Whenever there's rain in Austin TX, host Morgan Booksh heads outside and records an episode!
Like the rain, they are a fleeting nourishment; they fall sporadically and you never know exactly what they'll bring! The range of topics varies from solitary reflections on life and all its heavy questions to just joking around about the preposterous state of this, that and the other.
Sometimes a friend or fellow conversationalist will be around when it starts to rain as guest host for that Rainstorm's Brainstorm!
Next time you hear the thunder start to wonder; 'what will he talk about now?'
Why wokeness critiques fall apart at their most fundamental levels, and reveal the innate biases of the western consumer audience.
11 Jan 2021
“Kef 12” - Texan Flurry
A rare treat! Snow in Austin TX; guest host Ignacios T. Thad launches first ever ‘Snowstorm Brostorm’ & shares a convo between Morgan and Charles about a poem called “Kef 12.” Morgan struggles with it’s meaning as Charles aids in it’s exploration. They revel in a flurry of speculation. The snow builds thick. Check out the poem [Kef 12] by {Henry Dumas} here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53476/kef-12
6 Jan 2021
“Currents of Crypto” - Asset Rain
Morgan, who knows that weather isn’t only used to describe ecosystems, takes a rare recording absent of natural rain to talk about the current rain of asset growth occurring on crypto-currency markets. He gives a beginners explanation of the differences between decentralized cryptocurrency financial institutions and centralized banks. He hopes to assuage fears in the minds of older investors more accustomed to banking and engender excitement amongst younger generations towards the potential of blockchain powered credit systems that Bitcoin represents. He uses an in-app incentive system to demonstrate the differences in how financial institutions empower or disenfranchise consumers and investors.
31 Dec 2020
“Promethea Rises” - Winter Shower
A prolonged winter shower and night of reading combine to give us a reflection on Alan Moore’s “Promethea” graphic novel series. This series follows a goddess of archetype given form by those who would imagine her; a good practice for thought in 2021
31 Dec 2020
“Surreal New Year” Daylong Shower
Host Morgan winds down a stressful day; one of the last in 2020; a day full of rain. He reflects on the potential that platforms like TikTok have for surreal and informative expression.
15 Dec 2020
“Corrosive Discourse” - Misty Morning Drive
Morgan buckles up for a drive on a misty December morning in Austin TX. He recalls a worrisome exchange he had with a loved one which demonstrates the dangers of assigning the archetype ‘Fake News’ to an individuals espoused viewpoints. He warns against letting this archetype obstruct one’s own research into a topic.
5 Dec 2020
(Now is) The Winter of Our Discontent
"Post Truth; Uncouth” - Discontented in the Winter of 2020;
[Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 10]
Time: 3am
Condition: Clear, Moonlit, 40 degrees
Location: (Austin, TX)
Guests: none
[Topic:] Exploring U.S. 2020 presidential election credibility as a demonstration of how fact and framing interact in the era of social media.
Narrative Abstraction: Engagement-driven algorithmic media-marketing has led us to a spot where truth is harder than ever to objectify.
// Eschewing the comforting patter of droplets on grass, Morgan ventures out into the woods near his house to engage in a Yuletide ritual with the Moon and its somber reflections.
Once situated he discusses bothersome habit our culture has developed of DIS-engaging in RESEARCH and OVER-engaging in ASSUMPTION, and outlines a first step towards preserving discourse in the current political and economic climate.
As a case study, he offers the topic of election credibility in the U.S.
Somewhere a crow flies east as a thunderhead forms.
//END E10
/references from cast
-Bad Faith Podcast w/ Brianna Joy Gray & Virgil Texas:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-faith/id1531192509
-Common Sense w/ Dan Carlin:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/common-sense-with-dan-carlin/id155974141
23 Oct 2020
"One Peak (One Trough) One Peak" - Passing Shower
"One Peak (One Trough) One Peak" Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 9
Time: 1pm CST
Condition: passing shower
Location: (Austin, TX)
Guests: none
Topic: Twin Peaks as a Zen Buddhist Koan (公案)
Narrative Abstraction: Surrealism and Zen go hand in hand.
"Not expecting a shower, Morgan dips onto the patio to enjoy a reflection about a TV series he's been re-watching recently (Twin Peaks). As he watches the droplets plummet and puddle he ponders on how surrealism and artistic expression can give insight into the teachings of Zen Buddhism, and vice versa.
As a remedy to existential angst he indulges in this whimsy with gusto.
He thinks he feels a song coming on..."
