Ephemeral Rift Podcast

I talk about electronic music from the genres and artists to its history.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 44 where I talk about the destructive side and impact of our species, and if we humans can be considered a pest, invasive species, or even a plague.

Episode 43 of the Ephemeral Rift Podcast where I talk about being smart with our wallets, our physical health, and our brains by trying to make the best decisions and choices that we can. All in an effort to minimize anxiety, stress, illness, and debt, by exercising autonomy, agency, and control over our own lives as much as possible.

Episode 42 where, upon being reminded of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, I read a famous quote from the book, philosophize about the purpose of all lifeforms on earth, then go over all the examples of how the number 42 appears in the world from math and science to music, movies, and even highways.  

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 41 where I talk about all things Post-Apocalyptic (and Apocalyptic) fiction, from its history to lists of fictional works in various mediums including books, films, video games and manga / anime.

Once again I travel down the ever winding and twisting tunnels of Wikipedia to see what we'll come across in the off chance we might actually learn something, and maybe have a few laughs along the way.

Episode 39 of the Ephemeral Rift Podcast where I try to cover almost every angle of animals in modern ape society from as an objective perspective as possible including pets & the pet industry, zoos, animals in sports, factory farming, circuses, and animals used for human assistance and in law enforcement. There might be a few outliers that I missed such as poaching.

Episode 38 of the Ephemeral Rift podcast where I talk almost all things humor & comedy from burps & farts to slips and falls; how humor & comedy strengthens, disarms, empowers and relieves stress; why we laugh; my run in with a seagull; and a few lists of funny books, movies, and tv shows.

Welcome to Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 37 where I talk about: how the Christmas holiday can be tough for people for various reasons; briefly touching on the topic of the loss of loved ones; job loss & corporate layoffs (greed, exploitation, unions, loyalty, equality, etc.); anti-capitalist attitudes in a capitalist society (consumerism, commercialism, etc.); reasons I love & hate the Christmas holiday; the real story of Santa Claus and the fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) mushroom; Ari Aster's horror movies Hereditary and Midsommar

In a not-so-serious-yet-still-somewhat-serious-manner, I talk all things metal, the chemical elements and alloys, from how they are created to the ones that are found in our bodies.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 35 where I talk all things Metal (music) from what it is, its history, the subgenres & their bands/musicians, notable albums, and even how therapeutic it can be.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 34 where I talk all things Dungeons & Dragons, including what it is, how it's played, a brief history of role-playing and D&D, what inspired D&D, what D&D inspired, and reading some excerpts from the Player's Guide and Monster Manual.

This episode can be considered both an introduction to philosophy as well as a stepping stone for future episodes on specific philosophies/philosophers. In this episode I talk about the beneficial nature of philosophy, some definitions, quotes about it, a list of 100 notable philosophers, the names of all philosophies, a brief history, some related tangents, and responding to a couple messages.

I cover a variety of topics and go on some related tangents mostly in response to listener & viewner messages: Commuting to Work, The 2019 film "Color Out of Space", The 2021 film "Old Henry", The video game "Carrion", Non-believers & morality, "Water on a duck's back", Violence in video games (and violence in general), (U.S.) Government: overreach & control; necessity & helpfulness, Afghanistan's pros & cons, Australia's weather, What to do with your life/passion, Ending up being alone.

I talk about horror fiction: why we like it, its history, different cultures, the various horror books, movies, video games, etc., and responding to some messages.

I discuss a variety of topics from the physiology of fear (limbic system (amygdala, thalamus)) to phobias and everything in between & beyond: OG monkey vs modern brain, anger, paranoia, controlling behavior, the power & speed of fear, innate vs learned fears, common fears, patience & fear / anxiety, these self-aware biological machinations, the human body has no user manual, our inability to inquire our own minds.

Part 2 of the ongoing, periodic series where I go down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, picking up where we last left off with the entry for Crust. But before all that I revisit micro plastics, Squid Show, Parasyte anime, then talk sequels, plot twists & reveals, the pros and cons of some listener/viewner countries, anti-intellectualism, "woke" as an insult against smart people, my drug "experiences", taxes, and human spaghetti code.

