Best Magus Books Podcasts (2024)

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Preview Don't Fear the Reaper w/ Howie Hubberman 5:59

6d ago5:59

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Full episode here Ex Guns N' Roses/Poison manager and OG Pawn Star Howie Hubberman comes on to talk about LA in the 1980's, antiquing, Hair Metal, Power Ballads, doing 1000 pushups a day while battling cancer, Slash’s Appetite for Destruction guitar, weird music industry shenanigans, the mafia, mud wresting competitions in the valley, hustling, and…

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190. Eternal Platitude w/ Dan Spencer 2:12:13

7d ago2:12:13

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Continuing down the "I ain't reading all of that" interview series with a very special guest bound to be a cult household classicDan Spencer is a musician and songwriter who released my favorite album of the year Return To Your Dark Master. He’s also a longtime Contain listener (to my surprise) and a very knowledgable and thoughtful guy who went fr…

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Pt. 1 189. MilSim, True Crime: Cloud of Unknowing w/ Ben Werther and Maggie Dunlap 1:01:55

13d ago1:01:55

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First Half, full 2 hr+ episode here ...on LARPing with artists Maggie Dunlap and Ben Werther and his recent show When You Can No Longer Speak, Sing Me A Song documenting mock high stakes environments of Military Simulation (MilSim) culture. Other topics: identity construction and the fraying of the American cultural fabric, the anonymous 14th centu…

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PREVIEW 188. Hippos In Tanks Story w/ Travis Woolsey 10:07

13d ago10:07

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PREVIEW 186. Wayback Machine w/ Jason Scott (Internet Archive) 27:43

13d ago27:43

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Preview, for full episodes and more subscribe here 2.5 hour rundown of one of the worlds most treasured resources—the Internet Archive—with digital archive legend Jason Scott of Internet Archive. We go in on the ins and outs of the collection and why preserving pre-online digital media matters now more than ever We discuss ripping VHS tapes of Tuva…

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187. UCLA Protest Report - Rave New World x Contain 57:58

2M ago57:58

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In this collaborative episode between Contain and Rave New World, Michelle and Barrett make it to the UCLA student protest encampment just hours before it was violently shut down by the authorities. Slipping past plywood barricades into the graffiti-bombed "liberated zone," they discover an anxious scene of protestors gearing up for a confrontation…

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Preview 183. Inside w/ Ben Hopkins (Inside, Simon Magus) and Benjamin Kellog 8:59

2M ago8:59

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Me and⁠ Ben Kellog⁠ speak with writer/director Ben Hopkins (Inside (2023) w/ Willem Dafoe, Simon Magus, Lost in Karastan) on dialogue-free scripts, armageddon, and more For full episodes, resources, and more support the project on ⁠Patreon⁠

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Preview 179. Lawrence of Belgravia / Book of the Dead - Corin Johnson 6:55

2M ago6:55

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Interview with Corin Johnson on the unveiling of his pink marble sculpture of Lawrence (Felt, Mozart Estate) in the Fitzrovia Chapel in London and his fascinating upbringing in the Spiritualist Church. Full premium episode on Patreon

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Preview 178. BCH (F.T 4) - In Praise of Inactivity w/ Emmalea Russo 17:07

2M ago17:07

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Emmalea Russo is back to analyze the new Byung Chul Han book "In Praise of Inactivity", the 2024 content creator exodus, ethereal tiredness, and more ***Full premium 3 hr episode on Patreon***

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Ebenezer Group News Hour: Flannery Group, Haiti, Kurt Campbell/Nuland Replacement 1:26:40

3M ago1:26:40

1:26:40

New show where Barrett and Alex (Coolwater) untangle geopolitics, news, and twilight as a neo-exotica PI themed music duo. Graphic by Anson Nguyen Music by the Ebenezer Group w/ The Rockford Files Subscribe/Support ******************************************************** Haiti, Jimmy BBQ Shevalier G9 Pierre Esperance NGOs Indigenous Symbolic power …

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181. (First hour) 21st Century Non-Cybernetics: Game Theory, Double Bind, Psychonics in Russia, a History of 'Thinking Machines' Pt. 2 1:04:20

3M ago1:04:20

1:04:20

This is the first half-for full 3 hour episode as well as resources, extra documents, and more plz subscribe HERE Episode on the history of non/anti-cybernetics (Game/Automata/Double Bind Theory) developed in the UK, US, USSR, and China and what that means for us today: cognitive autonomy, surveillance, breaking out of the cyberculture, etc. Throug…

