TWS213: Shameless, Blameless and Lameness
CQ: Having recently read “The Wealthy Barber”, and noting its lamentations about basic financial education, I started to think about other areas which could use some basic education. For example, where is the equivalent book for health and diet issues (“The Healthy Barber”)? What areas of basic education do we either do poorly or not at all?
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- All Creatures (Fake and Small)
- Say It Ain’t So
- Antigovernmentarianism
- Extras
Full list of 61 articles after the jump!
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TWS212: Balancing On The Laser’s Edge
CQ: Okay, so Star Trek’s communicator and cyberpunk’s wearable computer because the modern cell phone. Pick another science fiction (or fantasy) genre invention and project what it will become, practically speaking. Will jetpacks become personal ski-lifts? Will robots become uplifted dogs with speech?
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On the show this week:
- Front Page
- It’s The Fuzz!
- Life Until Death
- Liminal Criminals
- Extras
Full list of 50 articles after the jump!
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Show Notes for TWS116: So Little Time Is Now
On the show this week:
- The Past Tells A Story..
- (Not So) Simply Criminal
- The Future Holds Potential
- Uncertain Present (EXTRA)
This week’s Challenge Question:
Is Humanity is a rut?
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Thanks to @martyndarkly from the excellent Movie Mantras podcast for the Ibex tip and anim5 of The International Detective Dragons From Outer Space podcast for, well, just making me think.
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