Episode 5 - SciFi and Swearing

In this episode of our meandering discussion podcast we talk about science fiction, zombies, swearing and various TV shows and movies. All over the place this time.

Topics include:

• Anniversaries that aren't anniversaries
• Looking at comments and responding to them
• Jim and PacBilly play FTL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojG04p7PKhc
• Hard and soft science fiction
• The Light of Other Days http://www.stephen-baxter.com/books.html#lood
• The Firstborn Saga http://www.stephen-baxter.com/books.html#odyssey
• New Star Wars films and origin stories http://is.gd/nibCCn
• Zombies
• The quality of US TV and Movies
• Derek (TV Show) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3UvuoCFDcs
• Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS0VsWlnTVE
• Swearing and taboo words
• Fry's Planet Word http://is.gd/ckgmkH

Please let us know what you think in the comments, and ask us any questions or suggest topics for later episodes.

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Episode 4 - Space of the Outer Persuasion

In this episode of our meandering discussion podcast we talk about space and space games.

Topics include:

• SPACE!
• Difficulty and risks of getting to Mars
• SciShow episode about that  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw09bLwd3Ak
• Mars One  http://www.mars-one.com
• Terrible movie physics (minor IJ: Crystal Skull spoiler)   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arib8uWMWsM
• The cloud city in Star Wars
• Immersion in space games
• Elite Dangerous and form following function  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsBPDnHiTi8
• Eve Online bank scandal  http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/07/09/eve-online-bank-scandal
• Can humanity become a spacefaring civilisation?

Please let us know what you think in the comments!

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