About this episode

Carter Keane discusses his debut novella 'Morsel' and the implications of corporate culture and capitalism.

Corporate culture is a nightmare, but getting out of the office brings its own problems in Carter Keane’s debut novella – Morsel. It’s a story about monsters and eldritch beings, about killer cults and evil law-enforcement, about wellbeing scams and a boss from hell – but it’s also a springboard for a whole conversation about the cons (many) and pros (debatable) of capitalism. Carter indulges my devil’s advocacy, before we get back to the matter of strange forest disappearances and horrible shit that happens with bears. It’s a whole range of ways to feel scared of the world. Enjoy! Other books mentioned: The Ritual (2011), by Adam Nevill Last Days (2012), by Adam Nevill All the Fiends of Hell (2024), by Adam Nevill The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (2017), by Margaret Killjoy Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (1989), by Frederic Jameson Debt: The First 500 Years (2011), by David Graeber Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (2017), by Kate Raworth The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands (2020), by Jon Billman Rust Belt Femme (2020), by Rachael Anne Jolie Night of the Grizzlies (1969), by Jack Olsen…

People in this episode

Host: Neil McRobert

Guest: Carter Keane

Topics covered

• corporate culture
• capitalism
• horror literature
• eldritch beings
• wellbeing scams
• forest disappearances

Keywords

• Carter Keane
• Morsel
• corporate culture
• capitalism
• horror
• eldritch beings
• wellbeing scams
• forest disappearances

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Morsel, The Ritual, Last Days, All the Fiends of Hell, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion, Postmodernism, or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, Debt: The First 500 Years, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist, The Cold Vanish: Seeking the Missing in North America’s Wildlands, Rust Belt Femme

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