This ep, CoinOps, Grueproof, Xero, and Dan get into some of the songs that got them into cyberpunk in general. As a bonus, check out the L0WL1F3 YouTube channel for a playlist of the songs discussed.The Mixtape:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVaXjwwSJtVSf2NJx4qospR3LcbJlDpT1&feature=sharedLinks:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
S5e15 L0WL1F3 “Body Mod-ssage”This ep, Scum and Shadowlink describe the various reasons and ways people can modify their bodies. Whole buncha content warnings.Sources:https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/hole-in-the-head-trepanation/https://archive.org/details/modern-primitives_202312/mode/2uphttps://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/43625/1/fakir-musafar-made-some-of-history-most-extreme-body-modificationsLinks:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
This ep, Xero, Grue, Shadowlink, and CoinOps discuss Richard Kelly's 2006 hyper-ambitious film "Southland Tales". It's insane, divisive, granularly interesting, and utterly batshit. Links:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
This episode explores the rise of cybertribes—decentralized, tech-savvy communities formed around encryption, identity, and cultural resistance. Tracing the movement from 1960s hacker roots to modern mesh networks and DIY servers, we unpack how privacy, self-hosting, and symbolic identity have become tools of real-world cyberpunk resistance. From crypto wars to solarpunk enclaves, this is a blueprint for reclaiming autonomy in a surveilled world.Top 5 Important Links:Cypherpunk Manifesto (Eric Hughes) – https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.htmlDenmark’s face copyright law – https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligenceOperation Sundevil overview (EFF/SJG Raid) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_SundevilThe Crypto Wars - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_WarsCybertribes in Subculture Studies – https://www.ijmsta.com/Vol_2_2_Papers/IJMSTA_Paper_7.pdfLinks to other stuff:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
This Ep, Grue interviews the guys about the origins of Neon Dystopia and L0WL1F3. This is a good one if you've wondered how we got here, and where it's all going.Links:Hartnoll & Young - I'm Meditating: https://youtu.be/nocnu67zwdY?si=2QhWbcDwTt1Yo1lqhttps://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
CoinOps, Grueproof, and Scum discuss Barry Levinson's underrated masterpiece about how to distract from a Presidential scandal.Links:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://lairofsecrets.com/
This ep, we welcome Grueproof to the L0WL1F3 squad, and we welcome back Darkstar for a discussion on the similarities between the current state of affairs and the similarities to the show Andor.Links:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://lairofsecrets.com/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
The full crew is back to discuss a stupid orb and a stupid gameshow. Shadowlink endures a technical issue. CoinOps discovers sarsaparilla.Links:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
This ep, CoinOps, Shadowlink, and Xero are joined by the inimitable Dr Sil to discuss Solarpunk, its potential as a response to dystopian genres, and the importance of seeking solutions to existential problems.Links:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://blackbirdcoop.com/
So, we've been talking about Harlan Ellison a lot off-mic (and a little bit on mic) and it just so happens that Xero has a buddy who's just recorded several audio-versions of Ellison's writing. Luis Moreno joins Xero, Scum, and CoinOps for an extended discussion on Ellison's life, works, and controversies.Links!https://www.luismorenotheactor.com/https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
From ChatGPT-fueled inquiries to daylight abductions, from the gutting of libraries to the Tesla backlash, from the Technocracists to the Tradwives, this episode has it all! And by "all" we mean like "a fraction of a percent."Links!https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shareddiscord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z
Oleg returns with more insight into the fall of the Soviet Union, and more parallels to the current situation in the US. Also: vodka.https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared
Watching this pre-9/11 movie, at this point in history, is like catching a glimpse of an alternate, but still kinda shitty, dimension.https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared
It was a hell of a year last week.Links!https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared
CoinOps, X3R0, and Dan welcome special guest Oleg to discuss some interesting similarities between the fall of the Soviet Union and what's happening here and now.Hit us up:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared
We kick off season 5 looking back at some media from 2024 that got us through.Hit us up:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
This week, CoinOps can finally shut up about the epic 1969 Sam Peckinpah western: The Wild Bunch. Yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw.Send a wire:https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
How 'bout a little slice of news? We've got mysterious drones, Pokemon feeding AI, global destabilization, and a corporate correction.https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
This ep: a film about every conspiracy theorist's wettest dream. We got re-education camps, a totalitarian government of elites, and something that's not entirely unlike Sasquatch.https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
This ep, we talk about 1998's "Enemy of the State," a 2 hour and 12 minute movie told in a series of consecutive Vine clips.Hit us up!https://www.neondystopia.com/https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Zhttps://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/
Johnny Dystar
Spotify recommendations: "Caught you during a nonconsentual interlude? Let's queue up some Singing in the Rain for you. Have a police officer over for a chat? We've got Stuck in the Middle With You coming up next!"