We discuss everything dystopian and post-apocalyptic, pondering why we find the end times so fascinating. Are we just old, childless, curmudgeons who can't believe a world would go on without us? Beyond entertainment value, dystopian or post-apocalyptic media gives insight into human nature, the march of technology, and even the purpose of life. As much as we love scientific advancement, it has also helped open real gateways to the apocalypse. More importantly, John reveals what Mad Max is really about, while Brandon schemes to somehow use a dystopia to make the world a utopia and makes his own prediction for the year time itself ends.

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We're still working on it, but we started compiling books we've discussed and others we recommend on Goodreads. Or should we branch out to this social media "Instagram for books," Litsy?

An example of police using "predictive" lists and monitoring was documented by the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition and also reported on The Intercept recently.

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In this episode we discuss imitation, fakery, memories, and the downfall of reality as we uncover more of our deepest fears. But it's not all dark! Learn how a bag of chips will protect your identity, how videogames will allow us to replicate Brandon, and about that childhood movie that actually doesn't exist.

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Vox article on fake videos and false memory (noticed via posting on Hacker News)

Lyrebird replaces Brandon

Outro music by Alex Kehayias

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