Pronunciations, world TV shows, moving, school lunches, moving around.
This Week – EMW 401
Tom and Roger talk about what they think about the election.
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Time Is a Crystal – 400
This year was too in focus, shifting meanings, looking back keeps Roger young, the impact of 2020, free will?, being outside of time, time crystals.
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Don’t Eat Pangolins- EMW 399
We missed a month! But we’re back with talk of mail, what happened to the word “enlarge?” the Simpson’s and Groundhog Day’s effect on language, thumbs up, origins of gung-ho, picking up language, the English language, Pangolins.
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Broken Phone, Broken Heart – EMW 388
Tom gives Roger a broken phone, how the pandemic affects business, Roger goes to Korea town and gets berries, smiling in a mask, wash your hands before you eat, overmarketing hygiene, why people smell the way they do.
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Fame vs. Celebrity – EMW 387
Dealing with notoriety, fame vs. celebrity, unknown vs. anonymous, also Banksy, Does the octomom go to cons?
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Traveling When Non-White – EMW 386
Almost 15 years, delivering groceries, moving out, Portland, traveling when non-white, subtle signs of racism.
EMW 385 – It’s Gonna Be All Right
Tom is old. Skepticism, cynicism, and nihilism. Overcoming hardships. Dealing with world events. Sociability.
Let’s Learn from this – EMW 384
Podcasting is an essential service, will we have CES, or any large gatherings, predicting what happens next, seeing the cracks in society.
Life in the Time of Pandemic – EMW 383
Production in the time of social distancing, how people behave outside, checking your PO box, taxes in the time of pandemic, living through history.