James Ketchum, the psychiatrist who was at the center of U.S. military research into BZ, LSD, and other deliriants and hallucinogens as potential incapacating chemical warfare agents, joins us to talk about his self-published memoir: “Chemical Warfare: Secrets Almost Forgotten.”
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Four Chatterers: RU Sirius, Destiny, Jeff Diehl, Steve Robles | Song: “I Want an Affair” by the Kleptones | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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Radical lawyer and multiple tax offender Tony Serra talks about fighting injustice, why he takes murder cases, and the sheep-like behavior of contemporary Americans.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Destiny, Jeff Diehl | Song: “I Fought The Law” by The Clash | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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We discuss the optimism of white American breeders & whether it would be OK with us if an American President were an outright pacifist.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl. Steve Robles | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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We talk about the strange and crooked path of “J.T. Leroy.” And we contemplate the planned implementation of weaponized bots in Iraq.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Patrick Hughes, Jeff Diehl | Song: “We’re in Business” by Andrew Thompson | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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On this very cool show we go straight into debate mode with a full panel including SF writer Richard Kadrey, comedian Will Franken, myself and Jeff Diehl. We talk about anti-art, Barack Obama’s “gaffe” about Pakistan, and how to deal with Islamic extremism.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Richard Kadrey, Will Franken, Jeff Diehl | Song: “Shake (Monosurround vs. Ying Yang Twins vs. Pitbull vs. C&C Music Factory)” by Loo & Placido | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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Chicken John aka John Rinaldi is legendary in the San Francisco arts community and in the Burning Man community. And now he is planning a run for Mayor of San Francisco. We find out what it’s all about on this program.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Steve Robles, Jeff Diehl | Song: “Tony Serra Remix” by kingconga42 | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
Chicken John Rinaldi for Mayor of San Francisco | Chicken John’s website
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Burning Man big guy Larry Harvey joins us on our weekend edition in which we talk about controversies over commercial organizations that have been invited to participate in a Burning Man display this year. And we also think aloud further on the torments of the dinosaurs.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Larry Harvey, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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NOSO is a project in which anonymous people are gathered together through the web to go to social spaces and NOT connect. Project Directors Christina Ray and Kurt Bigenho joined us via skype from New York City and Web Developer Gilbert Guerrero was at our studio in San Francisco.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Larry Harvey, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Song: “Winter Wolves” by Sword | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
NOSO
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Come to a special live NeoFiles podcast for the latest RU Sirius Book, True Mutations: Conversations on the Edge of Science, Technology, and Consciousness.
Featuring R.U. Sirius, David Pescovitz, Lynn Hershman and Jamais Casco.
WHERE: City Lights Books in San Francisco
WHEN: July 24, 7 pm - 8:30 pm
EVENT LINK
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Destiny of Destinyland fame joins us and we talk about all the groovy kids cartoons that had hippie-ish themes back in the ’60s/’70s.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Destiny, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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Radical lawyer and multiple tax offender Tony Serra talks about fighting injustice, why he takes murder cases, and the sheep-like behavior of contemporary Americans.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Destiny, Jeff Diehl | Song: “I Fought The Law” by The Clash | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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We talk about cyborgs and revolution… separately.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Jamais Cascio, Steve Wozniak, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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David Talbot joins us to talk about his dense and fascinating new book, “Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years.” The book covers the struggles between the Kennedy brothers and the military/C.I.A./Mafia/FBI, and reveals that Bobby Kennedy thought his brother’s assassination was a conspiracy. Also, the legendary Steve Wozniak joined our gang of three.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Jamais Cascio, Steve Wozniak, Jeff Diehl | Songs: “California Uber Alles” by Dead Kennedys | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
Brothers: A Hidden History of the Kennedy Years
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On this weekend edition, we contemplate the coercive possibilities of a truly effective attempt to stop global warming and in taking on the medical-industrial complex.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Patrick Hughes, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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Hip Hop writer Eric K. Arnold joins us to talk about the current state of non-commercial hip hop culture, its regionalism, and the S.F. Bay Area’s Hyphy scene
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Patrick Hughes, Jeff Diehl | Songs: “Bring The Base Back” by Turf Talk, “Trigger” by Zion I and the Grouch, “Global” by Bahamadia | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
Eric K. Arnold @ East Bay Express
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Life is miserable. Free Paris Hilton! An erudite discourse involving dinosaurs and naughty rich girls.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl, Steve Robles | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
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Marijuana legend and martyr Ed Rosenthal joins us to talk about his recent re-conviction for growing pot for the city of Oakland.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl, Steve Robles | Song: “Four Twenty” by Voicedude | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
Ed Rosenthal’s Green Aid | Ed Rosenthal’s Quick Trading Company
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Legendary blogger/journalist Josh Wolf and Scott J. Thompson from the “Walter Benjamin Research Syndicate” join us to discuss the nature of evil and whether those “evil” Christian Right religious fanatics are fascists.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Scott J. Thompson, Josh Wolf, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
Josh Wolf’s “The Revolution Will Be Televised”
Guest co-host Scott J. Thompson’s “The Walter Benjamin Research Syndicate”
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Blogger/Journalist martyr and anarcho-symp Josh Wolf joins us on this week’s show. Josh has been all over the media talking about his case as the journalist who spent the longest amount of time in prison protecting his sources. We went deeper: talking about anarchism, his “Free The Media” project, and, of course, his proper etiquette tips.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Scott J. Thompson, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
Josh Wolf’s “The Revolution Will Be Televised”
Guest co-host Scott J. Thompson’s “The Walter Benjamin Research Syndicate”
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Jamais Cascio of WorldChanging fame leads us in a discussion about being good ancestors and why networked global guerrillas are rendering Big War obsolete.
Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Jamais Cascio, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)
WorldChanging
Jamais Cascio’s Open The Future
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