Cody LaDuke joins the show to talk about the life and career of Roman Polanski. Part one covers Polanski's childhood in Poland, Rosemary's Baby (1968), the murder of wife Sharon Tate, all the way up to Chinatown (1974). Part 2 will come out later this week.

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro

06:10 Polanski in The Holocaust

16:25 Polanski living under Communism

28:48 Knife in the Water (1962)

37:20 Repulsion (1965)

46:19 First Marriage

52:42 Rosemary's Baby (1968)

01:16:29 Murder of Sharon Tate

01:34:21 Macbeth (1971)

01:40:42 Chinatown (1974)

Our monthly scheduled horse sesh with the Agitator bros. Covering Giza Pyramid developments, Napoleon, and groundbreaking certified hood classic Snow on Tha Bluff (2012).

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Time Stamps Timestamps

00:00 Intro/Giza Pyramids

09:58 Writing Community Issues

22:26 Trump Assasination Attempt

28:58 Pyramids Continued

35:57 Napoleon Bonaparte

38:25 Almonds/Gavin Newsome/Tim Walz

43:01 Snow On Tha Bluff (2012)

01:29:26 Modern Technology in Art

Glen and Psi talk about Israel/Palestine, free speech absolutism, college campus protests, Trump/Thomas Massie, Post Malone's new album, and much more

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Dr. Jonathan Latham returns to the show to discuss Gain of Function, Bird Flu, Bioweapons, Scientific Consensus, HIV/AIDS, Terrain Theory, and much more. Follow Dr. Jonathan Latham's work https://bioscienceresource.org/

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Kevin Kautzman joins Glen to talk about two important pieces of dark 90's media: The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails (1994) and David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997).

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Part One of a massive episode covering legendary author Louis Ferdinand Céline. Glen is joined by author Max Thrax to talk about Céline's recently found manuscript War (2024) as well as Stanley Kubrick's WW1 classic Paths of Glory (1957). Finally, enjoy an audio production of Max Thrax's Pink Stucco read by Glen Rockney and produced by Nich Farrell.

Part two of this Conversation is a Gain of Fiction where Max and Glen cover Céline's debut novel Journey to the End of the Night https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/gain-of-fiction-vol-52-journey-to

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Kurt joins Glen and Psi to talk about three William Friedkin flims (among others) and some highlights from the William Friedkin autobiography

Films Discussed:

The French Connection (1971)

The Exorcist (1973)

Sorcerer (1977)

Cruising (1980)

To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)

Killer Joe (2011)

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Longtime friend Alex Gutentag returns to talk about the Department of Education, covid, USAID, RFK jr, autism, morals/ethics over political leanings, and much more

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The Agitator boys are back for another horse session talking about many important issues. Stay tuned til the end for a special production of Kelby Losack's short story "Chicken and Waffles" ready by Glen Rockney and produced by Nich Farrell. Short story also available on youtube https://youtu.be/CtxqyOFpwqM

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Ben returns for a jam-packed episode covering covid orgin, the moon/JFK, methylene blue, lyme disease, AI cancer detection, USAID, Trump, and more

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