By Laura Heuston & Eamon Moses
The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.
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.
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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
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.
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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.
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.
The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.