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System of Systems

All culture is propaganda. Everything you hold dear is connected to that which subjugates you. Deconstruct art, culture, and politics, and attempt to understand the pervasive conformism that has saturated it all.Hosted by Adam Lehrer and Matthew DeNicolapatreon.com/systemofsystems safetypropaganda.substack.comx.com/SystemofSystem3x.com/safetypropagan1x.com/mattiopattio​

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    Euphoric Rises, Pathetic Falls

    Adam and Matthew discuss the return of Sam Levinson's pop art spectacle Euphoria, new art work by Nordic photographer Torbjorn Rodland, and the final collapse of Tucker Carlson and the "retard right's" credibility.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREONOST:Miss Kittin and the Hacker "Stock Exchange" https://music.apple.com/us/album/stock-exchange/308664562?i=308664609Husker Du "Everything Falls Apart" https://music.apple.com/us/album/everything-falls-apart/1249140194?i=1249140590Bulbous Creation "Fever Machine Man" https://music.apple.com/us/album/fever-machine-man/924210928?i=924210938Inquisition "Memories within an Empty Castle in Ruins" https://music.apple.com/us/album/memories-within-an-empty-castle-in-ruins/1725034200?i=1725034595Inxs "Never Tear Us Apart" https://music.apple.com/us/album/never-tear-us-apart-2017-remaster/1614037635?i=1614037849LINKS:Adam on the return of Euphoria https://safetypropaganda.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-sam-levinson-and-shlock

  2. 137

    The Prodigal Jasian Son (w/ David Jager)

    The Prodigal Jasian Son (w/ David Jager)Nov 25, 2025Since we last posted, Adam became a father.Writer David Jager joins the show and he, Adam and Matt wade into some of his recent writing topics, like the Cape Cod cult origins of the Palestarded suicide martyr Aaron Bushnell and the brilliance of Gavin McInnes.OST:Acid Mothers Temple "Mammary Intercourse"Merzbow "Nil Vagina Mail Action 4"Boyd Rice "Disney Land Can Wait"Amen Corner "Black Thorn"Mac Miller "Cinderella"Follow David on X: @highroadjivesDavid's Website: https://www.davidhiroshijager.net/

  3. 136

    Epstein Opens Doors (Or Not)

    The boys reconnect. Adam reflects on early fatherhood, Mattio documents his trip to Mexico City to see Ye, and both chronicle the absolute abysmal moral panic unleashed by the Epstein Files.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREONSOUNDTRACK:Clipse "Keys Open Doors"Midgards Soner "November 30"Asylum Party "Play Alone"Wolfsmond "Dusterworld" https://music.apple.com/us/album/d%C3%BCsterwald/1321259736?i=1321259959NOFX "S&M Airlines"  https://music.apple.com/us/album/s-m-airlines/1485033293?i=1485033300LINKS:Adam on the life and career of Kanye West as a long, slowly unfolding performance art platform: https://safetypropaganda.substack.com/p/kanyes-apology-and-fame-as-ultimateAdam on "Epstein Apophenia" https://x.com/tabletmag/status/2018333211227460069?s=20

  4. 135

    Iran Out of Content

    A catch up episode, covering the Iran war, antisemite influencers, and Adam being iced out by old friendsSUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREONSOUNDTRACKRhythm and Sound "See mi Yah" https://music.apple.com/us/album/see-mi-yah/52996963?i=52995478Toiling Midgets "4-track Mind" https://music.apple.com/us/album/aarons-song/1513830226?i=15138302286 Comm "Like Stukas Angels Fall" https://music.apple.com/us/album/pipes-of-gold/311867520?i=311867695X Marks the Pedwalk "Human Desolation" https://music.apple.com/us/album/desolation/946071535?i=946071548Forteresse "La moisson de la liberte" https://music.apple.com/us/album/la-moisson-de-la-libert%C3%A9/1796587075?i=1796587076Tricky "Makes me Wanna Die" https://music.apple.com/us/album/makes-me-wanna-die/1443717694?i=1443717885LINKS:Adam on Elena Velez and incongruities in gendered cancellation https://safetypropaganda.substack.com/p/cancellation-and-female-narcissism

  5. 134

    Fanboy Skepticism (w/ Daniel Keller)

