Programmed to Chill

Today I'm joined by Anna Krivolapova (@AnaKrivolapova), the author of a short story collection, Incurable Graphomania (2023). These 14 stories include themes of "voyeurism, paranoia, defense contractors, Russian stewardesses, venomous WASPs, and more".  We discuss some of her literary, cultural, and paranoiacal influences. Anna reads several passages including an entire story - my favorite from the collection - The Reagan-Blair Manifesto.

Along the way we discuss various themes familiar to listeners of the show, including McGowan and the PTK thesis, video games, school shooters, hypnosis, and a few new topics such as Russian culture, the female and general literary scene, sus international adoptions.

Note: as always for literary episodes, reading the book beforehand is nice but not necessary; let this episode introduce you to her fiction and check out her book.

episode artwork is the book's cover (original design by Mark Wadley), used w/ permission from the author

Links:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCW2HGMX?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_GWQWYW63BQ033EHEW1FH

https://apocalypse-confidential.com/books/

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Songs:

All The Things She Said by t.A.T.u.

Jigsaw by Psychic TV

Судно by Молчат Дома

Post-Soviet Models by Tzusing

Headhunter by Front 242

Сестра by Аквариум

(Unlocked from Patreon, part 2 of 2)

Today's the second half of the Lake and Ng story, or should I say, the Lake/Ng/Balazs story. I cover their abduction and murder spree, their detection, arrest and capture, and subsequent trial. Along the way, there are various anomalies in how the case is handled, especially relating to Cricket and her full-use immunity deal. Was a broader network involved?

Episode 2 Songs:

Reborn by Colin Stetson

Hail, Paemon! by Colin Stetson

the Ballad of Lake and Ng by Exodus

Links:

https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(Unlocked from Patreon, part 1 of 2)

Today I go through the first half of the story of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. I cover their early lives, careers in the US Marines, their relationships and ties to crime networks, their thoughts and motivations leading up to their crime spree. 

Episode 1 Songs:

Mendocino by the Sir Douglas Quintet

Christine’s Song by the Flying Burrito Brothers

Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) - Satin Puppets and Nxghtshade

Links:

https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Today I'm joined by the journalist and author Douglas Valentine (@DouglasValentine77) to discuss his new book, Pisces Moon: the Dark Arts of Empire. The book provides perspective on his life's work exposing the misdeeds of America's intelligence community. Along the way, he also shares his thoughts on current events, spirituality, and answers crucial questions about his career.

Songs:

Sinister Purpose by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Links:

www.douglasvalentine.com/

Merch:

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(Unlocked from Patreon)

In this episode, I go through the life of Richard Ramirez, starting with his parents. I discuss Ramirez' early life, and how it was the perfect storm to create a killer.  Every factor you can think of played a role. We're talking about radiation, chemicals, crime, child abuse, head trauma, Satanism, drugs, porn, the supernatural, and of course you can't discuss Richard Ramirez without covering his Green Beret cousin and his snuff material.

I cover some of his crimes and go through various anomalous aspects to his crime spree and trial, including sus ass Sean Penn  Ultimately, we're faced some serious implications.

Songs:

Conversations with the Devil by Ramirez

Midnight Marauder by Ramirez

Lil Motorola by Ramirez

the Voices in the Dark by Ramirez

Children of the Void by Ramirez

Merch:

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(Unlocked from Patreon)

Today I'm joined with Esalen Professor Emeritus (@PastichePsyop) for part 2 of our conversation about esoteric Santa Cruz.

We continue to talk about Domhoff, the Christ Circle, Bohemian Grove, the beatniks, troubled teen rehabs, Synanon, Arthur Hempel, communes, data mapping of dog mutilation incidents, nudist colonies, and Ed Kemper. Even Thomas Pynchon. It's a great episode.

Songs:

Sunday Lunch by Carpenter Brut

Turbo Killer by Carpenter Brut

Paradise Warfare by Carpenter Brut

(Unlocked from Patreon)

This week I'm joined by Pastiche Psyop (@pastichepsyop) to discuss Santa Cruz, the University of Santa Cruz and its very curious psychology department, Thomas Sarbin, Craig Haney, David Marlowe, Frank X Barron, Bert Kaplan, G. William Domhoff, the entirely unrelated Santa Cruz serial killer boom, Ed Kemper, Herb Mullin, especially John Linley Frazier,  and a wide range of very curious topics. It's extremely good.

(part 1 of 2)

Songs:

Escape from Midwich Valley by Carpenter Brut

Sexkiller on the Loose by Carpenter Brut

(episode unlocked from Patreon; it was also from 2021 so keep that in mind as my podcast and my research into this topic have both progressed since then)

Today's all about Wayne Williams, perhaps one of the most interesting figures I've ever looked at. I talk about the atypical ATKID investigation, Williams' early life, the Phenix City connection to nearby Fort Benning, the porn connection, the infamous Soledad O'Brien interview, Mitch WerBell III, and the occult connection. The implications are very, very dark.

Songs:

portions of the Beyond the Black Rainbow soundtrack

Paegan Love Song by Acid Bath

(episode unlocked from Patreon; it was also from 2021 so keep that in mind as my podcast and my research into this topic have both progressed since then)

Full disclosure: this one might be rough because we're talking about child murder here. Don't mess around with your mental health; you can always listen to it later when you're in a better headspace.

That said, today I'm talking about one of the many unacknowledged (by Agent Douglas) predecessors to the FBI's Behavior Science Unit - Dr. Lunde, a forensic psychiatrist to the criminally insane. He worked with Ed Kemper, John Lindley Frazier, Herb Mullin, the Hollywood Strangler, the Girl in the Box case, Dan White, Jonestown, Patty Hearst, Howard Hughes; all things you'd think Agent Douglas might mention right? 

After that, I get into the Atlanta Child Murders as presented by Agent Douglas, introduce Wayne Williams, and then deconstruct some of the myths around the murders as per Programmed to Kill and The List. It's really intense.

Next week is the deep dive on Wayne Williams. Trust me; it's gonna be nuts.

Songs: 

Fear No Evil by Killer Mantis

portions of the Beyond the Black Rainbow soundtrack

What’s Beef by Biggie Smalls w/ edit

(episode unlocked from Patreon due to the increased popularity and skepticism of Programmed to Kill)

Today, I look at the concept of serial killers as laid out by the FBI, specifically in Agent John E. Douglas's book 'Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit' and Netflix series, and then I compare it to Dave McGowan's 'Programmed to Kill: the Politics of Serial Murder'. I talk about the history of the concept, specifically the FBI's revisionism in pretending they invented the study of serial killers.

Then I go into Ed Kemper (and to a lesser degree Herb Mullin) as depicted in the book and show, and the very interesting facts that get curiously left out of these popular histories. Full warning: it gets pretty weird, as we get into 'behavioral modification' experiments at Atascadero and Vacaville, and if Vacaville comes up, you know the Symbionese Liberation Army will as well.

Song:

Murder On My Mind by YNW Melly

Links:

https://centerforaninformedamerica.com/

www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/