The RU Sirius Show
The mastermind behind the legendary hipster technoculture magazine Mondo 2000 brings you a podcast meant to challenge, excite, sicken and induce hallucinations.
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Encore: Psychotropic Chemical Warfare
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 Dieh ...
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Encore: Tony Serra, Attorney-Poet
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 ...
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Encore: Can a Pacifist be President or Should we Just Stop Breeding?
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 ot ...
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Show #124 (Weekend Edition): The Continuing Saga of J.T. Leroy
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: Were in Business by Andrew Thompson | Intro Outro: Scrappi Du ...
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Show #123: Saving Dada or Saving Western Civilization Richard Kadrey & Will Franken
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 Obamas gaffe about Pakistan, and how to deal with Islamic extremism. Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | ...
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Show #122: San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Chicken John
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 its all about on this program. Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Steve Robles, ...
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Show #121 (Weekend Edition): Counterculture, Burning Man & Commerce with Larry Harvey
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 | H ...
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Show #120: Just Say NOSO No Social Networking
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 D ...
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LIVE! RU Sirius, Boing Boings Dave Pescovitz and More, July 24, S.F.
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 ...
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Show #119 (Weekend Edition): Cartoons For Little Hippies
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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Show #118: Tony Serra Keeps People Out of Iron Cages
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 ...
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Show #117 (Weekend Edition): Cyborgs & Revolution
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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Show #116: The Kennedy Brothers v. The National Security Establishment
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 brothers assassination was a conspiracy. ...
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Show #115 (Weekend Edition): Will We Be Forced To Stop Global Warming?
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 ...
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Show #114: Hip Hop & Hyphy Now
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 Areas Hyphy scene Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Patrick Hughes, Jeff Diehl | Songs: Bring The Base Back by Turf Talk, Trig ...
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Show #113 (Weekend Edition): Free Paris Hilton!
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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Show #112: Legalize It!
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 DuCh ...
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Show #111: Who Knows What Evil Lurks in the Heart of Man?
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. Thomps ...
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Show #110: Not the Prime Time Josh Wolf Interview
Blogger/Journalist martyr and anarcho-symp Josh Wolf joins us on this weeks 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, ...
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Show #109: Why Big War is Becoming Obsolete
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 ...
The RU Sirius Show
