It’s a historic week with debt crises, riots and we get into a sociological debate.
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East Meets West 258 – Humanity is lazy
We talk politics, the fate of humanity… and Thundercats.
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East Meets West 257 – Super zero
We get into what makes good storytelling via greek gods, superheroes and Star Trek.
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East Meets West 256 – Pile Grandma on top of the car
We talk about county fairs, regional differences, and what makes us so tribal and nationalistic.
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East Meets West 255 – You can’t broil the truth
An episode that starts reviewing Nerdtacular, rapidly devolves into a show about cooking and especially grilling.
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East Meets West 254 – Irritable Chang Syndrome
This week a classic potpourri of topics including self-diagnosis, dubious notoriety, posthumous awards, Super 8, how Doctor Who let Roger down, generation nomenclature, and your feedback.
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East Meets West 253 – TV the next generation
What starts as a conversation about Doctor Who turns into a long predictive exploration of TV distribution in the future.
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East Meets West 252 – You’ve been vacated
Tom and Roger talk about the weirdness of words and phrases, the beautiful city of Montreal, and more on the oddities of public transit.
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East Meets West 251 – Megalopolis
It’s amateur urban planning day on East Meets West. We talk about Houston, LA, suburbanization and the rise of the megalopolis. Why do we commute?
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East Meets West 250 – Humans behaving badly
From road rage to dealing with frustrations, we mull over why we lose it and how we deal with it. Then we talk about the British royal wedding and the meaning of monarchy.
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