This episode we look into the influence of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway on Hunter's work, and how he used their books in his own quest to write the Great American Novel.

Sources:

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by HST

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Farewell to Arm by Ernest Hemingway

http://www.openculture.com/2017/06/hunter-s-thompson-typed-out-the-great-gatsby-farewell-to-arms.html

https://rightreason.typepad.com/right_reason/2017/04/hunter-s-thompson-and-the-great-gatsby.html

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

A return to the world of Hell’s Angels and Biker Culture, we look at multiple instances of crime and violence in the world of the Hell’s Angels and Hunter’s involvement.

Sources:

• Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs written by Hunter

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Looking into the words of Horatio Alger, and the world around him, a discussion into Hunter's continous view of the Death of the American Dream, and what it means to him over the past 40 years, especially found within Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Sources

• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/25/nra-annual-meeting-guns-american-dream-hunter-s-thompson

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

In this episode we examine the world around us and how one might conceptualise a Gonzo Lifestyle, taking note of three people who we personally feel are pioneers and advocates for this way of life, from writing and cooking to hollerin’ and hootin’ on the prairie.

Sources:

• https://allthatsinteresting.com/calamity-jane

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

In this episode we turn the lens towards the media that has been adapted, created and inspired by the works of Hunter, including popular films and a well known comic book series

Sources

Where the Buffalo Roam –

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

This week, Laura and Eamon take a look at Hunter's portrayal of the Monteray Gang Rape through a modern feminist lens. In the spirit of Hunter (with Motorcycle Gangs being a prime example), we believe in being critical of the media and culture where it is warranted. So get ready for us to put on our SJW hats and take a long swig of questioning our hero.

Sources

https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/motorcycle-gangs/

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

A look into our personal favourite articles by Hunter, including views on Pro-Flogging, shipping your son to a shotgun wedding in Perth, Australia, and the rise and notoriety of Motorcycle Gangs

Sources:

Motorcycle Gangs, The Nation, May 17, 1965 issue San Francisco

Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the '80s, published November 6, 2003 Simon and Schuster

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Diving into the colourful, psychoactive world of Lysergic Acid Dyethylamide (LSD), we begin to explore Hunter's experiences and interactions within psychedelic culture.

Sources:

Thompson, H.W. (1998). Fear and loathing in Las Vegas / a savage journey to the heart of the american dream. New York: Random House.

Thompson, H.S. (1967). Hell’s angels : a strange and terrible saga : (2. printing). New York: Random House.

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

A first of hopefully many glances into Hunter's Autobiography, "Kingdom of Fear", we examine a few chapters ranging from his youth, his response to World Events, and even what to do when a wild animal decides to leap into your moving car on a highway....

Sources:

Thompson, H.S. (2015). Kingdom of fear : loathsome secrets of a star-crossed child in the final days of the American century. London: Penguin Books.

Written and performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses.

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

How do you sum up the Father of Gonzo Journalism? In our introductory episode we look at the broad scope of Hunter's life, his initial writing examples and some of the Ups and Downs of his wild, nonstop life.

Sources:

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rolling-stone-at-50-how-hunter-s-thompson-became-a-legend-115371/

Written and Performed by Laura Heuston and Eamon Moses

Music and Audio by Robert Meek

Hunting Hunter: A Gonzo Podcast is recorded on stolen Gadigal land. Sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty was never signed. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.