The Post Relevant Podcast

I am Infinite.  I am cosmic.  I am purple, obsequious, and clairvoyant.  I am POST RELEVANT.  I AM the END of the END of TIME....

Fall into the cosmic crystal oceans along the edge of the Lagoon Nebula and surf the silver tides of Aldebaran!  The time has come for the grand entrance of the Ladies of the Hour.  Let's all live in a swamp and be three dimensional!

You are about to witness the return of the Elfling herself to the show for the first time ever!  Ladies and Gentlemen,  Its Laurelle Rethke, performer, healer, and curator of the Faerie Den crystal shop in NYC.  I knew she would be perfect for investigating the deeper themes of the scene in "Under the Silver Lake" where Sam brings a gun to a hut and meets the Final Man and his three brides.  And she was!   She is!

 Laurelle and host Phil talk about what parts of the film were spooky, why she remembered UTSL as a bunch of scenes with pretty girls in them, and then we got in deep on the Moon.  We dive like dolphins into the Moon's glades of significance - as a tarot card, as a temple, as a tempest temperature taker.  We wander across the wonderland of the body's bioelectric fields , feet like salmon zodiacs transform into the apostles and figure out how many snakes Ophiucus is holding.  We cast lines to catch the queen of the Fish Tower, Mary Magdalene, and slather on the nard to understand how the Ladies of the Hour applied the medicine.  And we wonder about mystery witches wandering Mu....

Its a musical odyssey to make your honey hustle as Phil and Laurelle explore the multiversal moving picture known as "Under the Silver Lake" to a complete musical score.  Also!  A new song -- "Her Mystery School" -- debuts on the show.  The "School" rocks like a crystal shop as the lyrics linger along levels of the edge of orange mirrors -  see if you can decipher them on instagram.com/philristaino.  Plus!  All this and lowly comedy, too!!! 

Meet a real city-dwelling faerie as she skates the shapes of Persephone's fate and teaches us to cleanse our crystals in the moon light.  You'll feel the magic as real until you are dull and boring and omnipresent!   

Learn more about Laurelle Rethke on her websites https://thefaerieden.com and https://www.5sensehealing.com and contact her @thefairieden on Facebook and Instagram.   Check out Laurelle's Book "Connecting with Crystals," available online now.

Check out Phil Ristaino's acting/art/and music at his website www.TheseAreDreams.com

Contact Phil @philristaino on Facebook and Instagram.    And visit https://www.instagram.com/philristaino to see the art and videos that accompany each episode.

Become a patron of the show by going to www.patreon.com/postrelevant

Hear the album "Boduvt" featuring the show's theme song "the Post Relevant Movement" at http://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

This show features the royalty-free songs "I'm Back" and "Darkness" by Alex Productions, "The Old Tower Inn" by Random Mind, "Brazilian Streetfight" by Punch Deck, "Falling Into the Game" by Soft and Furious, all found at Chosic.com, and the songs "Quiet Moonlit Countrysides," "Lost on the Freeway," "Thought You Were Cool," "Final Level," and "Advertisements" by HoliznaCCO, "Spacenight" by SPCZ, and "Xanadont" by Mystery Mammal, all found at https://freemusicarchive.org.

The time has come to meet the Ladies of the Hour.  Tuck your pistol into your pants and enter the hut as we decipher the ascension secrets of the Final Man and this 3 Brides.  Have some tea.  On second thought, you might not want to drink that....

The Post Relevant Podcast has returned once more again, and with this revival, we proudly welcome back Brother Andy to the show!  And whadayaknow?  Its an actual, honest-to-god decode of one of the final scenes of "Under the Silver Lake."  Together with very special returning champ sister Christine, PHD (of episodes 12 and 13 where we explore Dante's "Divine Comedy"), we break down the scene where Sam brings a gun to a hut near the Hollywood sign and confronts Creepy Jesus and his spaced-out consorts about their true machinations in Tinsel Town.  

Join us as we explore the spiritual significance of the "Ladies of the Hour" in ancient pre-Christian religions, as well as Mary Magdalene, that grand lunar dame herself, and how their horny traditions explain what these crazy tea drinkers from UTSL are up to as they prepare to be buried forever in the Hollywood hills.  

This episode also features the debut of the new tune "Tommi and the Needle's Eye." 

