Analyzing Joker gives Thomas and Brett the chance to discuss the overall Psyop Cinema theory of culture, especially as related to the blurring of reality and fantasy and how that creates dark feedback loops between fiction and history. Thinking about Taxi Driver leads the guys to consider the importance of the Phoenix Program for understanding our ongoing national trauma. They also talk about the inherent dangers of both comedy and method acting and how all of this relates to demon summoning and human sacrifice.