Bonus Episode 3: Playfulness
In this final bonus episode, Evgeny discusses the importance of play and playfulness to the Brodey-Johnson agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
26 Jul 202431min
Bonus Episode 2: Technology
In this penultimate bonus episode, Evgeny delivers a mini-lecture on what made Brodey and Johnson's approach to technology so unique. Their original perspective is still surprisingly relevant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19 Jul 202426min
Bonus Episode 1: The Family Verdict
In this bonus episode, Evgeny meets Warren Brodey, his children, and his partner Karene on the day of Warren's 100th birthday. A lively discussion follows: this podcast's last attempt to decipher Warren's strange arc. Watch the video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/fl_uyH9slOU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
8 Jul 20241h 10min
Episode 10: Out of Jail
GUARDEA, ITALY, 2024: Evgeny joins Warren Brodey's 100th birthday celebration at his daughter Lisa's home in Umbria. We uncover the final days of the lab, the fates of Peter Oser and Avery Johnson, Warren's numerous defense mechanisms, and how he has—and hasn't—changed since the lab's demise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jun 20241h 57min
Episode 9: Free the Slaves
BOSTON, 1969: We revisit the lab on Lewis Wharf for a final glimpse into the early tech start-up scene. The project begins with utopian optimism, but soon faces problems and conflicts. As the team readies for the final presentation, Peter Oser questions the enterprise's viability Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jun 20241h 7min
Episode 8: Disruption or Sabotage
WASHINGTON, 1964: We travel to Georgetown of the early 1960s, where the Brodeys mingle with the country's elite, including the Kennedys. Brodey's fascination with computers and responsive environments begins, influenced by his psychiatric practice. LSD also makes an appearance. Discover why he abandons psychiatry for MIT and the challenges he encounters there. Could the Environmental Ecology Lab be his solution? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jun 20241h 2min
Episode 7: Family Issues
BOSTON, 1968: Evgeny examines an alternative, non-military hypothesis about the origins of the Environmental Ecology Lab. As personal struggles of Avery Johnson and Peter Oser, key collaborators of Warren Brodey, come to light, unsettling questions arise. Is the lab's true mission to enable Brodey, a gifted psychiatrist, to mend the fractures in their lives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jun 202458min
Episode 6: Ice Cream, Whiskey, and the CIA
GENEVA, 2023: Evgeny makes one last push in his quest to uncover the truth behind the Environmental Ecology Lab's mysterious ties to the military and the CIA. As he follows the trail, startling revelations come to light, hinting at a shadowy connection between Peter Oser and the US military. Evgeny also exposes the hidden influence of the lab's intellectual godfather, himself an insider of the national security state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14 Jun 20241h 5min
