Programmed to Chill

[originally published on Patreon Aug 29, 2022]

Today's all about the Simon Necronomicon as explained by the book 'Dead Names', also written by "Simon" aka Peter Levenda. I go through Levenda's early life, as reported by Levenda, which CJ describes as having "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" vibes. I attempt to cross-reference what I can to external sources, and we explore the subterranean world of the wandering bishops.

We discuss the Necronomicon text, its purported origins and the backstory that Levenda provides. We talk about the Witch Wars, the nature of witchcraft, and how the Necronomicon is attempting to teach us not that aliens are demons, but that demons are aliens. In turn, this contextualizes why Levenda took what looked like a sharp turn into Ufology later in life. Finally, we try to answer the question "why is Levenda like this?"

CJ/Dr. Pig Bodine:

@pussy___teeth

https://anchor.fm/mindgamez

[originally published on Patreon Jul 18, 2022]

Today I'm joined by Flipper (@moonbaseking) to discuss all things sus Beatles. We start by going through the Profumo Affair largely through the lens of the Beatles.  Then we discuss my favorite topic, John Arthur Reid Pepper, dentists, LSD, MKULTRA and parallel programs, and so forth.

I explore the Beatles' finances in an attempt to understand why they became the biggest band in the world. That's right - taxes, offshoring, capital gains, stock companies, and especially the shadowy financial figures behind the Beatles.

We talk about the Maharishi (very interesting guy), Magic Alex, the Eastmans, Allen Klein, and anything Beatles must inevitably talk about Yoko Ono. Finally, we discuss Lennon's assassination.

Songs:

Sgt. Pepper?s Lonely Hearts Club Band by EVE

Can?t Buy Me Love by the Korean Kittens

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by Puffy AmiYumi

Help by Let's Sing in Japanese!

Within You Without You by the Strawberry Feel

Run 4 Your Life by the Beetles

[originally published on Patreon Jul 11, 2022]

Today I'm joined by my secret society guy, Monty, to discuss the legacy of the historical Bavarian Illuminati. Monty and I talk about the Illuminati's influence on the French Revolution and trace a direct revolutionary lineage from Weishaupt to Marx. Ultimately, we ask the question, "why was the Illuminati so shitcoated?"

Songs:

Excerpt from Beethoven?s Symphony No. 9

La Marseillaise

Black Helicopters by Non Phixion

Ode to Joy from Beethoven?s Symphony no. 9

[originally published on Patreon Jul 3, 2022]

Today I'm joined by my secret society guy, Monty, to discuss the historical Bavarian Illuminati. Monty takes us through the state of Europe at the time, and we talk about the Jesuits and the Catholic church, the Enlightenment, the Rosicrucians, and so forth. Monty introduces all the main figures of the story - Weishaupt, Knigge, Franck, the goals and structure of the Illuminati, the development of the secret society, and various famous historical figures. Monty walks us through the repression of the society, and that's the end of the story - nothing interesting happens after that.

Songs 1:

Excerpt from Beethoven's Symphony No.9 (Scherzo)

Walpurgisnacht by Faun

Queen of the Night aria from Mozart?s Die Zauberflöte

Illuminati by Anuel AA and Lil Pump

[originally published on Patreon Jun 13, 2022]

Today I'm joined by Alex Tsakiris (@skeptiko) of Skeptiko for a wide-ranging discussion on a number of topics of mutual interest, including running a podcast and getting to talk to people, science, consciousness, MKULTRA, gifted kids, Whitley Strieber, Epstein, transhumanism, Mirage Men, and so forth. It was very fun.

Links:

https://skeptiko.com/

Song:

Satan is Real by the Louvin Brothers

[originally published on Patreon Jun 6, 2022]

Today I'm joined by Matt Farwell (@huntclancy) of the Hunt for Tom Clancy blog to discuss the 1984 film Dreamscape. Dreamscape, as it turns out, is a very weird film, and Farwell and I use it to discuss a wide range of weird things.

Songs: 

In Dreams by Roy Orbison

All I Have to Do is Dream by the Everly Brothers

[originally published on Patreon May 23, 2022]

Today I'm joined by by Dr. Pig Bodine aka CJ (@Pussy___Teeth) of the MindGamez podcast to discuss Alan Moore's Lovecraft cycle yet again, having been cut off by technical difficulties. We get more specific about various subplots in Providence and spend more time discussing Lovecraft, Kenneth Grant, class war, why the Irish are the only decent people in Moore's works, and so forth. 

