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  • Ep.27 – Cryptocratic Propaganda (Joker 4)

    Thomas and Brett offer concluding thoughts on The Batman, cross-referencing it with Joker and other cultural material to unveil its many allusions to deep politics and our cryptocratic regime. The conversation gives the guys the opportunity to critique the cult of the artist and discuss the gap between what is beautiful (or funny) and what…

  • Ep.26 – Under the Silver Lake, with William Ramsey

    Thomas and Brett are joined by William Ramsey for a discussion of Under the Silver Lake, one of the most significant conspiracy-themed movies of recent years. They unpack the film’s dense symbolism, separating out its genuine insights into the manufactured nature of culture from its intentional misdirection, which would keep its characters and audience forever…

  • Ep.25 – Geoff Shullenberger on the Limits of the Red Pill and Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012

    Thomas talks with Geoff Shullenberger, managing editor of Compact Magazine and host of the Outsider Theory podcast. They discuss how the regime benefits from over-simplified understandings of the red and blue pills as well as from certain blends of conspiracy theory with pop-spirituality. Roland Emmerich’s “disaster trilogy” (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012)…

  • The Manchurian Candidate Who Killed John Lennon (Preview)

    A preview for a special interlude of the Joker series, in which Brett goes deep into the background of Lennon’s assassination, giving you everything you need to know about the troubling case of Mark David Chapman. His analysis is essential listening before the future episode of our Joker series in which the guys cover Chapter…

  • Ep.24 -Batman vs Conspiracy Theorists (Joker 3)

    The guys discuss the significance of Joker‘s ending and its depiction of the absolute breakdown of social foundations. Then they we move on to The Batman, a painful waste of three hours dedicated to the idea that in order to truly be a hero, Batman must help AOC fight a domestic war on terror against…

  • Ed Sheeran and Other Satanic Musicians (On William Ramsey Investigates)

    William Ramsey invited Thomas and Brett onto his show to discuss their research into the dark side of pop superstar Ed Sheeran. Thomas goes deep into the highly suspect background of Sheeran, Bring Me the Horizon, Cradle of Filth, and Grimes, while Brett breaks down the Monarch mind control symbols and themes present in Sheeran…

  • Ep.23 – The Dark Self (Joker 2)

    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…

  • Ep.22 – William Ramsey on Satanic Violence and The Parallax View

    Psyop Cinema is joined by William Ramsey for a dark but important conversation about violent Satanic crime and conspiracy. They talk about the evil significance of Aleister Crowley and the Crowleyan world we now live in. Ramsey explains the history and ideology of Satanic Nazi groups like the Order of Nine Angles and Atomwaffen. Thomas…

  • Ep.21 – The Dark Self (Joker 1)

    With this episode, Thomas and Brett begin their Joker series, analyzing movies and themes related to the 2019 film. Directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Joker turns out to be a kind of master key for Psyop Cinema themes. The guys think about the history of the character, delve into Scorsese’s The King…

  • The Visitor (Preview)

    A preview of a bonus episode covering the strange 1979 B-movie The Visitor. Its convoluted gnostic sci-fi mythology says the quiet part aloud regarding the darkest aspects of human potential spirituality. It’s all about occult initiation and mind control, along with the sick fixation on traumatizing children. Thomas and Brett unpack all the odd details…

  • Ep.20 – Controlled Opposition (Fincher 7)

    Concluding their treatment of David Fincher’s films, Thomas and Brett discuss Mank. As they look back upon the arc of his serial killer heavy filmography, Fincher’s latest gives us some big hints about his true motivations and perspective. The guys talk controlled opposition dynamics and Hollywood’s insatiable need to self-mythologize, before giving their picks for…

  • Ep.19 – Rachel Wilson on How the Elites Poison Women and The Little Mermaid

    An interview of Rachel Wilson, author of Occult Feminism: The Secret History of Women’s Liberation. Thomas talks with Rachel about how ultra-wealthy elites have engineered contemporary culture, how some supposedly grassroots liberation movements have secretly been cultivated to serve anti-human agendas, and the socially subversive occult messaging of The Little Mermaid. This episode also marks…