The Red Lodge

Juggalo with a thing in a thing-a-thing; history is an angry snarling dog; orange you glad I didn't say banana; maybe petty drama is what is really important.

I took a serious hit and managed a saving roll, but I'm back. Here are some strange noises.

The best ICP album, dog geologists are everywhere, the beat of a dead horse, Memphis, Memphis, Memphis, you feel me?

Explosions in the distance; secret shit. Dogs are everywhere. Page 8, Part 2. Page 11, Part 3. Page 12, Part 4. Page 17, Part 5. 3rd Street Pack. Knock knock, bone thugs.

Sound artist d4n4 helps reconstruct my memories of a recent roleplaying game. The California wildfires, prescription sunglasses, and knock-knock jokes are all carefully examined. Hear d4n4's other projects at https://soundcloud.com/d4n4.

Aaron Franz from Uncle the Podcast, Themes & Memes, and Trans Resister Radio joins Winston for a discussion of the Illuminatus! trilogy. Check out Aaron's podcasts and products, including his book 'Revolve: Man's Scientific Rise to Godhood,' at theageoftransitions.com. Look for new episodes of the Red Lodge in an exciting new format coming soon.

Winston and Ephrat read J.G. Ballard's 1957 short story "The Concentration City." Both agree that Ballard does something remarkable in just a few short pages.

Winston and Ephrat read Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451. The book gives us a chance to look back at the other dystopias for similarities and differences. We talk about genre fiction in the United States and argue that genre has given us our greatest writers.

Winston and Ephrat discuss George Orwell's 1949 novel 1984. Winston celebrates a less awkward structure. Ephrat wonders about practical application. Both discuss how the book should be presented to avoid robbing the book of its social criticism.

Winston and Ephrat read Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." Winston thinks Aldous could have used an editor. Ephrat appreciates him conceptually but hates his sexism.