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WAKE ISLAND

Paul K
San Francisco
Artificial Intelligence
Evil
Faith No More
San Francisco Counterculture
Internet
Imperial Teen
The Royal We
AIDS
Punk

WAKE ISLAND IS A CONVERSATION SERIES ABOUT THE DARKENING UNDERCURRENTS OF CONTEMPORARY CULTURE WITH HOSTS PAUL K AND DAVID LEO RICE 🕳️ 🐇

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Today’s guest is Dr. Teodor Mitew. He’s a systems thinker, historian, and digital media scholar at the University of Sydney, and the author of a new book called The Red Queen Trap: Complexity, Collapse, and the Myth of the Future, along with a volume... more

Our guest today is Derek McCormack, a writer, artist, and fashion connoisseur who's spent three decades turning nostalgia into something profane and elevated.

His new book, a catalogue called The Sh*thole Opry Collector's Guide, imagines Vivienne We... more

Roddy Bottum is a co-founder and keyboardist of Faith No More, one of the most singular and important bands of my lifetime. I'll never forget how mesmerized and spooked out I was by Angel Dust — how it made everything else on the radio sound so bland... more

Wake Island is back. It’s been a long hiatus, a lot of life changes and transitions... the usual upheavals that seem to have hit everyone over the last year or so.

We’re kicking things off with past guest of the show, Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh, a philo... more

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Recent Guests

Theodor Mitew
Dr. Theodor Mitew, systems thinker, historian, and digital media scholar at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
Episode: Teodor Mitew: Complexity, Collapse & the Myth of the Future
Derek McCormack
Canadian writer, artist and fashion connoisseur
Independent author/artist
Episode: The Sh*thole Opry Collector's Guide with Derek McCormack
Roddy Bottum
Musician, co-founder/keyboardist of Faith No More; author of The Royal We
Faith No More; Imperial Teen
Episode: Roddy Bottum: The Royal We
Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh
Philosopher, writer and teacher
Author of Evil: A Study of Lost Techniques
Episode: Evil: A Study of Lost Techniques with Jason Bahbak Mohaghegh

Hosts

Paul K
Host of WAKE ISLAND; engages in wide-ranging conversations on culture, literature, and technology with depth and curiosity.
David Leo Rice
Co-host who guides discussions on philosophy, culture, and subculture with a rigorous, thoughtful approach.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 127 ratings
  • Alas

    Was one of my fav parasocial pod relationships

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Qnehpets
    United States3 years ago
  • Perfect combination of culture and politics

    Love it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    jokodean
    United States4 years ago
  • Atmospheric

    Amazing podcast on transgressive literature, and how culture/politics are changing/darkening/morphing. Paul & David are exceptional hosts, so knowledgeable and great interviewers who listen so closely! Lots of great references and found so many new books and films through this

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    smlmbrt
    United Kingdom4 years ago
  • Weirdness and beauty

    A peak behind the curtain of culture. Wake Island dissects the modern world through film, literature, art, and journalism, exemplifying the curiosity of spirit desperately needed for these dark and weird times.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Vincentjames
    United States4 years ago
  • Best lit pod

    Best Lit pod out there. Amazing guests, genuinely insightful conversations. Tomk

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    thomaskendall
    United Kingdom4 years ago

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Thoughtful, literature-forward conversations with deep interviews.
Atmospheric and intellectually provocative; appeals to listeners seeking nuanced critique.
Consistently insightful and well-researched, great for long listening sessions.

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Teodor Mitew: Complexity, Collapse & the Myth of the Future
Q: Do you think the singularity idea is still viable or is it bound to fail given the persistence of archaic forces?
The singularity is likely a misframing; instead, there will be multiplicities of technological trajectories and priesthoods, with AI-generated beliefs coexisting with archaic forces across cultures.
Teodor Mitew: Complexity, Collapse & the Myth of the Future
Q: And what do you mean by gates in your essay The Gated Age?
The gate is a metaphoric aperture that allows us to view the same phenomenon from multiple, multidimensional perspectives, revealing how geopolitics, culture, and time intersect and shift through different cycles.

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What is WAKE ISLAND about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A conversation-driven show exploring the dark undercurrents of contemporary culture through philosophy, literature, technology, and art. Episodes mix systems thinking, myth, and historical imagination to interrogate how digital culture, geopolitics, and creative media shape our reality, often linking ancient motifs to modern tech and political dynamics. Noteworthy is the show's penchant for cross-disciplinary dialogue, probing archetypes, and provocative ideas (e.g., myth as a high-compression algorithm, neo-medieval dynamics in AI, and unconventional book culture), which tends to attract listeners who enjoy deeply reflective, idea-forward conversations with authors, artists, and thinkers.

Overall, the program likely appeals to curious, we... more

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