Two Librans

Roman Muradov, Tom Van Deusen
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A podcast about the Fall and Mark E.Smith, headed by two cartoonists of moderate renown, Roman Muradov and Tom Van Deusen. If you don't care about the Fall, most of the show is funny digressions and exemplary banter on subjects as varied as Russian Wheel of Fortune, Tom Morello's Dangerous Truths, indie comics, Slack bullying, chocolate fountains, and so much more. twolibrans.substack.com

  1. 22. Slippy Floor

    לפני 4 ימים

    22. Slippy Floor

    And we’re back, finally and we finally finish covering a song for once, the dense and mutli-part Y.F.O.C. / Slippy Floor. You can catch up on the first part, but the lyrics don’t make a hell of a lot of sense anyway. For our next episode, we have a sEcRet special guest 🤫 and it’ll be a bit of a soft reboot for the show. Till then, enjoy a classic digression-fest with two men bickering intercontinentally. Since it’s the same damn song, let’s put in an alternative mix at least. It’s not very good, but it’s different. ALSO DISCUSSED Happy 100th birthday to the term “Late Stage Capitalism” 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 Black Seth THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING Is Slippy Toad a Furry? Listeners, let us know. The Man with the Fish The surprising link between Roy Cohn, Lionel Trains, and Neil Young Happy New Year from Club Z PS. Roman had a new graphic novel coming out from Fantagraphics last month and it’s already sold out, which has nothing to do with the publisher printing a very modest number of copies. You can still find it in shops, but hurry up. Guaranteed to be a collector’s item. Roman also finished the latest Resident Evil game and had difficult feelings about it: Tom doesn’t have a goddamn thing to report. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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  2. 21. Y.F.O.C.

    6 במרץ

    21. Y.F.O.C.

    In this episode we intended to cover the entirety of the Fall’s late-career banger “Y.F.O.C / Slippy Floor”. However, we went so off-course we can legally only say we covered the acronym. We’ll cover the eponymous “Slippy Floor” that somehow broke both of Mark E. Smith’s hips another time! The song is still an absolute banger, and we do go a bit into the background, but this episode is pretty much all side-quest missions. INCLUDING! Joe Rogaine Isn’t it nice when people you hate turn out to be bad? “It seemed like a good idea at the time!” The golden age of Boob Signing That’s album art, alright Amanda Palmer, Patreon Saint of the pod PS. Roman has a new graphic novel coming out from Fantagraphics. He’s doing an event for it at Desert Island in Brooklyn, and Tom will join and read some new comics. Guaranteed to be the event of the century. Tom has nothing to plug on his ‘stack, he’s still slowly working on his comic and his prints. Follow him on Instagram, why don’cha? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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  3. 20. Poisoned Fishes

    4 בפבר׳

    20. Poisoned Fishes

    Today we are covering several terrible songs by probably the worst ex-member (although the membership itself is disputed) of the Fall, E* Bl*n*y. We censored his name because he seems like the sort of person who googles himself, and I don’t think there’s a single kind word said about him in this whole episode. So, E*, if you stumbled upon this, just walk away. You have a life, a family, and a career. This is just a tiny podcast made by practitioners of the lowest artform in history. For everyone else, prepare to explore the wild world of this guy, as well as various forums and obscure musical review sites, where E*’s mates have gone out of their way to write something positive about his “skronking wonk bonk.” Note: This video is age-restricted for pretty graphic real-life war footage. It should also be taste-restricted for being utter shit. This is a bit of an unusual, ‘proper’ podcast, where we ‘do a journalism’ and go deep down a rabbit hole of mediocrity, instead of just endlessly derailing each other. It’s the NPR of Two Librans, except actually good. ALSO DISCUSSED Pascal Le Gras’s cover art Honking Skronk Rock recorded at a rented house in Holmfirth Another act from the Manchester Bl*n*y-verse Seriously, who in the hell IS this guy?! Mark hits a nadir Proto-Blaney from Fast Show Eric Clapton on his racist past: “I just thought it was funny” PS. Don’t forget to follow our personal stacks! Roman has a new graphic novel coming up on Feb.24th from Fantagraphics. And if you’re in London, you can get it signed on Feb.26th at Gosh Comics. Tom has nothing to plug on his ‘stack, he’s still slowly working on his comic and his prints. Follow him on Instagram, why don’cha? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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  4. 26 בינו׳

