  Naomi Alderman Was Writing a Pandemic Novel Before the Pandemic Hit (New York Times) L'Île-des-Pins in New Caledonia (Wikipedia) 4K Japan Videowalks from Rambalac America, Inc. – Andrea's upcoming new book  Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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Adrian Hon, Andrea Phillips, and Naomi Alderman talk about technology, books, publishing, games, science, religion, films, TV, politics, and how to live a good life.

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 Finnish school kids' meal bag vs. British school kids' meal bag (Twitter)  UK Government Communication Service blog post example  Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

330: The Government Needs a Marketing Budget

 The Progressive Case for Breaking Up the BBC – while increasing public funding for the good things it does! Things we're watching and reading, including:  A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders It's a Sin (Channel 4) Catch Me If You Can (Wikipedia) Kajillionaire Another Round  Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

329: Breaking Up the BBC

 The Lab-Leak Hypothesis by Nicholson Baker (New York Magazine)  Did America Use Bioweapons in Korea? Nicholson Baker Tried to Find Out (New York Times book review)  Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

328: NICHOLSON

 America’s Next Authoritarian Will Be Much More Competent by Zeynep Tufekci (The Atlantic)  Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

327: American Politics

Sorry for the poor audio quality on Adrian’s bits, he accidentally turned down the gain on his mic, and while we were able to boost the volume, that introduced a bunch of noise!  Jesse Singal's tweet linking to  Vice's story on Penguin Random House staffers' reaction to their publishing Jordan Peterson's next book  Follow us at @culturescast, and our hosts on Twitter at @adrianhon @naomialderman @andrhia We're on Mastodon at @adrianhon@mastodon.social @naomialderman@mastodon.social @andrhia@wandering.shop

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