Ped & Tom are agog with gravitas at the end of Force Awakens, the subjective experience of movies, the marvelous MCU, the 2017 total solar eclipse (featuring the fabulous Path of Totality), climate change XKCD-style, increasing global empathy and saving the species with podcasts in space.

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The end of Force Awakens [00:39]

• Hello Internet discusses the end of Force Awakens
• Comprehensive review of Force Awakens easter eggs (Filup Molina)

The Marvel Cinematic Universe [05:18]

• Which is Nerdier: Star Wars or Star Trek? (College Humor)

Total Solar Eclipse in the US, Aug 21 2017 [17:01]

• The August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in the US
• The Path of Totality, totally
• “Eclipse Chasers”

XKCD on Climate Change [27:57]

• XKCD 1732: A Timeline of Earth Temperature (the esteemed Randall Munroe)
• “The Hockey Stick Graph”
• NPR critique
• Saving The Planet (George Carlin)
• Foundation series (Isaac Asimov)
• Classic Doctor Who: The Ark in Space

Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)