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The L0WL1F3 Podcast

by Coinops, Scum, Xero, Shadowlink, The Cyberpunk Librarian & Grueproof

Dystopia? Check. Every episode is either about some fresh new hell that was probably predicted in a cyberpunk story, or some topic that could be viewed through a cyberpunk lens. Produced in affiliation with neondystopia.com

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Episodes

  1. Jacob's Ladder (1990)

    This ep, Xero and Scum follow up on last episode's cliffhanger ending. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  2. Wait. Hear Me Out.

    This ep, the crew delves a little deeper into the idea of "not cyberpunk, but what if?" Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  3. Mars Express (2023)

    This ep the crew (minus Scum) take on the 2023 French animated masterpiece Mars Express. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  4. root directory

    This ep, the gang works out where we're at and what we're gonna do next. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://www.xcsb.org/...

  5. The World According To Karp

    This ep, we regret to inform you that we are discussing "The Technological Republic" by Alex Karp. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  6. Bierce

    This ep, Grue takes CoinOps on a journey through the life and times of writer Ambrose Bierce. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  7. Sports

    This ep, Xero, CoinOps, Dan, and Scum have fun with some brackets. https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  8. "You've Got Mail" (1998)

    This ep, Scum, Xero, and CoinOps discuss the beloved 90s rom-com "You've Got Mail." Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  9. 86 / 47

    The squad assembles to discuss the last twelve years as a bad TV show. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared

  10. Everything Must Go

    We kick off season 6 with a deep dive into Dorian Lynskey's book "Everything Must Go" because, well... (gestures widely) Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared...

  11. s5e26 L0WL1F3 "2025 Rapt"

    For this season's finale, the crew discusses some of the art that got them through 2025. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

  12. s5e25 L0WL1F3 "Only Rob Could Go To China"

    This ep, Grue chats with his buddy Rob about various aspects of doing business in China (and lends us a little insight into Deepseek AI's cost.) https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/...

  13. s5e24 L0WL1F3 "Newsgasm"

    This ep, the crew discusses their most trusted news sources, and why they are constantly looking for new ones. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z...

  14. s5e23 L0WL1F3 "Atlas Redden and the Turkeys of Beantown"

    This ep, Scum, Dan, and CoinOps welcome the inimitable Atlas Redden to talk about writing, teaching, westerns, and turkeys in Boston. Check out their story at: https://www.neondystopia.com/?p=100043399 Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/...

  15. s5e22 L0WL1F3 "The Stories That Prepared Us"

    This ep, Xero, Grue, CoinOps, and Dan talk about some of the things they've heard, seen, and read that somewhat prepared them for modern times. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/...

  16. s5e21 L0WL1F3 "Pulse"

    This ep, Scum takes Grue and Dan through the 2001 Kiyoshi Kurosawa film "Pulse" (and its goofy 2006 American remake). Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared...

  17. s5e20 L0WL1F3 "In Conversation With Evo Terra"

    This ep, Grue and Dan have a splendid convo with early podcast hero, major audio fiction fan, author, and activist Evo Terra. Check out his work here! https://evoterra.me/ https://theend.fyi/ https://podvibes.co/ Our stuff is still here: https://www.neondystopia.com/...

  18. s5e19 L0WL1F3 "Nightbreed" (1990)

    This ep, Scum tells Xero, CoinOps, and Dan about one of his favorite movies. It's still spooky season as far as we're concerned. Let's all go to Midian. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/...

  19. s5e18 L0WL1F3 "Bring Two Things"

    This ep, CoinOps, Grue, Scum, and Dan come together to talk about a couple of things that've caught their eye in the last couple of weeks. Mostly, it's a decompression session. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/...

  20. s5e17 "How To Get Ahead In Advertising (1989)"

    What if Cronenberg, but hilariously batshit? Seriously, watch the movie before listening. It's worth it. Link here: https://archive.org/details/how-to-get-ahead-in-advertising Other links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/

  21. s5e16 L0WL1F3 "The Mixtape"

    This ep, CoinOps, Grueproof, Xero, and Dan get into some of the songs that got them into cyberpunk in general. As a bonus, check out the L0WL1F3 YouTube channel for a playlist of the songs discussed. The Mixtape: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVaXjwwSJtVSf2NJx4qospR3LcbJlDpT1&feature=shared...

  22. s5e15 L0WL1F3 "Body Mod-ssage"

    S5e15 L0WL1F3 “Body Mod-ssage” This ep, Scum and Shadowlink describe the various reasons and ways people can modify their bodies. Whole buncha content warnings. Sources: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/hole-in-the-head-trepanation/ https://archive.org/details/modern-primitives_202312/mode/2up...

  23. s5e14 L0WL1F3 "Southland Tales"

    This ep, Xero, Grue, Shadowlink, and CoinOps discuss Richard Kelly's 2006 hyper-ambitious film "Southland Tales". It's insane, divisive, granularly interesting, and utterly batshit. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/...

  24. s5e13 L0WL1F3 "Cypherpunks & Cybertribes"

    This episode explores the rise of cybertribes—decentralized, tech-savvy communities formed around encryption, identity, and cultural resistance. Tracing the movement from 1960s hacker roots to modern mesh networks and DIY servers, we unpack how privacy, self-hosting, and symbolic identity have...

  25. s5e12 L0WL1F3 "A Pause For Station Identification"

    This Ep, Grue interviews the guys about the origins of Neon Dystopia and L0WL1F3. This is a good one if you've wondered how we got here, and where it's all going. Links: Hartnoll & Young - I'm Meditating: https://youtu.be/nocnu67zwdY?si=2QhWbcDwTt1Yo1lq https://www.neondystopia.com/...

  26. s5e11 L0WL1F3 "Wag The Dog"

    CoinOps, Grueproof, and Scum discuss Barry Levinson's underrated masterpiece about how to distract from a Presidential scandal. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/...

