Episodes
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Finnish school kids' meal bag vs. British school kids' meal bag (Twitter) UK Government Communication Service blog post example
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The Progressive Case for Breaking Up the BBC – while increasing public funding for the good things it does! Things we're watching and reading, including: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders It's a Sin (Channel 4) Catch Me If You Can (Wikipedia) Kajillionaire Another Round
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The Lab-Leak Hypothesis by Nicholson Baker (New York Magazine) Did America Use Bioweapons in Korea? Nicholson Baker Tried to Find Out (New York Times book review)
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America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent by Zeynep Tufekci (The Atlantic)
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Sorry for the poor audio quality on Adrian’s bits, he accidentally turned down the gain on his mic, and while we were able to boost the volume, that introduced a bunch of noise!
Jesse Singal's tweet linking to Vice's story on Penguin Random House staffers' reaction to their publishing Jordan Peterson's next bookFollow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia
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Sorry for the poor audio quality on Adrian's bits, he accidentally turned down the gain on his mic, and while we were able to boost the volume, that introduced a bunch of noise!
A giant leap forward by DeepMind in AI protein-folding prediction How to start reading againFollow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia
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The rise and fall of Adobe Flash Flash Game History The 'Screen Time' debate
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Naomi's virtual travel instructions!
Look for music from the country Search on BBC Sounds (there’s a prog called World Music Road Trip and also sometimes stuff in From Our Own Correspondent) Also try documentaries, especially Storyville Find the best movie you’ve never seen from that country Internet search for recipes from there Look online for specialist ingredients Is there takeaway from there one could get? Can you do a few minutes of language learning via Duolingo etc? Just enough to say hello, goodbye, please and thank you? Who’s their most famous writer? Read a short story Have they ever had a movie up for best foreign picture Oscar, or best short or best documentary? Where would you stay? Pick a hotel. Have a look on Google Street View to see where you “are” Is there a board game (or video game!) from that country to try? What sights would you try to see if you were there? Can you find virtual tours online? What do people drink in a cafè or bar there? Can you learn to sing something that’s popular there or written there? Put the radio on all day from that country Change your Twitter/social media localisation to that country
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Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Ghosts (BBC) The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) Upload (Amazon Prime) Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (Viki) After Life (BFI Player)
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BBC journalists told not to 'virtue signal' in social media crackdown (The Guardian) Official BBC social media guidance What Is The Internet Doing To Boomers’ Brains? (Huffpost) The creation of Boris Johnson by Tanya Gold (Unherd)
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Oculus Quest 2 VR headset Oculus now requires a Facebook account Jaron Lanier's Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Adrian's mini-review on Twitter
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (Wikipedia)
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We talk about books we've recently enjoyed, including:
The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard: Volume 1 Charles Palliser (including The Quincunx) Gilgamesh Beowulf: A New Verse Translation by Seamus Heaney Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley LogicomixFollow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia
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Hot off the presses, we catch up with each other and talk about all the latest news!
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Lockdown Mental Health British Literary Shenanigans with Baroness Nicholson, Damian Barr, and Janice Turner JK Rowling Hamilton Vaccine Good News
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America Inc., Andrea's new book! Near-Future Writing QAnon and ARGs Being Creative Now
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Naomi Alderman Was Writing a Pandemic Novel Before the Pandemic Hit (New York Times) L'Île-des-Pins in New Caledonia (Wikipedia) 4K Japan Videowalks from Rambalac America, Inc. – Andrea's upcoming new book
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Exit: The Game – The Abandoned Cabin Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo Switch) Death Stranding/Hideo Kojima Twitter joke
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Flatten the Curve
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Daf Yomi (Wikipedia) Sefaria The Disputation (YouTube) St. John's College Great Books Curriculum
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