Rejoice, my friends, for this is the 200th CryptoPost of the year... and the latest episode of Steven Snider's THE FARM PODCAST has just dropped! In the concluding installment of this two-part interview, I return to THE FARM to discuss the ongoing legacy of Patrick McGoohan, THE PRISONER, DANGER MAN/SECRET AGENT, THE PRISONER as a model for world government, Robert Maxwell, PROMIS, Propaganda Due (the P2 Lodge), the stark differences between THE PRISONER'S perception of world government and popular conspiracy theories, scientific espionage, moon-landing conspiracy theories, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, the connection between 2001 & THE PRISONER, AI, mind control, augmented/virtual reality, Freemasonry, the "Mystic Tie" of the British Establishment, the Masonic allusions in THE PRISONER, how McGoohan's Catholicism influenced his perception of Masonry, Masonic references in McGoohan's other work, the Gnostic themes of THE PRISONER, the Demiurge, Orphism, THE PRISONER as a precursor to Gnostic cinema, the influence of THE PRISONER, the conspiracy theories that shaped THE PRISONER, how the Irish struggle influenced McGoohan, the use of secret societies in Ireland, Peter Falk, COLUMBO, WIDOW OF THE AMPUTATION & OTHER WEIRD CRIMES, "Rocket City Murder," John Fante, and Thomas Pynchon!
If you want to listen to the entire episode, click HERE.
If you want to visit Steven Snider's VISUP blog, click HERE.
And if you want to check out more of my scintillating observations about parapolitical/Fortean films and television shows, check out my latest book, HOLLYWOOD HAUNTS THE WORLD: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CINEMA OF OCCULTED TABOOS. You can order the book HERE or HERE!
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