The Computer Room
86 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 73 ratingsA podcast about our lives online.
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[ATO] Neighborhoods Are Better Than Nothing ft. Tao Lin
December 01, 2021 18:50 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBSomehow, we never posted this excellent episode. I think this might be the last episode that we recorded together before the hiatus. -- Default Friend The birds are chirping, the Gchats are pinging, and Default Friend and the Personality Girl interview the inimitable Tao Lin. TPG and Tao talk glyphosate; DF mixes up Terence McKenna and Timothy Leary; the three reverse engineer themselves into accepting Traditionalism wholeheartedly.
[ATO] Kid Rock Is the Poorest Person Here ft. Marc Andreessen
October 31, 2021 18:32 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBOn a very special episode of After the Orgy, Default Friend and The Personality Girl talk to the one and only Marc Andreessen about the pilot of HBO's Silicon Valley. Default Friend may or may not be painfully starstruck this episode. Theme: Stretch Your Face by Tobacco
Kid Rock Is the Poorest Person Here ft. Marc Andreessen
October 31, 2021 18:32 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBOn a very special episode of After the Orgy, Default Friend and The Personality Girl talk to the one and only Marc Andreessen about the pilot of HBO's Silicon Valley. Default Friend may or may not be painfully starstruck this episode. Theme: Stretch Your Face by Tobacco
An Ounce of (The) Cure
October 04, 2021 23:54 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBFresh off going viral with their own respective Twitter mishaps, DF and TPG discuss Alice Munro's "An Ounce of Cure," a short story about a teenage girl who accidentally humiliates herself during a drunken, angst-ridden babysitting gig. Theme: Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
[ATO] An Ounce of (The) Cure
October 04, 2021 23:54 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBFresh off going viral with their own respective Twitter mishaps, DF and TPG discuss Alice Munro's "An Ounce of Cure," a short story about a teenage girl who accidentally humiliates herself during a drunken, angst-ridden babysitting gig. Theme: Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
The Baroque Creoles of the Internet ft. Gio Pennacchietti
October 01, 2021 21:04 - 2 hours - 125 MBIn an episode that may or may not be part of After the Orgy, Default Friend and friend of the pod and artist Gio Pennacchietti discuss internet-based creoles, the Internet's obsession with the body, the trad thots of yore, 'found footage' e-girls and self-posters, Girl Bosses as a sexual orientation, and why Default Friend wasn't bat mitzvahed. Theme: Sara perché ti amo by Ricche e Poveri Find Gio around the web: https://twitter.com/giantgio https://gioscontentcorner.wordpress.com/author...
[ATO] All We Need Is Less
September 23, 2021 02:19 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBDefault Friend and the Personality Girl discuss the 2013 Elizabeth Wurtzel essay "Elizabeth Wurtzel Confronts Her One Night Stand of a Life" and Dan Sallitt's 2019 film Fourteen. What does it mean for a woman not to grow up? What does it mean for anyone to accept responsibility for their lives, as an adult? Theme: Good Advice by The Growlers
All We Need Is Less
September 23, 2021 02:19 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBDefault Friend and the Personality Girl discuss the 2013 Elizabeth Wurtzel essay "Elizabeth Wurtzel Confronts Her One Night Stand of a Life" and Dan Sallitt's 2019 film Fourteen. What does it mean for a woman not to grow up? What does it mean for anyone to accept responsibility for their lives, as an adult? Theme: Good Advice by The Growlers
[ATO][DIRECTOR'S CUT] Where are you going? Where have you been (film school)?
September 18, 2021 22:57 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBIn a rare completely unedited episode, DF and TPG discuss Smooth Talk (1985), The Follower (2019), and the story that inspired both, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates (1966).
[DIRECTOR'S CUT] Where are you going? Where have you been (film school)?
September 18, 2021 22:57 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBIn a rare completely unedited episode, DF and TPG discuss Smooth Talk (1985), The Follower (2019), and the story that inspired both, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates (1966).
