Starting in the 1960s, a series of massive deceptions by the U.S Government and the media shook ordinary people's trust in basic narratives about their world. Via the moon landing 'hoax' of the 60s and 'Russian mind control waves' of the 1980s — as
This 14 minute film, originally published on YouTube in July 2020, explores the concept of 'kayfabe', a term which originated as carny slang indicating a deception being run on an audience. By 2020 we thought it had become a useful way of understanding why no-one trusts politicians any
A filmmaker, writer, podcaster, strangeness navigator and peer-to-peer culture enthusiast from Wales in the U.K., Jamie is best known for the STEAL THIS FILM documentary series (2006-2009), the VODO distribution platform and, more recently the STEAL THIS SHOW podcast, as well as films like This Machine Greens (2022), which looked at the impact of Bitcoin mining on energy production and consumption.
The SCHISM podcast continues Jamie's exploration into the so-called 'epistemic crisis', a deep change in how we process and understand the world -- a crisis for some, but also the opening of an opportunity to engage with matters previously suppressed, censored, unseen, and downright strange. The schism divides us, but it also allows in the new & unexpected.
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