Bad Role Models

About Bad Role Models

A fair but irreverent look at some of our most dubious cultural heroes. Written and performed by Richard Sinex (CIA, FBI, ex-NATO Special Forces, Space Force, and Miramax Studios) and William Engels (History of Philosophy Audio Archive).

Publisher

William Engels and Richard Sinex

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jul 2025

Latest episode

12 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

14 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Dec 2025

   SAURON INCORPORATED: A Corporate History of Palantir Part 1: Peter Thiel Crawls Out of an Apartheid-Era Uranium Mine and into the White House

   SOUND CREDIT: The Chamber Stage (YouTube) (https://youtu.be/nwbkNz_lOHo) Support the boys (Thomas Vanek & Richard Sinex) and I on YouTube: ⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@hemlock-yt)https://www.youtube.com/@hemlock-yt⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@hemlock-yt⁠) Because someone will ask: the Nixon tape is from Feb 1st 1972 and features the Reverend Billy Graham giving his fascinating interpretation of the Jewish Question in the Oval Office. Nixon concludes (its' a little garbled on the tape) by saying "I believe it. I can't say it but I believe it." ⁠https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/662/conversation-662-004⁠ (https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/662/conversation-662-004) The books in question are "The Contrarian" by Max Chafkin (the better book, for the record) and "The Philosopher in the Valley" by Michael Steinberger. If you are interested in browsing the internet without Palantir et. al. surveilling you, I would highly recommend you look into the Tor Project, and specifically the Tor Browser: https://www.torproject.org/download/ (https://www.torproject.org/download/)

2. 

   13 Nov 2025

   Duuuuuuuuune (Part 2) - Thomas and Richard Melt Will's Spice-Dusted Brain with Frank Herbert's Cursed Lore [BRM9]

   Worm gods, ayahuasca babies, megadeath, the conquest of the universe, gross protuberances, white saviors, seeing the future, declining immortality, accepting immortality, liberating the universe, and most importantly: always keeping the spice flowing. Check us out on YouTube (https://youtu.be/yuWcQaxH1jM?si=MxHlPdpK0rVhJ__z)

3. 

   1 Nov 2025

   Duuuuuuuuune (Part 1) - Thomas and Richard Melt Will's Spice-Dusted Brain with Frank Herbert's Cursed Lore [BRM8]

   He who can destroy a thing (Will's sanity) controls a thing. On this episode, Thomas and Richard flap their hands and shriek for 2 hours about Dune and Dune: Messiah lore. If you've only seen the movies (Will) prepare to get dunked on. Arrakis will bloom again.

4. 

   26 Oct 2025

   6b Magnolia (1999): A Love Letter - Paul Thomas Anderson's Greatest Film, Fate, Freemasons, Intergenerational Trauma, Pick Up Artists, Aimee Mann, and Why It's Not Going to Stop (Til' You Wise Up)

   Paul Thomas Anderson made this when he was 28. So did Richard and Will. A celebration of ⁠the greatest movie of our greatest living director.⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175880/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Hats off to you, man. advisory: child abuse, self-harm, suicide. “Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.”―Hafez Music Credits: ⁠Violin version of Habañera by Katy Adelson⁠ (https://youtu.be/VZS6Y-PnoYA) ⁠Aria version of Habañera by Deutsch Opera Berlin⁠ (https://youtu.be/P7C5lirO0QE?si=gTEaoXkuxP3cX7Em) ⁠Tom Cruise Leaked Scientology Interview (https://youtu.be/UFBZ_uAbxS0?si=kAnQZsJdqWq1Q8Ul)

5. 

