We get into what makes good storytelling via greek gods, superheroes and Star Trek.
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We talk about county fairs, regional differences, and what makes us so tribal and nationalistic.
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An episode that starts reviewing Nerdtacular, rapidly devolves into a show about cooking and especially grilling.
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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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What starts as a conversation about Doctor Who turns into a long predictive exploration of TV distribution in the future.
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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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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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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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We’ve been playing Portal 2 quite a bit, so we talk non-spoilery about that, then get very spoilery about the new Doctor Who season and finish off with mostly non-spoilery talk of Game of Thrones on HBO.
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We talk about the upcoming TV series Game of Thrones, and what makes for good stories. Can fluff be good sometimes?
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