Deconstructing Tom’s editing filter, briefly Brother X, Star Wars and LOTR news, questionable parenting trends of the modern age and debating the value of death. Plus, Two Bit Geeks t-shirts are here!

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Ode to the Cutting Room Floor [00:22]

• The Curse of Knowledge
• How to remember your dreams

Bits & Pieces [09:40]

• Dare to be Stupid, Weird Al’s sublime pastiche
• A green light for a new Star Wars trilogy (no spoilers, Brother X)
• Bezos pays a boatload for the Lord of the Rings TV rights

Where have all the children gone? [23:51]

• Helicopter parenting and the vanishing neighborhood
• The digital allure of indoors and the decline of play
• The many layers of free-range, boredom and the calibration of letting go

To die or not to die: that is the question [49:05]

• Why Die? by RIP Grey
• Why Age? by Kurzgesagt
• Senescence discussion on Hello Internet

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Music by Lee Rosevere (CC by 4.0)