The High Tech Low Life Podcast: A Cyberpunk Media Retrospective

It's an anime ep! AD Police is a horny, cheap, and blessedly short collection of cyberpunk tales from 2027 Neo Tokyo. We have covered a couple other series just like it, and it is, unfortunately, the worst of the bunch. There might be a few nuggets of cool to pan out of this river of mediocrity, however, so stay tuned and see if these old prospectors manage to... sluice some... gold? This metaphor has gotten away from me.

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

The Dream of the 90s is alive on the High Tech Low Life Podcast. This week we watch The Net starring Sandra Bullock. This movie is as 90s as it gets, and even though it's incredibly flawed and not that great, we just can't bring ourselves to hate 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

As promised the thrilling conclusion of our Alien Earth recap featuring Colin of the Astronomica Podcast. In this installment we cover episodes 3-8 of the series, and give it our ratings.

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 week we are thrilled to be joined by Colin of the Astronomica podcast to recap the recently concluded first season of Alien: Earth. The show is a mixed bag of good and bad, but lots of interesting details to discuss and pontificate upon. So many details that this is, once again, being split into two parts, however FEAR NOT! The second part will be released in just a few days and we will have another full episode next week covering a completely different property.

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

Cover art by Gillyvor

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

We had intended to cover a cool looking French film called Ares this week, however that was not to be as all the copies we found had unintelligible subtitles. In lieu of that we decided to just put out an off the cuff episode with extended dystopia and recommendos, and a bonus review for the current Mark Wahlberg picture: Play Dirty. What a treat!

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, after a freshly recorded intro recapping the horrors of the day, we dive back in and wrap-up our recap of Blade Runner 2049. Thanks again to Sean Faust for joining on this deep dive.

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

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

For our centennial episode we have the pleasure of recapping Denis Villeneuve's 2017 sequel to Blade Runner: Blade Runner 2049. Thirty years after the original and Deckard is back up to his old blade running tricks, and this time he has a hot new sidekick you might recognize, The Gray Man himself: Ryan Gosling. We are excited to be joined by our old friend Sean Faust to cover this one, and cover it we do. This is the first of two parts.

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

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

In our final double digit episode ever, we cover 2015's moody and sleek Ex Machina. This movie features a baby Domhnall Gleeson, a robot Alicia Vikander, and an Oscar Isaac that can really "get it", despite his toxic personality. A beautifully shot and acted film and might I say handsomly recapped by your hosts.

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

The Final Installment of our Shadowrun Lore extravaganza!

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.

Pink Fohawk: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fKd0STUvxIlaqOdPu7ejE?si=8cdb8600091647eb

Dean: https://www.nullsheen.com

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

Dean and Ben are back to continue helping us dig into the lore and timeline of the Shadowrun table top roleplaying game. This week we finish up the pre-game timeline and get into first edition and some second edition shenanigans. And oh yes, we've got bug spirits, if that's what you're into you sick freak. It's me. The sick freak is me.

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.

Pink Fohawk: https://open.spotify.com/show/5fKd0STUvxIlaqOdPu7ejE?si=8cdb8600091647eb

Dean: https://www.nullsheen.com

Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

Cover art by Gillyvor

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