Super Synthtracks of the Seventies
We discuss some super synth-based soundtracks and scores from Long Seventies films
Sep 15, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 125
The Long Seventies Podcast
A biweekly history podcast focusing on America between 1968 and 1984.
Episodes
Sean Howe Interview -- Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s.
Author Sean Howe joins the show to talk about his new book "Agents of Chaos: Thomas King Forçade, High Times, and the Paranoid End of the 1970s.”
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 124
Wall Street (1987): Rebranding Dystopia
We talk about Oliver Stone's 1987 drama Wall Street, starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, and wrap up the Decade of Dystopia series.
Aug 15, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 123
Financialization
We discuss the rapid and sweeping financialization, corporate raiding and deindustrialization that took place during the Long Seventies and what effect it had on society.
Aug 01, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 122
The Crazies (1973) & Wizards (1977): Techno-totalitarian Dystopian Horrors
Decade of Dystopia continues with two movies, The Crazies and Wizards. We discuss what these movies have in common, the dystopian visions they provide and what critique they make of the world of the Long Seventies.
Jul 15, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 121
The Twin Crises of Continuity & Progress -- Decade of Dystopia
We discuss why the Long Seventies gave birth to so many dystopian creative works, specifically in the context of crises of continuity and progress.
Jul 01, 2023•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 120
Logan’s Run: There Is No Sanctuary
We discuss the 1976 dystopian sci-fi classic film Logan's Run, societal symbolic illiteracy, announce the Decade of Dystopia series and much more.
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 119
The Atrocity Exhibition: J.G. Ballard’s Syncromystical Masterpiece
We discuss acclaimed author JG Ballard’s 1969 experimental piece of transgressive syncromystical literature. Love, death, loss, trauma, tragedy, eroticism, car accidents as immanent mystical experiences, JFK, Ralph Nader, Elizabeth Taylor, WWII, Vietnam, art etc.
Jun 01, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 118
Top Ten: Audio and Musical Gear
We each choose ten pieces of audio and musical gear that we think were important to the audio/musical landscape of the Long Seventies.
May 14, 2023•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 117
Rollerball (1975): Skate or Die
We discuss the eerily prescient 1975 dystopian film Rollerball, starring James Caan. Skates, motorcycles, fire, blood, murder, drugs, multivision tv and more!
May 01, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 116
The Americanization of the South -- Part Two
We finish our discussion of John Egerton’s 1974 book The Americanization of the South, focusing on Politics, Industrialization, City growth and Culture.
Apr 23, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Bareknuckle Boxing Movies
We discuss some of the best bareknuckle boxing movies from The Long Seventies, in particular Charles Bronson's Hard Times and Clint Eastwood's Every Which Way But Loose.
Apr 03, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 114
The Americanization of Dixie -- Part One
We discuss the meaning of "Americanization" the first three chapters of John Egerton's fascinating 1974 book "The Americanization of Dixie."
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 113
Thief (1980): A Faustian Heist
We talk about the 1980 Michael Mann film Thief, starring ultimate tough guy James Caan as a besieged jewel thief working the mean streets of Chicago.
Mar 05, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 112
Paperbacks From Hell: Hi-Octane Horror
We discuss the flourishing of the horror genre during the long seventies as hauntology and Grady Hendrix's fantastic book Paperbacks From Hell.
Feb 19, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 111
The Beast (1988): The Great Game On The Big Screen
We discuss the 1988 movie The Beast depicting a lost Russian tank crew hunted by Mujihadeen during the Russian-Afghanistan War. Peak cold war cinema!
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 110
The Tunnels Of Cu Chi: Our Subterrenean Entrance To The Vietnam Conflict
We discuss the vast network of tunnels the Vietnamese National Liberation Front dug underneath Cu Chi district 25 miles NW of Saigon, how they were used, how the US Army dealt with this unusual tactic, and how the tunnels origins were in the French Indochina Wars after WWII.
Jan 30, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 109
Turk 182: Terry Flew, Tyler Knew
We discuss the 1985 film Turk 182 about a young graffiti artist fighting New York City Hall and finding love along the way.
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 108
The Rise and Fall of the Pop Culture Empire
We discuss 20th century mass communication technologies and how they facilitated the Pop Culture Empire that saw its zenith during the Long Seventies and has since crumbled.
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 107
E. Howard Hunt: Pulp Fiction Plumber
We talk about E. Howard Hunt, CIA agent and Watergate break-in planner, and his work as an author of numerous pulp fiction novels like The Coven and Diabolus.
Dec 19, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 106
From Foxy Brown to Jackie Brown
We talk about 1974's Foxy Brown and the ways Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown pays homage to the blaxploitation genre and provides a mature exploration of its themes.
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 105
Museum of Masculinity
We discuss the transitionary Masculinity and Masculine stuff of the 70s, sandwiched in between John Wayne and John Rambo.
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 104
Giallo: Motel Money Murder Madness
Join us and special guest Sean to discuss Italian Giallo. Black leather gloves. Straight razors. Murder. Betrayal. Thrills. Horror. Sex. Booze. More sex. Great music. Literal backstabbing. Saturated colors. Crumbling country estates. Swank 70s hotel rooms and apartments. Everything good in life.
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 103
Police Academy: Entrance to Absurdity
We talk about the 1984 comedy Police Academy, a metaphysical yet socially grounded intermediary between Animal House and The Naked Gun.
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 102
Ong's Hat: Alternative Reality Games Are Not Games
We discuss an early example of the Alternative Reality Game genre of multimedia participatory "fiction."
Oct 02, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 101
Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K Dick
We discuss one of Philip K Dick's weirdest novels (genetically augmented variety show host timeline surfing on someone else's dope trip) and connect the dots between his timeline-jumping ideas and other similar philosophical concepts in the memesphere.
Sep 10, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 100
The Occult In Cinema
We discuss the various forms the Occult takes in Long Seventies cinema and why this medium informs all other media for decades when it comes to depictions of the Occult.
Jul 13, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 99
The Myth and Marketing of the Occult in Rock Music
We talk about how the occult was used to promote rock and roll in the long seventies and Matt goes on massive digression about ancient magic and messianic mysticism.
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 78
Pumping Iron (1977): From Jagger Swagger to Barbarian Builds
We discuss the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron following the epic and hilarious lives of the contestant of the 1975 Mr. Olympia competition in South Africa. Arnold Schwartzenegger vs. Lou Ferrigno. Conan vs. The Hulk. Nuff said.
Jun 04, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 97
The Tayos Caves Expedition feat. Neil Armstrong
We discuss the 1976 Tayos Caves Expedition organized by Stanley Hall featuring special guest explorer astronaut Neil Armstrong, ancient metal libraries of occult knowledge, bad weather, South American bureaucracy, cave spiders, archaeological treasures and Montezuma's Revenge.
May 14, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 96
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