Long-form discussions and lowbrow humor on topics that would be unbelievable if they weren't true.
Here comes a new challenger!And the shocking return of an old cast member from season 1! For the latest in virtual dopamine delivery, we turn to our resident nerd.***LINKS:PSVR2 SalesQuest 3 Google/Samsung ReturnApple's HeadsetShockwave Suit***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show
It's been a month since Markus got his newest gizmo. How does he feel about it?Protip: Take a drink every time Markus says "Immersive"Support the show
Almost exactly one year after Russia's invasion of its neighbor Ukraine, Markus and Drew discuss how America came to be involved in this bloody conflict. Officially involved only from a support standpoint, by providing not only billions of dollars but also an array of sophisticated military hardware. Supplying everything from brand new Abrams tanks to F-16 jet fighters and of course, not to mention, a plethora of unofficial covert agents and operators.But how did things get to this point? Is it true when the media says that this war was totally unprovoked? That Putin's invasion of Ukraine was not to disarm the Donbas region of NATO military influence (to protect ethnic Russians who've been steeped in civil conflict since 2014), but was merely a ruse to hide the fact that Putin is actually a madman with aspirations of Soviet style dominance of Europe with an arsenal of nuclear weapons at his disposal?As usual the truth is rarely so cut and dry. With the media's propaganda machine out in full force to support this war, in addition to the corporate uniparty putting their pretend differences aside temporarily to join hands in unwavering support of provoking a nuclear superpower, we can count on one thing- There will be blood.Will we avoid all-out war with Russia or has fate set our path without possibility of deviation? Will Drew's prediction of the war's outcome come true? Or will we inevitably be engulfed in World War 3?You decide?***LINKS:Conflict BreakdownMore ContextPropaganda CampaignUS arming NazisNordstream2Pipeline Explained***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show
3 weeks after the Chinese "spy balloon" that blatantly defied US airspace, and casually floated across the lower 48, Markus and Drew discus if this story was merely a distraction from the train derailment and environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio? But why the distraction, if indeed it is one? Who's to blame and who benefits?Perhaps it's the War Machine, doing what it does best- drumming up fear in support for future conflict with China?Maybe all these recent train derailments are Cyber attack Payback from Russia for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline?Or is it merely as simple an explanation as a weather balloon that naturall flew off course?You decide.***LINKS:UpdateEnvironmental Disaster stingray cell tower***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show
Every civilization throughout our history has taken part in the shaping of its society and ultimately its own destiny, built on the foundations of human ingenuity and the unique drive to be better. In the strive for social progress and the instinctual desire to harness the power of technology, we built machines to help us. This new mechanized era coupled with ever increasing automation, would lay the groundwork for what would later play a critical role in the future molding of human development.Now, for the first time in human history, we have taken the first real steps to begin handing the reins of human development over to Artificial Intelligence. This new technological frontier will no doubt have its unique (and at times, dizzying) peaks of civil progress as well as its frightening valleys of unintended technological horrors.Will AI prove to be humanity's greatest creation or greatest flaw? Will humanity collectively ease back on the throttle of technological progress before its too late? Are Markus and Drew making a big deal about nothin'? You decide.***LINKS:ChatGPT explained.DAN Command (Do Anything Now)"I Robot, basically..."Homer's Rage-Art/ "Le Grille""Do you like the Elton John song, Rocket Man?"Joe Biden's problem with plagiarism Shia LaBeoufe's problem with plagiarism China's Dystopian ChatGPTAI generated TV showDeepfakesThe Butlerian JihadThe Rise of Skynet and the AI TakeoverCan't someone else do it?A whole generation of disposable peopleI don't listen to hip-hop***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show
