The High Tech Low Life Podcast: A Cyberpunk Media Retrospective

Dec 10 2024 73 ep. 114 mins 72

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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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Episode 71 - Spicy City

Dec 10 2024 107 mins

Heads up, lots of dystopia to talk this week so if you don't like that part of the show, you're gonna be skipping deep into this one. After the current events have been discussed we dive into what is, unfortunately, not as exciting a property as we had hoped. Spicy city is a fun premise that ultimately fails to deliver on anything it promises. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a r

Episode 70 - Minority Report

Nov 26 2024 147 mins

Tom Cruise makes his High Tech Low Life debut this week as we cover 2002's Minority Report. This is a pretty good film about a cop who stops crimes before they happen, and whether or not that's actually pretty messed up when you think about it. Also, is it cool to keep slaves in a perpetual bath and submit them to horrific images for their entire lives? I dunno probably not. Lets n

Episode 69 - Hardwired Part 2

Nov 19 2024 139 mins

We are back to finish up our recap of the classic cyberpunk novel: Hardwired by Walter John Williams. We got gun fights, we got dog fights, we got throat weasels, we got a plucky band of DIY revolutionaries taking on the capitalist class in air, land and space! What more could you ask for at a time like this? Once again Geoff from Astronomica serves as our trusted wing man. The Hig

Episode 68 - Hardwired Part 1

Nov 12 2024 96 mins

This week we are recapping the incredible cyberpunk novel by Walter John Williams: Hardwired. Though it may have flown under our radar, its influence can be seen throughout the entire cyberpunk genre, and it's a crime that we haven't gotten to it sooner. Seeing as it is the first week in November, 2024, we also do some incredibly dystopian election talk, the entirety of which is av

Episode 67 - Mnemonic Courier Episode

Nov 05 2024 94 mins

Nothing to recap this week, we are reading emails, talking about election anxieties, and giving recommendos. Thanks everyone for listening and emailing in questions and comments! 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 p

Episode 66 - Jason X

Oct 29 2024 92 mins

Jason X is technically a movie. Also we talk about the dystopian news of the week, give recommendations, and talk about what's happening on next week's episode. You don't want to miss this one folks! 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 w

Episode 65 - The Thing

Oct 22 2024 131 mins

It may not be cyberpunk, but it is one of the best science fiction/horror movies ever made, so we are making a brief departure from format to cover John Carpenter's The Thing from 1982. This movie does an incredible job of depicting paranoia, isolation, exhaustion, and terror... actually that's a pretty good description of the dystopia we find ourselves in today, so maybe this isn'

Episode 64 - Dark City

Oct 15 2024 111 mins

Remember that movie from the end of the 90's where everyone wore black and the main character had almost psychic-like powers? Where few humans realized that their reality was being constructed for them by something more powerful, and they had to wake up and try to stop those creatures in their own realm? No not THAT movie, I'm talking about Dark City from 1998. A fun and weird litt

Episode 63 - Cyber City Oedo 808

Oct 08 2024 101 mins

Cyber City Oedo 808 is a 3 part Anime miniseries from 1991 and it may just be the most quotable piece of content we've covered on this show. Earmuff the kiddies because the cursing in this one is infectious, but also hilarious. Basically three 40 minute episode give us glimpses into 3 convicted criminals turned non-consensual cops as they attempt to shorten their sentences by being

Episode 62 - Tank Girl

Oct 01 2024 153 mins

This week we are joined by Robin AKA Nightshift Femboy to cover 1995's Tank Girl starring Lori Petty. A movie that may not be great, but is definitely not boring. If you've ever been curious what Law and Order: SVU's Ice-T looks like as a kangaroo-man, your answer lies within this film. Also within this film is an incredible 90's soundtrack. Unfortunately it also contains a lot of