Dick Flood was a singer-songwriter in Nashville in the 60s. Besides landing a couple B-sides for Roy Orbison and Skeeter Davis, he never quite broke through. His own recordings have a haunting quality, with shadowy instrumentation and a voice that quivers with desperation. After many attempts at a music career, Flood concluded that “Nashville’s no place for a nobody”. He left it all behind and resettled in the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia, where he changed his name to Okefenokee Joe and became a naturalist devoted to a life of preservation and solitude. Dick/Joe spoke to Fez about music ..read more

In a fundamentalist Mormon community on the Utah/Arizona border called Short Creek, residents are being evicted. Christine Marie Katas has gained access to this famously reclusive community, and is helping them navigate trauma.Fez talks to Christine about Short Creek, and her own harrowing experiences that inform the work she does today.Content warning: discussions of sexual assault and human trafficking (from the 27 minute mark to the 37 minute mark).Follow Christine Marie Katas on Instagram at www.instagram.com/christinemariekatasCover art by Fez, using photos by Christine Marie Katas Hosted ..read more

Fez speaks with Lubomyr Melnyk, the fastest piano player in the world, about the "insidious religion" of science. From Lubomyr:"EVERYONE, everyone .... IS TERRIFIED AT THE THOUGHT THAT SCIENCE ISTOTALLY WRONG ABOUT EVERYTHING .... PEOPLE HAVE THE IDEA THAT IFSCIENTISTS ARE LIEING ABOUT EVERYTHING, THEN THE GROUND WILL OPEN UPUNDER US AND WE FALL INTO THE TWILIGHT ZONE ... well, that will nothappen, and the world will continue just as it is doing today....and we will still have fun ! .. in fact, more fun !" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

More twang for summer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Rev. Chris Korda is a musician, engineer, and the founder of the Church of Euthanasia. Fez speaks with her about the history of the church, antihumanism, her conversion to post-antihumanism, and why humankind is worth preserving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

A trainsona is the locomotive version of a person. Fez talks to Froggyman145, a DeviantArt user and longtime member of the Trainsona community.(Image: "Sleeping in the Sheds" by Froggyman145) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Platinum Ranch presents: Platinum TwangMix of twangs, slides, honks, tonks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

Bits, bobs, outtakes from previous episodes, smothered in platinum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more

In the pristine landscape of Southwest Texas, a pipeline is being built. Energy Transfer Partners, the company responsible for the Dakota Access Pipeline, is inserting the Trans-Pecos Pipeline into private ranch land, native burial grounds, archaeological sites, and beneath the Rio Grande into Mexico. The sparse population in this area has been cited as justification for using the cheapest, least secure materials.Some citizens have banded together to fight the pipeline, often landing themselves in jail. Despite being a fraction of the size of Standing Rock, the Two Rivers Camp persists in thei ..read more

Bob Ross speaks.Jean-Sebastien Audet (Un Blonde) talks about his 2016 album "Good Will Come to You", creating joy, acknowledging each day, staying in line. The first ever PLATINUM PREMIERE : "In Every Mountain" by Un Blonde, a song from his upcoming 2017 record. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information ..read more