XXVI: Jeopardy Retrospective w/ James Hirsh

This week is a special episode with lawyer and sports podcast host James Hirsh who recently competed against Kevin Kodama on Jeopardy! We talked about their experience on the show and sports in Science Fiction and Fantasy.Hope you enjoy! TIMESTAMPS:0:14 - Introduction0:30 - Was the Jeopardy experience as expected2:18 - Jeopardy was more fun than expected4:02 - Anything especially nerve-wracking about Jeopardy7:05 - Daily Double strategy13:41 - Lack of sports in SFF17:41 - Sports in SFF normally involve actual death21:16 - Sports will have to reckon with continued advances in technology27:13 - Sports need to be willing to change incrementally27:40 - Conclusion and Recommendation of “1984 and Beyond” Playboy Magazine Interview (Unfortunately was unable to find this online but it appears in Playboy’s July 1963 issue)29:35 - Start of Synthesized Sunsets Backstage31:47 - Kevin got along well with Ken Jennings34:06 - Lowbrow culture doesn’t really appear in SFF35:27 - SFF stories, even futurist ones, don’t have modern economies39:11 - Hockey does a great job of crafting a good watching experience through its rules41:21 - MMA is more strategic than might be expected45:26 - Recommendation of “Heretics” by GK Chesterton This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit synthesizedsunsets.substack.com/subscribe