About this episode
The episode discusses various cultural and political topics, including technology, music, and societal issues.
We talk about audiophiles, stereos of our youth, early portable music devices, white gentrification, artistic idiosyncrasies, writing, the pap smear test, videoconferencing apps, libertarians, Andreessen, Musk, Zuckerberg and the end of the Metaverse, the stupidity of supposedly smart people, the daily barrage of crime and scandal, fears about the midterms and 2028 elections. Mentioned in this episode Dr. Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek physician and pathologist who developed the “Pap Smear” screening method in the 1920s to detect cancerous cells in the cervix Ex Machina (2014 film) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit satellitehaiku.substack.com
People in this episode
Hosts: Milo, Shawn
Topics covered
- audiophiles
- gentrification
- politics
- technology
- artistic expression
- music history
Keywords
- audiophiles
- gentrification
- Pap Smear
- Metaverse
- politics
- music devices
- libertarians
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Ex Machina
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