Why are we so collectively desperate for belonging? To understand this world and our place in it? What is it that calls to us to find the secret knowledge from the beyond? Join us, as we do a brief dive into the dark waters of cults. In this episode we examine JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES, HEAVEN'S GATE, THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE and THE MANSON FAMILY. The groups, their leaders, founders and the doctrine they follow(ed).One could argue the thing that makes cults fundamentally different (and therefore dangerous) then other groups is the subversion of the members' free will. A dynamic more akin to mind control or social engineering than spiritual enlightenment. But how can we protect the vulnerable from the predations of a bad shepherd, while still living up to America's founding principles of freedom? What is it that makes us so susceptible to religious persuasion? Why do people devote their lives to some movements and not others? And why will we often follow someone into Hell to find these answers?You decide.***LINKS:BITEAsch ExperimentsMilgram Shock ExperimentJW'sJW.orgJW TheologyWhat if they're right?Heaven's GateHeaven's GateExit TestimonialsJim Jones / Peoples TempleParadise LostDeath TapeSDSU RecordsManson FamilyDiane Sawyer InterviewTurning PointJokesAs a great man once saidFamily Guy Garden of EdenFlairRookie NumbersAmerican History X***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show
Uh oh! Did we just become a celebrity gossip podcast!? You can't avoid it, so we talked about it. But who is at fault here? Should we do more commentary as half-informed outsiders?You decide.***LINKS:Really?***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
There's a new sheriff in Twitter town. But what changes will it bring? Will it be a bastion of free speech, or a cesspool of internet trolls?You decide.***LINKS:Hyperloop TestingElon Buys TwitterFollower count changesChinese Consulate in Houston burns docs in courtyard***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Has Markus finally finished his quest for audiovisual perfection!? Find out in this thrilling retelling!***LINKS:Dolby Cinema The Lost City Try it yourself!***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In a surprising mid-season twist, Markus rants about things that probably only he cares about. Put on your waders listeners, cause this one gets deep. Are these the ravings of a mad man, or is his nerd rage justified? You decide. Note of correction: I mistakenly said “kilobytes per second” in regards to audio bitrate, when more accurately it is “kilobits per second” which ironically enough proves my point ***LINKS: Inaudible Dialogue 4K vs UHD Loudness War IMAX vs Liemax EX. A Dune FormatsFilm vs Digital ProjectionAspect Ratio (The Simpsons)EX. B HDMI VersionsSoap Opera EffectFrame RateGemini Man LFRGemini Man HFR Color Grading "The Snyder Cut" Filmmaker Mode Color Temperature (Display settings) EX. C Movie Sound Formats Speaker Layouts HDR FormatsEX. D HDR Color Range EX. E HDRDolby Atmos Bit rate (video) EX. F Bit RateEX. G Sample RateImage compression and formats8-Bit? 32-Bit? 64-bit? Bit Depth in Audio EX. H Bit Depth in VideoEX. I Bit Depth in Video Bit Depth and HDR EX. J Audio File Sizes EX. K Video File Sizes For more links, check out the YouTube video ***CONTACT US: LinSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Tangent, Markus and Drew discuss America's complicated relationship with billionaires. ***LINKS:Amazon's Brick and Mortar Bezos meets Dicaprio "Or we will write you an angry letter to you..."***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Short, Markus and Drew talk about the bugs still being working out of the 5G telecommunications system.***LINKS:5G Buffer zones FAA Issues Spectrum woes Lightsquared vs GPS Too many acronyms***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Microsoft sent shock waves through the videogame industry when it announced plans in January to acquire Activision Blizzard, the developers/publishers of the gigantic Call of Duty and Warcraft series. Weeks later, Sony announced their plan to acquire Bungie (best known for creating the Halo and Destiny franchises (ironically published by Activision)).How will these business decisions affect the employees and the consumers? Are any developers safe from the clutches of the conglomerate?***LINKS:Microsoft Press Release TencentActivision revenueActivision-Blizzard work environmentSony Buys BungieBungie (G4 Icons)Bigger Jaws***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