    Adam speaks to the self-described "former artist" and current tech worker Daniel Keller to discuss the performative Luddism of the art world, Judaism, the war on Iran, the imminent conflict with China, and a positive conception of artificial technology...SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREONOST:November Novelet "Magic"Bill Fay "I Hear you Calling" Punish Yourself "Let's Build a Station in Space" Crucifier "Stronger than Passing Time"Sol Invictus "Lax Tallionis"LINKS:Daniel's website: https://danielvkeller.com/Follow Daniel on X: @dnlklr

  6. 133

    Quebecois Hipsters (w/ Dante Guthrie)

    Montreal-based conceptual artist Dante Guthrie joins the show to discuss the distinctions between the Canuck and U.S. art worlds, bodybuilding, photography, music and more.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREONSoundtrack:Riisteyt "Pyhaa Sotaa" https://music.apple.com/us/album/pyhaa-sotaa/217539543?i=217539617Kim Wilde "Love Blonde" https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-blonde/1757418172?i=1757418484Arpanet "Wireframe Images" https://music.apple.com/us/album/wireframe-images/1743290695?i=1743290706 Mirrors "Shirley" https://music.apple.com/us/album/shirley/940314215?i=940314223Sorcier Des Glaces "Through the Veil of Forests" https://music.apple.com/us/album/through-the-veils-of-frost/1694163404?i=1694163807Follow Dante Guthrie at Instagram: @minisuperjimmydaniel

  7. 132

    Joaquin Mumbles

    Ari Aster's 'Eddington' is awful SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREONhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/joaquin-mumbles-136432946?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkOST:Opener: Artificial Intelligence 'Foul Play' https://music.apple.com/us/album/artificial-intelligence/80761425?i=80761269Blutkult 'Sinister Runes' (attached)My Dad is Dead 'Boiling Over' https://music.apple.com/us/album/boiling-over/1547315201?i=1547315205Al Kapone 'Da Death Penalty' https://music.apple.com/us/album/da-death-penalty/1441997725?i=1441997737Ian Stuart 'To Freedom We Ride'

  8. 131

    PREVIEW It Was Not Conceptual (w/ Matt Forney)

    We're joined by author and Terror House Press editor-in-chief Matt Forney for a free-wheeling conversation about upstate New York, immigration, literature and video games FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/it-was-not-w-134641634?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkOSTMark Broom "Lemon" https://music.apple.com/us/album/lemon/1347654714?i=1347654721Slutet "Match Questions" Overhang Party "La Fantome de la Liberte" https://music.apple.com/us/album/le-fantome-de-la-liberte/306222404?i=306222410 The Fugs "I Couldn't Get High" https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-couldnt-get-high/1439276930?i=1439276943Martin Dupont "Take a Look" https://music.apple.com/us/album/take-a-look/1455203505?i=1455203797LINKS:Matt at Twitter: https://x.com/realmattforney?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMatt's website: https://mattforney.com/Matt's vintage video game Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@MatthewForney

  9. 130

    Asgardsrei (W/ Vlad Davidzon)

    Adam's friend and Tablet Mag colleague, the European politics writer and Ukraine expert Vlad Davidzon, joins the show to discuss the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Vlad is a politics and war writer but also something of a bon vivant. He keeps notebooks of drawings and collages that are quite good.Vlad phoned in from the Unsafe House, the art collective (of sorts) of none other than painter and former Kirac member Tarik Sadouma. Tarik makes a brief appearance.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/posts/asgardsrei-w-134279195?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkOST:DK Energerytk "Egepretkv" https://music.apple.com/us/album/%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BA/1681714424?i=1681714871Kroda "Hasta la Muerte" https://youtu.be/E_m481QjdyM?si=WWm4uWX7tkmkB745Monument Strakha "I Know Why" https://ultrasomnambulau.bandcamp.com/album/never-cryPeste Noire live at Asgardsrei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGVdCUdGS1wChervi "Evil Game" https://ultrasomnambulau.bandcamp.com/album/evil-game-2LINKS:Check out Vlad's new Substack https://vladislavdavidzon.substack.com/ The Unsafe House https://www.the-unsafe-house.com/Check out Vlad's art https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/vlad-davidzon-ukraine-notebooks-art

  10. 129

    We're Back (w/ Kieran Saint Leonard)

