In another bumper instalment of their Mr Robot rewatch, Craig and James take a trip to the Farraday cage at Blank’s Disk to dismantle and inspect season one, episodes eight and nine. Time management is the order of the day as they reckon with the lingering enigmatic brilliance of chief villain Whiterose’s first appearance and ponder the true identity of show writer Randolph Leon. Join them on an intrepid hacking of time and space, mapping the hazy territory between Elliot Alderson’s childhood memories and adult delusions, assessing Tyrell Wellick’s regression to infancy and Joanna’s unorthodox approach to removing a bun from the oven, before finally.....arriving at the conclusion that this is a Darlengela stan account.

Elsewhere, our hosts cast their eyes over recent developments in the cultural landscape, including the passing of cult movie favourite Yaphet Kotto and the creator of the cassette tape, Lou Ottens. In happier news, there’s welcome coverage of London post-punk experimentalists Nova Twins, exciting developments for Minneapolis-based avant soul auteur turned actor Dua Saleh, a literary natter centring on Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf and Salena Godden’s Mrs Death Misses Death, PLUS props for Argentine pop visionary Nathy Peluso, a smattering of Grammys chat, and reactions to some thrilling casting news from the HBO/Doom Patrol camp.

Seat yourselves in the safest carriage, friends! Like a circa-1994 Pentium 90, this episode runs like lightning!

Timings:

00:00:00 - Mr Robot S01E08

01:23:21 - Bar break (Culture round-up: Yaphet Kotto, Lou Ottens, Grammys, Nova Twins, Dua Saleh, Sex Education,  Salena Godden's Mrs Death Misses Death, Marlon James' Black Leopard, Red Wolf

01:47:00 - Mr Robot S01E09

02:23:21 - fLatinPopriety - Nathy Peluso


Lou Ottens obituary in The Guardian:
https://tinyurl.com/y94nc6fx

Yaphet Kotto obituary in the NY Times:
https://tinyurl.com/24t7522v

Nova Twins interview in Premier Guitar:
https://tinyurl.com/rj6eehh2

Dua Saleh interviewed in The Face:
https://tinyurl.com/354p5yak

Salena Godden interviewed in The Guardian:
https://tinyurl.com/cxp2kz6f

Nathy Peluso - Business Woman
https://youtu.be/4B614TAin4s

Nathy Peluso - Sana Sana (live for Colors Studio)
https://youtu.be/pICv0qQIbeY

Dua Lipa at the Grammys:
https://youtu.be/vFWv44Z4Jhk

Limmy - The Stripper:
https://youtu.be/rmmZHN0Wi-w

For all the music referenced in our podcast, check out the fSobriety Jukebox playlist on Spotify:
https://tinyurl.com/y5gnm9hs