Bistro Californium

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Ep. 29 VAMPIRE WITH ASYMMETRICAL PROSTATE w/ Scott Litts *PREVIEW* Jul 24, 2023

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Topic: Robert Pattinson in Catherine Hardwicke's Twilight (2008) + David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis (2012) + Josh and Benny Safdie's Good Time (2017) + Christopher Nolan's Tenet (2020) Guest: Scott Litts (@cafeviolenza) An episode conceived in the notorious Dimes Square bar Clandestino, Scott Litts joins the show for a comprehensive study of subtly unusual actor and part-time vampire, Robert Pattinson FOR FULL EPISODE, SUBSCRIBE TO https://www.patreon.com/BistroCalifornium "Then ask me the most basic question: What do we eat?" "This is a protest against the future. They wanna hold off the future. They want to normalize it. Keep it from overwhelming the present. The future is always a wholeness. A sameness." "Y-y-you're an ignorant fuck, bro! No one's better than any next man. You don't know me from Adam!"

Ep. 28 A CULTURE OF STEAM w/ Brad Kelly Jul 12, 2023

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Topic: Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vols. I and II Guest: Brad Kelly (@bradkelly) FEAT. Logo Daedalus reading WALL OF TEXT 6/6/23 yeerk is joined by author and podcaster Brad Kelly of the Art of Darkness Podcast to discuss Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's astonishing metafictional crossover epic, the LEAUGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN VOLS. I and II Listen to Art of Darkness here Check out Brad Kelly's website Buy HOUSE OF SLEEP "The British Empire has always encountered difficulty in distinguishing between its heroes and its monsters."

This episode is dedicated to Kevin O'Neill

Ep. 27 AFRAIDIAN SLIP w/ abcdent Jun 21, 2023

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Topic: Ari Aster's Beau Is Afraid (2023) Guest: abcdent (@abcdentminded) yeerk is joined by the charming and gregarious abcdent to discuss Ari Aster's 'Jewish Lord of the Rings', the tragi-comic comi-tragic surrealist horror masterpiece BEAU IS AFRAID Dismissing the temptation of reading the movie as 'seen through the eyes of Beau's anxiety', they explore a darker vein, in which the danger is real, and a new catastrophe lies around every corner Follow abcdent on twitter

Ep. 26 A WORM IS AT WORK IN THE CORE w/ Kerwin Fjøl Jun 14, 2023

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Topics: Rock in Opposition: Henry Cow + Slapp Happy + Art Bears + John Greaves & Peter Blegvad's Kew. Rhone. (1977) + Romantic Warriors II: A Progressive Music Saga About Rock in Opposition (2012) Guest: Kerwin Fjøl (@zermatist) Media ecologist Kerwin joins yeerk for a discussion of ROCK IN OPPOSITION, and the principle RIO canon of HENRY COW, SLAPP HAPPY, ART BEARS, and HENRY COW & SLAPP HAPPY + John Greaves & Peter Blegvad's entirely fun KEW. RHONE. album, and the ROMANTIC WARRIORS II documentary They also discuss the American RIO wave (THINKING PLAGUE, 5uus, SLEEPYTIME GORILLA MUSEUM) and where they're situated on the RIO SPECTRUM (Austere to Zany), and what exactly the Opposition in ROCK IN OPPOSITION is... 'at' Check out Kerwin's Medium page "They gut huts with gusto Pillage villages with verve War does what she has to People get what they deserve" "Holding forth on a topic of no worth A pissy myth about birth of WarAnd as for those "Hats" they're a bore Not amusing anymore Dare I ask myself what It's for?"

"Peel's foe, not a set animal, laminates a tone of sleep"

Ep. 25 THE DREAM TO AWAKEN OUR WORLD w/ Reagan Lodge Jun 08, 2023

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Topics: Æon Flux (1991 - 1995) + Reign: The Conqueror (1996 - 1997) Guest: Reagan Lodge (@ReaganLodge) Dieselpunk visionary Reagan Lodge joins yeerk to discuss two astonishing works of sf surrealist fantasy by Peter Chung, ÆON FLUX and Yoshinori Kanemori's REIGN: THE CONQUEROR (to which Chung contributed his unmistakeable visual aesthetic) Subscribe to Reagan's patreon and contribute to the ongoing progress of his graphic novel WYIT, 'a full-coloured epic-length graphic novel about a young fugitive and a rogue soldier on a journey for survival in a dark world.' And be sure to visit his personal website for more information here "My name's Æon Flux. I'm here on a mission to assassinate Trevor Goodchild. Is everybody listening? Do you believe me? Everybody happy now?" "Recklessness is speed beyond one's capacity to control. But might increased speed lead to increased capacity?"

