Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

Kylie Smiley of The Golden Ghouls joined me this week to discuss the paranormal, teaching English in Vietnam, and surviving an earthquake in Japan. The Golden Ghouls is a local, Austin podcast that discusses the paranormal, the macabre, the supernatural, etc. Be sure to check out their show. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-golden-ghouls/id1386521313?mt=2 https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-golden-ghouls https://www.facebook.com/thegoldenghouls/ https://twitter.com/thegoldenghouls

Andrew Stamper returns to continue our Best Films series with his #2 film, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. The Shining is notable for it's extensive use of steadicam, and for the insane amount of takes Kubrick put the actors through. Links: 1. Stanley Kubrick's 1 Point Perspective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flq0t4jrqJQ 2. Jack Nicholson preparing for a scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu3xxq5F3Gw 3. Balanced vs. Unbalance Frames https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcGgsc5m41g 4. Rule of Thirds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izX8EX6eYrM

I traveled to NYC to record this week's episode with longtime friend, Jonathan Valdez. Jonathan covers fashion and entertainment new on his blog, Orange Juice and Biscuits while also frequently contributing to US Weekly as a fashion police top cop. We discussed Jonathan's travails since our time together at Texas State and investigated what it means to be a self-made billionaire in Trump's America. Links: http://www.orangejuiceandbiscuits.com/ https://twitter.com/JonathanValdez https://www.facebook.com/OrangeJuiceandBiscuits https://www.youtube.com/user/OJandBiscuits

Asaf Ronen returned to the show to discuss his associate producer role with the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, comedic theory, and comic book adaptations. Show Links: http://oobfest.com/ https://www.facebook.com/oobfest https://twitter.com/oobfest https://www.instagram.com/oobfest/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/oob_pics

Andrew Stamper and I continue our Best Films series with my #2, No Country For Old Men.

Andrew Stamper returns to tackle his number 3 film in our Best Films series. This episode focuses on unpacking the brilliance of Harold Ramis' Groundhog Day, starring Bill Murray. We analyze what gives this movie such rewatchability. Links: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/?ref_=nv_sr_1

David Kaelin is the CEO of Game Over Video Games and organizer of Classic Game Fest. David is making his second appearance on the show to help me celebrate episode 50. This year's festival takes place at the Palmer Events Center here in Austin, July 28-29. He gives the lowdown on this year's festival and we had some fun chatting about our respective appreciation of retro gaming. This year's guests include: Jason Lord – This Controller Sucks! Jeffrey Wittenhagen – Indie Game Development John Montoya – Indie Game Developement Warren Davis – Creator of Qbert! Brett Weiss – Author Jared Thorbahn – Cheap Ass Gamer Panel Links: http://classicgamefest.com/ https://twitter.com/classicgamefest https://gameovervideogames.com/ 3DO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsNxkCq4VDc Atari Jaguar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsQY0YEqzYo Nintendo Power Glove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g8JiGjRQNE The Wizard Power Glove Scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AacoxHFYvZw Virtual Boy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjz4bls_gPs

AJ Norton is the host of his own political podcast, Psychological Warfare with AJ Norton. He joined me to discuss the so-called "Intellectual Dark Web". Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/opinion/intellectual-dark-web.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/style/jordan-peterson-12-rules-for-life.html https://www.wired.com/story/sam-harris-and-the-myth-of-perfectly-rational-thought/ https://soundcloud.com/psychowarfare https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychological-warfare-with-a-j-norton/id1265694390?mt=2 https://twitter.com/PsychoWarfareHQ https://twitter.com/Podcastcocooper https://twitter.com/dolorouscoop

Listen closely. Andrew Stamper joined me to continue our Best Films series with my number 3 film, Christopher Nolan's The Prestige. We take a deep dive into the acting, cinematography, screenplay, themes, and more of Chris Nolan's best film. Scenes Referenced Opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV-cXixgrho Funeral Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lOaRlKHaOc Light Bulb Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU434h9_c7A Ending: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it82fDT5Nak

Gilbert Rivera joined me to discuss the cult classic film, Dune. Having just completed the novel and never having seen the film, I thought he'd have an interesting perspective. It's a highly flawed film, but one that captured my imagination as a child. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087182/?ref_=nv_sr_1