Heat Death of the Universe
266 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsHeat Death of the Universe is a tragicomic End-Times-inspired podcast about a wide range of subjects falling under the enormous Janus-faced purview of cultural and political commentary.
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009 - Flint: Check Your Clean Water Privilege
September 10, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBBut seriously, of course clean water is a right and not, as some seem to believe, a privileged commodity. The Biden campaign's recent, gleeful acceptance and touting of the endorsement from former Michigan GOP Governor, and obvious angel of death, Rick Snyder—this sparked an interest in taking a closer, retrospective look at the still ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Ways to help: 6 Flint Area Organizations That Are Making a Difference General Recommendations JD's Recommendation:...
008 - I'm Thinking of Ending Things
September 08, 2020 15:00 - 3 hours - 125 MBWe take a much needed breather from all things psychologically-battering and ulcer-inducing (politics, climate catastrophe, pandemics, Aaron Sorkin) in order to discuss and recount the brand new (and extremely anticipated by yours truly) Charlie Kaufman film I'm Thinking of Ending Things and delve into Kaufman's magnificent filmography more generally. There will be significant spoilers—including this one: we highly recommend the movie, so go check it out (possibly more than once) on netflixd...
000 - Supplemental Bonus Episode - Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - Commentary Track
September 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBWatch along with us. It's better than just watching this piece of shit without us. "The original draft of the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing, is said to have been harder-hitting and to have ended by explicitly linking American support for the mujahideen to 9/11. Reportedly, Tom Hanks found this too "political". Instead of 9/11, then, Charlie Wilson's War ends with Wilson failing to persuade Congress to invest positively in Afghanistan. "We fucked up the endgame", a tit...
000 - Charlie Wilson's War (2007) - Supplemental Commentary Track
September 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBWatch along with us. It's better than just watching this piece of shit without us. "The original draft of the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing, is said to have been harder-hitting and to have ended by explicitly linking American support for the mujahideen to 9/11. Reportedly, Tom Hanks found this too "political". Instead of 9/11, then, Charlie Wilson's War ends with Wilson failing to persuade Congress to invest positively in Afghanistan. "We fucked up the endgame", a tit...
007 - More Like Charlie Wilson's Bore, Folks!
September 03, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBWe wanted to hand over a lighthearted episode after the dark clouds of the DNC/RNC and we did! Lighthearted is a synonym for three-fourths drunk, yes? Yes. We recorded a commentary track for 2007's dull and infuriating Aaron Sorkin penned, conveniently glossed over, slice of modern US imperialist Cold War history, Charlie Wilson's War. Immediately after this we continued to celebrate everything and nothing by consuming more alcohol and attempted to make an episode reflecting upon the film an...
007 - More Like Charlie Wilson's Bore, Folks!
September 03, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBWe wanted to hand over a lighthearted episode after the dark clouds of the DNC/RNC and we did! Lighthearted is a synonym for three-fourths drunk, yes? Yes. We recorded a commentary track for 2007's dull and infuriating Aaron Sorkin penned, conveniently glossed over, slice of modern US imperialist Cold War history, Charlie Wilson's War. Immediately after this we continued to celebrate everything and nothing by consuming more alcohol and attempted to make an episode reflecting upon the film an...
006 - RNC: The Dullest of Death Cults
August 30, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBWe attempt to countenance the disorienting glare of the flag-draped COVID-19 vector euphemized as the "Republican National Convention." We cause vital blood vessels to explode in our brains by bearing witness to the all-sensory bombardment of a turbo-speed edit of the "highlights." Afterward, we try to supply the ballast needed for our RNC-battered minds by listening to Chris Hedges explain why "lesser of two evil"-ism is a dead end and cannot be an option in electoral politics, as well as...
005 - Clickbait Roulette™ Lullaby
August 26, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBChronic sleep-deprivation collides with another early midweek recording session and a few rounds of Clickbait Roulette™. Patents were proposed. Goof-abouts were gathered. News headline veils were lifted. Typhoon "Barbie" was on its way as well. General Recommendations JD's recommendation: The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin 刘慈欣 (@liu_cixin) JNM's recommendation: Broadcast (in general) - Tender Buttons (more specifically) Further Reading, Viewing, Listening Read Information about the 20...