Nothing scarier than reality. Welcome to episode 28 of the Ephemeral Rift Podcast where I talk about time, Carpe diem, irrational people & COVID mask mandates, indoctrinating children into organized religion, wisdom teeth, Fantastic Fungi documentary, fungi health benefits, our fungal ancestry, Terrance McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory, microplastics & human evolution, Parasyte anime, Back 4 Blood video game, High on the Hog documentary, Squid Game show, and responding to messages about "why this ASMR stuff works", science & proof, learning to drive, anxiety, and people who like cold weather.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 27 talking about the documentaries Love on the Spectrum and one on Lynyrd Skynyrd, and then responding to messages about school reform, Pink Floyd's The Wall, leaving social media, the pitfalls of participating in this interconnected society, ASMR, Slaughter to Prevail, happiness, and prolly a buncha other tangents I can't recall at the moment.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 26 where, after some ranting, I go over all the patches on the vest I made & wear on the podcast. Starting the vest: https://youtu.be/HX2kSPAZgUk Finishing the vest: https://youtu.be/iOV4ZblBjcs  

Talking all things anime from the history and its characteristics to various titles that listeners, viewners and myself love & recommend. For a complete list of titles see this episode on my YouTube channel or visit my website.

Talking Lo-Fi music, its history & characteristics, and all the various styles, artists, musicians, and even a couple of YouTube channel playlists. For a complete list of artists & musicians mentioned please see my website or YouTube channel.

Talking all things lazy, stupid, work, leisure, being part lizard, and other related tangents.

Intro: taking input for Episode 23; what I consider evidence; being skeptical of information; portmanteaus Main Course: Discussing the various aspects of fear as an emotion and tool; responding to some listener and viewner submitted fears; my own childhood story concerning the power of fear. I didn't get a chance to go over the educational side of fear or the various phobias, so in a couple months we'll follow up with part 2.

Going over all the various movies and films we've all seen throughout the years including some upcoming ones (2021). For the complete list, please refer to this episode's video description on my YouTube channel or visit my website. YouTube video link: https://youtu.be/wG-ZvC_QAF8 Website link: https://ephemeralrift.com/erp-21-movies-films/

Ephemeral Rift Podcast Episode 20: Taking input for Episode 21, Alexander von Humboldt, 4 first names, the paradox of society, population growth and its demands, speaking your mind, the importance of authenticity, what goes in must come out, you can't take the jungle out of the animal, banning high-end gaming PC's but not more serious issues, global data center power usage, poverty being a blemish on society, still trying to make sense of people, raised on sugar, the dairy industry, conscious choice or unconscious decision.

Discussing the pseudoscience of cryptozoology and various cryptids (Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, etc.), the researchers, agendas, skeptics, hoaxes, sightings, and the overall lack of evidence.

I spend the entire episode responding to listener / viewner messages & comments from across the globe about the various hip hop & rap artists they listen to, what they like about the genre, and referring to wikipedia when pertinent (y'know, to look up stuff I didn't know about, like UK Drill) Artists & genres mentioned: Middle Eastern Hip Hop, Sansar Salvo, Childish Gambino, Tyler the Creator, Mac Miller, Saba, XXXTenacion, Bones, Fabvl, NF, Tom McDonald, Outkast, Eminem, Yung Pinch, Scott La Rock, Hopsin, Cool Company, Earl Sweatshirt, Kendrick Lamar, NWA, Wu-Tang Clan, Kanye, Lil Wayne, Kevin Gates, Aqualeo, Young Thug, ZillaKami, Scarlxd, Ghostemane, Trap (genre), MF Doom, 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Mobb Deep, 50 Cent, Eazy-E, Slowthai, Nas, Biggie, Bone Thugs -N-Harmony, Ice Cube, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Big L, Lil Uzi Vert, J Cole, Juice Wrld, Eto, Action Bronson, Pounds448, 38 Spesh, Roc Marciano, Rome Streetz, Conway the Machine, Run the Jewels, Dälek, Canibus, K-Rino, Demondice, Polo G, Logic, UK Drill, Zone 2, OTP, Clipping, Machine Gun Kelly, Drake, Francis, Aesop Rock, Madlib, Flatbush Zombies, Hollywood Undead, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, Tech N9ne, Apathy, Chris Webby, JID

Intro: Taking input for Episode 18 Appetizers: living in nature; stock market manipulation; dead by daylight bugs; wanderlust jealousy; future audience topics Main Course: To Unknow the Known; Down the Wikipedia Rabbit Hole Part 1 Podcast questions, comments, responses: https://ephemeralrift.com/contact/

Intro: characteristics of manga Appetizers: listener / viewner titles Main Course: manga (popular titles, history, etc.)  

