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Kindred - Episode 1 (e)

2023-05-10
Chris Hamm, Chris Jacobsen, Travis Rowe

Wherein we talk about the first section of Kindred and we also discuss: bygone bookstores and the death of memory, Reactions to the book, Casual brutality in a casually brutal time, Time travel pranks, Biblical names as plot hints, and the cunning use of not-yet-ancient coins.


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Things of note in this episode:

  • Intro Clip: Tactical Waterboarding
  • Bygone bookstores and the death of memory
  • Initial reactions to the book
  • Casual brutality for a casually brutal time
  • Economical Storytelling method
  • Time Travel Pranks
  • Biblical names as plot hints
  • Navigating in the dark (without Apple Maps)
  • The gig economy back in the day
  • Cool-ass conspiracies
  • Cunning use of not-yet-ancient coins
  • A portrait of the lady of the house in plantation times
  • Predictions for the rest of the book
  • Social media was a mistake
  • Homework for next time: Read the rest of the book
  • "What Else Is Good?"
  • On Second Thoughts
  • After Credits: Sports parents


What Else Is Good?:

Chris:

  • This book & other life events
Other Chris: Travis:


An automatically generated transcript of this episode is available here