Jon and Cal end Season 1 with a discussion of the Punk genre, specifically the Cyberpunk subgenre. Is the future really a neon-covered, capitalist hellscape? This is part 1 of a 3-part focus on Punk fiction!

Cal and Jon wrap up their Jungblood duology with a deep dive into the concepts of archetypes, personas, and the various ways they impact our lives and stories.

Cal and Jon dig into the first discussion of a two-episode duology featuring Carl Jung, beginning with Joseph Campbell's Jung-inspired Monomyth, or The Hero's Journey. Similar story frameworks are everywhere...are you the hero or your own story, or an ally in someone else's?

Cal and Jon discuss one of the great American poets, Emily Dickinson. Done in more of an interview style, they wax poetic her life, her poetry, as well as the Apple TV+ original, Dickinson, and the 2017 film A Quiet Passion. Play EmilyBlaster: https://gabriellezevin.com/2022/06/20/play-emilyblaster/

Learn more about Emily: https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/emily-dickinson/biography/ 

Apple TV+'s Dickinson: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/dickinson/umc.cmc.1ogyy5s2agasxa5qztabrlykn

A Quiet Passion: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_quiet_passion

Written and created by Caleb Evins and Jonathan Martin

Mixed by Jonathan Martin

Theme Song: Good Country People by Brother James

Cosmic horror, supernatural dread, ancient beings, secret knowledge...trademark elements of author H.P. Lovecraft. Cal and Jon discuss the man, his background and awful ideology, as well as some modern works inspired by his stories.