Episode 172 - Thursday, December 7, 1978
What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy.-Neil PostmanHey, turns out they were both right!Today's strip
16 Feb 201711min
Episode 171 - Wednesday, December 6, 1978
They're at the grocery store. That's what they're doing. Why would anybody in their right mind care about this? Why are we doing this podcast???Today's strip
15 Feb 201715min
Episode 170 - Tuesday, December 5, 1978
Today's strip is dreadful, but the good news is that we almost don't even mention it, in favor of reading and discussing a thoughtful email we received. Which I guess was about tachyons or something? It's hard to know.Today's strip
14 Feb 201724min
Episode 169 - Monday, December 4, 1978
Two thousand years ago the proudest boast was "civis Romanus sum." Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is "Ich bin ein Lyman."Today's strip
13 Feb 201717min
Episode 168 - Sunday, December 3, 1978
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12 Feb 201727min
Episode 167 - Saturday, December 2, 1978
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11 Feb 201710min
Episode 166 - Friday, December 1, 1978
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10 Feb 201712min
Episode 165 - Thursday, November 30, 1978
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9 Feb 201710min