   6 Oct 2025

   7: The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn - W. B. Yeats, Aleister Crowley, H. P. Blavatsky, Samuel Mathers, Victorian Magick, Theosophy, Kabbalah, Séances, and the Great Occult Poetry Larp

   Keep this work free for everyone and unlock my entire corpus for $5 per month on Patreon! (patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon) Samuel Mathers is Bane, not Wolverine. People Mentioned: Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers) H. P. Blavatsky (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_Blavatsky) William Wynn Westcott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wynn_Westcott) Aleister Crowley John Dee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dee) Edward Kelly A. E. Waite (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._E._Waite) Erich Fromm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm) and Wilhelm Reich (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich) References: Douglas Haig, the Battle of the Somme, and Séances (https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/51218680/2016_Hinton_Vines_Anthony_John_0543425_ethesis.pdf) "On 20th September 1906, Haig attended a séance with his sister Henrietta where he sought advice as to whether the expansion of the Territorial Army would be more satisfactory on a company or battalions basis. He was advised by the spiritualist a Miss McCreadie to adopt the former rather than the latter. Apparently, when Ms McCreadie gave this advice she was under the control of a native girl called ‘Sunshine’, who had Napoleon by her side. Haig must have found this circumstance most reassuring." Kant's Hilariously Stupid Anthropology of Blackness (https://blackcentraleurope.com/sources/1750-1850/kant-on-the-different-human-races-1777/) Crowley Getting Kicked Down the Stairs by W. B. Yeats (https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/william-butler-yeats-aleister-crowley-magic-duel) Victorian Mummy Powder (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gruesome-history-of-eating-corpses-as-medicine-82360284/) Mahayana Buddhism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahayana) Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Last Repeal of Anti-Sodomy Law in America (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas) The "Lost" Language of Senzar (Blavatsky) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senzar_language) Master Hilarion (Also Blavatsky) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Hilarion) Nazis Using Pendulums to (Not) Find British Ships (https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/books/the-important-lessons-how-the-nazi-regime-used-prophecy-to-determine-its-politics) Out of their depth. By 1942, British Navy vessels had begun to shift the tide in the Atlantic battlefront, sinking more German U-boats than Hitler’s army could Allied submarines. Scientific progress proved a major factor in Allied dominance, with the development of Radar and Sonar technology significantly upping the odds of locating German vessels in deep water. But Germany Navy officials had a different strategy in mind: U-boat captain Hans Roeder convinced colleagues in arms the British were using pendulums to predict their boats’ location underwater. As an amateur pendulum dowser himself, the enterprising captain established the Pendulum Institute to pinpoint British ships, enlisting pendulum dowsers and occultists from across the country and tasking them with applying their clairvoyant powers to search for British vessels. Results were, unsurprisingly, not altogether successful. Books Mentioned: Perdurabo by Richard Kaczynski (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7313989-perdurabo-revised-and-expanded-edition) The Mystical Qabalah by Dion Fortune (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211724.The_Mystical_Qabalah) The Key to Theosophy by H. P. Blavatsky (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/973568.The_Key_to_Theosophy) John Dee and the Empire of Angels by Jason Louv (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35721518-john-dee-and-the-empire-of-angels?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_23) The Golden Dawn by Israel Regardie (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/111009.The_Golden_Dawn) A New Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry By A. E. Waite (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588155.A_New_Encyclopaedia_of_Freemasonry) Escape From Freedom by Erich Fromm (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_Freedom) The Mass Psychology of Fascism by Wilhelm Reich (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mass_Psychology_of_Fascism) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, with a Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidanada (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56305.The_Yoga_Sutras_of_Pantanjali) Aleister Crowley: Liber 777 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/777_and_Other_Qabalistic_Writings_of_Aleister_Crowley) Eight Lectures on Yoga (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Lectures_on_Yoga) Konx Om Pax - Light in Extension (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konx_Om_Pax)

6. 

   1 Oct 2025

   6a: Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master, There Will Be Blood, American Grifters, Bloodoil, Scientology, Solvent Abuse, Time Travel, Brahms, Chopin, Johnnie Greenwood, Radiohead and Milkshake Drinking