What cool new gadgets and gizmos can we expect this year? For the full report, we ask our resident nerd. ***CORRECTION: OWO is NOT owned by Meta. You can learn more on their website below! ***LINKS:CES Official PageSmart Home gadgets Razer Sophia BMW CarRainstick ShowerHTC @ CES 22 OWO vest PSVR 2 CES 22 VR Roundup ***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In 1990, NASA and the ESA launched the Hubble Space Telescope. It enabled us to learn the life cycles of stars, revealed black holes, proved the existence of dark matter and dark energy, and has even given us a glimpse into the oldest parts of the universe.Now, over 30 years later (with some fresh underground collabs) they're about to drop the hotly anticipated sequel...***LINKS:Official Site Fact Sheet Deep Field 30 Years of Hubble ***CONTACT US:Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/Phase2Phase***SUPPORT US:PayPal - https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale....If you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In which we discuss the 1984 David Lynch and the 2021 Dennis Villenueve adaptations and their subjective successes and failures.***LINKS: RotoscopingJordorowsky's Dune Villenueve Scene Breakdown Hans Zimmer Song Exploder Deleted ScenesFor fans of the David Lync film, look up the 'Spicediver' fan edit ***CONTACT US:Link Tree ***SUPPORT US:PayPal If you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this episode, Drew rails against the COVID mandates as well as (in his view) the incoherent policies more than 18 months after "15 Days to Slow the Spread".(WARNING, EXTREME LANGUAGE!!!)***CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro/How it started (It's Science)04:00 Never let a good crisis go to waste/The Flip-Flopping begins06:07 Put your money where your mouth is/The Mandates07:54 "But why, Drew?"/ "Cuz I don't f***in' believe you guys!"10:02 Gettin' into the weeds/ Stats12:54 How it's going (It's Political)/ The Rant Begins!16:21 Inconsistencies and exemptions/ Tests18:43 Mandate Vs Freedom/ The Carrot and the Stick22:36 How deep are your convictions???25:07 The Line-in-the-Sand moment***LINKS:Lock downs did more harm than good?- The High Cost of Social DistancingFlip-Flop FauciHerd ImmunityVaccine Incentives"It's not scientific, it's political!"Tech Censorship Border Policy False Positives Firing healthcare workers"40% of NY medical staff..."HotzonesAfricaFederal Mandate ExemptionsEvent 201"Fuck you, fuck you, fuck YOU! ...you're cool.""Not you people" (George Carlin)Fence sitting"Greatest movie I've ever seen in my life!""Gotta get my fuck on"Outbreak***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss the tremendous respect they have for the Sea (and those who sail it), through a story of Peruvian sailors trapped beneath the waves in their crippled sub the Pacocha, and their miraculous escape. This story of horror and heroism is something akin to Apollo 13, Titanic and Back Draft, all rolled into one real life nightmare. ***CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro/The Sea Demands Respect03:56 Peruvian Submarine Disaster/ Horror and Heroism 19:12 End/ Outro***LINKS:1968 Submarine Disasters The Orange Box (Not The Black Box)The "bends". Not Nitrogen Narcosis"Pass me another hunk of copilot"Malaysian Airlines Flight 370Peruvian Submarine Disaster "Metal Coffin" titanic violin "Raymond K Hessel"***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
What if you were asked to compile all relevant cultural examples of humanity and then put it in a sort of satellite-time-capsule and then shoot it off into the far regions of space?What images, sounds, and media would you pick and why? Furthermore, how would those choices be interpreted by intelligent extraterrestrial life?These were the questions that faced Carl Sagan and his associates in the 1970s.***LINKS:Voyager What's On The Record?Murmurs of Earth Contact"Earth" Reality ShowPioneer PlaqueScreaming SaturnCat-fishing E.T.s "Did I say Death Camps?""Next, On Fongle"We Get Our Own History Wrong***CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro/ "Imagine, if you will"05:40 The Voyager Space Craft08:44 "What would you choose?"/ The Ultimate Time Capsule 11:39 The Golden Records/ Sounds and Images 16:30 "How 'bout no..?"/ Galactic Identity Fraud20:18 Will we still be here when it's found?21:35 Conclusion ***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss the theoretical wonderplane that is the metaverse, proto-metaverses, and the realities of the world that it is being born in.***LINKS:Epic's Billion dollar MetaverseFacebook rebrands as Meta DecentralandFortnite collaborations "who just agrees to something they don't read?"The Net (film) "everything is crap" "Fuck you, you can't do what I do!""Place it GENTLY into my hand!"George Carlin's "American Dream"Mark Zuckerberg's inner monologueJREThe Experience MachineSee also:Ready Player OneSecond LifePlayStation HomeVRChatNeos VRNSA Prism Program***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Short, Marcus and Drew discuss the difference between hard and soft strikes as they pertain to the situation regarding Hollywood and (allegedly) Southwest Airlines, respectively.***LINKS:HollywoodDeal ReachedSouthwest Airlines***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Tangent, Markus and Drew discuss a wide range of topics including the allure of modern conveniences, planned obsolescence and The Great Reset.