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Tom's Terror TroveAuthor: Thomas Barker
Hello, and welcome to Tom's Terror Trove, a podcast currently disgorging The Crawling World, an original dark fantasy/sci fi, full cast audiodrama. I also narrate classics and little-known gems of horror fiction: Mid 19th - early 20th century a speciality.New episodes every Friday, 9am NZ Time.Im Thomas, a voice-actor ( an occasional writer and musician), and Im delighted to have you join me for tonight's episode.If you'd like to buy me a ko-fi, I have a page for that!ko-fi.com/tuomasva Language: en-nz Genres: Drama, Fiction, Science Fiction Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Gregor, Kafka, Limbus. An inquiry into Gregor Samsa(ra), and the parallels between sinner and salaryman
Episode 1
Friday, 6 February, 2026
"If anyone’s doing the heavy lifting, it’d be us... Hey! Manager Bud! More incoming!"In this episode, I take a look at suffering and redemption in The Metamorphosis, philosophical pessimism, and how Gregor in Limbus Company might be Georg Bendeman, the happiest Gregor yet, or even Kafka himself. Reincarnation is a heck of a thing.Plus of course the traditional (I've done it three, now it's definitely a tradition) interlude dub!Narrated and produced by Thomas BarkerIf you'd like to chip in a couple of dollars to help with hosting and production costs, I'd be enormously grateful.https://ko-fi.com/tttReferences:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_pessimismRyan, M. P. (1999). Samsa and Samsara: Suffering, Death, and Rebirth in “The Metamorphosis.” The German Quarterly, 72(2), 133–152. https://doi.org/10.2307/408369Kafka: The Metamorphosis, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir https://limbuscompany.wiki.gg/wiki/Gregorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Kafkahttps://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/on-translating-kafkas-the-metamorphosisQueries, comments? Write to me at: tuomasva@outlook.comWatch this episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU9gAlZeexHnFHASayT0nGM17V4hCSzSi
