Saturday, June 25, 2016

Episode 2.5

You came back for the latest show! Welcome to episode 2.5! This former leader of a failed nuclear nation and his friends thank you! You can find this find this episode in your favorite download service like iTunes, Podbean, or Google Music Play, or you can directly download it here.

This is a short topic discussion about a few random subjects. In episode 1, we talked about how social media should give us more substance and less shite. This episode is dedicated to a few topics gleaned from social media and how they impact our lives.

We discuss the Stuxnet computer virus and its role in toppling Iran's nuclear program. We move on to a recently discovered galaxy that is 13 billion light years in our 14.5 billion year old galaxy. Then we touch on treatment for cancer that involves reprogramming HIV. Then we finish with a super bug infection that is resistant to the antibiotic of last resort.

Thank you for listening to episode 2.5!

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Episode 2


You came back for the latest show. This clown and his friends thank you! You can find this find this episode in your favorite download service like iTunes, Podbean, or Google Music Play, or you can directly download the show from here.

Hello and welcome to episode 2! This episode is dedicated to discussion of all the Star Trek television series. Our homework was to watch an episode of Star Trek from each series and then talk about them.

In segment 1, we start with the original series Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy". Then we move on to the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Chain of Command, pt II" at the 27 minute mark.

In segment 2, we start with the Deep Space 9 episode "Duet" at the 51 minute mark. Then we move on to the Voyager episode "The Thaw" at the the 1 hr 4 minute mark. We finish the segment and show with the Enterprise episode "Similitude" around the 1 hr 19 minute mark.

In between the specific episode talk is general Star Trek discussion as well as non-Trek talk.

Thank you for listening to episode 2. Look for episode 2.5 on June 25th!