# bonus content (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bonus content. Page: Feed: --- ## [8 new albums I think are great (August 21)](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/8-new-albums-i-think-are-great-august) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ Read my reviews of Wild Pink’s MJ Lenderman-assisted indie-country pivot, Brennan Wedl’s Waxahatchee-assisted ANTI- debut, and more. ## ['EMO REVIVAL' outtake #2: the early years of Football, etc](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/emo-revival-outtake-2-the-early-years) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ The latest piece of bonus content from my book 'EMO REVIVAL' looks at Houston band Football, etc's origin story. ## [The new punk song you need is Haywire’s “Interstate Love Affair”](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/the-new-punk-song-you-need-is-haywires) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ The Boston hardcore/Oi! band’s Roadrunner debut was just announced, and here’s my review of its lead single. ## [Today in new songs I like: Fontaines D.C. - "Marianne"](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/today-in-new-songs-i-like-fontaines) _2026-08-18 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ A track review of the dark, eerie, instantly-satisfying lead single to Romance's followup Dopamine Chamber. ## [Some thoughts on Sound & Fury 2026 (from someone who didn't attend)](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/some-thoughts-on-sound-and-fury-2026) _2026-08-17 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ The Rival Mob is back! Do hardcore kids like punk? Who is this year's band to watch? And more thoughts inspired by Sound & Fury 2026. ## [5 new songs that rock](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/5-new-songs-that-rock) _2026-08-15 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ From feel-good emo to antagonizing experimental metal, here are 5 new songs that rock. ## [8 new albums I think are great](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/8-new-albums-i-think-are-great) _2026-08-14 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ Read my reviews of Phoebe Bridgers, a new Blood Brothers offshoot, and six other new albums. ## [28 Weeks Later: How Nostalgia Kills](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/28-weeks-later-how-nostalgia-kills) _2026-08-14 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ Or, you can't select only the pasts you like. ## [The Human Sacrifices of the Shang Dynasty](https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/the-human-sacrifices-of-the-shang) _2026-08-13 · Patrick Wyman · Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman_ Mei kept his head high as he ascended the steps of the platform, eyes forward and not on his bare feet scraping the compacted earth. ## [A brief history of Basement (the band), an outtake of EMO REVIVAL (the book)](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/a-brief-history-of-basement-the-band) _2026-08-13 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ I'll be sharing some outtakes / bonus content from my upcoming book EMO REVIVAL here and the first one is all about UK band Basement. ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8tLHwVdSG0DH) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [7 great new songs that all happen to be folky indie or alt-country](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/7-great-new-songs-that-all-happen) _2026-08-12 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ A roundup of some new songs I love from the past few days that scratch a similarly earthy itch. ## [Sneak Peek: A First Look at The Wasteland Prince](https://esluck.substack.com/p/sneak-peek-a-first-look-at-the-wasteland) _2026-08-11 · E.S. Luck · Romancing the Wasteland_ Get some first-time glimpses of The Wasteland Prince, the final book in The Wastelander Series and my current WIP...plus a sneak peek at the cover-in-process. Exclusive for paid members! ## [RIP BrooklynVegan + Citizen's Halcyon Blues & more new album reviews](https://andrewsacher.substack.com/p/rip-brooklynvegan-citizens-halcyon) _2026-08-11 · Andrew Sacher · Unhappy Place_ Welcome to the first-ever post of my newsletter Unhappy Place. I shed a little light on losing my longtime music journalism job and get right back to writing about bands I love. ## [28 Days Later (2002): the First Contemporary Zombie Film (was not technically a zombie film)](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/28-days-later-2002-the-first-contemporary) _2026-08-07 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ I’ll start by saying that this is one of my all-time favorite zombie films. ## [A murder mystery set in Parliament, written by a pioneering MP](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/a-murder-mystery-set-in-parliament) _2026-08-06 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ Mark and Cory are joined by Elinor Taylor for our first book! It is Ellen Wilkinson’s The Division Bell Mystery, a political thriller disguised as a golden age detective story. ## [Romancing the Wasteland: Welcome to Substack!](https://esluck.substack.com/p/romancing-the-wasteland-welcome-to) _2026-08-05 · E.S. Luck · Romancing the Wasteland_ I'm starting a Substack where you can access all my exclusive bonus content, plus first looks at new artwork, The Wasteland Prince (and future books!), and more. ## [EPISODE 178: Human Transit with Jarrett Walker](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/08/04/episode-178-human-transit-with-jarrett-walker/) _2026-08-04 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ Jarrett Walker’s career has been dedicated to improving the quality of public transit in the United States and beyond. A specialist