Hello Friend - A Mr. Robot Podcast

A bonus episode in anticipation of our full review of eps3.1_undo.gz – s3e2 — Season 3, Episode 2 of Mr. Robot.

Faster than a red wheelbarrow on fire, careening down a steep hill — the new season of Mr. Robot started off at a frenetic, red-hot pace and did not slow down the entire time. The series got off to a fast start with the introduction of of a retro-style “Fixer” named Irving (part Columbo, part Harry Tuttle) who seems to be in the employ of the Dark Army and pretty handy with hacking as well as social hacking. Elliot was definitely shot by Tyrell (who is very upset about that fact) and so we see these characters from an all-new perspective. Same goes for Angela, Darlene and Mr. Robot — we get to see all of them in a different light. For podcast co-host Henry, the episode had a lot do do with the sensation of “apophenia” — a word that describes humans’ tendency to try to make order out of unrelated thoughts or concepts. As Irving says, “When we lose our principles, we invite chaos.” Here’s hoping we lost nothing in delivering this review to you of what we bot

This is our review of the Mr. Robot “Red Wheelbarrow” book. We start going down a a lot of proverbial rabbit holes as we discuss the Red Wheelbarrow book issued by the creators of Mr. Robot. The book is important for understanding Season 2 as well as Season 3 of the series. If you want to get in touch with us about the show or the podcast, please send an email at thehellofriendpodcast@gmail.com.

Have you ever noticed that Mr. Robot show creator apparently has an affection for fish of all types — including Qwerty the beloved fish. We’re finally ready to share our recap of episode 11 of season 2 of Mr. Robot. As Tyrell says “The Dark Army told me that Stage 2 is ready. When you see it, you’ll be pleased. It worked, Elliot. It’s up to us now. Let me show you.” Listen here for our recap of this pretty mesmerizing episode. Please rate, subscribe and review our podcast so that people can better discover it. #mrrobot #fsociety

Hello, Friend. Welcome to our review of episode 10 of season 2 of Mr. Robot. Phillip Price played his part as the evil villain: “I always asked the question, ‘Am I the most powerful person in the room?’  The answer needed to be yes. To this day I still ask that question. And the answer is still yes. In every room in the entire world, the answer is yes. With the exception of one…or two. And that drives me. I intend to leave a legacy, the standard of which was set by God when he created the Earth and man after his own image. Anything less is not worth mentioning.” Don’t wait around letting other people beat you to it: Listen to our Mr. Robot podcast and please subscribe, rate and review.

Beware when Darlene is on your case. That will only work out well for her. Cisco, Susan Jacobs, Angela, Mobley, Trenton and even Elliot have learned that. Is she a force for good or something more nebulous than that? Hello, Friend — in episode 8 of season 2 (“eps2.6_succ3ss0r.p12”) of Mr. Robot, we don’t get to see Elliot. Instead, we get to see what happens to #fsociety when you have a bloodhound like Dom DiPierro on your scent. Major lesson learned? Never use your DJ name for your hacker name. Sheesh. This is no malicious browser benchmark trick — it’s the H3ll0 Fr1end podcast! Listen to our Mr. Robot podcast and please subscribe, rate and review.

Hello, Friend! In episode 7 of season 2 (“eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes”), we see Ray and Elliot play a dangerous game of cat and mouse. Joanna may need to rethink her penchant for wearing white. Angela keeps rocking those fake eyelashes. Darlene remains determined. Mr. Robot and Elliot find an uneasy alliance. If you’re ever in a bind, here’s hoping we all have a friend like Leon to stay by our side: “You’re gonna get a letter on Tuesday. Do what it says. Yo man, when you see Whiterose, make sure you say I did you good. I’ll be rooting for you, cuz. Always.”  Listen to our Mr. Robot podcast and please subscribe, rate and review. Mr. Robot S2 E07 | eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme | H3ll0, Fr1end: A Mr. Robot Podcast

In an explosive episode all about masters and slaves — you know, typical slang for computer equipment — we got to see how Angela and Darlene attempt to carry out their plan to hack the FBI — with a little help from Mobley and Trenton. In episode 6 of season 2 (“eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes”), we see Elliot finally embrace the idea that Mr. Robot is somehow there to protect him. We saw some amazing guest appearances, such as Alf and get a strong sense of how Elliot sees his mother — not the greatest. One thing is for sure: Maxine the dog won’t need to stick around to deal with Ray and his nefarious dealings. Lots of Simpsons references in this episode. Alas, poor Gideon, even in death he can’t get respect. Please listen, rate, review and subscribe to our podcast if you like what you here.

