Best Original Box Set Podcasts (2025)

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The Songs of The Aristocats 48:32

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25d ago48:32

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EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A CAT That's right back to back Walt Disney animated movies. This time it's the feline classic The Arisocats. 3 songs this time: first up is the theme song to "The Aristocats", followed up by the swaggering "Thomas O'Malley Cat", and finally the Disney compilation staple "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat". Ben can't believe what he…

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219. Set Free 18:21

1M ago18:21

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This counts why not www.americansouthwest.bandcamp.com https://soundcloud.com/american-southwest/sets/set-free?si=18cec97407b14114a957804c3e815f0f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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218. PREVIEW Timeless World Forever w/ Graham Hunt 1:27

1M ago1:27

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Full episode *HERE* Graham Hunt comes on fresh off the release of his excellent new album Timeless World Forever to talk about songwriting, philosophy, collage, and more.

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217. PREVIEW A History of Grids Pt. 2 - The origins of boxes and cardboard, Agnes Martin 16:50

1M ago16:50

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Preview, for full episode + more consider subscribing here *** This episode focuses on the history of the box. From the humble cardboard box to Agnes Martin’s tranquil grid paintings, this episode explores how containers—literal and figurative—have shaped our modern world. M. Treverton & Son: invention of the paperboard, Robert Gair and the pre cut…

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The Songs of The Jungle Book 45:26

2M ago45:26

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BARE NECESSITIES After an unplanned break, we return with the next step in our Walt Disney animated movies marathon: The Jungle Book. Wait, that can't be right? The adventures of Baloo, Mowgli and Bagheera is not the next movie, right? All will be revealed. The songs covered are "Colonel Hathi's March", "The Bare Necessities", "I Wanna Be Like You"…

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Autodidacts, Aphorisms & How to Play Guitar - Matt Baldwin and Ben Schecter 1:40:59

3M ago1:40:59

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Musician, writer, and therapist Matt Baldwin joins filmmaker Ben Schecter for a conversation on Matt’s cult-classic How to Play Guitar zine series— a collection of sharp, philosophical reflections on creativity, learning, relationships, and survival in a modern world. Self-taught artistry, the roots of autodidact culture, V. Vale and ReSearch, the …

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215. Sly Stone from 67-until Now w/ Chris Stroffolino Preview 17:34

4M ago17:34

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Poet and musician (ex Silver Jews) Chris Stroffolino comes on to talk about the life and work of Sylvester “Sly” Stone as we try to trace parallels of his time to our current social climate - from his optimistic, utopian Family Stone days to his dark masterpiece “There’s a Riot Going On” through his withdrawal into disenchantment and drugs + stagfl…

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Preview 212. A History of Grids Pt. 1 - Bricks to Typography 6:16

4M ago6:16

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For full episode and all deep dive episodes please subscribe Part one of a two-part deep dive into the grid and how it has quietly shaped our personal and social realities throughout history. From the invention of the brick to the birth of the spreadsheet, tracing the grid’s influence across architecture, urban planning, culture, and technology.Sta…

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First Part Yankee Doodle Foxtrot: Psych Folk and Rock Gems w/ Calvin LeCompt 42:56

4M ago42:56

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Calvin LeCompte (The Uline Catalog on NTS) comes on to give an expert primer on 60's psych folk, lo fi, and outsider garage and talk about the making of his excellent upcoming record Yankee Doodle Foxtrot Pietro Scaruffi, deep Youtube gem digging, human index projects, rejecting soulseek, The Haunted, analog tape hiss, the best 4 track cassette rec…

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The Power of Love - All of Us Strangers 42:10

5M ago42:10

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THE POWER OF LOVE Happy Pride Month! To celebrate we are diving deep into the low lit, emotional gut punch All of Us Strangers. Whilst the movie boasts a soundtrack of brilliant British 1980s hits, our focus is on the movies repeated use of "The Power of Love" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Alex makes a huge declaration, Ben's holding back tears in …

