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We Defy Augury
by Dave G. Truck
Thoughts and theories (loosely) inspired by literature, life, and all the rest.
Episodes
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More War
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Daniel A. Sjursen's book "A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism."
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War, What IS It Good For?
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Seth Harp's military exposé The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces.
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Malcolm F$@king Gladwell!
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Malcolm Gladwell's book Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering (and everything else Malcolm Gladwell has written).
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Y'all Ready For This?
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by S.A. Cosby's Southern noir novel The King of Ashes and Tana French's wild tale of undercover infiltration The Likeness.
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Tana vs. Tony: How to Solve a Murder Mystery
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Tana French's "Dublin Murder Squad" series and Anthony Horowitz's "Magpie/Moonflower/Marble Hall Murders" series. You will be tested.
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Bungle in the Jungle, Salt Life at the Beach
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by the Charles Portis novel Gringos . . . and living at the beach for a month. Salt life!
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From Sayreville to Sicily: The Effect of Setting on the Psyche
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's classic Sicilian novel "The Leopard." A meditation on how place influences psyche (with some help from Bon Jovi and Bruce).
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Trust No One: Unreliable Narration in Life and Art
Thoughts about narration, reliable and otherwise, loosely inspired by the novels of Jim Thompson and the Richard Russo essay "In Defense of Omniscience." There is also a film quiz . . . see how you fare.
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Weezer, Creativity, and the Nullity of Identity
Thoughts on creativity and identity (or the lack thereof) loosely inspired by the SNL Weezer sketch, Jonah Lehrer's article "Groupthink, Song Exploder episode 70: Weezer "Summer Elaine and Drunk Dory," the Atlantic article "Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?" by Spencer Kornhaber...
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The Serendipitous Miracle of Creativity
A philosophical, literary, and musical meditation on creativity and good ideas. Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Jonah Lehrer's article "Groupthink," Plutarch's "The Ship of Theseus Dilemma," and Steven Johnson's book Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation.
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Money: It's a Gas
A meditation on wealth and its consequences, at both the human and national scale. Thoughts and theories (loosely) based on Taffy Brodesser-Akner's novel The Long Island Compromise and Andrew Bacevich's political critique The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory. Special...
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A Transcendental Perspective on the L.A. Fires
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by various articles on the L.A. Fires, Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "Nature" and Joan Didion's essay "The Santa Anas." Special Guests: The Bicycle Man, Conrad Bain, Nellie Bowles, David Gelles and Austyn Gaffney, Leighton Woodhouse, The Rivieras, Buffy the Vampire…
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Medieval Times, Good Times?
Thoughts loosely inspired by Ian Mortimer's history book Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter, Christopher Buehlman's fantasy novel Between Two Fires, and Connie Willis's science fiction novel The Doomsday Book. Special Guests: Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick, Janeane Garofalo, The Beastie...
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The Suburban/American Scream
Thoughts on the history and future of the American suburbs (loosely) inspired by four books: Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America's Suburbs by Benjamin Herold The Fifties by David Halberstam Outside the Gates of Eden: The Dream of America from Hiroshima to Now by Peter Bacon...
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Why Shakespeare?
The top three reasons to read Shakespeare, dramatically presented in five acts. Special Guests: Bill Bryson, Bill and Ted, James Shapiro, Ron Popeil, The Beatles, George and Jerry, Gretchen Wieners, Miles Davis, an articulate homeless man, Stunna Girl, Rollie, Drew, Paapa Essiedu, Tim Minchin,...
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Shakespeare: Timeless (But a Man of His Times)
An introduction to Shakespeare's art and how it connects to his life and times. Thoughts (loosely) based on A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare:1599 by James Shapiro, Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson, The Elizabethan World Picture by E.M.W. Tillyard and countless years of...
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Stayin' Alive: Could You Survive the Apocalypse? Would You Want to?
Thoughts (loosely) based on John Wyndham's post apocalyptic sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids. Featuring an Auditory Apocalypse Quiz. Special Guests: Skeeter Davis, Vic and his telepathic dog, Tool, Kent Brockman, The Presidents of the United States of America . . . plus a host of others…
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What Is It Like to Be a Dog?
Thoughts (loosely) based on Rob Russell's book "The Adventures of JoJo the Small Town Hound: Volume 1, Leesburg, Virginia and the Curious Case of the Dog Money." Special Guests: Rob Russell, Method Man, and George Costanza.
