The Incredible True Facts of Space Podcast

What’s bugging me is that monochrome monitor swarming with locusts. These plagues and exodus. Just crawling all across that screen with letters and munching in pixels like Egypt’s crops. Flour. It parables with no yeast whatsoever. It was made as mean old loaf for the multitudes, but solo, like dusty in my mouth. Where’s the rising?Rubber bands have lost all of their Samson-like strength. They’ve just gone limp. Goliath’s faith did. There’s no snap to bind my scrolls of woe together. These crockpots are just sitting around idle. It’s just like talents buried. Matthew warning me and haunting me. Stew the gifts. Don’t hide them under a bushel. Anunnaki fumes. Babble smoke rises. Stink.Pride seeping in. Confusing my tongue. Across this earthly domain. Words sleeping between meanings. It’s like Eden’s serpent. Truth slithering off. Leaving my mind. A gallon of half-eaten thoughts. J.J. Walker in the garden. Snatched my Proverbs quip. Dino-mite was my wisdom nugget. Now it’s his. I’m just a fool on the hill.Toaster oven’s acting like a golden calf these days. All willful and hot and demanding worship with every slice. Devil’s yelling at me through the toaster oven. Satan’s voice roaring from the coals. My bread’s still burnt.Time is all tangled in revelation scrolls.Gravity and hours bend away, groan. End days messing with my sundial’s count. Jonah’s whale keeps spitting up my mail. Letters all drenched in fishy brine. Straight from Nineveh’s depths. Can’t read a soggy word of it. Gas stations, toilet, paper wax squares mock my cleansing. Metal holder gleams at me like Judas Silver but the brittle little sheets.Betray my hope for purity as I sit on the bowl. My brain might as well be vegetables. Nebuchadnezzar’s fields. My thoughts sprout like Daniel’s wild herbs. Am I a man or a cabbage grazing in Babylon’s dirt? My blood made me drunk like Noah’s wine. Veins fermenting with Genesis juice. Stumbling through my days. Vineyard full.We’re just sardines in a tin. Kidding cousins like Lot’s clan. Packed tight in Sodom’s can. Our closeness is breathing just too cozy. We’re all turning to salt. Roller skating in hell to a heat beach torment. Gliding on fiery rinks with the rich man’s flames. Dancing to Lazarus’ beat. My soul scorched.Sperm are just sea monkeys in Eve’s belly. Swimming free. Genesis seed turned into brine shrimp in her womb. Now I’m wondering what I’ll be. Elevator ride to heaven while purgatory’s just a coat room? Ascending to glory like Elijah’s chariot? Hell no, I’m stuck in Limbo’s closet checking coats for lost souls.Strange Indian man at my window made me powder the damn house. His gaze was like Balom’s angel. I threw baby powder everywhere. Now my home’s a dusty Moab. Damn ghost escaped out of my car’s AC. Leaving it a tomb. Spirits fled like Samuel’s shade. Hot air blows from Sal’s folly. There’s no cool for this weary soul.My air conditioner don’t work at all. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

The early history of video games began with quirky mechanical-electronic hybrids like 1950’s "Bertie the Brain," a tic-tac-toe "circus machine," and evolved through 1947’s CRT Amusement Device, a radar-inspired missile simulator patented by Thomas Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann. In 1958, William Higinbotham’s Tennis for Two, built on an oscilloscope at Brookhaven National Lab, introduced real-time interactive play for public amusement. Ralph Baer’s 1967 Brown Box, a TV-connected console, became the 1972 Magnavox Odyssey, the first home gaming system, using analog jumpers for games like table tennis. The shift to digital came with the 1976 Fairchild Channel F’s EPROM-based cartridges, though their UV-erasable PROM chips sparked messy patent disputes and production challenges, paving the way for the programmable consoles that revolutionized gaming. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

Chad discusses Guilty pleasures such as the New Vaudeville Band, Paul Mauriat, Muzak, Seeburg, Pop-tarts, Mcdonalds, Charley Bowers, Andy Warhol, Man with a motion picture camera, Cops videos, Space Ghost, KRESGE, KMART, tube testors, Magic Journeys, Buster Keaton. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