in bus network design, he has led transit planning... ## [Character Profile: Claire Ainsley](https://esluck.substack.com/p/character-profile-claire-ainsley-e39) _2026-08-04 · E.S. Luck · Romancing the Wasteland_ A behind-the-scenes look at the leading lady of The Wastelander Series, including inspirations for the character, character art, explanations of character choices, fun facts, and bonus content. ## [How I Accidentally Wrote a Post-Apocalyptic Romance Series](https://esluck.substack.com/p/how-i-accidentally-wrote-a-post-apocalyptic) _2026-08-03 · E.S. Luck · Romancing the Wasteland_ The year was 2020, and the pandemic made it feel like the world was ending. Joke was on it: my world had already ended four years prior. ## [Bonus Content: Amazing Trailer for my new book!](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/bonus-content-amazing-trailer-for) _2026-08-03 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ Um, THANK YOU, Princeton University Press!! This is awesome! ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/n0vbuKl73lZz) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [Bonus content: the first female Minister of Education](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/bonus-content-the-first-female-minister) _2026-08-03 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ Ellen Wilkinson's political career culminated in being Minister of Education in Clement Attlee’s 1945 government, the first woman to hold that post or its predecessor posts. ## [Christopher Nolan's Collapsing Worlds](https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/christopher-nolans-collapsing-worlds) _2026-08-01 · Patrick Wyman · Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman_ The Odyssey and the Bronze Age Collapse ## [Nolan's Odyssey (2026): Horror-Epic for the Boys](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/nolans-odyssey-2026-horror-epic-for) _2026-07-31 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ It’s not an easy thing to do, adapting an epic story from Antiquity for the modern day cinema. ## [Bonus content: procedures and rule books are the real heroes of this film](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/procedures-and-rule-books-are-the) _2026-07-28 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ We broke new ground in this episode, with our first guest and first black and white film. ## [PREVIEW: Bike is Best with Adam Tranter](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/07/28/preview-bike-is-best-with-adam-tranter/) _2026-07-28 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ \*\*\*This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, plus ad-free versions of regular episodes, merch discounts, presale tickets to... ## [The Tomb of Fu Hao and the Rise of the Shang Dynasty](https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/the-tomb-of-fu-hao-and-the-rise-of) _2026-07-28 · Patrick Wyman · Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman_ Mountains soared on either side of the pass. ## [Eyes Without a Face (1960)](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/eyes-without-a-face-1960) _2026-07-24 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ Something must have been in the water in 1960. ## [Mr Smith Goes To Washington, with Aidan Byrne](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/mr-smith-goes-to-washington-with) _2026-07-23 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ Aidan Byrne joins Mark and Cory to watch the classic Mr Smith Goes to Washington. It’s a film full of shameless emotional manipulation. ## [EPISODE 177: Final Dispatches from Book Tour](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/07/21/episode-177-final-dispatches-from-book-tour/) _2026-07-21 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ Our final Life After Cars book tour roundup episode is here, with our reports from Atlanta, Memphis, Chicago, Montréal, Orlando, Portland, Maine, and many, many more great North American cities!... ## [Witches and their Christian Allies](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/witches-and-their-christian-allies) _2026-07-17 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ I’ve been writing a lot lately about films, so this week it felt like the right time to turn back to some deep cultural history. ## [Point a Domain, Start a Pit (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JBFX66Wg5RYP) _2026-07-17 · **Sponsored**_ Point any domain to a blacked-out, poison-green coming-soon page with an email waitlist. ## [Bonus content: politics, football and the movies](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/bonus-content-politics-football-and) _2026-07-12 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ Once you’ve listened to our podcast’s latest episode and watched the Iranian football movie Offside, you will probably ask... ## [Hush (2016): Silence and Gender-Based Violence](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/hush-2016-and-the-horror-of-domestic) _2026-07-10 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ Get this. ## [Offside: politics meets football in Iran](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/offside-politics-meets-football-in) _2026-07-09 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ To coincide with the men’s football World Cup, Mark and Cory talk about the 2006 Iranian film Offside ## [EPISODE 176: Sidewalk Nation](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/07/07/sidewalk-nation/) _2026-07-07 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ In most parts of the United States and elsewhere, sidewalks exist in a legal grey area. They are public spaces that, at least when it comes to things such as... ## [Happy 4th of July: Jaws (1975) as a Study of American