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Dispatch Ajax! Podcast

Dispatch Ajax! Podcast

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A Geek Culture Podcast - Two life-long Nerds explain, critique and poke fun at the major pillars of Geek Culture for your listening pleasure.

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  • Squatchin' with Sunbow
    Nov 27 2025

    A cabin shakes in the night, boulders slam the walls, and a furry arm reaches for an axe—a century-old story that still echoes through American folklore. Today we go Squatchin' with Sunbow.

    From that 1924 Ape Canyon account to the grainy stride of the Patterson–Gimlin film, we chase the moments that turned Bigfoot from campfire whisper to cultural touchstone, and ask why those 39 seconds won’t let go of us. Along the way, headlines get loud, memories get mythic, and the wilderness does what it does best: hide things in plain sight.

    We follow the thread into modern mysticism with Sunbow True Brother, whose journey through ceremonies, rainbow gatherings, and channeling Elder Kamooh reframes Sasquatch as interdimensional caretakers and “elder brothers.” There’s an earnest environmental ethic in that message—heart-centered community, spiritual ecology, and a plea to protect the land. But we also test the edges: where does synthesis become appropriation, and when does a powerful story outpace the consent and context it borrows? Belief can inspire action, yet it still deserves scrutiny.

    Then comes the lab coat chapter: the Sasquatch Genome Project, half a million dollars, contested samples, and bold claims of human-adjacent DNA. We unpack the methods, the peer-review pitfalls, and why starting with a conclusion is a trap for any field that calls itself science. Conspiracies swirl—international committees, embassy memos, missing artifacts—and we draw a line between healthy skepticism and a worldview where secrecy explains every gap. It’s possible to love mysteries and still demand evidence; it’s possible to hold wonder without surrendering judgment.

    What emerges is a portrait of Bigfoot as a mirror. Frontier fear, cinematic proof, ecological longing, and the constant tug-of-war between curiosity and certainty all live here. If you’ve ever paused on that famous frame and felt the hair on your neck lift, this conversation meets you there—offering context, caution, and a few good laughs. Hit play, bring your questions, and tell us where you land. If this journey sparks your brain, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review to help more curious minds find the show.

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    51 mins
  • Tron Part 2: On Like Tron
    Nov 21 2025

    What keeps pulling us back to the grid when the box office never quite follows? We dive into the whole Tron continuum—from the 1982 cult seed and the overlooked Tron 2.0, through Joseph Kosinski’s neon‑sleek Tron Legacy and the bridge‑building of Tron: Uprising, to the new red‑glow reality of Tron Ares. Along the way, we tackle the question fans argue and studios dodge: is Tron actually sci‑fi, or is it fantasy that borrows the language of computers to tell a myth about creators and creation?

    We revisit the ‘82 release headwinds against E.T., the home video era that gave Tron a second life, and the game that quietly solved problems the films wouldn’t touch—interconnected systems, corporate corruption, and viruses as character. Then we contrast Legacy’s towering strengths—world‑class design and that Daft Punk score—with its habit of hinting at great themes and jumping to the next set piece. We talk de‑aging that breaks immersion, the ISO genocide that begs for deeper stakes, and why treating the grid as a pocket universe makes the story read cleanly as fantasy.

    From there, we unpack Ares: fabrication lasers that print bodies, light cycles roaring down city avenues, and a Pinocchio arc that raises huge ethical questions without living in the answers. We debate why bringing grid logic into the real world collapses internal rules, how soundtracks keep rescuing the vibe (hello, Nine Inch Nails), and why executives remain convinced Tron can still become the thing we remember it to be. Our take: the concept is timeless, the execution needs courage—consistent rules, character‑driven choices, and ideas that don’t blink when the action starts.

    If you love the glow but crave the follow‑through, this one’s for you. Listen, share with a fellow program, and leave us a review with your verdict: should Tron lean full fantasy or build a harder sci‑fi spine? Subscribe so you don’t miss what derezzes next.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • The Law of One: Ra Dogging Love And Light
    Nov 14 2025

    In a new miniseries all about the weird and/or esoteric we pull the thread back to The Law of One, a 1980s series of channeling sessions where researcher Don Elkins and collaborator Jim McCarty recorded Carla Ruckert in trance, speaking as an entity called Ra. From “intelligent infinity” to densities of consciousness and a sweeping claim that all is one, the material wrapped metaphysics in sci‑fi gloss and birthed phrases that still ripple through New Age culture, wellness spaces, and social media.

    We unpack how that language works: grand, elastic, and impossible to falsify. Ambiguity becomes power, letting seekers project their needs onto a system that can’t be disproved and seldom has to be precise. That’s a feature, not a bug—and it explains why “love and light” turned into a template anyone can remix into starseeds, vibrations, and cosmic downloads. Along the way, we examine the pattern that keeps repeating: disillusionment with institutions, the rise of alternative spiritual paths, and the backlash that follows. When meaning feels scarce, a generous cosmology feels like relief.

    But we also draw a line. The ancient aliens pipeline often bundled with this rhetoric can erase the achievements of ancient, non‑Western cultures by crediting outsiders for pyramids, astronomy, and engineering. We argue for awe without erasure—honoring human ingenuity while keeping a clear eye on how vague metaphysics enables grift and cultish control. Curiosity, compassion, and skepticism can coexist. If all is one, accountability belongs in the circle too.

    Stick around for a tease of what this rabbit hole led us to next, including Sunbow True Brother and other wild side paths. If this exploration challenged or delighted you, tap follow, share it with a friend, and drop a review on Apple Podcasts—your words help more curious minds find the show.

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    37 mins
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