The Incredible True Facts of Space talks about Lego's X factor, and miniature golf game of Pac Van, where ghosts are chasing a yellow van, pop tarts flavors, thrust of gameplay after destroying most of the asteroids in asteroids, how about a dipstick to measure happiness, blossom hosting Jeopardy, Lego set building a little bit at a time on a card table downstairs, the old mechanical chimes in the hallway stopped working, not happy with sound of new doorbell, slot car fever is an expensive madness, we will not be fooled again, by the Frakis Frakis of no's and no-ways. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

A nostalgic Chad Bowers, weaves tales of misguided inventions, ill-fated fast food ventures, and personal misadventures. From Thomas Midgley's toxic legacy with leaded gasoline and Freon to the quirky failures of purple ketchup and Howard Johnson’s restaurant empire, the show explores infamous bad ideas that shaped the 20th century. Interspersed with colorful anecdotes—like kissing a hot skillet or snorting salt from McDonald’s fries—the host reflects on local Mobile, Alabama institutions like Checkers and Colonel Dixie, while touching on broader themes of societal missteps, from Woodrow Wilson’s war decisions to the occult’s quirky influence. With humor and introspection, the show blends history, culture, and personal confessionals, musing on human folly, reality, and the fluid nature of time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

Chad dives into the colorful world of classic comic strips, blending humor, history, and personal reflection. The show explores beloved strips like Beetle Bailey, Hagar the Horrible, Garfield, Pluggers, and Mother Goose and Grimm, offering vivid descriptions of their characters, settings, and gags. From the atemporal antics at Camp Swampy to Hagar’s bumbling Viking raids, the host unpacks the charm and cultural significance of these strips, drawing on personal memories and relatable insights. The show highlights how these comics create immersive worlds with simple art and timeless humor.It is a love letter to the comic strip medium, examining the quirks of characters like Beetle Bailey’s lazy private or Garfield’s grumpy feline antics, while weaving in historical tidbits, like Mort Walker’s inspiration from his time at a real army base. Chad, (The Incredible True Facts of Space) reflects on the emotional resonance of comics, from silly putty transfers to pinning strips on bulletin boards, connecting them to universal experiences of childhood and family life. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

Selecting posters and general adventures in picking up tacos, tackling work humility, trends in bathroom and home design, Cahaba Brewing Mu Cha Cho, Mad Mad Mad Mad world in cinescope, big picture comedy event, Chinatown film noir masterpiece, Blade Runner post 1982 future, Vertigo, Saul Bass, Whitney computer animation, Jimmy Stewart, Hitchcock, David Lynch, 2001 a space odyssey, Stanley Kubrick, timeless film. Kenny Rogers and smoking muppets turning into ghosts and floating out of a train car, the bad news bears, kenny rogers 6 pack kid culture, toilet paper, what the hell is going on, where does it all go, led light overkill, too much, coin collecting, chess sets, all the times i’ve died and yet kept living, too many people peeing themselves for comedy, custom hot wheels ONSUG VAN, anxiety when tackling projects, vinyl posters, sitting and enjoying, time, cd players, value collectibles. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

Chad Bowers reads his father’s memories from the Cuban Missile Crisis and Operation Falling Leaves involves the SAGE System and full bird Colonels manning the light gun operated radar scopes which are tied by multiple data lines to the NORAD defense complex.#OperationFallingLeaves #CubanMissileCrisis #ColdWarHistory #NuclearStandoff #JFKandCastro #SovietMissiles #USCubaTensions #1962Crisis #MilitaryStrategy #ColdWarEspionage This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

In this episode, we dive into the surprisingly gripping saga of cleaning up a cluttered Google Drive. What starts as a mundane task—freeing up storage space—turns into an addictive, game-like quest. We explore the thrill of clicking through hundreds, even thousands, of files, each deletion feeling like a small victory. From old movies and forgotten PDFs to random adverts, outdated flyers, stray components, and mysterious system files, we uncover the eclectic mix of digital relics that pile up over time. The host shares their personal journey, detailing how the process hooks you, pulling you into a compulsive need to clear every last byte. Tune in to hear why this digital purge becomes an obsession you can’t stop until every file is conquered! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

