Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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

Andrew Stamper and I tackle my number 4 film in our best films series, Innaritu's Amores Perros. It was his first feature film, and I still feel like this is his best work. This is a gritty film that was like a punch to the gut the first time I watched it and can be a challenging film for dog lovers. Story is the strength of this film, but it is also characteristically bleak. Luckily, I enjoy dark, visceral rides. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245712/?ref_=nm_knf_i4 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amores_perros/ Follow us on Social Media @Podcastcocooper

Tarik Daniels is an activist, actor, community organizer, and writer here in Austin, Texas. Tarik serves as executive director of WHATSINTHEMIRROR, a non-profit and social movement that provides mental health and suicide prevention through advocacy and art. His new book, No Bonds So Strong is available for presale on March, 8, 2018 and goes on sale everywhere on April 20, 2018. In this episode we primarily focus on defining intersectionality and providing concrete examples to help illustrate how different forms of oppression work across various identities. Visit https://mistertelltales.com/ for more information on the work Tarik is doing as well as https://whatsinthemirror.org/. Social Media Feeds: https://www.instagram.com/mistertelltales/?hl=en https://twitter.com/tarikddaniels?lang=en "Podcast" Social Media Feeds: https://twitter.com/Podcastcocooper https://www.instagram.com/podcast_co_cooper_cherry/?hl=en

Kanan and I delve into postmodern theories of gender, identity, and spend a little extra time shitting on Jordan Peterson for the kids.

AJ Norton joined me for his second appearance on the show to discuss the bombings in Austin, the firing of Rex Tillerson, Googling Murray Bookchin, his experience with the Austin chapter of the DSA ad more. https://soundcloud.com/psychowarfare https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychological-warfare-with-a-j-norton/id1265694390?mt=2 https://www.facebook.com/psychowarfare/ http://psychowarfare.com/ https://twitter.com/PsychoWarfareHQ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Bookchin http://theanarchistlibrary.org/category/author/murray-bookchin

Earth based medication advocate and activist, Ian Benouis joined me to discuss his work with veterans suffering from PTSD, earth based medication, etc. Ian has participated in a documentary film, Soldiers of the Vine, in which 6 American veterans go to Peru to explore a 10-day plant dieta to treat PTSD. Soldiers of the Vine https://vimeo.com/210139995 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cdVBTxFgXA https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/hamiltons-pharmacopeia https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gyj9y4/hunting-for-the-most-potent-psychedelic-toad-venom-on-earth