Intro: Taking input for Episode 16 Appetizers: psychopathy & empathy; making friends at a new school; believing in both science & god; simple wikipedia; anarchy & irony; physical reincarnation; future episodes on alien life & cryptids Main Course: Renting vs Home Ownership (pros & cons, financial responsibilities, my experiences, etc.,)

Appetizers: some listener / viewner favorites Main Course: video games (history, consoles, best sellers, etc.) Dessert: trailers for Elden Ring & Horizon Forbidden West

Intro: Taking input for episode 14  Leftovers: Comparing & self improvement Appetizers: Civilizations on other planets, space travel, Ephemeral Rift YouTube channel name origin, Iranian & Persian culture, the necessity of hair care products, lo-fi music episode, eyewitness encounters with unexplained phenomena, mental noise & inner peace, reincarnation Main Course: Everyday rational and reasonable people; first beer in almost 4 years; cannabis as a cooking ingredient Dessert: Sweet Tooth Netflix show and comic book; I like to talk

Intro: 2nd COVID-19 vaccine; fevers; Achilles with a K Main course - Special Guest: No One - what is no one up to? - did no one get the COVID vaccine? - is no one in a relationship? - does no one believe in heaven & hell? - is no one religious? - does no one have kids? - how does no one like being the most powerful being alive? - is no one alive? - does no one like soda & ice cream? - who does no one think is the greatest american rock band of all time? - what is no one's opinion on nothing? - does no one have an interest in history? - what is no one's purpose in life & impact of life achievements? - would no one change the past knowing it would change the present? - who are "you" and what does it mean to be "you"? - why does everyone tell me to dance like you, no one, are watching? - a message from no one's father? - what is no one's favorite thing about non-existing? - which dinosaur would no one ride into battle and win? - why does no one love me? do you, no one, love me? - since you are no one, is there a no two? will your friends and family (no two, no three, no four, etc.) ever be on the podcast? - do you think we'll find microbial life on mars? - what do you think about the high gas prices? - what are no one's thoughts on debt and self-sufficiency? - how did no one survive the great filter? - what do you think will happen to you no one if you are dead? - I really like No One!!! - does no one think humans will destroy the earth or drive themselves to extinction? - if no one could be a kitchen appliance, which one and why? - what is no one's iq? how many chromosomes does no one have? - does no one think gen z is dumb, and why? - does no one have a battle jacket? - what is no one's thoughts on console wars? - does no one have a favorite vacation spot? - what is no one's political views on waffles? - if no one could have lunch with an actor dead or alive, who would it be? - how does no one think they affect people? - how's no one's mom? how's it like being nobody? - what does no one think the meaning of life is? - what is no one's greatest fear? - does no one have aspirations of becoming someone? - what is no one's thoughts on being patriotic? - does no one enjoy Nothing ASMR? How goes the Nothing Shop? - does no one know someone? - what is no one's take on UFO videos in the recent news? - does no one own the PS5? - how did no one lose hearing in their left ear? - what does no one like more: nuka cola or coka cola? - no one: how did the ephemeral rift universe start? - no one: where is Iggy Manley? - has no one ever felt more emotionally connected to animals than people and if so what does that mean? - what is stopping no one from living life to the fullest? - no one: does being widely recognized have its detriments? - how did no one come into existence and have the ability to answer questions? - how has no one managed to stay alive so long? - are there are video games that no one plays? - what are some movies that no one likes to watch? - no one's parting words for listeners and viewners  No leftovers or dessert this week :-(

Intro: questions for our first guest Leftovers: human evolution and the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event article: https://ephemeralrift.com/the-cretaceous-paleogene-extinction-event-meteor-a-blessing-or-a-curse/ Appetizers: comparing more vs less, myers briggs personality types and tests, marxism communism capitalism and community Main Course: introduction to paradoxes (crocodile paradox, what the tortoise said to achilles, ant on a rubber rope, low birth weight paradox, the two envelope paradox, buradin's ass, hedgehog's dilemma, the paradox of tolerance, the paradox of the grain of millet, paradox of the plankton Dessert: M.C. Escher's optical illusions

Intro: you don't need (god, religion, faith, government, etc.) to be "good"; moral grey area, Ron Reagan FFRF.ORG TV ad; generalizing Appetizers: listening to music loud, boredom & alone with your thoughts, cherry picking religions & philosophies, future videos like "Late Night ASMR", super volcanoes & another ice age event, human evolution and dinosaurs, playing sports, hunter gatherers and leisure time Main Course: Irreligions, Religions, Parody Religions (evolutionary origin, agnostic atheism, atheism, agnosticism, antireligion, free thought, naturalism, secular humanism, secularism, world religions, nontheistic religion, pantheism, native american religion, inuit religion, transtheism, post-theism, taoism, confucianism, buddhism, yoga, sikhism, christianity, islam, sufism, judaism, cargo cult, rastafari, wicca, entheogenic religions, new age, UFO religion, church of the fFlying spaghetti monster, church of subGenius, dinkoism, discordianism, jediim, kibology, kopimism, landover baptist church, last thursdayism, 'pataphysics, silinism, sisters of perpetual united church of bacon, religious war, religious art, etc., etc.) Dessert: Religious Satire (Brian Merriman, Bill Maher, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Doug Stanhope, Lenny Bruce, Douglas Adams,  Richard Pryor, Monty Python, The Kids in the Hall, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Orgazmo, Dogma, Religulous, The Canterbury Tales, Letters from Earth, The Screwtape Letters, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Cahrist's Childhood Pal, South Park, Family Guy, Boogyism, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Invisible Pink Unicorn, Church of the SubGenius, etc., etc.)