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planned-obsolescence-engine-of-the-consumer-economy/id278981407?i=1000442694374Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this clip, Drew rants at Markus on the complexities of a Minimum Wage as well as the potential looming financial collapse, know colloquially as "The Great Reset". Have Americans been consuming cheap goods for too long that our perception of value is permanently skewed?You decide.***LINKS:"Just Print more Money"Millennials are Broke"Ther Takin' r jobs!"Vertical Integration of Big Biz The Death of Small Biz Biden's Eviction MoratoriumPaying People to Stay HomeThe Great Resegnation"Geez Drew, You're askin' me all these personal questions!"***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Short, Markus and Drew discuss China's recent new set of social laws designed to strengthen it's "cultural superiority"***LINKS:China Bans more than 3hrs of VideogamesChina Bans "Sissies" on TVChina's Social Credit System"The China Dollar"***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
In this Tangent, Markus and Drew pontificate on the fascinating and utterly depressing aspects of The Great War. Despite the new and horrifying technologies of machine guns, poison gas, and airplanes one aspect of combat still never changes...War is Hell.***LINKS:"Pew Pew Pew"My Favorite War"They're all great""Some Austrian C***"- Christmas TruceBabies in incubators***CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro/ The Rules of War01:00 New Technological Horrors/The Christmas Truce05:56 Brotherhood/ Why We Fight***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
The year is 1921 and a long brewing, ever escalating labor dispute between The Stone Mountain Coal Company and the Miners of Mingo County West Virginia is about to come to a violent conclusion. In what would later be known as the largest armed conflict since the American Civil War.Soldiers returning home from the Great War now find themselves immersed in yet another bloody fight. This time they fight a new enemy: their fellow Americans.Using similar military tactics they learned in the trenches of Europe, these working class heroes braved machine gun fire, gas attacks and airplane bombs to fight for all we take for granted today regarding labor laws.But is fixing the labor inequities problem more complicated than simply mandating business owners pay their employees a "living wage"? What does the future of technology and automation hold for the working class? "Which side are you on, boys?"You decide.***LINKS:Battle of MatewanBattle of Blair Mountain"Matewan" TrailerBlair Mountain CentenialTrade Unions and Collective Bargaining"...Parents try to sell ya to Paris Hilton""Tegridy""If it bleeds we can kill it""All the Baldwins are dead?!?!"The Simpsons Explain UnionsWhich Side Are You On?16 TonsWV Mine Wars MuseumEsau scripJapanese & Mexicans: Agricultural allies & adversariesUnion HistoryMother Jones SpeechGreat Divergence (wealth inequality)Wealth disparitySeattle goes on strikePullman StrikeHomestead StrikeHaymarket SquareKnights of Labor / AFLBisbee '17***CONTACT US:Link TreeSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A follow-up to our Black Panthers episode in which we discuss the book The Assassination of Fred Hampton and the movie Judas and the Black Messiah***LINKS:The Hurricane - https://youtu.be/YTzvLMUfwB8The Chicago 8 - https://youtu.be/u-sygGQIrgAThe Weather Underground - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiAbHmwIwGsThe Assassination of Fred Hampton - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/assassination-of-fred-hampton-jeffrey-haas/1101419425Fake Terror Plots - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/16/fbi-entrapment-fake-terror-plots***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Markus and Drew discuss the current state of the arts and their slow cultural demise. And Drew offers a hypothesis why things never change.***LINKS:Ave MariaA Second Opinion ***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
The Disney Empire has a long and litigious history, but have they gone too far this time? You decide***LINKS:Facts of the Case***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Off the heels of our UFO discussion, we float adrift into space talk. From private companies to NASA's return to the moon***CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro/ISS sexy talk02:06 Blue Origin/ Virgin Galactic/ Artemis04:46 Life on Mars06:00 Space walks/ The overview effect ***LINKS:"It's a Penis..."Blue Origin & Virgin GalacticNASA; "We destroyed the Technology to go back to the Moon"Smartless Jessica MeirChappelle's Show- Trading Spouses ***CONTACT US:Link TreeSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Is Markus still in love with the PS5? Let's find out!***LINKS:Doom 3 VRIron Man VRResident Evil 7PlayStation All StarsUniversal RemoteSpider-Man (PS4 and PS5 comparison)PlayStation VR 2Silent HillsThe Order 1886PlayStation Home: The Failure that Made Millions***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
