Episode 1 - The Dead Past (Isaac Asimov)

Welcome to the fishbowl.

Show Notes

Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Ayn Rand. Despair.com.
Films. The Terminator. Timeline. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Easy A. 1984. The Truman Show.
TV episodes, series. Dr Who. Continuum. Travelers. The Jetsons. Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Black Mirror.
Ideas. Implications of time peeking. Asimov the world builder. Tech writers as free agents. Bureaucracy, government deception. Obsession with memories, the past. Time, tech, and human motive. Government oppression v. intellectual anarchy. When does the past begin? Privacy and surveillance.  

Previous episode: Arthur C. Clarke, "The Sentinel"

Next episode: Tom Godwin, "The Cold Equations"

Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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What is TBD - To Be Determined?

Classic scifi short stories ... some you know, some you don't. But all of them are worthy of another look.