AGITATOR - New Millennium Boyz with Alex Kazemi Agitator 2023-08-31 | On this episode, J David Osborne and Kelby Losack are chopping it up with NEW MILLENNIUM BOYZ author Alex Kazemi about everything from Y2K nostalgia and the internet's splintering of monoculture to the (ir)responsibility of art, transcendental meditation, and a hundred tangents in-between. Buy Alex's book: simonandschuster.com/books/New-Millennium-Boyz/Alex-Kazemi/9781637583913Support the Agitator boys and unlock more content:Patreon: http://patreon.com/agitatorBroken River Books: http://brokenriverbooks.com
CROOKED SMILE: On Addiction, Homelessness, & Hope with Jared Klickstein Agitator 2024-07-14 | Source:podbean.com/eau/pb-kejuz-166b58dJared Klickstein was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1989 to heroin-addicted parents. He spent his teenage years outside of Oakland, California after being adopted by his aunt and uncle. He attended UC Santa Cruz where he got addicted to heroin himself, dropped out, and spent nearly ten years chronically homeless and addicted around the country. After a notorious run on Skid Row in Los Angeles and a subsequent jail sentence, he sobered up in 2018, wrote Crooked Smile, and currently resides in Oakland, California. He works as an independent journalist.ABOUT THE BOOK: “Darkly humorous” is an understatement when it comes to this poignant tale of addiction, homelessness, incarceration, and eventually, redemption. Jared Klickstein, the child of two heroin addicts who eventually became addicted himself, takes readers on a raw and personal journey from his unsettling and secretive childhood in the suburbs to the slums of Skid Row. Through tales of violence, relapse, and deep inner struggle, Klickstein provides a harrowing account of his personal encounter with near-death—including what he calls dying in “slow motion.”But this story is not just about one man’s life—it’s about the hundred’s of thousands of homeless and drug-addicted Americans who are on the streets right now. It’s about those who need help the most, and what can be done to address the growing addiction and homelessness problems we face. In this moving memoir, Klickstein offers a fresh take and solutions to both epidemics, providing firsthand experience and insight into what policies should be put in place to mitigate the suffering. Crooked Smile recounts one man’s escape from a hellish life—and carves a valuable path for others.BUY CROOKED SMILE: amazon.com/Crooked-Smile-Escape-Homelessness-Addiction/dp/B0CWZ1GHLWFOLLOW JARED KLICKSTEIN: X @JaredKlickstein / IG @jklickstJARED ON RARE CANDY: youtube.com/watch?v=WSWnvG9WDWA&list=PL_l2JbkrREkTf-zpvFcIJYVedpg7FQcV3CROOKED SMILE DISCUSSED ON MATT & SHANE: reddit.com/r/JoeRogan/comments/1d58qsz/mssp_shane_gillis_and_matt_mccusker_discussed_my/SUBSCRIBE TO AGITATOR: patreon.com/agitator
Writers Room on Sword & Sorcery... with ZOMBIES!! Agitator 2024-05-10 | We're freestyling the concept and premise of a sprawling sword & sorcery/survival horror epic, after we diagnose the problems of today's youth, eulogize Steve Albini as much as he deserves it, pontificate better ways to approach open-world gaming than the endless side-questing and modifying, and discuss our favorite shows a little bit. Like this? Sign up for free or get bonus content for $5/month at patreon.com/agitator. Learn more about our writing at brokenriverbooks.com.