And now we go to Markus for the VR report...Markus?***LINKS:Valve IndexHTC ViveHP Reverb G2Oculus Quest 2Headset comparisonPSVR 2Nreal LightMagic LeapJohn Carmack's Doom 3 VRSpatialTactical HapticsHaptX Gloves12 VR Locomotion Solutions/Concepts You Probably Haven't Heard OfApple's VR Headset?***CONTACT US:Link TreeSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Ever experienced something odd you couldn't explain? A bizarre encounter with a strange being or unknown object whipping across the horizon?Just like the US government, we can no longer collectively ignore the physics-bending elephant in the sky.For decades, the sighting and documenting of UFOs has been a common occurrence. Most people are aware of the famous alleged crash in Roswell, NM in 1947, or the biblical story of Enoch and the Watchers, or the ancient Sumerian legend of Nibiru and the Anunnaki. However, these stories were always treated in the mainstream as just crazy, crack-pot conspiracies... until now.What could this mean for society? What mind bending new possibilities lay in wait for this fragile existence known as humanity?While some people eagerly clamor in excitement for the dawning of this new frontier of bright opportunity spawning from the global revelation that we are not alone in the universe. Drew, however, is a little more skeptical of this new narrative suddenly being embraced by the corporate media, who had once ridiculed and mocked those that even entertained the idea of extraterrestrial life. Though not totally closed to the possibility of UFO disclosure being legitimate, he still clings to that classic X-Files trope- "I want to believe".Markus, meanwhile, is just tripping out on the wormhole of ramifications of UAPs and WAPs... Honestly, he has a hard enough time with terrestrial life.What are these lights in the sky? Why is the government and media suddenly flipping the script on UFOs? Are we alone?You decide.***LINKS:Danger?Reagan Alien Invasion SpeechNorwegian SpiralPhoenix LightsDome of the RockNaval video"Black Rage!""Well, they pee out there fingers"Bill Cooper- Wikipedia The Man Who Knew Too MuchTom DeLonge-Podesta Emails/ WikiLeaksTo The StarsProject Blue BeamIntel's 500 drone light show***CONTACT US:Link TreeSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
What happens when the underlying technology powering music for almost 30 years gets replaced? ***LINKS:MIDI 2 DemoMIDI 2 ProfilesImogen Heap's MiMu GlovesJamstikLinnstrumentTetsuya Mizuguchi***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Self- driving cars update: Are they safe yet? No... not really. But they are still pretty sweet. Markus and Drew take another look at this ever evolving technology.***LINKS:Tesla autopilot accidentElon's RebuttalTesla Autopilot ArrestsWaymo Car defeated by conesApple's self-driving carSensorama***CONTACT US:Link TreeSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Breakthrough Starshot is a theoretical space probe design, intended to travel deep into the heart of our galaxy at a percentage of light speed using light itself to propel dozens of nano ships using earth-based high powered lasers. Scientists are excited for the great knowledge humanity could potentially gain.***CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro/ Breakthrough Starshot02:27 Dynamics of the space craft/ nano tech and lasers04:30 What's to be learned?/ Panspermia? ***LINKS:The Breakthrough Starshot Mission Explained Yuri Milner PanspermiaNASA; "We destroyed the Technology to go back to the Moon" Mapping Dark MatterThe Theory of Everything***CONTACT US:Link TreeSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
The incredible story of Marvin Heemeyer is a cautionary tale about an ordinary auto-repair shop owner whose grievances with the local government fueled his extraordinary desire to build a concrete and steel modified bulldozer to exact revenge. His 2-hour long rampage miraculously didn't kill anyone but demolished 14 buildings (including City Hall) and left over 7 million dollars in damages.Rather than be taken alive by the authorities, after becoming stuck in a caved-in basement of one of the recently demolished buildings, Marvin turned his gun on himself. He left behind only a set of self-narrated audio cassette tapes along with hand-written notes detailing his final thoughts. "I was always willing to be reasonable until I had to be unreasonable", he wrote. "Sometimes reasonable men