Whitepill Resistant Covid
August 29, 2021 19:10 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBHome from waiting five hours for a negative corona test, TPG uploads the latest gab fest with Default, where Default made the mistake of checking her Twitter DMs and then drinking a beer. They talk about the ongoing lockdown crisis. (Default apologizes for the reactive nature of her statements.) Theme: "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell
[ATO] On the Casting Couch
August 22, 2021 17:14 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn their first in-person episode, Default and TPG talk about Larry Clark's 2004 casting-couch film "Impaled," porn, casual sex, and when anal becomes sacred. Theme: More, More, More by Andrea True Connection
On the Casting Couch
August 22, 2021 17:14 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn their first in-person episode, Default and TPG talk about Larry Clark's 2004 casting-couch film "Impaled," porn, casual sex, and when anal becomes sacred. Theme: More, More, More by Andrea True Connection
Brief Interviews with Cancelled Men 1 ft. Stephen Elliott
August 18, 2021 15:54 - 1 hour - 73 MBWe welcome our first cancelled man, writer and filmmaker Stephen Elliott, known for founding the Rumpus, writing The Adderall Diaries and Happy Baby, directing About Cherry (starring James Franco) and suing Moira Donegan, creator of the Shitty Media Men list. Recommended reading: "The Score" by Stephen Elliott Theme: "Beat My Guest" by Adam Ant
Neighborhoods Are Better Than Nothing ft. Tao Lin
August 01, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBSomehow, we never posted this excellent episode. I think this might be the last episode that we recorded together before the hiatus. -- Default Friend The birds are chirping, the Gchats are pinging, and Default Friend and the Personality Girl interview the inimitable Tao Lin. TPG and Tao talk glyphosate; DF mixes up Terence McKenna and Timothy Leary; the three reverse engineer themselves into accepting Traditionalism wholeheartedly.
what purpose did alt lit serve in your life?
June 26, 2021 20:05 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBIn 2012, Tao Lin’s literature website, Muumuu House published a short story called “Adrien Brody.” Written by the pseudonymous Marie Calloway, it recounted a tryst between a 21-year-old woman and a much older writer (with a girlfriend) in the Brooklyn leftist/literary scene. As people began to speculate about the real identity behind the titular character, a fiery debate started: Was this art, or was this an over-glorified Tumblr entry? Even critics who sided with Calloway, who enjoyed her w...
[ATO] what purpose did alt lit serve in your life?
June 26, 2021 20:05 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBIn 2012, Tao Lin’s literature website, Muumuu House published a short story called “Adrien Brody.” Written by the pseudonymous Marie Calloway, it recounted a tryst between a 21-year-old woman and a much older writer (with a girlfriend) in the Brooklyn leftist/literary scene. As people began to speculate about the real identity behind the titular character, a fiery debate started: Was this art, or was this an over-glorified Tumblr entry? Even critics who sided with Calloway, who enjoyed her w...
I Consider Myself the Greatest Living Writer ft. Paul Skallas
June 18, 2021 00:13 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBYou follow him on Twitter. You've read his books. You've subscribed to his Substack. And now, you’ve seen him in the Thursday Styles section of The New York Times. Default Friend and the Personality Girl are stoked to welcome the inimitable Paul Skallas, aka the LindyMan, to After the Orgy, where they have a wide-ranging conversation about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, tech, strivers, Adderall, young adult literature, parenting, and everyone's favorite topic: women under 25. Theme: Lindy b...
[ATO] I Consider Myself the Greatest Living Writer ft. Paul Skallas
June 18, 2021 00:13 - 1 hour - 80.2 MBYou follow him on Twitter. You've read his books. You've subscribed to his Substack. And now, you’ve seen him in the Thursday Styles section of The New York Times. Default Friend and the Personality Girl are stoked to welcome the inimitable Paul Skallas, aka the LindyMan, to After the Orgy, where they have a wide-ranging conversation about the Marvel Cinematic Universe, tech, strivers, Adderall, young adult literature, parenting, and everyone's favorite topic: women under 25. Theme: Lindy b...
