PK Waves returns to the podcast to talk about current events, his new album, and gaming. PK Waves is an artist residing in San Luis Obispo California, originally from Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. His new album is called For Loaded Shells Only.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro; PK Waves returns to the Duff Radio Podcast
0:16 - Growing up in the Camdenton, Missouri school system
1:34 - What happened to the Scary Movie series?
2:02 - PK's SP-404 and home studio setup
2:40 - Video games
5:21 - Recording sounds with vintage microphones
6:39 - Creating beats with loop banks on SP-404
8:37 - Styles on PK Waves new album For Loaded Shells Only
10:09 - Lake of the Ozarks culture
16:44 - The 40-hour workweek; Mewgenics game; The Binding of Isaac video game
19:50 - Are LLMs demonic?; OpenAI whistleblowers
24:44 - Unseen forces of the universe in an information-based reality
26:55 - AI chatbots are like Ouija Boards; warnings against negative aspects of AI; Google DeepMind
30:15 - Using AI to create assets; Aseprite pixel art tool
32:03 - Game development program at Camdenton LCTC; Gamemaker Studio; RPG Maker
35:17 - Exploring RPG Maker; Riley Macc Discord
36:28 - Megabonk game
37:23 - ARC Raiders robot killing game
37:58 - Alienware computer
39:48 - Civilization 3, 4, 5, and 6
40:36 - Volcano vaporizers
43:02 - Rebuilding life one step at a time
43:47 - Impact of California transfers + St. Louisans and Kansas Citians on the rental market at Lake of the Ozarks
45:01 - Lake restaurant parking lot story
47:36 - Growing up in a small town
48:54 - Love is beautiful
49:18 - Thoughts on the Epstein files
1:13:49 - Future of the American Empire
1:31:33 - Importance of community in the digital age
1:34:08 - Earthship homes
1:36:35 - Building a creative community; New Mexico unrestricted land; Uncle Roy's Organic Cannabis in Milan, New Mexico
1:43:29 - PK Waves Drum Kit
1:45:25 - Moving to the East Coast; Chinese medicine; working & living in California
1:55:14 - Finding happiness in the face of modern lifestyle demands
1:58:56 - Message to music producers in 2026
2:01:12 - OG Da Sleep Dealer, BugleBoy, and PK Waves YouTube Channels
2:11:40 - Outro
Links to everything we talked about:
Uncle Roy's Organic Cannabis - https://uncleroygrows.com/
PK's Drum Kit - https://marketplace.ectocorp.net/
PK Waves YouTube: - @pkwaves420
Bugle Boy: - @bugleboy3k
Aseprite - https://www.aseprite.org/
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