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The project turned four for so bod [包家巷] proposed we do a rundown of every single episode of from 1 until 170 and "react" to each one - the good, the bad, the ugly - every single phase from this nebulous, undefined sociology project. Afterthoughts on what worked and what didn't work, who to trust, where things are headed, and more. From cult leaders to Soundcloud rappers to transhumanists and 2...

This is a preview. For full episode and more subscribe here 3 hr 7 m dive into one of the 20th centuries most radical, transformative yet commercial art movements: Coffee Shop Modernism. Maligned by critics, yet beloved by the public - what did the architects of 'Googie' understand that we do not? Also the art of NASA space colonies (current MoMa exhibit), Bob's Big Boy, Monsanto/MIT/and Disney's...

This is a preview. For full episode and more ⁠subscribe here⁠ Episode with teacher/all-around smart guy Zoyd Wheeler on the continued relevance of Baudrillard's funniest book America as well as his essays Pataphysics of the Year 2000 and Murder of the Real-tying it into the resurgence of folklore, fake aliens, funk brasilero, Halloween, and desert-horizontal.

Comprehensive history of AI episode w/ Max Foley ( Reality Gamer ) ( Harmless AI / Anti-Yudkowski ) Original release 8/28/23 the stupidity of E/ACC, RAND corporation 4.0, Van Neumann / Robert Oppenheimer, Game Theory, Corporate Surrealism, Andy Warhol: Cyborg, AI Alignment scam, Bayesian probability, Roger Bacon's Brazen Head, “There is no natural religion”, #BRG, scientific realism, and more... F...

for full 4.5 hour episode support the show on Patreon 4.5 hour sequel of A History of Leisure and Free Time focusing on lesser known movements, innovations, and countercultural operations of the 20th century - a consummate historical excursion into how we can redeem the Realm of Freedom in the 21st Century. Robert Rauschenberg's Captiva Island getaway in post 68', Bell Laboratories, Experiments in...

Special 3 + hour Contain guide to the history of Leisure and Free Time...where did it go? when did it start? What can you do to Live Free...T*O*D*A*Y? Including:Benjamin Klein Hunnicutt's fantastic book Free Time: The Forgotten American Dream (2010), the Desert Island sound of Vini Reilly / Durutti Column, Democratic Vistas by Walt Whitman-a heavy examination of his promethean tendencies, Percy Mc...

For video and more: patreon.com/contain Rare first interview-mysterious southwest collage legend givingdirt explains the process behind his craft...set design for the imagination, Margaret Mead's Sex and Temperament: Three Primitive Societies, Hawaii, Mark Twain, National Geographic, rejecting art shows, anthropology, saguaro fetish, the desert, bestdancerliljontooreal, landscape architecture, I N...

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For full 160 + episode archive and more please consider supporting the show here Military veterans Levy and Jae come on for a special report on their time in the South Korean Army. 'The Army is the best way to find out who you are in this world' 'The Army is one of the last vacations a man can have' 대한민국 육군 Music from Extra Small - Nepotism Child

Musician, artist, and writer Jack Skelley comes on the show to discuss his lost classic work of fiction Fear of Kathy Acker out now on Semiotext(e), William Blake, Los Angeles, Mike Kelley, and more.   For full episode, library of episodes, music and more consider subscribing as your support makes this project possible!

Dana Dawud and artist Sven Loven come on to discuss his new painting show centering around online persona, darkness, and lore entitled Humiliation Ritual at No Gallery.  Parsing through 25 exabytes of data, a critical reassessment of "The Vibe Shift"-2 years later, the Miami Art Basel stabber inhabited by cybernetic entities, acculturation vs. folklore, the Film01 screening, aesthetic exchanges wi...

Some thoughts on being a cancer transplant donor + Q & A including Droopy Dog, creative advice, and more. This is a preview, full episode on Patreon

The ladies from my favorite podcast Texas Overture come on the show to discuss their experience of the Archives of the Impossible paranormal archive conference at Rice University amongst many other things: “In and Out of This World: Material and Extraterrestrial Bodies in the Nation of Islam” Forrest Bess, Topaz Mining, Skinwalkers at the Pentagon, and the mass turn towards paranormal and celestia...

Pt. 2- Applying Baudrillard's concept of the Fatal Strategy. Other topics: ether, anesthesia, The Waste Land, AI, the history of the mini-skirt, Emanuel Swedenborg's skull, Sophie Calle, baroque, alchemy, etc. lots of good stuff in this one. Follow Emmalea and take one of her courses 

Ulysse Carrier (Inherent It Girl) and Cute Noumena stop by to explain Woke Brutalism, Parrhesia, Aether, the turn towards reaction, and whether or not we're going to experience a Woke Slut Americana Summer. Part 2. available from Decode shortly

Full episode available on Patreon First part in a series on Baudrillard Live - collected spontaneous interviews with writer Emmalea Russo,  diving into his thoughts on the movie theatre, Los Angeles, fashion, fatal strategies, on-demand streaming services, what it means to be 'Post-Critical', lookism, and more clairvoyant 1980's observations from the Lt. Columbo of parasociology. The resurgence is...

In this episode I interview Jack, a career professional sports-team mascot, on his experience embodying non-human anthropomorphic entities in vaguely ritualized public gatherings. We also discuss the etemology of mascots, the history of masks, role-playing, cartoons, and more. Everyone is familiar with online persona - here is a rare perspective of someone who actually gets into costume.  For full...

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Hour 1 of 4 hour investigative/synthetic special with Subliminal Jihad Full: ⁠www.patreon.com/contain⁠ Music from the episode: https://on.soundcloud.com/PamifH2kx93QVeYG6

Episode on the strange phenomena and para-psychology of reincarnation, life-after-death, and near-death experience recollection with my friend artist/writer Brad Phillips For full episodes, early releases, bonuses, links and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon.

This is preview. For full 2 episode, archives, early releases, bonuses, links and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon. Highly entertaining episode with Kantbot of Pseudodoxology Podcast on music production, 60's heavy west-coast psych rock, library science, the history (and dissapearence) of the polymath/rennaisance man and subsequent reemergence (and redissapearence). Also include...

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Episode on the works of science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe (Fifth Head of Cerebrus, Book of the New Sun) with Jaime (M.E.S.H, Hesaitix) and 1djheroin1, as well as the noumenal paradigm and how language becomes an imposition on human perception. For all episodes, bibliographies, links, music bonuses, and more please consider supporting the show on Patreon

Full episode with links and bibliography up now on Patreon  Can a deep fake be beautiful? Episode w/ writer Leszlek Stalewski on Chat GPT3, AI, geopoetics and how natural developments still shape our cultural landscape. Kojeve's book Incarnating Beaut y on Kandinsky and non-representational art and his view that it is 'more total and objective' than representational painting, how youth moveme...

For full 2 hour episode, archive, bonuses, and general support please consider supporting the show here Contain Interview w/ Ian Svenonious (Nation of Ulysees, The Make-Up, Escape-ism, Soft Focus) about his new book, an anti-literacy polemic entitled Against The Written Word, 'the book to end all books'. From advocating for universal illiteracy to banning the phonetic alphabet, I.S takes us throug...