Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 69! Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing on your favorite platforms. This week, we review "Echoes of the Soul", the debut album from Crypta . We've been following this project since the split of the band Nervosa, so we were anxious to listen to this new album. Then we discuss MK Ultra, one of the many nefarious projects undertaken by the CIA that involved many uninformed and unwitting participants, with litt...
Jun 23, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 68! Thanks to everyone who has helped spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing on your favorite platforms. NOTE: Minor sound issues for the first few minutes. Dan's beard decided to get in on the conversation. Hang in there, it goes away! This week, we briefly revisit the self-titled thrash album by Korvak . Then we kick back and talk about all kinds of random things: Allergies, movies, dead celebrities, the Mandela Effect, conspiracies, evoluti...
Jun 16, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 67! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing on your favorite platforms. This week, we are joined by Adam Wallach and Dylan Marks from San Diego 2-piece instrumental metal band, Fermentor ( fermentorband.com ). We talk about all kinds of things: their 2020 album "Continuance", new music in the works, signing with Metal Assault Records , music gear, and more....
Jun 09, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 66.6 (Shakal Returns - Part 2)! This week, we finish up our 2-part conversation with Shakal, guitarist from Brazilian thrash band, Mofo ( @MofoTrash ). We continue the drunken conversation, during which we not only receive a lesson in proper English but also get an exclusive inside look into some exciting things in the works for Mofo. Grab a beer, kick back, and enjoy the rest of this 2-part episode. Scatterbrain Podcast with Ian and Dan: Subscribe, Listen...
Jun 02, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 66 (Part 1)! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing on your favorite platforms. This week, we narrowly averted disaster, and instead ended up with a 2-part episode. Fresh off the heels of a long-overdue victory for his home team, we are joined again by Shakal, guitarist from Brazilian thrash band, Mofo ( @MofoTrash ). We talk metal, random trivia, and more...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 66
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 65! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing on your favorite platforms. This week, we are joined again by Marianne from Death is Everything Podcast ( D.I.E. ) to talk about near death experiences (NDE's). What are they and what causes them? Do the experiences described by some people give some evidence for the existence of the soul or are they nothing more ...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Bonus Episode Vol 2! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing with your network. We took the week off for Mother's Day, so you're presented with this audio mix of skits, outtakes, and more. A brainchild of Ian. Thanks for listening - see you next time! Scatterbrain Podcast with Ian and Dan: Subscribe, Listen and Share! Twitter - @ScatterbrainPod / Instagram - @Scatt...
May 12, 2021•39 min
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 64! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing with your network. This week we review "Hell Unleashed", the latest, much-anticipated release from British thrash act, Evile . Then we discuss ghosts and the uncanny ability of children and animals to see them. Is this something we are all born with or is it a special ability of the few? Do our thoughts, conceptio...
May 05, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 63! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing, rating, and sharing with your network. This week we talk about revisiting some old metal classics and also review “Slay in Hell”, the latest from Steel Bearing Hand . Then we discuss the distinction between folklore and urban legends. Along the way we talk about various urban legends such as Mothman, the Devil's Chair, and more. Is t...
Apr 28, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 62! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing and sharing with your network. This week, we discover some San Diego death metal and review "The Fading Flame", the debut full-length from Putrescine. Next, we talk about the "Friendship Case", where dozens of people claim to have had on-going interactions with a benevolent group of aliens over the course of decades. Scatterbrain Podc...
Apr 20, 2021•47 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 61! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing and sharing with your network. This week, we welcome back Marianne from "Death Is Everything Podcast" ( @D.I.E._Cast ). We had a great conversation back in Ep 54, our Zombie episode, and this time was no different. We talk about cryonics, one of the many ways people try to cheat death and disease. It's an interesting endeavor, with an...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 60! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing and sharing with your network. This week piss off more celebrities and are visited by the ghost in Ian's house. We talk about psychedelics, their cultural implications, and the social changes surrounding these substances. We also learn about Terence McKenna, author, lecturer, psychonaut extraordinaire, and one of the major proponents ...
Apr 07, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 59! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing and sharing with your network. This week we talk about shopping for beer online and neutering dogs. Fun stuff! We also check out the recent death metal release from Baest , "Necro Sapiens" & discuss the strange UFO encounter of Japan Airlines Flight 1628. Scatterbrain Podcast with Ian and Dan: Subscribe, Listen and Share! Twitter ...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 58! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing and sharing with your network. This week we review the 2021 release “Sahrartu”, from the Belarusian metal band Eximperitus. Next, we talk about a few mysterious areas in the world that are famous for strange disappearances: The Bermuda Triangle, The Nevada Triangle, and more. What is it with these places that inspires mystery and lege...
Mar 25, 2021•59 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 57! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by subscribing and sharing with your network. This week we review "Kill Grid", the latest release from Richmond, Virginia's Enforced . Next, we learn about extremophiles. Whether in the deepest depths of the oceans or on the highest mountain peaks, the success and proliferation of these organisms underscores one thing: Life finds a way! Scatterbrain...
