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Mark and Danny Smith are joined by Jon Hickman to continue working thorugh the H section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide.
Hastromil
A star system we can see disappear into the black void of space, at Milliways.
Hawalius
A planet of soothsayers.It’s where Arthur met the old woman who lives in a cave, and the man on a pole when he seeks guidence.
Heart of Gold
The starship Heart of Gold is a beautiful ship, shaped like a running shoe. We’ll talk about the Infinite Improbability Drive in a later episode, but here the team explores the ship a little.
Heavily Modified Face Flannels
A terse work by Frap Gadz on the subject of towels. Here, Jon introduces the panel to his ethnic towel.
Herring Sandwich Experiment
The Herring Sandwich Experiment was conducted millennia ago at tThe MaxiMegalon Institute of Slowly and Painfully Working Out the Surprisingly Obvious.
A robot was programmed to believe that it liked herring sandwiches, and a sandwich was placed in front of it. Whereupon the robot thought to itself, “Ah! A herring sandwich! I like herring sandwiches.” It would then bend over and scoop up the sandwich in its scoop, straighten up, and in so doing cause the sandwich to slip straight back off the scoop and fall on to the floor. Whereupon the robot thought to itself, “Ah! A herring sandwich…”, etc., and repeated the same action over and over and over again.
Hig Hurtenflirst
Hig Hurtenflirst is the mastermind of the Shoe Event Horizon. He only happens to be the risingest young executive in the Dolmansaxlil Shoe Corporation. He only happens to have masterminded the entire rationalisation of the planet Brontitall to total shoe orientation. He only happens to be sitting on top of the biggest development deal in the entire history of footwear and he only happens to be very deeply disturbed at finding his planet riddled with subversives bent on undermining the whole structure of the Dolmansaxlil operation.”
We ask who would win in a fight between Hig Hurtenflirst, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Links
The Culture - Wikipedia
‘Literally No One Calls Me That Or Has Ever Called Me That’: Our Interview With Ol’ Musky
How to Make a Wrap | iMake
This is literally the “Black Mirror” robot dog
The Heart of Gold looks a little like a tea cup
Culture ship names @ Things of Interest
Barnum effect - Wikipedia
Show Notes
Mark and Danny Smith are joined by Jon Hickman to continue working thorugh the H section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide.
Hastromil
A star system we can see disappear into the black void of space, at Milliways.
Hawalius
A planet of soothsayers.It’s where Arthur met the old woman who lives in a cave, and the man on a pole when he seeks guidence.
Heart of Gold
The starship Heart of Gold is a beautiful ship, shaped like a running shoe. We’ll talk about the Infinite Improbability Drive in a later episode, but here the team explores the ship a little.
Heavily Modified Face Flannels
A terse work by Frap Gadz on the subject of towels. Here, Jon introduces the panel to his ethnic towel.
Herring Sandwich Experiment
The Herring Sandwich Experiment was conducted millennia ago at tThe MaxiMegalon Institute of Slowly and Painfully Working Out the Surprisingly Obvious.
A robot was programmed to believe that it liked herring sandwiches, and a sandwich was placed in front of it. Whereupon the robot thought to itself, “Ah! A herring sandwich! I like herring sandwiches.” It would then bend over and scoop up the sandwich in its scoop, straighten up, and in so doing cause the sandwich to slip straight back off the scoop and fall on to the floor. Whereupon the robot thought to itself, “Ah! A herring sandwich…”, etc., and repeated the same action over and over and over again.
Hig Hurtenflirst
Hig Hurtenflirst is the mastermind of the Shoe Event Horizon. He only happens to be the risingest young executive in the Dolmansaxlil Shoe Corporation. He only happens to have masterminded the entire rationalisation of the planet Brontitall to total shoe orientation. He only happens to be sitting on top of the biggest development deal in the entire history of footwear and he only happens to be very deeply disturbed at finding his planet riddled with subversives bent on undermining the whole structure of the Dolmansaxlil operation.”
We ask who would win in a fight between Hig Hurtenflirst, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.
Links
- The Culture - Wikipedia
- ‘Literally No One Calls Me That Or Has Ever Called Me That’: Our Interview With Ol’ Musky
- How to Make a Wrap | iMake
- This is literally the “Black Mirror” robot dog
- The Heart of Gold looks a little like a tea cup
- Culture ship names @ Things of Interest
- Barnum effect - Wikipedia
Creators & Guests
What is Beware of the Leopard: the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy podcast?
New additions to the book with the famous words "Don't Panic" on the cover. Smart and funny, fusing real-world observation with a writing style Douglas Adams fans have sorely missed.
With each topic, the panel of authors and performers present an essay in the style of a Hitchhiker's Guide entry, which is then discussed in a format that fans of BBC radio comedy know well, but with a 21st century twist.
Whether you've only read the first book, seen the film, or are completely new to the world of Arthur Dent and his friends, Beware of the Leopard will make you chuckle, and if you're a really cool frood, you'll love the team's attention to detail. And if you're new our podcast, check out our previous season in which the team discussed every known thing in Douglas Adams' sprawling universe (or the Whole Sort of General Mishmash, as it's known).