SMBC Comic: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-11-07 Huge thanks to Login for her musical accompaniment! Check her out here: https://soundcloud.com/user-316394201 Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us money? Here's our patreon: [ https://www.patreon.com/unculturedswinepodcast ] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...
Jan 04, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Huge thanks to Login for her musical accompaniment! Check her out here: https://soundcloud.com/user-316394201 A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve ...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 54 min
The one that's the finale of Surface Detail A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us money? Here's our patreon: [ https://www.patr...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 52 min
The one prominently featuring Yime Nsoke. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us money? Here's our patreon: [ https://www.patreo...
Nov 06, 2021•1 hr 46 min
This episode is less editted than the previous ones. If you have thoughts on that, I welcome feedback on the discord. If you didn't notice, I'll take your silence as approval. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) ...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 19 min
The one not featuring Yime Nsoke. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us money? Here's our patreon: [ https://www.patreon.com/un...
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 10 min
We have now set up enough pieces that we can start REALLY getting into the setup. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us money? ...
Oct 02, 2021•1 hr 48 min
Next up we'll be covering chapters 6-10. Death traps! But death alone doesn't intend to entrap anyone for as long as they've been captured in the first part of Surface Detail. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit culturedswine.substack.com
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Johnny and GSV witness a few additional ways of dying. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us money? Here's our patreon: [ https...
Aug 28, 2021•1 hr 37 min
This time we're joined by our Lord and Savior Wes to talk about The Egg, by Andy Weir! Jeruselem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAGKdkf0viM A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: [ https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music ] Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money ...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr
Johnny and GSV learn about a few ways of dying. The music used to accompany GSV's reading was Terminal Khaos Builders' wonderful piece, "All you ever were was a little piece of the universe, thinking to itself." Off their album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks' Culture" The Closer: https://youtu.be/S6kPXH9HJvE A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out t...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 32 min
Ziller is snarky and Quillan is sad. Our hosts are both! Caveman Sci-fi A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us money? Here's our...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Caste wars and Dinosaurs! We begin what's probably the most emotional book in The Culture series this week in the first episode of Look to Windward. This week we cover the Prologue up till the Airsphere subchapter; Next week, 5 till "The Memory of Running." A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.b...
Jul 04, 2021•1 hr 33 min
After all this time, we thought it might do some good to re-release episode 1 with some better editting and our distinctive music (and by 'our', we of course mean 'The Terminal Khaos Builders''). We don't say it very often (mostly to avoid being annoying) but we mean it now: If you know of anyone who might enjoy this show, then right now, with this episode, is the best time to spread the word. Thanks as always to everyone who listens and supports us. GSV and Johnny introduce themselves then get ...
Jun 19, 2021•1 hr 23 min
Death decides it's done being part of my metaphorical descriptions and gets to work. That Symphony we mentioned: { https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2C7y51i_R8 } That blog post we mentioned: { https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Tv7WWhgbKMWzEnMmx/mere-messiahs } A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.b...
Jun 19, 2021•1 hr 35 min
In our first guest appearance since the last one, Liam and Waweru from the 2 Rash 2 Unadvised podcast (Find them { https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1755988.rss } here, they talk about the Terra Ignota series) join us to talk about Harlan Elison's classic story of AI gone horribly wrong, I have No Mouth and I Must Scream! A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture....
Jun 19, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Wanderers giving chronicles and waxings on the philosophical! Next episode we'll be finishing Matter. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other th...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Hoals gets smarter! Anaplian gets readier! Auromen gets stupider! The trends continue! A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us mo...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 26 min
In which Economic Parasites face off against the more standard Biological kind. Next episode, we'll cover Chapters 15-19. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched b...
May 01, 2021•1 hr 39 min
And that has made all the difference. https://eyeofmidas.com/scifi/Turtledove_RoadNotTaken.pdf https://rootsofprogress.org/ A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 1 min
In which death takes a moment to linger appreciatively at the throne before continuing its grim business. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve othe...
Apr 17, 2021•1 hr 24 min
In which war is very pointedly avoided by all involved for at least the present moment. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord.gg/5RweN4Z ) Got a desire to give us money that can't be quenched by any salve other than giving us m...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 42 min
The classic moral philosophy problem in the form of a short story! Or that's the popular perception anyway; GSV examines that reading, and Johnny presents a less popular one with more Cultural undertones as they examine Ursula K. Le Guine's "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas." https://blog.jaibot.com/the-copenhagen-interpretation-of-ethics/ https://www.sfu.ca/~palys/Miner-1956-BodyRitualAmongTheNacirema.pdf A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! O...
Mar 23, 2021•51 min
In which war is hell and it all works out fine in the end. https://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=2302 https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ShapeshifterIdentityCrisis A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https://discord...
Mar 20, 2021•1 hr 31 min
Attempting (and beautifully executing) an apparently rapid recovery from the pyschological problems one would expect Horza to suffer in this situation, our hero continues down his dark path, commenting on how nice the rapidly moving light at the end of the tunnel looks! How to destroy the world: https://qntm.org/destroy A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Cultu...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 43 min
A cast to downsize and a presence of demise! Horza makes his way back to the railroad that fate built for him and makes every effort to reach the death world he was destined for, but endless complexities are before him as ever. A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat wi...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 35 min
Coprophagic Cults and ill-equipped adults! Horza continues his adventures aboard the Clear Air Turbulence, and finds himself encountering tales seemingly unrelated to his own! https://xkcd.com/558/ A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music Come chat with us on our discord ( https:/...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 15 min
Fascists and Feculence! Johnny and GSV begin the long awaited beginning to the culture series, as The Culture ramps up for its fight against the hated Idiran Empire! But neither the empire nor their cultured foes are the focus of this tale, as we start on contemporary religious references and move immediately on to a seemingly inconsequential pair of doomed agents fleeing dangerous situations in service of their respective home group-civilizations! Links We Mentioned: [ https://hpmorpodcast.com/...
Jan 18, 2021•2 hr 8 min
Orbs of sight, reader's delight! GSV and Johnny, aided by special guests Jace Dickey and Zeek Aran, read through the entire damnable text of the ancient work of ill-advisedly published fantasy fiction, The Eye of Argon! Strap in for 3 hours of audiobook and 1 hour of complaining and giggling, both of them nonconsecutively. Here's the PDF version we were reading from: [ https://ansible.uk/misc/eyeargon.pdf ] (and here's a backup text transcr ipt, because that's really hard to read: https://ansibl...
Jan 09, 2021•3 hr 56 min
Inversions episode 6: In which Johnny is right about goddamned everything. This episode is the first one edited by dear friend of the show GSV. If you noticed any differences, feel free to point them out so we can get competitive about who's the better editor :D A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our opening theme is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here: https://terminalkhaosbuild...
Dec 28, 2020•1 hr 26 min
