Modeled after Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon from Elden Ring, I step into a bluish corridor of academia, where towering tomes and spectral scholars surround the Snake Oil Queen—the dean who ended my academic career. As her gilded defenses and cursed knowledge assail me, I face a surreal boss battle against the guile, betrayal, and institutional power she wields.

A surgical look at a meeting with an academic administrator that unfolds as a theater of hushed whispers, veiled threats, and selectively spun narratives—a performance of forced submission thinly veiled as a promotion discussion.

On the descent into a fiery colosseum to face Kuhnyve, Lord of the Tenitūra—a grotesque amalgamation of serpent and academic dean, sustained by the bureaucratic decay and misplaced ambitions of academia. Armed with a bespoke blade forged from broken promises and dashed tenures, we battle through Kuhnyve’s phases, enduring relentless assaults and cryptic taunts as the beast resurrects itself through the collective energy of exploited scholars.

On the intersection of technology, music, and memory through the making of CARSON, an MC Debris album that deconstructs MIDI files and reimagines pop culture. Along the way, the narrative critiques academia’s corporatization.

wherein I take you through the RPG-like odyssey that was my time as a professor in the UT College of Fine Arts. This episode chronicles the toxic gauntlet of accusations, administrative manipulation, and baffling bureaucratic quests that Sophia and I endured, all reimagined as a game level teeming with sinister NPCs, cursed medallions, and convoluted side quests.

On what started as a shocking allegation that quickly spiraled into a toxic mess of administrative evasion, a suspicious IP address, and mounting retaliation against both me and my partner, Sophia.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, which may be distressing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. In this soliloquy, I recount a disturbing chapter from my experiences in academia, delving into a surreal dinner conversation that blurs boundaries and reveals a toxic culture hidden behind closed doors.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual misconduct and predatory behavior. Listener discretion is advised.

On the power imbalances in private music lessons, the institutional failures that allowed misconduct to persist for decades, and the reckoning brought by the #MeToo movement. Woven with personal reflection and hard truths, it’s a story about music, power, and the lasting scars left by those entrusted to teach.