About this episode
The episode discusses various topics including generalists vs specialists, creativity, and pandemic-related issues.
We talk about generalists vs specialists, the communications degree, film school then and now, the process vs the product (redux), Disney layoffs, creativity as a temperament, retirement, doomscrolling (hantavirus, ebola, SARS, COVID, and related conspiracy thinking), the Artemis mission (and flat-earthers), Q-Anon, wrong number spam, scamming the scammers, tolerating uncertainty, first world problems. Mentioned in this episode Kicking and Screaming (1995 film) DEEP VZN project to identify potential pandemic viruses Q: Into the Storm (2021 documentary series) Noel Rhodes / doctordub comedy 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
- generalists vs specialists
- creativity
- pandemic preparedness
- communication
- uncertainty
- scams
- first world problems
Keywords
- creativity
- pandemic
- Disney layoffs
- Q-Anon
- scams
- first world problems
- communication degree
- film school
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DEEP VZN, Disney, Q-Anon
Products: hantavirus, ebola, SARS, COVID, doctordub
Books & works: Kicking and Screaming, Q: Into the Storm
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