Masculinity](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/happy-4th-of-july-jaws-1975-as-a) _2026-07-03 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ When I first saw Jaws in the 1980s, I was probably about 9 or 10 years old, and it was around the 4th of July, which is right when the film takes place. ## [PREVIEW: Urban Planning Pop with Pondless](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/06/30/preview-urban-planning-pop-with-pondless/) _2026-06-30 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ \*\*\*This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, plus ad-free versions of regular episodes, merch discounts, presale tickets to... ## [It (Again) and Weapons (2025): How Horror Teaches us about Child Abuse](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/it-again-and-weapons-2025-how-horror) _2026-06-26 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ As you know from last week, I’ve recently read It (1985), an absolutely canonical work of American horror by Stephen King, and I have more to say about it than I could fit into last week’s post, so here we go: round two. ## [Brexit: The Uncivil War - how has the TV drama aged?](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/brexit-the-uncivil-war-how-has-the) _2026-06-25 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ To mark ten years since the Brexit Referendum, Cory and Mark talk about James Graham’s TV drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Brexit: The Uncivil War. ## [EPISODE 175: Rethinking Criminal Consequences for Drivers Who Kill](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/06/24/episode-175-rethinking-criminal-consequences-for-drivers-who-kill/) _2026-06-24 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ We’ve talked about “motonormativity” on the show before, typically in the context of the behavior we excuse when people are behind the wheel or how we think ao but parking... ## [Leadership plotting, in real life and in fiction](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/leadership-plotting-in-real-life) _2026-06-22 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ Welcome to the latest email for our podcast, Political Fictions: political drama on screen and on the page. ## [It (1985) Hit its DV Marks Hard](https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/it-1985-is-really-really-awesome) _2026-06-19 · Eleanor Johnson · Eleanor’s Horrors_ Embarrassing confession. ## [Party leadership plotting: Yes, Minister's Party Games episode](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/party-leadership-plotting-yes-ministers) _2026-06-11 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ The latest episode of Political Fictions is out. It’s about a Christmas special featuring plotting to become Prime Minister. So we’ll let you decide if our scheduling is way off or spot on. ## [Past Lives: A Quick Guide to Ancient Egypt](https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/past-lives-a-quick-guide-to-ancient) _2026-06-10 · Patrick Wyman · Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman_ Be sure to subscribe to the Past Lives Patreon for tons of great bonus content, including Q&As, interviews with amazing scholars, and much more. ## [EPISODE 174: Changing Lanes](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/06/09/episode-174-changing-lanes/) _2026-06-09 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ What does it take to make a street safer for everyone? In the US, it typically requires a combination of tragedy, grassroots organizing, and political leadership. Even when these ingredients... ## [King's Game: leadership plotting, Scandi-style](https://politicalfictions.substack.com/p/kings-game-leadership-plotting-scandi) _2026-05-28 · Mark Pack · Political Fictions: political drama on screen and the page_ Welcome to the latest email for our podcast, Political Fictions: political drama on screen and on the page. ## [PREVIEW: Sean Duffy’s Great American Road Grift](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/05/26/preview-sean-duffys-great-american-road-grift/) _2026-05-26 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ This is a preview of a Patreon-exclusive bonus episode. For complete access to this and all of our bonus content, plus ad-free versions of regular episodes, merch discounts, presale tickets to... ## [EPISODE 173: Taking the Transportation Fight to Congress from NY-7](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/05/19/episode-173-taking-the-transportation-fight-to-congress-from-ny-7/) _2026-05-19 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez, and Julie Won are all running in the June 23 Democratic primary for New York’s 7th congressional district. That’s the seat that opened up when veteran... ## [Gebelein Man and the Roots of Ancient Egypt](https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/gebelein-man-and-the-roots-of-ancient) _2026-05-14 · Patrick Wyman · Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman_ Be sure to subscribe to the Past Lives Patreon for tons of great bonus content, including Q&As, interviews with amazing scholars, and much more. ## [EPISODE 172: A Physical Education with Casey Johnston](https://thewaroncars.org/2026/05/12/episode-172-a-physical-education-with-casey-johnston/) _2026-05-12 · Sarah Goodyear · The War on Cars_ Just as it is with road safety, so much of how Americans talk about health pushes the responsibility for eating right and exercising onto the individual, ignoring the many structural... ## [My New Book, Lost Worlds, Is Out Today!](https://patrickwyman.substack.com/p/my-new-book-lost-worlds-is-out-today) _2026-05-05 · Patrick Wyman · Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman_ Today is the day - my new book, Lost Worlds: How Humans Tried, Failed, Succeeded, and Built Our World - is finally out!