Writer, podcaster, and strategist (and musician, and inventor of solarpunk) Jay Springett joins Kelby for this AGITATOR Z FINALE. Everything changes beyond this point, and what a way to end an era. We're talking Izumi Suzuki's incredible bizarro short story collection Hit Parade of Tears. Keep up with Jay: https://www.thejaymo.net/ Buy Hit Parade of Tears: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721251/hit-parade-of-tears-by-izumi-suzuki/ Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World by Matt Alt: https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Invention-Japan-Modern-World/dp/1984826719/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Hardware (1990): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dCEp_ktPXY Hit Parade Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2f2sUqmqJdDHvpK1bgoEtD Soundtrack: "Tunnel to Heaven" by The Dynamites "Somebody to Love" by The Mops

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Jacob Everett, founder and editor-in-chief of the low life/high strangeness lit mag and indie press Apocalypse Confidential, joins Kelby to discuss the no-budget 1983 murder drone film Blood Beat. This episode's a deep dive into the inner workings of successfully running an independent press with some glimpses into the future of both APCON and Broken River. READ APOCALYPSE CONFIDENTIAL: apocalypse-confidential.com FOLLOW ON X @APCON_MAG and IG @apocalypse_confidential