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Preview 211. Influences: Out of Hand 8:29

5M ago8:29

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Full episode, support, and archive: patreon.com/contain Influences episode, raw and recorded over a month on a phone about stuff that we love, one being Gary Stewart's trembling country classic Out of Hand, + what makes music have soul, and why no one can play like Chuck Berry anymore, noise-canceling tech, Graphic design traps, Pontiac Firebird in…

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Ep. 210 — Something that lasts (S6 intro) 2:02:34

6M ago2:02:34

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Barrett and Alex open Season 6 and talk about how the project is shifting, how to make a life out of the things you produce, and offer some guidance based on our experience of running a weird, uncompromising project Music interspersed and a duo mix at the end For all episodes and more please visit: patreon.com/contain ZeeoRYc8U39n7uDd5fgE…

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PREVIEW The City Writes Back: Tunnels, Tattoos, and the Sociology of Graffiti w/ Klub 2020 9:45

6M ago9:45

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The City Writes Back: Tunnels, Tattoos, and the Sociology of Graffiti w/ Klub 2020 For full episode, general support, and more please visit patreon.com/contain

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First Part 208. The Code Beneath the Code: Philosophy, Altruism, and Tech Cult Logic w/ Vincent Lê 1:02:01

6M ago1:02:01

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Full episode up on Patreon n this episode, philosophy professor and AI safety researcher Vincent Lê joins us to explore the strange philosophical roots of Effective Altruism, the Z1zians, and Silicon Valley's culture at large. Rather than rehashing the usual narratives around EA, E/Acc, and AI alignment, we dig into their shared intellectual DNA—fr…

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207. Feast of Snakes (Morality and Metamorphosis) * First Part* 38:47

6M ago38:47

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Full episode, archive, and support: Patreon.com/contain Experimental episode on two controversial but relevant fiction books: House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera (1978) and Harry Crews' A Feast of Snakes. They explore grotesquerie, madness, and Dark Psychedelia through the lens of Rhodesian Zimbabwe and Rural American South (Mystic, Georgia), alo…

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Preview 206. The Art of War w/ Darnell the Artist 1:41

6M ago1:41

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Full episode available on Patreon: patreon.com/contain Interview with Anthony Darnell, aka Darnell the Artist, known for his daily social media posts of cryptic and hallucinatory artwork based on conspiracy theories, politics, and his military experience. He shares his experiences in the US Marine Corps, using art as therapy, PTSD, the GI Bill, con…

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Unlocked 205. Consumer Protections (Right to Repair) w/ Louis Rossmann 1:23:26

6M ago1:23:26

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The state of right to repair and how corporations try to undermine consumers with legendary activist and electronics technician Louis Rossmann. patreon.com/contain 2/24/25

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204. Dreams in a technocratic age Preview 3:50

6M ago3:50

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Full Premium Episode on Patreon On the upending political/structural/technological situation, maintaining faith in strange times, broken dreams, etc. Archive, 1/28/25

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First Part 202. Cartoons Will Never Die (Preview) w/ Mike Bilandic 35:05

6M ago35:05

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Originally posted Jan 1, 2025, first part only bc of Spotify Music AI takedown BS Episode about cartoons and how they shape the world around us with Mike Bilandic + his article How Fred Flintstone Became One of America’s Greatest Cultural Exports Eurodance music with Smurfs and Flintstones, the purpose and legacy of Dexter's Lab, Hanah Barbera, Cas…

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Beautiful Stranger - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 38:25

7M ago38:25

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YEAH BABY! We're returning to our James Bond marathon... not really. It's all things Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me this time around. Can Mike Myers recapture the magic of the spoof classic first movie? Joining him on his shagadelic mission is Madonna and her movie song effort "Beautiful Stranger". There's also time to have a quick chat abou…

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201. Outer Space and Network Cities w/ Fred Scharmen Unlocked 1:30:03

