Paranoid American

This movie is a masterclass in NLP and memory palaces. If you don't know what either of those are, you're in for a treat!

Don't make us say it again. A documentary about James Baldwin.

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Following the last Angel's assault on her mind, Asuka sinks into clinical depression. The next Angel, Armisael attacks, and attempts to merge itself with Unit-00, causing it to make contact with Rei's mind, as past Angels did with Shinji and Asuka. In order to save Shinji, Rei self-destructs Unit-00 in order to destroy Armisael. Rei is revealed to be "recovered" after a supposed near-death experience. Misato forces Ritsuko to reveal to her, as well as Shinji, the dark secrets of NERV and the true nature of Rei.

From Maui as a trickster god with Prometheus parallels to the real history of Polynesian navigation and the thousand year pause in ocean voyaging, this episode covers the cosmology, the demons, the hidden connections to Frazer's Golden Bough, and why mountains might actually be fossilized giants. Plus: why Italy had to rename the movie, the Aarne Thompson folklore index entries that match the plot, and whether Moana is a princess, a shaman, or something else entirely.

A deep discussion about AI and copyrights with the brilliant Nina Paley.

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After being defeated yet again by an Angel, Asuka's synchronization ratio continues to drop, affecting her ability to pilot Unit-02. Flashbacks reveal Asuka's tragic childhood, which shaped her current abrasive personality. A new Angel, Arael, appears in Earth's orbit, well outside the range of any Earth-based weaponry, including the Evangelions. Asuka is told that she will be Rei's backup for the confrontation with the Angel. Infuriated, she launches herself and confronts Arael on her own, however Arael uses a telepathic attack which forces Asuka to relive traumatic events from her past, causing such mental distress that Asuka completely loses synchronization and Unit-02 shuts down. Gendo orders Rei to go to Terminal Dogma, retrieve the Spear of Longinus, and use it against the Angel. The Lance succeeds in penetrating Arael's A.T. Field and destroys it, but the Lance achieves escape velocity and enters a lunar orbit. Asuka is again angered by her defeat, worsened by her hatred of Rei.

Was Inside Out made with help from MKUltra psychologists? In this episode of Occult Disney, we break down Pixar's mind control masterpiece and ask why a kids movie is teaching depression, runaway behavior, and existential dread. We dig into the consultants behind the film, the original darker script, the Pixar bureaucracy pattern, and why this might be one of the most dangerous Disney movies ever made. Plus: spiritual homunculi, memory marbles, and why San Francisco ruins everything.

Pixar's first real flop hides more than just bad box office numbers. We break down The Good Dinosaur and uncover the original premise that got scrapped, why teachers hate this movie, and how Disney's philosophy has completely inverted from Walt's original vision. Plus: surprisingly violent content, emotional manipulation tactics, and an unexpected Boondock Saints connection. This is Occult Disney.

We explore the conversations sparked by Daryl Davis's journey of befriending members of the Ku Klux Klan, and what his story reveals about race, tolerance, and the potential for change in America.