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Season 6
Portrait of Stravinsky in a blazer bow tie with overcoat in crook of arm and a walking cane
Episode 32:
Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, and AI Music
Symphony Four, Rite of Spring, Petrouska, Suno and Udio
with Lionel and Jim
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
#185
cover of the book Christ Before Jesus image of Jesus with title over his eyes
Episode 31:
Marcionite Fan Fiction
Christ Before Jesus, The Historicity of the Gospels
with Lionel & Jim
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
#184
a close up of a horse with a man on a carriage behind its head
Episode 30:
The inexplicable Béla Tarr
The Turin Horse, Werckmesiter Harmonies, religion in post Soviet film
with Lionel & Jim
Thursday, May 21, 2026
#183
Episode 29:
Solaris & Stalker
The films of Andre Tarkovsky
with Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
#182
three women sitting on a beach under a tattered umbrella
Episode 28:
“The Forgotten People”
Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life and Daughters of the Dust
with Sara Elkins
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
#181
An old man and his dog in the streets of Rome
Episode 27:
“Too much Vérité”
Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Shoeshine, Umberto D, 8 1/2
with Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
#180
three card monty played on a cardboard box
Episode 26:
Scams and the scammy scammers who love them
Popular Scams, Scambaiting, Cyber Security
a conversation with Jonathan Copper
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
#179
Christopher Loyd holding a gizmo with an antenna in Back to the Future
Episode 25:
AI Bubble Trouble - Clip - full episode on Patreon
Thoughts from Corey Doctorow, Ed Zitron, & Rick Beato (not guests)
Jim & Lionel
Thursday, April 9, 2026
#178
cartoon icon of man with headphones and a beard
Episode 24:
Project Hail Mary & Minneapolis
Andy Weir, The Martian, Music for Film, ICE
with Ben Burnes
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
#177
John Steinbeck
Episode 23:
“East of Eden & Ford vs. Ferrari”
John Steinbeck, Elmore Leonard, Matt Damon, Christian Bale
Lionel & Jim
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
#176
Tony Leung and Maggie Chung in the film In The Mood for Love a man and woman standing in the rain
Episode 22:
“In The Mood For Love”
the films of Wan Kar Wai, Hong Kong cinema
with Adam Schartoff
Thursday, March 12, 2026
#175
Laurie Andersons illustration of LolaBelle her dog for the film Heart of A Dog
Episode 21:
“I just say what’s in my head”
The Hunters, Heart of A Dog, Jeanine Pirro
Jim & Lionel
Thursday, March 5, 2026
#174
sargent from the movie Stripes
Episode 20:
“Lighten Up Francis”
Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, The Viking & Mongol invasions
Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
#173
poster image for the movie Morvern Callar a painting of Samantha Mortons face
Episode 19:
Ratcatcher & Morvern Callar: the films of Lynne Ramsay
indie films, cinematic style, storytelling
with Adam Schartoff
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
#172
Emblem for the 23rd division dubbed The Ghost Army a patch showing a ghost shooting lightning from its hand
Episode 18:
History Happy Hour & The Ghost Army
Documentary filmmaking, deception in warfare, inflatable tanks
with Rick Beyer
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
#171
Bernardo Kastrup on a Zoom call
Episode 17:
“It’s all totally mental”
Bernardo Kastrup on Schopenhauer and Analytic Idealism
with Sarah Elkins
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
#170
Golden Shrine with a statue of the Buddha
Episode 16:
"The Power of Presence Fundamentally Changes Everything"
Buddhism, Meditation, Shambhala
Sarah Lipton
Thursday, January 15, 2026
#169
A puppet stage with a windup symbol crashing monkey
Episode 15:
"Deliver Me From Nowhere"
Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan
A conversation with Chris Chandler
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
#168
Chish Ry and Chieko Higashiyama drinking tea on a low table in Tokyo Story
Episode 14:
Tokyo Story
Filmmaking, Japan, Yasujirō Ozu
a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Thursday, December 18, 2025
#166
Tibetan Oracle in the movie Kundun
Episode 13:
“Do Not Be Distracted”
a look at Kundun and Hugo by Martin Scorsese
Lionel & Jim
Thursday, December 11, 2025
#165
a skeletal bat goddess unfurling her wings
Episode 12:
“The Batcolyte”
critical thinking, the socratic method, questioning beliefs
a conversation with Thrayle
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
#164
Closeup on the Kilauea caldera
Episode 11:
“Rebellion Happens in the Mind”
Living off the grid, SLC Punk, Moulin Rouge, The Socratic Method
a conversation with Kat In A Vat
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
#163
Koji Yahusho admiring a tree in Perfect Days
Episode 10:
“Perfect Days” and “Anselm” by Wim Wenders
cassette culture, art, photography, zen
Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
#162
marble ashtray with pen guitar pick beads capo and a crocheted heart
Episode 9:
Assemble Yourself
Jim's New Album, Glenn Gould, The Secret Life of Machines
Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
#162
apple picking closeup on a hand
Episode 8:
“How Did You Like Them Apples?”
Trent Reznor, Moneyball, The Red Sox, Album Titles
Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
#161
a person rolling up or rolling out a yoga mat
Episode 7:
History of Buddhism, the Journey Continues
Buddhism, Yoga, History
Lionel & Jim
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
#160
cover to the album 4am from A Day In Music by Phil Broikos
Episode 6:
“A Perfect World”
A Day In Music, Music Production, Songwriting
Phil Broikos
Saturday, November 1, 2025
#159
a carved statue of the buddha focusing on the head
Episode 5:
Buddhism Through History: An Exhausting Journey
Buddhist History by Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Jim & Lionel
Monday, October 27, 2025
#158
Tom Burris and Jabbering Trout playing live at Club Passim
Episode 4:
Tom Burris of Jabbering Trout
Songwriting, Music, Tragedy & Inspiration
a conversation with Tom Burris
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
#157
a woman exiting a fallout shelter walking into an apocalyptical landscape
Episode 3:
“A Rollicking Bad Time”
Dominion by Tom Holland, Fallout TV show, NY State Fair
Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
#156
Jonathan Wyner in his mastering studio
Episode 2:
Music & the Robots
Navigating the Future of Music: AI and Authenticity
a conversation with Jonathan Wyner
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
#155
a model of the flat earth
Episode 1:
“This DID happen to me!”
Jim’s new place, new Star Treks, The History of the Twentieth C, Flat Earthers
a conversation with Jim & Lionel
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
#154
