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Jul 23, 2020

You talk about Jay McInerney’s 1984 debut novel “Bright Lights, Big City” in an effort to explore the transition from the Long Seventies to the Eighties and what liminal properties you can pinpoint about this unique time period.


Jul 17, 2020

We talk about UFO religions in general and then get into what is considered by sociologists to be the most successful UFO religion, Raelism.


Jul 8, 2020

Mind melting venereal parasites. Creepy murderous mutant kids in red snow suits. We explore the early years of Canada’s master of body horror David Cronenberg’s body of work focusing on two movies, Shivers (1975) and The Brood (1979).


Jul 1, 2020

We talk about the big picture of country music during the Long Seventies and why it assumed the role of counter-counterculture music and became popular not just in the rural areas it was born, but in far away urban centers and suburbs.