8M ago1:30:03

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This New Year we're going in on all things space-relevant and the weird development of libertarian Network States with Fred Scharmen, author of Space Forces. Topics: Biocosmism in Russia, the project Concept Country, Bitcoin City, Nick Land Acknowledgement, mini singularities in the 1970's, astral exploration, lines by decade, science beyond earth,…

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PREVIEW BONUS Megalopolis #Long2014 Utopia Special w/ Millennial Amenities 2:35

8M ago2:35

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Full episode on the ideas and sociology of Megalopolis, his hypothesis on the Long 2014, the past decade of slop, and why utopian thinking is good David Graeber, Elective Affinities by Goethe, The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler, Nixon shock/OPEC c…

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2025 Academy Awards - Best Original Song 46:22

9M ago46:22

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2025 OSCARS SPECIAL The yearly That Song From That Movie award season special is upon us. Time for us to break down all of the Academy Award nominees for the Best Original Song category. Which one of these songs will be lofting that famous little gold Oscar statue above their head? "El Mal" and Mi Camino from Emilia Perez, Like a Bird from Sing Sin…

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Independent Woman, Part I - Charlie's Angels 39:07

9M ago39:07

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GOOD MORNING ANGELS It's a brand new year of That Song From That Movie and we kicking off with the ass-kicking trip of Charlie's Angels. The 2000s reboot of the famous TV show contains a lot of millennium era music but only one really has a claim to be that song from that movie and that is "Independent Woman, Part I" by Destiny's Child. What did we…

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Episode 200 - The Abstraction Episode - Pt A Preview 36:16

10M ago36:16

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200th episode special on the history and future of abstraction in social life, art, and more. For full 4hr20 minute episode: Part A Part B Patreon.com/Contain

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The 2024 Christmas Message 10:03

10M ago10:03

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MERRY CHRISTMAS Another year of That Song From That Movie comes to a close, so we are descending on your Christmas Day with another alternative message. Alex doesn't get his intro, Ben's Grandad is helping Santa and Dietrich is master translator. Find us on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram & Threads: @TSFTMpod Like, share and subscribe Did you enjoy the…

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As Long As I Belong - Mog's Christmas 42:07

11M ago42:07

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BOTHER THAT CAT! Another year is coming to a close, the nights are getting colder and the days are getting shorter. You know what that means! It's time for the That Song From That Movie Christmas special, this time our pick is Mog's Christmas. It may have only come out last year but is it already an Xmas classic? The music is provided by Sophie Ell…

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199. Democracy of Free People w/ Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt 1:33:36

11M ago1:33:36

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Ok this is a big one: Professor Emeritus of Leisure Studies and author of Free Time and Age of Experiences Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt joins for a lively discussion on the possibility of leisure and freedom in the age of experience. Other subjects: Jeffersonian Democracy, taking Eugene McCarthy to the airport, the spark of poetic creativity, Frank Llo…

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Preview 198. Laruelle, Elections, Non-Empiricism, and the Story of Art 25:02

11M ago25:02

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3hr30 min tribute to the non-philosophical thought of François Lauruelle...full episode Francois Laruelle was a French philosopher who developed the concept of "non-philosophy." His work influenced facets of the project (particularly The Spectre of Finance Punk) through his critiques of traditional philosophical systems that prioritized the materia…

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Tiny Dancer - Almost Famous 42:25

11M ago42:25

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ONE DAY YOU'LL BE COOL... We're heading out on the open road with our favourite band. This episode is our breakdown of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. Whilst the movie contains a lot of music, only one song truly stands out as that song from that movie and that is "Tiny Dancer" by music legend Elton John. Dietrich wants the Diana version, Alex has t…

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The Songs of An American Werewolf in London 22:26