must do unreasonable things."Was Marvin Heeymeyer a misunderstood folk hero who finally snapped under the weight of a corrupt group of "good 'ol boy" town officials? Or just an over-hyped, victim card carrying domestic terrorist?You decide. ***LINKS:Netflix DocumentaryTerms of EnrampagementVogons***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Do apps like Citizen make us safer?Do they feed paranoia and sew distrust among our once friendly neighbors?Is it splitting the world into snitches and suspects?You decide.NOTE: After recording, Citizen cancelled its plans for private security. See links below***CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro/ What is Citizen?00:52 Gatekeepers/ The dangers of improper Framing and Context 03:17 The Importance of a slow moving justice system/ mob mentality***LINKS:The Dangers of Framing and Mob MentalityBlackstone's RatioCitizen ex-employeeCitizen abandons plans for private security "None of this will matter when we're both famous singers"Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Markus FINALLY finishes this game and has some very strong opinions on it.***LINKS:One Night LiveOfficial PodcastTLoU Announcement TrailerTLoU Part 2 Reveal ReactionPSX Panel 1PSX Panel 2Ashley Johnson BAFTA Acceptance Speech***Bonus Links:Alternate EndingThe Making of The Last of UsInsane detailsWayfaring Stranger (Live)Troy unboxes Ellie's GuitarLet's Get Into It with Neil DruckmannLessons from the ScreenplayMusic of TLoUMarkus' screenshotsSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A Short in which we discuss the "Surveillance Planes" proposal in Baltimore to combat crime. As well as famous quotes from history used out of context. ***LINKS:Spy Planes"I'm supposed to be Anonymous" ***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
An excerpt from Episode 9, "Rise of the Robot Revolution", in which we take the survey from Detroit: Become Human that probes our comfort levels surrounding mankind's technology dependency and even robot relationships. I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. ***LINKS:Android SurveySpace Junk Starlink Train at Dusk***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A short in which we discuss Porn of the future and the unprecedented controversy surrounding Harmony Wonder of ProjectMelody, a digitally camgirl that uses imaging technology to create her web videos. Using a Motion Capture tech to display a digitally generated avatar this adult performer is unlike any flesh and blood model and she is gaining many followers... and detractors.***LINKS:Her channelProjectHarmony***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A Short in which we discuss the story of Richard Jewell and the bomb scare at the 1996 Olympics.***LINKS:The Movie The Article ***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks! Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A short in which we discuss the zeitgeist surrounding Kobe Bryant's tragic death and the nontroversy that followed. Ari Shaffir on Kobe BryantMessiah ComplexSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A Short in which we discuss the interesting turn of events surrounding the ongoing political feud within the Democratic party between the new, up-and-coming rising star Tulsi Gabbard versus the queen of warmongers and embodiment of corruption, Hilary. ***LINKS: "Legal Eagle" discussing the legal ramifications of Tulsi's lawsuit against Clinton***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A Short in which we discuss the implications of the Starlink program. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX. This ambitious project (the brain child of Elon Musk) attemps to provide ubiquitous global satellite Internet access. This man-made constellation will consist of thousands of mass-produced small satellites in low Earth orbit, working in combination with ground transceivers.But what ramifications will this initiative have for the world as a whole?Everything from global surveillance, propaganda, light pollution and space junk to potentially a true world wide net of information and participation.***LINKS:Space Junk Starlink Train at DuskThe internet isn't working***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
We discuss the "patching" of the 2019 movie Cats and the implications of digital distribution for movies. Note that the pre-patch release isn't UNEDITED, but rather unpolished. ***LINKS:CGI PatchThe People VS George LucasStar Wars COPS parody6 Days to Air. The Making of South Park***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A Short in which we discuss Star Wars (particularly The Last Jedi) before heading into Episode IX. With the last chapter in an epic cinema saga (almost five decades in the making) finally before us, we ask the tough questions:How did Rian Johnson do at the helm of Star Wars? Did he destroy the character of Luke Skywalker? Or did he remain true to the essences of George Lucas' vision?You decide ***LINKS: This video is largely a response to a great video by NerrelThe rebuttal by The Critical Drinker***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
