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Bad Role ModelsDuuuuuuuuune (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
2025-11-132h 13
Bad Role ModelsDuuuuuuuuune (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.
2025-11-011h 54
Bad Role Models6b 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. 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.”―HafezMusic Credits:Violin version of Habañera by Katy AdelsonAria version of Habañera by Deutsch Opera BerlinTom Cruise Leaked Scientology Interview
2025-10-261h 26
Bad Role Models7: 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 LarpKeep this work free for everyone and unlock my entire corpus for $5 per month on Patreon!Samuel Mathers is Bane, not Wolverine.People Mentioned:Samuel Liddell MacGregor MathersH. P. BlavatskyWilliam Wynn WestcottAleister CrowleyJohn DeeEdward KellyA. E. WaiteErich Fromm and Wilhelm ReichReferences:Douglas Haig, the Battle of the Somme, and Séances"On 20th September 1906, Haig attended a séance with his sister Henrietta where he so...
2025-10-072h 48
Bad Role Models6a: Paul Thomas Anderson - The Master, There Will Be Blood, American Grifters, Bloodoil, Scientology, Solvent Abuse, Time Travel, Brahms, Chopin, Johnnie Greenwood, Radiohead and Milkshake DrinkingKick in on Patreon to support the both of us!This is the new work.Movies:The Master (2012)There Will Be Blood (2007)Magnolia (1999)Boogie Nights (1997)Music:Violin Concerto in D Major, Movement III Allegro Giocoso by Johannes BrahmsEnter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) by Wu-Tang ClanEtude Op 10 No 3 in E Major "Tristesse" Composed by Frederic Chopin, (Best) Performed by Maurizio PolliniSong: "No Other Love" by Jo Stafford-//-No other love can warm my heartNow that I've known the comfo...
2025-10-012h 39
Bad Role Models#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 VoidCome join the Patreon!https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreonThe 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.Books and Movies:Silence, Martin ScorsesePi, Darren AronofskyIntroduction to Zen Buddhism - D. T. SuzukiLinks:Eleusinian MysteriesErgotamine (LSD)Sekiro (From Software Game)Music Credit (Drums, Intro/Outro) by RelaxMusicPro on YouTube:...
2025-09-262h 03
Bad Role Models4b: The HST Bonus Show: Screwjack, Better Than Sex, Hells Angels, Flesh-Eating Snails, Mescaline, Radical Lawyers, Motorcycles, and Finding the EdgeA truly decadent and indulgent episode for the genuinely twisted wordheads and storyfreaks still crawling on all fives. Cheers, you beautiful bastards.Music by Anapse, track Bisector off Streamsafe EssentialsBooksHells Angels by Hunter S ThompsonFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S ThompsonScrewjack by Hunter S. ThompsonBetter Than Sex: The Gonzo Papers Vol 4 by Hunter S ThompsonFreak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff by Daniel Joseph WatkinsDark Alliance by Gary WebbGoebbels...
2025-09-151h 10
History of Philosophy Audio ArchiveBRM4a: 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 DreamWith special guest Deputy Dick filling in (for) Richard Sinex.Music by Anapse, track Bisector off Streamsafe Essentials--Books--Hells Angels by Hunter S ThompsonFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S ThompsonScrewjack by Hunter S. ThompsonBetter Than Sex: The Gonzo Papers Vol 4 by Hunter S ThompsonFreak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff by Daniel Joseph WatkinsDark Alliance by Gary WebbGoebbels by Peter LongerichHST's Best Audiobook Narrator: Scott Sower...
2025-09-152h 06
Bad Role Models4a: 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 DreamWith special guest Deputy Dick filling in (for) Richard Sinex.Music by Anapse, track Bisector off Streamsafe Essentials--Books--Hells Angels by Hunter S ThompsonFear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S ThompsonScrewjack by Hunter S. ThompsonBetter Than Sex: The Gonzo Papers Vol 4 by Hunter S ThompsonFreak Power: Hunter S. Thompson's Campaign for Sheriff by Daniel Joseph WatkinsDark Alliance by Gary WebbGoebbels by Peter LongerichHST's Best Audiobook Narrator: Scott Sower
2025-09-152h 06
Bad Role Models3b: 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) by Dehli MusikkIn this one Richard and I cover the twin masterpieces: Lost Highway (1997) and Mulholland Drive (2001) and list Sixteen Reasons why we love David Lynch.Wishing DL an auspicious passage into the Bardo - see you later, President Roosevelt....Watchlinks:Blue VelvetTwin Peaks (TV Series)Twin Peaks: The ReturnTwin Peaks: Fire Walk With...
2025-08-122h 38
Bad Role Models3a: 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) by Dehli MusikkCorrection: 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:...
2025-08-082h 25
Bad Role Models2b: 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 LynchPatreon support:patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreonPodcast Sources (AI Generated, May Contain Errors):Ada LovelaceSource: Wikipedia: Ada LovelaceSummary: 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 ComputersSource: Britannica: Jacquard loom
2025-08-041h 55
History of Philosophy Audio ArchiveBad Role Models #2a: Lord Byron with Richard, Earl of Sinex - European Grand Tours, Childhood Trauma, Crappy 18th century Dads, the Elgin Marbles, Bad Teenage Poetry, Dodging the Coppers Like a DandyIt'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. Poll in the thing for the next topic. I will abide by the results.Come join the Patreon!https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonAlso, 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)Byron: Life and Legend by...
2025-07-312h 05
Bad Role Models2a: 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 DandyIt'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 PatreonAlso, 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)Byron: Life and Legend by Fiona MacCarthyTchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by Anna Fedorova and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie...
2025-07-212h 05
Bad Role Models1: 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 UnsupervisedBhagwan 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!References and Citations:Building Utopia by Russell KingThe Golden Road - William DalrympleThe Eknath Easwaran / Nilgiri Press Trilogy:-Dhammapada-Upanishads-Bhagavad GitaThe Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Commentary by Sri Swami SatchidanandaWild Wild Country - Netflix DocumentaryIn Search of the Miraculous - PD Ouspensky (Gurdjieff)
2025-07-214h 14