Intro: Common Courtesy No Leftovers Appetizers: The many ways to deal with boredom: sleep, video games, gym, biking, hiking, legos, miniature painting, chess, ASMR, shopping, talking with friends, staring at the crush's texts, cleaning, music, fishing, drawing, sports, musical instruments, daydream, TV, tea, think, tending animals, eat, YouTube, gardening, word games, cooking, etc., etc. Main Course: Boredom Dessert: Psycho Goreman; sobriety & entertainment

Intro: boredom, The Tiers of Wellness Leftovers: Death Grips, King Crimson, Young Thug, Opeth, Rap genre, Bones, Vaporware genre, WhiteWoods, Ayreon, Wilderun, Qantice, Tobu, Waterflame, Gunnar Olsen, Styx, AC/DC, Foo Fighters, Descendents, Code Orange, Snoop Dogg, D'Angelo, Music Scenes, Ariana Grande, Migos, Afrobeats, Alternative R&B, Reggae, Sauti Sol, Mereba, Lil Lk, Relient K, Najubes, Chance the Rapper, Chilly Gonzales, The Cinematic Orchestra, Heilung, Appetizers: dealing with stress during difficult times, UFO's and world governments' acknowledgement, how to live life properly & information overload, college being forced as necessary, the answer to laughing during ASMR videos, Margaret, cryptocurrencies and NFT's, rational vs emotional & the impact on society, what's the point if life is meaningless, opinion on people who are religious, evolution without religion & if god's hard-wired into us Main Course: progressive school reform (mental health education, practical knowledge, smaller classes/more teachers, free education at all levels / no tuition / no student debt, etc., etc.); the creative cycle of consumption & creation Dessert: documentary "Happy People: A Year in the Taiga" (ideal way of life, self reliant, true freedom, no government, collective, community, individual values)

Intro: music as therapy Leftovers: My smartphone screen time, Wikipedia, Bob not Ben Appetizers: Ningen Isu, Nirvana, Black Sabbath, Primus, Daft Punk, Basshunter, Sonata Artica, Linkin Park, Ghost, Green Day, Apes of the State, Thank you Scientist, Rammstein, Oomph!, Megaherz, Eisbrecher, The Neighbourhood, Queen, Blackbriar, Portgual. The Man, Foster the People, The Shins, I Prevail, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon, Our Last Night, Falling In Reverse, Death Grips, Slayer, MF DOOM, Bach, Kaveret, Grandson, 80's, Bossa Nova, Naked Eyes, The Alan Parsons Project, Michael Jackson, System of a Down, The Beatles, The Ink Spots, Eddie Meduza, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Vehemence, Dimmu Borgir, Mac Miller, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Oasis, James Taylor, Jim Croce, Boston, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Hellyeah, Finntroll, In Flames, Igorrr, Gojira, Ott, Guns N Roses, Korpiklaani, Nick Shoulders, Shellac, Burial, Daughters, Akira Yamaoka, Swans, Devo, Pink Floyd, Black Flagg, The Police, Metallica, Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, Slipknot, Wavves, Mgmt, Rise Against, Tool, Liquid Drum N Bass genre, Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Goth Rock, Death Rock, Cold wave, Melodic Death Metal, David Bowie, Gorillaz, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Bartok Bela, Car Bomb, Humanity's Last Breath, Bring Me The Horizon, Annisokay, Three Days Grace, Shinedown, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, White Zombie, Unleash the Archers, Flatbush Zombies, Freddie Dredd, Ice Nine Kills, Motionless In White, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, While She Sleeps, Home Free, The Great Divide, Younger Hunger, Fever the Ghost, 90's Alternative, Soundgarden, Skillet, Stigmata, Avril Lavigne, Blink 182, Pantera, Muse, Avenged Sevenfold, Ayreon, Genesis, Dream Theater, 100 gecs, Cage the Elephant, Arctic Monkeys, Dschingis Khan, Lord of the Lost, Ensiferum, Hell Boulevard, Fleetwood Mac, Heart, Beach House, Jefferson Airplane, Motley Crue, Marilyn Manson, Korn, Witch House genre, Everything But the Girl, Blanco White, Inabakumori, Logic, Bon Iver, Christine and The Queens, Blur, Pulp, My Chemical Romance, Twenty One Pilots, Math Rock genre, Funk genre, Jazz genre, Enter Shikari, Psychedelic Rock genre, Alternative genre, Country genre, Sturgil Simpson, Death, The Notorious B.I.G., Explosions in the Sky, System of a Down, Etta James, The Taxpayers, Folk Punk genre, War Drums genre, Sticky Fingers, The Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus, Thrice, Seether, Mike Shinoda, Elvis Costello, Rush, Sting, Bob Dylan, Madeon, Snail's House, Emil Rottmayer, Van Halen, Crosby Stills and Nash, Imagine Dragons, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, Helloween, D12, Kamelot, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Nightwish, Agalloch Main Course: An introduction to Music and all of its styles No Dessert this week! :(