1y ago22:26

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BAD MOON RISING Spooky season is upon us! That means it's time for the annual Halloween special of That Song From That Movie. This year we are tackling John Landis' cult classic An American Werewolf in London. We have not 1, not 2 but 3 different versions of "Blue Moon" by Bobby Vinton, Sam Cooke, and The Marcels respectively. Plus "Bad Moon Rising…

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197. What Is The Value of Music w/ Callahan and Witscher 1:49:31

1y ago1:49:31

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What happens when two experimental music veterans go full Smashmouth? Callahan and Witscher's new album Think Differently answers just that-full of wry introspection on the conditions of music, it's value, and despite misreads by music journalists as being "irony poisoned"-comes across as uniquely sincere in a way most things don't. We talk about t…

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The Songs of Rocky IV 44:00

1y ago44:00

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ROCKY VS DRAGO We're stepping back in the ring for the third time for Sly Stallone's fourth outing as the Italian Stallion; we're breaking down the legendary Rocky IV. James Brown is strutting his stuff to "Living in America", John Cafferty is soundtracking one of the all time great montages with "Heart's on Fire", Robert Tepper gets a quick shout …

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PREVIEW 196. Lost City of the Future: The Columbus Indiana Story w/ Matt Shaw 31:38

1y ago31:38

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For full full episode, music, and to support the project subscribe Here Architect/author Matt Shaw comes on to discuss his new book American Modern on the anomaly of Columbus, Indiana: a futuristic small town designed by a who's who of architects (Saarinen, Pei, Robert Venturi, Girard) almost entirely bankrolled by progressive Christian industriali…

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PREVIEW - 195. The Experience Economy Pt. 1 & 2 36:25

1y ago36:25

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For full 6 hour episode and more deep research excursions subscribe to our Patreon Part two of the experience economy episode, this one focused on the history of experience design, the combinatorial arts, and independent value creation in order to advance some solutions to the problems politics can only scratch the surface of. Topics: the rise of K…

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The Songs of Office Space 48:45

1y ago48:45

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...YEEEEEAAAAHHH Last time out we we for one of the most iconic movies of all time, this time we are going cult classic. We are chatting about Mike Judge's Office Space. The two songs come from the Geto Boys, in the shape of "Still" and "Damn it Feels Good to Be a Gangsta". Dietrich might be warming up a tuna panini, Alex might be getting drunk at …

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PREVIEW 194. Gold Fever in the Coup Belt and the American Dreamscape w/ James Pogue 42:31

1y ago42:31

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This is a preview, for full 3 hour episode: patreon.com/contain Writer/journalist James Pogue comes on to discuss his recent stint in central Africa as it undergoes one of the biggest gold rushes in human history plus: contracting Malaria in a CAR prison and your hotel getting shot up, diamond heists, geiger counters, JD Vance and the Anti-American…

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PREVIEW 193. The Oil Episode (Fossil Fuels, Abiotic) w/ Jed (Spouter) 15:33

1y ago15:33

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This is a preview, full episode: patreon.com/contain Episode all about oil, maybe the most important and controversial substance in the world and how it came to dominate our history and take over our planet Abiotic oil theory, climate change, is oil fake, the origin of the term fossil fuels, did Dinosaurs even exist, artificial scarcity, Reza Negar…

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Over The Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz 49:22

1y ago49:22

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OVER THE RAINBOW The next 100 episodes of That Song From That Movies starts right now with a look into the legendary The Wizard of Oz. All the focus is on what could be argued as the original movie song: Judy Garland's Over the Rainbow. Along the way we dicuss famous versions and covers too. Alex is watching Top of the Pops 2, Ben going higher and …

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Episode 192. Dropout Piece: De-influencing in the 20th Century 6:28

1+ y ago6:28

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Up now on Patreon (3hr20h) 3 months in the making, we get into a century of Dropping Out, DIY, and the conditions of self-preservation featuring mathematician Alexander Groethendieck, artist Lee Lozano, Cormac McCarthy, Shelly Duvall, and Sarah Records. As public life become further cauterized some will declout, some join the Santa Fe institute, an…

