

The Farm Podcast Mach II
Recluse
Explore culture, parapolitics and high weirdness with Recluse, the longtime curator of the legendary VISUP blog (visupview.blogspot.com). After cutting his teeth in the synchro-mystical movement, Recluse developed a novel approach to parapolitics that emphasizes both hard research with a reluctant acceptance of Fortean (and Saturnine) currents. He is also the author of Strange Tales of the Parapolitical: Postwar Nazis, Mercenaries, and Other Secret History (along with Frank Zero, the original host of The Farm) and A Special Relationship: Trump, Epstein, and the Secret History of the Anglo-American Establishment Book I. He has a forthcoming work, due in 2022, dealing with the history of Discordianism, state-sanctioned behavioral moficification programs, and conspiracy theories. The Farm podcast produces highly quality, in-depth, weekly shows in the long form. Free, public shows are posted here every Monday while patrons to get two additional, exclusive shows on the 1st and 16th of each month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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May 11, 2026 • 1h 37min
Hollywood Haunts: Cult Films, Conspiracies & Surrealism Part II w/ Robert Guffey & Recluse
Robert Guffey, writer and longtime researcher of conspiracies, Forteana and cult cinema, joins to explore occult fingerprints in pop culture. He connects Jack Parsons to Twin Peaks and 1950s sci‑fi. He traces surrealism into Universal horror and Bela Lugosi. He also examines studio influence, predictive programming, and how fiction probes taboos.

May 4, 2026 • 1h 40min
Hollywood Haunts: Cult Films, Conspiracies & Surrealism Part I w/ Robert Guffey & Recluse
Robert Guffey, author and longtime writer on conspiracies and occult cinema, joins to unpack cult and Gnostic films. He traces late-90s reality-bending movies, mind-control tropes tied to Jose Delgado and MKUltra, and how 1950s sci-fi prefigures behavior modification themes. Conversations hit They Live, Winter Kills, JFK as cinematic trauma, and modern echoes in shows and films.

Apr 27, 2026 • 1h 35min
AI, the Paramount-WB Merger & the Future of US Soft Power w/ Laura Shapiro & Recluse
Laura Shapiro, writer-producer and researcher with film and TV credits, digs into consolidation in Hollywood and the Paramount-Warner merger. She maps Gulf financing, lobbying and grassroots pushback. She explores how AI is reshaping jobs and creativity in film and whether U.S. industry moves mirror state-led models abroad, tying entertainment to global soft power.

Apr 20, 2026 • 1h 53min
The Legacy of Apartheid South Africa: Covid, Lockdowns, UFOs & Palantir's New Model Army w/ Dave Emory & Recluse
Dave Emory, investigative broadcaster known for long-form research into parapolitics and covert networks, joins to trace Covid origins, Pentagon and USAID ties to Wuhan research, and claims about New York as ground zero. He explores Operation Warp Speed, Palantir and Peter Thiel’s South African links, Project Coast legacies, and how UFO narratives and tech firms could be weaponized in politics.

Apr 13, 2026 • 1h 35min
Silver or Lead: Iran, Latin America & China w/ Dave Emory & Recluse
Dave Emory, longtime anti-fascist researcher and curator of SpitfireList.com, brings deep historical perspective. He traces CIA ties to 1979 Iran, the hostage crisis' political fallout, and US strategies from Bush to Obama. Conversations cover Iran’s role in anti‑China moves, Trump’s ‘silver or lead’ approach, Operation Condor’s legacy in Latin America, and global economic risks from regional conflicts.

Apr 6, 2026 • 1h 29min
Andrija Puharich: Star Trek, Spies, Zionists & The Nine w/ Greg Mallozzi & Recluse
Greg Mallozzi, filmmaker and researcher behind the Cosmic Clock archive, digs into Andrija Puharich’s world. He recounts vast channeled sessions with The Nine, lost labs and archive rescues. Conversations cover Roddenberry’s tape and screenplay ties, military and intelligence contacts, Faraday-cage séances, mysterious figures, and an upcoming documentary unveiling the materials.

Mar 30, 2026 • 1h 4min
Epstein, Henry VIII & the Cycles of Time w/ Paul Weston & Recluse
Paul Weston, author and Avalon researcher, explores historical cycles and their strange echoes. He traces Henry VIII’s break with Rome and the brutal Dissolution of the Monasteries. He links Glastonbury lore to modern scandals, comparing Profumo, Epstein, Jack the Ripper and occult-elite networks. The conversation ends with provocative speculation on where these recurring patterns might lead.

Mar 23, 2026 • 1h 2min
Iran, Coups & Palantir's New Model Army
Iran war, Palantir, Shyam Sankar, Detachment 201 (Executive Innovation Corp), Mobilize: How to Reboot the American Industrial Base and Stop World War III, Iran war as an "opportunity," will a coup be launched against Trump?, Israel, Israeli lobby, US attempts to pivot out of the Gulf, why the Global North embraced renewable energy, Israel's existential crisis, Greater Israel, Epstein, the rejection of Israel by MAGA/Republicans, the Epstein Files as a distraction to geopolitical intrigues, the Beltway's indifference to the Epstein files, the push to blame Israel for the Iran war, Kharg Island and the consequences of an attack, grid war, global grid war on oil infrastructures, Trump's attempts to blackmail China, what happens if Gulf oil goes offline, Iranian sleeper cell false flags and the American's establishments response, the EU's refusal to back Trump and the implications, how a possible coup to remove Trump would unfold, why JD Vance will retain power, the end of Israel, America's obsolete defense industry as the actual crisis, the primes and their failures, Industry 4.0 and why the US can't achieve it, Peter Thiel and the military industrial complex of the twenty-first century, AI, Anduril, Elon Musk, US plans to leapfrog past Industry 4.0 with AI, reindustrialization of America, "utilizing" the grid, Utilize Coalition, islanding/behind-the-meter, the two grid state, a changing of the guard within the military-industrial complex, has World War III already started?, Trump's 48 hour deadlineMusic by: Keith Allen Dennishttps://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 3min
No Humans Allowed: The Philosophy of Nick Land Part II w/ Vincent Le & Recluse
Vincent Le, philosopher and author of Unknown Lands, decodes Nick Land’s accelerationist thought. He traces capitalism as a decoding engine, explains the Body without Organs, and unpacks positive feedback, cybernetics, and AI as a deterritorializing force. They also explore mystical and occult resonances shaping Land’s later ideas.

Mar 9, 2026 • 1h 13min
No Humans Allowed: The Philosophy of Nick Land Part I w/ Vincent Le & Recluse
Vincent Le, philosopher and author of Unknown Lands, unpacks Nick Land's accelerationist ideas and influence. He traces Land's early critique of capitalism and readings of Kant, explores werewolves as a challenge to human-centered thought, and treats matter as an unknowable noumenon. Conversations touch on libidinal materialism, art as insurrection, and links to Bataille, de Rais, and cultural resurgence.


