Alien
This week we tackle Ridley Scott’s 1979 “haunted house in space” masterpiece, Alien.Notes:Alien by Ridley ScottSlit-scan photographyHandsome Squidward Prometheus aliensRipley cat lady memeNASA facilit...
12 Aug 20241h 33min
Trust & Art
One of our usual pre-topic warm-ups decided to take us on a journey, through which we discuss the importance of trust in art, via podcast favourites Alan Moore, Hideo Kojima, Thomas Ligotti & more!Mus...
5 Aug 20241h 19min
Hellraiser (with Steven Warwick)
Steven Warwick returns! This time we talk Hellraiser, Nine Inch Nails & Carl Jung!Notes:Steven WarwickHellraiser by Clive BarkerThe Downward Spiral by Nine Inch NailsTrent Reznor interview re: Sharon...
29 Juli 20241h 20min
The Oregon Trail, Capitalist Realism & The Gnostic Demiurge
We realized that, improbably, we’ve been doing this show for a year! In celebration, enjoy this classic ramble on culture, high, low and everything in between.Notes:The Oregon Trail (game)Donner Party...
22 Juli 20242h 8min
Mark Fisher on Joy Division
Wyatt reads an excerpt from Mark Fisher's Ghosts of My Life, while Dave provides the drones.
15 Juli 202434min
P.T.
We watched a playthrough of video game auteur Hideo Kojima’s lost vision, P.T., and used that as a jumping-off point for some impassioned rambling about the state of media.Notes:P.T. (game)Hideo Kojim...
8 Juli 20241h 12min
Robot Carnival (with Justin Sevakis)
To close out our month of anime, we’re joined by Justin Sevakis to discuss 1987 anthology film Robot Carnival!Notes:Robot CarnivalAnime News NetworkA-Ha Take On Me music videoSeiko MatsudaNFB animatio...
1 Juli 20241h 58min
Akira
Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 dystopian sci-fi / body horror extravaganza, is rightly regarded as one of (if not the) best anime films of all time. With that in mind, how much more do we really think ...
24 Juni 20242h 18min
