Let's Know Things

Colin Wright
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Sep 20, 2017 • 56min

Cassini-Huygens

This week we talk about rovers, probes, and the moons of Saturn.We also discuss Sputnik, Mir, and Instagram exclusives. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Sep 12, 2017 • 54min

Governments

This week we discuss Republics, graham crackers, and treason.We also talk about patriotism, Barrett Brown, and why breakfast is fake. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Sep 6, 2017 • 48min

Water Rights

This week we talk about human rights, robo-toilets, and Malvern Holy Water.We also discuss the scale of corporations, EBT, and Peruvian sewage treatment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Aug 29, 2017 • 49min

Doxing

This week we discuss VPNs, Charlottesville, and the Paradox of Tolerance.We also talk about Cloudflare, the ACLU, and vigilante tweeting. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Aug 22, 2017 • 1h 3min

Plastic Bags

This week we discuss bag bans, immortal sponges, and polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride.We also talk about IKEA, the American Progressive Bag Alliance, and the lac bug. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Aug 15, 2017 • 57min

Hacking the System

This week we talk about QR codes, security theater, and hacking HBO.We also discuss Dunbar's Number, getting free meals for a year, and being rude to robots. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Aug 9, 2017 • 1h 17min

Electric Cars

This week we talk about the GM EV1, the Chevy Volt, and the Tesla Model 3.We also discuss the fossil fuel death spiral, autonomous ridesharing, and the year 2040. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Aug 6, 2017 • 21min

Bonus: Interstitial 2

On this Patreon-exclusive bonus episode, I give a quick update about the show and answer some questions posited by your fellow LKT patrons.If you'd like to ask a question for a future Interstitial episode, feel free to ask on Patreon, send me a message, or wait for the AMA post I'll publish shortly before recording the next one.You're the best — thanks folks! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Aug 1, 2017 • 1h 12min

Corporatocracy

This week we discuss an array of -ocracies, the smartphone patent wars, and Google's Project Zero.We also talk about the world's richest man, seasteading, and private militaries. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe
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Jul 25, 2017 • 50min

Evidence

This week we talk about faking Obama, Photoshop for audio, and the US Civil War.We also discuss knock-off Magic cards, artificial neural networks, and the Illuminati. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe

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