Songs:

the Call of Ktulu by M*tallica

Antarcticans Thawed by Sleep

[originally published on Patreon May 17, 2022]

cw: sexual assault

Today I'm joined by by Dr. Pig Bodine aka CJ (@Pussy___Teeth) of the MindGamez podcast to discuss Alan Moore's Lovecraft cycle. We discuss the Courtyard, Neonomicon, and the general outline of Providence. We continue to discuss Lovecraft, Moore's stance on Lovecraft, Moore's stance on magic, the nature of Elder Gods, Kenneth Grant, and a wide number of other things. We got technical difficulties at the end so there's another episode to follow this one up.

Songs:

Dunwich by Electric Wizard

In the Mouth of Madness theme from In the Mouth of Madness

Lovecraft in Brooklyn by the Mountain Goats

[originally published on Patreon May 10, 2022; now you should check out Tanner's blog, Getting Spooked]

Today I'm joined by a very special guest, Fortean expert Tanner Boyle (@TannerFBoyle1) to discuss some early high strangeness, and particularly a lot of the incredibly underdiscussed parapolitical angles to said phenomenon. We discuss the weird figures around the Mothman thing, the factories around Point Pleasant, the backgrounds of people like John Keel, Woodrow Derenberger, and Indrid Cold, and the Lanulos abduction story.

We talk Bosco Nedelcovic, Union Carbide, COINTELPRO, men in black, the Hopkinsville goblins, the Flatwoods Monster, the recurring theme of weird connections between cryptozoology and espionage, and the alien abduction concept. We discuss certain salient aspects of the Betty and Barney Hill abduction, and the truly insane stories of several hypnosis experts.  At the end, we contemplate what's left of these stories and their possible utility as psychological operations.

Links:

https://twitter.com/TannerFBoyle1

https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-fortean-influence-on-science-fiction/

https://tannerfboyle.substack.com/

Songs:

I Got Abducted by a UFO - the Lillingtons

Hardcore UFOs - Guided By Voices

When You See Those Flying Saucers by the Buchanan Brothers

Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft - Klaatu

[originally published on Patreon May 3, 2022]

Today I knock out nine Q&A questions. Pretty soon I'll catch up, honestly, then I'll solicit some more. Thanks, everyone, for asking great questions.

Songs:

I Remember by MDC

Sorcery & Sabotage by Church of the Cosmic Skull

[originally published on Patreon Apr 19, 2022; show art was the incredible Anti-Gnostic Action artwork by Dakota which was also sold as t-shirts, stickers, etc.]

I'm joined by Monty again to finish our conversation on the Knights Templar. Monty wraps up the history and we get into the nutty stuff; their post-breakup solo work, as it were. We discuss gnosticism, why everyone wants to be a Templar, Freemasonry, occultic traditions, and how perhaps the entire understanding of the order was a form of fan fiction.

Then, we end the episode with some of the weirder, stranger connections to the Knights Templar in modern times.

art by the harmless individual known as Dakota

Songs:

Templar?s Revenge by Death SS

Knights of the Cross by Grave Digger

[originally published on Patreon Apr 13, 2022]

Today I'm joined by my buddy Monty to discuss the Knights Templar. Monty walks us through the history we know, the history we think we know, and the different categories of theories about what the Templars were all about. 

Today we cover the history, next week we cover the theories about what it all meant.

Songs:

Templars of Steel by HammerFall

Hassan I Sahba by Hawkwind

[originally published on Patreon Apr 5, 2022; Ellroy Boys is now defunct but Apocalypse Confidential is thriving]

Second entry into the Paranoiac Films series, and I'm joined by Blauer (@blauer_geist) of Ellroy Boys and Apocalypse Confidential to discuss the other JFK assassination film, Executive Action (1973). As always, we discuss some of the finer points of the film and weigh the pros and cons of the film on its own. Then we compare and contrast it to Oliver Stone's JFK. 

We discuss the source material, the director, screenwriter, and actors involved, and then talk about Executive Actions, or whacks, as they're also known. Along the way we discuss how we both got into JFK conspiracy culture.