END E04
29 Sept 2020
Understanding Election Systems & Services (ES&S) - //Tempestuous Waters//
//FIXED:
Understanding Election Systems & Services (ES&S) - //Tempestuous Waters// updated @8:40amCST 09/29/20 due to file corruption error leading to dead air in first rendition//
Regardless of party affiliation or political viewpoint, if you're someone who at all cares about the future of American democracy you should listen to this, research the info and share this episode with as many people as possible.
For in-depth analysis of 2016 and 2020 Democratic Primary exit-polling discrepancy you can head to:
https://tdmsresearch.com/
It might be helpful to some listeners to search for articles on 'Election Systems & Services' a Ballot-Box company which has ramped up into most electorally significant states starting in 2016 and continuing through this election cycle.
This episode contains the most important information regarding the future of American democracy, wealth distribution and constitutional liberty.
Enjoy.
4 Sept 2020
"Facing My Race (Listen Up Whitey)" - Stormfront
"Facing My Race (Listen Up Whitey)" Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 7
Cover Collage composites:
Text taken from retelling of a folktale often told and referenced by poet Sterling Brown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Allen_Brown (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Allen_Brown)) from an article on USPrisonCulture.com (https://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2012/01/04/tales-of-injustice-black-storytelling-as-resistance/ (https://www.usprisonculture.com/blog/2012/01/04/tales-of-injustice-black-storytelling-as-resistance/))
People in the cover art, counter-clockwise(--> --^), starting from bottom left corner:
Derrick Bell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Bell (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Bell)
Cornel West
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornel_West (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornel_West)
Angela Davis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis)
Gloria Jean Watkins (aka Bell Hooks)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_hooks)
Juan González
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(journalist) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(journalist))
Richard Delgado
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Delgado (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Delgado)
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeanga-Yamahtta_Taylor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeanga-Yamahtta_Taylor)
Professors Susana M. Morris (Right) & Brittney Cooper (Left)
https://www.iac.gatech.edu/people/faculty/morris (https://www.iac.gatech.edu/people/faculty/morris)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittney_Cooper (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittney_Cooper)
Founders of Crunk Feminist Collective
https://www.crunkfeministcollective.com/ (https://www.crunkfeministcollective.com/)
June Jordan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Jordan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Jordan)
Winona LaDuke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona_LaDuke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona_LaDuke)
Ana Castillo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Castillo (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ana_Castillo)
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
https://brownstargirl.org/ (https://brownstargirl.org/)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Lakshmi_Piepzna-Samarasinha (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leah_Lakshmi_Piepzna-Samarasinha)
Shirley Geok-Lin Lim
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Geok-lin_Lim (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Geok-lin_Lim)
A learning database on anti-racism:
https://www.projecthome.org/anti-racism-resources (https://www.projecthome.org/anti-racism-resources)
Check out the Justice in June link at the very beginning of that database to find a map of how you can incorporate this dense sea of learning into your daily routine each month!
Black life matters.
3 Sept 2020
"The Plot is Goddess" - Thunderstorm
"The Plot is Goddess" Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 6
Time: Afternoon
Condition: Thunderstorm
Location: (Austin, TX)
Guests: none
Topic: The goddess as a symbolic reference to the tribal evolution of the humyn race.
Narrative Abstraction: "Monogamy and Patriarchy are marketing tools meant to keep humans farm-able and divided."
"Surprised by 2 days of rain in a row, Morgan hops outdoors and starts to ponder on how much better the world would be had the church not taken steps to massacre pagan, tribal traditions. He reflects on 'The Goddess' as a symbol for tribal support systems which focused on the wellbeing of the tribe, rather than the family unit.
He recalls that monogamy wasn't common for the vast majority of human history, and how incredible a oppressive tool it has been made to be. Alas, hetero-normativity will be the end of us."
END E
2 Sept 2020
"Education Transformation" - Sustained Shower
"Education Transformation" Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 5
Time: Midday
Condition: Sustained Shower
Location: (Austin, TX)
Guests: none
Topic: Can Montessori educational teachings show us how to adapt to virtual learning environments?
Narrative Abstraction: Morgan combines what he's learned about Montessori education with what he knows about kids nowadays; they're better at the internet than adults.
"As a long shower finally commences in the midst of a summertime drought, Morgan recalls conversations he's had with his father, a high school english teacher, and his step-sister, a professor's assistant and art teacher, have taught him about education in general and education during CoViD-19.
