HyperLab Omni

Hosts Jason and Chad delve into a pile of old science-weird magazines from the 1970s and 80s, and use it as a lens to explore the weird, science-fiction nature of our current moment. Hyperjump to this page to support our podcast: https://www.patreon.com/daydreamthief

HyperLab Omni Episode 21 - Nathan Moody Part 2 04/22/2021

HyperLab Omni Episode 21 - Nathan Moody Part 2 We continue our talk with Nathan Moody and we all vibe at the same frequency as we discuss a short story by Orson Scott Card, from the July 1979 episode of Omni. Please check out all of Nathan's amazing music at Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/18820325

HyperLab Omni Episode 20 - Nathan Moody and the Aleatoric Bolides 04/09/2021

HyperLab Omni Episode 20 - Nathan Moody and the Aleatoric Bolides In this episode, Chad and Jason commandeer musician and digital sorcerer Nathan Moody to talk about his stellar work providing underscores for the entire HyperLab Omni podcast. This is the first part of a two-part interview. Like what you've been hearing? Please check out more at . Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/18667070

HLO E19 HOPE PUNK CLOCKWORK LORAX 02/26/2021

HLO E19 HOPE PUNK CLOCKWORK LORAX In this episode, Chad and Jason briefly ruminate on the meaning of Hope Punk, and consider sequels that should have been. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/18100070

Hyperlab Omni Episode 18 - Bibliomancing the Stone 02/11/2021

Hyperlab Omni Episode 18 - Bibliomancing the Stone This episode, Jason and Chad put on their Hyperlab Coats · and concoct their own indeterminacy recipe loosely based on John Cage·s experimental work, Roaratorio, an Irish circus on Finnegans Wake. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/17919593

Hyperlab Omni Episode 17 - Quadraphonic Misophonia 01/26/2021

Hyperlab Omni Episode 17 - Quadraphonic Misophonia Grab your ear goggles and follow along as the crew of HLO explores the minimalist soundscapes of John Cage. Chad and Jason ponder the joys and challenges of experimental music and avante-garde art as well as learning Chad's hard rules for eating snacks in the theatre (Hint - DON'T!) and Jason's simple wish for a magical algorithmic soundscape generator. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/17701142

HyperLab Omni Episode 16 - A Sharp Sliver of Hope 01/13/2021

HyperLab Omni Episode 16 - A Sharp Sliver of Hope In this episode of HLO, Chad and Jason pull back the curtain for frank discussion on how the current state of US politics is affecting the direction of the podcast and how embracing a theme of #hopepunk might be a viable way to help us all to navigate our uncertain future. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/17526110

HyperLab Omni Episode 15 - John Cage-mas Teaser! 12/13/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 15 - John Cage-mas Teaser! In this episode, the HLO crew explains their absence and offers a fun John Cage themed teaser to a future episode. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/17170355

HyperLab Omni Episode 14 - Gregory Bateson, Restless Idea Pollinator or Weaponized Anthropologist? 11/10/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 14 - Gregory Bateson, Restless Idea Pollinator or Weaponized Anthropologist? In this episode, Chad and Jason chase psychedelic rabbits through a warren dug by Gregory Bateson, whose article "Mind and Nature" drills heady passages though verbal alchemy, entropy, sacrament, weaponized anthropology, CIA black propaganda ops, Karl Jung, Bob Dobbs, schizogenesis, cybernetics, and the epistemology of dead crabs. Content warning: there is one dark reference to a mass grave of pets who lived their best lives and died of natural causes. This episode was recorded sometime last year. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/16759682

HyperLab Omni Episode 13 - Halloween Spooktacular 10/28/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 13 - Halloween Spooktacular In this episode, the HLO crew takes a spooky nostalgic detour by inviting some special guests to talk about some fun personal memories of Halloweens past. Enjoy! Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full audio credits and learn how to support this podcast at our Patreon page. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/16582334

HyperLab Omni Minisode – Nostalgia Engineers 10/17/2020

HyperLab Omni Minisode – Nostalgia Engineers ADA tries to lose Chad and Jason in a tangled and twisting heuristic hedge maze as they explore the weirdness of artificial intelligence in this fun HLO minisode. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full audio credits and learn how to support this podcast at our Patreon page - https://www.patreon.com/daydreamthief /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/16439636

Hyperlab Omni Episode 11 - Cuttlefish Uplift Party 09/30/2020

Hyperlab Omni Episode 11 - Cuttlefish Uplift Party Chad and Jason discuss the future and ethics of animal uplift technology and ADA is ready to ride this futuristic wave into a weirder future! /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/16218635

