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#495 - All The News That's Fit to Squee 36:05

5d ago36:05

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We have Dragon Awards and Hugo Awards, we kick off Some Desperate Glory, and wrap up our final thoughts on The Spear That Cuts Through Water. Also, we determine we might need to squee more.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#494 - Wheel of Thyme 39:20

1M ago39:20

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This is not a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles podcast but it sure does end like one. But before it comes to that we boggle at all the awesome award winners, and talk about our good first impressions of The Spear That Cuts Through Water. Oh, and we have an idea for a cafe filled with Brandon Sanderson puns. Oh the puns!…

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Bacteriophages 50:43

1M ago50:43

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the most abundant lifeform on Earth: the viruses that 'eat' bacteria. Early in the 20th century, scientists noticed that something in their Petri dishes was making bacteria disappear and they called these bacteriophages, things that eat bacteria. From studying these phages, it soon became clear that they offered coun…

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#493 - Bunny Lamps and Bad Decisions 53:16

2M ago53:16

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Oh, Hugos. Also, the best Sci-Fi books of all time, and will AI kill the planet? We kick off our August book The Spear that Cuts Through Water, and wrap up our last thoughts on Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#492 - Smokey and the Narrator 38:12

2M ago38:12

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We debate whether we want dead celebrities to read our audiobooks. How long is too long for a series? And our non-spoilery takes on Cursed Bunny.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#79 Eternity's Echo 29:00

2M ago29:00

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What if sound lives forever? Music: Imaginary Landscape No. 4 by John Cage Tezeta by Mulatu Askatke Electronium Music Score by Raymond Scott Lacrymae by Melodium Kapsburger by Clogs A Lake by Emily A. Sprague Tiden Effert Hoffet by I.B. Sundstrom When the Northern Lights by Max Richter X-Ray by Youth Lagoon Legions (War) by Zoe Keating Disintegrati…

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#491 - Next Month, Trauma! 56:37

3M ago56:37

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It's awards season and we cover them all, including a Martha Wells sweep! We wrap up our thoughts on Sword of Kaigen and get excited (read: trigger warnings) for Cursed Bunny, our July pick.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#490 - Cosy Adjacent 48:14

3M ago48:14

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Are we living in a Maas society? Veronica has recommendations in joining on the Sarah J. Maas train. Independent bookstores are on the rise. We kick off The Sword of Kaigen and give our spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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Mercury 53:49

3M ago53:49

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the planet which is closest to our Sun. We see it as an evening or a morning star, close to where the Sun has just set or is about to rise, and observations of Mercury helped Copernicus understand that Earth and the other planets orbit the Sun, so displacing Earth from the centre of our system. In the 20th century, f…

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#489 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Veronicas 33:37

4M ago33:37

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We have Locus Award and Arthur C. Clarke award nominees. We share our non-spoilery thoughts on Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. And Tom discovers Birria Ramen!Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#488 - Barrayar Your Sword 47:19

4M ago47:19

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Some great books in the Seiun Awards in Japan, why Sword and Laser is good for your heart, we kick off the May pick, and finally wrap up our thoughts on the surprising complexity and depth of the awesome Cordelia's Honor.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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Nikola Tesla 52:50

4M ago52:50

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) and his role in the development of electrical systems towards the end of the nineteenth century. He made his name in New York in the contest over which current should flow into homes and factories in America. Some such as Edison backed direct current or DC while …

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#487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas? 35:16

5M ago35:16

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OMG all of the top bestsellers are romantasy! What order should you read series in? Does it matter? Also why is Veronica telling Tom to suck it? Or did we misunderstand. Tune in and find out!Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#486 - Pre-re-read 34:20

5M ago34:20

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Will Veronica and Tom make it to Glasgow? Not after that embarrassing German pronunciation. And after talking some baseball, they dig into non-spoilery discussion of Cordelia's Honor.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle 58:02

6M ago58:02

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German physicist who, at the age of 23 and while still a student, effectively created quantum mechanics for which he later won the Nobel Prize. Werner Heisenberg made this breakthrough in a paper in 1925 when, rather than starting with an idea of where atomic particles were at any one time, he worked backwards fr…

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#485 - Triangles Are Stronger 48:35

6M ago48:35

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The Nebula Award nominees are out! Should we re-read Neuromancer? Veronica explains Type I, II, and III fun. The truth behind Cordelia's Honor. And our final thoughts on Iron Widow.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#78 The Blowout 39:40

6M ago39:40

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The story of one of the worst numerical beatdowns in the history of professional sports. Music: - Reckless by Brocker Way - Green Groves of Erin by Yo Yo Ma - Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Vivaldi - Classic Battle by Sam Spence - Denmark by Portland Cello Project - Independant by Brocker Way - Tilting at Windmills by Brocker Way - Ride of the Valkyr…

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#484 - It's Giving "Mad" 48:34

6M ago48:34

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We check in on who's winning the tournament. A vikings kids book! Where it's stabbing time! We talk a little bit about Iron Widow, and wrap up Shadow of the Gods.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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Hormones 50:13

6M ago50:13

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss some of the chemical signals coursing through our bodies throughout our lives, produced in separate areas and spreading via the bloodstream. We call these 'hormones' and we produce more than 80 of them of which the best known are arguably oestrogen, testosterone, adrenalin, insulin and cortisol. On the whole hormones…

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Don't Be a Slave: Nietzsche on Philosophy and Slavery 8:44