Links:

Apocalypse Confidential - @APOCCON_MAG

https://apocalypse-confidential.com/

https://soundcloud.com/ellroyboys

Songs:

Jack Ruby by Camper Van Beethoven

Who Killed Marilyn? by the Misfits

Bullet by the Misfits

[originally published on Feb 28, 2022]

Today I'm joined by Matt Farwell (@HuntClancy), author of American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan, and the Hunt for Tom Clancy substack, to discuss all kinds of things: gardening, his wild life, Michael Hastings, "fringe information networks", and especially Tom Clancy, "the Rosetta stone...for understanding and interpreting the mad trajectory of America in the late cold war and through the war on terror". We talk about Clancy's ties to the national security state, COG (continuity of government), the Institute for Creative Technologies, all kinds of noided topics. See the links below to find his work.

Links:

https://twitter.com/HuntClancy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://thehuntfortomclancy.substack.com/ 

Songs:

Ya Habibi by Mohamed Ramadan & Gims 

Aameur Yahdar by Cheb Fares

[originally published on Patreon Feb 16, 2022]

Today's a fun one, I'm joined by Stephen Snider aka Recluse of the VISUP blog and the Farm podcast. I pick his brain on William Stephenson and the British Security Coordination for about an hour. We talk honeypots, intelligence, the Beatles and Britpop, the informal British intelligence network in the US before WWII, the networks afterwards like BACC/WCC, and so on. Then we get into Le Cercle and how it plugs into Gladio, the Profumo Affair, and how Epstein's operation ties into these broader orgs.

Recluse's links:

http://visupview.blogspot.com/?m=0

https://www.thefarmpodcast.com/

https://thefarmpodcast.store/

Songs:

Career of Evil - Blue Öyster Cult

Dominance and Submission - Blue Öyster Cult

[originally published on Patreon Jan 25, 2022; for the retarded theory that Guterma was a tulpa, see Penny Royal's episodes]

Joined again by @Boyd_Beaver, today's the final episode on Alexander Guterma, where we discuss how Guterma fit into the Moe Dalitz / Roy Cohn connection. We discuss how exactly how sexually repressed Hoover supposedly was, the DoJ's attacks on the Purple gang / Desert Inn gang, and another Howard Hughes connection. Then we discuss Guterma's deals with Rafael Trujillo, and speculate on why the government's documents on this are still redacted.

This leads us to Guterma's arrest and conviction for a variety of crimes. Interestingly, the feds wanted Guterma to snitch on capital flight from the Soviet Union. Then, we cover how Guterma structured his offshore wealth to hide it from the feds. Guterma tried to break into Resorts International, and then got into Kentucky Coal, doing essentially the same tax writeoff schemes as they did with oil decades prior.

Then we get into underground tunnels - specifically Meyer Lansky's secret tunnels in Michigan. From there, we go Galaxy Brain and discuss how everything is a front. 

Then, Guterma died in a plane crash in 1977 and go over all the connections we still didn't cover (the WCC, Fassoulis, Handsome Johnny), and how Guterma is a skeleton key for the eldritch monster we're up against.

[originally published on Patreon Jan 20, 2022; for the retarded theory that Guterma was a tulpa, see Penny Royal's episodes]

Boyd and I go through the rest of Guterma's business holdings. This included United Chemical and Dye, which leads us right into the nexus of the RFK Department of Justice's proxy war against IG Farben via General Aniline and Film Corporation, as well as their fight against the mafia, Hoffa, and Roy Cohn. Sam Garfield comes back up which links to Big Oil, as well as Ted Llewellyn, as well as Walter Winchell and Drew Pearson.

Along the way, we touch on political blackmail rings, Resorts International, diamond mining, and Llewellyn's network of nightclubs in the US, the Philippines and Japan, the Roswell connection, Uranium trading. Howard Hughes, gunrunning, drug trafficking in Japan, the Connecticut connection, and Trevor Moore.

Songs:

Birthday Cake for Everyone by My Name is Ian

US Mills - the Mountain Goats

It's Time for Guillotines by Trevor Moore

[originally published on Patreon Jan 12, 2022; for the retarded theory that Guterma was a tulpa, see Penny Royal's episodes instead]

Part 1 of 3:

Today I'm joined by a very special guest, Boyd Beaver (@Boyd_Beaver) to discuss one of the weirdest figures in modern history, Alexander Guterma, who was a con man, businessman, figure involved in organized crime, and intelligence asset.

