Stars End S3E21 - The Podcast Has a Notoriously Short Memory

Obligatory Star Trek reference loading… Do you know what a “teaser” is?  You probably do, but just in case I’ll tell you anyway. A teaser is the bit of a teevee episode that precedes the opening.   Nothing much happens in a teaser except to set up the action and hopefully grab your attention.  A wedding on the Enterprise is interrupted by a red alert.  A landing party beams down to Cestus III to find the outpost destroyed.  Chekov screams in terror because he’s been startled by an inexplicably elderly couple.  You get the idea. And boy, does the Great and Glorious Az have a teaser for you!  A quick 126 pages of astral viewing, etymology, rhetoric, and a description of a government official that made Joseph‘s wife, Joanne, groan in faux outrage. That’s the first three chapters of The Robots of Dawn and not a whole hell of a lot happens. We talk about it, you listen to us.  A splendid time will be had by all.  Hopefully. Also, a spoiler warning.  If you’re new to the podcast and haven’t finished the novel yet, you might want to read ahead before listening to the episode.  Or not.  It’s up to you.