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- The State of the Art, 5, The State of the Art Chapter 4
The Culture thinks about HR, and Sma hangs out with Linter.
We also have a chat about Sugar and Elon's interview with The Economist which takes The Culture's name in vain.
If you haven't seen the interview it's at: https://youtu.be/XuoqKYxDHVc?si=c3__ae_Mw1BMPHm3
1 hr 17 min - The State of the Art, 4, The State of the Art Chapter 3
Get ready for a deep dive into the Paris and Berlin of the late 1970s, and relive the drunken holiday hookups of your youth.
46 min - The State of the Art, 3, The State of the Art Chapter 2
Sma takes a museum tour and we come to grips with the memory of our own past.
47 min - The State of the Art, 2, The State of the Art Chapter 1
The triumphant return of Diziet Sma and we're taking the show to Planet Earth folks!
23 min - The State of the Art, 1, A Gift From The Culture
One of the earliest Culture works, we get to know a world eerily like that of BladeRunner and a Culture renegade in more trouble than they can handle.
43 min - Use of Weapons, 29, End Notes
At journey's end we can look back and discuss the costs of victory and defeat.
26 min - 43 min
- Use of Weapons, 27, Remembrance, I
Possibly the most infamous chapter in science fiction history. Zakalwe receives a present.
52 min - Use of Weapons, 26, Remembrance, Thirteen
Zakalwe has a breakdown followed by an even more terrible day, but we get the standout quote of the book.
24 min - Use of Weapons, 25, Remembrance, II
Zakalwe takes the slow road to the stars, and almost doesn't make it.
40 min
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Come explore the dizzying space opera of Iain M. Banks' culture novels. Buy a book and then read along with us as we explore them chapter by chapter!