Scott at Midnight

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Scott is an artist and and esoteric observer of pop culture.

Scott Sackett

  • Nov 16, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 25m AVG DURATION
  • 65 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Scott at Midnight

vanishing new york city part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 23:01


Tonight I continue discussing businesses I visited in the past in NYC and are now gone.

vanishing new york city part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 27:25


In my vanishing New York City series I talk about places I used to frequent in NYC that are now gone.

The Matrix, Chronic City and the nature of reality

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 27:58


Some scientists think we live in simulation and everything we know is not real. Tonight I'll talk about this and some examples from pop culture fo life in a virtual reality.

The Prisoner: A Show For Our Times

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 37:49


Tonight I look at the '60s television show the prisoner and how it's more relevant today than when it aired.

comic conventions with barry burris part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 24:50


Tonight I continue my conversation with Barry Burris about comic conventions. Barry was a manager of an Oklahoma City Comic Shop for about 15 years and has many tales and insight in the comic business.

comic conventions with barry burris part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 23:14


Tonight I share the first part of a conversation I had with Barry Burris about comic conventions. Barry was a manager of an Oklahoma City Comic Shop for about 15 years and has many tales and insight in the comic business.

Public Spaces and Community

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 24:57


Tonight I talk about public spaces, their decline and my hope for their resurgence.

indiana jones and optimism

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 19:10


Tonight I talk about Indian Jones and how Harrison Ford and Steve McQueen inspired me to be cool.

Working for a living, the UPS years

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 32:45


Tonight I share tales from my time working at UPS.

UFOs, Bigfoot and The Bermuda Triangle: Paranormal Phenomena of the 70s

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 24:11


UFOs, Bigfoot and The Bermuda Triangle; Paranormal Phenomena of the 70s. Paranormal phenomena is nothing new, I was really into it when I was a kid in the 70's.

james dean

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 40:16


Tonight I talk about one of my favorite actors, James Dean. I'll talk about his life and work and how I discovered him.

james bond

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020 29:06


Tonight I talk about secret agent James Bond. I talk about how I used to race home from church to watch James Bond on the ABC Sunday night movie, reading the novels and how I saw For Your Eyes Only in a motel room in Louisiana.

Pizza Parlors of the 70's and 80's

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 35:27


Tonight I talk about pizza and pizza parlors of my youth.

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Generation X

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 24:35


Tonight I talk about Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and how it represents Generation X.

comicbooks

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2020 32:04


Tonight I talk about my history reading comicbooks.

Michael J Fox, Back to the Future and the 80’s

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 33:04


Tonight's show is 'Michael J Fox, Back to the Future and the 80’s' where I discuss Michael J. Fox and the 80's. I also talk about yuppies, preppies and more.

Be Brave!

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2020 18:14


In response to the global pandemic, I urge you to be brave.

Early Videogames

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 29:54


Tonight I talk about my experiences with early video games, both coin-op and home consoles.

Oklahoma City

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2020 33:04


Tonight I talk about my home town, Oklahoma City.

travels

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 31:16


I'm back after a short break. Tonight I talk about what I've been up to, focusing on a recent trip to New York City.

Syd Mead

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 20:39


Tonight I remember industrial designer and futurist, Syd Mead

Christmas Memories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 25:21


Tonight I share some of my personal Christmas traditions and memories as a kid growing up in the early 80's.

jury duty 2

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 33:19


Tonight I continue my story about serving on a jury and share how a criminal trial works from an insider.

jury duty 1

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 31:06


Tonight I share my experiences as a juror in Oklahoma County and talk about the criminal justice and the process of how criminal trial works. Part 1 of 2.

martial arts

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 25:27


Tonight I talk about martial arts, starting with my first exposure of the genre through comic books, the explosion of the popularity of Bruce Lee and how The Matrix brought a new wave of fans to martial arts films. I also talk about my current role as a practicing martial artist.

Holiday Season One

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 20:10


Tonight I usher in the holiday season by talking about Thanksgiving.

Doom Patrol

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 23:11


Tonight I talk about DC Comics Doom Patrol.

fantasy novels

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 21:13


Tonight I talk about fantasy novels.

science fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 30:51


Tonight I'll talk about science fiction as it existed in the mid '70s.

You Can Do It

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 19:15


Tonight's show is You Can Do It and I talk about goals.

New York Comicon

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 23:35


Tonight I talk about our trip to New york and the New York Comicon.

William Gibson and Cyberpunk

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 31:31


This week I'm at New York Comicon so I am presenting a prerecorded talk about the early days of the cyberpunk genre and especially William Gibson's contribution to the genre.

Escape From New York

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 21:38


Tonight I talk about the classic sci-fi film, Escape from New York. Watching this film is part of my traditional prep for a trip to NYC. This weekend I watched it and I share why the movie means so much to me.

Dark Phoenix the Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 26:27


Tonight I talk about X-Men Dark Phoenix the movie. I give a review of the movie and talk bout where I think it fell short of the source material and how it could have been better.

a confederacy of dunces

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 22:47


Tonight I talk about my favorite novel, A Confederacy of Dunces.

Dark Phoenix Saga

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 38:40


This episode I breakdown the legendary comic arc, The Dark Phoenix Saga. How is it different from the film? Is it better? Listen to my synopsis and decide for yourself.

What's Wrong With the Comics Industry

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2019 28:40


Tonight I talk about the Comic industry and what is going wrong with it.

Being an Artist

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 25:52


Tonight I talk about how I became an artist and what I do exactly.

Growing up in the suburbs part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 18:06


Tonight I tell more stories about growing up in the suburbs.

Growing up in the Suburbs

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2019 19:43


Tonight I talk about growing up in the suburbs in the '70s/'80s.

Keeping A Sketchbook

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 24:14


Tonight I talk about keeping a sketchbook, why should you keep one and what to look for when choosing one.

Dungeons & Dragons

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2019 24:52


Tonight I talk about Dungeons & Dragons. What is it and why do I play it?

magnum p.i.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2019 14:29


Tonight I talka bout one of my favorite TV shows, Magnum P.I.

Spider-Man at the Movies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 28:44


Tonight I talk about the history of the Spider-Man films and offer my observations on what makes a good one.

the inner game

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 18:31


This episode I talk about having the right mindset to perform and how to think postive.

walt disney world 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2019 22:15


Tonight I continue my talk about Walt Disney Wold.

walt disney world 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 21:32


Tonight I talk about Disney World.

superheroes

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 19:23


Tonight I talk about superheroes, their history and influences. What makes a superhero and why do they appeal so much?

summer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 18:56


Tonight I talk about why Summer is a special time and share some stories.

breaking into comics

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 30:39


This episode I talk about breaking into comics and about how the process has changed.

architecture

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 18:29


I talk about architecture, visiting a Frank Lloyd Wright house and why it may be the most important form of art.

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