    19. Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain

    We continue our European travelogue through our misadventures through Berlin and Leipzig last summer, and to accompany it we chose to discuss The Fall’s “Das Vulture Ans Ein Nutter-Wain”, a song whose title in German means absolutely nothing. We also discuss our old bugbear Patti Smith (the bleeper had to do overtime on this ep), Jordan Peterson’s all-meat diet, and Roman’s dangerously truthful Trumpberg-trolling on Instagram. Roman is pretty trashed on this one after a full day of irritating his audience online for no reason. Probably not his finest performance, but the man was dealing with Society, give him a break, damn it! Tom is drinking too, but that’s pretty par for the course. ALSO DISCUSSED Roman’s Epstein moment Jordan Peterson DESTROYS feminism by talking over woman Patti Smith’s N-word pass revisited Previously discussed in episode 11. Beyond Bath and Beyond Here she is confirming that she indeed is a n************. This might be the most irritating interview with anyone, ever. She uses N-word within the first minute (different times). IYKYK Other classics Tom interrupting Roman’s “meditating” Saul Steinberg getting a little flirty with the interviewer (different times) The Crumb bio that probably desperately needs promo from our very popular pod Roman’s cursed children’s book that brought him questionable new audiences Friend of the pod Anna Haifisch Friend and collaborator of the pod James Turek Men sleep on layers of bedsheets and think it’s fine Us PS. Don’t forget to follow our personal stacks! Roman has a new graphic novel coming up on Feb.24th from Fantagraphics. And if you’re in London, you can get it signed on Feb.26th at Gosh Comics. Tom has nothing to plug on his ‘stack, he’s still slowly working on his comic and his prints. Follow him on Instagram, why don’cha? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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  5. 7 בינו׳

    18. Papal Visit Pt. 1

    WARNING, INFANT! If you came to the pod looking for informed Fall commentary, this episode might not be the best place to start. It was ostensibly to be about the Fall-filler “classic” Papal Visit, but things got badly derailed when we discussed our European adventure together earlier this year. If you’re looking for a decent introduction to our somewhat-Fall-related banter, check out our recent recent ep on Bonkers in Phoenix. Otherwise, enjoy the travelogue! As a result, the least-deserving song in the Fall catalogue is a two-episode special, so stay tuned. LADZ ON TOUR We’re going over our first and last pub crawl pilgrimage to Manchester, and get derailed into discussing beastmodes, Leigh Bowery at the Tate, sensitive actor Pedro Pascal, early British indie games, bouncy castles and other worthy matters. ALSO DISCUSSED LS Lowry 360 experience VR Colonoscopy Leigh Bowery SHUT UP, LITTLE MAN! That egg gate Dizzy Roman’s scenic death march A bouncy castle near a church (church was on the left) The Mancunian Neckbeard The semi-official MES pub crawl Honey, we have Cuphead at home Bank Holidays in Manchester BEAST MODE PS. Don’t forget to follow our personal stacks. Roman is back with an exciting new Terrible Father adventure: Tom is still cranking away furiously on his comic, and you can read the last installment with its proper formatting. PPS. From one of the lavatories. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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  6. 25.12.2025

    17. Jingle Bell Rock

    This episode we cover such festive topics as school shootings, Zohran’s waifu (who is definitely listening to the pod), and the prison industrial complex! Since this is the first episode we recorded and edited in a timely manner, we even talked about the newest Jeffrey Epstein “drop” and other topical matters—listen now, or feel irrelevant forever. JINGLE BELL ROCK Merry Mark E. Smith-smas, boys and girls, it’s the very first Two Librans Holiday Special! This episode’s Fall song is a bizarre cover of Jingle Bell Rock from a mid 90s John Peel session, with a wild story behind its improvised lyrics. We delve into the song’s history, and its many, many cover versions, almost all of them terrible. For comparison, here is the original. We’ll go over all the missing and added lyrics, green M&S bags, Brussels sprouts, old beef, and all. We’re a little drunk on this one. So sneak off from staid and awkward family time, lock yourself in the bathroom and spend some quality time with your real family. ALSO DISCUSSED The story behind the cover From the new audiobook version of Steve Hanley’s the Big Midweek. Roman’s exceedingly thoughtful gift for Tom Gets yours here NY post headlines Prison Just friends Kurt Vonnegut farting around River City Ransom US cover art PS. Don’t forget to follow our personal stacks. Tom is still cranking away furiously on his comic, and you can read the last installment with its proper formatting. Roman recently had a work trip and made some exciting drawings about office life. If you’re reading this before the end of the year, his annual subscription has a discount, and he’s pledging to put out more posts. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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  7. 05.12.2025

