Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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

Sarah Nugent returned to the show to discuss the O'Rourke vs. Cruz senate race, the Botham Jean case, and calling grandma out at Thanksgiving. Be sure to checkout follow her on Medium at https://medium.com/@sarahhnugent and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thewokelibrary/ https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1043278255740973058

Andrew Stamper rejoins me to continue our Best Films Series with my number 1 selection, Terrence Mallick's The Thin Red Line. There's a gradient of creative and destructive energy in the universe that cycles through and for me that's what this film embodies. Standout Scenes "Running into a burning house where no one can be saved" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_5AVdDUivw "Everything a lie" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prpp236oydk Tall breaks down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LStF6yctrss "Are You Righteous? Kind?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwrex7kjLaI "Help me leave you" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUxrJk-X1oQ "In this world, a man himself is nothing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM4MjR3PEWE

Scott and I spend this episode discussing Tucker Carlson's leftist propaganda, the death of "maverick" John McCain, externalities, and ancient aliens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6QmK-Mouqc

Gary Cooper is a photojournalist that was recently in Charlottesville covering the events on the ground one year after mayhem erupted there. Gary is a long-term friend and a very principled newsman. We talked about his experiences on the ground in Charlottesville, the legacy of the Confederacy, the resurgence of socialist rhetoric, and this year's mid-term elections.

Friend of the show, AJ Norton of Psychological Warfare with AJ Norton joined me to discuss Alex Jones, Elon Musk, the Unite the Right Rally in Austin, the Austin DSA, and more. https://soundcloud.com/psychowarfare https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychological-warfare-with-a-j-norton/id1265694390?mt=2 https://twitter.com/psychowarfarehq https://www.mystatesman.com/news/local/protesters-from-right-left-converge-capitol/vJq9CqsjBaPSxmIEi0ISEO/

David Taylor is Assistant Professor in Molecular Biosciences at the University of Texas here in Austin. David was kind enough to join me for a high level conversation on CRISPR, a form of gene editing. https://cns.utexas.edu/directory/item/16-molecular-biosciences/2817-tylor-david?Itemid=349 http://cryoem.cns.utexas.edu/ https://youtu.be/AJm8PeWkiEU

Andrew Stamper and I dissect his number 1 film of all time, Robert Zemeckis's Back To The Future. We delve into what makes this film such a fun and charming watch.

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

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

Andrew Stamper and I continue our Best Films Series with an analysis of the Dutch film, Spoorloos or The Vanishing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vanishing_(1988_film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/?ref_=nv_sr_3

Rahim Adeigbe, the creator of Joints X Rahim, stopped by this week to talk about what he's been up to since he joined us for episode 2. He recently spent some time in NYC and shared a little about upcoming projects. www.jointsbyrahim.com IG: @jointsxrahim Twitter: @heemerson

Andrew Stamper and I continued our Best Films Series with my number 5, Blade Runner. Topics include acting, cinematography, philosophy, production, writing. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Shots: https://giphy.com/gifs/143PFaEyhYgYCY/html5 https://giphy.com/gifs/GbHGZlYqvHyne/html5 https://giphy.com/gifs/N5hslE1DHiP72/html5 https://giphy.com/gifs/qpCpnGDsF5ZPa/html5 https://giphy.com/gifs/tSJokULMlL45y/html5 https://giphy.com/gifs/2mE7cUH0g5HUI/html5 My Blade Runner Short: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR535Zz2wy4

Dr. James Galbraith was kind enough to join me on the show this week to discuss macroeconomics. We talked about measures of economic output and inequality such as GDP, GINI Coefficient, and Theil Index. Dr. Galbraith also walked me through the broad strokes of Modern Monetary Theory, the national debt and the national deficit. James K. Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. Chair in Government/Business Relations and a professorship of government at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. http://utip.lbj.utexas.edu/ https://lbj.utexas.edu/directory/faculty/james-galbraith https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_K._Galbraith https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_13?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=james+k.+galbraith&sprefix=james+k.+galb%2Caps%2C542&crid=2C89HEOOFKBFV

Independent Austin filmmaker, Brandon Polanco, joined me on the show this week to talk about filmmaking. He's currently editing his first feature film, Earth Mother. We discuss the ins and outs of film production as well as storytelling from a broader perspective. He's worked with notable actors like Bryan Cranston and has had a short accepted into the Cannes Film Festival. This is an absolutely phenomenal episode, and immediately felt like one of the best since I started the show. Be sure to checkout Brandon's existing work: Writer's Block - a short film starring Bryan Cranston https://vimeo.com/81902364 Vicky & Jonny - accepted into the world renowned Cannes Film Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbUswuLHJU4&app=desktop

Andrew and I discuss the acting, cinematography, writing, and more of Alfred Hitchcock's landmark film, Vertigo. It's the first in a series we'll be doing together exploring our top 5 best films of all time. Most importantly, we reference the male libidinal economy. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052357/?ref_=tt_urv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=168MsyGJ9yU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsM8dlQTnho

Friend of the show Avery Sudduth stopped by the studio for an impromptu chat on our shared love of all things X-Men. Topics covered include costumes, art, writing, style, film adaptations and more.