    Apologies about our slow pace, work and life priorities have distanced us from our cause, which we are now here to reclaim once more. Beginning with this conversation with UK writer and musician Kieran Saint Leonard centered around Kieran's new novel Muse, a semi-autobiographical glimpse into the dangers of alluring women and Los Angeles occultism. LINKS:Buy Kieran's book at Hyperidean Press ⁠https://www.hyperideanpress.com/books⁠

  11. 128

    PREVIEW: Jack Off of All Trades (W/ Noah Stalgia)

    New York artist Noah Stalgia discusses embracing art and leaving furniture design behind FULL EPISODE at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jack-off-of-all-130732691?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link LINKS: Noah website https://www.noahstalgia.com/artworks

  12. 127

    Nuked Overton

    The boys discuss Ye nuking the overton window and how genuine or disingenuous leftists' complaints about the Trump admin are SOUNDTRACKPlagal Grind "Receivership live" Air Conditioning "Unravel your Navel" Offenders "Face Down in the Dirt" Victim Kennel "In Case of Aggression"SUBSCRIBE to our podcast's Patreon

  13. 126

    FriendFiction (w/Omar King)

    Writer Omar King, as well as publisher Evan Papadakis, join the show to discuss his new short story collection An Odyssey of Dingbats, published on friends and former guests Dan Baltic's and Matt Pegas' new imprint New Ritual Press, to talk about his book, porn, Los Angeles, egirl writing, "friendfiction", Hubert Selby, Jr, autism and moreSOUNDTRACKThe Hospitals "Hairdryer Peace"Blue Eyed Devils "Fearless" Plamen "Servants of Nothing" The Brothers Johnson "Stomp"LINKSPurchase Omar's book HERE

  14. 125

    PREVIEW Trash American Style (w/ Malcolm Tent)

    Malcom Tent is an under appreciated legend of underground rock n' roll. From entering into the punk fold in South Florida in the 1980s with his hardcore band Broken Talent, to forming the sub-underground noise rock collective Bunny Brains, to playing in one of the most important lineups of American black metal group Profanatica, to collaborating with none other than GG ALLIN, to owning the iconic record shop Trash American Style, to acting as the proprietor of the label TPOS, Tent's distinctive stamp is all over the American sub-underground. Luckily enough, he's here on the podcast, telling all of these stories.SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR THE FULL EPISODEhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/trash-american-w-126126685?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkLINKS:Malcolm Tent website https://www.malcolmtent.net/Bunny Brains https://www.bunnybrains.com/Malcolm's Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@malcolmtent5186 

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    PREVIEW The Codependent Benefactor (w/ Philip Van Den Hurk and Stefan Ruitenbeek)

    A very special episode here, featuring none other than Dutch artist and director of the infamous KIRAC film series Stefan Ruitenbeek and his benefactor, the Dutch art collector Philip Van Den Hurk. We attempt to understand just why Philip would allow himself to become a character in the KIRAC universe, which Philip explains brings him a kind of limit experience. Stefan explains the erotic dynamics in their relationship. Episode ends with Philip trying to strawman Adam with the abortion issue. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR FULL EPISODE HERELINKS: Watch KIRAC episodes here https://www.keepingitrealartcritics.com/wordpress/Follow KIRAC at X: @realKIRAC

  16. 123

    PREVIEW DOGEing Bullets (W/ Shay Semple)

    Artist and MAGA OG Shay Semple joins once more to discuss the radical first month of the Trump presidencyOSTKraftwerk "Computer Love"ESG "Shinin and Grindin" M8 "Sword Shards" Kim Fowley "Bubblegum" Peste Noire "La dernier putsch"The Bomber Jackets "Legends Never Die"

  17. 122

    Melrose Place (w/ Zach Brown)

    Artist Zach Brown joins the show to discuss one of the stranger and more era specific art works of the 1990s, Darren Starr's adult nighttime soap series Melrose PlaceOSTDead Girl's Party "I'm a Tick Tock Bomb"Hunger! "Workshop"Diapsiquir "Aprés"

  18. 121

    Rockin Back Inside My Heart (w/ Jack Mason)

    The life, the legacy, and the art of David Lynch, with Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist SOUNDTRACK Julee Cruise "Rockin' Back Inside my Heart"Brother JT "This is the Life"Felt "Primitive Painters" Roy Orbison "In Dreams" LINKSTPN The Films of David Lynch Part One and Part Two 

