This place is a message…and part of a system of messages…pay attention to it!Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture.This place is not a place of honor…no highly esteemed deed is commemorated here…nothing valued is here.What is here was dangerous and repulsive to us. This message is a warning about danger.The danger is in a particular location…it increases towards a center…the center of danger is here…of a particular size and shape, and below us.The danger is still present, in your time, as it was in ours.The danger is to the body, and it can kill.The form of the danger is an emanation of energy.The danger is unleashed only if you substantially disturb this place physically. This place is best shunned and left uninhabited.***You Only Guide Me by Surprise is written, produced and edited by Landry Ayres.Clips from the following pieces are included:The Regulation of Atomic Radiation, courtesy of the U.S. National ArchivesThe nun who broke into a US nuclear-weapons facility, The Washington PostThe Doomsday Clock, explained, VoxNuclear Waste: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)The Nuclear Radiation Series, CENCO and Periscope FilmsHow an 85-Year Old Nun, Activists Infiltrated Top U.S. Nuclear Site, Exposing Dangers & Urging Peace, Democracy Now!Atomic Energy Can Be A Blessing, The ChristophersAtomic Blast!, First Pictures (1946)Atomic Alert, Elementary Version (1951), courtesy of the Prelinger ArchivesDuck And Cover, a Civil Defense Film (1951)This Is Spinal Tap (1984)The sacred texts included in this piece are:שמות 26 1:5 (WLC)שמות 27:21 (WLC)Isaiah 2:4 (KJV)שמות26:31-37 (WLC)ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΤΘΑΙΟΝ 27 (TR 1550)מלכים א 8:6-12 (WLC)All Western Leningrad Codex texts were read by Abraham Shmuelof. Greek texts courtesy of Anton Tasos. Isaiah read by David Suchet.FURTHER READING:Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarland99% Invisible - Ten Thousand YearsThe Nuclear Priesthood by Paul FarleyReducing the Likelihood of Future Human Activities That Could Affect Geologic High-level Waste Repositories: Technical Report, May 1984 by the Human Interference Task Force, prepared for the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, U.S. Department of EnergyCommunication Measures to Bridge Ten Millennia: Technical Report, May 1984 by Thomas Sebeok, prepared for the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, U.S. Department of EnergyI Think I Am a Verb by Thomas SebeokMeasures: Monastery for an Atomic Priesthood; Hanford, WARadioactive Waste Management and Constructing Memory for Future Generations: Proceedings of the International Conference and Debate, 15-17 September 2014, Verdun, FranceThe Atomic Priesthood Project by Bryan McGovern WilsonCumbrian Alchemy by Robert Williams and Bryan McGovern WilsonLessons From Chernobyl for Japan by Ellen Barry - The New York TimesA transcript of this episode can be found here.