Its another Post Relevant Powerhouse Podcast so good you'll want to have all your teeth removed and lie down on the floor!  Prepare to ascend and watch TV!!!!  Its definitely not just another sad, sawdust-filled rabbit.

Check out Phil Ristaino's acting/art/and music at his website www.TheseAreDreams.com

Contact Phil @philristaino on Facebook and Instagram.    And visit https://www.instagram.com/philristaino to see the art and videos that accompany each episode.

Become a patron of the show by going to www.patreon.com/postrelevant

See Andy Ristaino's art, animation and comics at https://www.andyristaino.com

See Christine Ristaino's books at her website https://www.christineristaino.com

Hear more from the album Boduvt by the Agents of Venus, which features the show's theme song, "The Post Relevant Movement" by going to https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

This episode features the royalty free songs "The Fall of the Village of the Infinitesimal Forest at the Hands of the Royal Aggressor" by Room 34  and "Space MTV" by Komiku from Chosic.com and "Biogas" by Defrini from freemusicarchive.org

Welcome back to part 2 of an epic conversation with actor/producer Lloyd Booker.  In this half of the conversation, Lloyd and host Phil talk almost exclusively about the short film they both appear in, "House of Brotherly Love" by writer/director Max Kane.  Max has created a challenging snapshot of a wealthy Black family throwing a New Years Eve party in 2020 in their home outside of Philadelphia, and how their lives, already fractured in many small ways, become upended when the family's daughter brings home a belligerent white boyfriend to meet them.  

This film is a great model for sparking conversation about the struggles of racism and prejudice for all ethnicities in modern America (and the world).  Lloyd has a lot to say about how to interpret and understand symbolic and controversial moments in the film and about what the film's larger implications might be.  He encourages audiences to speak up about how this movie affects them, and wants us all to ask questions and engage in an ongoing dialogue about the film's subject matter.  

This is an intense, humorous, and wide-ranging interview, not for the faint of heart.  It also comes with lots of spoilers for the film "House of Brotherly Love."  I highly recommend watching the film before you hear the conversation.  You can watch the 18 minute film for free on Vimeo.com right now.  Just follow this link to see "House of Brotherly Love":  https://vimeo.com/658954522

If you are listening to this episode on Wednesday, June 8, and you are in the Philadelphia area, you can see a live screening of the film at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival (PIFF):

Lloyd Booker is looking for an agent - if you're interested in working with Lloyd, please contact him at [email protected].               (Lloyd requests only serious inquiries, please).

Find out more about Lloyd on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3239688/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Check out Phil Ristaino's website at www.TheseAreDreams.com

Contact Phil and see original art and videos for the Post Relevant Podcast on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philristaino

Hear the full theme song to the podcast, "The Post Relevant Movement" from album "Boduvt" by Agents of Venus (Phil's project with co-writer Allen Towbin) on Bandcamp: https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

All other music from this episode was created by the artist Ketsa and found on the website https://freemusicarchive.org

Strap in and hold on tight, Post-Relevantians!  You're about to be Booker-ized!  In this episode we take a detour from our investigation of the film "Under the Silver Lake" to speak to a working actor and producer from out of Philadelphia, the raconteur of Philly Cool - Lloyd Booker.  

Lloyd appears in the same short film as me (your host Phil), a film called "House of Brotherly Love."   In episode 7 of the PRP, I interviewed the writer/director of the film, Max Kane.  Lloyd heard the interview and contacted me with hot takes and in-depth interpretations about the film, so we figured it was time to have a loooong conversation on the show.   Plus, HOBL is about to be screened in Philadelphia, so the planets have aligned for this epic interview.  

In part one, Lloyd talks about his band "Mad Man and the Mental Problems," his various musical experiences, meeting musical legends like Bruce Springsteen and David Bowie, and the time he saw James Brown play a show until the sun came up, all the while crooning some of his favorite songs live on the show. 

Then he tells us tales of watching Laurence Fishburne give his famous speech in Zion during the shooting of "The Matrix," smoking with Keanu Reeves in the park in NYC, and 'beating on' Charles Barkley in local Philly basketball.  

