
Astral Flight Simulation
Navigating the digital world through art and culture
Episodes
72 episodes
80's Action Heroes: Stallone and Swarzenegger
Today I am joined by returning guests Jay and Athenian Stranger to begin a series of discussions reminiscing about 80's action movies. This episode explores the genesis of the genre with a primary focus on First Blood and First Blood Part II, b...
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2:12:57

Europe's Pagan Roots
Kulak joins me to discuss Europes pagan roots, and the tension throughout Europes history of pagan and Christian values. Among other things we touch on Shakespeare, King Arthur, Milton, and moreF...
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2:06:35

Ingmar Bergman's "Persona"
Josh and I discuss Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece, PersonaFollow Josh on Substack at PsychopoliticsFollow me on Substack at Astral Flight Simulat...
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1:32:54

Shiloh Hendricks and the Word of Power
Shiloh Hendricks was caught on video calling a man, and was accused of calling a child, “the N word” with a “hard R.” In other words, she broke the “alpha taboo” of language. She set up a GiveS...
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1:19:52

The Years of Great Silence: The Plight of Ethnic Germans in Bolshevik Russia
Today Josh Neal returns to interview J. Otto Pohl on his landmark - but woefully under appreciated - work of historical scholarship The Years of Great Silence.
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1:39:19

MKULTRAmerica: Lee Harvey Oswald, JFK, and the CIA
My guest Cory Hughes (on Substack) is the greatest living researcher on the JFK assassination, whose book
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2:31:00

GamerGate 2
If you want to listen to this full episode, you'll have to go to my Substack.After an introduction on the importance of Gamergate, we finish the narrative of the controversy itself and dis...
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1:30:52

GamerGate Part 1: Context, It Begins
My friend Remus and I spend 2 hours giving the backstory of the "golden era" of gaming, roughly the 2000-2010 and how it all went to hell. We only got about halfway through the actual chronology of GamerGate and didn't even touch on its (horrib...
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2:40:12

Butcher's Crossing and the American Western
My friend TR Hudson and I discuss Butcher’s Crossing, the American Western Genre, and his favorite novel by the same author, Stoner. Be sure to follow the links below to TRs content:Follow him at
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1:34:25

David Lynch: In Memoriam
We mainly discuss Lost Highway, but in theory we were going to discuss his oeuvre. You must visit my Substack, there is another
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1:52:23

Is Elon Musk A Gamer?!?! And Why You Should Care
If you listen to this podcast on iTunes or Spotify, THANK YOU. If you want more context, more content, and to interact with me and some of my guests, FOLLOW ME ON SUBSTACK.Here are two ot...
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2:35:59

Darryl Cooper on WW2 Myths and More
Catching up with Darryl and his latest projects.The full two hours of this episode can be found here,...
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1:08:32

Is Globalization Over?
My friend Stormy returns to discuss monetary policy and the possible economic future under Trump. Among other things we speculate about a pivot to Latin America and a downsizing of Globalization.This discussion is part two to an episode...
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1:35:20

Blade Runner 2049
This episode was recorded last year for Last Things film festival on Gumroad. Follow the link and buy your ticket for this year, and also buy ...
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1:31:31

Michael Tracey on Trump, Syria, Tulsi Gabbard, and More
While I support Trump, I’m not a cultist or die hard, and my show rarely criticizes him. I harbor grave misgivings about the people he’s surrounded by, and my hope is that Trump subjugates them to his cult of personality and his will. Ultimatel...
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1:27:57

The Changing Media Landscape Under Elon Musk, with J Burden
My guest J Burden, a podcast host in his own right, and I discuss how Elon Musks purchase of Twitter changes the environment for national political discussions. Not only does it allow truly "dissident" and conservative ideas to percolate and ga...
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1:17:43

Genesis Offensive: The Ghosts of the Digital Dimension
The Genesis Offensive is the creation of a new human being at the expense of what we once understood as “human being.” The new human is a creation of digital technology, and the first offensive on our understanding of what it means to be human ...
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1:14:21

Oswald Spengler And The 2024 Election
Dr. Monzo, who operates the substack account After The Hour Of Decision, joins me to discuss whether or not Spengler's model of...
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2:01:09

Vlad Dracula: The Impaler
This is an audio reading, with some commentary, of my historical essay on Vlad The Impaler. Follow me on substack for more longform and podcast content. This audio ...
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1:40:53

Millennial Speak: Is Kamala Brat?
Dudley is on fire right now, first as my guest on Digital Identity and now with his new article on millennial speak, which he has dubbed “
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1:20:15

The Crow
For Halloween, my guest and I discuss one of the most iconic Gen X movies ever, The Crow. We both love the movie, but we wonder if it holds up for later generations because it was so "of the time." Despite its weaknesses, we feel the strength o...
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2:23:53

Digital Identity
The dreadlocked girl from a bygone era went viral for a week on twitter, sending Gen Xers into a nostalgia spiral, and caused quite a number of Zoomers and Millenials to ask “what’s the big deal?”My guest
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1:13:09

True Detective Season 2: Requiem for Velcoro
Chivalry Guild joins me to discuss True Detective Season 2 and Colin Farrells character Ray VelcoroFollow Chivalry on Substack and TwitterFo...
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