Shoot the Dancing Bear!

The boys go hard on Yoko Taro's apocalyptic series of video games, specifically the Nier ones. Brace yourself for the end of the world, like twenty different ways. 

The boys close out the month with a discussion of old movies (Saint Maud, Nolan films, Marvel stuff) and a little bit on recent news. 

Film review time! The boys go in on Oscar darling The Sound of Metal!

A grab bag episode. Dig in!

We take a break from pop culture to ruminate on the country's return to normal, signified by another bout of gun violence. 

Tim and Seth undertake a deep dive into the sci-fi TV show the Expanse! That's it! It does what it says on the tin!

In a truly incongruous pairing, Tim and Jesse discuss Christopher Nolan's Tenet alongside a deeper discussion of HBO Max's superhero show the Doom Patrol, with an indulgence into the Grant Morrison inspired comic run that preceded it. Prepare to become fictional!

We give proper due to the GameStop knights, those glorious defenders of the stock price of a failing store that always tries to get you to preorder some crap you don't want. WALL STREET BABY!

In the wake of one of the most devastating events in American history, Donald Trump being banned from twitter, we also talk about whatever that was in the capitol. 

We discuss things we enjoyed from the year 2020, many of which were not actually produced in this blighted year. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We come at you with a variety of terror on this episode. First, the grisly body horror in Brandon Cronenberg's film Possessor, then the brutal, macabre state of our everyday future, the looming normal.

Down Tim, Seth and Jesse engage fully in a Nerdcast about video games this year. Naturally, the conversation turns from entertainment to social isolation and alienation! We cover Demon's Souls, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and Persona 5. 

We have witnessed the election! In this episode, we give our initial thoughts on what we learned, and prognosticate about the future. Not great, Bob!

Trump got diagnosed with the corona as we were recording this, so our discussion of the first debate got thrown for a loop, but it's still tight! Predictions abound!

The full complement of podcasters go at the Charlie Kaufman Netflix film I'm Thinking of Ending Things. Is it good? We couldn't all agree! Also, how's Joe Biden doing? We have the answers!

Seth and Tim manage to dig out a gem from the pop cultural nothingness that is the pandemic era. UMBRELLA ACADEMY! Tune in for almost two hours of discussion and analysis. 

After the absolutely embarrassing showcases that were the two major party conventions, the crew hung around a zoom call tearing apart the political paradigm we are forced to live under. Long story short, everything sucks!

An emergency epsiode of sorts where Jesse and Time react to the selection of Kamala Harris as the Democratic vice presidential nominee. We discuss the limits of representational politics and the Democratic party in general. 

With the continued protest movements happening around the country and the increased federal crackdown on them, the podcast decided that it would be a good idea to get drunk and try to talk about the protests and the frequent objects of their ire: statues. 

Tim and Jesse welcome Seth Alt on board as the new third mic for his first topical episode. First on the tee is a discussion on the class politics of police, in reference to the recent statements by Matt Taibbi, followed by an existential question: is cancel culture real? 

In an expansive analysis of Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, we discuss the gaze, art, and a host of other topics in relation to this monumental romance film. Guest host Seth Alt helps Jesse and Tim connect with their feminine side (not really) in order to dig in to this genuine classic of modern art. 

Tim and Jesse talk about the protests, the media coverage, the political reponse, and various and sundry other related issues. If you're searching for the pod title reference, go search up Fox News coverage. Stand tall and shake the heavens, as Xenogears would say. 

Finally acclimated to the new pandemic flavored normal, the boys have reconstituted themselves with canned food and ramen to bring this podcast to the people. Topics include isolation, politics during the pandemic, and our terrible pop culture situation. 

Through the beauty of the Internet, the podcast comes to you with a discussion of the brilliant video game series Dark Souls. Special guest Seth Alt joins to bring his expertise to analysis of the series themes and to talk shit about Youtubers. Apologies for the reduction in sound quality!

In the midst of toilet paper hoarders and pugilists battling for canned beans, the full crew gives our takes on the Coronavirus and what it says about our culture and politics. Apocalypse ahoy!

Tim and Jesse, intrigued by the deteriorating structure of American politics, go on the warpath against MSNBC, the punditry class, and take on the final boss...Neoliberalism. 

In the midst of a pop culture drought, our plucky crew finally finds a space to talk about Lovecraft, and attempt to tie his work to a discussion of nature, both human and otherwise. Also, we got very angry at MSNBC at the the end. 

With the help of returning guest Tamar Salibian, Jesse and Tim court controversy by going in on white feminism. We also talk around the Iowa caucuses, socialism, and issues of identity. Politics, baby!

To round out a month of incredible work ethic on our part, we relax with an almost two hour long conversation centering Alan Moore's seminal comic about averting nuclear war and its TV followup about white supremacy. Very chill stuff!

