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Red October - Episode 2 (e)

2021-10-15
Chris Hamm, Chris Jacobsen, Travis Rowe

Wherein we discuss the middle section of The Hunt for Red October (chapters 8 thru 13) and we also discuss: multiple secret plans being executed at once, brinksmanship with missiles and radar, mixing oxygen tanks and cigarettes, souvenirs that Chris may or may not have brought back from Egypt, and Other Chris explains some basics of espionage.


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Things of note in this episode:

  • Intro Clip: Crystal Skull in the Bass Pro Pyramid
  • The touring Titanic exhibit
  • Final Fantasy 7:Remake and getting dresses for Cloud
  • "How about this boat?"
  • Just how many times we probably almost died due to missile brinksmanship
  • "Plain-spoken country President / Hyper chicken"
  • Giving an over/under of computer processing time
  • Questioning 1980's satellite technology
  • More Info on Hollywood Showers
  • Mixing oxygen tanks and cigarettes
  • Other Chris explains a bit about espionage and Dead Drops
  • Predictions for the last third of the book
  • Fun times at Seaworld
  • "What Else Is Good?"
  • Facebook's shitty algorithm
  • After Credits: Ads on Facebook