55 Podcast Episodes
SHORTS! Episode 2 - “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang
SHORTS! Episode 2 - “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang
It’s our very second short story mini-episode! Alien Abduction August keeps rolling along with Ted Chiang’s “Story of Yo... Read more
14 Aug 2023
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32mins
Developing AI Like Raising Kids - Alison Gopnik & Ted Chiang
Developing AI Like Raising Kids - Alison Gopnik & Ted Chiang
This episode is produced in association with the CASBS project "The Social Science of Caregiving," and draws further in... Read more
1 Jun 2023
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55mins
(The Arrival movie was based on) Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
(The Arrival movie was based on) Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Our YouTube channel is here (audio only, for now): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QXNiZn4c0btMe0K0piUeQStop! This bo... Read more
22 May 2023
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38mins
42. Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang
42. Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang
The last of our Ted Chiang short story series! We both enjoyed this story but we both felt it was a heavier topic and ev... Read more
4 May 2023
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40mins
39. Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
39. Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
More Ted Chiang! This is the last of the short stories by Ted Chiang that we are reviewing. Tower of Babylon was a good ... Read more
11 Apr 2023
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38mins
35. Liking What You See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang
35. Liking What You See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang
Don’t be fooled by the title! This is a short story written in a documentary format, not actually a film. Both of us rea... Read more
14 Mar 2023
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51mins
138 Emma Dayton Petersen on "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang
138 Emma Dayton Petersen on "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang
Emma Dayton Petersen lives in NYC, and is working towards getting her Masters Degree in Speech Pathology. While studyin... Read more
13 Mar 2023
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30mins
Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang
11 Jan 2023
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1hr 16mins
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Benjamin Rosenbaum, ”THE UNRAVELING” w/ Ted Chiang
LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Benjamin Rosenbaum, ”THE UNRAVELING” w/ Ted Chiang
In the far-off future, Fift is a Staid-gendered youth–working towards logic and thoughtfulness–just trying to figure out... Read more
3 Aug 2022
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1hr 5mins
Ep. 39 "Ted Chiang and the Metrics of Personhood"
Ep. 39 "Ted Chiang and the Metrics of Personhood"
Surprise! It's a bonus season 1 episode we've been keeping on the back burner! Ted Chiang comes onto the show to have a ... Read more
22 Jul 2022
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2hr 28mins