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An exploration of modern absurdity with an emphasis on speculative hot takes.

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Episodes

Episode 19: The Last Question

Trevor and Cy discuss Isaac Asimov's short story *The Last Question* and try to figure out what the answer actually was. Link to the short story: https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf

Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 19

Episode 18: Angry Grapes

Bonus Episode: Trevor reads Chapter 5 from the well known make-em-up "Grapes of Wrath".

Aug 15, 2022

Trevor and Cy discuss Wendell Berry's Essay "The Ecological Crisis as a Crisis of Character". https://archive.org/stream/wendellberrytheunsettlingofamericaculturezlib.org/%5BWendell_Berry%5D_The_Unsettling_of_America__Culture%28z-lib.org%29_djvu.txt

Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 17

Episode 16: To the republic for which it stands

The majority of a discussion on Federalist Paper number 10 written by James Madison in 1787. https://billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sources/federalist-no-10

Jul 09, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 16

Episode 15: The Three Cog Problem

Trevor and Cy discuss the Three Body Problem and the Remembrance of Earth's Past series.

Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 15

Episode 14: React Authentically

Trevor and Cy discuss the new Dune movie before jumping into an essay titled "The Authentic Reactionary" by Nicolás Gómez Dávila. Link to the essay: https://isi.org/modern-age/the-authentic-reactionary/

Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 14