We discuss Isaiah Leebove, Sam Garfield, and the Purple Gang before Boyd establishes (conclusively, in my opinion) Guterma's origins as a Russian Jew whose family resettled in Manchuria. Then, we talk about Guterma's misadventures in China, Hawaii, and the Philippines before Guterma's eventual arrival in Florida. We discuss the nature of collaboration with the Japanese, his contacts with intelligence, and why this would be significant.

Guterma resettled to Florida, and we discuss kenaf at length, and then the long and surprising list of companies he managed to acquire, including the spooked up Hal Roach film studio, and a radio network. All of this leads us to hypothesize that the economy is simply not real.

Songs (largely curated by Boyd Beaver):

[originally published on Patreon

Today I go through the life and times of Immanuel Velikovsky, one of the most interesting figures in recent times. I discuss the importance of Freud to Velikovsky's works, and the main themes of Worlds in Collision. I discuss Einstein's relationship to Velikovsky, and Velikovsky's network of followers. While this is probably not the final word on Velikovsky, I think I come to a pretty grounded explanation of how and why the Velikovsky affair got so out of hand, and why Catastrophists and New Chronologists all seem to be spooks and occultists.

Songs:

Saturn by Sufjan Stevens

Venus by Frankie Avalon

For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield

[originally published on Patreon Jan 3, 2022]

Today's a fun one because I answer a Q&A question about how much of what we know about history is crafted into a false narrative. I go through a straightforward discussion of a few major gray areas including Stonehenge, and Heribert Illig's Phantom Time Hypothesis, and discuss the evidence for and against it. That opens up a very deep rabbit hole.

We're talking New Catastrophism, New Chronology, Velikovsky, Christoph Marx, Alfred de Grazia, and a Soviet spy ring embedded within a New Chronology study group. 

Songs:

Na Dne by Molchat Doma

Discoteque by Molchat Doma

[originally published on Patreon Dec 29, 2021]

You're premium subscribers, you already know the score. Yes, Ira Levin and William Peter Blatty were both spies, but What Does It Mean?

I go through the careers of both authors and flag the times they worked for US intelligence, then how perhaps their writing was affected by that fact, and then the reverberations their work has had on society. With Levin, we meet the Ayn Rand circle, Malachi Martin, the weirdness of Rosemary's Baby, the Stepford Wives, the Boys From Brazil, Son of Rosemary, and so on.

With Blatty, we discuss USIA, the Groucho Marx connection, the Ninth Configuration, the Exorcist, Mark David Chapman, the Zodiac, the Exorcist III, Dahmer, and I cite the great pd187 and Christopher Knowles on the Exorcist film. 

To wrap it up, I discuss the "less well-known" David St. John, who weirdly corresponds with Candy Jones, and how the saga of Tom Dooley III shows that religious psyops are not exactly new. And the songs are pretty great this episode too, lol.

Songs:

Black Sabbath by Coven

Pact with Lucifer by Coven

Wicked Woman by Coven

excerpts from the Exorcist soundtrack

Room 213 by Church of Misery

[originally published on Patreon Dec 7, 2021]

Today's episode is nuts. I don't hear anyone referring to Salinger as a spy, and yet he was very much a spy. He served in the army's counterintelligence corps where, as it turns out, he saw some remarkable and horrific things.

Then  possibly got brainwashed by Nazis? I'm legitimately not joking; he was at least in the position to be brainwashed. After that, he married a Nazi spy and brought her to the US. I discuss his spiritual dilettantism, and then I go over the Joyce Maynard affair, pulling out a few very curious details that rarely get addressed.

Then of course I talk about the curious role the Catcher in the Rye has played in various assassinations, and what might be in the novel that would catch the eye of an assassin. To wrap it up, I discuss the possibility that the novel contains Freemasonic themes and messages. 

Songs:

"Catcher in the Rye" - Dandy Warhols

"fais moi mal Johnny" - Boris Vian

"Catcher in the Rye" - GRANT

"Everything is Gonna Be Alright" - John Hinckley Jr.

[originally published on Patreon

Today's all about Edward Bulwer-Lytton, whose works are very unique. His writing was incredibly popular and full of high strangeness, if not outright occult themes. In this episode, I talk about The Last Days of Pompeii, Zanoni, and Vril: the Power of the Coming Race. 

