Ephemeral Rift Podcast

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 35 where I talk all things Metal (music) from what it is, its history, the subgenres & their bands/musicians, notable albums, and even how therapeutic it can be.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 34 where I talk all things Dungeons & Dragons, including what it is, how it's played, a brief history of role-playing and D&D, what inspired D&D, what D&D inspired, and reading some excerpts from the Player's Guide and Monster Manual.

This episode can be considered both an introduction to philosophy as well as a stepping stone for future episodes on specific philosophies/philosophers. In this episode I talk about the beneficial nature of philosophy, some definitions, quotes about it, a list of 100 notable philosophers, the names of all philosophies, a brief history, some related tangents, and responding to a couple messages.

I cover a variety of topics and go on some related tangents mostly in response to listener & viewner messages: Commuting to Work, The 2019 film "Color Out of Space", The 2021 film "Old Henry", The video game "Carrion", Non-believers & morality, "Water on a duck's back", Violence in video games (and violence in general), (U.S.) Government: overreach & control; necessity & helpfulness, Afghanistan's pros & cons, Australia's weather, What to do with your life/passion, Ending up being alone.

I talk about horror fiction: why we like it, its history, different cultures, the various horror books, movies, video games, etc., and responding to some messages.

I discuss a variety of topics from the physiology of fear (limbic system (amygdala, thalamus)) to phobias and everything in between & beyond: OG monkey vs modern brain, anger, paranoia, controlling behavior, the power & speed of fear, innate vs learned fears, common fears, patience & fear / anxiety, these self-aware biological machinations, the human body has no user manual, our inability to inquire our own minds.

Part 2 of the ongoing, periodic series where I go down the Wikipedia rabbit hole, picking up where we last left off with the entry for Crust. But before all that I revisit micro plastics, Squid Show, Parasyte anime, then talk sequels, plot twists & reveals, the pros and cons of some listener/viewner countries, anti-intellectualism, "woke" as an insult against smart people, my drug "experiences", taxes, and human spaghetti code.

Nothing scarier than reality. Welcome to episode 28 of the Ephemeral Rift Podcast where I talk about time, Carpe diem, irrational people & COVID mask mandates, indoctrinating children into organized religion, wisdom teeth, Fantastic Fungi documentary, fungi health benefits, our fungal ancestry, Terrance McKenna's Stoned Ape Theory, microplastics & human evolution, Parasyte anime, Back 4 Blood video game, High on the Hog documentary, Squid Game show, and responding to messages about "why this ASMR stuff works", science & proof, learning to drive, anxiety, and people who like cold weather.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 27 talking about the documentaries Love on the Spectrum and one on Lynyrd Skynyrd, and then responding to messages about school reform, Pink Floyd's The Wall, leaving social media, the pitfalls of participating in this interconnected society, ASMR, Slaughter to Prevail, happiness, and prolly a buncha other tangents I can't recall at the moment.

Ephemeral Rift Podcast episode 26 where, after some ranting, I go over all the patches on the vest I made & wear on the podcast.

Starting the vest: https://youtu.be/HX2kSPAZgUk

Finishing the vest: https://youtu.be/iOV4ZblBjcs