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EP 210 Frank Lantz on the Beauty of Games

Posted November 20, 202301:26:12

Jim talks with Frank Lantz about the ideas in his new book, The Beauty of Games. They discuss Frank's analysis of Benjamin Soule's arcade game Serpentes,...

EP 209 C. Owen Paepke on the Purple Presidency

Posted November 7, 202301:08:53

Jim talks with C. Owen Paepke in part three of a mini-series on the No Labels potential third-party presidential campaign. They discuss Owen's early...

EP 208 Jack Visnjic on Anacyclosis

Posted November 2, 202301:08:01

Jim talks with Jack Visnjic, aka Lantern Jack, about Polybius's theory of anacyclosis and cyclical history. They discuss the origins of the name Lantern...

EP 207 Paul Watson on Adventures in Eco-Activism

Posted October 31, 202301:04:38

Jim talks with Paul Watson about his recent book Hit Man for the Kindness Club: High Seas Escapades and Heroic Adventures of an Eco-Activist. They...

EP 206 Ryan Clancy on No Labels

Posted October 26, 202300:43:41

Jim talks with Ryan Clancy, the chief strategist for No Labels, in the second of a 3-part series exploring different aspects of the No Labels possible...