The NanceCast

91:06

Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius | Jorge Luis Borges And...

The NanceCast ·

2026/10/03

Yo! This episode is a reading and a bit of talk about The Greatest (Modern) Story Ever Written!! I talk a bit about Baudrillard, I talk a bit about Jorge Luis Borges, and I talk a bit about the course on SciFi that starts tomorrow at the ⁨@PhilosophyPortal⁩ ! Then, I read Borges' Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius and leave open space for you, dear reader, to think whatever you think about this story. The reading of this story starts at about 33 minutes if that's all you're looking for. Go to

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106:03

AlgorithemBrane!! AI Pychosis and the Superego

The NanceCast ·

2026/08/19

YOOOO!!! Welcome to another solo episode, in which I talk about The AlgorithemBrane, people suffering from Algorithm Brain, AI Psychosis and the Superego, Paranoia, White Rappers, and some other stuff too! here is the piece talking about the Jevons Paradox - https://nanceee.substack.com/p/tobias-funke-tank-girl-and-the-jevons?r=1jl6yq here is the Retrostition Essay - https://nanceee.substack.com/p/travels-along-the-fault-line-1-long?r=1jl6yq Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s

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111:15

Intelligence, Superego, Paranoia | Livin' in tha Future!

The NanceCast ·

2026/08/18

Yo! Mikey ⁨@TheDangerousMaybe⁩ and Sean Hail, the Shining Future! are here, and we're talking about all kinds of stuff! Why is Twin Peaks such a good show? Why are all the UFO podcast bros just repeating thirty-year-old X-Files episodes and acting like they're brand new? Why do the definitions of Life and Intelligence fail to answer meaningful questions, and so much more! This episode was a blast, thanks fellas! Catch ya on the next one!!! Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s Patreon,

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85:05

Gunshot Wound to the Face

The NanceCast ·

2026/08/08

Welcome to another solo episode!! Talking about censorship and The Algorithm, Talking about Marx and The Inhuman, talking about Science Fiction stories and Conspiracies, and more!!! Check it out!!!!! Shoutout Bram E. Gieben, check out Strange Exiles and his new book! Shoutout Cadell Last and Philosophy Portal, check out PortalPalooza if you haven't yet at www.philosophyportal.online Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s Patreon, YouTube channel, and Substack -

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177:33

Benjamin Studebaker on Populism, Rupert Lowe, and...

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2026/07/30

Benjamin Studebaker is here to talk to Mikey and I all about Populism and the so-called Right, and some other stuff too! What the hell is even Populism? Is it Right-wing, Left-wing, Centrist, or a Postmodern conspiracy of thieves? What's going with Right-wing politics? It seems to be the case that they're in disarray, kind like how the Left has always been in disarray. Should we be worried about Chat GPT hacking Hugging Face? Why does Christopher Nolan suck? And more, in this fantastic episode of

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58:38

{CLICKBATE.EXE} (Brutal Takedown!)

The NanceCast ·

2026/07/27

Welcome to another bonus solo episode! In this episode I talk about Clickbait, Writing: Inspiration vs. Discipline, Photography: Film vs. Digital, The Economy: Production vs. Consumption, and most importantly I offer a BROOTAL TAKEDOWN of someone you might know concerning the mainline definition of Intelligence! Enjoy!!! Check out philosophyportal.online!Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s Patreon, YouTube channel, and Substack - https://www.patreon.com/thedangerousmaybe

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92:17

Is South Africa the Greatest Country in the World?!

The NanceCast ·

2026/07/21

Yo! Welcome to another solo episode! In this one I talk about Curiosity, Subjectivity, Intelligence (Human vs Machine), Algorithms and Instrumentality, and the Truth that South Africa tells about America and Global Capitalism! Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s Patreon, YouTube channel, and Substack - https://www.patreon.com/thedangerousmaybe https://youtube.com/@TheDangerousMaybe?si=2btoEcN3ta3Dd-V2 https://substack.com/@thedangerousmaybe Make sure to check out Sean's Substack,

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105:33

Chris Cutrone and Doug Lain | The Last Election!

The NanceCast ·

2026/07/16

YO!! Mikey and I are joined by Chris Cutrone and Doug Lain to talk about their documentary on the twenty-twenty-four US election! We also talk a bit about the Campaign for a Socialist Party! Check out the film now on Sublation's Patreon, and maybe even take part in something greater than yourself!https://patreon.com/dietsoap?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s Patreon, YouTube channel,

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112:16

Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die | Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!

The NanceCast ·

2026/07/01

Yo!! Mikey are Sean are here to discuss the film, Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die! ***SPOILER ALERT!!! If you haven't seen this movie yet, we recommend doing so before you consume this episode, as there are several pleasant surprises in the movie that we probably spoil in this discussion!*** This movie is excellent! I don't want to write this description, it's kinda all in the episode. Although, I didn't get around to sharing my fears that this movie will never gain the following of other Cult

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87:34

Hospital | An Illich Epsiode

The NanceCast ·

2026/06/29

Yo!! In this solo episode, I talk a bit about going into The Hospital as someone who has effectively sworn off modern healthcare treatment. It was gnarly. Then I talk a bit about Ivan Illich, a guy who has a pretty robust critique of Modernity and its Institutions; including Education, Healthcare, Tranportation/Infrastructure, and Media/Communication. I then talk about where Illich fails and how he leaves himself open to Reactionary politics, and I offer my suggestion on how to preserve his critique

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86:16

Baudrillard Bonus Episode!