I also discuss the Morning of the Magicians, a curious work by some French journalists that discusses (among other things) esoteric Nazism and how it intersects with Vril. I also talk about Willy Ley, an interesting German science fiction author.

To wrap it up, I examine Bulwer-Lytton's family and political legacy, and that of his children. Milner, Rhodes, and the RIIA come up, and so do the British Theosophical networks in India and Germany. Then I confront the Dope Inc. thesis that there was a "cult of Isis" that British elites sought to foster.

songs:

Flaming Lips - "In the Morning of the Magicians"

Brahmastra - "The Vril Society"

(btw after recording it was later verified that Brahmastra is NSBM which is bad but it was too specific not to use)

[originaly published on Patreon Nov 16, 2021]

In case you've ever wondered what the political fallout from a massacre is like, this is your episode. Brave Colonel Varela faced obfuscation and misdirection from Yrigoyen's government, attacks from the socialists in Congress, attacks in the press, silence, and eventually a "promotion". Then, Varela was blown up, and the chain of revenge spins out from there. It's quite a story, though!

[originally published on Patreon Nov 10, 2021]

Today's the second of three episodes about the Patagonian Revolution. If you don't know what happens, don't spoil it for yourself or others. We pick up from the resounding victories of the strikes of 1920, and discuss the ongoing struggles and strikes of 1921, which do not go quite as well, to put it mildly. This one's rough, folks. At least at the end, there's a nice sex worker-positive story of resistance, I suppose. But just wait for next week, where there's -some- measure of justice.

songs:

Hijos del Pueblo by Frente Popular

No soy de aqui ni soy de alla - Jorge Cafrune

[originally published on Patreon Nov 3, 2021]

Today's the first of a 3-part series (or 4 if you include the Simon Radowitzky episode) on the Patagonian Revolution, which a lot of people don't know about. In some ways, the story continues as these events occurred after the Radowitzky episode, also. We talk about the politics of the time, Argentina's Tragic Week and who owned Patagonia. Understanding the economic base of Patagonia is crucial to understanding the story, as well as the different forces exploiting the economy. It all culminates in waves of strikes which allow the workers to win major concessions. Much of this episode sets up the events for episode 2-3, but I promise it's not boring.

songs:

a track called ????? (???????, ?????!)

A Las Barricadas

[originally published on Patreon Oct 26, 2021]

Today I return to looking at novels as spycraft, particularly Lewis Carroll, JM Barrie, and HG Wells. I go through Carroll's connections to Oxford, his hobbies and predilections, his relationship with the Liddell family, and the enduring fixation Carroll's work has for pedophiles to this day.

Then, I look at JM Barrie, his ties to the literary scene and the throne, his relationship with the Llewelyn Davies family, and the fate of those children. 

To wrap it up, I discuss several of HG Wells more interesting works, including the World Set Free, the Open Conspiracy, and the New World Order. 

You might have known some of what I talk about today, but I'm certain there are some salient details that biographers seem to like to leave out. 

songs:

Wonderland by T*ylor Sw*ft

Enter Sandman by Met*llica

New World Order by Meg*deth

the Eve of the War from Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds

[originally published on Patreon Oct 20, 2021]

Today's about Argentina and it's radical history. We're talking about immigrants from Europe bringing their politics, the economic base of Argentina, and a May Day massacre that triggered a wild chain of events. We trace the life of Simon Radowitzky from the Ukraine to Argentina, to Ushuaia prison, to an escape, then back to prison, then to Uruguay, then Spain during their civil war, then finally Mexico City. It's a wild story.

songs:

Noy Soy de Aqui ni Soy de Alla by Jorge Cafrune

Maldita Burguesia from the album 'Marchas y Canciónes de Lucha de los Obreros Anarquistas Argentinos'

Fusiles Contra el Patrón from the album 'Canciónes de la Resistencia Española'

Simón Radowitzky Anarquista Ucraniano y Héroe en Argentina, and excerpt from film, not sure who performed the song

[originally published on Patreon Oct 12, 2021]

Today's all about novels as spycraft. I introduce the premise, the different classifications, and then briefly discuss Ian Fleming, George Viereck, Robert Ludlum, John le Carré, George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and then Aldous Huxley.

