The Human Instrumentality Podcast

Paranoia Agent - Episode 12

November 9th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 49 mins

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At last, ‘Paranoia Agent’ brings its disparate main characters together to confront their demons in “The Final Episode.” This week, Ian and Joseph unpack the emotional (and gooey!) climax to Kon’s supernatural detective drama.

Paranoia Agent - Episodes 11 and 12

November 2nd, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 57 mins

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‘Paranoia Agent’ winds up for a big finale with a pair of unlikely heroes standing up to Shonen Bat: first, a housewife with a terminal illness and a whole lot of backbone, and second, a disgraced detective who sees himself as a superhero. Ian and Joseph get unpack the existentialist philosophy and kinetic action mayhem in these episodes.

Paranoia Agent - Episodes 09 and 10 (Feat. Chingy Nea & Eric Thurm)

October 26th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 36 mins

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'Paranoia Agent' goes hog wild when a murderer's row of Madhouse animators collaborate on an anthology episode. Then, Kon takes us into his own meta-verse with an anime episode about what it takes to make an anime episode. Eric Thurm returns with his 'Behind Anime Lines' collaborator Chingy Nea to make sense of this production madness.

Paranoia Agent - Episodes 07 and 08

October 19th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 30 mins

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Paranoia Agent lives up to its name when one detective begins questioning his own perception of reality. Then the show reaches its darkly comic nadir with a controversial and often-censored episode about a suicide pact gone wrong. Ian and Joseph want you to know this episode has CWs up the wazoo for suicide and self-harm.

Paranoia Agent - Episodes 05 and 06 (Feat. Langdon Hickman)

October 12th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 59 mins

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The Shonen Bat investigation gets goofy when its prime suspect turns out to be just as deluded as the Bat’s victims. But while the detectives spin their wheels, a typhoon threatens to wash away their best witness – and reveal the twisted secrets nearly everyone seems to be hiding. Ian and Joseph are joined by writer and podcaster Langdon Hickman, who only leads them further into Kon’s labyrinth of madness

Paranoia Agent - Episodes 03 and 04 (Feat. STEVEM)

October 5th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  2 hrs 5 mins

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'Paranoia Agent' kicks into high gear when a crooked cop and a young woman with disassociation identity disorder make Shonen Bat's list of victims. Ian and Joseph plunge deeper into the show's ever-increasing complexity with a little help from Animator and YouTuber STEVEM whose video 'The SATOSHI KON PROBLEM' was a key resource for this season.

Paranoia Agent - Episodes 01 and 02 (Feat. Andrew Osmond)

September 28th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  2 hrs 12 mins

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Joseph and Ian discuss the first two episodes of Satoshi Kon’s television series, ‘Paranoia Agent.’ They are joined by Andrew Osmond, author of ‘Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist.’

Recap - 0:00
Introducing Andrew Osmund - 10:04
Ep 01 Analysis - 28:10
Ep 02 Analysis - 1:09:46

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Millennium Actress

September 14th, 2022  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 34 mins

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In 'Millennium Actress,' a starlet on her death bed recalls her lifelong chase to catch up with the love of her life. From his simple premise, Satoshi Kon crafts a kaleidoscopic love letter to Japanese cinema. Ian and Joseph break down the cornucopia of references and easter eggs ticket into Satoshi Kon's too-overlooked second film - not to mention its absolutely killer soundtrack.