About this episode

Chad the Bird and CHAD ZERO discuss hyperfixation and current news to help save attention spans.

In which I summon CHAD ZERO so he can disassociate and hyperfixate in the face of the current news and together we save our attention spans.  GET TO CLASS!  BUY SOME STUFF  Recorded LIVE at  Paper Machete at the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge 2/14/26 in Chicago courtesy of WKQX (Q101.1 FM) and Jeppson’s Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse  Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord, be gay, do drugs, flock ice.  Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas, a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores:  bugdenross@gmail.com  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: CHAD ZERO

Topics covered

• hyperfixation
• attention span
• current news

Keywords

• disassociation
• live recording
• Chicago

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Discord, Jeppson’s Malört

Books & works: Promises, The Wasteland

Places: Chicago

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