Sarah Hay will be launching her own podcast soon, so I wanted to host her to discuss criminal justice reform, social justice, religion, and spirituality in the 21st century.

Andrew Stamper joined me to share some insights into the challenges screenwriters face. We shared a little about some of our favorite films. We had a great time geeking our over our favorite films to wrap things up. It's a conversation any film geek will enjoy.

Marwan was my very first guest and joined me to talk about his recent trip to visit his father in Egypt. We also talked a little bit about the region and his plans for 2018.

Dr. Jay Banner is the F. M. Bullard Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences and Director, Environmental Science Institute, College of Natural Sciences. Dr. Banner shared insights into the impact of urbanization of streams, the challenges surrounding creating a sustainable future for the state of Texas, and how climactic change can be studied via stalagmite deposits.

I brought friend of the show, Scott Williams, back to discuss what it would take to motivate him politically, the perils of modern living, and more schizoid content.

Jennifer Cox is a returning guest. I brought Jennifer on to discuss feminist perspectives. It automatically felt like one of the stronger conversations I've been able to have on the show so far, and I'm confident you'll agree. We discussed concepts of identity, negotiating ones own privileges & biases, and finding oneself after growing up in a evangelical community.

I had the opportunity to sit down and riff with AJ Norton of Psycological Warfare With AJ Norton. He's a local Austin podcaster, and I think we share a similar outlook in terms of the kinds of discussions we want to have. We focused on the confluence of economics, the media, and politics from a broad perspective. https://soundcloud.com/psychowarfare https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/psychological-warfare-with-a-j-norton/id1265694390?mt=2 http://psychowarfare.com/ https://www.facebook.com/psychowarfare/ https://www.patreon.com/psychowarfare

Gilbert Rivera is one of my absolute favorite people to talk to on any subject, so it was a real pleasure to have him on the show. We start off discussing Net Neutrality, and in true schizoid fashion venture into politics, economics, and philosophy. I've been pitching the idea of doing a current events podcast together, as well.

Dr. Ivan Marquez, a professor in the Philosophy department at Texas State University joined me this week to discuss political philosophy through the lens of the enlightenment, modernity, and postmodernity. We discuss theory from thinkers such as Jean Baudrillard, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Martin Heidegger, Immanuel Kant, Jacques Lacan, and Karl Marx. We start with a introduction to modernity, trace it's origins in the Enlightenment, and the postmodern reaction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Locke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Baudrillard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Lacan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Lyotard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Foucault https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Derrida

I really enjoyed sitting and talking with Dr. Justin Hart about his work as a roboticist. We primarily focused on his research, but also touched on topics like the uncanny valley and philosophy of the mind. http://justinhart.net/ https://robotics.utexas.edu/people

Dr. Cindy Royal is a very influential figure in my educational journey. I took several of her new media courses while pursuing an M.A. in Mass Communication at Texas State University. She is the reason I joined Twitter and I'll credit her as my social media sensei. As such, it was interesting to circle back around to the beginning of it all with her. We talked a little about how we first got into technology, how social media has evolved, and impacted not only politics, but culture as a whole. http://www.masscomm.txstate.edu/people/faculty/cindy-royal.html http://cindyroyal.com/ http://sxtxstate.com/ Twitter: @CindyRoyal

Strap yourselves in, because this is a long one. I had an awesome time talking comic books and hip-hop with Confucius Jones & Fresh, aka Those Damn Comic Book Guys. This dynamic duo also hosts a show on KUTX 98.9 called the Breaks. We debate the merits and pitfalls of serialized storytelling & compare notes on the comic scene. The podcast wraps up with a little hip-hop talk. http://kutx.org/category/the-breaks https://soundcloud.com/tdcomicbookguys https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/those-damn-comic-book-guys/id1041738779?mt=2 @TheBreaksonKUTX @tdcomicbookguys @confuciusjones @fresh_knight

This week I had a supermassive schizoid discussion with Dr. John Kormendy about black holes and other stellar phenomena. Dr. Kormendy is well known for his work on supermassive black holes at the centers of massive galaxies, he has done substantial work in the study of galactic bulges, the evolution of elliptical galaxies and dark matter halos of galaxies. We unpacked a little about stellar lifecycles, dark matter, neutrinos, and other topics related to black holes themselves. http://chandra.as.utexas.edu/ https://experts.utexas.edu/john_kormendy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kormendy