6M ago8:44

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For references, see Nietzsche on the Pride of the Philosopher in Contrast to the Slave ✦ Subscribe to the coolest newsletter in the world https://OtherLife.co ✦ If you're working on independent creative work, join the next cohort of https://IndieThinkers.orgJustin Murphy

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#483 - C is for Chestburster 44:14

7M ago44:14

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A few more thoughts on the Hugos, who would win in a fight between Maas and Yarros, and we preview our March Madness brackets!Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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We're Back: On how I fixed the company (a big lesson for independent scholars) 20:01

7M ago20:01

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A personal reflection and update on my 5-year journey to design a new kind of scholarly life for the internet era. In a previous podcast, I shared how the Other Life company hit some hard times. Here I explain what I learned from that, and how I've turned it around. I share some meditations on the pursuit of weird goals, finding one's own path, and…

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#482 - Let's Talk About Seax, Baby 54:47

7M ago54:47

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We've opened nominations for Mad Marchness!, our March tournament of book picks. Plus, the failure of the Hugos and the rise of Romantasy. And we begin our first impressions of Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#481 - Big Trouble in Little Worldcon 54:27

8M ago54:27

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Surprise, there's a problem with hosting the Hugos in China. Plus: Keanu Reeves is co-writing with China Mieville, we kick off our February read, The Shadow of the Gods. And our spoilery thoughts on The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#480 - What You Can Do With Mickey Mouse 49:14

8M ago49:14

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Alternatives to Goodreads, and one of them is Amazon. Which owns Goodreads. What you can and can't do with Mickey Mouse. The "Who should play Murderbot" discussion continues. Typical human and augmented human stuff! Plus why Veronica should read this month's book pick.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#479 - Where Have All The Beef Suits Gone? 48:57

9M ago48:57

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Are there too many Nat 20s in Kings of the Wyld, our stance on Skarsgard as Murderbot, and we introduce the January pick (which has a lot of triggers).Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#478 - Without A Lick of Condensation 35:14

9M ago35:14

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All the end of year book picks are out with lots of great titles to add to your own list! Did Vonnegut think he was a genre writer? And our non-spoilery thoughts about Kings of the Wyld.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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we almost just died (and it was great, I think?) 17:36

10M ago17:36

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On muddling through, faith, and the absurdity of pursuing a singular creative vision on the open market... A story about the past few months of Other Life (and the next few). ✦ If you’re in the Los Angeles area, come to our meetup tomorrow Friday Dec. 1 at 3pm in Santa Monica. RSVP here. Other Life ✦ Subscribe to the coolest newsletter in the world…

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#477 - I Said What I Said, She Said 44:49

10M ago44:49

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Veronica now knows how to catch up on Old Man's War. Should good books not be SciFi? Is "they said" saying too much? He “sucked his teeth” is not enough! We kick off Kings of the Wyld and wrap up Mimicking of Known Successes.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#476 - Don't Get Your Atmoscarf In A Bunch 34:36

10M ago34:36

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We're huge fans of mushrooms! Fourth Wing is EVERYWHERE. And remember, the very aspects of a novel you might not fancy could be the same ones that captivate someone else.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#475 - Father Knows Best 48:07

10M ago48:07

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Awards season is here! We're celebrating deserving winners and discussing potential TV and movie adaptations of our favorite books. This November, we're diving into a novel about trains on Jupiter and concluding our October discussion on Father’s “5D chess.”Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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Plankton 48:41

10M ago48:41

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the tiny drifting organisms in the oceans that sustain the food chain for all the lifeforms in the water and so for the billions of people who, in turn, depend on the seas for their diet. In Earth's development, the plant-like ones among them, the phytoplankton, produced so much oxygen through photosynthesis that aro…

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#474 - The Vibe-rary at Mt. Char 35:26

11M ago35:26

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Best books of the year? Already? How Veronica got her k-wires out. And our non-spoilery thoughts on Library at Mount Char.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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Albert Einstein 49:29

11M ago49:29

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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the man who, in 1905, produced several papers that were to change the world of physics and whose name went on to become a byword for genius. This was Albert Einstein, then still a technical expert at a Swiss patent office, and that year of 1905 became known as his annus mirabilis ('miraculous year'). While Einstein c…

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#473 - Dewey Decimated 44:40

11M ago44:40

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Veronica's state of K-wires, the most highly-rated books in the world, we kick off our read of The Library of Mount Char, and wrap up China Mountain Zhang.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#472 - Felicia Day Opens Her Third Eye 48:13

12M ago48:13

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We talk to Felicia Day about her new Audible Original Third Eye, and how her own struggles led to her story about a chosen one who fails. Plus, we talk about the importance of doing what you love and learning to leave your past behind (and why she's eating ground turkey a lot).Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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#471 - PSL: Pumpkin Sword and Laser 56:58

12M ago56:58

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Guess what? The new Bobiverse is coming, and we would love to have your emails! Plus, we've got some super cool thoughts (no spoilers, promise) on China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh. But you don't have to take my blurb for it!Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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The Rigor of Angels: Kant, Borges, & Heisenberg with William Egginton 51:32

12M ago51:32

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I'm joined by author William Egginton to discuss his new book The Rigor of Angels. We talk Borges, Kant, and Heisenberg—and the big idea(s) they had in common. We discuss the antimonies of knowledge and the possibility that art is their solution. We discuss Coltrane, intelligence, creativity, biography, academia, and specialization vs. generalism. …

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#470 - Hammfisted 40:44

1y ago40:44

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The last new Terry Pratchett stories, the rise of nonsense literature, a brief intro to our September pick China Mountain Zhang, and final thoughts on Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo.Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont

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