[ATO] Suicide Is Always An Option ft. Neil LaBute
June 16, 2021 18:36 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBDefault Friend and the Personality Girl are joined by infamous playwright, director, screenwriter, and BYU alum Neil LaBute. Together they unpack the question, "What should you do if your boyfriend doesn't think you're a 10?" Theme: Jim Jim Falls by Morrissey
Suicide Is Always An Option ft. Neil LaBute
June 16, 2021 18:36 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBDefault Friend and the Personality Girl are joined by infamous playwright, director, screenwriter, and BYU alum Neil LaBute. Together they unpack the question, "What should you do if your boyfriend doesn't think you're a 10?" Theme: Jim Jim Falls by Morrissey
The Discreet Charm of the Academe
June 07, 2021 20:20 - 1 hour - 77 MBTheme: Heart of Glass by Blondie
[ATO] Teen Romance
May 23, 2021 00:33 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBTheme: Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares Stories and films discussed: The Feels of Love https://www.guernicamag.com/the-feels-of-love/ It Felt Like Love https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2328922/ Forever's Gonna Start Tonight https://vimeo.com/115435198
Teen Romance
May 23, 2021 00:33 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBTheme: Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares Stories and films discussed: The Feels of Love https://www.guernicamag.com/the-feels-of-love/ It Felt Like Love https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2328922/ Forever's Gonna Start Tonight https://vimeo.com/115435198
[ATO] It Wasn’t Such a Bad Feeling At All?
May 13, 2021 01:40 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBTheme: He Hit Me and It Felt Like a Kiss by The Crystals
It Wasn’t Such a Bad Feeling At All?
May 13, 2021 01:40 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBTheme: He Hit Me and It Felt Like a Kiss by The Crystals
The Ugly Girls at the Party
May 05, 2021 17:30 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBTheme: I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones
[ATO] The Ugly Girls at the Party
May 05, 2021 17:30 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBTheme: I Wanna Be Sedated by The Ramones
[ATO] Books...And Looks
April 14, 2021 21:40 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBTheme: Bounce by Charles Crouch Short stories and articles referenced: Cat Person by Kristen Roupenian The Bad Boy by Kristen Roupenian is not available outside of You Know You Want This; read an analysis of it here. The Feminist by Tony Tulathimutte The Inverse of the Fuck Boy by Default Friend Discussion time stamps: Cat Person: 10:34 The Bad Boy: 59:37 Summary of Kristen Roupenian's work: 1:19:13 The Feminist: 1:12:18 Spoiler for Full Moon Over Paris (Rohmer): 1:21:20-1:22...
Books...And Looks
April 14, 2021 21:40 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBTheme: Bounce by Charles Crouch Short stories and articles referenced: Cat Person by Kristen Roupenian The Bad Boy by Kristen Roupenian is not available outside of You Know You Want This; read an analysis of it here. The Feminist by Tony Tulathimutte The Inverse of the Fuck Boy by Default Friend Discussion time stamps: Cat Person: 10:34 The Bad Boy: 59:37 Summary of Kristen Roupenian's work: 1:19:13 The Feminist: 1:12:18 Spoiler for Full Moon Over Paris (Rohmer): 1:21:20-1:22...
Live from the Pussy Mailroom ft. Delicious Tacos
April 08, 2021 17:35 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBTheme: Je t'aime moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
[ATO] Human Dildo Seeks Gaping Hole
March 31, 2021 21:20 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBTheme: Buocancy by Chad Crouch
Human Dildo Seeks Gaping Hole
March 31, 2021 21:20 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBTheme: Buocancy by Chad Crouch
[ATO] We're All Sex Addicts
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn our first episode, we start to chip away at what went wrong with feminism during the Obama administration. Theme: Buoyancy by Chad Crouch
We're All Sex Addicts
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn our first episode, we start to chip away at what went wrong with feminism during the Obama administration. Theme: Buoyancy by Chad Crouch