Ep. 24 I COULD SLEEP FOR A THOUSAND YEARS w/ Joel *PREVIEW* May 31, 2023

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Topics: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) + White Light/White Heat (1968) + The Velvet Underground (1969) + Loaded (1970) Guest: Joel (@indrid_grigori) Joel comes on Bistro to talk about THE VELVET UNDERGROUND- what is there more to say? Apparently, a lot- this conversation ranges across everything from the nature of distortion, lonely noise gigs, the grain of Lou Reed's voice, to the unexpected revelation that the Velvet Underground were... a jam band?? "Watch out! The world's behind you! There's always Someone around you who will call..." "Shiny shiny, shiny boots of leather..."

Ep. 23 BISTRO IN SLUMBERLAND w/ Tepelathy Darty *PART ONE* May 24, 2023

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Topics: Winsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland (1905-1926) + Vittorio Giardino's Little Ego (1984) Guest: Tepelathy Darty (@tepelathydarty) PART ONE of a mammoth TWO PART EPISODE- for PART TWO, subscribe to BISTRO CALIFORNIUM on PATREON at https://www.patreon.com/BistroCalifornium yeerk is joined by John aka Tepelathy Darty for a guided tour through one of the great achievements of American fantasia, Winsor McCay's extraordinary LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND, in this unusually dreamy episode of Bistro Californium "Little Nemo had just fallen asleep when an Oomp appeared who said 'You are requested to appear before His Majesty, Morpheus of Slumberland'" "I knew it! You should not have eaten that huckleberry pie at bed time."

Ep. 22 WHERE NONE OF THE FACES FIT A HUMAN FORM w/ Owen Briggs May 17, 2023

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Topics: Sin City (2005) + Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) by Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller Guest: Owen Briggs Our first ever return guest, renowned Austrologist, Owen Briggs joins yeerk to discuss the duel themes of monstrosity and chivalry in Robert Rodriguez's highly underrated cult noir action movie SIN CITY "The night's hot as hell. It's a lousy room in a lousy part of a lousy town." "An old man dies. A young woman lives. Fair trade."

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Ep. 21 CREATURES OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS w/ Jack *PREVIEW* May 10, 2023

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Topics: Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time (1962) + John Kent Harrison's A Wrinkle in Time (2003) + Ava DuVernay's A Wrinkle in Time (2018) Guest: Jack (@lotus_point), host of The Perfume Nationalist *PREVIEW* FOR FULL EPISODE, SUBSCRIBE TO BISTRO CALIFORNIUM ON PATREON https://www.patreon.com/BistroCalifornium

Jack joins us for the for a very special YA episode of Bistro Californium to discuss the very first young adult fiction novel, Madeleine L'Engle's extraordinary A WRINKLE IN TIME- an acid-soaked Christian allegory in the tradition of C. S. Lewis and David Lindsay, dramatising a spiritual battle between the forces of light (creativity, individualism, love) and darkness (the dreadful conformity of IT, the Ava DuVernay film adaptation) Along the way they discuss early encounters with art in childhood and discover a mutual fantasy of leaving it all behind to enter the placid & relaxing world of marine biology "It was a dark and stormy night" "There is such a thing as a tesseract" Listen to THE PERFUME NATIONALIST https://www.patreon.com/perfumenationalist/

Ep. 20 JOHN WICK'S INFERNO w/ Mage & HOLE *ONE HOUR PREVIEW* May 03, 2023

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This is an hour long preview of BISTRO CALIFORNIUM Ep. 20 JOHN WICK'S INFERNO w/ Mage (@mahou_mage) & HOLE (@flowerfathering) For the full episode, subscribe to BISTRO CALIFORNIUM on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/BistroCalifornium

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