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Badajoz capital de la almendra y la avellana
Hoy madrugó con nosotros Pere Ferré que es el Presidente de Almendrave ,la Agrupación de Exportadores de Almendra y Avellana de España. Ferré encontró en nuestra provincia pacense muchas similitudes con California.... en el ambito de las almendras, eso si. Más de 200 profesionales confirman su...
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Earworm Exorcism!
What an excellent day for an earworm exorcism. An obsessive, comprehensive, and digressive deep dive into how these insidious auditory creatures worm their way into our brains, wrap around our cerebral cortex, and make us susceptible to suggestions of the catchiest kind. A montage-- a veritable...
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Looming Existential Dread: Robotic and Real
Thoughts (loosely) based on Kate Christensen's novel Welcome Home, Stranger, the first two installments of The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells, and Hamlet. Special Guests: Billy Joel, Ween, David Tennant, Kenneth Branagh, Greta Thunberg, Marvin the Paranoid Android, Brother Maynard, William...
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Diario de una madre de provincias: riesgos de las rutinas 'skincare' en niñas (02/03/24)
Desde hace un tiempo proliferan en las redes sociales videos de niñas de apenas 9 o 10 años que, alentadas en su mayoría por sus propias madres, se echan a diario en la cara cientos de euros en forma de cremas antiedad o de productos cosméticos que no están destinados para pieles infantiles o...
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Meta-Magical Mystery Tour
Thoughts (loosely) based on Tony Horowitz's meta-mystery novel Magpie Murders. Special Guests: The Smile, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Tom Hanks, and Meg Ryan.
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There's No "I" in AI
Thoughts (loosely) based on William Zinsser's classic primer On Writing Well (and the current AI writing revolution). Special Guests: George Carlin, Spirograph, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Simple Minds, El Guapo, Hefe, and Donald Trump.
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Artificial Intelligence Invades High School English Class
Thoughts (loosely) based on Professor Truck's experiences teaching high school English in the age of artificial intelligence-- and his attempts at defining ethical AI usage in academic and creative settings . . . with bonus thoughts (loosely) based on three classic science-fiction novels…
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Traveling Through the Dark (including an enlightening update)
Thoughts (loosely, very loosely) based on the William Stafford poem "Traveling Through the Dark." Special guests: 38 Special, Ox, and a random middle school student from Boyhood. This episode now includes a special bonus update at the end.
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Get Out? Or Stay In?
Thoughts (loosely) based on Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Special Guests: The Allman Brothers, The Eagles, Uncle Henry, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Andre Heyworth.
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Capitalism . . . 1980s Style
Thoughts on capitalism (loosely) based on three novels published in the 1980s: Carl Hiasen's Tourist Season, Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities, and Martin Cruz Smith's Gorky Park. Special Guests: Oingo Boingo, Lloyd Dobbler, Conan O'Brien, and Anthony Bourdain.
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Let's Talk About Celine Dion
Thoughts (loosely) based on Carl Wilson's music criticism masterpiece Let's Talk About Love: Why Other People Have Such Bad Taste. Special Guests: Celine Dion, Huey Lewis and the News, New Found Glory, Robert Johnson, Greensky Bluegrass, The Easy Star All Stars, Bas Gaakeer & Mireille Bittar…
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Hey Sheeple! Powerful Eyes are Watching You
Thoughts (loosely) based on Colin Dickey's book Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy." Special Guests: Oedipa Maas, The Beastie Boys, Richard Nixon, Geraldo Rivera, The Who, and The Simpsons.
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صور لاعبي كمال الاجسام هل يمكن تحقيقها ؟
(شبكة أجيال)- صور لاعبي كمال الاجسام هل يمكن تحقيقها ؟ الاجابة مع مدرب الرياضة المحترف الكوتش مجدي الرابي نصائح ومعلومات رياضية مهمة لجسم صحي وسليم 'مع الكوتش' بودكاست من أجيال يأتيكم كي تطوروا أجسامكم، نحو صحةٍ أفضل.
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Spenser, Morality, and the Jock Ethic
Thoughts (loosely) based on Robert B. Parker's novel Mortal Stakes. Special Guests: Miss Education, Coach D'Amato, Coach Taylor, Falstaff, God, Walter, Donny, and the Dude.
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The 1970s . . . Characterized by Four Crime Novels
Thoughts (loosely) based on four crime novels set in the 1970s: The Last Good Kiss by James Crumley The Godwulf Manuscript and God Save the Child by Robert B. Parker Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Special Guests: Frank Serpico, the A-1 Guy, the Crying Indian, Crazy Eddie Antar, Fred…
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Ringworld: Get Down with Some 70s Sci-fi
Thoughts (loosely) based on Larry Niven's 1970 sci-fi novel Ringworld and Katie Williams' 2023 sci-fi novel My Murder. Special Guests: Joel, Clementine, God, Han, Chewie, and Zardoz.
