288: Ray Bradbury

Along with special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Space Dust IPA by Elysium brewing, then discuss a few short stories from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury.  The premise of the collection is that you can see the stories in the collection played out by looking at the tattoos of a carny.  This podcast includes reviews of the following stories.  The Veldt - problems arise when spoiled children get addicted to their "smart room."  Kaleidoscope - a tale of how people react when facing certain death on their own in space.  The Other Foot -- all the Earth's black population has moved to Mars. The remaining population on Earth destroy the planet and come to Mars begging for help.  The Man - Space farers, moving from planet to planet, just miss "the man." The captain becomes obsessed with catching up with him.  The Rocket Man - Working in space is addictive. When you're in space you want to be on Earth, and vice versa. The story inspired Elton John's song.