Episode 29 - 10:01 AM (Alexander Malac)

Episode 29 - 10:01 AM (Alexander Malac)

From TBD - To Be Determined by Bill Williamson, Dan Kamm

January 3, 2025 · 46 min · Episode 29

About this episode

This episode explores the theme of justice through a fast-food lens, connecting various authors, films, and ideas.

Theme : Justice, fast-food style Episode Connections Authors, stories . Alexander Malac, Extrapolosis . Harry Harrison, The Stainless Steel Rat series. Daniel H. Wilson, Where’s My Jetpack ? Alice Glaser, “The Tunnel Ahead.” Films . Star Wars . Running Man . J udge Dread . RoboCop . Blade Runner . TV episodes, series . Firefly . Judge Judy . The People’s Court , Judge Mathis . The Hot Bench . Ideas . Vehicular homicide. Smart vehicles in surveillance cities. Instant, data-driven justice justice. Science fiction as a collection of (among other things) cautionary tales. Whoa - Hmmm - WTF . Dan says it falls between Hmmm and Whoa. Bill says no WTF, but plenty of the other two. Previous episode : Thomas F. Monteleone, “Chicago” Next episode : Ann Warren Griffith, “Captive Audience” Music Credit : "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod ( Incompetech.com ). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Link : Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

People in this episode

Hosts: Bill Williamson, Dan Kamm

Guest: Alexander Malac

Topics covered

  • Justice
  • fast-food style
  • science fiction
  • cautionary tales
  • surveillance
  • data-driven justice

Keywords

  • justice
  • fast-food
  • science fiction
  • surveillance
  • data-driven justice
  • cautionary tales
  • vehicular homicide

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Extrapolosis, The Stainless Steel Rat series, Where’s My Jetpack ?, The Tunnel Ahead., Star Wars, Running Man, Judge Dread, RoboCop, Blade Runner, Firefly

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