Before George Lucas found The Force and brought us Star Wars, he created an intellectually scifi indie film called THX-1138.

Many of you may have seen that film, and noticed precursors from everything to light sabers and stormtroopers, but did you ever consider that it takes place entirely in a simulation? Based on an article by our previous guest, cyberpunk author Mark Everglade, we are going to dive in and see if this theory holds merit.

Tron Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 cult classic Tron, follows Flynn's adult son Sam, who responds to a message from his long-lost father and is transported into a virtual reality called "the Grid," where Sam, his father, and the algorithm Quorra must stop the malevolent program Clu from invading the real world.

We're gonna take a look and see if it holds up, give it our Wow! score and generally speculate about odds that we're living in a Tron-like simuluation. In other words, a typical Tuesday night in the metaverse. Check it!

Snow Crash is a seminal novel that coined the term metaverse, which sort of seems like a hot topic these days?

Written back in 1992 by visionary author Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash follows Hiro Protagonist, who delivers pizza in reality, but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince.

Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse.

If you want to know what Zuck is on about, and you really want to understand where the idea of the metaverse came from, then you gotta join us for this one.

Terminator 2 should need no introduction. Considered one of the great sci-fi action films of all time, and a classic in the cyberpunk genre, T2 follows Sarah Connor and her ten-year-old son John as they are pursued by a new, more advanced Terminator made of liquid metal who is sent back in time to kill John and prevent him from becoming the leader of the human resistance.

Joining us to discuss will be Futurosity.

Today we interview M. Stern, who is an author whose science fiction has appeared recently in publications such as cyberpunk magazine Write Ahead/The Future Looms and the relaunched pulp sci-fi magazine Startling Stories. He also writes weird/horror fiction in which you might find a science fictional concept or two.

You can learn more about the fascinating and frightening world of M. Stern at http://www.msternauthor.com and follow on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/msternauthor.

Come check out this talk where he'll break down the state of the industry, his work, and how to get published.

The year is 2021. Society is obsessed with virtual reality, but mega corporations are taking over.

In comes Johnny, played by world's greatest human Keanu Reeves, who must smuggle sensitive data implanted in his brain.

Will he deliver the data alive, or will his brain be fried? Let's 'remember' this cyberpunk cult hit.

Welcome to the first episode in our new series - Virtual Money - where we will talk to leading industry experts about the ways in which cryptocurrencies are transforming our future.

This week's guest is Steven Ettinger, Co-Founder of DLUX - Decentralized Limitless User eXperience. This free virtual platform rewards good content with real cryptocurrency you can spend or transfer.

Come to this event and let Steven break it down for us in simple terms.

You won't want to miss this episode!

Nationites! Today we revisit Ghost In The Shell. No, we’re not talking about that crappy live-action remake, we’re talking about the OG Ghost in the Shell, circa 1995. This cyberpunk classic is set in a near future when the line between humans and robots is blurring. The plot follows the Major (Johansson), a cyborg supersoldier who investigates her past, and unravels a deeper conspiracy.

We’ll talk about its long legacy, see if it holds up, and give it our Wow! score.

This episode was originally recorded back on May 16, 2020. Enjoy!

This week we revisiting the anime cyberpunk classic, Akira.

Set in a dystopian 2019, Akira tells the story of the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex.

We'll talk about its legacy, if it holds up, and give it our Wow! score. Along the way, we'll also give you a chance to drop your knowledge bombs and make the Trivia Wall of Fame.

Fans of anime? You're not going to want to miss this!

Today we'll be going back into the Nostalgia Zone to Dark City, circa 1998. Dark City is a cyberpunk classic that follows an amnesiac man accused of murder who must remember who he is to free his name, all the while the reality around him keeps shifting at the hands of the mysterious "Strangers."

If you're a fan of reality-bending 90s movies, then this is a must.