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Stars End: A Foundation Podcast

Stars End Podcast

We’re a group of middle-aged guys who loved this series as teenagers. In season one we finished revisiting the original trilogy in anticipation of the TeeVee show. Now that the show is here we won"t just be enjoying it, we"ll be bringing you our thoughts and predictions every week! Hopefully, through this podcast, we"ll bring you along for the ride. We want to do our part to bring this series to a new group of fans who are hopefully far more diverse than the three of us.

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00:58:27

Stars End S4E07 - It Takes a While Yet for the Decay...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/08/21

We discuss Foundation, S2E06 "Why The Gods Made Wine.” We hope that we haven’t spoiled you with all the great guests lately, but this week it’s back to just the three of us muddling along. And speaking of spoiling, as always, we’re working on the assumption that if you’re listening you’ve watched the episode. It’s up to you, but if you don’t want the latest episode of Foundation to be as spoiled as a swig of sour milk you know what to do! If you were hoping for a Hari-centric episode you should

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01:16:31

Stars End S4E06 - The Whole Point of the Podcast is...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/08/14

"The Whole Point of the Podcast is that the Future Isn't Set in Stone" in which we discuss Foundation, S2E05 "The Sighted and the Seen" This week media analyst, Fordham professor, and Renaissance human Paul Levinson joins the conversation! That Beatles reference below, Paul? That's for you. Here's the usual spoiler warning. If you haven't, go watch the episode. We'll be here. Foundation, Season 2 seems to be leaning even harder on comic relief and sexy time

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01:09:51

Stars End S4E05 -The Podcast Itself is...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/08/07

In which we talk about Foundation, S2E04 "Where the Stars are Scattered Thinly." We're joined this week by Joel McKinnon, host of Seldon Crisis, another excellent Foundation Podcast! As the season slows down a bit to focus on some of the significant plotlines we get the closest thing to a special Valentine's Day episode that this show could possibly do. Meanwhile, Gaal, as the narrator, tells us repeatedly that "Psychohistory does not give a damn about how you monkeys hook

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01:18:30

Stars End S4E04 - Even He Said That Kind of Podcast...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/07/31

In which we discuss Foundation, S2E03 "King and Commoner." It's an episode for old friends! Remember Bel Riose from Foundation and Empire? We finally get to meet him in the AppleTV+ universe and he's refreshingly like his counterpart from the source material, steadfast and impressive. We also meet Hober Mallow who maybe has a sprinkling of his namesake from the book but appears to be a mashup of several other characters including a big dollop of the Outrageous Okona from Star Trek:

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01:08:04

Stars End S4E03 - The Podcast Squirms in my Grasp...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/07/24

We talk about Foundation S2E02 "A Glimpse of Darkness." A general, a priest, and a warlord walk into a bar. The priest says, "If you thought the season premiere of Foundation had a lot going on, buckle up!" The second episode, "A Glimpse of Darkness," zips by at a breakneck pace! Join us for the conversation! As always, there are lots and lots of spoilers. You have been warned! If you haven't seen the episode, watch it now or dive right in! It's up to you! This

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01:09:48

Stars End S4E02 - God Made Podcasts to Compensate...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/07/17

“In Seldons Shadow” One of the things you can say about Foundation the TeeVee series is that they throw down one hell of a season premiere! And this one is fresh! It’s like a brand new TV show that isn’t a brand new TV show. Let’s talk about it! It’s up to you, of course, but there are spoilers-a-plenty for Foundation, S2E01, “In the Shadow of Seldon” here. If you don’t want anything spoiled, run right over to the nearest screen and watch the episode! We’ll be here when you’re done! We’ve

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00:58:22

Stars End S4E01 - If There is a War, We Will Podcast

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/07/11

Well, The First Interregnum has ended. Season 2 of Apple TV+s Foundation is just three days away. The goal for our season 3 was to make the gap between the TeeVee seasons seem to fly by quickly! We hope it seemed like less than 30,000 years! Thanks to everyone who's stuck with us! That's the raison d'être for season 4 of Stars End, we'll be recording weekly for the duration, bringing you the best analysis of each episode of the Apple TV+ program as it airs as quickly as humanly

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01:04:30

Stars End S3E37 - Asimovs Foundation Podcast and...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/07/08

I podcast, therefore I am. Or is it, "I podcast, therefore I philosophize?" If you've listened to some of our recent episodes, you might think it's the latter as recently we're delved into topics like free will and pondered whether there's an objective morality beyond things that we might be programmed with, like societal norms or the Three Laws of Robotics. Well, if you like that stuff, you'll love this episode! There's a new book out called Asimov's Foundation

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01:09:46

Stars End S3E36 - Never Hoard Your Silver Podcast

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/06/23

Sometimes we bury the lede in the title so let's rectify that straightaway: featuring special guest Melinda Snodgrass! We've never been shy about our obligatory Star Trek references and as we've undertaken our long, strange trip through Asimov's Robot Novels and some related short stories, those references skewed sharply in the direction of The Measure of a Man, which is in my opinion "the moment when The Next Generation earned the right to call itself Star Trek." It's

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01:17:19

Stars End S3E35 - Who Really Cares What a Podcast...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/06/11