Next, we go into Lloyd's first acting gig - being cast as Samuel L. Jackson's stand-in on M. Night Shyamalan's "Unbreakable."  He talks about the auditioning process for the film, getting his production assistant to stop traffic for him, his first meeting with Sam Jackson, and the advice Sam gave him about how to get noticed as an actor.  

Finally in part one, we go into his experiences acting in and producing an original award-winning film recognized by the Academy Awards called "Ageless Love."  

Stay tuned for part 2, dropping tomorrow, where we talk exclusively about Lloyd's expansive thoughts on the importance of our film "House of Brotherly Love."

Check out "House of Brotherly Love" online here: https://vimeo.com/658954522

You can also see a live screening of the film in Philadelphia this Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival (PIFF):

Lloyd is looking for an agent - if you're interested in working with Lloyd, please contact him at [email protected] (Lloyd requests only serious inquiries, please).

Find out more about Lloyd on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3239688/

And a few more interviews with Lloyd here: .https://www.suzeebehindthescenes.com/2021/11/interview-with-philly-actorproducer.html and here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOFKgDTTIGw 

Check out host Phil's website www.TheseAreDreams.com

Contact Phil and see original art and videos for the Post Relevant Podcast on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philristaino

Hear the full theme song to the podcast, "The Post Relevant Movement" from album "Boduvt" by Agents of Venus (Phil's project with co-writer Allen Towbin) on Bandcamp: https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

The Post Relevant Podcast episode 13, "Dog Paddling in the Deep End of the Silver Lake," has crawled its half-blind way out of the life-slime of the cement pond and is now roaming the city streets for warm-blooded crowds to consume and the tallest building on top of which to build its gigantic nest.

 This is a lively and strange discussion, a wild ride of a conversation, inter-splicing two talks in time, and featuring a complete musical score, with actor/writer/director/editor/woodsman Matt Kalman. Matt has been listening to the podcast and now has some insightful theories of his own to share.  We talk about our past doing weird theater together, Matt's film projects, and then we go deep into his theories on "Under the Silver Lake."  

Plus! I get really drunk! Honestly and truly.

Also! A brand new song mostly about "Under the Silver Lake" called 'Jodorowsky's House Keys.'  Its time travel, I say!  Quality podcasting found wherever podcasts lurk....

Learn more about Phil at his website www.TheseAreDreams.com

Contact Phil @philristaino on Facebook and Instagram.    And check out https://www.instagram.com/philristaino to see the art that goes along with each episode. 

Hear more from the album Boduvt by the Agents of Venus, which features the show's theme song, "The Post Relevant Movement" by going to https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

"There both, I thought, the eagle and myself did burn; and so intense the imagined flames, that needs my sleep was broken off."

Yeah verily, dear listeners, we have arrived at the cliffs of purgatory, with nothing but stairs upward and the heavens before us!   Its part 2 of my conversation with Christine Ristaino, PHD, as we explore and expand through the 2nd and 3rd segments of Dante's "Divine Comedy," in an effort to figure out if this magnificent epic has anything to do with the cryptic facilities of the film "Under the Silver Lake."   

Turns out, it does!  It Does!  And we figure it out and talk about it at length.  

Come with us as we lose our "p's," dream of eagles, release all seven of our deadly sins, wander through the Garden of Eden, bask in the glow of the beatific Beatrice, and arise with her through the 7 heavens (aka 7 planets) and into the eternal light of the "Prima Mobile."   Its quite a lark!

We discuss how the Dante's masterwork relates to the themes of "Under the Silver Lake," and even discover that Dante's journey into the Paradiso actually explains some of the final moments in the film!  You will learn how the ever present moon plays a crucial role in both stories.  Its sooooo cool.

All this, plus a special musical surprise!   An episode so special, it was written in the stars.

Learn more about Phil at his website www.TheseAreDreams.com

Contact Phil @philristaino on Facebook and Instagram.    And check out https://www.instagram.com/philristaino to see the art that goes along with each episode, plus many prints of the incredible engravings created by Gustav Dore for the "Divine Comedy" in the 19th century.   Dore's art is awe-inspiring, and it perfectly illustrates the levels and events described in the today's podcast.

