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EPISODE 2.14 - Does Your Head Hurt Yet? (Time Travel/Paradoxes in Pop Culture)

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Welcome to a very philosophical, literary-heavy episode of the GNAPcast! Pull out your bubble pipes and settle down in that armchair in front of the fire, because today we're talking about one of the most prevalent story devices in pop culture--time travel. 

It's an idea that's been around for a few hundred years by now, meaning that time travel has infiltrated almost every single storytelling medium that exists--and we're gonna tackle most of them. Along the way, we'll also talk about some amusing (and confusing) paradoxes, learn why filial relationships can get really complicated when time travel is involved, and that Seth seems to be missing something... quite a few somethings, actually. 

 

 

Seth's Fun Fact: 

I had several other paradoxes to talk about that we didn't quite have time for in the episode, but if you want a fun mental exercise, google the "bootstrap paradox" and try to puzzle that one out. It's quite fascinating! *blows bubbles from bubble pipe*

EPISODE 2.5 - My Name is Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl Book 1 Quiz)

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And now for something completely unrelated to Star Wars, for once--it's time for another quiz that we probably should have studied for!  

Join Seth, David, and their first guest of Season 2, as they debate and logic their way through twenty-four questions about Artemis Fowl, a series of excellent science-fantasy young-adult novels. (As such, this episode contains extensive spoilers about the first book in the series. You have been warned.) 

Along the way, we discover that Seth has a really odd memory for anatomical descriptions, David wants to recreate the vocal tones of the mesmer, and that all three of us have read too many books! 

This episode features Shelby, a theater design major who really hates drawing fingers.