The Worst of All Possible Worlds

197 - Ghosts From the Internet (feat. Josiah Sutton)

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Josiah Sutton (Fruitless) joins a lads-less Brian as he revisits the inspiration for his first video essay: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Pulse. Topics include revisiting old work, breadtube, and what we can learn from the ghosts from internet eras long past.

 

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Fruitless Podcast: A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton.

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    Fruitless video essays:

    • “A Brief History of Zombie Films”
    • “Why You Should Watch Motern Media (feat. Will Sloan)”
    • “Everyone Else is an NPC”

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      Media Referenced in the Episode:

      • Pulse. Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. 2001.
      • The Tunnel by Friedrich Durrenmatt
      • “Pulse (2001): How J-Horror Predicted 2020” by Brian Alford. 2020.
      • Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman. Viking Penguin. 1985.
      • “I Can’t Stop Watching Contagion” by Folding Ideas. March 31st, 2020.
      • “Massacre on Martin and 3rd” by Jack Saint. October 20th, 2018.
      • Mike D’Angelo’s Scenic Routes: Pulse. The A.V. Club. April 4th, 2011.
      • “The Problem With Video Essays” by Philosophy Tube. June 27th, 2025.
      • “Steve Bannon” by Philosophy Tube. February 4th, 2019.
      • “Wo Ich Wohne” by Ilsa Aichinger. The Dedalus Book of Austrian Fantasy 1890-2000. Translated by Mike Mitchell. Dedalus Limited. 2003.

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