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    PREVIEW Opportunism and Moralism (w/ Kat Chamberlin)

    Artist Kat Chamberlin discusses her political discontent and Dean Kissick's recent panel with Anna and DashaSUBSCRIBE FOR FULL EPISODE Soundtrack:Mortuary Drape "Larve"Datblygu "Hollol, Hollol, Hollol"Das Kabinette "Something's On Your Mind"Mirrors "Shirley"LINKS:Kat Chamberlin website

  20. 119

    Goodbye 2024

    Memorable art, music, film and memes of 2024 OSTRed Lorry Yellow Lorry "Pushing On"Horsepower Electronics "Gorgon Sound" Thergothon "Elemental" NOFX "Vanilla Sex" 

  21. 118

    Magic Man (w/ Christopher Zeischegg)

    Author and filmmaker Christopher Zeischegg discusses his semi autofictional 2020 novel The Magician, a new film based on that text, and a little bit about his previous life in pornography OST:Cabaret Voltaire "A Touch of Evil"The Obsessed "Tombstone Highway" Metal Urbain "Ultra Violence" The Diplomats "Who I Am" Miss Kittin and the Hacker "Homme a la Mode" LINKSChristopher Zeischegg websiteFollow Chris on Twitter: @chriszeischegg 

  22. 117

    PREVIEW Omertà (w/ Med Gold)

    Sensitive young man and friend of the show Med Gold joins to discuss too good and decent men wildly condemned and deliberately misunderstood by the media SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL EPISODELINKS:Read Med's essay on The Sopranos

  23. 116

    Monologue: 'The Apprentice'

    Adam discusses Ali Abbasi's Trump biopic, Sebastian Stan's incredible performance, and portraiture in general, and finds in the film a surprisingly and perhaps accidentally positive portrait of the President Elect READ THE ESSAY HERE and HERE

  24. 115

    Psychogeography (W/ Chino Amobi)

    Multi-hyphenate artist, musician and writer Chino Amobi calls in from Houston to talk about his masterful new album Eroica and the state of the whole goddamn world LINKS:Chino Amobi at BandcampChino's Eroica FloraChino At Instagram: @chinoamobi

  25. 114

    Dada Disturbed (w/ Morgan Garrett)

    Philly based musician and artist Morgan Garrett's excellent recent album Purity has been compared to bands as unrelated as Korn and the Shadow Ring by midwit rock writers. Nevertheless, there is something interesting about the references, and Adam found himself shocked by how fascinated he was by this strange, disorienting and highly original music. Morgan joins the show to discuss the album as well as the very upsetting personal experience that inspired it SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON Morgan Garrett "Suck" Korn "ADIDAS" (Live at Woodstock) The Shadow Ring "Cold Coffee" Bladee "WODRAINER" Pink Reason "Cranes are Flying" Morgan Garrett "Mercy and Grace"  LINKS:Morgan Garrett, Purity

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    PREVIEW Abuse of THE SUBSTANCE (w/ Jack Mason and Ryan Simón)

    With Jack Mason of the Perfume Nationalist and Ryan Simón American Vulgaria Magazine OST:Raffertie "The Substance" Butthole Surfers "Dum Dum" Endor "Pump it Up" JJ Band "Live I Kungston" CLOSER Raffertie "French Cuisine" LINKS:Adam on The Substance

  27. 112

    Hermanos Menendez

    Matt and Adam discuss Ryan Murphy's second season of Monsters on the Menendez Brothers, the Gary Indiana novel Resentment also about the case, and other goings on OSTMIlli Vanilli "Girl You Know It's True"Batrider "Tara" Skinny Puppy "Bites" Associates "Party Fears Two" The Lox "Money Power Respect" 

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    THOUGHTS on 'Wise Guy'

    Inspired by Alex Gibney's recent documentary on David Chase, Adam finally tries to communicate what 'The Sopranos" means to him SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREONLINKS:Adam's essay on The Sopranos

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    PREVIEW Baller Blockin' (w/ Anna Khachiyan)

    Convening around the topic of the culd oddity that is the 2000 Cash Money Records produced film Baller Blockin', Anna K wades into her love of hip-hop culture, the differences between the intellectualism of New York rap versus the ratchet experimentalism of Deep South rap, shared Cape Cod roots, and moreSUBSCRIBE FOR FULL EPISODELINKS:Follow Anna on Twitter: @annakhachiyanRed Scare Podcast

