Conversations about books, music, movies, shows, tech, culture, and more. Jim is a songwriter and leader of the band Jim’s Big Ego. He is also an author of The Wakeful Wanderer’s Guide series. Lionel Cassin is an IT security specialist and a voracious reader of Science Fiction and History. They enjoy lively conversations with each other and interesting guests and are sharing those exchanges with you.
A podcast about technology, music, and speculative fiction.
Hosted by Jim Infantino and Lionel Cassin
a conversation with Thrayle
Season 6, Episode 12: “The Batcolyte”
critical thinking, the socratic method, questioning beliefs
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Thrayle joined us this week to talk about his TikTok channel The Batcolyte, where people are invited to question their beliefs. Thrayle talks about the origins of this channel (called a Live on TikTok) and shares his experiences questioning [...]
a conversation with Kat In A Vat
Season 6, Episode 11: “Rebellion Happens in the Mind”
Living off the grid, SLC Punk, Moulin Rouge, The Socratic Method
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Kat joined us from the jungles of Hawaii where she lives off the grid. She picked 2 movies for us to discuss, Moulin Rouge, and SLC Punk, which are two of her favorites. We talk about living off [...]
Jim & Lionel
Season 6, Episode 10: “Perfect Days” and “Anselm” by Wim Wenders
cassette culture, art, photography, zen
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Lionel and Jim dive into two of the more recent Wim Wender's films "Perfect Days" and "Anselm" and discuss the common themes of his style of filmmaking. This also brings up Chuck Ramiriez, a photographer Lionel likes from San [...]
Jim & Lionel
Season 6, Episode 8: “How Did You Like Them Apples?”
Trent Reznor, Moneyball, The Red Sox, Album Titles
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
This episode was recorded on September 17, 2025 and is being released late, because of an oversight. Jim starts with an inane idea for a rewrite of the song Closer by Trent Reznor, and we [...]