While The Thresher seems to have remained still and abandoned in its watery grave since I first reported its fleeting appearance just over a year ago, the captain has nevertheless managed to take the wheel of another subversive vessel and is gallantly guiding it along the fringe - this time in the form of podcasts and the MondoGlobo network.

As reported here back in 2004, R.U. Sirius - co-founder of the cyberchic zine Mondo 2000 - was and is involved in a project called NeoFiles: The Experimental Edge of Human Endeavors (makes you wonder why he hasn’t had a certain culture-jamming, sword swallowing, former cryonicist on the show). Serving as a web-based text-only medium for R.U. to interview and discuss the suitably fringe material that he is known for exploring, it transitioned to a podcast format sometime back in mid-2004. Though still funded by the Life Enhancement organization, it has been incorporated into the MondoGlobo network of podcasts, which features a total of five other podcasts - from the Pastor Jack show (the word of God never sounded so damned funny) to a weekly show analyzing Apple Computer stock (why?) - including one that is our subject’s namesake, The R.U. Sirius Show: Plumbing the Depths of Meme Culture.

For Sirius fans, this latter show is a must listen. Notably, an entire show was given over to an interview with Douglas Rushkoff, and others to folk such as Arthur editor Jay Babcock and RE/Search publisher V. Vale. The interviews are fantastically unscripted (or are they?) and it’s a delight to hear the voices of those that we typically associate with print-only. Better still, R.U. has hinted at a video future to come.

For those interested in all things Sirius, you’d do well to tune in at http://www.mondoglobo.net. In their own words: “the shows we produce are fuckin’ cool”. And why not endorse yourself, if others are willing to second it?

tags: arthur magazine, cryonics, jay babcock, life enhancement, mondo 2000, mondoglobo, neofiles, pastor jack, re/search, ru sirius, ru sirius show, rushkoff, the thresher, v. vale

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