Hyperlab Omni Episode 10 - Lobotomy Shoals 09/17/2020

Hyperlab Omni Episode 10 - Lobotomy Shoals Explore an undersea wonderland as we discuss Lobotomy Shoals, an amazing short story by Juleen Brantingham featured in the February 1979 issue of Omni. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/16044227

HyperLab Omni Episode 9 – Shockingly Futuristic 09/02/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 9 – Shockingly Futuristic In this episode we dip a bit deeper into the Omni archive, to an interview from November of 1978, which inspires a fun conversation about Alvin Toffler's prescient Future Shock with computer scientist and friend of the HyperLab, Brian Dowtin. (Check out our fun conversation we had with Brian in about Big Traks) Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/15862379

HyperLab Omni Episode 8 – A Space Steamboat Called Daedalus 08/18/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 8 – A Space Steamboat Called Daedalus In this show, Chad and Jason try to navigate their way out of the uncanny valley after gaining a new member of the lab production team, before having a fun discussion about an interstellar mission to Barnard's Star, from an article featured in the January 1979 issue of Omni. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/15667478

Hyperlab Omni Episode 7 - Newtonian Timeslip 08/05/2020

Hyperlab Omni Episode 7 - Newtonian Timeslip Greetings from the HyperLab! In today's thrilling episode, we follow the threads of and listen as Jason makes a life and death gamble with an AI ghost in the HLO machine. And later, Chad and Jason play with some temporal tautological traps as they explore an Isaac Netwon themed time travel short story by Paul J. Nahin that appeared in Omni magazine in January 1979. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/15494525

HyperLab Omni Episode 6 – Omni Art Spectacular with Jack Foster - Part 2 07/22/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 6 – Omni Art Spectacular with Jack Foster - Part 2 Join us somewhere beyond the tangential event horizon as we resume our conversation with megatalented comic book creator, Jack Foster. And for those of you who missed it, here's a link to part 1. In this episode we wrap up our talk about artist John Berkey, wander through a desert oasis known as "Dune Minute" and engage in some intense pop culture regression therapy to resolve Jack's Star Wars false memory implant. Be sure to check out Jack's work at and follow him on and Sound design and music is by Nathan Moody. Visit to hear more. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/15313172

Hyperlab Omni Episode 5 - Art Spectactular with Jack Foster 07/08/2020

Hyperlab Omni Episode 5 - Art Spectactular with Jack Foster Climb aboard, seal the hatches and sink below the memetic seascape with HLO as we take a deep dive into the Omni art nostalgia trench in the first of a two part interview with the amazing artist/writer/creator, Jack Foster. Be sure to check out Jack's work at and follow him on and Sound design and music is by Nathan Moody. Visit to hear more. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/15129236

Hyperlab Omni E4 - Little Psychic Nudges 06/24/2020

Hyperlab Omni E4 - Little Psychic Nudges This episode, Jason and Chad tumble into a memetic wormhole when exploring a cryptozoological science fiction piece called "And Whether Pigs Have Wings" by Nancy Kress, and are saved by their virtual assistant. We also feature a short clip of our upcoming interview with Brian Dowtin, who is a computer scientist working on some of the whys and hows of technology. Brian picked an Omni interview between Bob Guccione and futurist Alvin Toffler, who wrote Future Shock. We’ll connect a lot of dots between Brian’s work and this prescient voice of future past as we take a nostalgic Big Trak journey into the collective hallucination we call childhood. Sound design and music is by Nathan Moody. Visit to hear more. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/14948918

Hyperlab Omni E3 - Unidentified Space Panther 06/10/2020

Hyperlab Omni E3 - Unidentified Space Panther In this April '79 Omni episode, Jason and Chad sculpt a Devil's Tower shaped mound of wonder as they explore some wild extraterrestrial artwork, sit in on a UN field trip with some high-powered believers, and share a close encounter story of shock and awe. This means something! Sound design and music is by Nathan Moody. Visit to hear more. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/14777264

HyperLab Omni Episode 2 - Myna Birds Are Go 05/27/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 2 - Myna Birds Are Go In this episode, Jason and Chad talk about a passel of topics that spring from the January 1979 issue of Omni, and Jason tells tales of unidentified mysteries. Sound design and music is by Nathan Moody. Visit to hear more. Omni magazine is a trademark of Penthouse Global Media. All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Some audio elements in this episode are under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Read the full and learn how to support this podcast at . /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/14582108

HyperLab Omni Episode 1 - The Hiberoids Have Awakened 05/12/2020

HyperLab Omni Episode 1 - The Hiberoids Have Awakened In this inaugural episode, Jason and Chad launch a podcast that uses Omni magazines from 1979 as a lens to examine the weird sci-fi nature of our present. We take a look at the apocalyptic story The Madagascar Event by Robert Haisty. /episode/index/show/hyperlabomni/id/14393948

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