Through the exploration of various cultures and archaeological mysteries throughout the world, authors J David Osborne and Kris Saknussemm attempt to get to the heart of our lost moment, and provide some potential paths out. LOST XPLORERS is a psychogeographical exploration of culture, art, language, and strange history.
Episodes
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Was the accidental death of Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow an accident at all? Or was some kind of curse involved? David tells the story of the strange happenings on the set of the film, the demon that followed Bruce Lee through Dragon, the similarities between Brandon's death and The Game of Death, and much more. This leads to a conversation about curses in general, and the perception of them in PNG culture in particular. There's also a practical tip relating to enhancing your memory and shifting the way you perceive the things that you can't change.
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
In this episode, Kris and I take a deep dive into the mystery surrounding the death of Bruce Lee. We also wonder where all of the stars have gone? Is there a reservoir of attention and charisma that is spread too thin across the internet? Was part of Bruce Lee's appeal a kind of doomed energy? Does the fact that he’s from Seattle have anything to do with it? What's going on with Seattle and the PNW in general, anyway? Probably ghosts.
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Kris and I talk about the sense of psychic collective guilt permeating the atmosphere these days. What’s the deal with all of those signs touting “kindness” as a virtue? Where did the phrase “shooting fish in a barrel come from?” All this and more in this extra episode.
“The Contagion is the Solution” by The Last Psychiatrist
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
We have our first guest! Please welcome Kris’s mother, Ellen to the show. We talk about hearing about Pearl Harbor on the radio, child development, and the power of music. Does she reveal any deep dark secrets from Kris's past? One or two.
The History of the Legendary 10th Mountain Division
Futility by Morgan Robertson predicting the wreck of the Titanic
Hildegard von Bingen (incorrectly said to be 15th century, actually 12th century)
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
How do our personal associative patterns work? How does swarm intelligence work? Is there any thinking outside of communication? Kris and I continue our deep dive into how patterns and associations work, and investigate a strange synchronicity between Kris’s dreams and David’s real life.
River Dave / Synchromysticism / Victor Hugo Thought He Was Victor Hugo / Wherever Two or More Are Gathered in My Name
Human Smoke by Nicholson Baker
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Is it valuable to actively engage with dissonant ideas? Should we uproot our understanding of how the world works? In this episode, Kris puts the idea of conspiracy theories into practical terms. How do we break out of tautological thinking? Why did the “Richard Gere gerbil” story gain such traction?
What is “Conspiracy Brain”? / Conspiracy as Metaphor / The Council Bluffs Scenario / Visualizing Patterns
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
What do you do when it’s raining outside and the weather app tells you it’s sunny? Is it possible to collage together pieces of different conspiracy theories to create a dada/surrealist interpretation that defies all reason? How would that effect our approach to narrative? Can we implement a trickster spirit to how we interface with the presentation of reality?
The Uncertainty of Technological Time / The Value of Argumentation / How to Break Down Narratives
Show Notes:
The Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
The Topology of Violence by Byung-Chul Han
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
What happened to Malaysia Air Flight 370? We go over the narrative and discuss alternative theories. We go into other plane disappearances, whether or not LOST was a good show, and the limits of human technology. Why don’t we have jetpacks and self-driving cars already? Why can we go to space and have iPhones but we don’t have flying motorcycles?
The Official Consensus on MH370 / Oblique Directions and Spiral Possibilities / Don Lemon’s Black Hole Theory / Was LOST a Good Show? / Where’s the Good Tech?
Show Notes:
The Atlantic article about MH370
Malaysia Airlines Route Map and Destinations
Fate is the Hunter (Full Movie)
Twilight Zone episodes:
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
On this episode, Kris gives one of the best articulations of how memory actually works, relates a dream in which he is visited by gods with sea turtle heads, and we decide to stop equivocating so much with our pronouncements.
Abbreviation, Equivocation, Euphemism / Characters as Algebra / Hand Pan Drum Memory / The Wisdom of the Turtles
Wednesday May 25, 2022
Wednesday May 25, 2022
On this episode, Kris and I go back and forth on the issue of licensing potential parents. Does the world have enough space for more people? What is the value of freedom in a world that requires sacrifice?
Population Problem or Allocation Problem?/ Responsibility to Culture / Personal Authoritarianism
Food Insecurity for the Children of Third World Countries Due to COVID