It Could Happen Here CZM Book Club: The Flair by Nick Mamatas
Dec 17, 2023
In this podcast, Margaret reads a sci-fi story about free power, war, and hacker clowns. The protagonist joins a group discussing pronouns and headmates, and also encounters mysterious clowns involved in illegal helium smuggling. The collapse of petroleum supply leads to a population exchange and the launch of Long Wang. There is a focus on the escape and discussing the impact of crypto billionaires and climate change. The podcast explores the shift from tech utopianism to dystopianism and features a new ebook, 'Haunted Legends'.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Cool Zone Media Book Club and Meeting the Light Brigade in the Great Basin
02:06 • 7min
A Mysterious Arrival and Discussion of Pronouns and Headmates
08:51 • 4min
Illicit Helium Smuggling and the Absence of a Broader Movement
13:06 • 9min
Collapse of Petroleum Supply and Launch of Long Wang
22:31 • 7min
Tolerance and Escape
29:42 • 10min
Discussing the Impact of Crypto Billionaires and Climate Change
39:51 • 2min
Shift from Tech Utopianism to Dystopianism & Haunted Legends Anthology
41:46 • 3min