Lost Rhetoric

Send us Fan MailRaven is back with a bunch of stories about Oregon Ghost Towns!  Now, to be clear, most of these "Ghost Towns" are not haunted.  We dig into some haunted places but we mainly talk about Oregon towns that were once thriving but no longer exist.  We also just talk generally about the state we live in & love.  Hope you enjoy it!LISTEN TO:Wild Pink Red Clay StraysNØ MAN - Between The Sword & The NeckDIIV - Zirp!Aaron Frazer - CornersBlondshell - ViolinsShaboozey - The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western TalesThe Womack Sisters - S/TChat Pile - Who Loves The SunLeon Bridges - Happiness Anytime Part 1Hot Load - RealizedKen Pomeroy - Tonight's NewsGeneracion Suicida - Hombre NuevoPower TripEMAIL: [email protected]: @lostrhetoric.bsky.socialTHE ONE STOP SHOP: https://lostrhetoric.com/NEW WORD OF THE NITE: ma·tu·ti·nal/məˈto͞otənl,ˌmaCHəˈtīn(ə)l/adjectiveof or occurring in the morning.INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailWinchester, Virginia's own Admiral Richard E. Byrd supposedly wrote a secret diary detailing a flight he took over the South Pole on February 19, 1947 that led him into The Hollow Earth.  I read the entire diary entry to JPX & STUNTMAN MIKE and it is fascinating.  He claims to have seen mountains, rivers, UFOs, Nazi's & He also had a sit down meeting with THE MASTER who gave him a message to relay back to his race in hopes it would save them.  RICHARD E. BYRD TV INTERVIEW FROM 1954:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxYr7VzB5EYLISTEN TO POST RHETORIC ON SPOTIFY!LISTEN TO:Vince Staples - Cry BabyJalen Ngonda - Doctrine of LoveMidland - StagesPinky Tex - The Singing Angel From Devil Rock CanyonKurt Vile - Philadelphia's Been Good To MeWire - Pink FlagTerry Allen - JuarezLeroy Hutson - Love Oh LoveThelonious Monk - UndergroundFriko - Something Worth Waiting ForLittle Simz - Sugar GirlToadies - The CharmerPortrayal Of Guilt - ...Beginning Of The EndPoison - Look What The Cat Dragged In & Open Up & Say AHHHH!Courtney Barnett - Creature Of HabitTruly - Fast Stories...From Kid ComaHurray For The Riff Raff - Live ForeverChris Crack - White People Think God Left Them In ChargeBonnie 'Prince' Billy - Master & EveryoneIron & Wine - The Creek Drank The CradleSally Shapiro - Sad Cities & Ready To Live A LieNothing - A Short History Of DecayHeritage - Blood & TearsConverge Hum Of HurtNEW WORD OF THE NITE:Lustrate (verb) means to purify or cleanse something, particularly through religious rituals, ceremonies, or expiatory sacrifices.THE ONE STOP SHOP: https://lostrhetoric.com/BLUESKY: @lostrhetoric.bsky.socialEMAIL: [email protected] & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailThis time around, SteveX & I dive head first into the Navajo lore of the Skinwalker.  They are truly terrifying Witchy ass creatures that ought not be trifled with.  For some reason, White People have an endless interest in them & keep trying to encounter them.  Which is just plain crazy, amiright?!  Enter...SKINWALKER RANCH.  We spend a good amount of time discussing that cursed piece of land too.  But hey, we tell you how to kill them.  So that's good.  LISTEN TO CITIZEN SOUND:https://www.kcbx.org/show/citizen-soundWHAT STEVEX IS LISTENING TO:Asunojokei - WishesSally Shapiro - Ready To Live A LieHeritage - Blood & TearsTops - I Feel AliveExhumed - Red AsphaltWHAT I'M LISTENING TO:Converge - Love Is Not EnoughGirls At Our Best! - PleasureRare Essence - Greatest Hits Vol. 1Junkyard Band - Creepin' Thru Da HoodzThe Waterdance - DJ FLEXXXJ. Cole - The Fall-OffBruce Springsteen - Streets Of MinneapolisA$AP ROCKY - Don't Be DumbSleaford Mods - The Demise Of Planet XDIIV - Boiled AliveThe House Of Love - S/TLEE DANIEL