Category: Audio

An interview with Joseph Matheny, recorded 08-07-03 from Radio Alchymy- KPFK – Los Angeles. Radio Alchymy

I have decided to dig through the old archives and periodically present some media from the past here on Substack. Today’s radio interview is from 2003 in LA. Yeah, I was thinking about AI even then. If you read COMPLEAT, you know my interest dates back to the late 1980s. Have a great weekend. An interview… Continue reading An interview with Joseph Matheny, recorded 08-07-03 from Radio Alchymy- KPFK – Los Angeles. Radio Alchymy

The Mysterious Egg in Ong’s Hat – The First ARG

Ong’s Hat is a real place.  But the stories about it aren’t.  That didn’t stop tales about a dimension hopping, scientific, transcendentalist, sadomasochistic cult from spreading across the early internet.  This is credited as the first ever ARG and boy, is it weird Episode: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-saspu-1831e0e

Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT

Where to get it PDF only on Google Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT audio sample FAQ The guide to experiencing this interdisciplinary work. The guide to experiencing this multidisciplinary work. Introduction to Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT is a multi-layered work designed to be experienced in various ways, depending on the experiencer’s preferences and level of… Continue reading Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT

Ep.232 – Portals to Other Dimensions & Peanut the Squirrel – Theories Thursday

We discuss multiple topics on this Theories Thursday Episode. Throughout history individuals have claimed they had created or had access to portals that led to other dimensions. We dive down that rabbit hole and discuss various sites where portals supposedly once existed. The Gate of the Gods and Ong’s Hat. We also discuss an individual… Continue reading Ep.232 – Portals to Other Dimensions & Peanut the Squirrel – Theories Thursday

Soundtrack for Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT

I’m excited to announce another addition to our COMPLEAT project. The audiobook will feature music, sounds, and atmosphere by the multi-talented Polypores (aka Stephen James Buckley). I love Polypores’ music and soundscapes and am excited that they will provide our atmospheres. Most of their music is at polypores.bandcamp.com, but the latest album is here: Find Polypores on Twitter as @stephenjbuckle on Instagram as @sjbuckers, and on YouTube as @polyporeshq See the full COMPLEAT announcement here.… Continue reading Soundtrack for Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT

Ong’s Hat: Compleat

I think the interview is the new art form. – Jim Morrison This work was initially planned as an ordinary “book.” However, I’ve grown tired of that outdated description of a unit of measure. “The book” doesn’t mean the same thing in the digital information age that it once did. The concept of this project outgrew… Continue reading Ong’s Hat: Compleat

The Rebel Podcast: Episode 232: Ong’s Hat (The”Fake” Town)

Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stylesrebelradio/episodes/Episode-232-Ongs-Hat-TheFake-Town-e2pm74i/a-abj2nus What is going on in Ong’s Hat New Jersey? Does this abandoned town hold the secrets to interdimensional travel or the secrets to Quantum reality? Was it all just an elaborate Joke? Join in the conversation at any time on the WSRR ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord Server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or by texting in! Listen to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WSRR Radio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Live… Continue reading The Rebel Podcast: Episode 232: Ong’s Hat (The”Fake” Town)

There Are Other Worlds

There Are Other Worlds by Polypores The seeds of this album were planted in April 2023 and as is often the case, germinated through a combination of various environments and my own somewhat unmanageable imagination. I’d become hyperfixated on the idea of Alternate Reality Games, and the way that through what are essentially acts of… Continue reading There Are Other Worlds