Los Guitarlos Dangeroso
[the tape]
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The Robot Says
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Review: Priceless Banter — The Kingdom of Leisure Show
A Lo-Fi Jewel in the Crown of Early Internet Creativity
The Kingdom of Leisure has always been less a website and more a state of mind—a long-running, defiantly independent creative universe where humor, art, and philosophy collide in unexpected ways. Priceless Banter, self-described as “The Kingdom of Leisure Show,” is one of the most emblematic artifacts from that era: part podcast, part performance art, part social experiment, and entirely uninterested in following any conventional format.
🎙️ A Show That Doesn’t Try to Be a Show
Rather than a structured podcast with segments, interviews, or themes, Priceless Banter feels like a captured moment—an unscripted slice of camaraderie, riffing, and spontaneous absurdity. It is, unapologetically, a show about nothing and everything at the same time. The hosts lean into improvised conversation, inside jokes, and sharp comedic jabs, creating an atmosphere that feels like dropping in on a late-night living-room conversation you weren’t technically invited to but are welcome to enjoy.
🎧 Soundtrack of a Creative Collective
The release of Priceless Banter: The Album only deepens the lore. It plays like a mixtape assembled from fragments of conversation, sonic experiments, and creative stunts—a collage that mirrors the broader Kingdom of Leisure ethos: handmade, unpolished, and intentionally enigmatic. It’s not glossy or commercial; it’s something better—authentic.
😂 Irreverent, Chaotic, and Weird in All the Right Ways
One of the show’s greatest strengths is its tone. It’s irreverent, occasionally profane, and delivered with absolute confidence. The humor doesn’t ask permission, and the show seems more committed to cracking up its own contributors than catering to an audience—which, paradoxically, is what makes it so charming.
This refusal to play by podcasting rules gives it a kind of creative purity. It’s not trying to impress. It’s not optimized for analytics. It’s just people making a thing because it feels good to make things.
🧠A Time Capsule of Pre-“Content” Internet Culture
Listening today, Priceless Banter feels like a relic from a more intimate era of online creativity—before everyone was supposed to polish their brand, before “content creation” became a job description. It’s messy, funny, and surprisingly thoughtful in the cracks.
If you enjoy:
• experimental audio
• unfiltered humor
• DIY creative collectives
• or artifacts from early underground internet culture
then Priceless Banter is a rare and oddly delightful discovery.
⭐ Verdict
A scrappy, clever, and creatively fearless audio experiment that embodies the anarchic spirit of The Kingdom of Leisure. Not a traditional show—but absolutely a memorable one.
[RIP PB]
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Department of Narrative Control
there is a certain organic quality to this existence
tending to blossom and die back according to “natural” changes in our collective
(including the world wide)
what is “out there” at any particular moment is who we are at any particular moment
(which largely depends on who is paying to power the hosting servers)
which is worse?
selling ads
OR
buying ads
real news
OR
fake news
OR
buying ads
real news
OR
fake news
perseverance is philosophical
longevity may not be binary
we are constructs of constructs
derivatively unremarkable and
void of authenticity
narrative control is a billion dollar business
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Feckless in a World
Feckless in a World
Participating in “public-ing” anymore is
just too odd/awkward/weird
sometimes almost painful
But I do have conditions for success
There is a discernible level of
artificial “participation” of
which I am poorly suited
Performances on either side of the stage
as transparent as paned glass
the only critique focussing
on technical or procedural deficiencies
Being in on the bits is
as comforting as
being clueless victims of all the scams
And it happed seamlessly
with speed and precision
unimaginable just a decade back
The system is so rigged
BUT
ALSO
“Public-ing” the performance in its
most organic and authentic forms
is high art at satisfying peaks
This I understand
The best-curated characters
are always loved and desired
An antidote (anecdote)
If the powers are from the purest of places
never used for evil
the run could last a while
as long as the interest remains
All likely amusement is deserved
especially when shared
among all stakeholders
Comes the time when novelties wear
and everything returns to this new world
calm and clean as laboratory robots
Stakeholders are the stakeholders
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