VINYL SELECTIONS:Adolescents - S/TDiesto - For Water Or BloodCHECK OUT THIS AMAZING WEBSITE: https://postpunkoddities.com/NEW WORD OF THE NITE:protuberantadjectivepro·​tu·​ber·​ant prō-ˈtü-b(ə-)rənt : thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface often as a rounded mass : PROMINENTTHE ONE STOP SHOP: https://lostrhetoric.com/FOLLOW ON BLUESKY: @lostrhetoric.bsky.socialEMAIL: [email protected] & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailSPOILER ALERT!!! ***If you have not seen the film, do not listen to this episode until you do!***So my friends Grace & Dave went to go see the new Yorgos Lanthimos film, BUGONIA, starring Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons.  Grace really wanted to talk about it & you know Dave is always down for a good chat about aliens so I finally watched the film & this episode is our discussion about it.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND WATCHING THIS FILM. It's the best I've seen in a while.  Listen now to find out why!BUGONIA TRAILER:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd_5HcTujfcGO SEE QUIVERING LIP & FEED FATIGUE ON TOUR!https://nothingworksrecords.bandcamp.com/album/feed-fatigue-quivering-lipLISTEN TO:DIE SPITZ  - Something To Consume & TeethWRISTWATCH - IIILITTLE SIMZ - LotusDURAND JONES & THE INDICATIONS - FlowersTHE NEW EVES - The New Eve Is RisingBLINDFOLDED & LED TO THE WOODS - The Hardest Part About Being God Is That No One Believes MeROTTEN SOUND - Mass ExtinctionNEW WORD OF THE NITE: coparcenary/ˌkōˈpärs(ə)nˌerē/nounjoint heirship; the status of a coparcener.THE ONE STOP SHOP: https://lostrhetoric.com/EMAIL: [email protected]: @lostrhetoric.bsky.socialINTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailDave is back to discuss one of his favorite conspiracy theorists, David Icke (that's IKE not ICKY, thank you)! I personally did not know much about him other than he is way into Reptilians, so this was an enlightening conversation for me.  We gloss over most of his bonkers theories about Hybrid Alien Bloodlines, Reptilian agendas, who is really in control of this mad world, why Princess Di was killed and more! LISTEN TO DAVE'S BAND!ROYAL MESS - https://royalmess.bandcamp.com/album/2025-demoWHAT I'M LISTENING TO:Primitive Man - ObservanceBjork - DebutRadioactivity - Time Won't Bring Me DownChat Pile & Hayden Pedigo - In The Earth AgainSnocaps - s/tDanny Brown - StardustEmmylou Harris - Wrecking BallThe Blasters - Ultimate CollectionDrive-By Truckers - The Definitive Decoration DayColter Wall - Memories & EmptiesHome Front - Watch It DieHot Snakes - EVERY FUCKING ALBUMBo Diddley - Another DimensionBattalion Of Saints - DiscographyParliament - OsmiumOrville Peck - AppaloosaTodd Snider Tom Waits - Closing Time & SwordfishtrombonesGasket - s/tShaboozey - Lady WranglerMedium Build - TakeawaysT. Rex - Tanx & Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders Of TomorrowNEW WORD OF THE NITE:pres·tis·si·mo/preˈstisəˌmō/adverb(especially as a direction) in a very quick tempo."the group of Belgian trombones had five valves that enabled them to play the most florid passages prestissimo"adjectiveperformed at a very quick tempo."these crescendi make one excited for the prestissimo choruses"nouna movement or passage marked to be performed in a very quick tempo.THE ONE STOP SHOP: https://lostrhetoric.com/EMAIL: [email protected]: @lostrhetoric.bsky.socialINTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailRaven Riot returns to talk about SHC! I really can't wrap my brain around these cases & I think you'll find them interesting cause there really are no words to explain what happened to these people. The explanations don't add up & we are left with more questions than answers.  