  30. 109

    PREVIEW SEX Pod (w/ Asher Penn)

    Sex Magazine is now in its 14th issue and its 4th since it was reborn as a print journal, and it's a doozy. Sam Hyde, the man who started it all, and Million Dollar Extreme grace the cover . Sex Mag editor Asher Penn joins to discuss the new issue, as well as the differences between the art movement of the 2010s that the project was born out of and the reactionary avant-garde that ushered in its print rebirth OSTDrain Gang Archive "Sleep Walk 2 the Jeweler" Arab on Radar "Saint Patrick's Gay Parade" White Void "Confessions on Bad Edges" Oval "Do While" Kanye West "Famous" LINKSBuy Sex MagazineFollow Sex Mag on Instagram: @SexMagFollow Asher on Instagram: @ashermixtapehell

  31. 108

    Desire to Destruct (w/ Jukka Siikala)

    Finnish multimedia artist, painter, and recent author Jukka Siikala joins SOS by SP to discuss his zine series Seksnobyl, new film work, doing album art, the differences and similarities between writing and making visual work, and the state of Finnish politics.OSTCannibal Corpse "Born in a Casket" Pharoah Overlord "Verbi" Impaled Nazarene "The Horny and the Horned" Bizarre Uproar "Purification" (ATTACHED)Rattus "Sodan Tragedia"LINKS:Jukka websiteBuy SeksnobylAdam interviewed by SP

  32. 107

    THOUGHTS: Art Market Crash

    Why is the art market tanking? Economic instability is obviously mostly responsible, but Adam thinks there might be a more spiritual quandary at the root of it OST: Omit "Restrain""Nuit Noire "Mystery I"LINKS: Adam's text on the art market crash HERE Art Newspaper on the Crash HERE The ridiculous shit that Nina Hartmann says HERE  

  33. 106

    The Veneer of Respectability (W/ Nina Power)

    With some months separating now between her exit from Compact Magazine, Nina Power discusses the chaos of post-cancellation cultural life, RFK, Jr's Trump endorsement, the extinction of education, and the battle between good and evil FULL EPISODE LINKS: Nina on her court case

  34. 105

    Algerian Boxing (w/ JJ)

    Combat sports expert JJ discusses the peculiar psyop that was the Algerian "intersex" boxer competing in the women's division of the 2024 Olympics OST Chrome "Wranglers" Manson Family "Bar None" Manowar "Hatred"Red Cross "White Trash" LINKSOn the Imane Khelif controversy

  35. 104

    PREVIEW Tastefully Tasteless (w/ Ryan Simón)

    Montana's own avant-garde good ol' boy and sturdy lad Ryan Simón joins SOS by SP once more to discuss his magazine's upcoming 4th issue, The Girl Issue...FULL EPISODE LINKLINKS:Buy the American Vulgaria "Girl Issue" Follow Ryan on X

  36. 103

    Journal Entries, Aug 2024

    Adam documents observations, thoughts and dreams he had from July to August, 2024 OSTJandek "Blue Blister"Non "Fire in the Organism"The Vaselines "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" Van Morisson "Streets of Arklow" Read Adam's text at Substack

  37. 102

    Cheap Shocks, Part 2: On P**N

    In the second part of a two-part series, Adam laments a culture where eroticism has collapsed and content is all porn... OST:Meatshits "Forced to have Sex"Coil "Paint me as a Dead Soul" The Cure "The Holy Hour" READ THE ESSAY AT SUBSTACK 

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    PREVIEW The Gen-X Problem (W/ Jack Mason)

    Jack Mason, the iconic creator of the Perfume Nationalist podcast, joins the show to definitively define what we call "The Gen-X Problem", with numerous digressions into topics like Huysmans, Nan Goldin being a junkie hag, Gavin McInnes, Satanic Panic, Howard Stern, Steve Albini, Brat, Kamala and more... SOUNDTRACKDouglas Coupland on Gen-X Madonna "Pray for Spanish Eyes" Burzum "Dunkelheit" Kool Keith "Blue Flowers" Trump on Stern Aphex Twin "Digeridoo" LIVE Nirvana "Aneurysm" LIVE LINKSThe Perfume Nationalist on Patreon Follow Jack at X: @lotus__pointAdam Lehrer, The Safety Propaganda Conceptual Manifesto, point #190Adam Lehrer, A Generation in Transition Part #1Adam Lehrer on Steve Albini

