DISCLAIMER: THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT THE 2006 FILM SOUTHLAND TALES WHICH WAS A MASSIVE CRITICAL AND COMMERCIAL FAILURE (YOU'VE BEEN WARNED). BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH SOUTHLAND TALES FOR FREE BEFORE LISTENING TO THIS PODCAST HERE IS THE VIMEO LINK: https://vimeo.com/340510349

I am joined once again by Dorian Z Bell aka Dank Deleuze to discuss one of my favorite maligned films SOUTHLAND TALES (2006) written and directed by Richard Kelly. While Southland Tales was not as well received as Kelly's debut Donnie Darko (2001) it has gained a small but loyal cult following since its release.

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I am joined by technology journalist and author of the forthcoming book EXTREMELY ONLINE, Taylor Lorenz. Topics include: The (Very) Modern History of Influencers, GamerGate, Media Outrage Feedback Loops, Being Tumblr Born, C*vid & Tech Censorship, Twitter Drama & Being Threads-Pilled(?), Why Liberalism Isn't Cool Anymore, 2024 Speculation.

I am joined once again by post-Soviet expert Bryan Gigantino for a discussion and analysis of last week's anticlimactic and deeply strange Wagner mercenary 'coup' in Russia. 

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Reimagining Soviet Georgia 

I am joined by BEN DITTO to discuss the transition from 90s cyberpunk fantasies to present cyberpunk realities. Extreme online content. The phenomenon of mesmerizing disgust. What Two Girls One Cup and ISIS have in common. War as seen through the peephole of social media. Decaffeinated human sacrifice. AI horror. The content that made us, etc.