004 - DNC Beyond Panderdome
August 24, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBAfter surviving the psychic gulag of watching all eight Fast & Furious movies, we jumped ship out of that frying pan into the fire of the 2020 Democratic National Convention and said our piece. Come for the livid reactions from yours truly, stay for the markedly better explanations from Briahna Joy Gray. General Recommendations JD's recommendation: Bright Eyes - Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was JNM's recomendation: Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinot Further Reading, ...
000 - Supplemental Bonus Episode - F9 (2021) - Trailer - Commentary Track
August 19, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.79 MBRight before we summarized the madness glimpsed by our non-stop watching of all eight Fast & Furious movies, we watched and spoke over the trailer for the upcoming, ninth installment of the sprawling franchise, F9. Trailer: FAST 9 Super Bowl Trailer (2020) Fast And Furious 9, John Cena
000 - F9 (2021) Trailer - Supplemental Commentary Track
August 19, 2020 14:00 - 5 minutes - 3.79 MBRight before we summarized the madness glimpsed by our non-stop watching of all eight Fast & Furious movies, we watched and spoke over the trailer for the upcoming, ninth installment of the sprawling franchise, F9. Trailer: FAST 9 Super Bowl Trailer (2020) Fast And Furious 9, John Cena Send us a Text Message. Support the Show.
000 - Supplemental Bonus Episode - The Fast and the Furious (2001) - Commentary Track
August 19, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 94.9 MBListen and watch along with us and our unhinged rambling, while cars become Cars, family becomes Family, Ja Rule and nü-metal triumph together, and product placement reaches into your brain, causing an insatiable thirst for Corona (cerveza, non-virulent), nitrous oxide, and a Sobe/Snapple/Pizza Hut chaser to be smashed into your face as you drive your skydiving car out of an airplane one quarter mile at a time. § Also, you'll hear literal crickets throughout the track due to my window bei...
000 - The Fast and the Furious (2001) - Supplemental Commentary Track
August 19, 2020 13:00 - 2 hours - 94.9 MBListen and watch along with us and our unhinged rambling, while cars become Cars, family becomes Family, Ja Rule and nü-metal triumph together, and product placement reaches into your brain, causing an insatiable thirst for Corona (cerveza, non-virulent), nitrous oxide, and a Sobe/Snapple/Pizza Hut chaser to be smashed into your face as you drive your skydiving car out of an airplane one quarter mile at a time. § Also, you'll hear literal crickets throughout the track due to my window bei...
003 - The 21st Century as Seen Through a Furious Franchise
August 19, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBImmediately after recording our previous episode, we moved the recording equipment in front of the TV, and began to watch all eight of the movies from the Fast & Furious franchise, in a single, virtually uninterrupted, sitting. We'd never seen any of these movies prior. We laughed and cried (and cried and laughed about it all again) through approximately 16 hours of running time. We reflect upon this very ill-advised act during today's episode. General Recommendations JNM's Recommendation...
002 - The Bone-Chilling Cackle of Kamala Harris
August 16, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWe've returned, against the odds, with a conversation centered around the news of Kamala Harris becoming the VP candidate alongside Joe "C'mon, Man" Biden. The centerpiece of the episode was the Jacobin article "Joe Biden Has Found His Neoliberal Match in Kamala Harris" by Branko Marcetic. General Recommendations JD's Recommendation: 7 Wonders JNM's Recommendation: Cinemania Further Reading, Viewing, Listening Colbert & Kamala: It was a de-BATE! IT WAS A DEBATE! DEBATE! DEBATE! Richar...
001 - Tactical Baby Holsters
August 14, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBAfter pushing through the knotty chaos of equipment acquisition stumbling blocks, a self-taught crash course in sound engineering and editing, relearning how to think and speak in the context of Podcast, and the evergreen, debilitating, self-conscious states of our very minds, we offer up this inaugural episode. We blindly delve into some truncated and often misleading news headlines, predict their contents, then reveal the actual gristle and bone behind their clickbait exteriors. General R...