The High Tech Low Life Podcast: A Cyberpunk Media Retrospective

Even though this episode is recapping a G rated movie for children, this episode itself is decidedly not for children. Just need to get that out front in case you wandered in from the internet. If, however, you're a grown up who still happens to love the lil robot cartoon and doesn't mind some blue humor, then welcome to the High Tech Low Life podcast. We love the lil robot cartoon too.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

In part 2 of our Cyberpunk 2077 recap we get in depth about the various branching paths the plot can take and hopefully do a pretty good job of covering the important parts of this massive story. So much thanks to Colin from Astronomica for steering the ship on this one, he's exceptionally knowledgeable and was invaluable to getting this episode done.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Astronomica: http://www.astronomicapodcast.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

Cover art by Gillyvor

We're back! This week we are starting our recap of Cyberpunk 2077, perhaps the cyberpunk property of this decade. We discuss our first impressions, connections to the game, our opinions on the mechanics, and the controversial release. Disclaimer: If you are coming to this episode looking for hard hitting video game journalism, look elsewhere. We feel pretty confident reviewing movies and TV shows, but games are another animal, so we are just winging it out here. Take it all with a grain of salt and enjoy the ride. Thanks to Colin from the Astronomica Podcast for the assist this week, couldn't do it without him!

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Astronomica: http://www.astronomicapodcast.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

Cover art by Gillyvor

This little teaser is a hype episode to get people excited for High Tech Low Life's 4th "season". We announce the property we are covering to kick it off and, in an unprecedented move, have the upcoming episode's guest on to hype the episode we haven't recorded yet! We also hype the upcoming Astronomicon/Nerdcamp which is only a few days from the date of this release. And we even manage to hype a few recommendos for tradition's sake. So much hype! A hypesplosion! A hypeocalypse! We just gave you all genital hyp-ees! Man I missed writing these.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Astronomica: http://www.astronomicapodcast.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

Cover art by Gillyvor

Your boys are taking a break, but before they do they wanted to break down the highs and lows of their third "season" of podcasting. The Best, the Worst, and the mid of the last 30 some podcasts. They also, as usual, discuss some current events, and talk about what they've been watching. Why are they doing this episode description in third person?

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

This episode Sean Faust joins us to talk about a selection of cyberpunk themed music videos. The playlist runs the gamut from Lil Nas X to Dio, and is available at the link below.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTnHLHOwgWA1dpot3__W2GS4HUccZ-K8z&si=zthlQYR4xfTj9T2k

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Sean Faust: https://linktr.ee/seanfaustmusic

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

This week we are covering The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Tiptree Jr. Tiptree is a pen name for Alice B. Sheldon who wrote a number of science fiction stories in the 60's and 70's. This one is a short but very well done story about an ugly girl who, through some fancy tech, gets to be pretty... with a few notable strings attached, or wires if you will. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

This week we celebrate the Willenium by watching Will Smith's 2004 film I Robot. And even though it may win the award for middest movie that ever midded, we still had a good time talking about it.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

Alright, we've introed the show, talked about the characters, now it's time to dig into the details of the first season of Westworld. We go over the arcs of all the characters and try to reveal all the secrets we can. We are joined by Stardaddy Stan of the Astronomica podcast once again.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Astronomica: http://www.astronomicapodcast.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

Cover art by Gillyvor

This episode was cursed from it's inception. We fought connection issues throughout, and turns out we had audio issues crop up as well. We did what we could to fix everything, but if things feel off, that's the reason. Other than that though, it was a really fun talk with Stardaddy Stan from the Astronomica podcast about Westworld season 1. Due to our struggles we cut it a little short this week after introducing the show and characters, and we will do a more thorough recap next week.

The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

Astronomica: http://www.astronomicapodcast.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

Cover art by Gillyvor