Treasure hunters, adventurers, and artists; gather and hear tell of sacred rites and rituals, practices and preparations, for finding and founding fortunes and favor. Drama and discourse collide in a confounding conflux for creative catalysis. You Only Guide Me by Surprise is written, produced, and edited by me, Landry Ayres.Special thank you’s to Matthew Colville, MCDM Productions, Dan Hinderliter, Sam Abney, Ryan Aguirre, Sam Hood, and Alex Hetrick.Further Reading/Watching:Matt’s YouTube ChannelRunning the Game 1 - The Delian TombThe Delian TombRunning the Game - The DungeonMCDM ProductionsMapping Laputa - a Castle in the Sky Essay by John BattleA transcript of this episode can be found here.
A guided meditation by committee. Embrace your inner child, play with fo̵͉̘͛͊͑r̶̞̠̕͝ṁ̴̡͎,̷̣̓̇ and move through other p̷̫̻̙̤̣͗́̈́͂l̶̡͓̳̗̠̦͕̅̔a̵̛̱̱͇̅̕͝n̴͇͂̈́͌͆e̵͔̲̹͔̬͊̽́͗͠ŝ̴͇͚̩͌̊͐ ̶̛̲̂̿͌̐̀͝͠o̵̻̹̐̑f̸̛̯̜͋̎̈́̃ ̵̛͖̭͉̲͎̝̃̓̾͆́e̷͚͇͕̺̖̓̈́̌̈́x̸̢̛͕͖͙̝̱̿̀̎̑̕i̸͉̼͙̤̻͍̎͒̃͆͝s̴̨͈͉̙̹̠̔t̸̨̺̖̲̰͎̹̞͐̋͋e̶̡̡̛̦̥̿̾̅̅̌̆n̸̩̳̼̥̫̙̹̓͂̑̃̚ç̶͇̗͎̏̌ē̷̻̟̪͇ ̴̠͑̅͗̀with the aid of an i̴m̷a̷g̷i̷n̶a̷l̴ ̴b̸o̶d̸y̶,̵ ̶v̵i̴o̶l̴e̸t̶ ̶t̷r̶a̷n̴s̴m̶u̸t̵i̸n̴g̶ ̴f̴l̴a̵m̸e̷s̷ and the chorus of multidimensional experts with a scientifically grounded neurophysiological method for Ò̵̧̢͚͙̼͍̣̟̹̯̣̮͚̳͇͉͇̘͎͚̥͈̇̎́́̈́̋͛̇̚͜͜͠Ç̴̡̞̙̝̮̣̫̥̼̹̣͕͌̐͑ͅͅͅT̵̨̨͎̮͚̻͙͈̤͉̼͎̠̟̦̫̪̜́̽̈̀̀͊̋̍̃͊̅̀̽̓͗̈̉̎̓̂̓̐̌̐̉̀̍̿͘̕͝͠͠͝A̷̢̨̢̧̛̛̛̛̜̗̭̝̱͓̝͕͉̼̤̣̼̜͚̝͚̦͎̖̜̬͇̫̺͗̋͗̎̾̈́͂̓̍͂̒͗̔͋̎̿̊̏̂̍̓̾͌́͒͑̀̉̋͜͜͝ͅV̸̡̧̢̧̡̧̨̢̛̗̪̻̰̙͓̪̰̹͚̲̝͕̳̘̞̬̫̙̝͉̱̲̟͍̳̓͑̔͑̓́͌̈́̋̾̂̓̋̃̔̅̆̌̍̈́̀̈́̍̎̈́͘͘͜͝͠ͅͅͅͅĘ̴̧̭̱͉̼̠̺̻̺̲̠̥͈̲̣͙̰͗̋̄̄̉̂̂̈́̾͛͑̕ ̴̢̢̢̟͎̬̘͔̟͙̻̻̺̳͙͔͓̞̮̜̠̺̺͇͖̱̯̓̈́͋̐̈́͘͠T̴̨̢̨̢̡͉̯̠̝̭̳̥͈͙̲̦̻̞̝̳̦̙̠̙̠̙̦̺̹͇͙̣̣̗͈̻̙̺̱͗͆͑̔̈̒̓͆̃̏̅̅R̷̢̛̝͕͎̥̮̬̲̲͎̘̠͉̓̅̓̇̿̀̋̾̀̌͌̋͆̐̐̑̍́̈́̆̓̐͜Ǎ̶̢̨̢͚͉̖̮̟̝̺̰͉͉͎͇̞̝̼̰̖̓̿̽͒̿̈̎́̿̑̆͋͒̈́͌͊̉̐̈́̚̕͜Ṅ̶̨̡͍̻̰̜͇͕̪̰̭̝̮͚̙̼̺̭̤̯̰͙̗̮̠͚̗̙̯̝̾̍̅̌̔̎͋̅̇́̽͂̃̊̚͠ͅŞ̷̡̡̧̛̰͍͓̤͇̳̈́͛̋̍͗̆̒̈́͌͋͗̊͗C̷̡̩̤̼̠͚͇͎͉͖̫̐̉̋̿͑̒̎̌̋̑̓͛̃̕͜͠E̵̢̛͚̟̬͕̐̊̂̓̿͒̆̍̏́͋̿̍̏̾̆̈́̈́̽̅͋̂̀̄̾̉͌͘̕͠͝͠͝N̴̛͇͕̯̞͔̩͓̫̞̾̄̐́̒̏͌̾̎̒̏̽͂̔̋̐͊̂͒̅̓͌̀̀͂̉̌͑̀͝͠D̷̢̨̢̛̞̹͇̻̝͍̪̦̝͔͖̞͉̦͔̭̟͓̙̭̹̖̜̩̯͇͔̪̟̠̰̲̃̉̑̏́̓̌̑̾̐̑̎̄̚͘͠E̴̢̛̜̠̱̔̍͐̅́͛̊̉̿̓̍̊̂̈́̓̐̀͑̓̓̈́̾̇͠͝͝N̴̡̨̢̨̛̠̠̫̘͉̲̠̞̩̳̞̥̠͔̪͔͎͈͉̺̱̤̭̹̞̥̯͈̱͔̠̼̑̉̐̆̉̓̏̌̽̈̿̑̐͛͂̿͒̍̋̒͜͠͝͠Ç̶͉̲̙͚̺͖̜̯̥̰̖̥̭̫̪͓̦̟̠̲̙̫͔̫͖̀̑̔͒͑̈́̀̇̔̿̆͒̿̽̕͘Ȩ̴̢̰͖͉̰͕͓̯͙͙̫̩̰͔̥̟͎̳͎̝̩̫̗̲͚̬͓͎̘̹͎̝̜̐̿̎́̄͆̊͛̒̋̀̄̀̒͆͒͌̈́̑̃̌̊̉̉͑̕̕͘̚͘̕͜͠͠Featuring:Quest.. The Possible Human.. Imaginal Body, By Jean Houston - 1982Stop Drinking Subliminal Series by Barrie Konicov - 1978Dr Burke Hypnosis Tape (date unknown)The Weight Reducing Tape and Standard Self Hypnosis Dick Sutphen, Hypnotist (1976)The Creative Self By Chris Griscom (19XX)Memory Power Tape 1 by Harry Lorayne (1988)Freedom From Stress By Steven A. La Velle (1995)Relieve Insomnia With The Aid Of Self Hypnosis (1984)Learning To Say No! By Dr. Paul Tuthill (1984)Anybody Can Write A Magic Journal by Jean Bryant (1986)A transcript of this episode can be h̴̫̳͝ẽ̷͚͖ŕ̷͍̤̐e̴̘̘̋.̴̫̱̍͌
Two award winning performances speak to another across time. Special appearances by Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, Josh Groban, and Don Quixote.Written, produced, and edited by Landry Ayres.A transcript for this episode can be found here.
