Season 14 - Prelude to Starship Troopers (e)
2023-08-14Chris Hamm, Chris Jacobsen, Travis Rowe
Wherein we introduce our new book, Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein, and we also discuss: microchip bit compatibility, Old Man moments at the post office, thoughts on bugs, kids toys for R Rated movies, was Robert Heinlein a fascist?, filming in recognizable cities where the story doesn't actually take place, and how Danielle might react to the movie.
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Things of note in this episode:
- Intro Clip: Dude, I can't change that
- Microchip bit compatibility
- Old Man Post office moments
- Coins
- Bette Midler
- Thoughts on Bugs
- Random Tarantulas
- Kids toys for R Rated Movies
- About Robert Heinlein
- Invention of the waterbed
- Was Heinlein a fascist?
- The Movie
- Filming in recognizable cities where the story doesn't actually take place
- Taking bets on how Danielle will respond to the movie
- Homework for next time: Read Chapters 1 - 9
- "What Else Is Good?"
- On Second Thoughts
- After Credits: More on Redacted
What Else Is Good?:
Chris:
Other Chris: Travis:An automatically generated transcript of this episode is available here