Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour
Episodes
Andrew Stamper - Sunshine - Best Films Series
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Stamper and I reconvened to discuss Danny Boyle's 2007 science fiction opus, Sunshine. As always we delve into the acting, cinematography, writ...
John Zigterman - Return of the Makhno
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
John Zigterman, co-host of the leftist podcast, Beep Beep Lettuce joined me to discuss the legendary Ukrainian revolutionary, Nestor Makhno. Links: ...
Andrew Stamper - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - Best Films Series
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Fellow cinephile Andrew Stamper returns to discuss the Christmas adjacent film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from Shane Black.
Dara Zycherman - Entrepreneur
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Buid...
Andrew Stamper - Robocop - Best Films Series
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Gary Cooper - Post Election Discussion
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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. Twit...
Andrew Stamper - American Psycho - Best Films Series
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Christine Chen - Filmmaker
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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://w...
Sarah Nugent - You Beto Bring It
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 sur...
Andrew Stamper - The Thin Red Line - Best Films Series
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Scott Williams - No Pesos For Bezos
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Scott and I spend this episode discussing Tucker Carlson's leftist propaganda, the death of "maverick" John McCain, externalities, and ancient aliens....
Gary Cooper - Charlottesville
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Aj Norton - Who Is America?
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
David Taylor - CRISPR
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 le...
Andrew Stamper - Back To The Future - Best Films series
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ch...
Kyley Smiley - Paranormal Enthusiast
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kylie Smiley of The Golden Ghouls joined me this week to discuss the paranormal, teaching English in Vietnam, and surviving an earthquake in Japan. Th...
Andrew Stamper - The Shining - Best Films Series
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 us...
Jonathan Valdez - Orange Juice & Biscuits
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I traveled to NYC to record this week's episode with longtime friend, Jonathan Valdez. Jonathan covers fashion and entertainment new on his blog, Oran...
Asaf Ronen - Out of Bounds Comedy Festival
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Asaf Ronen returned to the show to discuss his associate producer role with the Out of Bounds Comedy Festival, comedic theory, and comic book adaptati...
Andrew Stamper - No Country For Old Men - Best Films Series
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Stamper and I continue our Best Films series with my #2, No Country For Old Men.
Andrew Stamper - Groundhog Day - Best Films Series
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Stamper returns to tackle his number 3 film in our Best Films series. This episode focuses on unpacking the brilliance of Harold Ramis' Groundh...
David Kaelin - Classic Game Fest
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 cele...
Aj Norton - On The "Intellectual Dark Web"
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Andrew Stamper - The Prestige - Best Films Series
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 div...
Gilbert Rivera - Dune Film & Book Discussion
29 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Andrew Stamper - Amores Perros - Best Films Series
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Tarik Daniels - On Intersectionality
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tarik Daniels is an activist, actor, community organizer, and writer here in Austin, Texas. Tarik serves as executive director of WHATSINTHEMIRROR, a ...
Kanan Boor - Applying a Postmodern Lens to Gender & Identity
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 - Host of Psychological Warfare With AJ Norton
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, hi...
Ian Benouis - Plant Based Medicine Advocate
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Earth based medication advocate and activist, Ian Benouis joined me to discuss his work with veterans suffering from PTSD, earth based medication, etc...
Andrew Stamper - The Vanishing - Best Films Series
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Rahim Adeigbe - The Return - Joints x Rahim
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 sp...
Andrew Stamper - Blade Runner - Best Films Series
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Stamper and I continued our Best Films Series with my number 5, Blade Runner. Topics include acting, cinematography, philosophy, production, wr...
Dr James K Galbraith - Author & Economist
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 inequa...
Brandon Polanco - Independent Austin Filmmaker
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Independent Austin filmmaker, Brandon Polanco, joined me on the show this week to talk about filmmaking. He's currently editing his first feature film...
Andrew Stamper - Vertigo - Best Films Series
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 d...
Avery Sudduth - Comic & X-Men Fan
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Sarah Hay - Podcaster
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Hay will be launching her own podcast soon, so I wanted to host her to discuss criminal justice reform, social justice, religion, and spirituali...
Andrew Stamper - Screenwriter & Storyteller
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Marwan Nihad - The New Year's Episode
31 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Dr. Jay Banner - University of Texas Jackson School of Geoscience
20 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jay Banner is the F. M. Bullard Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences and Director, Environmental Science In...
Scott Williams - The Trouble With Scotts
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 sc...