   Kick in on Patreon to support the both of us!⁠ (https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon) This is the new work. Movies: ⁠The Master (2012)⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560747/) ⁠There Will Be Blood (2007)⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469494/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_there%2520will%2520be%2520blood) ⁠Magnolia (1999)⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175880/) ⁠Boogie Nights (1997)⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118749/) Music: ⁠Violin Concerto in D Major, Movement III Allegro Giocoso by Johannes Brahms⁠ (https://youtu.be/HvjTM9YhYRY) ⁠Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang Clan⁠ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enter_the_Wu-Tang_(36_Chambers)) Etude Op 10 No 3 in E Major "Tristesse" Composed by Frederic Chopin, (Best) ⁠Performed by Maurizio Pollini⁠ (https://youtu.be/8KopXqfZVXI) ⁠Song: "No Other Love" by Jo Stafford⁠ (https://youtu.be/Plx1ry1M_ao) -//-No other love can warm my heartNow that I've known the comfort of your armsNo other love, oh the sweet contentmentThat I find with you everytime, everytimeNo other lips could want you moreFor I was born to glory in your kiss, forever yoursI was blessed with love to love youTill the stars burn out above youTill the moon is but a silver shellNo other love, let no other love know the wonder of your spell-//- References For the general conversation of " God wants me to destroy you, obviously" see especially the ⁠Melian Dialogue.⁠ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Melos#Melian_Dialogue) If you want to watch a Scientology documentary I would recommend ⁠Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4257858/) by Alex Gibney (2015).

7. 

   26 Sept 2025

   #5: Miyamoto Musashi - Japan's Greatest Samurai Duelist, the Book of the Five Rings, the Way of Combat Strategy, Dokkōdō, Zen, and the Strike from the Void

   Come join the Patreon! ⁠https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon⁠ (https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon) The best version of Musashi in English that I have found is the book The Complete Musashi translated by Alexander Bennett, which is available in audiobook form and is quite short and scholarly to boot. ⁠Goodreads link⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40886418-the-complete-musashi). Books and Movies: ⁠Silence, Martin Scorsese⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490215/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) ⁠Pi, Darren Aronofsky⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138704/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) ⁠Introduction to Zen Buddhism - D. T. Suzuki⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/700432.Introduction_to_Zen_Buddhism_A_Manual_of_Zen_Buddhism) Links: ⁠Eleusinian Mysteries⁠ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleusinian_Mysteries) ⁠Ergotamine (LSD)⁠ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergotamine) ⁠Sekiro (From Software Game)⁠ (https://www.metacritic.com/game/sekiro-shadows-die-twice/) Music Credit (Drums, Intro/Outro) by RelaxMusicPro on YouTube: ⁠https://youtu.be/M3cJs_m351A⁠ (https://youtu.be/M3cJs_m351A) Edit: removed the part where Shogun Richard and I discussed the YouTube parody AI Am a Jedi, which you should look up just in case: ⁠https://youtu.be/v6So-4uvruU (https://youtu.be/v6So-4uvruU)

8. 

   15 Sept 2025

   4b: The HST Bonus Show: Screwjack, Better Than Sex, Hells Angels, Flesh-Eating Snails, Mescaline, Radical Lawyers, Motorcycles, and Finding the Edge

   A truly decadent and indulgent episode for the genuinely twisted wordheads and storyfreaks still crawling on all fives. Cheers, you beautiful bastards. Music by Anapse (https://anapse.bandcamp.com/album/anapse-streamsafe-essentials-i), track Bisector off Streamsafe Essentials Books Hells Angels by Hunter S Thompson Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson Screwjack by Hunter S. Thompson Better Than Sex: The Gonzo Papers Vol 4 by Hunter S Thompson Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff by Daniel Joseph Watkins Dark Alliance by Gary Webb Goebbels by Peter Longerich HST's Best Audiobook Narrator: Scott Sower Film Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12786756/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Fear and Loathing in Aspen (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9075038/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Inherent Vice (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1791528/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) The Rum Diary (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376136/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Sundry Fed, Spook, and Military Initiatives COINTELPRO (FBI) MHCHAOS (CIA) Project Plowshare (DARPA)

9. 

