We discuss the 1978 film Capricorn One, conspiracy theories, how the government keeps secrets and how to fake a moon landing in six easy steps.

We discuss the 1971 autobiography "Me and the Orgone: The True Story of One Man's Sexual Awakening" by actor Orson Bean. It's a fun journey through the therapeutic methods of Wilhelm Reich and its associated offshoots in the Wellness Movement.

We're joined by author and film connoisseur Toby Roan to talk about his book "Another Run Through The Gauntlet" and the Clint Eastwood film The Gauntlet. It's one of Eastwood's most underappreciated (yet over the top) films and Toby knows it inside and out.

Another Run Through The Gauntlet by Toby Roan on Amazon

Toby's Blog 50 Westerns From The 50s

Toby's Blog The Hannibal 8

We interview James Riley, author of "Well Beings - How the Seventies Lost Its Mind and Taught Us to Find Ourselves." A fascinating interview with a Cambridge scholar pulling together the various threads of the Wellness industry into a truly wild Long Seventies story.

https://www.iconbooks.com/ib-title/well-beings/

We discuss Paddy Chayefsky's 1978 novel Altered States and the 1980 film adaptation. It's an epic story of scientific zealotry, psychedelic adventure, the power of love and 4 foot protohumans.

We discuss Allan Arkush's 1983 film Get Crazy, a truly will and crazy cinematic experience and a spiritual follow up to his earlier film Rock 'n' Roll High School.

We're honored to interview poet and Ong's Hat creator Joseph Matheny. Great stories and some original perspectives on life from a truly original and creative thinker. 

We discuss Jim Jones' The Peoples Temple, it's life and tragectory which ended in tragedy.