First I talk about Thomas Henry Huxley, Aldous's grandfather, the X Club, the rise of Darwinism and Social Darwinism, its connections to Rhodes, Milner, and the Fabians, and HG Wells.

Then, I go through Aldous Huxley's life, his time in Hollywood, his friends and circle, and how he set up networks in the US to promote drug culture. 

songs:

snippets of Musica Ricercata by György Ligeti (Eyes Wide Shut)

Henry the Eighth by Herman?s Hermits

Brave New World by Motorhead

[originally published on Patreon Sep 15, 2021]

Today I answer a question about Roberto Bolaño and his work, read and discuss some of By Night in Chile, and discuss the role crime novels have in society.

Then, I'm outed as a believer of magick in another Q&A question asking my opinion on the material basis of magick and whether the ruling class practices magick. I discuss Mormonism in several ways, white and black magick, stage magic, Giordano Bruno and Professor Ioan Culianu, John Dee, the CIA's stage magician John Mulholland, Haitian voudon, a research office tied to the Human Ecology Fund researching witchcraft for psychological warfare, the FBI memo about using magickal harassment (Beware the Siberian Beetle!), and other hints.

songs: 

Cualquier Noche Puede Salir el Sol by Los Muertos de Cristo

Do You Believe in Magic? by the Lovin? Spoonfuls

[originally published on Patreon Sep 8, 2021]

Today's answering two questions - first a deep dive into JFK vs US Steel, wherein we discuss US Steel picking a fight with JFK, how his administration fought back, who was actually on the board of US Steel, a curious op-ed called ?Steel: the Ides of April? that appeared in Fortune magazine afterwards in 1962, and then I link the board to WCC/Permindex. 

Then I discuss the WTC's potential hidden meanings/symbolism, psychogeography, sensory overload and overstimulation by design, UFOs, then a look at who built the new WTC, who owns the building, and how the whole thing functioned as a massive handout to private real estate developers.

songs:

???????? ? ?????? ?? ?????

Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit

[originally published on Patreon Aug 24, 2021]

I said I wasn't gonna do an episode this week, but I can't help myself. and out of 8 Q&A questions, I made it through precisely one, lol. looks like Q&A will definitely be on a rolling basis.

today we talk about the coin shortage and the elimination of cash. right off the bat, we talk about the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset, then the function cash plays in the underground economy. from there, we go into the Free Silver movement and its war against the nefarious gold standard, including William Jennings Bryan. From the Free Silver movement, we go into L. Frank Baum and his Wizard of Oz as metaphor for the Silver vs. Gold debates of the time, and then we explore the theosophical underpinnings of Oz.

from there, things really come off the rails, and we discuss some of the more esoteric Oz movies, including the demented Return to Oz, and then wrap it up with a discussion of Dr. William Joseph Bryan, the hypnotist.

songs: 

- outtakes from Jimmy Page?s Lucifer Rising soundtrack looped

- the King of the Surf Guitar by Dick Dale

[originally published on Patreon Aug 19, 2021]

We're talking Sopranos, mafia bust-out schemes, private equity, animal rights, the Vestey family and business, trusts, Tyson Foods, the Great Chickenization, CAFOs, environmental damage, USSR grain deals, the great farm bustout of the 1980s, the Volcker Shock, the Posse Comitatus psyop, central planning, the Iowa Farm Bureau, agricultural company mergers, some novel anti-Dengist talking points, and how it's all about monopoly capital. You don't need to be talked into it. Get in here and check it out.

Song:

Taxes on the Farmer Feed Us All by Ry Cooder

Today I'm rejoined by the journalist and author Douglas Valentine (@DouglasValentine77) to finish our discussion about the Harrelson investigation. In this episode, he explains the nature of politically protected drug trafficking, the Dixie Mafia, and how and why Charles Harrelson killed a federal judge.

Valentine explains what he found in his investigation, the nature of the material evidence which got Charles Harrelson a new trial, how Sheehan botched the case, and how Woody undermined it himself on top of that. Further, Valentine explains how we are living in an illusory reality with regards to political realities.

artwork by @deep_red_bells

Songs:

Stagger Lee performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Ain?t the Reaping Ever Done by Eddie Noack

Today I'm rejoined by the journalist and author Douglas Valentine (@DouglasValentine77) to discuss his work for Woody Harrelson investigating his father, Charles Harrelson. This episode lays the groundwork for understanding Valentine's relationship to Daniel Sheehan and how this working relationship began.

