Two Librans

Roman Muradov, Tom Van Deusen

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. 24. 30 Degrees

    18 giờ trước

    24. 30 Degrees

    Big news from the world of necromancy: Mark E. Smith is back from the dead, nonconsensually. This episode we’re covering the remarkably mediocre song that Mark was resurrected for, and the drama surrounding it. Wake up! The song’s over. If you are not familiar with E* Bl*in*y, the Fall’s greatest hanger-on was extensively covered in this episode, which you can listen to before this one, if you want to steep yourself in this strange man’s strange and mediocre lore. ALSO DISCUSSED Jamie Hewlett’s drawing of MES Auctioned for 3400, not 400 as was stated on the pod. Can you spot Mark having fun in his favorite place, India? One-upping the worst Fall album artwork. This is the summer fit you deserve. Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower We got a new Fall song before a Bloodborne remaster. The other Taliban If you need even more heavy-breathing men engaging in Fall banter, check out the surprisingly entertaining F.a.l.l.o.u.t.p.o.d.c.a.s.t. which has a similarly futile and deranged premise—instead of dedicating an episode to every single Fall song like we do, they are trying to find out which one is the best by process of elimination. The episodes on MES solos and collaborations have some inevitable Bl*n*y appearances, but that’s also where I found out about the strange and wonderful collaboration with one of the Mouse of Mars men, Molocular Mediatations. It’s quite a bit weirder than Von Sudenfen. More horrible cover art What the Toxic Avenger reboot could’ve been OUR OWN STUFF Roman has new adventures of Terrible Father. If you are in that there London, you catch him at ARC July 11-12th. Tom has been working on the art for the game Actor RE: Actor, coming soon from Quack Quack games. You can wishlist it on Steam here, and sign up for play testing. It’s a lot of fun, and coming together quickly. Tom also made the animations for this documentary from More Perfect Union, and a new one from them coming out later this week about the president’s Large Adult Sons. 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

    1 giờ 4 phút
  2. 20. Poisoned Fishes

    4 thg 2

    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

    1 giờ 14 phút
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    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

    1 giờ
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    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

    1 giờ
  5. 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

    52 phút
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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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