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1215 AD: Terrible Music But Great Charters
Thoughts (loosely) based on Danny Danziger and John Gillingham's history book 1215: The Year of Magna Carta. Special Guests: King Arthur, Denis, The Almighty Lord, Matthew Broderick as David, Al Pacino as Tony Montana, The Choir of Gonville, and Clark Griswold.
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Boil and Bubble, The Irish Troubles
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Stuart Neville's thriller The Ghosts of Belfast. Special Guests: The Hasbro Pop-O-Matic, Detective Sean Duffy, Adrian McKinty, Sinead O'Connor, Indiana Jones, Erin Quinn, Grandpa Joe, The People's Front of Judea, and U2.
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Autopocalypse Now (Carmageddon Later)
Thoughts (loosely) based on Carmageddon: How Cars Make Life Worse and What to Do About It by Daniel Knowles. Special Guests: Laura Ingraham, 100 gecs, and The Boss himself.
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Flash : le rappel des titres du lundi 29 mai 2023 (12h)
Du lundi au vendredi, à 12h, suivez le rappel des titres. Une série condensée de bulletins d'informations sur l'actualité en France et à l'étranger, à écouter chaque jour en streaming au format audio et podcast, sur www.studionews.fr.
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The Mysteries of Your Musical Taste: Part 2
Thoughts (loosely) based on This is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas and Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction by Derek Thompson. This is part two of a two part series. Special Guests: Jethro Tull, A-Ha, Van Halen,...
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The Mysteries of Your Musical Taste: Part 1
Thoughts (loosely) based on This is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas and Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction by Derek Thompson. This is the first part of a two part episode. Special guests: Glenn Gould, Little...
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Life is Scarier Than Death: A Case for Realistic Fiction
Thoughts (loosely) based on Lynn Steger Strong's novel Flight and Steven Johnson's book Farsighted. Special Guests: George Eliot, Grady Hendrix, and Peter Griffin.
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Mark Leyner vs. The Internet
Thoughts (loosely) based on the writings of the master of meta-fiction: Mark Leyner . . . particularly Et Tu, Babe, Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog, and Last Orgy of the Divine Hermit. Special Guests: Elaine's cool boyfriend, El Guapo, Hefe, Vincent Vega, Jules, Jerry, George, Fred Armisen, Carrie...
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A Couple of Crucial Creative Concepts
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Natalie Goldberg's creative writing primer Writing Down the Bones. A couple of critically crucial creative concepts to help you captivate, compel, and command the crowd. Professor G. Truck's Inspirational List of Titles This episode as a blog post.
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William Carlos Williams vs. Wallace Stevens: Adjective Smackdown!
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by the William Carlos Williams poem "This Is Just To Say" and the Wallace Stevens poem "Of Mere Being." A poetic battle from the kitchen counter to the edge of space. Modernism at it's finest. Special Guests: The Dude, Vivaldi, Ezra Pound, Stravinsky, Better Than Ezra,...
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Tomorrow, I Will Play Video Games, Tomorrow
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Gabrielle Zevin's novel Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Simon Parkin's book Death by Video Game: Tales of Obsession from the Virtual Frontline. Special Guests: Jerry and Elaine, Oregon Trail, Lewis Gordon, Adrienne So, Geoff Dyer, Super Columbine Massacre…
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Riley Sager, You Give Genre Fiction a Bad Name
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Riley Sager's ridiculous mystery novel The House Across the Lake. Special Guests: Bart and Lisa Simpson, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Prahka Lasa, Rust Cohle, Marty Hart, and God.
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Duck Duck Oil Sands
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Kate Beaton's graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands. Special guests: Al Swearengen, Michael Scott, Dr. Strangelove, Dallas, Nigel Tufnel, and a lady who gets burned to death in an especially horrific PSA.
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Beware The Candy House
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Jennifer Egan's novel The Candy House. Special guests: John Barth, Jennifer Coolidge, and Professor G. Truck's subconscious mind. "Beware the Candy House"
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Stars, Caves, and Everything in Between
Thoughts (loosely) inspired by Neil deGrasse Tyson's book Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization. Special Guests: Thomas Dolby, Carl Sagan, Johnny Carson, the moon.
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