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Robert Stark talks to Constantin von Hoffmeister about Esoteric Trumpism

1950's, aesthetics, Alain de Benoist, Alexander Dugin, Alternative Right, American Culture, Architecture, Art, Beatniks, Brandon Adamson, California, censorship, Cinema, Cities, Class, conformity, Conservatives, Constantin von Hoffmeister, Culture, Daniel Friberg, demographics, Diversity, Donald Trump, Edgar Alan Poe, Elections, Ernst Jünger, Ethno Nationalism, ethnopluralism, Europe, European Nationalism, Germany, Globalization, Guillaume Faye, H.P. Lovecraft, Hipsters, History, Hollywood, horror, Immigration, Jack Kerouac, Joe Biden, Las Vegas, Liberalism, Literature, Los Angeles, Mass Transit, Matthew Pegas, Media, Middle Class, Millennials, Nationalism, Nietzsche, Occultism, Oswald Spengler, Political Correctness, Politics, Postmodernism, Race Relations, Republican Party, Retro Futurism, Russia, Suburbia, Surrealism, the New Right, The Perfume Nationalist, Urbanism, William S. Burroughs, Zoomers

Robert Stark and Matt Pegas speak with Constantin von Hoffmeister about his book Esoteric Trumpism. This is a simulcast with Matt’s New Write podcast. Originally from Germany, Constantin von Hoffmeister studied English Literature and Political Science in New Orleans. Constantin has worked as an author, journalist, translator, editor, and business trainer in the United States, India, Uzbekistan, and Russia, and is the editor in chief of Arktos publishing. Follow Constantin on Twitter and subscribe to his Substack.

Topics:

Literary references, including William S. Burroughs, HP Lovecraft, and Edgar Alan Poe
Misconceptions about the Beatniks as leftwing (eg Jack Kerouac’s admiration of Oswald Spengler)
How the Beats’ disillusionment shows problems with fetishizing 1950s America
Philistinism on the Right and the rise of a new creative culture-focused Right
How America has an underappreciated rich cultural heritage
America as an extension of European civilization
Rightwing Postmodernism
Trump as the great revealer of hidden Lovecraftian horrors
Why Trump’s political significance is primarily symbolic
Addressing criticisms and disappointments with Trump
Meme magic
Why Constantin rejects accelerationism
Why Rightwing multiculturalism or ethnopluralism is the future 
Constantin’s recent meet up with Robert and Matt in LA, and observation that LA is a model for ethnopluralism
Why Constantin is more optimistic about America’s future than Europe’s
Upcoming Arktos projects, including a new translation of Dominque  Venner on Ernst Junger, a rightwing critique of Nietzsche, and an art history book

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Robert Stark talks to Jay Dyer about Jacob’s Ladder

1980's, 1990's, acting, aesthetics, Buddhism, Christianity, Cinema, Conspiracy Theories, Crime, Culture, David Lynch, death, dreams, Drugs, Film, Gnosticism, Hellraiser, History, Hollywood, horror, horror films, Jacob's Ladder, Jay Dyer, John Carpenter, KLF, Matt Pegan, Matthew Pegas, New York, Occultism, Psychology, Religion, Science, Science Fiction, Southbound, Suicide, Surrealism, Twin Peaks, Vaporwave, War

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matt Pegan talk to author and TV presenter Jay Dyer about the psychological horror film Jacob’s Ladder (1990). Jay Dyer is the author of Esoteric Hollywood:: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film and you can watch his show on YouTube. Also check out Robert’s interview with Jay on Stark Truth TV at the Paramount Movie Ranch which was damaged in a wildfire shortly after filming.

Topics:

Jacob’s Ladder’s cult following and its director Adrian Lyne
The film’s plot, layers revealed, and symbolism
The Phoenix Program and Project MKUltra
Pseudo Christian themes in the film with references to the Bible, Christian mystic Meister Eckhart, and Dante’s Purgatorio
The concept of the soul journey in Orthodox Christianity and Gnosticism
The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary
Studies on Near Death Experiences
Comparisons to other films including Flatliners, Silent Hill: Revelation, Hellraiser: Inferno, Southbound, Insidious, The Triangle, U Turn, Enter the Void, and The Void
The British electronic band The KLF
Jay’s upcoming lecture series on the history of the mafia

