602. Like Razorblade Pie: Jeffty Is Five (Feat. Maggie Mae Fish)
Added 2023-06-19 13:00:10 +0000 UTC
This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story with a guest that it “applies especially to.” This episode it’s the short story Jeffty Is Five and the guest is Maggie Mae Fish.
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Maggie Mae Fish: https://twitter.com/MaggieMaeFish
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Comments
This is my first Razorblade pie, what a genuine treat! I love all the beans and bean adjacent friends but Maggie and Mike's energy is probably my favorite pairing. I love Abe's insights. I love Adam's insights, which I assume are being delivered while he cooks delicious stew. But Mike and Mags are thought provoking and soothing at the same time.
drunkencoyote
2023-06-28 02:37:02 +0000 UTCTheory on nostalgia: Early humans had a huge survival advantage in the ability to transmit knowledge via language, not only practical knowledge like local geography or hunting techniques but also cultural knowledge like songs and history that helped the tribe act as a whole. Those in the tribe who survived to accumulate knowledge got a dopamine hit from reminiscing on the past, reinforcing the memory of that knowledge. Psychologist Constantine Sedikides conducted some experiments pointing to a different purpose, that nostalgia is a fuel tank of positive emotions which can help counteract loneliness and fear of death.
Scottie Wottie
2023-06-22 22:22:42 +0000 UTCThe mother "trying to disappear because of some imagined sin" kind of feels like an allusion to Eve, which maybe or maybe not but, like the fall from paradise and/or giving birth to the anomaly kid.
E l i j a h
2023-06-20 03:51:25 +0000 UTCTwo of my favorite entertainment thinkers talking about one of my favorite authors.
Steve Gillow
2023-06-19 21:07:53 +0000 UTCTech issues on this one, sorry! Convo was so good we didn't want to kill the episode, but you are correct.
Small Beans
2023-06-19 15:47:49 +0000 UTCOdd jumps/edits in the first 5 minutes
Russell Fournier
2023-06-19 13:57:52 +0000 UTC
