Season of the Glitch

A culture podcast to distract you as you hurtle toward climate collapse, your cubical on Mars, or the Singularity.

Season of the Glitch is a tv podcast hosted by KSS, with 47 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

KSS hosts Season of the Glitch, a tv show with 47 episodes published.

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  Episode #48

  Artificial Love - The Stepford Wives Pt. 1

  Sep 8, 20261h 1mS1

  Kelley and Annie return after a little time away and lucky for you they have not undergone any nefarious experimental personality procedures. They are exactly the same! This week the series on Artificial Love continues, and they get way into a classic of undeniable influence but dubious quality- Brian Forbes's 1975 pop schlock classic The Stepford Wives. Who is to blame for this sunken soufflé? Is Forbes just all Polanski-cribbed style and no substance? Did William Goldman botch the screenplay to please his irl wife? Is Katherine Ross just super mid? Find out, and also hear us steer off topic as usual and touch on Beyond the Black Rainbow, Argento, Betty Friedan, Todd Haynes , and more.

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  Episode #47

  Artificial Love- Westworld

  Aug 8, 20261h 7mS1

  Annie and Kelley are back to get into the themes and insights of the 1973 film Westworld, directed by prescient weirdo Michael Crichton. They discuss its portrayal of artificial intelligence, the ethics of simulation, and its influence on modern sci-fi and AI narratives. As they tour of glitchy android theme park Delos, they make side trips from Crichton's own catalog ( Jurassic Park , Disclosure ), through film touchstones like The Magnificent Seven , The Terminator , Jaws , Mulholland Drive , Pasolini's Salò , and Alphaville , into TV and pop culture nods to He-Man (Skeletor), Sweet Valley High , Black Mirror , Midsommar , Severance , and Pluribus , visit the Manson Family at Spahn Ranch, Kim Stanley Robinson's sci-fi, Dan Brown-era airport thrillers, Tim Ferriss's The 4-Hour Workweek , and even perform a closing Bechdel Test check.

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  Episode #46

  Artificial Love- Alphaville (part two)

  Aug 2, 202642 minS1

  Annie and Kelley are back with our second and final installment of our episode about Jean Luc Godard's 1965 French New Wave touchstone Alphaville. They explore the themes of artificial intelligence, dystopian futures, and the influence of French New Wave cinema through a detailed analysis of Jean-Luc Godard's film Alphaville and its cultural implications. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Alphaville and its cultural context 02:12 Themes of control and censorship in Alphaville 03:48 French New Wave techniques and their significance 05:53 The character of Lemmy Caution and detective archetypes 07:48 The dystopian city of Alphaville and its symbolism 10:13 The role of Alpha 60 and AI governance 12:06 Cinematic analysis: black and white, available light filming 14:02 The influence of French literature and existentialism 16:03 The flat delivery style and its psychological impact 17:57 The film’s commentary on language and free thought 19:56 The technological and aesthetic choices in Alphaville 21:47 The character of Natasha von Braun and love in dystopia 24:06 The significance of the detective genre in Alphaville 26:02 The film’s production details and behind-the-scenes insights 28:05 The influence of contemporary events and personal lives of the creators 30:03 The film’s legacy and relevance to modern AI discourse 31:58 Conclusion: What Alphaville teaches us about technology and society resources Alphaville (1965) - IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061852/ Jean-Luc Godard - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard) - undefined French New Wave - [Encyclopedia Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/art/New-Wave-cinema) - undefined 2001: A Space Odyssey - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey) - undefined HAL 9000 - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000) - undefined guest links Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/seasonoftheglitch/

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  Episode #45

  Artificial Love- Alphaville (part one)

  Jul 27, 202656 minS1

  Kelley and Annie continue their conversation about how AI love has shown up in the history of cinema with Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 Alphavill. Let's explore the themes of artificial intelligence, dystopian futures, and the influence of French New Wave cinema through a detailed analysis of Jean-Luc Godard's film Alphaville and its cultural implications. We also get into: Themes of AI and censorship in Alphaville French New Wave cinema techniques The influence of 1960s sci-fi on modern media The role of language and control in dystopian societies Cinematic techniques and their cultural implications Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Alphaville and its cultural context 02:12 Themes of control and censorship in Alphaville 03:48 French New Wave techniques and their significance 05:53 The character of Lemmy Caution and detective archetypes 07:48 The dystopian city of Alphaville and its symbolism 10:13 The role of Alpha 60 and AI governance 12:06 Cinematic analysis: black and white, available light filming 14:02 The influence of French literature and existentialism 16:03 The flat delivery style and its psychological impact 17:57The film’s commentary on language and free thought 19:56 The technological and aesthetic choices in Alphaville 21:47 The character of Natasha von Braun and love in dystopia 24:06 The significance of the detective genre in Alphaville 26:02 The film’s production details and behind-the-scenes insights 28:05 The influence of contemporary events and personal lives of the creators 30:03 The film’s legacy and relevance to modern AI discourse 31:58 Conclusion: What Alphaville teaches us about technology and society Resources Alphaville (1965) - IMDb Jean-Luc Godard - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard) French New Wave - [Encyclopedia Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/art/New-Wave-cinema) 2001: A Space Odyssey - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey) HAL 9000 - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000)

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  Episode #44

  Artificial Love- The Perfect Woman

  Jul 19, 20261h 6mS1

  This week on Season of the Glitch , we continue our journey through the history of artificial lovers with the delightfully strange 1949 British comedy The Perfect Woman . While the film itself is a lightweight bedroom farce about a lifelike female robot, it proved to be the perfect jumping-off point for a conversation about gender, performance, censorship, and the enduring fantasy of the "perfect" partner. Along the way, we explore postwar British cinema, the uncanny space between human and machine, and how even the most disposable cultural artifacts can illuminate deeper anxieties about technology, love, and control. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to 'The Perfect Woman' and episode overview 01:53 Historical and cultural context of the 1949 film 04:52 Main characters and plot setup 09:48 Themes of AI, gender, and control in the film 14:50 Analysis of the robot Olga and its significance 20:05 Humor, censorship, and cultural constraints 24:53 Imagination, desire, and the prompt of the film 30:00 Genre, style, and film techniques 34:55 Final thoughts on the film's cultural impact resources 'Metropolis' (1927) - Film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/ 'Sleepless in Seattle' (1993) - Film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108160/ 'Lost Highway' (1997) - Film - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/ British Film Censorship - Article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_censorship_in_the_United_Kingdom

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