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180. (Preview) 21st Century Cybernetics PT. 1: A History of Feedback Loops 1:04:01

3M ago1:04:01

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First hour, for full 3 hour episode, show notes, documentation, and more consider supporting herePart one of a series on Cybernetics of the Future aka "how smart people end up dumb". Instead of retreading well-told examples of the 20th century we go to Leibniz, Yuk Hui, U/ACC, Muller, Ampere, etc. to figure out its ambience and omnipresence in cult…

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177. A History of Volcanoes: JMW Turner, Theory of Color, Starting Over 2:20:23

5M ago2:20:23

2:20:23

This episode dives into the mythological, religious, scientific, and natural geologies of giant lava-spewing cauldrons spanning centuries as well as their place in the history of art.JMW Turner', Goethe's Theory of Color, JW of Derby's Vesuvius, baptism and Christian conversion of volcanoes, "Vamp" aesthetics, Milo Rau: Theater of Democracy, Sakura…

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176. 2024 DesertIslandmaxx - Best Of Preview 4:55

5M ago4:55

4:55

this is a preview for full episode go here

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175. Archive Fever - Ruby Justice Thelot Unlocked 1:47:35

5M ago1:47:35

1:47:35

The internet is tedious, impersonal, rarely goes anywhere. Cyber-ethnographer/professor Ruby Justice Thelot comes on to talk about Checkpoints--a new book which charts the 10 + year history of an extended forum beneath a Youtube video loop of the Donkey Kong Country 2 soundtrack full of personal stories of tragedy, triumph, and major life events th…

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Preview 174. Free Time III: Dissonance, Leisure, and Change in Showa-era Japanese Art, Post-War Satellites, and Today 39:03

5M ago39:03

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FULL EP* ON PATREONOk, we are back—this episode comes live from Osaka Japan, where we explore the free-time lost space age culture of the Showa era, the dissonance of post-WWII art, technology, Expo 70’, and how some of the lessons from the recent past can be applied to the present moment.Parthenogenesis, cultural reform and the Showa era, artistic…

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1 - Chapters 1 - 4 42:39

6M ago42:39

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy William Walker Atkinson

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2 - Chapters 5 - 8 31:57

6M ago31:57

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy William Walker Atkinson

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3 - Chapters 9 - 12 25:38

6M ago25:38

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy William Walker Atkinson

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4 - Chapters 13 - 16 35:07

6M ago35:07

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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy William Walker Atkinson

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Unlocked 172. The Future's Not What It Used To Be Pt. 2 2:41:43

7M ago2:41:43

2:41:43

Continuation of Part 1. on Google architecture with a focus on the architectural history of McDonalds, Byung Chul Han’s Pais Interview: living life backwards, storyselling vs. story-telling: the death of narrative, and Ray Kroc’s corporate takeover, fast food political statements on genocidal conflict, private land-holding companies and cutting cor…

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PREVIEW 171. May Contain Nuts: The First Four Years w/ bod [包家巷] 25:13

8M ago25:13

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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 leader…

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169. Preview The Future's Not What It Used To Be: Googie, Space Colonies, & The End of Criticism Pt. 1 31:30

9M ago31:30

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This is a preview. For full episode and more subscribe here3 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 ex…

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170. Preview Astral America: Baudrillard's America, Folklore, and the Murder of the Real - Zoyd Wheeler 5:35

9M ago5:35

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This is a preview. For full episode and more ⁠subscribe here⁠Episode 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-h…

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168. A.I Mega Episode - Max (Reality Gamer) Unlocked 2:03:23

9M ago2:03:23

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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 reli…

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PREVIEW: 167. History of Leisure Pt. 2 - Stonehenge Free, Expo 70', and the Rebirth of the American Dream 4:52

11M ago4:52

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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 geta…

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166. A History of Leisure, Free Time, (and Nothing Else) - Part 1. 3:14:29

11M ago3:14:29

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165 - I Love Everything About Nothing - @givingdirt unlocked 1:30:19

11M ago1:30:19

1:30:19

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, be…

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PREVIEW 164. - Evolutionary Coolness - Stephanie LaCava 28:53

12M ago28:53

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163. - Korean Military Vacation -@iankumming @audiogothh 1:28:29

1y ago1:28:29

1:28:29

For full 160 + episode archive and more please consider supporting the show hereMilitary 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 육군Music from Extra Small - Nepotism Child…

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Ep 162. Preview - Fear of Kathy Acker - Jack Skelley 13:59

1y ago13:59

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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!…