Mar 17, 2021•56 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 56! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network and rating on your favorite podcast platform. This week we banter about beer, playing music, and more. We also check out Fractal Generator's ( @FractalGenerator ) latest release "Macrocosmos". Next, we learn about some of the greatest inventors of modern history: Nikola Tesla & Thomas Edison. We talk about their inve...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 55! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. This week we check out "Seven Evils Spawned of Seven Heads", the latest release from LA death metal band, Swampbeast . Next, we learn about Harry Anslinger and his role in the criminalization and prohibition of cannabis (aka hemp and marijuana). Who was this asshole and why the 180 degree change on cannabis, it's prohib...
Mar 03, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 54! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. This week we are joined by Marianne from Death Is Everything Podcast ( @D.I.E._cast) to talk about something near and dear to our hearts: Zombies. First, we go a bit back in time to the 2019 release "Tropical Sun" by Italian death metal band, Fulci . This zombie-themed concept album not only ties in nicely with the rest...
Feb 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 53! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. We skip the album review this week. Instead, we talk about game-changing technology that can disrupt the status quo. Whether it be the invention of the iPhone, joint replacement technology, or a new energy source, some technologies can change the course of society and human history. Without the combustion engine, for ex...
Feb 17, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 52! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. Despite some challenges, we managed to get this week's episode out on time! In this episode, we review the latest EP from Gatecreeper ( @Gatecreeper ), "An Unexpected Reality". We also talk about the EP "Everlasting Torment" from one of Ian's recent favorites, High Command ( @HighCommandThrash ). After some music talk, ...
Feb 10, 2021•53 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 51! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. This week, we review "Charred Field of Slaughter" from Chicago death metal band Bear Mace . We also talk about concept albums, horror movies, ghosts, and poltergeists. What are poltergeists? Are they real? Listen then let us know what you think. If you've had any personal experience, we'd love to hear about it. Scatterb...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 50! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. This week, we welcome San Diego thrash metal band Beekeeper ( @BeekeeperMetal ) back to the podcast. It's been the better part of a year since we last spoke with Ally, Adam, and Dylan. Some new, exciting things have happened for the band since then. We talk music, the upcoming limited vinyl release of "Slaves to the Not...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 49! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. This week, we drink some beers and hang out with Jack (vocals for Nightwölf ), Guilherme (bass for Nightwölf), Emiliano (vocals for Mofo ), and Rodrigo (guitars for Mofo). We talk music, the metal scene, stage names, band news, and more. This episode is longer than usual, but we could have talked longer. Fun conversatio...
Jan 20, 2021•2 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Happy 2021, Scatterbrains! We took a few weeks off to refresh, and now we're coming back at you with a vengeance. Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 48, our Season 2 Premier! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Please help spread the word by sharing with your network. This week, we talk music, movies, podcasting, and pro wrestling with Steve from The Last Podcast You'd Want . Steve is a movie buff and his podcast is all about movies. He's also a reti...
Jan 13, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Happy New Year Scatterbrains! 2020 was an interesting year, to say the least. Despite the chaos in the world around us, we managed to have fun, keep things light, and learn a lot in the process. If you're a regular listener, you may recall some of these conversations but may not have heard these clips and outtakes. Sprinkled throughout are some random skits from the mind of Ian. Thanks for listening - We've got some great things in the works for 2021 and hope you join us for the ride. Scatterbra...
Jan 05, 2021•29 min
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 47 - The Year-End Review. You're not getting rid of us that easily! In this episode, we look back at the year 2020 and the start of Scatterbrain Podcast. We talk about what we've learned since we started and what we'd like to do in the new year. We also talk about the new 10-point rating system and discuss some of our favorite music from this year. We'd like to thank all who have listened and will listen. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoy cre...
Dec 30, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 46! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Help spread the word by sharing with your network. Please don't forget to follow, rate, and review on your preferred podcast platform. Hit us on social media or leave us a voice message on our Anchor page - we'd like to hear from you. This week we welcome Ariel Cooksey from Malice Podcast to discuss the Norwegian Black Metal scene in the 1990's, the church burnings, and the ci...
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 45! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Help spread the word by sharing with your network. Please don't forget to follow, rate, and review on your preferred podcast platform. Hit us on social media, leave us a voice message on our Anchor page - we'd like to hear from you. The end of the year is drawing near. We've got some great things in the works for the rest of 2020 and into 2021. This week we talk about all kind...
Dec 16, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 44! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Help spread the word by sharing with your network. Please don't forget to follow, rate, and review on your preferred podcast platform. Hit us on social media, leave us a voice message on our Anchor page , or email us at scatterbrainpod@outlook.com - we'd like to hear from you. This week, Ian gives some convoluted explanation about how his math calculations on the Drake Equatio...
Dec 09, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 43! Thanks to everyone who has listened, liked, and followed us on social media. Help spread the word by sharing with your network. Please don't forget to follow, rate, and review on your preferred podcast platform. We'd love to hear from you - Drop us a message on our social media, leave us a voice message on our Anchor page, or email us at scatterbrainpod@outlook.com This week, we review the latest thrash metal album "Palace for the Insane”, by Shrapnel ...
Dec 02, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 43
