Reconcilable Differences 43: Pack Mule with a Checkbook
The main topic this week is Dad Stuff. Dad Jokes, Dad Hats, and Dad…everything. In particular, when did Dad Jokes become a thing, and exactly what part of that label is supposed to be so bad and insulting?
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Links and Show Notes:
This week, John won’t talk about his job, Merlin has jury duty (yes, again), and your hosts do some follow-up on documentaries. The disappearing of classic episodes of older PBS shows is lamented.
John finds a lot to like about true Dad humor, while Merlin finds himself overwhelmed by a rapidly-widening aperture.
Following a bracing blast by an increasingly contextual spoiler horn (1:25:58), John and Merlin float into the epic, three-to-five-dimensional world of Christopher Nolan's 2014 science fiction epic, Interstellar.
(Recorded on Tuesday, January 3, 2017)
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