Leftovers: attraction and the Netflix documentary My Love Appetizers: music games religion paradoxes & other Main Course topics for future episodes, discord, dreams & the brain relieving itself, vegan vegetarian and climate change, mars & alien experiments, shame guilt & living unapologetically, Palestine and Israel, psychedelics and ego death, internet phones local vs global & mental health Main Course: Food & cuisines across the world Dessert: independent sci-fi horror film Come True I was also a guest on the 8PL8S podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1540201/8394416

Leftovers: pay-per-view group battle event Appetizers: high school and beyond, superficial society, Bill Hicks, Pink Floyd Main Course: free thought & freethinking Dessert: United Nations World Happiness Report 2021

Leftovers: individual histories and relationships; do personality opposites attract (i.e. the introvert & extrovert); meaning in a meaningless universe Appetizers: apolitical and anarchism; growing up today vs the past; political correctness and censorship; groups and herd mentality; Math Rock Main Course: anxiety & nightmares, dreams, sleepwalking, etc.;  is everything cyclical Dessert: The Walking Dead; The Midnight Diner Have a topic for the podcast? Submit it for consideration here: https://ephemeralrift.com/contact/ Podcast Links: iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ephemeral-rift-podcast/id1559306449 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mRcmWpk4bwXG8786mUrPx Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9dd88d03-5d74-41a7-8f34-68080e0400ef/Ephemeral-Rift-Podcast Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9lcGhtZXJhbHJpZnRwb2RjYXN0LmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz Libsyn: https://ephmeralriftpodcast.libsyn.com/ RSS: https://ephmeralriftpodcast.libsyn.com/rss  

Leftovers: Interconnected society and if we are "Guilty by Association" which will get a deep dive in a future episode. Appetizers (Viewer/listener topics): Why I left Christianity, How I got into ASMR (having an interest in sound), and Political Punk music. Main Course: In-depth discussion and insight into various aspects of a long term relationship (the "best friend", differences, arguments, compromise, etc.) and parenting / fatherhood (responsibility, guidance, affection, being supportive, etc.). Dessert: Songs from Gojira's new album, a song by Streetlight Manifesto, and the Amazon series ZeroZeroZero.

In this episode I primarily address listener/viewer questions & topics and didn't get a chance to discuss others that I'll address in the next episode. In this episode I chat about livestreams, guests/interviews, YouTube video post-production, nihilism, philosophy, advice & life lessons for young people, genetics and mental health, anger, patience, getting burned, Arkham Sanitarium and "The Men", Japanese society, religion-free world, psychedelics and laws, tangential and circumstantial speech, H. P. Lovecraft, guilty by association, problems with interconnected society, society soup, the two books that impacted my life, the coronavirus vaccine, the SCP foundation, alcohol-free and dreams, aligning the physical & mental, why I left social media, Akira manga, Days n Daze, Celtic Frost, judging people, senseless acts of nonsense, justified violence. Podcast links: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0mRcmWpk4bwXG8786mUrPx iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ephemeral-rift-podcast/id1559306449 Libsyn: https://ephmeralriftpodcast.libsyn.com/ RSS: https://ephmeralriftpodcast.libsyn.com/rss  

Welcome (back) to the official Ephemeral Rift podcast formally known as EphemRadio where I get to relax and unload whatever is on my mind and YOU get to hear the real me without a filter. In this episode I touch on the topics of the Coronavirus, its impact on society and technology, trying to obtain a PS5 or Nvidia graphics card, alcohol and being alcohol free, patience and anger, cannabis and laws in the United States, losing interest in things once passionate about, and an idea if you are trying to gain confidence in yourself.