Shows
Rainstorm 🕉️ BrainstormSandman; the 'Wokeness' FallacyWhy wokeness critiques fall apart at their most fundamental levels, and reveal the innate biases of the western consumer audience.
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2022-08-2733 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm“Kef 12” - Texan FlurryA 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
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2021-01-1133 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm“Currents of Crypto” - Asset RainMorgan, 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 in...
2021-01-0657 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm“Promethea Rises” - Winter ShowerA 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
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2020-12-3149 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm“Surreal New Year” Daylong ShowerHost 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.
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2020-12-3123 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm“Corrosive Discourse” - Misty Morning DriveMorgan 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.
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2020-12-1525 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm(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 ou...
2020-12-0549 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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...
2020-10-2329 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ BrainstormUnderstanding 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...
2020-09-2945 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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) from an article on USPrisonCulture.com (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
Cornel West
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornel_West
Angela Davis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Davis
...
2020-09-0550 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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 s...
2020-09-0328 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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...
2020-09-0340 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ BrainstormTheme Song: "Whisper Weather" by The Bright AmbassadorHost Morgan Booksh has a musical alter ego called 'The Bright Ambassador,' and the intro and outro music for the Rainstorm ⚡ Brainstorm podcast was taken from a song of his entitled 'Whisper Weather.'
This is that song, feel free to download it and any other Bright Ambassador track from https://soundcloud.com/thebrightambassador
Enjoy...
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2020-08-0404 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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 t...
2020-08-0424 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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...
2020-08-0133 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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 int...
2020-07-2917 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm"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...
2020-07-2946 min
Rainstorm 🕉️ Brainstorm“What is a Rainstorm Brainstorm?” - indoorsAn 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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2020-07-2800 min