We finally know that season 2 of Apple TV+'s Foundation will begin on 14 July. Rather than tackling another novel, we're wrapping up season 3 of Stars End with short stories and guests. In our next episode, we're both pleased and proud to announce that we'll be interviewing Melinda Snodgrass, author of the first truly great episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the source of many of our Star-Trek-related digressions, "The Measure of a Man." But in the meantime, for

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00:46:36

Stars End S3E34 - That Thou Art Mindful of the Podcast

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/05/21

Asimov's story "...That Thou Art Mindful of Him" has an interesting pedigree. It was initially commissioned for an original collection entitled, Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology edited by Edward L. Ferman and Barry N. Malzberg. The intent of the anthology is compelling. Here's how the editors described the premise. "The assumption was that science fiction — that branch of literature, half beast, half-civilized —sits upon perhaps, a dozen classic themes,

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01:10:36

Stars End S3 E33 - Use the Podcast But Not to Justify...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/05/14

We interrupt our regular program! Dateline: Capitol District, Trantor This just in: AppleTV+ has announced the premiere date for Foundation, Season 2: 14 July 2023. That means that we, at Stars End will be wrapping up Season 3 of the podcast and strapping in for Season 4! Release Date! Trailer (which you can find here)! New Episodes! We'll talk about it! You'll listen! It's a psychohistorical necessity! Meanwhile still in season 3, we reach the climax of not merely Robots and Empire but

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01:00:10

Stars End S3 E32 - The Very Word Podcast is Taboo in...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/04/19

We hit some big, philosophical issues in this episode. As a mathematician, it seems odd that I'm frequently the one to point out that some things can't be quantified. We're reaching the limits of quantifiability with the Three Laws of Robotics, just as we did with Psychohistory. How do you quantify harm? Take the First Law, for example. Even within a single human, there's psychological harm or physical harm, at least if you're Giskard. How do you compare the two? It's not

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00:57:56

Stars End S3E31 - Ceterum Censeo Delenda Est Podcast

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/04/02

Joanne and I stayed in a hotel one night last week and I was delighted to discover a pancake robot while exploring the continental breakfast. I know that sounds pretty damn cool, but it was disappointing. Do you have a mental picture of a pancake robot? Whatever it is, I'd wager it isn't a box. This one looks like a box. Today the feeling is more akin to bewilderment. I searched for a picture of the pancake robot and got a truly absurd number of hits. There are lots of pictures and cartoons

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01:05:59

Stars End S3 E30 - Keep Your Mind on the Podcast and...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/03/11

Join us as we continue our journey through Isaac Asimov's masterpiece Robots and Empire, as we delve into chapters 7 through 10. In this episode, we take a closer look at "The Overseer," "The Settler World," "The Speech," and "After the Speech," as Asimov continues to link his major works into a future-historical tapestry. We see how The First Law of Robotics can be undermined as foreshadowed in The Naked Sun. We witness Gladia becoming the true successor to Elijah Baley's legacy as she learns

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01:03:50

Stars End S3E29 - Humanity Whether in the Form of...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/02/20

Join us as we continue to wind our way through Robots and Empire, the final book in Asimov's Robot series, even if you count collections of short stories. In this episode, we discuss chapters 3 through 6. "The Crisis," "Another Descendent," "The Abandoned World," and "The Crew." In these chapters, the Great and Glorious Az establishes Robots and Empire as an important bridge between the Robot Stories, the Galactic Empire Novels, and the Foundation Saga; it's both a prelude and a coda. Elijah Baley

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00:44:15

Stars End S3 E28 - I Do Not Ask You to Like the...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/02/12

If you're a fan of Issac Asimov, you probably like robots, the Three Laws of Robotics, and characters having long, expository conversations about interesting ideas. If that's true, then Robots and Empire is the book for you! It features, except for when the plot forces its way in, our two favorite robots, Daneel and Giskard, having long, expository conversations about the Three Laws of Robotics. Jon is quite outspoken about how those are his favorite bits. Dan and I are more apt to keep that

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Stars End S3 E27 - Everyone Believes in the Freedom...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/01/21

It's human nature, it seems, to celebrate round numbers, 40th birthdays, 20th wedding anniversaries, 10th high school reunions, and so forth. New Year's Day 2000 was a huge deal even though, as Arthur C. Clarke was quick to point out, the third millennium CE didn't start until 2001. Early on, we poked a bit of fun at this tendency, culminating in episode eight, because eight is a very round number: It's "10" in base eight, "20" in base four, and "1000" in base two. That was also when we tied Manimal

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00:49:14

Stars End S3 E26 - It is from this Point On, Earth...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2023/01/14

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, it is said, "always get their man." I haven't checked, but I'm confident that's been updated. "Always get their human" might not work perfectly in the context of Asimov's Robot Novels, so let's settle on "always get the perpetrator." A perpetrator could be an animal, vegetable, or mineral. In Elijah Baley's time, millennia in the future, it isn't clear whether New York City has grown to include parts of Canada but it isn't likely. If it had, Lije would have been

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00:53:50

Stars End S3E24 - Do Not For Your Own Sake Test the...

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast ·

2022/12/09

In a departure from our recent episodes, we have breaking news! Well... probably! The Midgard Times tells us that Apple TV+'s Foundation has been renewed for a third season. No word yet on when season two will premiere, but there's more information that you'll need to listen to learn! Who is The Midgard Times and how did they manage to scoop the competition for this vital information? We don't really know! We can tell you though that if you're looking between hard-hitting journalism like "Muspelheim

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