What the hell causes these people to burn up into a pile of ashes? I honestly still have no clue.LISTEN TO:Julianna Riolino - Echo In The DustJake Kohn - Where Do We Go From Here? (Live From The Barn)They Are Gutting A Body Of Water - LOTTO84 Tigers - Nothing EndsJoshua Ray Walker - StuffMilitarie Gun - God Save The GunD'AngeloKen Pomeroy - Cruel JokeUpchuckLos BitchosPestilence - Consvming ImpvlseBolt Thrower - The IVth CrusadeSoulfly - ChamaUltra Vivid Scene - S/TWaylon Jennings - SongbirdBeach HouseThe Jesus & Mary ChainThe CureNation Of Language - Dance Called MemoryRestraining Order - Future FortuneHigher Power - There's Love In This World If You Want ItKiki Cavazos - Early Mountain SongsNEW WORD OF THE NITE:aquilineadjectiveaq·​ui·​line ˈa-kwə-ˌlīn -lən1: curving like an eagle's beakan aquiline nose2: of, relating to, or resembling an eagleTHE ONE STOP SHOP: https://lostrhetoric.com/EMAIL: [email protected]: @lostrhetoric.bsky.socialINTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailThis time around, Renni Pollock, host of COMPANY MOVE joins me to discuss her Hometown nut house, The Peoria State Hospital in Illinois.  Its history is actually one of inspiration & good, ethical treatment during a time when State Hospitals were notorious for basically torturing their patients.  And of course, it's haunted too.  We also discuss the Dammasch State Hospital in Oregon, which has a much more sordid past & downfall but what exists on its former grounds is interesting to say the least.  STEVEX is also back at the end of the episode to give his Denver Airport Update! FIND COMPANY MOVE WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS & SUBSCRIBE!HERE'S AN APPLE PODCASTS LINK WITH REVIEWS:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/company-move/id1759907650PEORIA STATE HOSPITAL:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFBXSZlwZKwPHOTOS OF ABANDONED DAMMASCH STATE HOSPITAL BEFORE IT WAS DEMOLISHED:http://www.smitheliot.com/dammasch-state-hospital-1LISTEN TO:Flyte - Between You & MeMargo Price - Hard Headed WomanDeftones - Private MusicDean Johnson - I Hope We Can Still Be FriendsJulien Baker & Torres - Send A Prayer My WayDEVO - their whole catalogueIDLES - Caught Stealing SoundtrackKurt Vile - Classic Love (ep)Folk Bitch Trio - Now Would Be A Good TimeRye Coalition - New Sheriff In TownPrimitive Man - Social Contract (single from upcoming album OBSERVANCE)The Consequence - S/TNEW WORD OF THE NITE:MUPPIEacronym for a "middle-aged urban professional", similar to the term "yuppie" but for an older demographic, or it can be a casual, all-purpose word used in Florida slang for "anything"WEBSITE/STORE: https://lostrhetoric.com/EMAIL: [email protected]: @lostrhetoric.bsky.socialINTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailSTEVE X is back to discuss the mysteries behind the DIA, or the Denver International Airport, or DEN, or Illuminati World HQ...whatever you want to call it.  It has underground tunnels, "Apocalyptic" Murals, Masonic time capsules, it was built on a Native American Burial Ground (possibly), its runways form a Swatstika, it has a Demonic Mustang statue that killed the Artist who made it, it has Gargoyles...and more! To top it off, Airport officials have fully embraced the chaos & conspiracies surrounding its existence.  