William Engels and Richard Sinex

Bad Role Models

History EN ↓ 14 episodes

A fair but irreverent look at some of our most dubious cultural heroes. Written and performed by Richard Sinex (CIA, FBI, ex-NATO Special Forces, Space Force, and Miramax Studios) and William Engels (History of Philosophy Audio Archive).

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William Engels and Richard Sinex

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SAURON INCORPORATED: A Corporate History of Palantir Part 1: Peter Thiel Crawls Out of an Apartheid-Era Uranium Mine and into the White House 12.12.2025 1:51:12

SOUND CREDIT: The Chamber Stage (YouTube) Support the boys (Thomas Vanek & Richard Sinex) and I on YouTube: ⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@hemlock-yt⁠ Because someone will ask: the Nixon tape is from Feb 1st 1972 and features the Reverend Billy Graham giving his fascinating interpretation of the Jewish Question in the Oval Office. Nixon concludes (its' a little garbled on the tape) by saying &...

Duuuuuuuuune (Part 2) - Thomas and Richard Melt Will's Spice-Dusted Brain with Frank Herbert's Cursed Lore [BRM9] 13.11.2025 2:13:20

Worm gods, ayahuasca babies, megadeath, the conquest of the universe, gross protuberances, white saviors, seeing the future, declining immortality, accepting immortality, liberating the universe, and most importantly: always keeping the spice flowing. Check us out on YouTube

Duuuuuuuuune (Part 1) - Thomas and Richard Melt Will's Spice-Dusted Brain with Frank Herbert's Cursed Lore [BRM8] 01.11.2025 1:54:26

He who can destroy a thing (Will's sanity) controls a thing. On this episode, Thomas and Richard flap their hands and shriek for 2 hours about Dune and Dune: Messiah lore. If you've only seen the movies (Will) prepare to get dunked on. Arrakis will bloom again.

6b Magnolia (1999): A Love Letter - Paul Thomas Anderson's Greatest Film, Fate, Freemasons, Intergenerational Trauma, Pick Up Artists, Aimee Mann, and Why It's Not Going to Stop (Til' You Wise Up) 26.10.2025 1:26:06

Paul Thomas Anderson made this when he was 28. So did Richard and Will. A celebration of ⁠the greatest movie of our greatest living director.⁠ Hats off to you, man. advisory: child abuse, self-harm, suicide. “Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.”― Hafez Music Credits: ⁠Violin version of Habañera by Katy Adelson⁠ ⁠Aria version of Habañera...

7: The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - W. B. Yeats, Aleister Crowley, H. P. Blavatsky, Samuel Mathers, Victorian Magick, Theosophy, Kabbalah, Séances, and the Great Occult Poetry Larp 06.10.2025 2:48:53

Keep this work free for everyone and unlock my entire corpus for $5 per month on Patreon! Samuel Mathers is Bane, not Wolverine. People Mentioned: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers H. P. Blavatsky William Wynn Westcott Aleister Crowley John Dee Edward Kelly A. E. Waite Erich Fromm and Wilhelm Reich References: Douglas Haig, the Battle of the Somme, and Séances "On 20th September 1906, Haig attended...

6a: Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master, There Will Be Blood, American Grifters, Bloodoil, Scientology, Solvent Abuse, Time Travel, Brahms, Chopin, Johnnie Greenwood, Radiohead and Milkshake Drinking 01.10.2025 2:39:58

Kick in on Patreon to support the both of us!⁠ This is the new work. Movies: ⁠The Master (2012)⁠ ⁠There Will Be Blood (2007)⁠ ⁠Magnolia (1999)⁠ ⁠Boogie Nights (1997)⁠ Music: ⁠Violin Concerto in D Major, Movement III Allegro Giocoso by Johannes Brahms⁠ ⁠Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan⁠ Etude Op 10 No 3 in E Major "Tristesse" Composed by Frederic Chopin, (Best) ⁠Performed by Maurizio...

#5: Miyamoto Musashi - Japan's Greatest Samurai Duelist, the Book of the Five Rings, the Way of Combat Strategy, Dokkōdō, Zen, and the Strike from the Void 26.09.2025 2:03:35

Come join the Patreon! ⁠https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon⁠ The best version of Musashi in English that I have found is the book The Complete Musashi translated by Alexander Bennett, which is available in audiobook form and is quite short and scholarly to boot. ⁠Goodreads link⁠ . Books and Movies: ⁠Silence, Martin Scorsese⁠ ⁠Pi, Darren Aronofsky⁠ ⁠Introduction to Zen Buddhism - D. T. Suzuki⁠ Lin...

