Shared Armrests

Benjamin Buckmaster and Brian Larson

Two college educated pedants talk about many things related to culture, science fiction, and other subjects. The podcast is inspired by real conversations the hosts had on an airplane.

Episodes

  1. 10/12/2020 ·  Bonus

    Season 1 Bonus: How the Podcast Was named

    In this short bonus episode, Ben and Brian have a lighthearted conversation about the origins of the podcast. Well, it's name, anyway.  As ever, our music is by Evan Gardner.  You can follow us @ArmrestPodcast on Twitter

    8 min

  2. 09/28/2020 ·  Bonus

    Season 1 Bonus: Your feedback on Season 1

    Brian and Ben recap listener engagement and plan for the future. Requests we make of you: If you are a person who reviews or rates podcasts, please rate or review us on your favorite podcast platform. If not, please tell one person about your strong feelings about Brian's opinions.  If you'd like us to cover a topic, contact us on "Twitter, Facebook, Instagram for some reason..."  @ArmrestPodcast on Twitter

    17 min

  3. 09/14/2020

    The Idiom Game

    In this finale episode of Season 1, Ben and Brian play a round of the Idiom game.  About halfway through Brian notes, "I guess 15 minutes into the episode is a good time to add a scoring system." He's right. If you have any feedback from your own rounds of the idiom game, please let us know!  This is the last episode of season 1, but keep an eye on your podcast feeds fortnightly, as we have plans to return soon!  Our music is by Evan Gardner.

    24 min

  4. 08/31/2020

    Super Powered Pedants

    In this episode from Season 1, Brian and Ben talk about super powers. Genuine highlights include destroyed shoes and a sincere request for fan art of a government employee.  One minor note: Ben chose not to rerecord the ending, where Brian says "Join us next week for our season finale...", that episode will actually be up in two weeks.  Our music is by Evan Gardner.

    39 min

  5. 08/17/2020

    Are Museums Theft?

    On this episode from season 1, Ben and Brian ask a really hard question: are museums theft?  Some of our sources were:  An overview of the Elgen Marbles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles  The Guardian: Museums and looted art: the ethical dilemma of preserving world cultures: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/29/museums-looting-art-artefacts-world-culture  Another podcast which touched on this question after we recorded but before we published: https://www.relay.fm/pictorial/15  Our music is by Evan Gardner.

    29 min

  6. 08/03/2020

    Science Fiction and Culture

    In this episode from Season 1, Ben tries to convince Brian that culture is worth its weight on spacecrafts.  Alice Grove is a webcomic by Jeph Jacques: https://www.questionablecontent.net/alice1.html Schlock Mercenary is a webcomic by Howard Taylor. It actually concluded between recording and publication of our episode. Congratulations to Howard Taylor!  https://www.schlockmercenary.com/archives/ Mother of Demons is a novel by Eric Flint, which you can find wherever you get your books.

    40 min

  7. 07/20/2020

    The Archology is PreOpening

    In this episode from Season 1, Brian and Ben discuss all things archologies: pros, cons, and some real world examples.   Principle source for Kowloon Walled City content is this Atlas Obscura article: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city

    34 min

  8. Season 1 Trailer

    Season 1 Trailer

    The Shared Armrest Podcast is Coming Soon!  This trailer introduces the hosts and themes of the podcast.

    1 min

Trailer

About

Two college educated pedants talk about many things related to culture, science fiction, and other subjects. The podcast is inspired by real conversations the hosts had on an airplane.

Information

  • Creator
    Benjamin Buckmaster and Brian Larson
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Benjamin Buckmaster and Brian Larson
  • Show Website
    Shared Armrests