June 15, 2022
On this episode, Kris and I recap the strange incident of the "lost" episode. Last week, we had a real banger recorded...but something had other plans.
We go on to discuss this essay by The Convivial Society, "We are Not Living in a Simulation, We are Living in the Past." Is it accurate to say that the transparent, false nature of the internet is a function of it being a large archive? Can you be in the present while constantly reinterpreting the past? What does that even look like?
I am tasked with inventing a new holiday, and Kris recounts a dream about lies.
June 1, 2022
Alternate title: Turn Your Mirrors to the Wall in the House of the New Dead
How do we reconcile our beliefs with stark reality? Why does this keep happening? On this episode, Kris and I discuss the sacredness of hobbies, young men gone wrong, incel gamers, car culture, private grieving, the pornography of the feed, and how art can act as a cure for the mind-melting wide-eyed Clockwork Orange-style hypnosis.
Finite and Infinite Games
Tristram Shandy
The Idiot
May 29, 2022
We talk about the concept of wantok, the ability to hold two thoughts at once, engaging with ideas that you don't agree with, Christopher Hitchens, Jordan Peterson Derangement Syndrome, drug trips as ways to grapple with reality, cinema's unique ability to communicate psychedelic experience, and the necessity of love and hate in creating a public figure.
The Trip
Head
The Northman
Wolfman Jack
May 25, 2022
On this episode, Kris and I talk about the recent Roe v. Wade controversy. It leads to a reinvigorating idea about the ability to hold two thoughts at the same time. What ways can we look to indigenous thought styles to maintain (in)coherence?
May 25, 2022
On this episode, Kris and I ponder the various types of clothing people wear, constant messaging, and developing a Sherlock Holmes-style observational ability.
May 25, 2022
On this episode, Kris and I discuss new directions for the show, the difference between integration and imposition, and Kris relates a dream where an action figure is stuck in his chest.
May 25, 2022
On this episode, Kris and I talk about the ability to pause and rewind, filling in your own blanks, and psychosomatic illness. Kris tasks me with developing three intro questions for a psychological examination.
May 25, 2022
Kris recounts a disturbing conversation, and we discuss the value of having heroes. What does a hero look like? He also gives me the task of elaborating on a high-concept idea about tattoos. It's Gus's birthday today! The young man is one. Hope you are all doing well.
May 25, 2022
On this episode, Kris and I talk about performative enjoyment, drag shows, Heraclitus' concept of 'Panta Rhei,' the sacred as a game of hot potato, games of mental elasticity, and the language of Gene Wolfe. Kris also tasks David with coming up with a jargon-filled mission statement, and recounts a very "Book of the New Sun" style dream.