Find out more about Christine at her website https://www.christineristaino.com

Hear more from the album Boduvt by the Agents of Venus, which features the show's theme song, "The Post Relevant Movement" by going to https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

Welcome baaaaaacckkkkkk!   Put the bag back in the backpack.  Put the backpack back in the back of the Cadillac!  Do it!  The Post Relevant Podcast is back (again), and this time we are taking an epic journey deep below the Silver Lake, as we journey into the Dante's "Divine Comedy" in an attempt to relate its mytho-poetical themes with the hidden story inside our obsession, the film "Under the Silver Lake."

More specifically -- This is the first half of an epic interview as host Phil Ristaino talks with his sister, Professor Christine Ristaino, about the most tragic 3rd of Dante's story, The INFERNO.  Join us as Christine describes in depth the 9 levels of Hell as told by Dante Alighieri.  Witness the elegantly ironic torture of giants, demons, sinners, evil popes, bearers of false witness, adulterers, sodomites, human trees, heretics, poets, the unbaptized, Greek heroes, politicians, Biblical betrayers, and even Satan's junk, or anybody else Dante had a grudge against that week.  

Christine has seen "Under the Silver Lake" and insists that its strange storytelling is reflected in the frozen pond that traps the worst of souls inside the deepest levels of Dante's epic.   And Phil puts her theories to the test!  Will either of them be proven right?  Tune in and find out!

Bonus!   Hear the original BackPack Battle Rap between Phil and Laurelle Rethke, featured with a video game musical score, because, well...because someone has to put the backpack back in the back of the Cadillac, and they decided to be those someones.

Learn more about Phil at his website www.TheseAreDreams.com 

Contact Phil @philristaino on Facebook and Instagram.    And check out https://www.instagram.com/philristaino to see the art that goes along with each episode, plus many prints of the incredible engravings created by Gustav Dore for the "Divine Comedy" in the 19th century.   Dore's art is awe-inspiring, and it perfectly illustrates the levels and events described in the today's podcast.  

Find out more about Christine at her website https://www.christineristaino.com

Hear more from the album Boduvt by the Agents of Venus, which features the show's theme song, "The Post Relevant Movement" by going to https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

Special thanks to Chosic.com for the royalty free video game songs.   The songs included were "Extreme Trap Racing Music" by Alex Productions, "Back to the Volcano Castle" by Babsamas, and "Battle (Boss)" by Boxcat Games.  You can find them all at Chosic.com.

He's the One, who likes all those REM songs, and he likes to shoot the Songwriter's gun, and he likes to call his Mom, but you don't know who he is.  You don't know who he is.  And I say "yeah!"  

The Apotheosis of Kurt Cobain is here, and with it, the revelation of Sam's true identity in "Under the Silver Lake."  Its taken 10 (technically 11) episodes to get here, but we think it has been worth the ride!   Strap in, tap in and get to adaptin'.  We are going for an epic, nay, mythological journey, ultimately culminating with another HUGE KEY to understanding the true story hidden inside of this crazy-ass Slacker/Hipster Noir.  (Slipster?  Hacker?  How do you combine two euphemisms two generations of young people?)

First, Phil runs down Kurt C's significance to the larger story, as well as a few of a few of UTSL characters' connections to music's pop culture legacy.   

Next, Phil and brother Carl Ristaino (host of the podcast "Welcome to the Art Shed") have a rambling conversation about many relevant topics while freezing their butts off in the legendary Art Shed.  This convo is accompanied by a full on musical score, to keep the dream and the theme of this episode alive.  Good stuff! No Apologies!

Last, Phil and brother Andy keep the decodes In Bloom, as Phil finally lays out his case for the real identity of Sam from "Under the Silver Lake."  This is Phil's full court press to impress, and he leads off with an explanation of what the Bird Lady's parrot is actually saying, and most importantly, why the bird is saying it.  Then he breaks down all the clues throughout the film that reinforce Sam's ID.  Finally, Andy and Phil decode the wonderful scene where Sam discovers the map in Nintendo Power Magazine #1.  There's Something in the Way this Negative Creep turns the Lake of Fire into a Radio Friendly Unit Shifter.  Its Endless, Nameless....

See all Phil's acting/art/music at www.TheseAreDreams.com.  Contact Phil @PhilRistaino on Instagram or Facebook.  Check out the instagram for the 5D experience at https://www.instagram.com/philristaino

Join in on the PRP's UTSL reddit thread here: https://www.reddit.com/r/underthesilverlake/comments/r8fc88/check_out_the_post_relevant_podcast_created_to/

See Andy's art at www.AndyRistaino.com

See Carl's art at https://www.madspiral.com

Check out Carl and Andy's podcast Welcome to the Art Shed anywhere podcasts are found.

