11-05
01:14:21

Supplemental 6 - The King in Yellow: Repairer of Reputations - Part 1

Wherein we become acquainted with a man who is most certainly not a lunatic. He’s not. Honestly.

10-28
19:26

Supplemental 5 - Steampunk Survival Guide - Ch. 5

Wherein the steampunk survivalist becomes learned in the various and sundry pox and plagues that inevitably accompany the apocalypse

10-23
23:15

Episode 8 - Born a Bullet-Catcher’s Daughter

or, How a Carnival Kid Brought Down an Empire with Rod Duncan’s Fall of the Gas-Lit Empire series

10-14
01:08:55

Episode 7 - Beyond the South Sea

or, Why Decolonial Determination is Steampunk as S*&# with the anthology The Sea Is Ours, Tales from Steampunk Southeast Asia, ed. Jaymee Goh & Joyce Chng

10-02
58:18

Announcement 3 - Transmission Delay

Wherein Bluestocking decides to venture forth from the bunker and spend time with her family

09-23
04:00

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