THE BUNTZCAST

Jake Longstreth, painter and co-host of the Apple Beats 1 radio show Time Crisis, pops into the Buntzcast to chat about Connecticut, the Grateful Dead, the mythic status of Chicago, delivering sushi to the Google campus, seed oils, and much more.

Jordan Castro, author of The Novelist, stops by the Buntzcast. We chat about the new online magazine he's editing (The Cluny Journal), along with his writing, the Cleveland punk scene, Christianity, his new "dark academia" novel, Nicholson Baker, and more.

Playwright and novelist, Matt Gasda, drops by the Buntzcast. We chat about the current state of the theatre, Harold Bloom, the Dimes Square scene, the impact of AI on the arts, his forthcoming novel (Sleepers), and much more besides. His collection of plays, Dimes Square and Other Plays, is available on Amazon.

Whit Stillman, auteur and chronicler of the urban haute bourgeoisie (UHB), stops by the Buntzcast. We talk about the perils of writing while hyper-caffeinated, the work of J.D. Salinger, the unexpected joys of using voiceover, the dance culture of a former time and its potential to inspire a retro-utopia, and the mysteries of faith.

Noted journalist, cultural commentator, and online personality Katherine Dee stops by the pod. We chat about deepfakes, neopaganism, the bowdlerization of Roald Dahl's work, "Otherkin," and a lot more. A feast of reason.

Chris, the man behind Youtube's popular channel MemeAnalysis, stops by the BuntzCast to talk about magic, Aleister Crowley, sacred languages, the real scoop on aliens, the secret depths of nursery rhymes, why asthma is "the occultist's disease," and more. This was a fantastic conversation.

Henri Poilevey drops by the Buntzcast, or rather, I drop by his advanced living room podcast recording studio. We chew the fat about esoteric Christianity, the perils of drug mysticism, the wild vibes of the West Coast, the future of music, and more. Mystery... Madness..

The Buntzcast roars back into action after our hiatus. Journalist and raconteur Nathan Worcester stops by to chat about Louis Farrakhan, Chicago lore, the nature of the WASP gentry, ChatGPT, Dutch farmer protests, and more.

Film producer Hadrian Belove drops by the Buntzcast. We talk about 'TFW No GF' and 'Alex's War,' teen documentaries, Dimes Square, the NPCC Film Fest, the need for alternatives to institutions in the film and publishing industries, and more. A great chat!