• Hurrah for Anarchy (again!): A History of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists
    Apr 30 2026
    Summary

    This month on Strangers we have “Hurrah for Anarchy: a history of Haymarket, May Day, and the Chicago Anarchists” by Margaret Killjoy, which is a short historical article about…May Day. If you want to hear Inmn interview Margaret and Io about applying the lessons of the Haymarket Martyrs to the repression we're facing today, then check out Live Like the World is Dying. If you want to read the zine, go to Tangled Wilderness.org and check it out for free! Or You can buy a fancy zine version of it here.

    Also check out our awesome May Day sale until May 5th. Get 40% off most things on our website!

    Guest Info

    Margaret Killjoy (she/they) can be found on IG @MargaretKilljoy or on twitter @magpiekilljoy. You can find more of her essays on Substack at: margaretkilljoy.substack.com

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Reader

    The Reader is Bea Flowers. If you would like to hear Bea narrate other things, or would like to get them to read things for you check them out at https://voicebea.wixsite.com/website

    Theme music

    The theme song was written and performed by Margaret Killjoy. You can find her at http://birdsbeforethestorm.net or on twitter @magpiekilljoy

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Road Soda by A.A. Zatarian
    Apr 2 2026
    Episode Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have a collection of poems from the road called Road Soda by A.A. Zatarian. The word of the month is about birds. Read along for free at TangledWilderness.org.

    Guest Info

    A.A. Zatarian (she/her) is a Mexican-American poet who spent most of the last twenty years traveling the United States. Her work focuses on discard and overlooked instances within the indulgent American landscape. A.A. Zatarian has self-printed five chapbooks, including Bad Dog Went (2023) and Fall Risk (2024).

    You can find A.A. on Instagram @Pippoppia

    Host Info

    Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. You can also find her on Substack at Birds Before the Storm.

    Publisher Info

    This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Additional Persecution Likely
    Mar 6 2026
    Episode Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have Additional Persecution Likely a translation by Oksana Mironova and Ben Nadler of selected sections of Delo Truda a Russian and Ukrainian anarchist newspaper published in exile in the wake of Russian Revolution. The word of the month is about a town in Ukraine. Read along for free at TangledWilderness.org.

    Guest Info

    Oksana Mironova was born in one collapsing empire and now lives in a different one. You can find her writing at oksana.nyc.

    Ben Nadler is a writer working between New York City and Philadelphia, where he teaches college English. His most recent book, Prairie Ashes (American Buffalo Books, 2025) is an archivally-informed novel exploring the multi-generational afterlives of a union war fought in downstate Illinois in the 1930s. More at bennadler.com

    Host Info

    Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. You can also find her on Substack at Birds Before the Storm.

    Publisher Info

    This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness.

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Beethoven on Bloor Street by K. Zimmer
    Nov 14 2025
    Episode Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have "Beethoven on Bloor Street" by K. Zimmer. It's memoirist essay that is the first chapter of our newest book, "Up:Rising: a collection of rebellious imaginings from authors with lived experiences of mental health and addiction." The word of the month is about being transported. Read along for free at TangledWilderness.org. And consider preordering our new book.

    Host Info

    Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. You can also find her on Substack at Birds Before the Storm.

    Publisher Info

    This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness.

    Find out more at https://strangers-in-a-tangled-wildern.pinecast.co

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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • Mary Marrow by Margaret Killjoy
    Oct 31 2025
    Episode Summary

    This month on Strangers, we have a short story by Margaret Killjoy titled Mary Marrow. It's about a witch and her cult, who hide in the woods and do...questionable things. There's an interview with Margaret after the feature about witches, fairy tales, and a bunch of other stuff. The word of the month is, unsurprisingly about magic. Read along at TangledWilderness.org for free.

    Also, we have a new book out for preorder, Up:Rising: A Collection of Rebellious Imaginings from Authors with Lived Experience of Mental Health & Addictions.

    Host Info

    Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtail.artificery. Margaret can be found on twitter @magpiekilljoy or instagram at @margaretkilljoy. You can also find her on Substack at Birds Before the Storm.

    Publisher Info

    This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness. You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness.

    Find out more at https://strangers-in-a-tangled-wildern.pinecast.co

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Pocket Guide to Conflict Mediation by Casandra
    Sep 5 2025
    Episode Summary

    This time on Strangers, Casandra talks to Inmn about how to mediate a conflict. This episode started as a Live Like the World is Dying episode and got turned into a zine called Pocket Guide to Conflict Mediation. 1 Conflict happens, but it doesn’t have to be a disaster. Having the knowledge and tools on hand to deal with conflict before it happens is one of the best things we can do to ensure that our radical communities are supportive and sustainable to everyone involved. There are lots of ways to approach dealing with conflict in radical spaces, and this zine is about one possible method: mediation. You can read it for free at tangledwilderness.org.

    Host Info

    Casandra can be found on BlueSky @hey-casandra.bsky.social and Inmn can be found on Instagram @shadowtailartificery.

    Publisher Info

    This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness and Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • A Letter to the Trans Teens Thinking About Giving Up by Andy
    Aug 22 2025
    Episode Summary

    This month on Strangers, Miriam talks with Andy about his zine and the state of the world that inspired it. The title says it all. Find the zine at www.tangledwilderness.org.

    Guest Info

    Andy works with the Chosen Family Law Center, which offers free legal services for non-nuclear and LBGTQ families.

    Chosenfamilylawcenter.org @andyeyeballs.bsky.social

    Host Info

    Miriam can be found making funnies on the Strangers' Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social

    Publisher Info

    This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilderness and Blue Sky @tangledwilderness.bsky.social You can support the show on Patreon at www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwildernes

    Find out more at https://strangers-in-a-tangled-wildern.pinecast.co

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Into the Terror Castle by Jackson Culpepper
    Jul 18 2025

    Episode Notes This time on Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, we have Into the Terror Castle: Gabby and Cuervo 1 by Jackson Culpepper. Into the Terror Castle is a piece of short fiction about urban exploring, the horrors of Capitalism, and cryptids. And if you like it, it’s a series! And you can find more from Jackson at linktr.ee/jcculpepper. Read along for free tangledwilderness.org. The word of the month is about those who wish to remain hidden.

    You can also find Jackson on Instagram @jcculpepper and Etsy at Zinesby Jackson.

    Publisher

    This podcast is published by Strangers In A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org or on Twitter @tangledwild. You can support this show by subscribing to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/strangersinatangledwilderness

    Host

    The host is Inmn Neruin. You can find them on instagram @shadowtail.artificery

    Notes go here

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    1 hr and 31 mins