Killer Serials #10 – Escape: Earth Abides (2/22/20)
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1:27:05 – Dave in Kentucky with the complete Escape adventure Earth Abides from November 1950, plus the Chinese coronavirus, George R. Stewart, Isherwood Williams, Cal-Berkeley, ecology, the Sierra-Nevada mountains, John Dehner, Have Gun, Will Travel, magical thinking, US 40, Route 66, inbred Royals vs. Meghan and Harry, Three Skeleton Key, Elliott Reed, Harry Bartell, William Conrad, Suspense, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, bio-weapons, wet markets and bat soup, Hanlon’s Razor, Robert J. Hanlon, Robert A. Heinlein, the “devil theory” fallacy, Occam’s Razor, William of Ockham, Copernicus, Ptolemy, Copernican heliocentrism vs. Ptolemaic geocentrism, the Law of Unintended Consequences, conspiracy theories, useful idiots, The Omega Man, antibiotics and viruses, Nutrisystem, Parley Baer, Gunsmoke, Frontier Gentleman, Paladin, color-blind animals, prize boars and prize bores, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Marlin Perkins, Cannon, Jake and the Fat Man, symbols of authority, Chairman Mao, birth of the state, license to kill, Ecclesiastes 1:4, rebuilding civilization, etc.
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Show art: A radio-casual John Dehner, circa 1950s.
2:53:36 – Frank in New Jersey and New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Krispy Kreme returns to NJ, driving to Long Island, East Rutherford, American Dream, The Boys (Amazon Prime), Boy Scouts bankrupt, banking, HQ Trivia shuts down, Daytona 500, Pep Boys, Super Nintendo World Challenge, Chrysler Building Amazon Go, cribbage, 8SIA Asian Food Hall, politics, old car designs, Sleep shirt, snack review (Dada Cheesy Cauliflower Popcorn Florets), beverage review (Strawberry Lavender Vybes), Artemis Moon Program, King Arthur on Mars, Stone Quasar Nomad II, A Randomness Quota, Steely Dan, Cosmic Crisp apples, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:13:16)… Swimming (Waves Of Experience) by Webmadman [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Idiot Raven Second Hand Store by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Hardcore FM [via Webm8 productions], Show Me by Bullette [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-SA 2.5], Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues by Grateful Dead (Live at Cumberland County Civic Center on 1986-03-27, taped by Joe D’Amico) [Archive.org], Investigative Skills Lab (Narcotics Bust/Buy) (1997) (excerpt) [FedFlix, public domain], Lady Frankenstein (excerpt 12) [Archive.org, public domain], Hail to the Spirit of Liberty by John Philip Sousa (performed by “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band) [collection], Mightier Than Swords by OPTIMUS PRIME [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US], The Canopy by Stanleybirch [collection], Smallest Gold by Secret Babies [Jamendo, CC BY-SA 3.0], CBC Promos 1978 [YouTube], Real Genius (1985) [YouTube].
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2:44:50 – Frank in New Jersey and New York City, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Teemo, Legends of Runeterra, cribbage, double skunk, time travel, zombie genre, three card poker, Gentle Giant – Scraping the Barrel – Disc 3 – new recordings, and old solo projects (2004), Miami’s Dracula, Harley Quinn, Quibi, The Fred Allen Show, XFL, beverage review (Coca-Cola Energy), Robert Conrad dead at 84, Kirk Douglas dead at 103, Orson Bean (voice of Bilbo Baggins) dead at 91, Joaquin Phoenix, up on a soapbox, Most of the Badlands, focus groups, and much more… plus the Other Side (at 2:03:59)… Chris Shirley goes to Victoria’s Station in East Brunswick, NJ – 1983 [YouTube], Northern Express by Longman [Archive.org, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0], Gleaming the Cube (1989) Trailer [YouTube], Dancing Tiger by Damscray [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], b3 [textfiles.com], PM USA Video Newsletter 1987/06/00 (1987) (excerpt) [Archive.org], Porcho Patcho 8 (1/11/20) [Onsug, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], A Purpose to My Sins by Danish Daycare [FreeMusicArchive, CC BY-NC-ND 3.0], Human Racing by Banda Basura [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], The Clever Rodent Cafe by Another Flask of Weird [Archive.org, CC BY-ND 3.0], Mannequin (1987) Trailer [YouTube], The future is over – Edit by Jaime Heras [Jamendo, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0], Grand Forks – Columbia Mall commercial (1980) [YouTube].
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