Parallel Barking

Le Petit Robert, a prominent dictionary in France, is used as an academic reference and is considered one of the highest authorities on the language, added a new and controversial pronoun in its online addition this year. "i - e - l", pronounced "yell", is a mash up of the feminine 'elle' and 'masculine' il.  The term is already being used among the youth, but traditionalists are viewing the...

Happy 2022! And welcome to a second season of Parallel Barking.  In this episode, Arianna and Larry discuss the popular phenomenon of non-fungible tokens, or those digital blockchain assets that are unique and non-interchangeable, whose purpose is to certify authenticity and ownership (of the token itself and sometimes an additional physical item, like a piece of art, for example).  More...

At the end of their very first podcast season, Ari and Larry bring on special guest and their biggest fan... mom , to provide some additional input, flavor and feedback on our performance thus-far.  This particular discussion covers what we are putting out to the world right now and how we want to be remembered when we're gone--or even if we want to be remembered. 

Are you maybe, perhaps, thinking about the idea of possibly being interested in the prospect of Law School at some point soon or in the future? Then this is the episode for you! Listen to some crucial questions and answers you'll want to hear before making the plunge. 

We discuss the interesting range of Tik Tok school challenges becoming popular recently -- most notably the "slap a staff member" challenge. 

Anime is so popular these days, even Congressional representatives are getting in on the action. R-AZ Gosar was officially censured for his Twitter-posted rendition of an "Attack on Titan" anime spoof that included depictions of himself assaulting D-NY AOC and hinting the same for president Biden. This begs the question--is violence in cartoons actually violence inflicted on the individual? How fa...

Recently Portugal passed a law that makes it illegal for a superior to contact their employee in any manner outside of office hours. The goal of the new labor law is to give remote workers better work/life balance. Another rule being implemented includes banning employers from monitoring employees at home. Is this a new or continuing trend? What does this mean for the US, if anything? 

What's in a curse? ...err a cursed movie? Does it require the supernatural or just rushed preparation? It's up to you. 

That game Fortnite, those other virtual worlds like Minecraft and Decentraland and many other fantastical virtual playgrounds are where people go to interact with each other in ways beyond the physical realm. Some dream of complete alternative digital worlds with infrastructure to support the majority of a person's or society's way of life. Imagine digital goods, currencies and identities travelin...

Halloween, what?! What do you think of when you think of "Halloween"? Is it the typical witches, ghosts, or bloody-hand in the toilet? That last one was a little weird. Anyway, you might think of ghosts, or you might think of the costumes we wear on the holiday--and any other day of the year. The horror!

After seeing the final episode of the season, we discuss our thoughts on the whole thing, the ending, should there be more and everything else in between. 

After watching every single episode of Squid Game except the very last, we argue about the endless possibilities that await in the culmination of the season.