FREEMANS BARS ft Kenney Dorcely Agitator 2024-02-01 | On this episode of the freestyle storytelling podcast, we have actor/poet Kenney Dorcely straight from the Massachusetts boonies to develop an epic anime rap ballad opera inspired by 8 Mile, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Yu-Gi-Oh!Follow Kenney on IG: @chupakarbra_burnsum Watch Kenney on GLUE ADDICT: youtube.com/watch?v=d1Rdc7NVKXc
DELIVER ME with Elle Nash (Agitator Ep. 110) Agitator 2024-01-04 | Follow Elle:IG: instagram.com/saderoticaX: twitter.com/saderoticaBuy DELIVER ME: unnamedpress.com/books/book?title=Deliver+MeSubscribe to Elle's Patreon for exclusive blog posts, book club access, personal tarot readings, and because she's dope: patreon.com/saderoticaIf you're watching this, you're probably already subscribed, but just in case: patreon.com/agitator
DEEP DIVE on Miikes Netflix anime ONIMUSHA with screenwriter Ryan Jackson Agitator 2023-11-30 | The mystic juggalo weebs J. David Osborne and Kelby Losack are joined by screenwriter, author, and Mutual Aberration Society host Ryan Jackson to discuss 2023's Netflix anime ONIMUSHA, directed by godfather of the show, Takashi Miike and based on the Capcom series of video games.We discuss: the Agitator sound board, slur buttons, how Koreans say "I," Nick-r-Treat and '90s commercials, Programmed to Kill, Subliminal Jihad, Programmed to Chill, the life and music of XXXTentacion, Do Every Thing Wrong! by Jarett Kobek, Island Boys selling their souls and kissing each other, gates of hell, Miike's career trajectory, Yakuza-run production companies, the Capcom video games ONIMUSHA is based on, which Japanese emperors were the best aka the worst, why is Oda Nobunaga always a villain in Japanese media?, identifying as samurai, vikings as the white samurai, the ONIMUSHA movie that never happened because Heath Ledger died, how we feel about all the Miike touches in the ONIMUSHA anime, why ONIMUSHA stans are mad about the anime, lore nerds, writers against plotting, filmmakers who are painters, are Takashi Miike and David Lynch each other's yin and yang?, why AI is not a threat and how to either use it or not care, paint-by-numbers critics, why Star Wars is best in video game form, utilizing the unique aspects of the medium in which you are creating in, the history of samurai and western cross-referencing, idea vs execution... and this is all within the first hour. We made this one free as a reference point for what Agitator is all about. It's a good hang, it's a comedy show, it's craft and hustle talk, it's anime obsession, it's esoteric, and it's uninhibited. Best podcast in the world. Check out our books, short films, bonus and uncut episodes, book club, and exclusive private Discord access at patreon.com/agitator
Every Resident Evil CGI Film Reviewed (PLUS Unreleased Sequel Exclusive) Agitator 2023-10-26 | We have the homie Wren back to talk every Resident Evil CGI film: Degeneration, Damnation, Vendetta, Infinite Darkness, and Death Island. We're talking RE tropes, best fights, the benefits of these CG films over live-action, which ones we loved and which ones we hated, AND, we come up with a banger Resident Evil sequel plot of our own that nobody will be ballsy enough to make happen but if you do, you owe us money. Making this one free for Halloween, but if you enjoy what you find here, there's a lot more going on at patreon.com/agitator
REJECTED by CD Projekt Red! Too Hard for the Cyberpunk Sequel (Agitator ep 96) - Video Agitator 2023-06-08 | Our Broken River collaborator and good friend E Rathke joins us to talk about how all three of us were recently shot down in an open call to work with CD Projekt Red. What do you do with rejection? Is there a point to the effort even if it doesn't turn out how you'd hoped? We explore all this as well as chop it up a bit about Cyberpunk 2077 and some things we would like to see added in the sequel. We also talk a bit about the work of Stephen Graham Jones, whose opinions matter and whose don't, the pitch vs the product, writing filler but making it gourmet, and looking at art through beer goggles. For hours upon hours of bonus content, access to the Agitator Discord, serialized novels, and to support the show's endeavors into original films and online storytelling courses, go to patreon.com/agitatorSign up for E Rathke's incredible newsletter WOLF at radicaledward.substack.com
Keenan Maxie - THROWAWAY (Official Music Video) Agitator 2021-12-24 | Official music video to Keenan Maxie's "Throwaway"Dir: Kelby LosackGuest starring: Marcus FarrisMusic produced by Martin MoonliteListen to/follow Keenan Maxie:Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/1p7fAhaNe4c1h7K3xBL2s4Apple: music.apple.com/us/artist/keenan-maxie/988939054Twitter: twitter.com/knmaxieIG: instagram.com/keenanmaxie
Baby Trill - LOVER BOY (Official Video) Agitator 2021-12-17 | Official music video for the single off Baby Trill's new album ANCHOR HEARTED VOL. 1Director: Kelby Losack (Twitter @HeathenishKid; IG @kelby.losack)Stream Baby Trill's ANCHOR HEARTED VOL. 1Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/3VpuK7nYV0MWUnAjNrhuaHApple: music.apple.com/us/album/anchor-hearted-vol-1/1600076283
Baby Trill - a conversation Agitator 2021-09-07 | Baby Trill is a rapper from Freeport, TX. Find his music on all platforms and follow him on Twitter @babytill1 and IG @trillionthegod. #babytrill #loverboy #freeport #htx #hiphopunderground #anchorhearted Follow Kelby Losack on Twitter @HeathenishKid and IG @kelby.losack
