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115 - Resident Evil: Betrayal (ft. Wren Collier)

We have the homie Wren back to talk every Resident Evil CGI film: Degeneration, Damnation, Vendetta, Infinite Darkness, and Death Island. We're talking RE tropes, best fights, the benefits of these CG films over live-action, which ones we loved and which ones we hated, AND, we come up with a banger Resident Evil sequel plot of our own that nobody will be ballsy enough to make happen but if you do, you owe us money. Making this one free for Halloween, but if you enjoy what you find here, there's a lot more going on at patreon.com/agitator

114 - Bad City Thirst Trap (ft. Robert Dean)

FULL EPISODE ON patreon.com/agitatorToday we have Robert Dean, incredible writer and longtime homie, to discuss Kensuke Sonomura's 2022 film Bad City as well as Bobby's essay collection Existential Thirst Trap.Also discussed: faceless fame, writers whose advice is better than their books, Arnold Schwarzenegger, "what would Miike have done?," energy flow dance fighting, adventures in gay porn and speaking sex toy gigs, Brian Keene, "The Economy of Sin," Bobby's essay that is too dark to find a home for, diversity in meritocracy, Broken River getting kicked off Publishers Marketplace, Israel and Palestine, and lots more tea-spilling, name-naming, and sauce-dripping on all things writing, publishing, and promoting.Follow Robert Dean on IG @literallyrobertdean

113 - Omega Fish Corp EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK ft. LowRes Wünderbred & Hans Lam Barboza

**full episodes are exclusively on patreon.com/agitator**On this episode:
The current state of the film Mass State Lottery
Endlessly tinkering with creative projects
The origins of LowRes and Hans and what happened to their political podcast
Impressions of our exclusive look at the Omega Fish Corp. script + insight into how differently it translated to film
How AI is good for independent artists
Aftermath of the WGA strike and our honest opinions on the whole thing
and more!
Follow LowRes: IG: @lowreswunderbred X: @LowresWB Follow Hans: IG: @hansicandos X: @Hwordname Subscribe on YouTube @LowResWunderbred ...and Patreon https://www.patreon.com/lowres/posts & check out forgottengenres.comTrack list: "Devil Ass City" by Z-Ro "Ghetto Boys" by That Mexican OT

112 - Most Dangerous Podcast: MD Geist, AI, & Nu Metal with Wren Collier

We're talking MD Geist and MD Geist II: Death Force with Wren Collier. Mostly, though, it's a music episode. We know you love those. So do we. We wish death upon irony and get real genuine in this conversation about keeping it cool, 80s action movie aesthetics, our HOT TAKES on AI art and writing, and - dawg, there's so much in here. Stop making me type these descriptions, go sign up at patreon.com/agitator in the Agitator Z tier to listen to the whole thing, enrich your life, and be an all-around more fulfilled person. 

111 - Samurai Champloo

***All new episodes will be Patreon exclusive***patreon.com/agitatorOn this episode:
Best beat producer tags, Cyberpunk DLC, where we're each at with our next books (both late), Rhyd Wildermuth's Here Be Monsters and why Marxists rub Kelby wrong, the return of magic in a godless world, intersectionality and the dilemma of wokeism, Samurai Champloo, Pirates of the Carribean, The Bear, A Knight's Tale, boat life, modern day Conservative Christians, David trips about time, remembering Josh Hartnett and Shannyn Sossamon, the new Alien movies are tight, book tours and promo ideas, the trickster archetype, continued hype on Elle Nash's Deliver Me, writing dangerously, and more.
 

110 - DELIVER ME with Elle Nash

Talking DELIVER ME, transgressive fiction, the threshold of compromise, Miike, and more with author Elle Nash. Follow Elle: IG: https://www.instagram.com/saderotica/ X: https://twitter.com/saderotica Buy DELIVER ME: https://www.unnamedpress.com/books/book?title=Deliver+Me Subscribe to Elle's Patreon for exclusive blog posts, book club access, personal tarot readings, and because she's dope: https://www.patreon.com/saderotica***Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/agitator***

109 - Bad Foundations with Brian Allen Carr

Sign up to the $5/month Agitator Z tier to listen to this and all future episodes: https://www.patreon.com/agitatorTalking workplace injuries, mortality, ghosts in laser lights, teaching Lil Wayne in English class, Brian's new novel Bad Foundations, navigating places where you have outstanding warrants, rhythm vs readability, marketing, and much more. This episode is hilarious as expected, just the homies chopping it up.Buy Bad Foundations by Brian Allen Carr: https://www.clashbooks.com/new-products-2/brian-allen-carr-bad-foundations-signed

108 - New Millenium Boyz w/ Alex Kazemi

Today we have Alex Kazemi on to talk about his new book, New Millennium Boyz. Ten years in the making, NMB is a dark, funny look at turn-of-the-century young men and the emergence of hyper celebrity worship and the lust for internet fame.
In this conversation, we learn about Alex's process for writing the book, the amount of research that went into every reference, and the book's reception by early readers. We also discuss our own pasts and their similarities to the characters in the book, occultism, selling your books, beefing in the lit world, and ultimately how to make yourself into the writer and person you want to be.
Alex is an extremely cool guy who fit right in with the vibe of the show. 10/10 conversation.
Order NMB here from Permuted Press
Or here from Amazon
Check out Alex's earlier book, Pop Magick, here

107 - This Fool

We're talking the Hulu Original, Chris Estrada-led cholo comedy THIS FOOL. This is a major writing craft episode, inspired by how incredibly written this show is. We talk sitcom frameworks, rejecting brilliance, working while writing, and more. For Discord access, bonus and uncut episodes, previews of what we're working on, and more, go to patreon.com/agitator

106 - Into the Black Metal Void(con) with Evan Dean Shelton

Evan Dean Shelton is a writer, publisher, podcaster, occult practitioner, and all-around chill motherfucker. We had him on to discuss VOIDCON--what is it, why's it happening, and who will be there? We also discuss making art for offensive purposes, edgelords, posers, and the desire to feel bad sometimes. Then, mostly on the Patreon half, we're discussing some essential listening in the realm of Japanese black metal (links to bands below). Perfect follow-up to our talk last week with Adam Lehrer on Japanoise and psych rock. We totally planned that...  
Full uncut episode on patreon.com/agitator
Check out Castaigne Publishing: https://castaignepublishing.bigcartel.com/
Come to VOIDCON (several Broken River crew members will be there, including Kelby): https://castaignepublishing.bigcartel.com/product/void-con-2023
Listen to The Lurking Transmission, a music-fueled horror anthology podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lurking-transmission/id1474507473
Follow Evan on Twitter @REALSONICDANGER @VOIDCON2023 @CastaignePub
Abigail: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Abigail/1282
Barbatos: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/barbatos/4239
Cataplexy: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cataplexy/11370
Barglar: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/B%C3%A4rglar/3540401988
Sigh: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/sigh/51