Two roads diverged in a digital wood.Music courtesy of epidemic sound.A transcript for this episode can be found here.
A charming gnome throws a birthday party for a brooding rogue, with epic and emotional results. Special thanks to Critical Role, Critrolestats, and Matthew Colville of MCDM. Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound.A transcript for this episode can be found here.
A collection of emotionally echoic polaroids, an impressionist’s musical scrapbook, a folder of melodic memory tags. Listen along with this: The PlaylistMusic includes:Paving Stones and Mood Unit by Blue Dot SessionsSound effects courtesy of Zapsplat.comFurther reading and listening:Echoic Memory - Reasonably SoundThe Abyss: Music and Amnesia by Oliver SacksA transcript for this episode can be found here.
A mysterious man appears in a photographer's picture.------------------------Produced by Landry Ayres, with introduction by Caleb Brown.Music:Time Passes by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4530-time-passesLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseUnease by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4562-uneaseLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSpy Glass by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4410-spy-glassLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSound effects from zapsplat.com
The car is just a vehicle--but for two brothers, a contract entangles them in the tricky business of family.Music by Blue Dot Sessions:Hash OutPxl HtraTwoPoundOur Only LarkChai BelltiniHighway 430CalissonKallaloeCach PKLTaoudellaCome As You WereThe ConsulateSmooth Move by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4380-smooth-moveLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseA transcript of this episode can be found here.
The story of one of the last great american outlaws and his attempt to preserve his way of life. CW: This piece discusses the topic of suicide. If you’re in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) (USA) or you can find a helpline at https://findahelpline.com/i/iasp. Further Reading: This is the Last Dam Run of Likker I’ll Ever MakeBuy “The Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton” by Neal HutchesonDaddy Moonshine: the Story of Marvin Popcorn SuttonPopcorn Sutton The Making and Marketing of a Hillbilly HeroChasing the White DogMusic by Blue Dot Sessions:Coal Baron BlueFeathersoftKallaloeDown by the BankWaterbound by Shake That Little Foot Good Ole Mountain Dew by Lulu Belle and Scotty WisemanGood Ole Mountain Dew by the Stanley BrothersA transcript of this episode can be found here.
Just off of State Highway 77 in rural Georgia stands America’s very own Stonehenge. It’s the centerpiece of a decades-old mystery involving rogue millionaires, christian mystics, and doomsday cults. I want to know who built it and why.The Georgia GuidestonesAmerican Stonehenge: Monumental Instructions for the Post-Apocalypse by Randall SullivanNobody Knows How to Interpret This Doomsday Stonehenge in GeorgiaOn Facebook in 2018, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed conspiracy theories that 9/11 was an inside job and that Sandy Hook was stagedElbert County Chamber of CommerceIn Search of a Flat EarthThe United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory by Jesse WalkerWhat Turns Conspiracy Theorists into Killers? | Truth HurtsConspiracy Theories, ExplainedI’m an environmental journalist, but I never write about overpopulation. Here’s why.Music by Blue Dot Sessions:Allston Night OwlIn PassageJumbelApollo Diedre LowballDrchZigZag HeartBivlyAlarm CycleAn Unknown VisitorGilly WashThule RacerUltima ThuleA transcript of this episode can be found here.
Unauthorized construction in my new neighborhood leads me to conduct an independent investigation into some of the world’s most mischievous zoning law offenders. The trouble? Only children have ever laid eyes on them. Urban Fairies of Ann ArborFairies of DelrayMusic by Blue Dot Sessions:The Crisper Pitho MagnusEggs and PowderTwoPoundLick StickCopper HallsLo MarginCrumbtownThe RecordsDonnaleeFour CountMusic Box Theme by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4090-music-box-themeLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseComfortable Mystery 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3528-comfortable-mystery-2License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseA transcript of this episode can be found here.
A hijacking.A transformative veering.A meditation on the totemic and poetic significance of the dolphin through the ages.A welcome.Further reading:You Only Guide Me By Surprise: Poetry and the Dolphin’s Turn by Peter SacksThe Dolphin by Robert LowellHomeric Hymn to Pythian ApolloDelphine by Rainer Maria RilkeSailing to Byzantium by William Butler YeatsThe Riverman by Elizabeth BishopMusic by Blue Dot Sessions:CapillaVK MendlA transcript of this episode is available here.