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 Mondo Vanilli (and others)

WorldChanging
Jamais Cascio’s Open The Future

 



Show #108: Justin from Justin.tv Brings It

Justin Kan has shared his view of the world with all of us… literally, since March 19, when he hooked a mobile camera to his hat and started streaming live video 24-7 (more or less) on his justin.tv site. He joined us live in our studio for this program. And check out “Stereotypes” by Bos105, Justin’s brother!

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Jamais Cascio, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Song: “Stereotypes” by Bos105 | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Justin TV
Jamais Cascio’s Open The Future

 



Show #107 (Weekend Edition): 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 others)

 



Show #106: Gonzo: Hunter S. Thompson is Evoked

B. Duke, author and performer behind the theater piece, “Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis”, joins us to talk about and perform from his play in which he evokes Hunter S. Thompson circa 1968-1971.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Diana Brown, Steve Robles, Jeff Diehl | Song: “Hot Bird” by the Guitar Zeros | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Gonzo: A Brutal Chrysalis
The Guitar Zeros

 



Show #105 (Weekend Edition): Punishment & Prison

We contemplate the notion of punishment and prison in human societies

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)

We’ll be broadcasting live video of both of our shows — “The RU Sirius Show” and “NeoFiles” with chat, every Sunday from 2PM – 4PM Pacific. Bookmark the show page and join us on Sunday.

 



Show #104: Keith Henson’s Space Elevator

Scientology battler and longtime space advocate Keith Henson joins us to talk about his ongoing travails with L. Ron Hubbard’s joke come true and tells us why and how we should build a space elevator.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Song: “2 Live Supertramp Disco” by dj BC | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Keith Henson News
Sex, Drugs and Cults by Keith Henson

We’ll be broadcasting live video of both of our shows — “The RU Sirius Show” and “NeoFiles” with chat, every Sunday from 2PM – 4PM Pacific. Bookmark the show page and join us on Sunday.

 



Show #103 (Weekend Edition): Animals & Guns

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ll be broadcasting live video of both of our shows — “The RU Sirius Show” and “NeoFiles” with chat, every Sunday from 2PM – 4PM Pacific. Bookmark the show page and join us on Sunday.

In this show, we talk about animals and we talk about guns but we don’t talk about animals with guns. Also, no animals were harmed during the making of this show.

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)

 



Show #102: From The Zodiac Killer to Cho

First of all, an announcement: We’ll be broadcasting live video of both of our shows — “The RU Sirius Show” and “NeoFiles” with chat, every Sunday from 2PM – 4PM Pacific. Bookmark the show page and join us on Sunday.

David Van Nuys profiled the Zodiac Killer in “This is the Zodiac Speaking: Into the Mind of a Serial Killer”, which he co-authorwed with Michael D. Kelleher. We talk about the strange mind of the mysterious Zodiac, the recent massacre at Virginia Tech, and Transpersonal Psychology.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Diana Brown, Steve Robles, Jeff Diehl | “Lord High Executioner’s Song” by Gilbert & Sullivan | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

This is the Zodiac Speaking
David Van Nuys

 



Show #101 (Weekend Edition): Snort the Dead?

How should we deal with the bodies of the dead and our own feelings about the recently departed? SF writer John Shirley and Guruphiliac editor Jody Radzik join us as we discuss the issues.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Jody Radzik, John Shirley, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Guruphiliac
John Shirley

 



Show #100: Kill Your Guru

Jody Radzik, the publisher of the website, Guruphiliac, enlightened us about bad v. good gurus, and the nutty followers they attract. Learn for yourself how to judge a bona fide guru and how to spot a huckster with a god complex.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Jody Radzik, John Shirley, Jeff Diehl | Song: “Ego is a Too Much Thing” by Charles Manson | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Guruphiliac
John Shirley

 



Show #99 (Weekend Edition): Humble or Hubristic?

Should human beings be humble? Or should we go for it, full tilt? And are the Presidential elections another weapon of mass distraction? We discuss.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Dr. James Ketchum, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Chemical Warfare: Secrets Almost Forgotten by Dr. James Ketchum

 



Show #98: Everything The US Government is Doing About Security is Wrong

Security expert Bruce Schneier joins us for the first show of the Spring Season. Schneier is the author of “Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World” and writes about security issues for Wired and many other publications.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Two Chatterers: Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Song: “Heights” by Los Veneremos | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Bruce Schneier

 



Show #97: Psychedelic Research is Resurgent

We talk to Jag Davies, Director of Communications for MAPS — Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies — about ongoing “legitimate” research into psychedelics and marijuana.

We also drop the news that we’re taking a three week break and then dividing the show up into ten week seasons. Post here with any thoughts and suggestions about what you’d like to hear on the show

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Song: “Dutch Holiday,” a mashup from dj BC | Gang of Two Chatterers: Jeff Diehl, Steve Robles | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

MAPS

 



Show #96: More Sex with Susie Bright

Legendary “sexpert” Susie Bright joins us again for the second half of this two-part program.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl, Steve Robles | Song: “Obscure Disorder (Ghosthacked)” by DJ Spooky | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Find All Things Susie Bright | Diana Brown in “Dead Certain” | RU Sirius Online Course on Timothy Leary | RU Sirius’ “True Mutations: Interviews on the Edge of Science, Technology & Consciousness”

 



Show #95: Dangerous Sex Talk with Susie Bright

Legendary “sexpert” Susie Bright joins us. We talk about the latest in the book series she edits: “The Best American Erotica 2007″ and many other topics. This is the first of a two-part program.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl, Steve Robles | Song: “Obscure Disorder (Ghosthacked)” by DJ Spooky | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Find All Things Susie Bright | Diana Brown in “Dead Certain” | RU Sirius Online Course on Timothy Leary | RU Sirius’ “True Mutations: Interviews on the Edge of Science, Technology & Consciousness”

 



Show #94 (Weekend Edition): Yeah, right. Or, is there too much technohype?

Has life really been changed by technology over the last 100 years or so, or do we all put on our pants one leg at a time?

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)

 



Show #93: Cory Doctorow’s OverClocked

SF Writer, Boing Boing Editor, and Man-About-Cyberspace Cory Doctorow joins us to talk about his marvelous new collection of short stories, OverClocked.

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)

Cory Doctorow | OverClocked

 



Show #92: Wikipedia Man Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia founder and mainman (or ex-mainman) Jimmy Wales joins us to talk about open source philosophy, objectivism, digital maoism, and how Wikipedia’s gonna like wipe out Google in 5 years (or not)

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Three Chatterers: RU Sirius, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia | Digital Maoism, by Jaron Lanier | Our Right to Death

 



Show #91 (Weekend Edition): We’re Going to Kill Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Comedian Will Franken joins us on our weekend edition and man, he really hates Mahmoud Ahmadinejad! And because we like Will, we’ve agreed to get together and off the Iranian psycho.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Four Chatterers: RU Sirius, Will Franken, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl, | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

 



Show #90: Will Franken is Funny as Fuck!

Comedian Will Franken returns to the show and we talk bout his new podcast, “Things We Did Before Reality” and the Michael Richards apology, among other things. Here’s my unrequested blurb for Franken’s podshow: Will Franken is Firesign Theater meets Jonathan Swift, if Swift were transported into today’s world and forced to live in Berkeley for five years.

Producer: Jeff Diehl | Host: RU Sirius | Gang of Four Chatterers: RU Sirius, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl, Joe Quirk | Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and others)

Will Franken | Things We Did Before Reality

 


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