Programmed to Chill

(unlocked from Patreon; episode 3 of 4) Reid (@seriations) and Wendy Painting (@BirdWendy2) continue our conversation about Ghostbusters. In this episode, we continue with the film and discuss dissociation and possession, sus architecture, the backstory of Ivo Shandor, the Tuguska Incident, and more.  Wendy Painting's Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/wendyspainting artwork by @DEEP_RED_BELLS Songs: Superstition by Stevie Wonder Ghost Ryders In The Sky by Johnny Cash Links: Patreon: ⁠www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill⁠ Merch: https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(unlocked from Patreon; episode 2 of 4) Reid (@seriations) and Wendy Painting (@BirdWendy2) continue our conversation about Ghostbusters. In this episode, we continue discussing scenes from the film. Along the way, we discuss parapsychology, gifted children, Thelma Moss and Marilyn Monroe, hologram technology, all manner of things.  Wendy Painting's Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/wendyspainting artwork by @DEEP_RED_BELLS Songs: Trepanation by Millennium Parade Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend by Marilyn Monroe Magic Man by Heart Links: Patreon: ⁠www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill⁠ Merch: https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(unlocked from Patreon; episode 1 of 4) For Crackpotoberfest 2023, I am joined by Reid (@seriations) and Wendy Painting (@BirdWendy2) to discuss the hit film Ghostbusters (1984). In this episode, we get into a poll as to which Ghostbusters character we'd be and then begin discussing the film. Wendy Painting's Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/wendyspainting artwork by @DEEP_RED_BELLS Songs: Hello From the Spirit World by Aesop Rock I Believe It’s Magic by Mick Smiley The Gods Of Science by the Coup Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill Merch: https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(unlocked from Patreon) Today I'm joined by a special guest, the great Keith Allen Dennis, to continue our discussion about Ryōichi Sasakawa, the world's richest fascist. In this episode, we cover the Liberal Democratic Party, the Three Amigos (Kodama, Sasakawa, and Kishi), the 1955 system, and Sasakawa's ultranationalist ties. We cover Sasakawa's life from the 1950s on through into the 1990s.  This includes his interactions with the Moonies and other cults like waterology, recovering looted war gold, open-air brothels, karate, and the repair of Sasakawa's reputation, such as it is. We go over the "plata o plomo" approach to Sasakawa's reputation laundering, including the long list of casualties of Sasakawa's critics, and ask the question "how much money do you have to give to become a good person?" Finally, Keith Allen Dennis leaves us with a good old fashioned ghost story. Links: https://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.oldbisbeerecords.com/keith-allen-dennis Songs: Wikiup by Keith Allen Dennis The Wind by Keith Allen Dennis

(unlocked from Patreon) Today I'm joined by a special guest, the great Keith Allen Dennis, to discuss Ryōichi Sasakawa, the world's richest fascist. In this episode, we cover Sasakawa's early life through into the 1950s and 1960s, but largely focus on his pre-war and wartime activities. Along the way, we discuss Sasakawa's interest in aviation, his legitimate and illegitimate business ventures, his entry into the world of organized crime, and the general ultranationalist milieu. Along the way, Dennis tells us about Moral Rearmament as well as the Moonie connections. Part 2 will cover more of Sasakawa's life from the 1950s on through the rest of his life. "more like Sus-akawa, am I right?" Links: https://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.oldbisbeerecords.com/keith-allen-dennis Songs: Up the Hassayampa by Keith Allen Dennis Venus in Twilight by Keith Allen Dennis Twilight Zone by Keith Allen Dennis