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100th Episode Special 43:39

1+ y ago43:39

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100TH EPISODE We've made it! To celebrate 100 episodes of That Song From That Movie we are casting our eyes over the previous 99. We've each collated our Top 5 songs we've covered and reveal our Top 5 performing episodes. Will you agree with our picks? Ben is down with lingo, Dietrich is running on vibes and Alex recalls a caravan character. Find u…

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Preview Don't Fear the Reaper w/ Howie Hubberman 5:59

1+ y ago5:59

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Full episode here Ex Guns N' Roses/Poison manager and OG Pawn Star Howie Hubberman comes on to talk about LA in the 1980's, antiquing, Hair Metal, Power Ballads, doing 1000 pushups a day while battling cancer, Slash’s Appetite for Destruction guitar, weird music industry shenanigans, the mafia, mud wresting competitions in the valley, hustling, and…

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190. Eternal Platitude w/ Dan Spencer 2:12:13

1+ y ago2:12:13

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Continuing down the "I ain't reading all of that" interview series with a very special guest bound to be a cult household classicDan Spencer is a musician and songwriter who released my favorite album of the year Return To Your Dark Master. He’s also a longtime Contain listener (to my surprise) and a very knowledgable and thoughtful guy who went fr…

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Pt. 1 189. MilSim, True Crime: Cloud of Unknowing w/ Ben Werther and Maggie Dunlap 1:01:56

1+ y ago1:01:56

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First Half, full 2 hr+ episode here ...on LARPing with artists Maggie Dunlap and Ben Werther and his recent show When You Can No Longer Speak, Sing Me A Song documenting mock high stakes environments of Military Simulation (MilSim) culture. Other topics: identity construction and the fraying of the American cultural fabric, the anonymous 14th centu…

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PREVIEW 188. Hippos In Tanks Story w/ Travis Woolsey 10:08

1+ y ago10:08

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PREVIEW 186. Wayback Machine w/ Jason Scott (Internet Archive) 27:44

1+ y ago27:44

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Preview, for full episodes and more subscribe here 2.5 hour rundown of one of the worlds most treasured resources—the Internet Archive—with digital archive legend Jason Scott of Internet Archive. We go in on the ins and outs of the collection and why preserving pre-online digital media matters now more than ever We discuss ripping VHS tapes of Tuva…

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Under Pressure - Aftersun 52:16

1+ y ago52:16

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WE SHARE THE SAME SKY For our 99th outing, we are taking a sunburnt dive into the "cheerful, melancholic and devastating" Aftersun starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio. We focus mainly on the movie's crescendo to the sound of Queen and David Bowie's anthemic "Under Pressure" but also chat a karaoke effort of "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. Dietric…

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187. UCLA Protest Report - Rave New World x Contain 57:58

1+ y ago57:58

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In this collaborative episode between Contain and Rave New World, Michelle and Barrett make it to the UCLA student protest encampment just hours before it was violently shut down by the authorities. Slipping past plywood barricades into the graffiti-bombed "liberated zone," they discover an anxious scene of protestors gearing up for a confrontation…

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Preview 183. Inside w/ Ben Hopkins (Inside, Simon Magus) and Benjamin Kellog 8:59

1+ y ago8:59

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Me and⁠ Ben Kellog⁠ speak with writer/director Ben Hopkins (Inside (2023) w/ Willem Dafoe, Simon Magus, Lost in Karastan) on dialogue-free scripts, armageddon, and more For full episodes, resources, and more support the project on ⁠Patreon⁠

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Preview 179. Lawrence of Belgravia / Book of the Dead - Corin Johnson 6:56

1+ y ago6:56

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Interview with Corin Johnson on the unveiling of his pink marble sculpture of Lawrence (Felt, Mozart Estate) in the Fitzrovia Chapel in London and his fascinating upbringing in the Spiritualist Church. Full premium episode on Patreon