About this episode

The episode discusses themes of death and suicide through the lens of Les Misérables, featuring a final reflection on the character Javert.

Cw: conversations about death, suicide, Trump mention Our favourite girly goes through it… for the last time. Just like Javert, we are quite thoroughly derailed. The Penal Code document mentioned Henri Gisquet This podcast was produced by Nemo Martin. The audio direction and intro composing is by JDWasabi. It is a Captain's Collection Creation. Bread & Barricades (@LesMisPodcast) | Twitter Bread & Barricades | Tumblr Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/lesmispodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/LesMisPodcast

People in this episode

Host: Captain's Collections

Topics covered

• death
• suicide
• literature
• Les Misérables
• cultural commentary

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