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Robert Stark interviews BLAUERGEIST! about Aesthetics

1950's, 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, aesthetics, Archeofuturism, Architecture, arcology, Art, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Beverly Hills, BLAUERGEIST!, Blue Velvet, Brutalism, California, Californication, capitalism, Cinema, Cities, comedy, Culture, Curb Your Enthusiasm, David Lynch, Disneyland, Film, Film Noire, Hellraiser, Historic Preservation, History, Hollywood, horror, horror films, humor, Instagram, Jacob's Ladder, John C. Portman Jr, Larry David, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Malls, Matt Pegan, Matthew Pegas, Mid-Century Modern, Mulholland Drive, Neoliberalism, Neon, New Retro Wave, New York, Oregon, Photography, Political Correctness, Portland, Retro Futurism, San Francisco, Science Fiction, South Africa, Southbound, Steampunk, Surrealism, technology, Traditionalism, Travel, Twin Peaks, Urbanism, Zoning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matt Pegan talk to Portland based blogger BLAUERGEIST! about architecture, interior design, art, and cinema. Check out BLAUERGEIST! on Twitter, his podcast Ellroy Boys, and new web magazine Apocalypse Confidential.

Topics:

The #BathistGang: love of 80s bathroom aesthetics
20th Century interior design genres
80s malls, Robert and Matt’s LA N O S T A L G I A  Mall series, the Breezewood meme, The Canal Walk Mall in Cape Town, and value of Interior Urbanism
Retrofuturism, trends in nostalgia, and Theme Park Urbanism
Eco Brutalism and the Interior Garden Aesthetic
Artists Patrick Nagel, Jim Buckels, and Daniel Merriam, and various sci-fi illustrators
Political symbolism in aesthetics
Aesthetics in cinema: directors Dario Argento and Peter Greenaway, and 80s films Year of the Dragon and Scarface
Horror films 3615 code Père Noël, Child’s Play, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Jacob’s Ladder, Hellraiser: Inferno, Southbound, and Silent Hill: Revelation
The work of David Lynch and the Lynchian Aesthetic
Larry David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Robert Stark talks to Jason Reza Jorjani about Faustian Futurist

aesthetics, Alt Center, Archeofuturism, Architecture, Art, Art Deco, automation, Black Lives Matter, Blade Runner, Caleb Maupin, capitalism, Cities, Communism, coronavirus, Culture, Donald Trump, Dystopia, Economics, Fascism, Francis Nally, Futurism, Gnosticism, Hinduism, History, horror, India, Iran, Italian Futurism, Jacob's Ladder, Jason Reza Jorjani, Jeffrey Epstein, Literature, New York, Nietzsche, Philosophy, Political Correctness, Politics, Psychology, Race Relations, Radical Center, Religion, Retro Futurism, Reza Pahlavi, Science, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Skyscrapers, Socialism, South Africa, Soviet Union, technology, The Cold War, the New Right, Third Position, Traditionalism, Transhumanism, Twin Peaks, Urbanism, Utopia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Francis Nally talk to Jason Reza Jorjani about his new Science Fiction novel Faustian Futurist. Jason Reza Jorjani, PhD is an Iranian-American philosopher, lifelong native New Yorker, and author of numerous books including Prometheism and Prometheus and Atlas. Also check out his Twitter and Patreon.

Topics:

Jason’s Faustian Futurist as an entry point to the philosophical and political concepts of his non-fiction work
The intimacy in giving the reader a window into the author’s subconscious
The Faustian archetype
The novel’s alternative history timeline set in the 2nd half of the 20th Century with an epilogue of the 21st Century
The theme of reincarnation
The significance of Atlantis in the novel and the empirical archeological evidence of Atlantis
Parapsychologist Gerald Feinberg’s The Prometheus Project, Mankind’s Search for Long-Range Goals
The parapsychological science of Remote viewing
A Prometheist vision beyond the convergence of left and right with a post-capitalist/scarcity outlook, and objective to find the balance between communitarianism and the creative potential of the individual
The limitations of electoral politics and the need to create a technological, cultural, and aesthetic movement
The Great Reset and the breakaway civilization
The mass exodus out of major cities and symbolism of the destruction of New York City as the cosmopolis of the West
Jason’s thoughts on the motives behind the woke agenda