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    Paved w/ Good Intentions (W/ Ron Morelli)

    DJ, producer and founder of iconic NY techno label L.I.E.S., Ron Morelli, makes the honorable decision to redeem his entire generation and join in the effort to save America LINKS:L.I.E.S. at Bandcamp L.I.E.S at Instagram

  40. 99

    Deserted (W/ Gary Beauvais aka Mammal)

    Gary Beauvais is a Michigan based artist and musician who has been recording beneath the name Mammal since the beginning of the '00s. This year, however, he released a new album called Deserted. I shit you not, this is one of the best records of the year. Haunting and emotive.Gary discusses the record with the boys, as well as the transition of his project from industrial noise to the haunting electro folk he makes now, shitty record labels, physical pain, and his relationship with God. SOUNDTRACKMammal "I believe in God" Black Flag "Can't Decide" Saint Vitus "Zombie Hunger" Laundry Room Squelchers live in 2000 Mammal "The Drift" LINKSFollow Gary On Instagram: @oldmammalMammal on Bandcamp 

  41. 98

    The Teflon Don

    Self-medicated on benzos and weed, Adam hits up Matt to discuss the assassination attempt on Donald Trump's lifeLINKS:Adam on Trump

  42. 97

    PREVIEW Bending the Knee to Luke Turner in 2024

    Adam explains his experiences as a contributor of Compact Magazine, how it was pitched to him versus what the magazine has become, based around the recent resigning of friend of the show Nina Power as an editor of the project after Luke Turner leaked private communications between her and former guest Daniel Miller that were presented as evidence during their legal battle with the sociopathic British artist Turner.. Hate to have to be acknowledging Luke Turner in 2024, but that's where we are. FULL EPISODE at PATREON SOUNDTRACKCoroner "Mental Vortex" Unrest "I Do Believe You are Blushing"  Nervous Eaters "Shit for Brains" Pentagram "Sign of the Wolf" Ginuwine "So Anxious" LINKS:Nina Power on the debacleDaniel Miller on the trial between himself, Nina and Turner Sohrab Ahmari on Elena Velez 

  43. 96

    Harm Reduction Mantra (W/ Shay Semple)

    People have been telling me for years that the artist Shay Semple and I would get along. Finally, we started bonding on Instagram over a shared contempt for the Tumblr art of Nina Hartman. Shay, who hails from the Fentanyl cesspool of Vancouver, is the OG MAGA art world figure, known equally for his irreverent paintings, his provocative zines, and his hilarious rants, discusses with Adam his art world cancellation, the downfall of all that is punk rock, moral and intellectual weakness, demographic shifts, the Opioid Crisis and more. SOUNDTRACK:Blasphemy "Nocturnal Slayer" D.O.A. "Woke up Screaming" Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy and Violent Onsen Geisha (attached)RBL Posse "More like an Orgy"Shinki Chen "Gloomy Reflections"T. Rex "Life is Strange" https://music.apple.com/us/album/life-is-strange/1443929834?i=1443930741LINKS:Follow Shay on Instagram: sancho_panza69 https://www.instagram.com/sancho_panza69/Buy Shay's "Right Wing Yoga" zine https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/63775/

  44. 95

    PREVIEW Lust4Life (W/ Udith Dematagoda)

    Udith Dematagoda, editor of Hyperidean Press and author of the stellar new novel Agonist, joins Adam and Matt to discuss his home country of Scotland's greatest cultural export: Trainspotting and Trainspotting 2FULL EPISODELINKS Buy Udith's novel Agonist Follow Udith on SubstackThe cast of Trainspotting reunites

  45. 94

    Based Safety/Cringe Propaganda 2024, pt 1

    Adam discusses the good, the bad and the bewildering of 2024, as of June. WRITE-UP LINK

  46. 93

    LARP LIFE (w/ Ben Werther)

