OUTSTRIDERS Podcast

Toto Lara. Outstriders Podcast on location! Invited by artist Toto Lara to his studio, we legged it like a human centipede on rollerblades. And what sights we did see! What wonders to behold! Like all your favourite nightmares if wishes came true! And we even had time for a chinwag. Credits to YT channel ''Warner Records Vault'' for the music used in the Intro. Timestamps: 00:02:26...

After a brief hiatus, Outstriders Podcast is back! This time we are thrilled, and honoured, to have Jannicke Wiese-Hansen as our guest. Along with Nikolai the Horror Guy, thy humble aerator pursues pearls of artistic wisdom from Norway’s foremost tattoo-artist. Mixing metal symbology with Norse mythology, Jannicke has spearheaded the most striking trend in body art prevalent today. Join us, subscr...

Not everything goes according to plan. Missions fail and objectives are missed. And sometimes, with defeat staring you in the face, something even better than you hoped for occurs. Serendipity aligns with opportunity. Join us as Frøya, poet, performance artist and literary philosophiser, turns the tables and puts thy humble hosts on the spot! https://www.instagram.com/froyamontezino/https://www.fa...

Thomas Røkås. Degrowth is a policy of reducing levels of production and consumption within an economy in order to conserve natural resources and minimise environmental damage. Autodidact University sits down with ecology economist Thomas Røkås to discuss this sexy subject. So lube your brains, shave your palms and dive right in.https://torggatablad.no/degrowth/Hosts: Sebastian Gregus and Simon Dan...

Gunnar SauermannDuring the Inferno Festival, last Crucifixion Celebration Day, we were fortunate to lure away Gunnar Sauermann from his duties as star reporter and panel participant in order to glean nuggets of wisdom from his prolific brow. Join us as we browbeat our knowledgeable guest for further pearls of illumination.https://www.instagram.com/gunnarsauermann/https://www.facebook.com/gunnar.sa...

Kay Olssen. Kay Olssen is a renowned horror aficionado intimately involved in horror festivals and film-clubs. He has pioneered the dissemination of Norwegian horror in particular and introduced a wide spectrum of classics to new audiences. Together with cohost Nikolai the Horror Guy we chart the rise of the Norwegian horror genre. https://www.ravenheartfilmfestival.com/ https://www.instagram.com/...

Art, Blood and Metal with Kim Holm. Kim Holm has risen on his own merit to become one of the most important artists from Norway today. He approaches artistic endeavours in a performative manner, live-action renditions of bands and wrestling bouts, portraits of singular events painted in his own and (generously) others’ blood, and an immensely popular social media presence projecting both his art-s...

Our stir-fried world has many ingredients. Some sweet. Some sour. Together with our guest, multicultural, multifaceted, Sufi sceptic musician and immigration lawyer, Dominic O’Fahey, we dip our chopsticks into the swirling stew of Iran, Sudan and how a Nazi cinematographer came to document the Nuba people. Timestamps: 00:04:14 We’re All Immigrants Here 00:07:00 Reoccupation of Greenland 00:09:44 B...

No Rest For the Wrestler. Bjørn Sem is a pioneer of Norwegian pro-wrestling which has recently seen a notable increase in popularity, with sold-out events, enthusiastic followers and a growing stable of dedicated wrestlers. Outstriders are often viewed as freaks and so we were curious to learn what motivates someone to pursue such a punishing career. Timestamps: 00:20:30 Colombian Odyssey 00:27:22...

The Age of Nigredo. Both relieved our colleague displays no outward signs of psychopathy, we dive into the psychic rabbit hole to plumb the depths of inner idiosyncrasies, just to make sure. Along the way we meet alter (L)egos like Schméagol, expose traumatic cult affiliations and most embarrassing of all, reveal our Totem Animals. Finally we divulge why the alchemical state of Nigredo is so condu...

Parliament of the Streets. Authentic, knowledgeable and insightful, Elling Borgersrud from the Norwegian hiphop collective Gatas Parlament, Parliament of the Streets, is our guest today. I had planned a concise, interlocking set of questions, designed to enhance our conversation in (hopefully) an engaging manner. As usual I screwed that up right from the beginning, but Elling, being the generous p...

Grizzly. Lurking beneath the mild mannered, affable exterior of former Norwegian sumo champion, Anders Fægri, there dwells a formidable alter ego known as Grizzly. We unwisely attempt to coax forth the savage beast and bid Anders bare all and ask why Mr Ursus Arctus Horribilis, wrestling announcer extraordinaire, hates bullying. Timestamps: 00:01:58 The Bear Necessities 00:12:28 The Care Bear 00:5...

My Dear Diarrhea. The third and final part of our Who The Hell Are You? trilogy. This is where Sebastian and I let our guards down to the level of contemptible familiarity. I expose myself to ridicule by detailing my alimentary agonies and intestinal fortitude on a trip within the belly of the beast in India. A gut-wrenching tale to be sure. Timestamps: 00:02:35 Gladiator Too Bad 00:17:20 Death By...

Who Are We Are You? Interacting with fellow humans, not of our tribe, can be challenging. Yet it is a necessary requisite if one plans to pursue joint ventures. We all have our methods: sanity-level checks, desirability meters, boundary-testing, threat-detectors, and serial-killer-colleague cold-reading, body language techniques. So, observe dear peruser, as two hounds sniff each other’s behinds,...

Horror and the Human Condition. With guest Nikolai Kleppe, avowed horror aficionado and expert, we delve into why our fascination with the horror genre is so prevalent in the cultural landscape. We explore its roots and discuss what it is in the human psyche that seems to need a good scare and how the various sub-genres appeal to specific terrors. Timestamps: 00:04:55 Wolves 00:10:59 Early literat...

A World Gone AMOC. Will the world end in 2025? If so, how? What will the immediate consequences be for humanity and civilization as we know it? In this comedy of terrors we go through the top potential extinction level events and biodiversity bloodbaths according to the latest scientific theories and studies. We include a few hopelessly optimistic survival tips, and to round off, Autodidact Univer...

Making sense of chaos in Syria. The historical context and the dark shadow cast by the Assyrian Empire. Timestamps: 02:00 Assad and Tragic Tale 11:50 Comparisons with European history 17:30 The New Regime, Proxy Factions and their Backers 36:30 Assyrian Empire Awfulness and The Red Wing 4 5:50 Divide and Conquer 52:00 Future Possibilities and the Big Picture #Syria #Alowite #Assad #Assyria #Scaphi...