America’s meltdown, one neurotic hallucination at a time

Corrupt adults from Ikebukuro

We kick off with a deep dive into Casey Kasem’s infamous meltdown over a dead dog dedication, then spiral into Pee-wee Herman’s unjust downfall and why public figures aren’t allowed private lives—especially if they’ve touched children’s television.

From there, we dig into Woody Allen’s smear campaign, Mia Farrow’s manipulations, and the media’s enduring refusal to separate art from artist—despite overwhelming evidence. We talk about how most of the world shrugs off age gaps while America panics.

That leads us into Mark Fisher’s Vampire Castle and the secular-moralism that replaced religion. We get into backlash cycles, Trump, Kanye’s swastika album era, and Paul Schrader outsourcing screenwriting to ChatGPT.

We reflect on collaboration—why human friction sometimes makes art better—and how AI's perfect agreement can actually dull our minds. Is cognitive labor going the way of leg day? Should you outsource your thoughts to flatterbots?

We try prompting a deep dream visual live on air and get a cleaned-up knockoff—like Interpol without Joy Division’s suicidal edge. We talk about nostalgia loops, the aestheticization of compression, VHS crackle, and why imperfections define a medium.

We revisit the rise of suicide meme coins, how someone literally livestreamed their death and became a crypto ticker—and whether cynical exploitation is more effective than sincere tribute. Is dignity even possible online anymore?

We close with some sharp criticism of therapy culture, Skinnerian behaviorism, CBT-as-labor conditioning, and the idea that neurosis may be cowardice in disguise. Sometimes, as Jung said, you're not sick—you’re just scared to face yourself.

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