    16. British People in Hot Weather

    Howdy-ho, fellow and honorary Librans, to a brand-spankin’-new episode we recorded months ago! Now that we’ve crossed the threshold into winter, it’s a great time to release an episode that we recorded in late spring and said will “probably come out this summer.” When Tom heard that while editing the episode it made him very sad! He looked outside at the frosty gray day from his millennial gray apartment. He then looked back at Adobe Audition and started sobbing. Poor Tom. But Tom was rapidly filled with cheer as he realized this was the episode where we discuss… BRITISH PEOPLE IN HOT WEATHER Yes, what better time to share a song about summer than in the middle of the winter of our diss-content? This banging tune will certainly warm you up, whatever cold region you might be currently inhabiting. Mark brings himself to giggles singing about how poorly the British handle the heat in this weird B-Side released around the time he went through a divorce and recorded Extricate. It might be their most spite-fueled album, which is really saying something when you consider their catalogue, and it’s nice to hear Mark get a little silly in this pretty throw-away track. ALSO DISCUSSED Spending the summer with Tom Hank’s son (really.) No joke, this is Tom Hank’s son Fellow faux-Jamaican-Patoi lover, Adrian Brody Sound of the Summer. Kubrik’s scene compositions in Barry Lyndon This great interview with Robert Crumb at the 92nd St. Y (if you listen closely you can hear Tom laughing in the audience!) The intensely disturbing Claymation film The Adventures of Mark Twain Here, watch the whole f****n’ movie! Roman’s very short career in Facebook games PS. Don’t forget to follow our personal stacks. Roman recently came back from France with some very French comics to show. And whoa! Tom is writing comics again! Holy shit, you’d better subscribe so you can READ THE WHOLE BOOK as he slowly draws it! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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  8. 31.10.2025

    15. Bonkers in Phoenix

    Just in time for spooky szn, one of the more disturbing Fall songs from an album with a kind of holiday skull. More importantly, we finally fulfill the astrological premise of our podcast, and talk for an unreasonable amount of time about a certain Bushwick bar, centered around the stars and their signs. We go in deep, reading google reviews and missions statements, and, as usual, end up in the doghouse, discussing whether it’s cool or not to ruin your ex-wife’s songs. We also talk about “straight bars” where we feel safe, Roman’s amorous escapades, rejection vouchers, and many other things. Listen till the end for a bonus interview with the man Mark E.Smith and the woman Brix Smith themselves. ALSO DISCUSSED This fucking style Get Your Birthday Song from Hermeto Pascoal The Less “Doctored” Earlier Version What do you think, listener, is it better? We think it is, and Mark was a bit of a knob to dismantle this song further for no good reason. Normal Men Weigh In on Brix’s Contributions Aaaawesome Book for Real Dudes of the Manosphere The Classical The Other Great Kr*utr*ck Album Art PS. Don’t forget to follow our personal stacks. Roman is halfway through his long depressing book, and in the next chapter the umbrella story from this episode might reappear in a slightly altered form. Roman’s 15 minutes on Substack from back when Ghibli AI was relevant. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com

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A podcast about the Fall and Mark E.Smith, headed by two cartoonists of moderate renown, Roman Muradov and Tom Van Deusen. If you don't care about the Fall, most of the show is funny digressions and exemplary banter on subjects as varied as Russian Wheel of Fortune, Tom Morello's Dangerous Truths, indie comics, Slack bullying, chocolate fountains, and so much more. twolibrans.substack.com

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  • יוצרים
    Roman Muradov, Tom Van Deusen
  • שנות פעילות
    2024 - 2026
  • פרקים
    22
  • סיווג
    תוכן בוטה
  • זכויות יוצרים
    © Roman Muradov, Tom Van Deusen
  • אתר התכנית
    Two Librans

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