Michael and Ethan begin their discussion of Ball Lightning, by Cixin Liu.

In this episode:

Segues drive us over the edge

We come up with a bad SF novel

There is laziness

Ethan knows nothing about China. Well, he knows 2 things.

The idea is the main character, but also the main character is the idea

Michael would be mad at himself, but he’s intentional (I think)

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MUSIC & SFX:

"Kessy Swings Endless - (ID 349)" by Lobo Loco. Used by permission.

"The Grim Reaper - II Presto" by Aitua. Used under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License.

"Thinking It Over" by Lee Rosevere. Used under an Attribution License.