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Author J David Osborne joins Glen and Psi to talk about his new book God's Fare No Better and discuss Michael Crichton's anti-girlboss, nanorobot swarm, techno-thriller novel Prey (2002). If you like this episode, become a premium subscriber of the RC substack to get access to the entire Gain of Fiction archive as well all RC premium content https://rarecandy.substack.com/

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Director Jay Curtis Miller joins Glen and Psi to talk about two high-T action classics starring Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson (The Patriot, Cliffhanger) respectively. We also talk about Miller's latest venture Knuckles which you can help fund https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/knuckles-an-action-proof-of-concept-film#/

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro

02:30 Independent Filmmaking

22:57 Cliffhanger/Sylvester Stallone

50:31 The Patriot/Mel Gibson

01:14:50 The problem with millennial filmmakers

Fredo returns to the show to talk about the state of the post-tariff economy, Bitcoin, Abrego Garcia, due process, RFK Jr, and more

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Timestamps

00:00 Intro/Is America Back?

02:54 Tariffs and American Manufacturing

23:45 Low pay jobs are important, actually

28:46 Bitcoin, Ripple, Meme Coins

39:48 Abrego Garcia Deportation Saga

52:47 E-Verify and Real ID

58:42 Disappointment in RFK Jr. so far?

Lowres and Hans come by to analyze four certified hood classic movies: Get Rich or Die Trying (2005), Bones (2001), Crooklyn (1994), and Above The Rim (1994). Also some talk on Mickey Rourke's Big Brother fiasco, Adolescence (2025), and more

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Time Stamps

00:00 Intro

02:15 Mass State Lottery

04:45 Mickey Rourke on Big Brother

08:26 Andrew Tate and Adolescence

14:42 Paranormal TV

19:30 Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

40:07 Bones (2001)

52:57 Crooklyn (1994)

01:10:50 Above The Rim (1994)

01:29:31 Duane Martin and Will Smith Gay?

01:33:35 How to bring back the hood classic

We're joined by Organized Meat to discuss Lou Reed's solo career. His electric shock therapy as a kid, The Velvet Underground, Andy Warhol, The Factory, and nearly every solo album Reed released in his career.

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Time Stamps

00:00 Lou Reed Intro

15:30 Lou Reed's Childhood

21:08 Delmore Schwartz

26:40 The Velvet Underground/Andy Warhol

45:09 Transformer (1972) and David Bowie

50:42 Reed's sexuality

55:40 Berlin (1973)

01:04:38 Lou Reed Helps End Communism

01:10:35 Metal Machine Music (1975)

01:16:08 Relationship with Rachel Humphreys

01:18:23 Coney Island Baby (1976)

01:27:45 Street Hassle (1978)

01:37:40 The Blue Mask (1982)

01:45:20 New Sensations (1984)

01:52:53 Lou Reed and Jesse Jackson

01:55:07 Death of Andy Warhol

02:04:22 Lou Reed and Guns n' Roses

02:07:40 Ecstasy (2000) and more Lou Reed stories

Part Two of The Roman Polanski discussion covers The Tenant (1976), Roman's 1977 arrest and trial, Tess (1979), Bitter Moon (1992), Death and The Maiden (1994), The Ninth Gate (1999), and Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (2019)

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Time Stamps

00:00 intro

07:06 The Tenant (1976)

26:27 1977 arrest

57:30 Roman Polanski in Jail/Fallout

01:08:18 Tess (1979)

01:25:19 Frantic (1988)

01:31:56 Polanski's process

01:34:11 Bitter Moon (1992)

01:45:35 Death and The Maiden (1994)

01:53:18 The Ninth Gate (1999)

02:06:22 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)

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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