Was Aleister Crowley the wickedest man who ever lived? (Spoiler: No. He was just a jerk.)

Adam and John are confirmed cinephiles, so they can be forgiven for reading too much into the "magical" qualities of film. Turns out early cinema actually grew out of the magical tradition. We discuss the occult roots of the film industry.

And, of course, we go off on a few tangents - including a discussion of acting as shamanistic pursuit, and why modern horror films suck.

How close are we to a Blade Runner reality? Will we see real replicants in our lifetimes?

John has an update on the unfolding Vegas investigation.

It's the 50th anniversary of the Patterson-Gimlin footage! And the big guy is back to parrrrrrr-tay!

Doppelgangers are trending. And Melania is the trendiest doppelganger.

And finally... Adam and John get all philosophical, attempting to parse the inherently contradictory nature of reality. 

Why do people believe in flat earth theories? What's the attraction? Is it possible there's actually something to this?

Adam talks a little about Blade Runner 2049 - and then reveals an amazing anecdote about Philip K Dick, Stanislaw Lem, and a possible communist conspiracy. Could Lem have been a synthetic human?

John just can't let this Vegas thing go. He spent the past week in the rabbit hole and simply must share his latest findings. 

We talk about the fall of Harvey Weinstein, and what this means for the entertainment capitol of the world. Also, Adam and John share their own experiences in the Hollywood cesspool.

And something about disclosure. Again. Sure, it'll happen this time.

We had intended to do one of our usual grab bag shows of "fun" stuff, but then this happened.

Once the shock subsided, we saw a learning opportunity: How do conspiracy theories proliferate? How do we recognize misinformation and disinformation? What news sources should we avoid? Which can we trust, if any?

Also - just because - we talk about Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING.