19 GIU 2024 · Welcome to Mona Lisa Overpod, the show that asks the question "What is cyberpunk?" On each episode, hosts Ka1iban and author Lyda Morehouse dive into the genre that helped define sci-fi fiction in '80s and they break down its themes which remain relevant to our lives in the 21st century. Pull on your mirrorshades, jack into the matrix, and start your run with us today! The worlds of cyberpunk stories provide their characters the ability to be whoever they want to be, freed from the prison of biology by body modification technology and virtual experiences. But the origin and first steps of the publishing reality of cyberpunk were primarily filtered through the pens of white, male, and straight authors. How has the future of cyberpunk kept pace with our present in the representation of queer bodies in the 21st century? And is there something intrinsic about cyberpunk fiction that mirrors the LGBT+ experience? In this episode, we discuss the "queerness" of cyberpunk fiction in all its forms, and we try to set the table for an ongoing examination of the evolution of LGBT+ representation in cyberpunk, both on the page and behind the pen. We also talk about whalepunk, identity vs. sexuality, the seeming inherent machismo of cyberpunk protagonists, the influence of LGBT writers on early cyberpunk scribes, gay characters as signifiers of "danger", the liminal spaces of cyberpunk, the marginalized fans of sci-fi, quantum computing is gay computing, the absence of trans protagonists, Glen or Gren?, the false "essentialism" of the body in cyberpunk, stanning for Switch, the triumph of the mind over the meat, and Pride Month in Night City! Ten percent is not enough! Join Kaliban on Twitch weekdays at 12pm for the Cyber Lunch Hour! http://twitch.tv/justenoughtrope Put Just Enough Trope merch on your body! http://justenoughtrope.threadless.com MLOP is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord! http://www.twitter.com/monalisaoverpod http://www.justenoughtrope.com http://www.instagram.com/monalisaoverpod https://discord.gg/49bzqdpBpx Buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/justenoughtrope

5 GIU 2024 · Welcome to Mona Lisa Overpod, the show that asks the question "What is cyberpunk?" On each episode, hosts Ka1iban and author Lyda Morehouse dive into the genre that helped define sci-fi fiction in '80s and they break down its themes which remain relevant to our lives in the 21st century. Pull on your mirrorshades, jack into the matrix, and start your run with us today! If androids ever tire of counting electric sheep, they could always switch to the number of words spoken and written about the 1982 film Blade Runner. Ridley Scott's third film flopped on release, but it would continue to remain in the public consciousness, proving to have a cultural impact that far exceeded its short theatrical life. Adapted from a novel by Philip K. Dick, Blade Runner displays an all-too-possible future world in which the remnants of humanity on Earth regard their human-like creations as nothing more than things, and empathy has become as faded as an old photograph. In this episode, we discuss the influence that Blade Runner has had on science fiction as an institution, the film and book's origins, the way in which our "futures" always have to catch up to the present, the questions the film asks that keeps viewers coming back, the threadbare humanity of the characters, the reality of making survival-based choices, and the mystery of who really created cyberpunk. We also talk about botnet crime, VK hearing tests, neon + umbrella = future, pyramids vs. ziggurats, being the guide or the guru, replicant RPG stats, smoky British commercials, performative empathy, the f*cker/father debate, "Bear or Replicant?", corporate gay, and the Double Dick Show! J'accuse, Mechanismo! Join Kaliban on Twitch weekdays at 12pm for the Cyber Lunch Hour! http://twitch.tv/justenoughtrope Put Just Enough Trope merch on your body! http://justenoughtrope.threadless.com MLOP is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord! http://www.twitter.com/monalisaoverpod http://www.justenoughtrope.com http://www.instagram.com/monalisaoverpod https://discord.gg/49bzqdpBpx Buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/justenoughtrope

3 GIU 2024 · Welcome to Mona Lisa Overpod, the show that asks the question "What is cyberpunk?" On each episode, hosts Ka1iban and author Lyda Morehouse dive into the genre that helped define sci-fi fiction in '80s and they break down its themes which remain relevant to our lives in the 21st century. Pull on your mirrorshades, jack into the matrix, and start your run with us today! On this introductory episode, we introduce you to the world of "cyberpunk": a literary genre-cum-laboratory for the reactions between real-world technocratic oppression and plausible sci-fi acts of rebellion. Born out of the New Wave of science fiction, cyberpunk heroes and anti-heroes turn the technological tools of the powers-that-be against the system, while struggling to maintain their sense of humanity and identity. In our discussion, we share our mission statement for the podcast, define "cyberpunk" as an evolving genre of fiction, emphasize the important of the "punk" in cyberpunk, and opine on how cyberpunk has maintained its relevance across the decades. We also talk about bad hair Harrison Ford, the arc of hope, the "Digitati", "electro-delinquents", knowing just enough to be dangerous, "technosleaze", looking back in anger, the "eyeball kick", tubepunk, and what Google thinks cyberpunk is! Know your drug, know your dosage! Join Kaliban on Twitch weekdays at 12pm for the Cyber Lunch Hour! http://twitch.tv/justenoughtrope Put Just Enough Trope merch on your body! http://justenoughtrope.threadless.com MLOP is a part of the Just Enough Trope podcast network. Check out our other shows about your favorite pop culture topics and join our Discord! http://www.twitter.com/monalisaoverpod http://www.justenoughtrope.com http://www.instagram.com/monalisaoverpod https://discord.gg/49bzqdpBpx Buy us a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://ko-fi.com/justenoughtrope