Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

Gilbert Rivera joined me to discuss Davos, Howard Schultz, tax advantaged savings accounts, and then some Dune talk towards the end.

Francisco Valdez is a Philosophy graduate student at San Fransisco State University. Frank was kind enough to join me to discuss the broad strokes of phenomenology, applying philosophical ideas to film, and meeting Zizek.

Andrew Stamper and I reconvened to discuss Danny Boyle's 2007 science fiction opus, Sunshine. As always we delve into the acting, cinematography, writing, and themes. Links: Kaneda's Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR69EKvcW-4 Opening Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxjMuRyPn3Q Mercury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amh9uQNwWyA Ending Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBzVPXr8SNY George Carlin - Sun Worship https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=B4diugMg5kQ

John Zigterman, co-host of the leftist podcast, Beep Beep Lettuce joined me to discuss the legendary Ukrainian revolutionary, Nestor Makhno. Links: Beep Beep Lettuce https://soundcloud.com/beepbeepleaf https://beepbeeplettuce.podbean.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beep-beep-lettuce/ https://twitter.com/beepbeepleaf? https://www.facebook.com/beepbeepleaf/ https://www.patreon.com/beepbeeplettuce

Fellow cinephile Andrew Stamper returns to discuss the Christmas adjacent film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from Shane Black.

Dara Zycherman is an entrepreneur and fellow podcaster located here in Austin. She was kind enough to join me to discuss her time at the US Green Buidling Council as well as creating systems and approaches to decluttering one's life. Links: https://www.darazycherman.com/about/ http://whylessequalsmore.com/ http://whylessequalsmore.com/podcast/ https://new.usgbc.org/

Andrew Stamper returns for a lively discussion on Paul Verhoeven's Robocop. Robocop is an underrated gem and one of the most low-key subversive action films in history. It's subtle critique of neoliberalism is often glossed over due to the gratuitous violence.

Freelance photojournalist, Gary Cooper, joined me this episode to discuss the Ted Cruz vs Beto O'Rourke results, re-cap the mid-terms, and more. Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrgarycooper?lang=en The Republican Party's rightward trend https://twitter.com/gelliottmorris/status/888904322326638592

Andrew Stamper and I continue our Best Films Series. We take a film and discuss the acting, writing, cinematography, et al. In this episode we discuss American Pyscho. I really enjoyed how much theoretical meat there was to chew on. Lacan's Theory of The Gaze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twzj5UdAx88 The Politics of the Gaze: Foucault, Lacan and Žižek http://www.cultureunbound.ep.liu.se/v2/a06/cu10v2a6.pdf Laura Mulvey - Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema https://www.asu.edu/courses/fms504/total-readings/mulvey-visualpleasure.pdf Laura Mulvey - The Male Gaze https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru8GDxZqkXs

Christine Chen is an independent filmmaker here in Austin. We sat down to talk about the different stages in the craft of filmmaking. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2737929/?ref_=nmawd_awd_nm Moth To Flame Films: https://www.mothtoflamefilms.com/ Article: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2014/10/07/ut-alumna-christine-chen-creates-independent-films