Shared Armrests

Shared Armrests

By Benjamin Buckmaster and Brian LarsonSociety & Culture
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Shared Armrests episodes

  • Season 1 Bonus: How the Podcast Was named

    In this short bonus episode, Ben and Brian have a lighthearted conversation about the origins of the podcast. Well, it's name, anyway. 


    As ever, our music is by Evan Gardner. 

    You can follow us @ArmrestPodcast on Twitter

    8 min
  • Season 1 Bonus: Your feedback on Season 1

    Brian and Ben recap listener engagement and plan for the future.

    Requests we make of you: If you are a person who reviews or rates podcasts, please rate or review us on your favorite podcast platform. If not, please tell one person about your strong feelings about Brian's opinions. 

    If you'd like us to cover a topic, contact us on "Twitter, Facebook, Instagram for some reason..." 

    @ArmrestPodcast on Twitter

    18 min
  • The Idiom Game

    In this finale episode of Season 1, Ben and Brian play a round of the Idiom game. 

    About halfway through Brian notes, "I guess 15 minutes into the episode is a good time to add a scoring system." He's right. If you have any feedback from your own rounds of the idiom game, please let us know! 

    This is the last episode of season 1, but keep an eye on your podcast feeds fortnightly, as we have plans to return soon! 

    Our music is by Evan Gardner. 

    24 min
  • Super Powered Pedants

    In this episode from Season 1, Brian and Ben talk about super powers. Genuine highlights include destroyed shoes and a sincere request for fan art of a government employee. 

    One minor note: Ben chose not to rerecord the ending, where Brian says "Join us next week for our season finale...", that episode will actually be up in two weeks. 

    Our music is by Evan Gardner.

    39 min
  • Are Museums Theft?

    On this episode from season 1, Ben and Brian ask a really hard question: are museums theft? 

    Some of our sources were: 

    • An overview of the Elgen Marbles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles 
    • The Guardian: Museums and looted art: the ethical dilemma of preserving world cultures: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jun/29/museums-looting-art-artefacts-world-culture 

      • Another podcast which touched on this question after we recorded but before we published: https://www.relay.fm/pictorial/15 

      Our music is by Evan Gardner.  

      30 min
    • Science Fiction and Culture

      In this episode from Season 1, Ben tries to convince Brian that culture is worth its weight on spacecrafts. 

      Alice Grove is a webcomic by Jeph Jacques:

      https://www.questionablecontent.net/alice1.html

      Schlock Mercenary is a webcomic by Howard Taylor. It actually concluded between recording and publication of our episode. Congratulations to Howard Taylor! 

      https://www.schlockmercenary.com/archives/

      Mother of Demons is a novel by Eric Flint, which you can find wherever you get your books. 

      40 min
    • The Archology is PreOpening

      In this episode from Season 1, Brian and Ben discuss all things archologies: pros, cons, and some real world examples.  

      Principle source for Kowloon Walled City content is this Atlas Obscura article:

      https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/kowloon-walled-city

      34 min

    About Shared Armrests

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    Two college educated pedants talk about many things related to culture, science fiction, and other subjects. The podcast is inspired by real conversations the hosts had on an airplane.