Two Reluctant Cogs

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An exploration of modern absurdity with an emphasis on speculative hot takes.

09/28/2022

Episode 19: The Last Question

Trevor and Cy discuss Isaac Asimov's short story *The Last Question* and try to figure out what the answer actually was. Link to the short story: https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf

1h 21m
08/15/2022

Episode 18: Angry Grapes

Bonus Episode: Trevor reads Chapter 5 from the well known make-em-up "Grapes of Wrath".
08/07/2022

Episode 17: You Love Oil

Trevor and Cy discuss Wendell Berry's Essay "The Ecological Crisis as a Crisis of Character". https://archive.org/stream/wendellberrytheunsettlingofamericaculturezlib.org/%5BWendell_Berry%5D_The_Unsettling_of_America__Culture%28z-lib.org%29_djvu.txt

1h 29m
07/09/2022

Episode 16: To the republic for which it stands

The majority of a discussion on Federalist Paper number 10 written by James Madison in 1787. https://billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sources/federalist-no-10

1h 17m
06/20/2022

Episode 15: The Three Cog Problem

Trevor and Cy discuss the Three Body Problem and the Remembrance of Earth's Past series.

1h 34m
11/19/2021

Episode 14: React Authentically

Trevor and Cy discuss the new Dune movie before jumping into an essay titled "The Authentic Reactionary" by Nicolás Gómez Dávila. Link to the essay: https://isi.org/modern-age/the-authentic-reactionary/

1h 31m
10/18/2020

Orwell Cancels 2020

The boyz are back with the hottest of takes on the general election, Orwell, and more!

1h 33m
04/04/2020

I Take No Responsibility For This Crisis

Conversation filled with confusion, sadness, reflection, and optimism from the depths of the covid crisis.

1h 19m

An exploration of modern absurdity with an emphasis on speculative hot takes.

Creator

particleinabox.space
Years Active

2020 - 2022
Episodes

18
Rating

Explicit
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Two Reluctant Cogs