Blauer Geist and Chi Chi look back towards their home state of OREGON to unearth the meaning of death, rot, overgrowth, edginess and the true glory of being alive through two novels by Blake Nelson (GIRL + USER) and two films by Gus Van Sant (PARANOID PARK + ELEPHANT). Pioneering, the limits of the American universe, mass violence, skateboarding, gentrification, “Put a Bird On It,” strippers, distance between irony and reality, dirtiness and pure beauty in the monotony and triteness of life.

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And on the exclusive Patreon SIRENS bonus show, Blauer and Chi Chi reflect on our college memories at the University of Oregon, the curse of the party boy and the ecstasies of smoking and podcasting: patreon.com/imsopopular

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