Jennifer Cox - Negotiating Biases & Identity
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Cox is a returning guest. I brought Jennifer on to discuss feminist perspectives. It automatically felt like one of the stronger conversation...
AJ Norton - Psychological Warefare with Aj Norton
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Gilbert Rivera - Culture & Technology Maven
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 discus...
Dr Ivan Marquez - Philosophy Department Texas State University
15 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ivan Marquez, a professor in the Philosophy department at Texas State University joined me this week to discuss political philosophy through the l...
Dr Justin Hart - Roboticist
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 to...
Cindy Royal - Professor Texas State SJMC
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 Communi...
CJ & Fresh - Those Damn Comic Book Guys
02 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 Co...
Dr. John Kormendy - Astronomer
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I had a supermassive schizoid discussion with Dr. John Kormendy about black holes and other stellar phenomena. Dr. Kormendy is well known fo...
David Kaelin - Classic Game Fest
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sat down with David Kaelin from Austin's own Classic Game Fest. The Classic Game Fest is an event held every summer with next year's sched...
Barbara Morgan - Austin Film Festival
12 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Morgan, Executive Director of the Austin Film Festival joined me this week. We talked a little bit about the history of the festival, some of ...
Scott Williams & Skye Gilbert
05 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Williams returns to the podcast for another round of schizoid mania. This time, he brought along Skye Gilbert. We went down the rabbit hole disc...
Andy Martinec - Black Star Co-Op
29 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sat down to talk democracy in the workplace and the science behind brewing with Andy Martinec, head brewer at Black Star Co-Op. http://w...
Dr. Robert Kane - Author, Philosopher, & Professor
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Robert Kane and I sat down to unpack the topic of free will. Kane is a noted proponent of what's referred to as Libertarian Free Will and has writ...
Tom Copeland - Former Director of The Texas Film Commission
14 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I visit with former Director of the Texas Film Commission, Tom Copeland. Tom is currently an instructor in the theater department at Texas State Unive...
Mark Bristol - Writer, Director, and Storyboard Artist
09 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with Mark Bristol to talk about his experiences as a writer, director and storyboard artist. Mark's list of credits include: Dazed and Conf...
Asaf Ronen - The Institution Theater
02 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I had a blast geeking out with Asar Ronen about accents, comics, movies, and writing. Asaf is an improv instructor at The Institution Theater, here i...
Dr. Bob Jensen - University of Texas
01 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bob Jensen sits down to talk American imperialism, economics, and electoral politics. We unpack these topics through the lenses of the Iraq War, 2...
Dr. Ginny Catania - Associate Professor Jackson School of Geosciences
25 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sit with Dr. Ginny Catania to discuss her research into climate science. Her area of expertise is the study of ice sheet/glacier changes t...
Candace Carpenter - Data Analyst and Personality
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Candace Carpenter works as a data analyst in Austin and is one of my favorite folks to chat with due to her wit and charm. Help me encourage her to be...
Ryan Driggers - Path Salon
26 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Driggers, owner of Austin's own Path Salon, and I sit down to talk about his career path, ridesharing, sneakers, and hip-hop.
Scott Williams - Entrepreneur, Realtor & Traveler
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Williams is an experienced real estate agent in the Austin market and a world traveler. We discuss some of his experiences abroad, including get...
James Welch - Bames
12 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I get schizoid with one half of Austin's own electronic musical duo, Bames. Their music has been featured in Rick Owens fashion shows, Men's FW15 'SPH...
Jennifer Cox - Tarot Enthusiast and Intellectual
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Cox is a tarot enthusiast and intellectual. We discuss the history and thought behind the practice. The second half includes an actual readin...
Brendan Steinhauser - Grassroots Political Activist and Consultant
29 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Steinhauser is a grassroots political activist that was instrumental in the Tea Party movement, acted as Texas Senator John Cornyn's Campaign ...
Tom Booker - Owner of The Institution Theater
22 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Booker is an actor, writer, and owner of Austin's very own Institution Theater. Tom has appeared in a variety of film and television roles over th...
Rahim Adeigbe, Creator of Joints x Rahim
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I discuss the genesis, history, and future of Joints x Rahim with creator, Rahim Adeigbe. www.jointsbyrahim.com IG: @jointsxrahim Twitter: @heemerso...
Marwan Nihad - Episode 1
08 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I chat with Marwan Nihad regarding his experiences growing up in Iraq under Saddam and his journey to the U.S.