4b: The HST Bonus Show: Screwjack, Better Than Sex, Hells Angels, Flesh-Eating Snails, Mescaline, Radical Lawyers, Motorcycles, and Finding the Edge 15.09.2025 1:10:27

A truly decadent and indulgent episode for the genuinely twisted wordheads and storyfreaks still crawling on all fives. Cheers, you beautiful bastards. Music by Anapse , track Bisector off Streamsafe Essentials Books Hells Angels by Hunter S Thompson Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson Screwjack by Hunter S. Thompson Better Than Sex: The Gonzo Papers Vol 4 by Hunter S Thompson Frea...

4a: Hunter S. Thompson in Aspen - Fear and Loathing in the Sheriff's Office, Greedheads, Hatemongers, and Yellow-Eyed Hyenas, The Freak Power Ticket, Fat City, and the Death of the American Dream 15.09.2025 2:06:23

With special guest Deputy Dick filling in (for) Richard Sinex. Music by Anapse , track Bisector off Streamsafe Essentials --Books-- Hells Angels by Hunter S Thompson Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson Screwjack by Hunter S. Thompson Better Than Sex: The Gonzo Papers Vol 4 by Hunter S Thompson Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff by Daniel Joseph Watkins Dark Alli...

3b: The Art Life: A Tribute to David Lynch (1946-2025): Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive (2/2) [EXPLICIT-SEE DESCRIPTION] 12.08.2025 2:38:34

Now It's Dark. Advisory: This episode contains potentially upsetting discussions of child sexual abuse/violence as well as addiction and human trafficking. Music Credit: ⁠Twin Peaks Theme (Cover)⁠ by ⁠Dehli Musikk⁠ In this one Richard and I cover the twin masterpieces: Lost Highway (1997) and Mulholland Drive (2001) and list Sixteen Reasons why we love David Lynch. Wishing DL an auspicious passage...

3a: The Art Life: A Tribute to David Lynch (1946-2025): Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive (1/2) [EXPLICIT-SEE DESCRIPTION] 07.08.2025 2:25:10

Now It's Dark. Advisory: This episode contains potentially upsetting discussions of child sexual abuse/violence as well as addiction and human trafficking. Music Credit: Twin Peaks Theme (Cover) by Dehli Musikk Correction: I said that Lynch married Rossellini. Actually they were just romantic partners and were never married. In this one Richard and I cover David Lynch's pocket biography, Blue Velv...

2b: Lord Byron - Frankenstein's Monster, Ada Lovelace, Dodging Child Support, 19th Century Gossip, the Greek War for Independence Butt Issues, Hayao Miyazaki, the Marquis de Sade, and David Lynch 04.08.2025 1:55:19

Patreon support: patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon Podcast Sources (AI Generated, May Contain Errors): Ada Lovelace Source: Wikipedia: Ada Lovelace Summary: Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She is often regarded as the first to recognize the full potential of a "comp...

2a: Lord Byron - European Grand Tours, Childhood Trauma, Crappy 18th Century Dads, Bringing a Bear to College, the Elgin Marbles, Mediocre Teenage Poetry, and the Dodging the Coppers Like a Dandy 21.07.2025 2:05:24

It's not easy being a gay brain-sex icon and a straight brain-sex icon at the same time but ya boi Byron did it. Part 1 of 2. Support the show and get ad-free content on Patreon Also, I decided Richard and I's biographical series is gonna be called "Bad Role Models" since that seems to be the theme... Also "Behind the Bastards" was already taken. Citations: Malcolm McDowell Movie "If...." (1968) B...

1: Osho, the Complete Series - Sex Cults, New Age Theology, Bioterrorism, Nurse Mengele, Dynamic Meditation, Tax Evasion, and Ten Weird Reasons You NEVER Leave a Cult Unsupervised 21.07.2025 4:14:54

Bhagwan Richard and I explore the life, mind, and times of a certain Raj Rajneesh, AKA Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh, AKA Osho, AKA FBI's most wanted guru. Support the Show on Patreon! References and Citations: ⁠Building Utopia by Russell King⁠ ⁠The Golden Road - William Dalrymple⁠ The Eknath Easwaran / Nilgiri Press Trilogy: ⁠-Dhammapada⁠ ⁠-Upanishads⁠ ⁠-Bhagavad Gita⁠ ⁠The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Comm...