He sips away at his coffee while pondering whether or not the faculties of ISDs could use the superior digital knowledge of its student-base to develop social networking systems specific to schools."
END E
3 Aug 2020
"Bus Fuss" - Thunderstorm
"Bus Fuss" Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 4
Time: 5pm CST
Condition: thunderstorm
Location: (Austin, TX)
Guests: none
Topic: Okayama bus driver strike as a template for workers strikes in the USA
Narrative Abstraction: US workers can learn from the Okayama bus-strike; show up to work & accept no customer pay
"Morgan enjoys an afternoon shower with a cold mug of pulpy OJ and his last 2 cigarettes for a while. Having just finished a Persona 5 stream, his mind is on Japanese culture. Morgan recalls a bus strike in 2018 in Okayama, Japan. In this strike the bus drivers continued to work and drive their normal routes; they simply didn't take any fares from passengers and cut out the owners from the profits; the strike was successful.
The host imagines a USA where workers for national conglomerates could strike in such a way; how quickly the knees of oligarchs would buckle to being cut out of their own profit models.
As he exhales and watches the smoke blend into the grey clouds looming on the skyline he wonders how best to organize such a thing..."
END E04
31 Jul 2020
"Election Deflection" - overcast, light showers
"Episode Name" Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 3
Time: early afternoon
Condition: overcast, light showers
Location: (Austin, TX)
Guests: none
Topic: election fraud in the USA
Narrative Abstraction: Super Tuesday exit polling discrepancy is highest in US history; nobody talks about that.
"A a stormfront rolls in and the east coast prepares for hurricane season, host Morgan laments the difficult situation Americans are in for their political future. While many conversations have been had about the impacts of algorithmic technology on industry in general, nobody seems to have brought up the elephant in the room; what it could do to our democratic tools.
As the cloud lets loose only a brief sputter of rain, Morgan sighs and heads inside."
END E
29 Jul 2020
"Viral Spiral" - Thunderstorm
"Viral Spiral"
Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 1
Time: late evening
Condition: heavy thunderstorm
Location: front porch (Austin, TX)
Guests: none
Topic: Education & Communication during CoViD-19
Narrative Abstraction: Ideas as Viruses; Viruses as Tools
During a powerful thunderstorm in the early summer of Austin TX, host Morgan Booksh reflects on the challenges which CoViD-19 poses to the schooling of his younger siblings; one in middle school and the other in high school. His brainstorm meanders on to ponder the viral nature of how humans share information online. He wonders if we might be spiraling into an era of rapid transcendent evolution wherein we intentionally create foundational systems for something like a 'Brain Conscious' to accompany the 'Body Conscious.'
Chuckling to himself, he laments the upcoming brain-storm that CoViD-19 will bring to our culture, and relishes the rainstorm unfolding presently in his midst. Thus, the titular episode of the RSBS is conceived.
As his thoughts wind down for the evening he spots a bug on the wall taking shelter from the rain.
it reminds him of something he saw in a movie once...
END E01
29 Jul 2020
"Demon Semen" - Light Rainfall
"Demon Semen" Rainstorm Brainstorm, Episode 2
Time: afternoon
Condition: overcast, into light showers
Location: (Austin, TX)
Guests: ChuckyBlk
https://soundcloud.com/chucky-blk
https://twitter.com/chuckyblk
https://www.instagram.com/chucky.blk/
Topic: Magic, Mysticism & Music on the patio with a friend
Narrative Abstraction: Determining the theoretical characteristics of Demon ejaculate among other topics.
Host Morgan Booksh ventures to his previous workplace patio to enjoy a pleasant bout of conversation with Charles Stephens (aka @ChuckyBlk) after his shift ends. Although the rain had not yet started, the smell of it was in the air. Morgan lights a cigarette as Charles brings up that the POTUS has unwittingly retweeted a hydroxychloroquine-pushing doctor who's also a believer in Demon Sperm. Upon multiple reassurances the story was not a joke, Morgan questions Charles about what Demon Semen would be like assuming Demons were real.
The companions, both on the patio of a Magic: the Gathering shop, naturally find their way to discussing various black majiks, gnostic creation myths & demonic theories.
The rain is gentle and steady; the two enjoy a rare summer breeze...
END E2
28 Jul 2020
“What is a Rainstorm Brainstorm?” - indoors
An introduction to the worlds first RWW feed; a Real-World-Weather timed podcast which releases along with Mother Nature as she releases rain clouds over Austin, TX.
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