TWS143: Pick me off another chop from the old lamb tree

Bumper: Alexa Chipman of Maudelayne br />

Promo: Luscious Leftovers

CQ: Describe what role (if any) mythology plays in our modern world — and what role it should (or shouldn’t) play in humanity’s future.

On the show this week:

• Liminal Intent
• Bits ‘n’ Peaces
• Found on the Cutting Room Floor

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Bumper: Jim Ryan (The Great Debate, Every World News, JimYesThatJim)

Promo: Technorama

CQ: Fiction often inspires us to great things, to make things real that don’t exist yet. Google Wave, for example, was partially inspired by Firefly; Star Trek is commonly believed to be the inspiration for the cell phone. What fictional thing do you think should inspire something real?

On the show this week:

• Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
• A Section By Another Name
• Unrecognizeable Portions

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TWS141: The End of the Beginning

Promo: The House of Grey book – Only one more chapter remains in this exciting book. That means you can get it all, and mainline it without the wait. And you *will* want to mainline it, trust me!

CQ: We currently live in a remix culture: cover songs, music sampling, movie reimagining, book sequels not by the original author, classic books rewritten with zombies and sea monsters.. Is this just an initial reaction to having all of our culture, past and present, at our fingertips, or is it a sign of diminishing originality? Will it reduce once the initial fervour has passed, or will it hold steady as a significant part of future culture?

On the show this week:

• The Beginning of the End
• Somewhere Near the Middle of the Beginning of the End
• Most Definitely Coming At Least Close to the End of the Beginning of the End

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TWS140: Knowledge is Power, Please Recharge Your Brain

Promos: 7th Son the novel ; Technorama

CQ: So many traditions which give life meaning are based on pagan/religious or otherwise fantastical ideas. These are inconsistent with the scientific, rational way of life. Is this a contradiction, or does this speak to something fundamentally important about belief and the universe?

On the show this week:

• The World Is Out To Get You (But That’s Ok!)
• The More You Know, The More You Thought You Knew
• That Which You Don’t Know

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