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The High Tech Low Life Podcast: A Cyberpunk Media Retrospective

High Tech Low Life

The High Tech Low Life podcast is a review of cyberpunk media throughout the ages. Books, movies, TV, and even games and music are all on the table. The show takes a deep dive into the subject of each episode, relates it to modern life, and just for fun, gives it a rating based a number of criteria. The hosts are lifelong fans of the genre, and hope to revisit some beloved properties, and maybe shine some light on a few that slipped through the cracks.

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01:55:35

Episode 119 - Transmetropolitan Part 2

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2026/03/04

This week we have a fresh intro to discuss all the fun new dystopian things happening, and then we jump back into Transmetropolitan with issues 2-6. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla. Bluesky: @hightechlowlife.bsky.social

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01:20:17

Episode 118 - Transmetropolitan Part 1

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2026/02/25

This episode will be covering the first six issues of the 1997 comic book Transmetropolitan. Transmetropolitan is a story about a guy named Spider, who is super cool 90s edgelord journalist, searching for truth in a remarkably prescient cyberpunk future. It's a lot to cover, and this is just the first 10th of the whole series, but consider this your intro to Transmet course. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television,

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01:57:49

Episode 117 - Heavy Metal

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2026/02/18

At last this bottom-feeding podcast gets a much needed injection of class and taste with 1981's Heavy Metal. A film for the discerning cine-o-phile. Ok so only about 1/5th of this movie can be considered cyberpunk, but that's good enough for us, so we are diving in. Cut yourself a line of Niborg and Loc your Nars in baby. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each

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01:41:55

Episode 116 - Three Short Films

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2026/02/11

This week we are recapping 3 short films found on the internet. The first is a French film called Lost Memories 2.0 about a man searching for his lost love after a global computer crash. https://youtu.be/4WwC6CT92qw?si=AlBiIJk6BNKKl5m0 The Second is a Serbian Film called Anima about a cool dude trying to get "juice" for a mysterious reason. https://vimeo.com/992417940 And the third is a Malaysian film called The Masseuse, wherein a technician has to service the titular robotic Masseuse in the

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02:18:50

Episode 115 - AI Artificial Intelligence

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2026/02/04

This week's property was a pretty big deal when it came out. A film created by a legendary director who died before he could see it made, picked up and finished by another legendary director, and what these two legends created was.... fine. It was fine. Kind of a bummer actually. Cool special effects and solid performances, but overall just kind of a bummer. That's not gonna stop us from talking about it for 2 hours! The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across

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01:27:38

Episode 114 - The Running Man 2025 Part 2

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2026/01/30

This is the second half of our Running Man 2025 recap. What new infuriations will the second half hold? Tune in and I'm sure we will tell you about it. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla.

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01:41:29

Episode 113 - The Running Man 2025 Part 1

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2026/01/28

Edgar Wright's The Running Man is not a good movie. It's so not good that all our complaints couldn't fit into one tight ninety and we had to give it two. Episode 2 will drop later this week, but in this first episode we discuss our initial thoughts on the movie and start the recap. That is after we review the horrors of the week, of course. Big thanks to Kristen from Astronomica for sitting in on this one. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms

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02:06:06

Episode 112 - Pacific Rim

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2026/01/21

The year is 202x, Kaiju are squirting out of a butthole in the Pacific ocean. The only way to stop them is to build impossibly elaborate 30 story tall robots. It makes perfect sense if you don't think about it at all whatseover. Pacific Rim is not a cyberpunk film, but it does share certain vibes, and it was requested by our beloved listeners, so we are covering it regardless. So snort yourself a big line of Kaiju bone dust and get ready for 2 hours of Rimming baby! The High Tech Low Life

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01:35:08

Episode 111 - 2025 Recap

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2025/12/31

2025 was a rough year, but it did produce some pretty top notch media. For this special year-end episode, we will recap our top recommendos of 2025, and yes, we immediately thought of a bunch of stuff we forgot immediately after we finished recording so this is by no means definitive. Bonus: Start this podcast at exactly 10:26 PM on December 31st and we'll countdown the new year with you. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film,

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Episode 110 - The Running Man 1987