   15 Sept 2025

   4a: Hunter S. Thompson in Aspen - Fear and Loathing in the Sheriff's Office, Greedheads, Hatemongers, and Yellow-Eyed Hyenas, The Freak Power Ticket, Fat City, and the Death of the American Dream

   With special guest Deputy Dick filling in (for) Richard Sinex. Music by Anapse (https://anapse.bandcamp.com/album/anapse-streamsafe-essentials-i), track Bisector off Streamsafe Essentials --Books-- Hells Angels by Hunter S Thompson Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S Thompson Screwjack by Hunter S. Thompson Better Than Sex: The Gonzo Papers Vol 4 by Hunter S Thompson Freak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff by Daniel Joseph Watkins Dark Alliance by Gary Webb Goebbels by Peter Longerich HST's Best Audiobook Narrator: Scott Sower --Film-- Freak Power: The Ballot or the Bomb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12786756/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Fear and Loathing in Aspen (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9075038/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Inherent Vice (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1791528/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) The Rum Diary (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376136/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk) --Sundry Fed, Spook, and Military Initiatives-- COINTELPRO (FBI) MHCHAOS (CIA) Project Plowshare (DARPA)

10. 

    12 Aug 2025

    3b: The Art Life: A Tribute to David Lynch (1946-2025): Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive (2/2) [EXPLICIT-SEE DESCRIPTION]

    Now It's Dark. Advisory: This episode contains potentially upsetting discussions of child sexual abuse/violence as well as addiction and human trafficking. Music Credit: ⁠Twin Peaks Theme (Cover)⁠ (https://youtu.be/cPS2CXe-ZPk?si=FyEqPpgl9AOcMJcI) by ⁠Dehli Musikk⁠ (https://www.dehlimusikk.no/) In this one Richard and I cover the twin masterpieces: Lost Highway (1997) and Mulholland Drive (2001) and list Sixteen Reasons (https://tidal.com/browse/track/208992?u) why we love David Lynch. Wishing DL an auspicious passage into the Bardo - see you later, President Roosevelt.... Watchlinks: ⁠Blue Velvet⁠ (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/blue-velvet) ⁠Twin Peaks (TV Series)⁠ (https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/twin-peaks) ⁠Twin Peaks: The Return⁠ (https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/twin-peaks-the-return) ⁠Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me⁠ (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/twin-peaks-the-movie) ⁠Lost Highway⁠ (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lost-highway) ⁠Mulholland Drive⁠ (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/mulholland-drive) Interviews / Sources ⁠Painter: Francis Bacon⁠ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(artist)) ⁠Isabella Rossellini⁠ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Rossellini) (Plays Dorothy Vallens in Blue Velvet) ⁠1997 Charlie Rose Interview⁠ (https://youtu.be/g8UnCjeLev4?si=LYzXddIUDoQJjum_) ⁠"The Art Life" Interview with Artforum⁠ (https://youtu.be/EPTQVXwCkbw?si=7xyZe6ToeF3FiS7z) ⁠Outstanding Essay⁠ (https://youtu.be/by6iiCeQJfM?si=CyrU8cxOeheMQ29V) by Auteur Cinema (YT) (Rosselini Interview Source) ⁠Bad Canadian Interview for Blue Velvet⁠ (https://youtu.be/4ziGDFW1fnI?si=yTL9-eTruSgB3S4h) ⁠Braindead Siskel and Ebert Takes on BV⁠ (https://youtu.be/_uehfL60EA4?si=E3jQ7doIK_89tPX6) ⁠Lynch Interview about Roy Orbison and the BV Music (https://youtu.be/R7zukRlfzh8?si=zXJ7CjWGnDqur-OK)

11. 

    7 Aug 2025

    3a: The Art Life: A Tribute to David Lynch (1946-2025): Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive (1/2) [EXPLICIT-SEE DESCRIPTION]