Continuing the series that began with Satanism, the gentlemen assemble to discuss an unusual, possibly schizophrenic, religion devoted to aliens, Raelism. Details of the religion and our world's fascination with new age faith are discussed through the usual dark lens. Shouts to Rael for the intro music. 

On a day where Jesse's allergies made him sound like his head was filled with mucus, Tim breaks down Trump's escalating tensions with Iran, plus a breakdown of the Democratic primary as it stands now. This is mostly a filler episode before we assault you with content over the next month. 

After watching the documentary "Hail Satan", the boys plus guest Jon Peloso discuss the merits/critiques of Satanism in a rambling episode that goes all over the place. Warning: There are some EDGY jokes, exercise caution, if you feel you may be offended. 

As our podcast would, we did a best of 2019 episode including things that weren't even released in the garbage year that is 2019, talking about subjects ranging from books on aliens and human sacrifice, all the way to country western and rap music, to TV shows based on comic books and video games based on novels. Happy Holidays!

Jesse and special guest Seth Alt lead a discussion of bonkers new post-apocalyptic FedEx delivery video game Death Stranding, while Gabe and Tim ask some questions. We talk about collectivism, Lacan, sex, and of course, death in relation to the game. 

Generational warfare, just in time to stoke your feelings about a certain other generation! Eventually we drift to Joe Biden, and a discussion of civility in politics, and Obama's recent public appearances. 

Bong Joon-Ho's anti-capitalist film Parasite gets a quick review this week, and segues us nicely into the primary aim of this episode: a brief survey of Foucault's concept of Biopolitics! 

In an expansive and exhaustive discussion of one of our favorite films of the year, we run down religion, sexuality, labor and mythology in the movie masterpiece, Robert Eggers' the Lighthouse. So bid our father the Sea King rise from the depths, full foul in his fury and listen to this insane episode. 

The whole gang is back to deconstruct the sorry state of our discourse through several examples barely still relevant. Is the Joker film going to cause you to become a Men's Rights Activist? Does Ellen dab with war criminals often? Is Trump's twitter account outsider art? (Yes.) 

Earlier this month, led by the indigenous, the people of Ecuador have taken to the streets in protest against a brutal and anti-constitutional IMF austerity program headed by Lenin Moreno. In the face of media blackout and repression, Tim interviews Sam, who is on the ground in Ecuador, about the context and history of the IMF in Latin America and the recent state of exception, mass arrest and murder of protestors. This is essential if you care about self-determination and democracy, in Latin America or anywhere else for that matter. Ecuador needs our help.

Absent Gabe, Tim and Jesse discuss Tim's fantastic article on the gladiator fights in California prisons, as well as the rotten discourse in cinema. These topics have nothing to do with one another, but the content mill must churn on!

With an absent Gabe, Tim and Jesse hand out a bonus episode grousing and bitching about the current political items of the day. Impeachment, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, the Senate, Andrew Yang, it's all here!

On a very special Episode 40, the boys sit down for a discussion on chaos magic nicely broken down for the uninitiated, inlcuding most of the members of this podcast. If you're wondering why you have felt the urge to proselytize on our behalf lately, it's probably just the sigils. Our guide through this magical journey is special guest, Carolyn Barron!

We delayed our magic podcast once again, but in the interim, here's an interstitial episode on the horror/comedy film Midsommar and our attempt to wring any meaning at all out of the insanity that is the Epstein case. Chaos magic coming soon!

Adjust your eyes, the blinding club lighting is actually projecting directly from your speakers! On this episode, we delve into the criminally underrated Refn series on Amazon, Too Old To Die Young. A show about apocalypse, can't imagine a more appropriate pairing. 

Joined by Matt Sedillo, an acclaimed poet, the boys with no real acclaim beyond their immediate families discuss the border, hear some poetry, and finally identify who makes up the white working class...The Gyllenhalls. 

On this episode, we are joined by returning host Tamar Salibian to talk about why capitalism ruins your sex life, diminishes your critical thinking skills, and generally makes your life way worse than it needs to be. And...THE SOUND QUALITY IS UPGRADED!

What's going on c*cksuckers? The boys welcome a returning guest, Jon Peloso, onto the podcast to delve back into the Western genre with the TV show Deadwood. 

Chernobyl: propaganda or legitimate art? Or both? We wrestle with the possibilities and discuss the merits of its political messaging in an era that so desperately needs a competent left. The conversation here is built around Tim Malone's recent article printed on Truthout. 

We return from a long hiatus with a long pod! We bookended the episode with conversations around writing: criticizing others' writing and talking about our own at the end of the podcast. Sandwiched in between is a belated take on the Peterson/Zizek debate. 

Hate. Hate. HATE. It's an episode where we just talk trash about a bunch of things we dislike. That's it. 

A meta-critique of the online left from the left? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez yea or nay? Hysterical laughter at a bad joke? Accelerationism? It's all here!