The Sunken Treasures

In a moment of frustration against the industry that gave him his life, a little known chef sets upon writing a tell-all into the dark secrets of his industry. He talks about how ordering steak well-m...

27 Sep 20231h 43min

Note: This is an extended summary of the media we discuss in the adjoining episode. The Great Debaters - Words As Weapons This week we discuss The Great Debaters, a 2007 film directed and starred i...

21 Sep 20237min

In the Jim Crow south of the 1930s, an all black debate team finds an opportunity they could only dream of: debating a white college debate team. As they string together success after success, they bu...

21 Sep 20231h 41min

Note: This is an extended summary of the media we discuss in the adjoining episode. In Isaac Asimov's seminal short story "The Last Question", humanity, over several generations, continually asks a s...

7 Sep 20239min

Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking short story "The Last Question", which intertwines the fate of the universe with humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge and technological progression. "Can entropy...

7 Sep 20232h 13min

Note: This is an extended summary of the media we discuss in the adjoining episode. Food, its availability, and its makeup have changed drastically over past millennia. Our body has not evolved to kee...

29 Aug 202311min

Food, its availability, and its makeup have changed drastically over past millennia. Our body has not evolved to keep up. In the talk being discussed, Dr. Pradip Jamnadas advises about how we could ea...

29 Aug 20231h 48min

Note: This is an extended summary of the media we discuss in the adjoining episode. Three people are stuck in a room together. One they find they can't leave. The realisation that they are dead and ar...

23 Aug 20237min