    Now It's Dark. Advisory: This episode contains potentially upsetting discussions of child sexual abuse/violence as well as addiction and human trafficking. Music Credit: Twin Peaks Theme (Cover) (https://youtu.be/cPS2CXe-ZPk?si=FyEqPpgl9AOcMJcI) by Dehli Musikk (https://www.dehlimusikk.no/) Correction: I said that Lynch married Rossellini. Actually they were just romantic partners and were never married. In this one Richard and I cover David Lynch's pocket biography, Blue Velvet (1986) and Twin Peaks (1988) and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992). Wishing DL an auspicious passage into the Bardo - see you, space cowboy. Watchlinks: Blue Velvet (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/blue-velvet) Twin Peaks (TV Series) (https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/twin-peaks) Twin Peaks: The Return (https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/twin-peaks-the-return) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/twin-peaks-the-movie) Lost Highway (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/lost-highway) Mulholland Drive (https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/mulholland-drive) Interviews / Sources Painter: Francis Bacon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon_(artist)) Isabella Rossellini (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Rossellini) (Plays Dorothy Vallens in Blue Velvet) 1997 Charlie Rose Interview (https://youtu.be/g8UnCjeLev4?si=LYzXddIUDoQJjum_) "The Art Life" Interview with Artforum (https://youtu.be/EPTQVXwCkbw?si=7xyZe6ToeF3FiS7z) Outstanding Essay (https://youtu.be/by6iiCeQJfM?si=CyrU8cxOeheMQ29V) by Auteur Cinema (YT) (Rosselini Interview Source) Bad Canadian Interview for Blue Velvet (https://youtu.be/4ziGDFW1fnI?si=yTL9-eTruSgB3S4h) Braindead Siskel and Ebert Takes on BV (https://youtu.be/_uehfL60EA4?si=E3jQ7doIK_89tPX6) Lynch Interview about Roy Orbison and the BV Music (https://youtu.be/R7zukRlfzh8?si=zXJ7CjWGnDqur-OK)

12. 

    4 Aug 2025

    2b: Lord Byron - Frankenstein's Monster, Ada Lovelace, Dodging Child Support, 19th Century Gossip, the Greek War for Independence Butt Issues, Hayao Miyazaki, the Marquis de Sade, and David Lynch

    Patreon support: patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon (patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon) Podcast Sources (AI Generated, May Contain Errors): Ada Lovelace Source: Wikipedia: Ada Lovelace (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace) Summary: Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage's proposed mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine. She is often regarded as the first to recognize the full potential of a "computing machine" and the first computer programmer. She was also the legitimate daughter of Lord Byron and Annabella Byron. The Jacquard Loom and Computers Source: Britannica: Jacquard loom (https://www.britannica.com/technology/Jacquard-loom) Summary: The Jacquard loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard, used a series of punch cards to automate the weaving of complex patterns. This mechanical loom is considered a precursor to modern computing, as its use of punch cards provided a model for storing and reading coded information, inspiring Charles Babbage's design for the Analytical Engine. Byron's Dramatic Poem Manfred Source: Wikipedia: Manfred (poem) (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_(poem)) Summary: Manfred is a dramatic poem written by Lord Byron in 1817, featuring a noble hero who is tormented by a mysterious guilt stemming from a forbidden love. The poem explores themes of transgression, isolation, and the conflict between human free will and supernatural forces. The Corsair by Byron Source: Wikipedia: The Corsair (poem) (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Corsair_(poem)) Summary: The Corsair is a long narrative poem by Lord Byron, published in 1814, that became an instant success. It tells the story of Conrad, a charismatic pirate whose life of adventure and rebellion is tragically intertwined with love and betrayal. Lawrence v. Texas (US Court Decision) Source: Wikipedia: Lawrence v. Texas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_v._Texas) Summary: Lawrence v. Texas was a landmark 2003 US Supreme Court decision that invalidated sodomy laws throughout the country, thereby making same-sex sexual activity legal in every state. The ruling overturned a prior decision and found that the laws violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Marquis de Sade Source: Wikipedia: Marquis de Sade (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquis_de_Sade) Summary: Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade, was an 18th-century French aristocrat and writer known for his libertine philosophy and explicit novels. His works, which gave rise to the term "sadism," explored themes of transgressive sexuality, cruelty, and the subversion of social and religious norms. The Percy Shelley Sailing Accident Source: Wikipedia: Percy Bysshe Shelley (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley) Summary: Percy Bysshe Shelley, a renowned English Romantic poet and a friend of Lord Byron, tragically drowned in a sailing accident off the coast of Italy in 1822. His body was cremated on the beach with Byron and other friends in attendance. Studio Ghibli's AI Creature Incident Source: YouTube: Hayao Miyazaki's incredible reaction to horrific zombie-like AI animation (https://youtu.be/ngZ0K3lWKRc) Summary: A documentary clip shows Hayao Miyazaki's visceral reaction to a presentation by Japanese artists who created a horrifying AI-generated zombie creature. Miyazaki called the animation an "insult to life itself" and refused to acknowledge the AI's role as a creative tool. Hayao Miyazaki's Reaction to Tales from Earthsea Source: CBR: Hayao Miyazaki's Infamous Reaction to His Son's Film, Tales From Earthsea (https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/fmvwfg/hayao_miyazaki_reacts_to_his_son_goros_debut_film/) Summary: Hayao Miyazaki famously walked out of the premiere screening of his son Goro Miyazaki's directorial debut, Tales from Earthsea. Miyazaki reportedly disliked the film, a moment that highlighted the creative tension and complex relationship between the father and son. David Lynch's George Lucas Pitch Story Source: Entertainment Weekly: David Lynch's bizarre meeting with George Lucas about directing Return of the Jedi (https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/ajp3w7/david_lynch_talking_about_when_he_turned_down/) Summary: In a classic interview, David Lynch recalls his eccentric meeting with George Lucas about potentially directing Return of the Jedi. Lynch recounts a strange conversation where Lucas pitched the film to him in a restaurant while a "little Wookiee" sat beside him, leading Lynch to ultimately decline the offer.