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Pt. 2 - Humiliation Ritual - Sven Loven & Dana Dawud 2:16:17

1y ago2:16:17

2:16:17

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. folkl…

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160. - Q&A III PREVIEW 14:48

1y ago14:48

14:48

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

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159. - Archives of the Impossible - Camille and Faith (Texas Overture) 1:38:34

1y ago1:38:34

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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,…

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158. - Baudrillard Live Pt. 2 - Study the Ether PREVIEW 34:52

1y ago34:52

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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

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157. - Contain / Decode pt. 1 w/ Inherent It Girl & Cute Noumena 1:12:35

1y ago1:12:35

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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

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PREVIEW 156. - Baudrillard Live - Pt. 1 - Lookism (w/ Emmalea Russo) 20:07

1y ago20:07

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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 th…

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Ep. 155. - Confessions of a Mascot - JMU Duke Dog 1:18:57

1y ago1:18:57

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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…

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PREVIEW -153.- The Tyranny of the Mid - Vincent Lê & Eric Schmid 4:49

1y ago4:49

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Full Episode On Patreon

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Pt. 1 of 4 - 152. Lysergic Computative Stalin: Images w/ Subliminal Jihad 1:14:47

1y ago1:14:47

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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

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151. - Reincarnation/Past Life Phenomena - Brad Phillips 2:01:10

1+ y ago2:01:10

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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.

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Preview 150. - Iron Butterfly: The Disappearance of Polymaths - Kantbot 22:13

1+ y ago22:13

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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 subsequen…

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148. - The Citadel: Gene Wolfe - M.E.S.H + DJH 1:56:50

1+ y ago1:56:50

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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 Pat…

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PREVIEW 146. - Geopoetics: Deepfakes in Deep-Time - Leszlek Stalewski 21:00

1+ y ago21:00

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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 Beauty on Kandinsky and non-representational art and his view that it is 'more total and objective' than …

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145. - A Podcast Against The Spoken Word - Ian Svenonious (The Make-Up, Nation of Ulysees) 1:42:53

1+ y ago1:42:53

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For full 2 hour episode, archive, bonuses, and general support please consider supporting the show hereContain 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 b…

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★PREVIEW★ 144. - Spiritual S*ros: Rituals, the SCCA, and The Influencing Machine - Aaron K. Moulton 33:46

1+ y ago33:46

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Art Curator/Anthropologist Aaron Moulton comes on to discuss how art/media can become both a vehicle for social engineering and the communication of spiritual aspirations. He details his research into the Soros Centre for Contemporary Art, linked to the Open Society foundation and its introduction of Western/Neoliberal forms of artistic/social prac…

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143. - Romance, Chivalry, Courage - Lawrence (Felt, Denim, Mozart Estate) 1:06:34

1+ y ago1:06:34

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The elusive legend known as Lawrence (Felt, Denim, Mozart Estate), on fame, mystery, consumerism, his relationship with Martin Duffy (RIP) & Maurice Deebank, the history of Felt, cartoons, technology, how to not overexpose yourself, creating your own world, his three elements to cherish, the concept behind his new project Mozart Estate, & more. ‘I …

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142. - PART 1: Action Movie Special - @mikeymdc 1:20:05

1+ y ago1:20:05

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PT 1. : 2h40 minute quest into the world of action movies with Mikey MDC , from Heroic Bloodshed to Hong Kong Vengeance, everything from Barb Wire starring Pam Anderson to Sammo Hung to Future Kill and The Transporter to the Cinema du Look of The Professional. Examining the role action movies & representations of violence provide in an increasingly…

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140. - Survivance / Did The CIA Fund Good Art - Dominique Althoff 1:24:26

1+ y ago1:24:26

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w/ Ojibwe musician & researcher Dominique Althoff of Black Seed Journal on indigenous post-nihilism, going from prison to UC Berkeley, and the question of whether the CIA contributed to good art...#Political assassinations, code talking, Peter Matthiessen, the Paris Review, and the CIA, Ghost Dance origins of Wounded Knee, the 1880 outlawing of cer…

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PREVIEW 138. Geology Talk (Leibniz's Unicorn) - Kylie White - 1st 30 28:44

1+ y ago28:44

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This is a preview, for full 2 hrs, please consider supporting the project here Episode w/ artist/researcher Kylie White on archeology, unicorns: are they real?, Goethe's volcanic explorations and its role in Faust, Plutonism vs. Neptunism: who really won?, a Leibnizian rebuttal of Deep Geological Time, Scene Revival: a psy*p?, John Duns Scotus the …

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