Game of Life // 173

This episode is available early and ad-free on Invisible Choir + on Apple Podcasts and Patreon, and is scheduled for regular release on Sunday, June 21st, 2026.

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On the morning of May 17, 2025, a car pulled into the parking lot of the American Reproductive Centers in Palm Springs, California.  What followed was a massive explosion and a bizarre online rabbit hole investigators had to fully descend to understand what had just occurred…

Written by Trevor Pason, Edited and Engineered by Scott Ecklein, and Executive Produced by Michael Ojibway.

Written/Sources:

1. FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force Update to Investigation of May 17 Palm Springs Vehicle Explosion

2. 2025 Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing - Wikipedia

3. Our Services | American Reproductive Centers (ARC)

4. Witnesses describe the moment after explosion in Palm Springs

5. Palm Springs explosion 'knocked me off my bike', eyewitness recounts | ABS-CBN News 

6. One dead, four injured after explosion outside reproductive center in Downtown Palm Springs; police and FBI investigating as an act of terror

7. FOIA: Daniel Park Charging Document

8. BREAKING: FBI ID's Palm Springs bombing suspect 

9. https://promortalism.com/ 

10. WEB ARCHIVE: Guy Bartkus Audio Manifesto 

11. Antinatalism - Wikipedia

12. inmendham - YouTube 

13. EFILism home 

14. Erythritol tetranitrate - Wikipedia

15. Detonation velocity - Wikipedia

16. A fire, a fascination with explosives and family discord marked path to clinic bombing - Los Angeles Times

17. Archived Link to Guy's YouTube Channel

18. Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting - Wikipedia

19. Adam Lanza - Wikipedia 

20. Adam Lanza antinatalism 

21. Comments made by car bomber Guy Edward Bartkus in this subreddit : r/masskillers

22. Archive of Reddit User Account

23. Palm Springs clinic bombing suspect could have a connection Pierce County murder case – KIRO 7 News Seattle

24. California clinic bomber mentioned Fox Island murder victim in his online manifesto - Gig Harbor Now

25. VegAntinatalist 

26. Washington State Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Provided Material Support to Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bomber 

27. Press conference | Update on arrest in Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing

28. Kent man charged in fertility clinic bombing died by suicide

29. Death of California fertility clinic bombing co-conspirator raises questions about L.A. detention center - CBS News 

30. 'Anti-Natalist' Allegedly Bombs Fertility Clinic, Leaves Manifesto

31. Killing for Nothing: The Bizarre Logic of the Palm Springs Bomber | Lawfare

32. Suspect in Palm Springs Bombing Died in Blast, Officials Say

33. Fringe theories, a friend's death and massive explosives: Portrait emerges of Palm Springs bombing suspect

34. The benefits of boredom - Austin Kleon

35. Quote by Søren Kierkegaard: “Boredom is the root of all evil. It is very cur...”

Music & Sound Effect Sources

• Opening Track: “Octa Gone” by By Lotus

• Closing Track: “Out of Madness” by Farrell Wooten ;“Death Whistle OUTRO” by Michael Ojibway

Music & Sound Effect Sources

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