Category: COMPLEAT

Ong’s Hat: The Internet Myth That Became a Reality

The strange saga of Ong’s Hat is one of the earliest and most enduring legends of the internet — an elaborate blend of fact, fiction, and possibility. Born in the early days of online bulletin boards, the “Ong’s Hat” story told of a secret interdimensional travel project hidden deep in the New Jersey Pine Barrens,… Continue reading Ong’s Hat: The Internet Myth That Became a Reality

EarMobPodcast Ep. 27 I Read It On The Internet So It Must Be True w. Joseph Matheny

https://youtu.be/7qiEMoc6G04 p. 27 I Read It On The Internet So It Must Be True w. Joseph Matheny. Joseph joins us to discuss Ong’s Hat, and how the Internet caused his social experiment to have a life of it’s own. A fun little interview I did with EarMobPodcast 08/11/25, just having some fun and reliving some… Continue reading EarMobPodcast Ep. 27 I Read It On The Internet So It Must Be True w. Joseph Matheny

Ongs Hat Compleat – Official Soundtrack

LINK: https://polypores.bandcamp.com/album/ongs-hat-compleat-official-soundtrack Also, a great write-up of this project: https://moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-73-1-august-2025 The soundtrack to the audiobook version of Ong’s Hat: Compleat New addition: Hat Complete soundtrack! The dl now includes a PDF of the text version of the book, kindly provided by Joseph Matheny. It’s full of links to take you down that rabbithole. If you’ve already got it, just… Continue reading Ongs Hat Compleat – Official Soundtrack

Invention on Mubi

From an interview- CH: The most surprising insight I found was in terms of examining the concept of ‘conspiracy’ itself. I was pretty heavily researching things like ‘Ong’s Hat,’ which was one of the first well-known internet-based conspiracy theories. Invention On MUBI   Love this from the AMA: Callie: Fun Fact — no one knew it… Continue reading Invention on Mubi

The Internet’s First Rabbit Hole: What’s Really Behind Ong’s Hat

Joseph Matheny’s website: https://josephmatheny.com/ Ong’s Hat: COMPLEAT: http://bit.ly/45GMtWx Ong’s Hat: The Beginning https://bit.ly/4jLOXGM Today’s story is about Ong’s Hat, a story involving dimensional travel. The rabbit hole we’re plunging into today takes place in the early days of the internet and escalated from a short story to something more than it probably should have. Today’s… Continue reading The Internet’s First Rabbit Hole: What’s Really Behind Ong’s Hat

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 Print Version of COMPLEAT is now live

About this print version This is one-half of the complete work. The second half is an audio conversation available for a discount for people who purchase a print copy of this work. A URL and/or QR code with a discount code is available in the book. Although the function of following the copious amount of… Continue reading The Print Version of COMPLEAT is now live

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