The Incredible True Facts of Space discusses Relativistic, Eccentric, and Synchronistic thoughts during the slow continued fall of the roman empire.Nothing but change in 4 billion years of climate records, drinking canned corn, way to improve who kernel corn experiences, draining canned corn liquids and searching for killers behind shower curtain 416 times since I was 16 years old. Roman numerals in film production data displayed via credit sequence. Casts of plays, broken arms, editing a photo play. Improvements made during a succession of events. We assume quality and ideas improve over time.Turning down the windshield wipers to increase attention level, turning down volume of radio to increase attention level, putting on Rhapsody in Blue in order to “ground” attention span. Follow the road and the one real image ahead. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

TITFOS blue doubled is part of an experimental series of audio art from The Incredible True Facts Of Space. It is an audio trip through foundational soundscapes of the 20th century, populuxe era through GenX childhood. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

You join us this time at Slice Pizza in Vestavia Hills near Birmingham AL. It’s a lovely pizza parlor with a satisfying pie. Topics include lit theory, movie theatres, smell from beer, milk, and slime from Doubledare Nickleodeon season one. What do the rich want? Eyes Wide Shut, AI, the movie. exploring Lolita, universal distaste and two tribes of mammals, magic of mammals falling in love with anything, A play (The Minutes) about indigenous people stealing the land from other indigenous people and a dark retelling of TV Show, Parks and Recreation. Star Raiders 1979 and Space Invaders, Mike’s 1992 year of videogames, Mike avoids plastic, Dirty Dancing, The Unforgiven, fyre festival, idea of blockbuster title being used to mean a tentpole event, perspective on current ennui, waiting for a culture with vision to enslave us. Reality is very ironic. Mike feels like the Catcher in the Rye for Artistic niece. Textbook conspiracy to turn us into products. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

Join Chad on this ONSUG tour of the Barber Vintage Racing Museum in Birmingham Alabama. Hear audio descriptions of various motorcycles and racecars, and quick visit with legendary motorcycle designer Pierre Terblanche at their design center. Chad rambles about exhibits at the museum. We hope you enjoy this walk amongst the racing vehicles and ponder with Chad about the cows that made all of this possible. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

All the little revolutions of life This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

a chilling audio show that probes the raw, jagged edges of human fear—both primal and absurd. From the relentless 9-minute snooze of an alarm clock that feels like a missed bus to eternity, to the gut-twisting dread of spoiled milk lurking in your fridge.Dive into the bizarre: wasps nesting inside horseflies, a metaphorical swarm of dread; the creeping terror of ALS stealing breath and autonomy; or the irrational panic of rabies conjured by a stray dog’s glance. Rain becomes a suffocating deluge, snake boots slither with betrayal, and a 1969 Plymouth Fury roars as a chrome-plated specter of doom. The show even revisits the Alien Vs. Predator Atari Jaguar game—a glitchy, pixelated nightmare that mirrors our fear of obsolete futures.A tribute to fear and loathing, framed as the high-water mark of Western culture’s obsession with dread. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

The Scientific, the Unscientific and the Pseudoscientific walking the dog, air conditioner collar, peltier cooling device, religion and science, birth of science, exploring the realities of psuedoscience, things that are true, untrue but true, extra true, truer than true and etc. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

The Incredible True Facts of Space presents a whimsical and surreal narrative that intertwines various themes, such as cats cooking spaghetti, elevator safety, aliens, and dimension travel instructions. It includes anecdotes about cats, Italian food references, and philosophical musings.The commercial breaks within the text, advertise Elevator World Magazine and introduce peculiar concepts like traveling to another dimension using an elevator. The narrative also touches on topics like kite-making, batteries, and the Titanic sinking. The story weaves together a tapestry of eccentric characters and events, creating a unique and imaginative reading experience. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com

Join Chad as he discusses the foods of his life and a few thoughts about sleepwear. We talk about breakfast cereals, microwave meals, cooking devices, restaurants, lunches in this monologue. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit williamchadbowers.substack.com