  27. s5e10 L0WL1F3 "Whichever Monster Screams The Loudest"

    This ep, we welcome Grueproof to the L0WL1F3 squad, and we welcome back Darkstar for a discussion on the similarities between the current state of affairs and the similarities to the show Andor. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/...

  28. s5e9 L0WL1F3 "Smash TV"

    The full crew is back to discuss a stupid orb and a stupid gameshow. Shadowlink endures a technical issue. CoinOps discovers sarsaparilla. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/...

  29. s5e8 L0WL1F3 "Solarpunk" with Dr Sil

    This ep, CoinOps, Shadowlink, and Xero are joined by the inimitable Dr Sil to discuss Solarpunk, its potential as a response to dystopian genres, and the importance of seeking solutions to existential problems. Links: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/...

  30. s5e7 L0WL1F3 "I Have No Pod And I Must Cast"

    So, we've been talking about Harlan Ellison a lot off-mic (and a little bit on mic) and it just so happens that Xero has a buddy who's just recorded several audio-versions of Ellison's writing. Luis Moreno joins Xero, Scum, and CoinOps for an extended discussion on Ellison's life, works, and...

  31. s5e6 L0WL1F3 "Thistopia"

    From ChatGPT-fueled inquiries to daylight abductions, from the gutting of libraries to the Tesla backlash, from the Technocracists to the Tradwives, this episode has it all! And by "all" we mean like "a fraction of a percent." Links! https://www.neondystopia.com/...

  32. s5e5 L0WL1F3 "How the Slightly Less Bad Guys Lost"

    Oleg returns with more insight into the fall of the Soviet Union, and more parallels to the current situation in the US. Also: vodka. https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/...

  33. s5e4 L0WL1F3 "The Siege" (1998)

    Watching this pre-9/11 movie, at this point in history, is like catching a glimpse of an alternate, but still kinda shitty, dimension. https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/...

  34. s5e3 L0WL1F3 "NewsMash: NewNightmare"

    It was a hell of a year last week. Links! https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/ https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared

  35. s5e2 L0WL1F3 "The Putinization of America"

    CoinOps, X3R0, and Dan welcome special guest Oleg to discuss some interesting similarities between the fall of the Soviet Union and what's happening here and now. Hit us up: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z...

  36. s5e1 L0Wl1F3 "Tastefakers: 2024 Edition"

    We kick off season 5 looking back at some media from 2024 that got us through. Hit us up: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  37. s4e26 L0WL1F3 "The Wild Bunch (1969)"

    This week, CoinOps can finally shut up about the epic 1969 Sam Peckinpah western: The Wild Bunch. Yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw. Send a wire: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z...

  38. s4e25 L0WL1F3 "NewsMash 12/2024"

    How 'bout a little slice of news? We've got mysterious drones, Pokemon feeding AI, global destabilization, and a corporate correction. https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  39. s4e24 L0WL1F3 "Turkey Shoot (1982)"

    This ep: a film about every conspiracy theorist's wettest dream. We got re-education camps, a totalitarian government of elites, and something that's not entirely unlike Sasquatch. https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/...

  40. s4e23 L0WL1F3 "Enemy of the State"

    This ep, we talk about 1998's "Enemy of the State," a 2 hour and 12 minute movie told in a series of consecutive Vine clips. Hit us up! https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  41. s4e22 L0WL1F3 "The Cell"

    Spoopy Season concludes with a discussion on the 2000 film, "The Cell." Slim Goodbody may make an appearance. Hit us up: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  42. s4e21 L0WL1F3 "Crimes of the Future & Lifeforce"

    Spooky season goes into overtime, the first of many future crimes of the, ahem, L0W-L1F3Force! Hit us up! https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  43. s4e20 L0WL1F3 "Dead Leaves & Altered States"

    L0WL1F3 returns with a discussion about a highly-kinetic anime and a cerebral film about a guy that returns to Monke. Harembe wept. Hit us up! https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z...

  44. s4e19 L0WL1F3 x Cyberpunk Librarian "The Conversation (1974)" Part 2

    The conclusion of our, uh, conversation about Coppola's "The Conversation", a film that prefigured several problems that we now see with the surveillance state, and our position within it. Yay! Hit us up! cyberpunklibrarian.com https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/...

  45. s4e18 L0WL1F3 x Cyberpunk Librarian "The Conversation (1974)" Part 1

    The crew discusses a Coppola film about a surveillance expert afflicted with shitty opsec and Catholicism. Hit us up! cyberpunklibrarian.com https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  46. s4e17 L0WL1F3 x Cyberpunk Librarian "404 Books Not Found"

    This ep, our good buddy Cyberpunk Librarian joins us to explain the recent Hachette v Internet Archive hullabaloo. Hit us up: https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/ https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  47. s4e16 L0WL1F3 "Poe's Law"

    This ep, we enlist the help of Soft Rock to talk about satire, trolling, and Poe's Law. Hit us up: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  48. s4e15 L0WL1F3 "Runaway (1984)" Part 2

    We cannot believe this took two episodes. Find us here: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  49. s4e14 L0WL1F3 "Runaway (1984)" Part 1

    The story of a sentient mustache with vertigo that hunts down renegade robots and the bass player who created them. Find us here: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

  50. s4e13 L0WL1F3 "Clown Coup Chronicles"

    This ep, the crew talks about what happened in Butler, PA, and also SeigedSec's hack of The Heritage Foundation. Hit us up: https://www.neondystopia.com/ https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/ discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Dystopia? Check. Every episode is either about some fresh new hell that was probably predicted in a cyberpunk story, or some topic that could be viewed through a cyberpunk lens. Produced in affiliation with neondystopia.com

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