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Robert Stark interviews Naama Kates about Incels

Academia, acting, alienation, American Culture, censorship, Cinema, Culture, demographics, Economics, Ellliot Rodger, Erik Erikson, Film, Gender, Hollywood, horror, horror films, humor, Incels, income inequality, Indy Music, Jordan Peterson, journalism, Journey to Vapor Island, materialism, Media, Memes, Mental illness, Millennials, misanthropy, missogyny, Morality, Music, Naama Kates, Narcissism, NEETs, Neuroscience, Personality Types, Philosophy, Political Correctness, Politics, Psychology, psychosocialism, Race Relations, relationships, Sexuality, social capital, Social Isolation, Social Media, social status, social trust, Spree Shootings, technology, The Black Pill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark talks with investigative journalist, actress, musician, and director Naama Kates about her journey deep inside the incel community. Naama Kates is the host of the podcast Incel. You can follow The Incel Project on Twitter and contact Naama at [email protected].

Topics:

Naama’s background as an actress including roles on the show NCIS and the movie Stepmom
Directing the horror film Sorceress, the documentary Dutchman Revisited, and producing Chloe
Naama’s Music Videos directed by Princeton Holt from the early 2010s’ Indy Craze
Naama’s personal and political evolution
How Naam’s fascination with incel culture started with a correspondence on Twitter
Why the media narrative about incels is wrong, harmful, and casts dispersion on a group that is already marginalized
How Naama’s journey started out as an open ended question
Misconception that incels are a political movement and have a racial orientation
Incel Lexicology and narratives
Naama’s personal interactions with incels
Disarmed by the humor of the incel forums
Guests on the podcast Incel, including a Christian pastor, a forensic psychologist, a neuro-scientist, and a psychiatrist
Incels as part of a greater trend of social atomization and inequality
#pinkystream – naama kates on hikkikimori
Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages
The limitations of self improvement
Are femcels a thing?
Incel as a brand
Naama’s upcoming podcast, ESC-Hate, featuring dialogue between opposing political sides

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Robert Stark interviews filmmaker James Di Martino about his film The Faceless Man

acting, Art, Australia, Cartrell Payne, Cinema, comedy, Crime, Culture, David Lynch, Film, horror, horror films, humor, James Di Martino, Quentin Tarantino, The Faceless Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Cartrell Payne talk to Australian Filmmaker James Di Martino about his film The Faceless Man, which is his first feature film.

Topics:

James’ background in film, making shorts ranging from comedies, thrillers, and a period western
James’ directing style and cinema-photographic influences
Throwbacks to Quentin Tarantino and Get Out in The Faceless Man
Challenges of working with low budgets
Playing on the contrast of horror clichés with the unpredictable
The theme of what’s real and what’s not
Elements of crime genres and light hearted humor
Inspiration from personal trauma as a cancer survivor
Australian Cinema; the horror film The Babadook
Actors including Australian icons Roger Ward and Andy McPhee
The Special effects
Design for the monster by illustrator Austen Mengler
James’ independent production company Chapter 5 Studios
James’ upcoming dark comedy coming of age drama
The film’s premier at Monster Fest in Melbourne

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Robert Stark talks to Richard Wolstencroft about MUFF 20 & Elite Replacement Theory

(((Supply))), Alternative Right, Andrew Yang, Art, Australia, Basic Income, Bernie Sanders, capitalism, censorship, Cinema, Culture, documentary, Donald Trump, Economics, Film, Globalization, Homosexuality, horror, horror films, Immigration, Jeffrey Epstein, Joker, Matthew Pegas, Nationalism, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Political Correctness, Politics, Richard Wolstencroft, Socialism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and Matthew Pegas talk with director Richard Wolstencroft about the upcoming 20th Melbourne Underground Film Festival (Muff  20), current events, and his essay Elite Replacement Theory: Toward A Benevolent Nationalist International.

