Programmed to Chill

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Unlocked: Bonus Episode 42 - Novels as Spycraft 10 - Alienation and Weaponized Trauma in the Novel Monarch, feat. Candice Wuehle Jul 03, 2023

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(Unlocked from Patreon)

Today I'm joined by Candice Wuehle, the author of the novel Monarch (2022), a dizzyingly great work about beauty pageants, dissociation, mind control, and the occult. We start with a discussion of her literary influences and career before we enter a discussion of Monarch's plot and themes up to and including Monarch programming itself.

Note: as with most literary episodes, you would probably get more out of it if you've read Monarch but the episode should still be enjoyable if you haven't read it yet. Shout-out to Nucky for recommending the episode and providing some questions.

artwork by Dakota

Songs:

Right or Wrong by Wanda Jackson

My Daddy Doll by Tammy Wynette

CANT BE DEFEATED by NECROEZ

Deep Red Bells by Neko Case

Candice's Links:

https://www.candicewuehle.com/

Jimmy's Links:

https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Bonus Episode 60 - Hibernian Film Club 2.2: No J*ps at My Funeral and the Commitments pt. 2 feat. Trash Jun 20, 2023

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This is part two of an Irish double feature with Trash (@bidenbigboi). In this episode, we continue our discussion of No Japs at My Funeral , discussing the Troubles. Later, we also discuss the Commitments, a nice musical comedy film to discuss life in the Republic of Ireland.

Episode 60 Songs:

I Spy (For The F.B.I.) by John Hiatt

Teenage Kicks by the Undertones

The Men Behind the Wire by the Wolfe Tones

I Love You by Fontaines D.C.

Big by Fontaines D.C.

Links:

https://twitter.com/bidenbigboi

www.patreon.com/programmedtochill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Bonus Episode 59 - Hibernian Film Club 2.1: No J*ps at My Funeral and the Commitments pt. 1 feat. Trash Jun 20, 2023

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Today I'm joined by Trash (@bidenbigboi) for more weepy Irish bullshit; this time through a double feature, the 1980 no wave film No Japs at My Funeral and the 1991 film the Commitments. In this episode, we largely discuss No Japs at My Funeral which is a vehicle through which we also discuss various aspects of The Troubles, especially the earlier period.

Episode 59 Songs:

I Can’t Stand Myself by the James Chance and the Contortions

Alternative Ulster by Stiff Little Fingers

Banana Republic by the Boomtown Rats

Links: https://twitter.com/bidenbigboi

www.patreon.com/programmedtochill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Unlocked: Bonus Episode 57 - Death Grips as Laurel Canyon 2.0, pt. 2: Psychonauts on the Moon, feat. Dakota May 12, 2023

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(unlocked from Patreon)

(part 2 of 2)

Today I'm rejoined by Dakota (@DEEP_RED_BELLS) to finish our conversation about the musical group Death Grips. We continue analyzing Exmilitary. This includes discussing the sample from the songs Culture Shock and 5D, leading us to discuss lightworkers, Blavatsky, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, and the Church Universal and Triumphant. Then we have an extended discussion on MC Ride's tattoos, their symbolism, and the various left-hand path traditions to which they allude.

After that, we discuss the band's timeline, examine Epic Records' artists and executives, and the events surrounding their most controversial acts of self-sabotage and magic(k)al rebirth. This includes their time at the Chateau Marmont, fighting with their own label, leaking their own album, the possibility that their extreme online popularity may not be entirely organic, and the group's conception of the role of magic(k) in their careers.

To wrap up, Dakota tells some personal tales of debauchery set to Death Grips' music.

Songs:

No Love by Death Grips

You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money but I Know What He Really Loves You for It's Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat by ‘’

I’ve Seen Footage by ‘’

The Fear by ‘’

I Want It I Need It (Death Heated) by ‘’

Links:

https://twitter.com/DEEP_RED_BELLS

https://twitter.com/chrncllymlstd

Merch:

https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Unlocked: Bonus Episode 56 - Death Grips as Laurel Canyon 2.0, pt. 1: Manson Family Gnostics, feat. Dakota May 12, 2023

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(unlocked from Patreon)

(part 1 of 2)

Today I'm joined by Dakota (@DEEP_RED_BELLS) to discuss the musical group Death Grips. We talk about our personal experiences listening to them, the band's history and then discuss the band's familiarity with chaos magic(k). Then we get into some song analysis. I tended to focus on Exmilitary out of sheer familiarity with it but we do talk about various eras between the two episodes.

Finally, we ask the important question: folks, are Death Grips members of a "Mansonoid conspiracy"?