    Ben Werther is a conceptual artist, born in Nashville and living in New York, whose new exhibition at No Gallery, “WHEN YOU CAN NO LONGER SPEAK, SING ME A SONG.” , presents a fascinating sequence of photographs that initially look like on the ground photojournalistic documents of armed combat. Upon further inquiry, however, you learn that these images were captured during Werther's attendance at a number of MilSim LARP rituals, in which Americans don military fatigues and arm themselves with airsoft rifles and pantomime military conflict. The exhibition also offers the work in book form, along with the cryptic writing of the artist complicating the images' meaning.Here, Adam and Ben speak about the work, MilSim, the cultural condition of LARPing and identity craft, Thomas Ligotti True Detective Season 1, mythology, Joseph Campbell, and more. PATREON LINK SOUNDTRACK:Gak "Gak 1" Veles "A Dark Dream" Point Blank "Prone to Bad Dreams"  Engurdetz "Det ar Dumt" Fields of the Nephilliim "Moonchild"Rhythm and Sound "King in my Empire"  LINKSBen Werther at No GalleryBen's Instagram: @neverben

  47. 92

    ANTIFAshionable (w/ Elena Velez)

    Famed fashion designer and high fashion's Dimes Square rep Elena Velez discusses her last two insta-iconic shows, the mud fight of SS 2024 and the Gone with the Wind Ball of FW 2024, and her resilience in the face of high and mighty fashion editors and her refusal to play along. We accept you One of US!Soundtrack: Total "You'll Get Yours Yet" Lungfish "Amnesiax" Andy Stott "Dark Details" Nico "You Forgot to Answer" Goldie "Angel" LINKS: Elena Velez websiteAdam Lehrer on Elena VelezElena Velez at Twitter: @_velcel

  48. 91

    PREVIEW Laibach Merch Game (w/ Saul Adamczewski and another)

    Musician and former member of the Fat White Family Saul Adamczewski and another lowly Brit join the show to finally settle their score with Adam and America OSTSaul Adamscewski "Gulag"Syd Barrett "Rats" Insecure Men "All Women Love Me" Laibach "Brat Moj" Country Teasers "Country Fag"

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    No Fun to be Had (W/ Carlos Giffoni)

    Amongst the many legends Adam met in Osaka, experimental musician, comics writer/illustrator and creator of the now legendary and historic No Fun Festival, which captured noise and experimental music at the peak of its power in the 2000s. Carlos discusses his discovery of noise living in Miami in the '90s, creating the best noise festival of all time, his many collaborations with some of the best artists of the last few decades, and his new, tranquil album Dream Walker. SOUNDTRACK:Carlos Giffoni "Saltas"Incapacitants "Living Zombie is About to Die"Monotract "Big N" Harry Pussy "Smash the Mirror"Pita "Get Down" Peach of Immortality "Stepping Stone" Carlos Giffoni "A Proper End" No Doubt "Spiderwebs"LINKS:Carlos Giffoni BandcampCarlos Giffoni on X: @carlosgiffoniCarlos Giffoni DreamwalkerNo Fun Festival 2006 report Blastitude

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    300 and Beyond (w/ Paul K and Kurt)

    After months of criticism about the fight card, 300 indeed ended up being the best martial arts card in history, and launched fan favorite and fighter's fighter Max Holloway to instant superstardom after he knocked out Justin Gaethje in the final five seconds of a five round right, for the coveted BMF title, arguably the grandest and most artistic knock-out in history. Alex Pereria, light heavy weight champion, also knocked out challenger Jamahal Hill in the first round. To discuss the ramifications of UFC 300, we are joined by friend of the SP Kurt and host of the Wake Island podcast Paul K. PATREON LINK SOUNDTRACK The Crazy World of Arthur Brown "Come and Buy"  Anarchy Condoms "Fuck Escape" Type O Negative "Black No. 1"  Westside Gunn "Raisen Bagel"  Cockney Rejects "Teenage Fantasy" LINKS: Wake Island Podcast Wake Island at Twitter: @WakeIslandPod Kurt at Twitter: @KurtUnchained

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All culture is propaganda. Everything you hold dear is connected to that which subjugates you. Deconstruct art, culture, and politics, and attempt to understand the pervasive conformism that has saturated it all.Hosted by Adam Lehrer and Matthew DeNicolapatreon.com/systemofsystems safetypropaganda.substack.comx.com/SystemofSystem3x.com/safetypropagan1x.com/mattiopattio​

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