Hello, Friend. Here’s our review of Season 2 Episode 4 of Mr. Robot, called “eps2.2_init1.asec” — in a lot of ways the origin story for fsociety and the beginnings of Mr. Robot the hacker.   Elliot’s struggles are real — and we see the game of chess take front in center as a tool for improving his vision for the future and maybe exorcising Mr. Robot from his life forever. On a similar journey, Angela is also gaining insight from her personal development courses that she seems obsessed with. Do we finally have insights into what Evil Corp Philip Price’s plans are for dealing with the massive hack that took the world economies down? What about White Rose? Should she fire that snarky protege? One thing is for sure, we definitely wish that the “Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie” was a real movie — it looks hellah campy. Listen here for our recap of the show. Please rate, subscribe and review our podcast so that people can better discover it those cluttered podcast

Hello, Friend. Please join us for our recap and discussion of the premiere episode of season 2 of Mr. Robot, called “eps2.0_unm4sk-pt1.tc” — where we pick up just a few short weeks after that fateful hack that took place on May 9, 2015 according to our best calculations. We get to check in and see that Elliot’s life is very different from where we left him previously. He still seems quite shaken up by the events that unfolded — and he continues to be unnerved by his associations with the sociopathic Tyrell. Darlene is left holding a lot of the responsibility as Elliot chooses to room with his distant and disinterested mother. Elliot still somehow manages to make friends and that’s where Leon comes in. Gideon makes a last-ditch effort to appeal to Elliot’s senses but to not much avail. If you like what you are hearing, please rate and review us — must feed the  overlords who create podcast discovery algorithms and make them happy!

Hello, Friend. To quote Mr. Robot: “Is any of it real? I mean, look at this, look at it! A world built on fantasy! Synthetic emotions in the form of pills! Psychological warfare in the form of advertising! Mind altering chemicals in the form of food! Brainwashing seminars in the form of media! Controlled isolated bubbles in the form of social networks. Real? You want to talk about reality? We haven’t lived in anything remotely close to it since the turn of the century!” Join us for our recap of the Season 1 finale of Mr. Robot (eps1.9_zer0-day.avi) as we delve into what would the everyday impact be if the currencies of the world and any associated debts were obliterated. We can dream, can’t we? If you like the “H3ll0, Fr1end: A Mr. Robot Podcast”, please think about rating and reviewing this episode.  

Hello, Friend: Hacking sure makes strange bedfellows. Who ever thought that Tyrell and Elliot would join forces — even if it was against Elliot’s will. With nothing left to lose, both Tyrell and Elliot comprise perfect mirrors of each other — which brings us to the to this next-to-last episode of season 1 called eps1.8_m1rr0r1ng.qt. Elliot is lucky to have Mr. Robot, Darlene and Angela looking after him — or is he? Join us on this mesmerizing journey to tech dystopia as we discuss everything about Season 1 of Mr. Robot from the standpoint of technology and the wildly converging relationship between technology and humanity. If you like the “H3ll0, Fr1end: A Mr. Robot Podcast”, please think about rating and reviewing this episode.

Hello, Friend: According to the mysterious hacker only known as White Rose, “Every hacker has her fixation. You hack people. I hack time.” Well, fearless listener, you’re timing is perfect because now you can listen to our recap of eps1.7_wh1ter0se.m4v. There were more twists than turns this episode — and then there’s White Rose herself, quite a thorny issue to contend with. Join us on this tantailizing journey through order and chaos as we discuss everything about Season 1 of Mr. Robot from the standpoint of technology and our increasingly complex relationship to technology and each other. If you like the “H3ll0, Fr1end: A Mr. Robot Podcast”, please think about rating and reviewing this episode.

View source. What if we had that for people? Would people really wanna see? You’re just in time to view the sources of this podcast — our recap of Mr. Robot — season 1 episode 7 — “eps1.6_v1ew-s0urce.flv”? Join us on this metaphorical journey through order and chaos as we recap and talk about Season 1 of Mr. Robot from the standpoint of technology and our increasingly complex relationship to technology and each other. If you like the “H3ll0, Fr1end: A Mr. Robot Podcast”, please consider rating and reviewing this episode.