A Short in which we discuss the Netflix show about the bizarre, true story of a digital psycho and the international hunt to find him. The series chronicles events following a crowd-sourced amateur investigation into a series of animal cruelty acts, committed by the now infamous Luka Magnotta. This obsessive celebrity hopeful attempted to diminish his internet obscurity by circulating videos of himself torturing and killing kittens. As his obsession grew, his acts eventually culminated in the murder of Chinese international student Jun Lin, who Luka lured into unknowingly becoming his next internet torture video."Don't F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer" is featured on Netflix***LINKS:Don't F**k with CatsBehind the Scenes***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Ever pondered the "ultimate question of life, the universe and everything?” Have you ever wondered about the nature of existence or even the structure of reality itself? Or what exactly are the limitations of human consciousness?If so, chances are that along your journey of spiritual discovery, you may have come across names like John Dee, Aleister Crowley, L. Ron Hubbard, or even Jack Parsons. Usually followed with words like occult, miracle, and of course magic.Magic (or Magick) is often described as the belief that unrelated events are causally connected, despite the absence of any measurable causal link between them. Furthermore, some deeply believe that Magick is the application of spells and rituals employed in the belief that they can subdue or manipulate natural (or even supernatural) forces and beings.Arthur C. Clarke may have said it best when he stated: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” But what is Magick really? Human culture is replete with tales of wondrous unexplainable phenomenon but today the concept is considered fantastical or is even mocked when portrayed in pop culture. Yet every major religion has references to some form of ancient Magick. Could this suggest that perhaps at one point in time, it was something tangible and ubiquitous and has long since been collectively forgotten? Magick is said to be many things. It is an art, a tool, and a philosophy. It is a reminder that our thoughts and beliefs can shape our reality. Even the words we use are Magick, if you use them with the power of will. Even our very thoughts hold the power of limitless potential that can manifest in the real world.Is Magick just woo woo? Or is it something more?You decide***CHAPTERS:00:00 INTRO01:00 Where do beliefs come from?05:01 Terms (What is Magick?)20:12 Natural Law29:00 The Divinity of Humanity/Free will31:45 Human Consciousness34:24 Man's law VS. Nature's law36:50 Why Magick?41:45 John Dee47:10 ***TRIGGER WARNING DISCLAIMER***47:52 Aleister Crowley 1:01:52 What is Consciousness?1:03:40 The OTO1:07:20 L. Ron Hubbard1:22:09 Jack Parsons1:31:00 The Babalon Workings/ the Moon Child1:38:06 The Ultimate Question***LINKS:Whats this thing you're doing with your hands?Subliminal Advertising (Smoke!)Why are Angels so jelly?Miracles performed by JesusApocalypto Eclipse Scene (The Priest Class)Jimmy Page on the Golden DawnWhat is Consciousness?ScientologyIron domeRichard Pryor Eddie Murphy on Sammy Davis Jr.***"WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?":Books:-Sex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons by John Carter-You Forever by Tuesday Lobsang RampaAuthors:Robert Anton WilsonMark DevlinGordon WhiteIsaac Weishaupt Alan GreenCarl Abrahamson Jason LouvMark Passio Tobias Churton Col. Michael Aquino***CONTACT US:Link TreeSupport the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
Was Richard Ramirez (the "Night Stalker" serial killer) connected to the Top Secret Army missions code-named "Operation Phoenix" of the Vietnam era?In this off-the-cuff discussion, Drew rattles on about the spurious possibility that the infamous killer from the 80's was in some way connected to Michael Aquino's secret psychological operations divisions over a decade prior.***LINK:Netflix, The Hunt for a Serial KillerPhoenix Program"Someone should kick his ass"***CONTACT US:Link Tree***SUPPORT US:PayPalIf you liked what you heard and can afford to help us grow, please throw a couple bucks our way. If your budget is too tight but you still want to help, please Like, Share and/or leave us a good review. Thanks!Support the show (https://paypal.me/phase2phase?locale.x=en_US)
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