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Exit Tangent Quarantine Dispatch
by Exit Tangent
The Central Entertainment Agency regrets to inform you that the ongoing pandemic has interrupted our regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, please enjoy the following emergency podcast, recorded by our top agents from their respective quarantine pods. Our backup equipment may result in a temporary drop in audio quality. We assure you that we will return to the air waves once the Department of Public Health considers it safe to do so. Thank you for your patience.
Episodes
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FINAL TRANSMISSION
As we exit the pandemic, your hosts reflect on this emergency podcast and look toward the future. We also eulogize a college dormitory. Thank you for listening. Recorded May 20, 2021. The theme song for this podcast was "Crumbling Castle" by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. Thanks to them for...
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#37: Maxwell's Demon
For the penultimate dispatch, your hosts finally discuss a work of written fiction: Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49. Recorded May 16, 2021. CW: We discuss a darkly humorous story within the book involving an attempted suicide from about 1:40:30 to 1:41:40. The Minute Hour: Don't Ever Look…
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#36: McDiniel Dome
With only a passing acknowledgement of episode 35, your hosts discuss their hobbies. Recorded April 25, 2021.
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#34: Song of the Minerals
Your hosts discuss positive delusions and conspiracy theories. Recorded March 27, 2021.
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#33: I've Never Been Into A Hot Dog
Your hosts discuss NFTs and other crypto crapola. Recorded March 13, 2021. Relevant Links HERE IS THE ARTICLE YOU CAN SEND TO PEOPLE WHEN THEY SAY “BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH CRYPTOART WILL BE SOLVED SOON, RIGHT?” Inside the Cryptocurrency Casino
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#32: Robot Canary
Your hosts have a loose discussion around David Graeber's book Bullshit Jobs. Recorded February 27, 2021.
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#31: The Six Million Dollar Boy
Your hosts discuss the social construct of adulthood. Recorded February 13, 2021 (i.e. before the cold front knocked out the power grid for millions of people, including one of the hosts of this show). ANNOUNCEMENT: The Exit Tangent Quarantine Dispatch will conclude with episode 38 on May 31st....
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#30: The Monks Have A Hedge Fund
Your hosts discuss Dan Harris' book 10% Happier. Recorded January 30, 2021.
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#29: Everywhere at the End of Time
CW: dementia. This album is very depressing. If you are in a fragile headspace, we totally understand if you decide not to listen! We promise the next episode will be a little more lighthearted. Recorded January 16, 2021. Listen anyway: https://youtu.be/wJWksPWDKOc
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#28: Taming of the Lebowski
Your hosts discuss the concept of intellectual property. Recorded January 1, 2021. CW: We discuss Aaron Swartz, including his suicide, in the second half of the podcast, which begins at around 40:30. Relevant Links YouTube's Copyright System Isn't Broken. The World's Is. Saint Louis Blues...
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#27: Jeff's Own Thing
Your hosts discuss Amazon's world domination strategy. Other incredibly large companies are discussed as well. Recorded December 18, 2020. Relevant Links Amazon's Antitrust Paradox
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#26: Michelangelo's Batman
Miske asks nine questions. Recorded December 6, 2020.
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#25: Hamberders. Covfefe. Please Laugh.
Your hosts discuss satire in film, as well as comedy in the (nearly-finished) era of Trump. Spoilers for Blazing Saddles, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Producers, and Death of Stalin. Recorded November 13, 2020. Due to Thanksgiving, our next episode will be posted in three weeks instead of...
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#24: Strykit
Following a prelude involving a breathalyzer and election chat, your hosts discuss the gig economy. Recorded October 30, 2020. Note: A censored version of this podcast airs on a radio station the Wednesday after it is uploaded to this feed, which is why the election chat in this episode is...
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#23: Thomas Fiat
Your hosts discuss the ultra-wealthy, among other topics. Recorded October 16, 2020. Relevant Links Inside the Secret World of the Ultra-Wealthy How Corporations and the Wealthy Avoid Taxes (and How to Stop Them) @dril: issuing correction on a previous post of mine, regarding the terror group…
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#22: Odds
Your hosts discuss unusual life paths. Recorded October 2, 2020.
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#21: Laplace's Demon
Your hosts discuss the limited run comic book series Watchmen. At some point in the future, we will also discuss the HBO television miniseries of the same name. Recorded September 18, 2020. We are continuing to experiment with the recording setup, which is why one of the hosts is muffled. Whoops!...
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#20: Senior Stonk Correspondent
Your hosts discuss Michael Lewis' The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine and its film adaptation. We breathe a sigh of relief as we assure you nothing like this could ever happen again. Right? Recorded September 4, 2020. We are experimenting with a new recording setup, so there may be some...
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#18: Hermetically Sealed Chamber of Antisocial Behavior
Your hosts discuss the concept of "last mile", both in telecommunications and transportation. There are also some digressions, as per usual. Recorded August 5, 2020.
