S5.30 The Utica Train Station

Church of the SubGenius

I was today year's old when I realized that SubGenius is not a sect of Discordianism, and I've known about them since the 1980s.

To sum up:

In 2025, a lot of people communicate through Slack, and Discord.

Golly, I wonder how those got named.

The Bell Labs building

The Bell Labs Building is the setting for the Lumon Headquarters in Severence.

Designed by Eero Saarinen, it was built to be the centerpiece of [Bell's various names through to the break-up of the phone company], in Holmdel, NJ.

It was renovated into a multi-purpose living and working space by 2016.

The Psychology of Severance

What this sci-fi thriller reveals about memory, identity, and workplace trauma.

Real Genius

We tore through a lot of Gen-X movies & shows, but because we recently lost Val Kilmer, I wanted to link this one.

Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?

Union Station (Utica, New York)

Built in 1912-1914, the Utica station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.