Dade is a hacker with a notorious past, but all that is behind him as he moves across the country and starts school in NYC.  However, an online encounter with a mysterious hacker draws him into a world of intrigue, camraderie, and some of the craziest fashion choices you've ever seen.  Also Fisher Stevens spends a lot of time on a skateboard, which is pretty cool.

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

The HTLL main feed remains on summer break, but so as not to leave our listeners completely high and dry, here is a taste of the many delights that await you on our Patreon.  This is our initial discovery and reaction to the film Cyber Vengeance, it is candid and relatively unedited, so if you aint into that, then feel free to take a pass on this one.  If, however, you want to witness the horrors unfold, then listen-on!

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

The exciting finale of the podcast covering the exciting finale of the book dictating the exciting finale of the Sprawl Trilogy is upon you!  Mona, Angie, Kumiko, and Slick Henry find themselves in a tight spot, will they get out?  How much blood will be shed in the process?  Will murderous robots be involved?  You might be surprised at the answers!  Or not, if you've read the book, which I kind of hope you have after coming this far.  

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

This week we tackle the first half (ish) of the final novel in William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy: Mona Lisa Overdrive.  Mona is a down on her luck teenage prostitute looking to get out of her awful insect-infested life in Florida.  On the opposite end of the spectrum, Angela is the hottest sim star on the screen (?).  Kumiko is the daughter of a Yakuza boss, exiled to London while her father fights a gang war, and Slick Henry is an ex con with a special kind of PTSD, and a knack for building battle bots.  What do these characters have to do with each other?  Well, if you have 4 hours or so, we would be happy to tell you about it, starting with Part 1.

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

In the mean streets of Night City, a kid can't survive on wits alone, he needs chrome.  And when David gets his hands on a military grade implant, he doesn't hesitate to start his new life as an Edgerunner.  Augmentation, however, is addictive, and if the road isn't travelled carefully it can have violent repercussions.  This week Josh and Eric watch, recap, and SPOIL THE CRAP out of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.  For real, spoiler alerts.  If this show is on your list and you don't like spoilies, maybe wait on this episode.  But otherwise, hop on in "choom".  Did I say that right?

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

In a dystopian future, private prison corporations merge with high tech virtual reality companies to form the ultimate in for-profit incarceration.  One man takes pity on the poor condemned inmates, and by combining his love of VR video games and his knowledge of history, will take on these corrupt powers, from inside the machine.  Sounds pretty cool when you write it out huh?  Unfortunately that's where the coolness ends.  Cyber Vengeance is a terrible straight-to-video movie from the 90's that we dug up and are here to review for the good of all mankind. 

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

After being discovered in a scrap pile and reassembled by a kindly cyberdoc, Alita, a super-sophisticated cyborg berserker, struggles to remember her origin, navigate new relationships, and combat various threats plaguing those she cares about.  All while motorballing her way to destiny.

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

Imagine a movie where a tanned and muscled man with a European accent and a robotic personality has to protect a young woman from an unstoppable killing machine from another time.  They travel across the American Southwest and engage in a series of gun fights and brawls, killing cops and civilians along the way.  No, it isn't that movie... it's Universal Soldier!  We talk about it.  For a long time.

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

For our big tenth episode, we are watching an absolutely key piece of cyberpunk media: Ghost In The Shell.   Cyborg smoke show Major Kusanagi Motoko struggles with her humanity after witnessing a man's life be erased before his eyes.  Thankfully, the architect of that erasure is there to guide her down a new path that's not quite human, but not quite machine either.

We are excited to be joined this week by Geoff from the Astronomica podcast to help us break down this anime classic.  Check out his links below.

http://www.astronomicapodcast.com

http://twitter.com/astronomicapod

http://twitter.com/planx_constant 

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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

This week we continue our discussion on the second half of William Gibson's Count Zero.  Introductions of the main characters have been made, now it's time to dive deep into the sprawl, learn it's secrets, and hear our thoughts on how it all shakes out.  Obvious spoiler alert.

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.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds

Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife

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