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#17: Big C on Campus
In this episode, your hosts discuss (parts of) Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? as well as his concept of "hauntology." We attempt a chapter-by-chapter breakdown, but after talking for two hours we still didn't cover the entire book. Oops! Recorded July 22, 2020.…
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#16: Conservation of Bob Hope
Your hosts discuss—among other topics—Burnout, Cambridge city politics, and Miske's road trip. Recorded July 1 and 8, 2020.
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#15: Lightning Round
Hector takes a quick look at everything. Recorded June 24, 2020. Erratum: The Kentucky primary for the Democratic Senate candidate was too close to call at time of recording, but we said it had been called for McGrath. Most of the votes have not been reported and election results will not be...
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#14: Defund STEM
Your hosts discuss, among other topics, behavioral reinforcement, Supreme Court decisions season, and 80s movies. Recorded June 18, 2020. Relevant Links Noname - Song 33
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#13: Washpilled
Your hosts discuss, among other topics, statue beheadings, the CHAZ, and chaplains getting fired for stupid emails. Recorded June 10, 2020. Relevant Links Last Week Tonight: Police Alex Vitale's The End of Policing PIG FEET by Terrace Martin et al.
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#12: A Soft Boy Made of Marshmallow
>>> Ways You Can Help BLM >> Mutual Aid Networks <<< “Riot” is an unfinished grave that was dug to deposit undepleted anger, like barrels of uranium leaking into something sacred. It is a word used to delegitimize your unrest and to turn your resistance into an overreaction. (Source.) Recorded...
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#11: Academic Eugenics
This episode is coming to you early because your hosts cover some topical, er, topics, including the Minneapolis riots (just before protests spread nationwide), the Central Park Karen Brigadier, and a really terrible idea someone had about the future of education. Recorded May 27, 2020. Spoilers...
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#10: Good Guy With Gun III
Your hosts try very hard not to interrupt each other this week as they discuss—among other topics—Star Wars, John Stossel, and societal decay. Recorded May 20, 2020. This release brings us back to the regular time stream. Episodes will be released the Monday after they are recorded until further...
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#9: Politician Streamer
Miske takes the editing reins in this episode as we discuss Meltdown May, creepypasta, and the sequel to the Breakfast Club. Recorded May 13-14, 2020. Stay tuned for episode 10, which will also be released today.
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#8: The Gallballs
This episode had the established honor of being recorded just before the last week of classes, during which the editor’s pandemic-induced laziness finally caught up to him. Topics include student success coaches, some retrospectives on our college times, and the Wendy’s by Guitar Center. You know...
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#7: Elon Musk, African-American Hero
Your hosts reflect on the deep lore of the Quarantine Dispatch, though we implore you to cease and desist all mentions of Josh. Topics include concerts, sincere emails to "[[data:'first_name']]" and Nazi propaganda films. Joe Biden comes up yet again at the very end of this episode. Recorded…
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#6: How To Stop Choking On My Corn
Bill Wurtz once sang “It’s the end of the world and I just can’t wait, I know that you can #relate.” In that vein, your hosts go ultra-relatable in this episode by discussing albums from two years ago, Alexa website rankings, and the pangolin black market. Recorded April 22, 2020. Apologies for…
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#5: Lead City, Population Zero
Your hosts talk a lot about music in this episode, including such classic albums as Madvillainy, Pinkerton, and No Love Deep Web. (Hadrian explains why you should not google that last one if you aren't familiar with it until you've heard us talk about it.) What topic mixes great with music? You...
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#4: Very Different Kinds Of Evil
To counterbalance the silliness of last week’s episode, your hosts spend most of this episode talking about Bernie Sanders dropping out of the presidential race and how they all feel about it. Other topics include the MIT town hall and auteur theory. Recorded April 8, 2020; originally released...
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#3: The Go-Kart Is The Sky Train
The podcast takes a more relaxed and bizarre tone this week as we talk about fun things to do in empty airports, the thoughts and prayers economy, and the hot new podcast game show Predict That Trend! Recorded April 1, 2020; originally released April 6, 2020. (Before you ask, we did not…
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#2: Joe Biden Pin-up Calendar
Your hosts cover the entire spectrum of human conversation from Young Jeezy’s journey to becoming Regular Jeezy, to what Hector is reading, to our bleak political landscape. Recorded March 25, 2020; originally released March 29, 2020. Noah steps out about halfway through. Hopefully we will have a...
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#1: Neither Live Nor Dead
Discussion of various changes to life’s struggles in a post-COVID world, including ecofascism, lucrative business opportunities, and diapers. Recorded March 18, 2020; originally released March 21, 2020. Please excuse the poor audio quality while we transition to home recording setups.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Central Entertainment Agency regrets to inform you that the ongoing pandemic has interrupted our regularly scheduled programming. In the meantime, please enjoy the following emergency podcast, recorded by our top agents from their respective quarantine pods. Our backup equipment may result in a temporary drop in audio quality. We assure you that we will return to the air waves once the Department of Public Health considers it safe to do so. Thank you for your patience.
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