The RU Sirius Show

In our first live panel discussion, Fred Burks and Joel Schalit join with hosts RU Sirius and Jeff Diehl to discuss whether 9/11 was “an inside job”, and the impact of the movement that insists that it was. Burks publishes the Want To Know website and is a former foreign language interpreter who worked [...]

This episode of the Weekend Edition builds on a brief clip from a conversation with comedian Will Franken about living with some “burners.” Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU Sirius ¦ Gang of Three Chatterers: RU Sirius, Diana Brown, Jeff Diehl ¦ Intro & Outro: Scrappi DuChamp and Mondo Vanilli (and [...]

“A lysergic-drenched sugarcube of sugar sweet rock magic” is how one reviewer described Turn Me On Dead Man’s first CD, “God Bless The Electric Freak.” TMODM’s drummer, Chris, and there manager, Anthony, joined us in the studio to talk about their just released second album, “Technicolour Mother.” And if you listen carefully, [...]

Part 2 of the GettingIt.com reunion features Steve Robles, Patrick Hughes, Annalee Newitz and Thomas Roche. They talk about dot com junkies, speed seducers, San Francisco politics, insane editorial meetings, and oh so much more. Don’t forget to vote for us at the beginning of each month. Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU Sirius ¦ Gang of [...]

RU Sirius, Jeff Diehl and Steve Robles first got together in San Francisco to work on a webzine financed by a porn company in Florida. The zine was called GettingIt. We ran articles like “The Semen Warriors of New Guinea” and “They Wrecked My Genitals.” We had regular weekly columns from Lydia Lunch, Andrei [...]

This episode of the weekend edition builds on a conversation we had with Anarchist Ben Blue about John Zerzan. Anarchist philosopher Zerzan thinks we took a wrong turn way back when we took up agriculture. Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU Sirius ¦ Gang of Four Chatterers: RU Sirius, Steve [...]

Brilliant comedian and performer Heather Gold joined us in the studio today to talk about her upcoming “Open Source Comedy” with Mark Routhier, the dolls of American Girl, and hitting the trifecta of outsiderness. Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU Sirius ¦ Gang of Four Chatterers: RU Sirius, Diana Brown, Steve [...]

Our gang of three contemplates Virtual Reality legend Jaron Lanier’s critique of Wikipedia as “Digital Maoism.” And how does all this relate to Kurzweil’s Singularity? And when did “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” by Slade come out? Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU Sirius ¦ Gang of Three Chatterers: RU Sirius, [...]

Scott J. Thompson, who is editing an english translation of the german book, “Nazis on Speed” joins us today to talk about Hitler’s tweaker army; and about defining fascism. Thompson is also the Director of Research at the Walter Benjamin Research Syndicate and he’s also translated many classic books including “Tales of Transformation” by [...]

The show is now publishing twice-weekly. This episode centers around a clip from our first guest, Fred Burks, who appeared on our first and fifth shows. In our conversation, we cover Indonesia, 9-11, terrorism, psychedelics, and the coming global war between fundamentalists and libertines. Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU [...]

At the end of the nineties, the legendary Joe Firmage left his post as the CEO of the highly successful USWeb and released a statement called “The Truth,” claiming that extraterrestrials have visited earth and stimulated technological development. He’s currently CEO of Digital Universe and they are creating an online encycleopedia that distinguishes itself from [...]

Paul Krassner started the irreverent underground magazine, The Realist, in 1958. He’s collaborated with Lenny Bruce, started the Yippies with Abbie Hoffman, and took acid with the (Charlie) Manson girls and Groucho Marx (although not at the same time). We’ve got him on the show today. Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ [...]

Chicano cyberpunk performer Guillermo Gomez-Pena hypnotizes us, riffing on the inevitable multi-racial culture that politicians are trying to stop. Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU Sirius ¦ Gang of Three Chatterers: RU Sirius, Steve Robles, Jeff Diehl ¦ Featured Song: “Dada” by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil ¦ Intro & Outro: [...]

We go nuts for Dick (Philip K., that is) with the director of “A Scanner Darkly”: Richard Linklater. He explains the nuance of adapting the Dick vision to film and the struggle of dealing with Hollywood. Don’t forget to vote for us! Producer: Jeff Diehl ¦ Host: RU Sirius ¦ Gang of Four Chatterers: RU Sirius, Diana [...]