Note: I say 'sigil' weird in this; I know how it should be pronounced in general

Songs:

Death Grips by Death Grips

Klink by ‘’

Beware by ‘’

Get Got by ‘’

Hacker by ‘’

Links:

https://twitter.com/DEEP_RED_BELLS

https://twitter.com/chrncllymlstd

Merch:

https://www.patreon.com/ProgrammedToChill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Bonus Episode 44: Hibernian Film Club 1.2: The Wind That Shakes the Barley, feat. Trash Mar 13, 2023

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After a speedrun through 800 years of Anglo-Irish history, I'm joined by Trash (@bidenbigboi) to discuss the Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) by Ken Loach. The film takes place during the Irish War of Independence and the beginning of the Irish Civil War. We discuss the film, what it means to be Irish-American, and the various themes and lessons we can learn from such a film.

Episode 44 Songs:

Come Out Ye Black and Tans by Derek Warfield and the Wolfe Tones

the Wind That Shakes the Barley by the Alias Acoustic Band

Links:

www.patreon.com/programmedtochill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Bonus Episode 43: Hibernian Film Club 1.1: 800 Years of British Oppression, feat. Trash Mar 13, 2023

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It's that most wonderful time of year - St. Patrick's day. To get in the mood I'm launching the inaugural episode of the Hibernian Film Club. I'm joined by Trash (@bidenbigboi) to discuss the Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) by Ken Loach, but to get to that point, we're forced to reckon with nearly 800 years of Anglo-Irish history to properly contextualize the film. This episode is an attempt to cover that history to get to discussing the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War.

Episode 43 Songs:

Go On Home British Soldiers by Saoirse

Thousands Are Sailing by the Pogues

The Foggy Dew by Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones

Links:

www.patreon.com/programmedtochill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Bonus Episode 41 - The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh pt. 11: American Gladio, a Glimpse into How the World Really Works, Literary Influences, and Publishing Woes, feat. Wendy Painting Mar 10, 2023

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(11 of 11)

The eleventh and final episode in conversation with Wendy Painting, author of Aberration in the Heartland of the Real: The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh. In this episode, we discuss the Oklahoma City Bombing as American Gladio, a strategy of tension scenario in which terror is used as social conditioning.

(note, to record 11 episodes, at certain points we were both getting quite tired, so neither of us might be at our most eloquent)

Then, Wendy Painting discusses her literary influences, the events that inspired her to write, her views as an author, and so forth. To cap it off, we discuss why there are multiple versions of her book and she explains the issues she's faced with her publisher.

Wendy Painting's Kofi:

https://ko-fi.com/wendyspainting

series art by @r.voy_ (building upon the original illustration by Bobby Joe Crouch

Bonus Episode 41 songs:

Guayaquil by Los Hermanos Gutiérrez

Doctor Jeep by Sisters of Mercy

the Vanishing American Family by Scuba Z

Links:

www.patreon.com/programmedtochill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Unlocked: Bonus Episode 40 - The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh pt. 10: Synchronicities, the Bourne Scenario, and McVeigh’s Execution, feat. Wendy Painting Mar 03, 2023

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(10 of 11)

The tenth episode in conversation with Wendy Painting, author of Aberration in the Heartland of the Real: The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh. In this episode, somewhat afield of the McVeigh case, we discuss the concept of synchronicities. Returning to McVeigh, Wendy explains 'the Bourne Scenario' and the bizarre circumstances of McVeigh's public execution.

Wendy Painting's Kofi:

https://ko-fi.com/wendyspainting

series art by @r.voy_ (building upon the original illustration by Bobby Joe Crouch

Bonus Episode 40 songs:

Hasta La Muerte by Los Hermanos Gutiérrez

Bad Company by Bad Company

Links:

www.patreon.com/programmedtochill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/

Unlocked: Bonus Episode 39 - The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh pt. 9: the Bombing and its Aftermath, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and New Revelations about Dr. Jolyon West, feat. Wendy Painting Feb 24, 2023

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(9 of 11)

The ninth episode in conversation with Wendy Painting, author of Aberration in the Heartland of the Real: The Secret Lives of Timothy McVeigh. In this episode, we discuss the events of the Oklahoma City Bombing and its aftermath, including McVeigh's arrest, experiences with lawyers, and psychiatric evaluations. We discuss McVeigh's dissociative disorder and the implications therein. Yet again, Wendy has blessed us with extremely interesting, never-before-made public new information about the involvement of Dr. Jolyon West, arch-MKULTRA shrink, in the McVeigh case.

Wendy Painting's Kofi:

https://ko-fi.com/wendyspainting

series art by @r.voy_ (building upon the original illustration by Bobby Joe Crouch

Bonus Episode 39 songs:

I’m A Gun by Lorne Greene

Look What They Done to My Song by Miley Cyrus

Links:

www.patreon.com/programmedtochill

https://programmed-to-chill.myshopify.com/