WELCOME TO LAYER 01, "An exploration of the WEIRDness in this bizarre world of ours... and outside of it."
Layer 01 is the first piece of media we here at Schizopunk Media discovered and have been able to succesfully recover episodes of after the discovery of The Waystation Drives in an old, abandoned, off-the-books military research outpost just outside of Warrensburg, Missouri.
The recordings contain what appear to be just an average podcast about various strange and slightly eerie topics made by what appears to be a member of Schizopunk Media (but under an alternative alias) and a (formerly) estranged friend. Neither, however, have any recollection of ever recording these episodes let alone putting them on old drives believed to be from the early 00's.
On top of seemingly being so paradoxically old and their seeming creators having no recollection of their creation, the recording themselves also contain within them material that no one could have possibly had or been aware of in the time they appear to have been made. Proper investigation into the matter is pending.
05/23/25 Restored Episode 21: Men In Black - American Fae Folk NEW
05/02/25 Restored Episode 20: Disclosure, Disinfo, and Delusion
01/12/25 Made a page for all of the alternate links for each episode (Bitchute, Spotify, Odysee) Scroll to the bottom!
01/10/25 Restored Episode 19: Hypernormalisation or: The Psyopticon
12/19/24 Restored Episode 18: Dandadan - Lessons for the West
12/06/24 Restored Episode 17: Serial Experiments Lain: Layers of Technoreaction
09/20/24 Restored Episode 16: Hypercrisis, or: The Dimensional Merge
08/09/24 Restored Episode 15: KEK - Cyberstition and Memetic Warfare
07/26/24 Restored Episode 14: Dune, Dreaming, and Destiny
03/22/24 Restored Episode 13: Polybius - Nostalgia As Technotronic Terror
03/08/24 Restored Episode 12: The Committee of 300
02/19/24 Restored Episode 11: The Cult of Boitata - Serpent Worship and Myth Across Time
12/29/23 Restored Episode 10: Science Adventure Series - Hacking the Black Iron Prison Pt. 2
12/27/23 Restored Episode 09: Anonymous;Code - Hacking the Black Iron Prison Pt. 1
10/25/23 Restored Episode 08: Land of the Lost - High Strangeness and The Mauve Zone
10/13/23 Restored Episode 07: Philip K. Dick - Chapel Perilous & Conspiracy Folklore
10/06/23 Restored Episode 06: Ong's Hat - Liminal Spaces and Legend Tripping
08/26/23 Restored Episode 05: Mothman - American Yokai
02/02/23 Threw together a little extension of the Schizopunk Media site for the Layer 01 Podcast Recovery Project
01/30/23 Restored Episode 04: SMT is Real
01/23/23 Restored Episode 03: Aliens are Demons
05/22/22 Restored Episode 02: Roko's Basilisk
03/29/22 Restored Episode 01: Godzilla Singular Point
Layer 01 EP 21: Men In Black - American Fae Folk
Fray & Kouji look into the proliferation and evolution of the Men In Black mythology over the decades, and their connection to American Shinto as Fae-like beings.
Layer 01 EP 20: Disclosure, Disinfo, and Delusion
Fray & Kouji crack open the story behind the strange Committee transition from "Deny Deny Deny" to constant "Disclosure" over the last several years.
Layer 01 EP 19: Hypernormalisation or: The Psyopticon
Fray & Kouji observe the unraveling of reality within this Psyopticon we find ourselves in, and the forces that lead to the destruction of the sane world - if it ever was.
Layer 01 EP 18: Dandadan - Lessons for the West
Fray & Kouji ponder the culture divide via analyzing the anime/manga series Dandadan, and the curiosities of story telling in the modern world.
Layer 01 EP 17: Serial Experiments Lain: Layers of Technoreaction
Fray & Kouji return to explore the anime Serial Experiments Lain, and the implications of the Wired as a pre-existing space, revealed to humanity by entities from beyond.
Layer 01 EP 16: Hypercrisis, or: The Dimensional Merge
Fray & Kouji study Grant Morrison's Hypercrisis, the continuous Acceleration of Weirdness in the world, and the ongoing Dimensional Merge.
Layer 01 EP 15: KEK - Cyberstition and Memetic Warfare
Fray & Kouji wander into the past depths of the Wired. The strange Cult of KEK, The Great Meme Wars, and their effects on culture and modern history.
Layer 01 EP 14: Dune, Dreaming, and Destiny
Fray & Kouji return to discuss the deep implications of the power of Religion, the reality of Prophecy, Dreaming, and the eternal relevance of Frank Herbert's Dune.
Layer 01 EP 13: Polybius - Nostalgia As Technotronic Terror
Fray & Kouji dive into the mysterious Urban Legend around the Polybius Arcade Machine, and its influences on Pop Culture and Unfiction as a whole.
Layer 01 EP 12: The Committee of 300
Fray & Kouji reveal details about the Enigmatic Secret Society known as The Committee of 300 - the shadowy organization that [wants to] rule[s] the world.
Layer 01 EP 11: The Cult of Boitata - Serpent Worship and Myth Across Time
Fray & Kouji uncover the deep connections between ancient Serpent Cults, Myths & Deities, and the endless war against the SERPENT [BASILISK]
Layer 01 EP 10: Science Adventure Series - Hacking the Black Iron Prison Pt. 2
Fray & Kouji continue discuss the Science Adventure Series, and the strange connections they have with Philip K. Dick's works (and life).
Layer 01 EP 9: Anonymous;Code - Hacking the Black Iron Prison Pt. 1
Fray & Kouji rant about the Japanese Visual Novel Anonymous;Code, the greater Science Adventure Series at large, and the strange connections they have with Philip K. Dick's works (and life).
Layer 01 EP 8: Land of the Lost - High Strangeness and The Mauve Zone
Fray, Kouji, & Barry explore the classic 70s TV series Land of the Lost, along with the bizarre connections to High Strangeness and the Mauve Zone. Furthering our foray into American Shintoism and the insanity of modernity.
Layer 01 EP 7: Philip K. Dick - Chapel Perilous & Conspiracy Folklore
Fray & Kouji, ft. Barry - come together to talk about the prolific author and modern prophet - Philip K. Dick, his impact on culture and society and connection to the strange aspects of the Chapel Perilous.
Layer 01 EP 6: Ong's Hat - Liminal Spaces and Legend Tripping
Fray & Kouji return to explore the first internet ARG known as Ong's Hat, and its connection with the Legend Tripping Phenomenon, along with the infamous Black Mailbox and other Liminal "Sacred Spaces". As featured on Joseph Matheny's Ong's Hat Website!
Layer 01 EP 5: Mothman - American Yokai
Fray & Kouji come at the infamous Mothman and other cryptids from a different angle than usual- as the yokai to a uniquely American "shintoism" developing in modern times.
Layer 01 EP 4: SMT is Real
Fray & Kouji discuss the idea that digital technology may just be a gateway to another, darker world.
Layer 01 EP 3: Aliens are Demons
Fray & Kouji ponder the notion that maybe so called extraterrestrials and demons are not only compatible concepts- but maybe even the same thing.
Layer 01 EP 2: Roko's Basilisk
Fray & Kouji utterly fail at not exposing you to an infohazard.
Layer 01 EP 1: Godzilla Singular Point
Fray & Kouji discuss the barely comprehensible quantum shennanigans of the first TRUE Godzilla anime.