Is it all in good fun or all smoke & mirrors? We don't know! So join us in a spirited conversation about all of this Mile High Madness!A PIECE ABOUT THE MURALS WITH ARTIST LEO TANGUMA:https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/rocky-mountain-pbs/dia-mural-conspiracies-storyTHE FUNNIEST VIDEO ABOUT THE CONSPIRACIES I WATCHED. BY SAM REID:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05u20D-clpMLISTEN TO:Jonathan Richman - Only Frozen Sky AnywayWet Leg - MoisturizerCharley Crockett - A Dollar A DayThe Cure - Paris & LiveFlawed Mangoes - Anomaly IVScott Walker - Scott4Dean Johnson - Nothing For Me, PleaseThe Cult - LoveClipse - Let God Sort Em OutFailure - Comfort, Magnified & Fantastic Planet (also watch the documentary EVERY TIME YOU LOSE MY MIND)The Smiths - Strangeways, Here We ComeTyler Childers - Snipe HunterTyler, The Creator - Don't Tap The GlassGang Of Four FugaziJesse Welles - PilgrimLoaded Honey - Love Made TreesLorde - VirginJoshua Ray Walker - TropicanaVastumNEW WORD OF THE NITE:lach·ry·mose/ˈlakrəˌmōs/adjectivetearful or given to weeping.FOLLOW ON BLUESKY: lostrhetoric.bsky.socialEMAIL: [email protected]/SHOP: https://lostrhetoric.com/INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailIn this, a very special 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE, Jesse Gee returns to talk about Sci Fi Weaponry! Jesse is a Propmaker by trade but also has experience designing weapons & Sci Fi themed art out of junk so not only is he super talented, he is well qualified!  We discuss the history of weapons in Sci Fi, not only how some of the names came about but how they looked & the evolution of their aesthetics.  We dip into the future of what Sci Fi weaponry could look like & also actual weapons that are designed by EVIL NERDS. NERDS!!!CHECK OUT JESSE'S ART:https://www.instagram.com/jessegeearts/?hl=enLISTEN TO:Le Matos - Turbo Kid SoundtrackElectric Youth - North Of Normal SoundtrackDropdead - S/T 1993Turnstile - NEVER ENOUGHCavern of Anti-Matter - In Fabric OSTSuperheaven - S/TSierra Ferrell - Long Time ComingDIIV - Return Of YouthMannequin Pussy - I Got HeavenBonnie Tyler - Natural ForceRed Kross - Red CrossBlondshell - If you asked for a PicturePUP - Who Will Look After the Dogs?Cymande - S/T 1972Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Purple BirdBANDS IN GENERAL I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO: Tyler Childers, Velvet, The Police, Pedro The Lion, M83, Flyte, Cranes, Hermanos GutierrezNEW WORD OF THE NITE:con·dign/kənˈdīn/(of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.FOLLOW ON BLUESKY:https://bsky.app/profile/lostrhetoric.bsky.socialEMAIL: [email protected]://lostrhetoric.com/INTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES

Send us Fan MailHAPPY HALLO-FUCKIN-WEEN! On this episode, Alessandra joins me to talk about all things WITCH & all things MAGIC (jazz hands).  She's had a lifetime of experience being Witchy & trying to navigate through this world using Magic to help make sense of it all.  Since being diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer, she has been leaning on her Witchy ways to get her through the toughest of times.  She's strong, beautiful & awesome in so many ways & she opens up about her fight in this 1 on 1 LIVE conversation we had in the studio.  After the conversation she shares a song she wrote for her husband, Ryan, called "Valkyrie" that is a must listen.  Enjoy!Alessandra played guitar in a band with my Wife called SEI HEXE. They were Witchy as fuck & pure Magic:https://seihexe.bandcamp.com/musicLISTEN TO:Amyl & The Sniffers - Cartoon DarknessSnapcase - every albumCock Sparrer - Shock Troops & RaritiesThee Sacred Souls - Got A Story To TellImmortal Bird - Sin QuerenciaTHE WORST WITCH:https://youtu.be/hUkVcd7SbTw?si=LE9cOShpnxJD83c6HERE'S A PUNK AS FUCK MAGICIAN CAUSE ...FUCK YOU, IT'S MAGIC!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJiUVp890TYYOUR 1 STOP SHOP FOR ALL THINGS LR:https://lostrhetoric.com/EMAIL ME: [email protected] ME ON IG:https://www.instagram.com/lostrhetoricpodcast/?hl=enINTRO & OUTRO MUSIC BY LEE DANIEL DINGES