Check out the Troy Westfield Experience's music at https://thetwe.bandcamp.com

Check out the Agents of Venus album "Boduvt" at https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com

Special thanks to Ed Guild for use of his song "the Mad Carl Stomp" (theme song for the Welcome to the Art Shed podcast) featuring Ed and Andy Santospago on guitar.  Hear Ed's music at https://thetransparency.bandcamp.com and Andy's music at https://andysantospago.bandcamp.com

Special thanks to all the royalty free music on the episode.  Credit to Bensound.com, FesliyanStudios.com, Lonetree Music, and  Ivan Tregub.  

Meanwhile...at the Temple of Diana!  

Step lively, Post Relevationers!  We are entering the sacred temple of the moon goddess herself. The gateway to the heavens!  Prepare to have your skull exploded...in a good way.  Oh, and have I mentioned I really like your shirt?  I do.

Strap in for a ride, as this, the ninth episode of the Post Relevant Podcast, careens headlong hither and yon.  Its one part chaos, one part wacky, one part deep, one part info-dump, one part fun-and-games, one part revelation, one part soundscape, one part bossanova, and one part halloween!  That's nine parts.  All nine parts combine to equal one huge Silver Lake, as we dive straight into the section of "Under the Silver Lake" where Sam and Millicent Sevence go for a dip in the titular Silver Lake Reservoir itself.  This episode yields many fruits, as well as paving the way for the ultimate revelation of episode 10.  A must listen.

Honestly, and this is Phil talking here, I think this is the coolest episode of the podcast to date.  Please check it out, share it with your friends and enemies, butterflies and hornets alike.  The Temple of Diana is the gateway to the heavens, I shirt you not....

Learn more about Phil at www.TheseAreDreams.com and contact him at https://www.instagram.com/philristaino and https://www.facebook.com/philristaino. 

You can see all the original art and more from this podcast at https://www.instagram.com/philristaino

Learn more about Andy at https://www.andyristaino.com

Check out https://agentsofvenus.bandcamp.com to hear the entire album from whence the theme song "the Post Relevant Movement" cometh.

Bossanova music in this episode created by https://www.bensound.com/

Halloween commercial music created by John Carpenter?  I don't really know, honestly.

peace and love, keep making 2022 the best 2022 ever....  I really like your shirt....

Post up, Post Relevantizers!  The podcast is back, and we have a few questions for you.  Are you tired of worshipping a celestial being who's constantly lying to you?  Denying you?  Side-lining, side-eyeing, and side-winding you?  Me too!  It's time to slay your duplicitous deity, and what better way to slay than while listening to this episode, aka THE GODKiLLER?  

Join host Phil Ristaino, along with the triumphant return of brother Andy, as they engage in a bout of verbal chess to unlock more highfalutin' mysteries of "Under the Silver Lake."  We climb out of the mercurial pond and follow the trail of barking dogs to keep up with our hero Sam as he feeds knuckle sandwiches to Jesus during his holy leavings, fights off the fatal advances of the Owl's Kiss, and trails 3 Shooting Stars to the Mt Olympus of the Hollywood hills where he finally confronts THE SONGWRITER.  THE songwriter?  Yeah, that's the one.  The guy who blows his nose with Foreigner hits.  Has every song we've ever loved been written by an immortal piano player with a pistol and a pissed-off perspective?  Probably.  He wanted it that way.  But Sam has Kurt Cobain's guitar and Pete Townsend's mean windmill swing to show the old hoss who's really boss.  Who says rock won't set us free?

All this, and Andy reads "Ode to Joy."  Plus, we hear one of the original Post Relevant songs, a little ditty called "4 Syllable Word."  This episode slaps the taste out of the mouth of the gods!  Revenge is a dish best served bold....

Find out more about Phil at www.TheseAreDreams.com and contact Phil @philristaino on Facebook and Instagram.  And make sure you check out Phil's instagram for the full 5D experience.  

Find out more about Andy at www.andyristaino.com

"4 Syllable Word" written by Mike Gordon and Phil Ristaino