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2025/12/17

This week we have an extra long episode to keep you warm on the cold Christmas nights coming up, even if your Christmas is forecasted to be around 65 degrees like ours is. The Running Man may seem like a goofy action movie on it's surface, and maybe that's what it is below the surface as well, but whether intentionally or by accident, it actually ends up showing a pretty strong example of how a media-obsessed culture can be controlled and spiral into a fascist police state. Sound familiar? Don't

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01:50:14

Episode 109 - Robocop 2

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2025/12/10

Robocop 2 is a movie about the drug epidemic, no wait nevermind. Robocop 2 is a movie about a man turned machine separated from his family, no actually scratch that. Robocop 2 is about corporate overreach, actually... Who the hell knows what Robocop 2 is about, it's got cool stop motion robot fights, explosions, and some decent gags, and that's good enough dammit. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games,

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Episode 108 - The Ten Percent Thief Part 2

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2025/11/19

Welcome to Part 2 of our recap of the Ten Percent Thief. This week we explore the second half of tales from Apex City, and ask the question: Did Lavanya Lakshminarayan pull it off? Once again we are joined by Geoff of the Astronomica podcast to lend his beautiful brain to the project. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property,

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01:31:53

Episode 107 - The Ten Percent Thief Part 1

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2025/11/12

This week we are covering the book The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan. The book is about a world strictly divided by social hierarchy, and told via interlocking short stories, ranging from humorous to horrific. Your boys were divided on this one, but even if it fell short in places, the book definitely set itself up for a monumental task, and, for the most part, accomplished that task. As with most of our book episodes these days we are thrilled to be joined by Geoff of the

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Episode 106 - Sleep Dealer

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2025/11/05

Once in a while we pick a movie neither of us have heard of but yet of which we both end up singing the praises. It's pretty rare, but thankfully Sleep Dealer is one of those movies. The Budget: Low. The effects: Not so special. But there is an unmistakable talent in the writing, directing, and acting that more than makes up for the small amount of money they had to make this film. And to top it off, the theme of the film is extremely important for the time we are living in, despite the fact

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Episode 105 - AD Police Files

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2025/10/29

It's an anime ep! AD Police is a horny, cheap, and blessedly short collection of cyberpunk tales from 2027 Neo Tokyo. We have covered a couple other series just like it, and it is, unfortunately, the worst of the bunch. There might be a few nuggets of cool to pan out of this river of mediocrity, however, so stay tuned and see if these old prospectors manage to... sluice some... gold? This metaphor has gotten away from me. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction

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Episode 104 - The Net

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2025/10/22

The Dream of the 90s is alive on the High Tech Low Life Podcast. This week we watch The Net starring Sandra Bullock. This movie is as 90s as it gets, and even though it's incredibly flawed and not that great, we just can't bring ourselves to hate it. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and

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01:41:57

Episode 103.5 - Alien Earth Part 2

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2025/10/17

As promised the thrilling conclusion of our Alien Earth recap featuring Colin of the Astronomica Podcast. In this installment we cover episodes 3-8 of the series, and give it our ratings. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla

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Episode 103 - Alien Earth Part 1

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2025/10/15

This week we are thrilled to be joined by Colin of the Astronomica podcast to recap the recently concluded first season of Alien: Earth. The show is a mixed bag of good and bad, but lots of interesting details to discuss and pontificate upon. So many details that this is, once again, being split into two parts, however FEAR NOT! The second part will be released in just a few days and we will have another full episode next week covering a completely different property. The High Tech Low Life

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01:12:53

Episode 102 - Ares, Extended Dystopia, and Play Dirty

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2025/10/08

We had intended to cover a cool looking French film called Ares this week, however that was not to be as all the copies we found had unintelligible subtitles. In lieu of that we decided to just put out an off the cuff episode with extended dystopia and recommendos, and a bonus review for the current Mark Wahlberg picture: Play Dirty. What a treat! The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all

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Episode 101 - Blade Runner 2049 Part 2

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2025/10/01

This week, after a freshly recorded intro recapping the horrors of the day, we dive back in and wrap-up our recap of Blade Runner 2049. Thanks again to Sean Faust for joining on this deep dive. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla

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