(unlocked from Patreon) Today I'm joined by Joe from the Deeep Fried Friends podcast for the second of two episodes on the Rote Armee Fraktion aka the Red Army Faction  aka the Baader-Meinhof Gang. We examine this group through the lens of the film, the Baader Meinhof Complex. Joe walks us through the second half of the film where the RAF executes a series of increasingly alienating terrorist actions.  We go over the various types of blowback this brought down on Germany and the Left. We discuss the second and third generations which were even more compromised and untethered from the workers and the masses than the first generation. We talk about the film's director and producer and their weird careers, and then get to the meat of how the RAF was undoubtedly manipulated by state actors on both sides. Episode 2: Baader Meinhof by Baader Meinhof (Luke Haines) Ulrike’s Brain is Missing by Luke Haines There's Gonna Be an Accident by Baader Meinhof (Luke Haines) Back on the Farm by Baader Meinhof (Luke Haines) Ulrike by Chumbawamba Links: ⁠https://deepfriedfriends.podbean.com/⁠ https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/⁠

(unlocked from Patreon) Today I'm joined by Joe from the Deeep Fried Friends podcast for a two-parter on the Rote Armee Fraktion aka the Red Army Faction  aka the Baader-Meinhof Gang. We examine this group through the lens of the film, the Baader Meinhof Complex. Joe explains Germany's New Left and 1968 movements leading into the formation of the terrorist organization, some of their earlier actions, and one or two very interesting events in their early career. Songs: Baader Meinhof by Baader Meinhof (Luke Haines) Vitamin C by Can Theme from “Burn, Warehouse, Burn” by Baader Meinhof (Luke Haines) Mogadishu by Baader Meinhof (Luke Haines) GSG - 29 by Baader Meinhof (Luke Haines) Links: https://deepfriedfriends.podbean.com/ https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Today I'm joined by S. William Snider aka Recluse (@RecluseS9) to discuss his third and recent book, The Art: The Secret History of Psywar, Conspiritainment and the Shattering of Reality (2023). The book spans centuries  and really speaks for itself, but he and I discuss various things in it ranging from the American Security Council, Edward Lansdale, psychological operations in Hollywood and against the New Left, and we even find time to discuss psychotronic weaponry.  Note: Recluse refers to an upcoming, as-yet-unreleased appearance on P2C, but I didn't splice it out because it would have cut out his train of thought, lol. episode artwork is the book's cover, used w/ permission from the author Links: https://thefarmpodcast.store/ https://visupview.blogspot.com/?m=0 https://www.patreon.com/thefarmpodcastII/posts  https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/ Songs: Devil’s Work by Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats Gimme Danger by Iggy Pop & the Stooges

Today I'm joined by Anna Krivolapova (@AnaKrivolapova), the author of a short story collection, Incurable Graphomania (2023). These 14 stories include themes of "voyeurism, paranoia, defense contractors, Russian stewardesses, venomous WASPs, and more".  We discuss some of her literary, cultural, and paranoiacal influences. Anna reads several passages including an entire story - my favorite from the collection - The Reagan-Blair Manifesto. Along the way we discuss various themes familiar to listeners of the show, including McGowan and the PTK thesis, video games, school shooters, hypnosis, and a few new topics such as Russian culture, the female and general literary scene, sus international adoptions. Note: as always for literary episodes, reading the book beforehand is nice but not necessary; let this episode introduce you to her fiction and check out her book. episode artwork is the book's cover (original design by Mark Wadley), used w/ permission from the author Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCW2HGMX?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_GWQWYW63BQ033EHEW1FH https://apocalypse-confidential.com/books/ https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/ Songs: All The Things She Said by t.A.T.u. Jigsaw by Psychic TV Судно by Молчат Дома Post-Soviet Models by Tzusing Headhunter by Front 242 Сестра by Аквариум

(Unlocked from Patreon, part 2 of 2) Today's the second half of the Lake and Ng story, or should I say, the Lake/Ng/Balazs story. I cover their abduction and murder spree, their detection, arrest and capture, and subsequent trial. Along the way, there are various anomalies in how the case is handled, especially relating to Cricket and her full-use immunity deal. Was a broader network involved? Episode 2 Songs: Reborn by Colin Stetson Hail, Paemon! by Colin Stetson the Ballad of Lake and Ng by Exodus Links: https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/