Along the way, Valentine discusses the Karen Silkwood case, his previous work, the Christic Institute and Daniel Sheehan, and the very complicated and messy nature of his work charting out espionage and drug networks.

artwork by @deep_red_bells

Songs:

Friend of the Devil by the Gr8teful Dead

I Don?t Want to Get Adjusted to This World by Iris DeMent

unlocked from Patreon:

www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

Major content warning for today's episode re consistent discussion of emotional, physical, and sexual child abuse throughout the episode. As always, I stayed away from specifics, but parts are still rough.

Today's about the life of Walter Breen, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and about eight or nine different rabbit holes involving mental illness, numismatics, gifted kids, science fiction, the Society for Creative Anachronisms, pedophiles, wandering bishops, and magick. 

Songs:

Toujours by Roedelius

Rue Fortune by Roedelius

Megaloschemos II (Bulgarian Orthodox Hymns)

Toujours by Roedelius

(Unlocked from Patreon)

[note: I quoted/translated extensively from Oswaldo Zavala's Los cárteles no existen: Narcotráfico y cultura en México (2018) because it had not yet been translated yet into English. Subsequently, an English translation has come out]

First entry into a new series on paranoid cinema, and I'm joined by Dmitri (@drposhlost) of Subliminal Jihad to discuss the Sicario films, Sicario (2015) and Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018). We go through the plots of each film and discuss how they might function as a limited hangout. Among various topics, we talk about Taylor Sheridan and the nature of screenwriting. 

Then we discuss the broader Mexican drug war. We talk about the banks, McCoy and Peter Dale Scott, plane crashes and container ships, and then compared the Sicario films to the analysis provided by the book Los Carteles No Existen (The Cartels Do Not Exist) by Oswaldo Zavala, before arriving at the dark truth about the drug war in Mexico.

Songs:

Ghost Dope by Juicy J

Sanguinarios del M1 by El Movimiento Alterado

Push It to the Limit by Paul Engemann

La Granja by Los Tigres del Norte

(unlocked from Patreon)

Today I'm joined by Fergal Schmudlach (@irregnata) from the Kingless Generation podcast to discuss paleo-parapolitics. 

We start by discussing several points of mutual interest regarding Japan. Then we get into what anthropology can tell us about Marxism and serial killing. We talk about The Power of Ritual in Prehistory: Secret Societies and Origins of Social Complexity by Brian Hayden among other works. 

Songs:

for the twin by Daisuke Tanabe

hard off haul by Daisuke Tanabe

dried donuts by Daisuke Tanabe

Links:

https://twitter.com/irregnata 

https://www.patreon.com/irregnata/posts 

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(unlocked from Patreon; episode 4 of 4)

Reid (@seriations) and Wendy Painting (@BirdWendy2) finish our conversation about Ghostbusters. In this episode, I go through Dan Aykroyd's career, his family history, the history of mediums, sus gurus, and the producer Ivan Reitman.

Then I get into the Simon Necronomicon and the Magickal Childe bookstore and the crossover with themes in Ghostbusters. We attempt to explain the wave of films about psychics in the 1980s as part of the same rightward cultural push and attempt to vindicate the Ghostbusters EPA agent.

Then, to finish, Wendy does a tarot reading for me and Reid. Full disclosure: the first reading was way too accurate and personal to leave in, though maybe I will explain it one day.

Wendy Painting's Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/wendyspainting

artwork by @DEEP_RED_BELLS

Songs:

Magic by the Cars

Mind Crawler by Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats

The Passenger by Iggy Pop

Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr.

Links:

Patreon: ?www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill?

Merch: https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

(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 Ry?ichi 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 Ry?ichi 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

????? by ?????? ????

Post-Soviet Models by Tzusing

Headhunter by Front 242

?????? by ????????

(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/

(Unlocked from Patreon, part 1 of 2)

Today I go through the first half of the story of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. I cover their early lives, careers in the US Marines, their relationships and ties to crime networks, their thoughts and motivations leading up to their crime spree. 

Episode 1 Songs:

Mendocino by the Sir Douglas Quintet

Christine?s Song by the Flying Burrito Brothers

Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) - Satin Puppets and Nxghtshade

Links:

https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/