Max Headroom, More Mothersbaugh

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films

History, Society & Culture, Science

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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🏴‍☠️🍔🥶 Join Paul and Stephen for a double feature that kicks off with a dip into the Wag Bag! Dave writes in about the May Day Mystery, which somehow spirals into airtime pirates, the Max Headroom hijacking, the Ashtar Galactic Federation, and the meaning of this entire podcast (yes, we go there). Then, DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh crashes the party to talk time travel, AI, Neuralink, and—wait for it—cheeseburgers having sex. He spills on aliens, ghosts, and the time Timothy Leary casually mentioned his cryogenic freezing plans. Meanwhile, Stephen reveals his caveman preference for staying offline forever. The trio also tackles sensory deprivation tanks, tour bus naps, John Lilly chatting with dolphins, and even Dick Tracy. This is a weird one folks… Paul Giamatti is a Golden Globe award winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. Mark Mothersbaugh is an artist, composer, and co-founder of the influential rock group DEVO. His latest art book titled Apotropaic Beatnik Graffiti is a collection of neo-dada streams of conscious visual poetry. 🏴‍☠️🍔🥶 ========= Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/chinwagpod/ Tik: https://www.tiktok.com/@chinwagpod Website: http://chinwagpod.fm YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod Send your stories, Qs, or thoughts to 📧 questions [at] chinwagpod [dot] fm ========= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the most wonderful time.
0:07.1	Are you a smart booker or a silly booker?
0:10.2	Smart bookers get access to a three-airport lounge
0:13.3	by booking a five-star holiday with On the Beach.
0:16.6	Silly bookers?
0:17.6	Well, enjoy those cues at the bar.
0:19.9	Stop booking around and visit On the beach.com.com.
0:24.2	Conditions apply.
0:25.4	Seven night minimum stay, outbound only from selected airports
0:27.6	for up to six people, at all protected.
0:31.3	On the beach.
0:36.7	Music Hey there, it's Stephen Asma, and oh boy, we've got a double feature for you today.
0:55.6	We're kicking it off with a letter from the mailbag, the wag bag, if you will.
1:00.3	And then we've got a special treat, a bit of bonus conversation with Devo frontman and artist Mark Mothersbow.
1:07.5	Paul and I had so much fun with this one.
1:09.6	Let's jump in.
1:16.6	Thank you. Paul and I had so much fun with this one. Let's jump in. Chinwag mail call, Steve.
1:19.1	Get out the mailbag, my friend.
1:20.9	Get out the mail bag, Steve.
1:23.1	I got to get that, I got to get that bag of mail I hide in the closet from when I was a mail.
1:27.6	When I was a postal worker.
1:29.8	I'll drag that out.
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