Topics:
Based on the 250 word essay written by Matthew Pegas a good decision was made for involved students.
Recap of last year’s festival: Robert and Matthew’s Supply, Steve Bannon’s “Trump @ War”, and Lauren Southern’s Farmlands
Dealing with cancel culture
How past controversies have simmered down and in fact led to a mass increase in film entries
Keeping the theme lite on politics to celebrate the achievements of the festival
Horror films The Faceless Man and No Such Thing As Monsters
Terry McMahon’s documentary The Prizefighter
Richard’s upcoming film The Debt Collector
Richard’s podcast on “JOKER” – A RORSCHACH TEST FOR A SICK SOCIETY?
Richard gives his spiel for Trump and also mentions his affinity for Bernie Sanders
The artists wage, Yang’s UBI, and need for a mild version of socialism
The ongoing struggle between globalism and national sovereignty
Elite Replacement Theory: anti-elite elitism

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Robert Stark interviews Author Shane Eide

Aesthetic Socialism, aesthetics, Alt Center, Alternative Left, Alternative Right, Andrew Yang, Aristocratic Individualism, Art, Basic Income, Brandon Adamson, capitalism, Class, Culture, Economics, Eugenics, Giovanni Dannato, Gore Vidal, horror, humor, Incels, Journey to Vapor Island, Literature, neo-tribalism, Personality Types, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Radical Center, Sexuality, Shane Eide, social capital, Social Darwinism, social status, Socialism, Surrealism

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shane Eide blogs at Emerging Hermit and is the author of Artists Go To Hell: Novellas and Stories

Topics:

Artists Go To Hell and theme of celebrities becoming symbols of something they are not
Kafkaesque theme of  waking up in a centralized prison/insane asylum where nobody can give you a straight answer about where you are
Shane’s upcoming book Contours of Nothing, a collection of aphorisms on politics, relationships, art, and religion
Shane’s interest in metaphysical ideas
How psychology drives politics
Shane’s Attempt at Self Description
How being politically homeless and not fitting into a slot is bad for marketing
Tracing the Lineage of a Radical Center
Radical Centrist thinker Gore Vidal
The Alt-Center, Starkianism and the Demystification of Social Capital
Emerging Alt-Center concepts such as Smart Socialism, Aristocratic Radicalism, and Neo-Tribalism
Parody book review of Incel by Corey Ruttner

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Robert Stark interviews James Lafond

 James LaFond, alienation, Anarcho Tyranny, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, boxing, Cities, Crime, Culture, Drugs, History, horror, humor, Literature, Paul Bingham, Police, Police Brutality, Police Corruption, Race Relations, Robert E. Howard, Science Fiction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Paul Bingham talk to James LaFond. James is an author, blogger, and self defense expert based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Check out his work on his website, blog, Amazon, Twitter, Facebook, Patreon, and the thecrackpotpodcast.

Topics:

James’s writings about life in Baltimore
The city’s descent into chaos
Personal experiences with crime and violence
Police corruption and the Police’s ineffectiveness in dealing with crime
The 2015 Freddie Gray Riots
Making a living as a writer
James’s fantasy and science fiction novels
James’s book The Jericho Bone
Robert E. Howard and Louis L’Amour

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This show is brought to you by Robert Stark’s Paintings and his novel Journey to Vapor Island




Robert Stark talks to Richard Wolstencroft about his new film The Second Coming Volume II

Adam Parfrey, aesthetics, Aleister Crowley, Asia, Australia, Boyd Rice, Charles Manson, Christianity, Cinema, Country Music, Culture, David Thrussell, Film, horror, horror films, Jim Goad, Music, Occultism, Pearls Before Swine, Poetry, Religion, Richard Wolstencroft, Salò, The Second Coming, Travel, Twin Peaks, William Butler Yeats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark talks to director Richard Wolstencroft about his new film The Second Coming Volume II. Volume I is free to view on Vimeo.

Topics:

Intro: Johnny Tyler – God’s Gonna Turn Us To Dust
The film’s inspiration from the poem The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats and the film’s segments based on passages from the poem
“A low budget epic”
The film’s influences including Kenneth Anger, Andy Warhol, Lars Von Trier’s Dogma, Godard’s My Life To Live, and Terrence Malick
The film’s aesthetic
The film’s theme of man trying to usher in the Apocalypse
The conflict between the black magicians and the white magicians
Aleister Crowley and Occultism
“Charles Manson put a curse on Western Civilization”
Cameos by Jim Goad, Boyd Rice, and Adam Parfrey
Music by David Thrussell and old Country Western Music
Filming locales including Thailand, Australia, LA, Switzerland, Barcelona, and London

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