Following a lengthier detention in the temporal negative zone than anticipated, Craig and James have  broken out like a pair of true get-the-fuck-outlaws and are finally back to assess the events of the fictionalised 1950s, as presented on HBO and FX, and segue hither and thither about contemporary cultural goings-on. Buckle up, pilgrims!

As they finally exorcise the remaining demons of Misha Green's Lovecraft Country, our hosts contemplate some complex moral questions about representations of time travel and the problematic history of US pop culture's portrayal of communism. Did this frequently over-ambitious show stick a solid landing? Or were its disparate threads ultimately scattered beyond retrieval? And what if Watchmen was an episode of Quantum Leap? A gruesome and occasionally hilarious mystic ritual holds the answers.

Then it's back to the mean streets of Kansas City to catch up with Noah Hawley's motley ensemble and explore the references made to the work of socialist novelist Upton Sinclair. Press F to join us in mourning as a titan of the cast makes their exit, and have your hankies at the ready as Antoon leads us into the darkest ever Werther's Original ad - or should that be Leather's Original? Can we offer you a tasty belt in this trying time? But, please, pace yourself - Gaetano has the Augustus Gloop energy covered.

Featuring bonus discussions about the Sam Esmail-directed Homecoming, Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor, new musical releases from Junglepussy and Ariana Grande, PLUS a diversion into the strange world of dub AND extended swooning by our hosts over the serious drumming skills of thrash/death metal titans Luana Dametto and Eleni Nota. It all adds up to another feast of a podcast that will have you somersaulting like a coked-up early 90s Nicolas Cage.

Remember, there can only be one math, and to paraphrase Sailor Ripley, these holes in our trouser crotches are symbols of our individuality and advancing decrepitude.

Apologies for the lateness of this episode - alas, capitalism is a real son of a biscuit.



Gary Younge on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/aug/05/featuresreviews.guardianreview24

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair  - free download on LibriVox:
https://tinyurl.com/y5ofn3c6

The Strangeness of Dub podcast:
https://www.morleyradio.co.uk/series/the-strangeness-of-dub/

 Nervosa studio recording doc (Eleni Nota unleashed!)
https://youtu.be/Zss_iOsXZM8?t=681

 The impeccable Luana Dametto performing with Nervosa (drum cam footage – heart reacts only)
https://youtu.be/AFWhAzJSUrY
https://youtu.be/G4rr67v78MM

Wild at Heart era Nicolas Cage’s spectacular entrance on Wogan (AKA Craig re-entering the Tron Bar for the first time post-lockdown but with more grace and less torn crotch):
https://youtu.be/jtnfzOM5OjM

Craig's author page at the evil empire of Amazon (#plug):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Craig-Woods/e/B013F64T1G

For all the music we mention in each episode, please check out the fSobriety Jukebox playlist on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1jAIayDqTBbdWEl339DEST?si=2TfQrUaERYGXQIQbfWg59Q