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This interview was mind blowing. Phil is creating 24 hours of music 5 minutes at a time and it's amazingly good. Lionel and I talk with him about his very detailed process and the story behind some of the songs starting at 12am and continuing until 2:59am as of the time of this podcast. That may sound confusing, but all becomes clear as we talk with Phil. Listen to the full project here: http...

From man hole covers to equal protection under the law, Lionel and Jim go to town over subjects in which they have little to no expertise. They go down the rabbit holes of International Law, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, legal personhood, the Bill of Rights, natural rights, abortion, guns, and other things they just can't help talking about. References: https://funnynotfunny.bigego....

We were graced with the voice over artist Walter Dixon on our podcast. We discuss the process of narrating an audiobook, the days of radio and cutting tape, Leo Kottke, and the emergence of AI on the audiobook scene. Visit his work at https://dixonvoice. References: https://funnynotfunny.bigego.com/links/f/S1~dot~18-Walter-Dixon/

Julia to the rescue! There are too many books and authors to list here, but we cover a lot of new possible reads. Julia also brings some worthy shows to our attention. We start our conversation about the 14th Amendment, T he Second Founding by Eric Foner, and Allow Me to Retort by Elie Mystal but find our way back to sci-fi and fantasy before things get too out of hand. References: https://funnyno...

Lionel and Jim discuss Mastodon, social media, or lack thereof, USB alarms going off in Lionel's headphones, and modern modes of communication. They talk about the possible dwindling need now for office space for businesses and universities in the new reality. Jim gets Lionel to list is college band names. Bladerunner 2049, Cowboy Bebop and The Fifth Element come up. In they end they decide t...

Lionel and Jim discuss the novel Uprooted by Naomi Novik the novel The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins the novels Anathem and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson John Coulthart's unusual website: johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/ The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes Chris Burden's (not Eric Burden's) sculpture The Other Vietnam Memorial

David decided after graduating NYU in the late 80's that he did not want a traditional desk job. He joined the Seafarers International Union as an unlicensed deckhand. Eventually he joined the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and finally got his officer's license in 2013. He has sailed all over the world on US flagged vessels. He worked as a licensed deck officer in the Masters, Mates...

Lionel and I talk about my upcoming lecture on Speculative Fiction and Society, Laurie Anderson, why agriculture may have been a bad idea, and more.

Lionel and Jim discuss a lecture by Nick Weaver of Berkley regarding crypto currency and blockchain from the computer security perspective. You can view the lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9nv0Ol-R5Q We also talk about Lionel's college tour of the Northeast, and his experience at an actual Chris Chandler show.

We had a nice sit down with the intrepid Chris Chandler who joined us from a park bench near his current home in Austin because there was construction going on in his dwelling. We talk about his life as a troubadour poet, Texas, Georgia, and when you are really in trouble with the police. References: https://funnynotfunny.bigego.com/links/f/S1~dot~11-Chris-Chandler/

Bob Loy is Director of Orchestra Personnel and Librarian at Opera Philadelphia. We discuss classical music in the time of the pandemic, production of orchestral, opera, and chamber music, and music in general. Bob was a wonderful guest and we know he has many more stories to share. We hope to have him back soon.

Lionel and Jim discuss Jim’s exodus from Spotify, Napster, the business of music, the DMCA, common misused words like non-plussed, fixing the mess that still is email, the idea of Merit in Jim’s Wakeful Wanderer novels, Malcom Gladwell, and Moneyball. The audio mix on this was terrible. Jim is too loud, Lionel is too quiet. After trying his best to mix this one, Jim decided to move to...

Lionel and Jim discuss the French Toast Alert System, Ursula K. LeGuin’s The Disposessed , William Gibson’s The Peripheral , Jim’s adventures with Spotify and streaming, and Jim’s theory about the movie The Social Network .References: https://funnynotfunny.bigego.com/links/f/S1~dot~08-Meet-The-Pope/

Lionel and Jim discuss finding office space, The Rings of Power, Tolkien and England, Station Eleven HBO adaptation, The Expanse finale, Company Email, and Jim's reflections on having joined a cult. Mentioned: The Rings of Power, William Morris, Gary Gygax, Coal: A Human History, Station Eleven, The Expanse Book series, Uncoverage by Una Morera, My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgård, Correc...

Lionel and Jim talk about the dawn of broadband and the internet in Texas and New England, invasive technologies, Jim’s novels, and more.

In this episode, Lionel and Jim talk about Mark Bittman's new book Animal, Vegetable Junk .

Lionel and Jim discuss Lionel's new purchase, Station Eleven , Foundation , and other books and movies you should never recommend to Lionel.

Thank you to Julia Tenney for suggesting the name of our podcast. In this episode, Lionel & Jim discuss American Nations & Union by Colin Woodard, Distraction & Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling, Station Eleven , and Notes from the Burning Age by Claire North. Credit to Barry Crimmins for the title of this episode.

Our first episode. We talk about the book Hitler’s American Gamble by Brendan Simms , Jimi Hendrix, & Paolo Bacigalupi’s Pump Six and Other Stories .