What is Thinkopolis?
Thinkopolis, it’s a micro-podcast. Sure, you can say that — but it’s more, a whole lot more. Think of it like a newspaper column from the 1940’s, the kind that kept you glued to your stale coffee all morning. A throwback to the days when a guy with a typewriter and a knack for spinning yarns could make you see sense in a world gone sideways.
Some episodes are about history’s big shots, like Scott Joplin, the guy who invented ragtime. Or Dr. Mesmer, the guy who invented hypnosis. Others are packed with legendary capers, like how a burglar once went in the Louvre and the Mona Lisa went missing right under everyone’s nose.
That’s why everyday Joes are getting reeled in. Thinkopolis makes you think. It hooks you with the good stuff, the kind of stories that slink through dark alleys and smoky bars. Some of it’s brainy. Some, funny. But every Thinkopolis episode’s got a pulse, a good story with a heartbeat, and a twist at the end.
But wait, there’s more…
Thinkopolis subscribers also get a spin-off podcast called, “Lost in the American Dream.”
Lost in the American Dream
Here’s the secret to why Thinkopolis hits big. See, in these spin-offs you get to know the cast of characters who actually write Thinkopolis. They all wound up here in the American Dream, one way or another, and now they’re stranded.
Turns out the American Dream is a real place. But it’s not about little houses behind white picket fences anymore. It’s about a post-apocalyptic future after the Little War turned Los Angeles into a treacherous jungle.
There’s Brandi Lane
Brandi’s got the talent to light up every silver screen in America if she had a chance. Too bad she was born a few decades too late.
There’s Doc Arkon
After building some thorium nuclear generators to power the jungle, he invented a special kind of craft he calls the “Cognitron,” a jumble of brass and instruments and gears. The Cognitron was built to navigate through society’s thought waves, and the Doc uses it to explore the American Dream.
Arch Adams
And there’s me, Arch Adams. I’m the one who writes Thinkopolis. Sure, there’s a guy named Chas Holloway out there somewhere in the real world who thinks he’s in charge, but I’m the real brains of the outfit. I’m his alter ego. I’m the creative side of his mind. The typist? He couldn’t tie his shoes without me.
Gettin’ the Picture?
Thinkopolis has the feel of an old newspaper column, but its spinoff, Lost in the American Dream, has the feel of a cartoon strip world. We’re a community of survivors in the future jungles of Los Angeles.
The Broadcast Wars
In any story world, you’ve got to have a bad guy. In this case, it’s the Governor of Los Angeles. A bulldog barking orders from his HQ in Capital City, he intends to make the jungle walk in step to his rules. He’s a tyrant who wants to tame the jungle. We’d rather see it roar.
Rob & Mel’s
Then there’s Rob and Mel. They’re survivors of the Little War. They used to have this Rumble channel before the fall, now they own a bar in the American Dream located at what used to be Hollywood and Vine. They broadcast a radio show now, and it’s heard all around the jungles of Los Angeles, and they’re not exactly fans of our overbearing Governor.
Me, and the others, we’re not interested in the Governor’s leash, either. The jungle’s wild, and that’s the way we like it. Which side wins? The way I see it: we may be on the side of freedom, and all, but the jungle answers only to itself.
Check it out.
I’ll see you in the American Dream.
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