The NanceCast ·

2026/06/22

In this episode, Mikey and I catch up and shoot the proverbial s**t for a bit, then move into a discussion of Baudrillard's interpretation of Bataille's Accursed Share. We unpack the superegoic dimension of how society manages The Accursed Share, touch on why increasingly sophisticated social coordination will not save us from the impending Apocalypse of The Object, and where Baudrillard and Lacan seem to be talking about the same thing; and why that matters. This was a fun episode to record! I've

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176:05

Benjamin Studebaker Talks Intelligence And The...

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2026/06/04

Benjamin Studebaker joins Mikey, The Dangerous Maybe, and I for a conversation about Intelligence. What is Intelligence? Why does the question even matter? What does the reduction of Intelligence to tasks that can be mechanically simulated do to the notion of Freedom? Politics? The Soul? Can this question lead to an emancipatory project? We touch on A LOT in this conversation, Orthogonality, The Turing Test, Neo-/Techno-Feudalism, Benjamin's critique of Nick Land's core thesis (Capitalism IS

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115:47

The Best BACKROOMS Conversation Ever Had (by us)!!

The NanceCast ·

2026/05/30

Yo! In this episode, Mikey The Dangerous Maybe and I talk about Backrooms, the film that just hit theatres and seems to have been assembling itself out of disparate bits of online fiction and memes posted on The Chans, Reddit, and Instagram over the last two decades or so. What is it about The Backrooms lore that speaks so loudly to people? We get into Liminality, touch on Phenomenology, consider the Weird and the Eerie, point of the Baudrillard of it all, and more!! Then, we talk about

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84:26

Am I Just Doing The Thing? Brolo Bellybutton Episode!

The NanceCast ·

2026/05/26

In this Solo Dolo Brolo Bellybutton Extravaganza Episode, I invite you all to my fireside chat where we discuss things that've been on my mind of late. I talk about, Consciousness, Geoffrey Hinton and A.I. (of course), I talk about Family Values and Virtue Signaling (and Anti Natalism too!), I indulge in some reflexivity, and then I talk about Diversity as "our greatest strength" and why Contradiction and Negation make that sentiment true. The second half of this episode is better than the first, so

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141:50

OOPE (Object Oriented Podcast Episode)

The NanceCast ·

2026/05/21

Yo!! Mikey The Dangerous Maybe and Sean No Future are here, and you won't want to to miss this one! in this episode we go all over the place! We start out discussing Retrostition, Hypostition, and Hyperstition (you can read more about this in the linked Substack post). Then we talk about Intelligence and Functionalism, Alan Turing and Artificial Intelligence, Object Oriented Ontology versus Heidegger, the wisdom and the madness of crowds, and finally a bit about the Whale Acoustic Model and the

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125:45

The Founding Document of Modern A.I.??!!

The NanceCast ·

2026/05/13

In this brolo dolo episode, I read and discuss the Ur document of the Modern A.I. industry, A Proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence! Check it out!Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s Patreon, YouTube channel, and Substack - https://www.patreon.com/thedangerousmaybe https://youtube.com/@TheDangerousMaybe?si=2btoEcN3ta3Dd-V2 https://substack.com/@thedangerousmaybe Three Billion Nances has a Patreon page now too! - https://www.patreon.com/nancee

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90:39

May The Fourth Be With You Brolo Bonus Episode!

The NanceCast ·

2026/05/05

This bonus brolo episode is all about my love of Star Trek The Next Generation. Yes, it's Star Wars Day, yes, TNG is better than Star Wars, yes I will fight you over it! Make sure to check out philosophyportal.online for info on all the ongoing stuff at The Portal, and how to get your hands on the Rosy Cross anthology!! Make sure to check out https://youtube.com/@thedangerousmaybe?si=mxUDEoJvLbsM1pIn and patreon.com/thedangerousmaybe Thanks for dropping by, see you on the next one!!!Thanks for

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106:27

Bill Maher, Mark Fisher, and A.I. Safety?

The NanceCast ·

2026/04/21

On this special Tuesday edition of The Dangerous Weekend Update, Mikey and I chop it up a bit about Claude Mythos, A.I. Safety, Bill Maher's views on A.I., whether or not we'd like an all-powerful A.G.I. who loves Mark Fisher, the Superego of it all, and some other stuff too!! Don’t miss out on all the stuff going on at Mikey’s Patreon, YouTube channel, and Substack - https://www.patreon.com/thedangerousmaybe https://youtube.com/@TheDangerousMaybe?si=2btoEcN3ta3Dd-V2

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160:37

BatailleMaxxxing | The Accursed Share pt 6

The NanceCast ·

2026/04/02

Mikey The Dangerous Maybe and Sean No Future are here again! This is the sixth installment in our series of reading through and discussing The Accursed Share.Georges Bataille was a weird little French guy writing weird fiction, erotic poetry, and doing all types of ill s**t. Then, he witnessed the world wars, the rise of Fascism, and the Total Mechanization of Earth and those who call it home; so, he set out to do something about it. That something? Write a book about "political economy" that forces

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143:52

AI Slop, Acceleration, and Cosmic Horror | Weekend...

The NanceCast ·

2026/03/31

In this kicked-back episode, Mikey and I catch up on some of the things that've been going on recently. We talk about AI Slop Ninja Turtles videos, the Ariforming of American cities, True Detective season one (spoiler alert!), Space Anarchism, I make the claim that Cybernetics *IS* Dialectics; and we get into some other stuff too!!! There will be a bonus video hitting Patreon soon with some outtakes from a recent conversation Mikey and I had with Nick talking about Capital, State, and Anarchism

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