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    21 Jul 2025

    2a: Lord Byron - European Grand Tours, Childhood Trauma, Crappy 18th Century Dads, Bringing a Bear to College, the Elgin Marbles, Mediocre Teenage Poetry, and the Dodging the Coppers Like a Dandy

    It's not easy being a gay brain-sex icon and a straight brain-sex icon at the same time but ya boi Byron did it. Part 1 of 2. Support the show and get ad-free content on Patreon (https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon) Also, I decided Richard and I's biographical series is gonna be called "Bad Role Models" since that seems to be the theme... Also "Behind the Bastards" was already taken. Citations: Malcolm McDowell Movie "If...." (1968) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063850/) Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthy (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374186294?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_GHFZZMT10F9TZWMWAXNR&bestFormat=true&csmig=1) Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by Anna Fedorova and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie led by Yves Abel (https://youtu.be/hNfpMRSCFPE) (Creative Commons) IMHO the 1958 version with Van Cliburn and Fritz Reiner / Chicago Symphony (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frxZjSG8lMs) is best.

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    21 Jul 2025

    1: Osho, the Complete Series - Sex Cults, New Age Theology, Bioterrorism, Nurse Mengele, Dynamic Meditation, Tax Evasion, and Ten Weird Reasons You NEVER Leave a Cult Unsupervised

    Bhagwan Richard and I explore the life, mind, and times of a certain Raj Rajneesh, AKA Bhagwan Sri Rajneesh, AKA Osho, AKA FBI's most wanted guru. Support the Show on Patreon! (https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreon) References and Citations: ⁠Building Utopia by Russell King⁠ (https://www.buildingutopiapodcast.com/) ⁠The Golden Road - William Dalrymple⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201608148-the-golden-road?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=xJCh9R2pHt&rank=1) The Eknath Easwaran / Nilgiri Press Trilogy: ⁠-Dhammapada⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45011102-the-dhammapada?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=oqTLEO0dy6&rank=1) ⁠-Upanishads⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11453188-the-upanishads?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=e0Npyu7t0s&rank=1) ⁠-Bhagavad Gita⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18888737-the-bhagavad-gita?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=alpH7Nx6Hx&rank=1) ⁠The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Commentary by Sri Swami Satchidananda⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56305.The_Yoga_Sutras_of_Pantanjali?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_15) ⁠Wild Wild Country - Netflix Documentary⁠ (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7768848/) ⁠In Search of the Miraculous - PD Ouspensky (Gurdjieff)⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/530903.In_Search_of_the_Miraculous?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=4BfnB4nk6w&rank=1) ⁠Doppelganger - Naomi Klein (book about Steve Bannon and Naomi Wolf)⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/138505710-doppelganger?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_12) ⁠The Rajneesh Bible⁠ (https://www.goodreads.com/series/326160-the-rajneesh-bible) ⁠Breath of Fire - HBO Max Documentary (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16291356/) Previously posted to the History of Philosophy Audio Archive.

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