Hello, Friend: Sometimes the universe aligns perfectly. Are you ready for this podcast recap of Mr. Robot — season 1 episode 6 — “eps1.5_br4ve-trave1er.asf”? Join us on this metaphorical road trip as we recap and talk about Season 1 of Mr. Robot from the standpoint of technology and our increasingly complex relationship to technology and each other.  This episode was part caper, part psychological exploration of what makes us tick as people. Brave Traveler was all about the journey being more important than the ultimate destination. It was a story about boldness in the midst of diminishing choices and feeling like you are in an impossible situation. Did you know the origin of “brave” evolved from “savage”?  If you like the “H3ll0, Fr1end: A Mr. Robot Podcast”, please consider rating and reviewing this episode.

Hello, Friend: You’re just in time for our podcast recap of Mr. Robot — season 1 episode 5 — “eps1.4_3xpl0its.wmv.” A major pat of the story this time was around the fsociety plan to penetrate and eventually destroy Steel Mountain — and Evil Corp along with it.   One thing we did learn for sure: never attend a business dinner party with Tyrell and his wife Joanna.  The Evil Corp CTO (Scott Knowles) suspects this, too, as he glibly asks Tyrell: “If you were me, would you trust you as your right hand?” Not one to be flustered in front of the competition, Tyrell Wellick easily remarks: “If I were you, I wouldn’t have even let me in the house.” Ahh, and we thought being a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) was all about the love of tech. If you like the “H3ll0, Fr1end: A Mr. Robot Podcast”, please think about rating and reviewing this episode. Thank you!

In this most David Lynch-like of episodes — “eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4” explores the monsters in the things we build in the things we create — and the very monsters that may reside inside of us, especially the hidden ones. After all, isn’t technology modeled after us — imperfect humans? This episode of Mr. Robot is part caper, part psychological horror as we go deep inside of Elliot’s subconsciousness. A major pat of the ongoing narrative revolves around how much of a box we live in — questioning the very meaning of freedom. As Qwerty the beta fish so aptly states: “When you live in a fishbowl, ain’t no such thing as change. My entire life’s been spent in this thing, my whole world’s on your side table. I look around. Same shit, different day. The lighting, the furniture, even the sounds. Always the same. I’m on a loop. And it won’t stop unless my life does. I’m exhausted with this world.” If you like what you hear, pleas

According to Elliot, our most unreliable narrator:  “Most coders think debugging software is about fixing a mistake, but that’s bullshit. Debugging’s actually all about finding the bug, about understanding why the bug was there to begin with, about knowing that its existence was no accident. It came to you to deliver a message, like an unconscious bubble floating to the surface, popping with a revelation you’ve secretly known all along.” We’re also here to deliver our message to you, loyal listeners, in the form of a bran new podcast for H3ll0, Fr1end:  A Mr. Robot Podcast — and this is our review of “eps1.2_d3bug.mkv” — all about the bugs in our lives and in our software. This USA Network series, Mr. Robot, manages to stay as relevant as ever.  Sam Esmail‘s vision continues to stun and disarm, causing all of us to consider life in the 21st century.  Rami Malek, Christian Slater,  Martin Wallström, Portia Doubleday, Frankie Shaw, Stephanie Corneliussen, Carly Ch

The central premise around the second episode of season 1 of Mr. Robot is whether you are a one or a zero. In computer parlance, one’s and zero’s are what comprise the basis of binary code. In this episode, it become a metaphor for choices in our lives — both choices real and imagined.  Lots of questions, and dangerous ones at that, are explored in this “H3ll0, Fr1end” podcast recap. We discover that Elliot (Rami Malek) has some deep thoughts about what it means to really have control in one’s life — and thinks that most of us really have no real self-determination in our lives.  We also get to explore how social media and various social networks allow people, like Angel’s boyfriend Ollie, to basically lead a double life. Join us for our podcast review of this remarkable continuation of the story of Mr. Robot. Are you a sign of solution or pollution? With that kind of New York City subway doublespeak, you really have to listen to our discussion of this episode.

You’re just in time for our recap of the premiere episode of Mr. Robot season one — and the namesake for this podcast, “Hello  Friend.” This is the story of Elliot Alderson, cybersecurity expert by day and hacker by night. Elliot — masterfully played by Rami Malek. Elliot lives in an in-between state, never really possessing a strong foothold in any environment — especially at AllSafe, the company at which he works along with his childhood friend, Angela (played by  Portia Doubleday). Through the eyes of Elliot, our unreliable anti-hero narrator, we discover another side of New York City and the way in which the mighty and the low so often share more than just a subway ride. According to  Christian Slater’s Mr. Robot, fsociety is  about to “set in motion the largest revolution the world will ever see.” Join us for our podcast review of the memorable first episode of Mr. Robot. If you like what you hear, please subscribe, rate and review us. And remember: It’s an