Short and interesting
Short and interesting
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Each week, we bring you short readings about interesting things you haven't thought about before. From philosophy and literature, to recipes and advice, occult and paranormal, theory and poetry, or just straight-up rumors and anecdotes. We read old, weird books so you don't have to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast delves into diverse topics such as philosophy, literature, fashion, ethics, and paranormal theories. Episodes have included readings from works like '60 Years in Space' discussing governmental structures for space colonies, 'Make Your Own Hats' providing millinery instructions, and Peter Singer's ethical essay 'Famine, Affluence, and Morality' highlighting modern moral dilemmas.
Each week, we bring you short readings about interesting things you haven’t thought about before. From philosophy and literature, to recipes and advice, occult and paranormal, theory and poetry, or just straight-up rumors and anecdotes. We read old, weird books so you don’t have to.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You’re listening to Short and Interesting – the podcast that reads to you short excerpts from old, weird, interesting books. This week we’re checking out a tabletop role-playing game about colonizing space – and so much more. It’s called ‘60 Years In Space,’ and it’s as big a repository of brilliant ideas as you’re ever likely to find. Today we’re reading its list of all the different types of governments you might have in your space colonies. Can you think of any other types of government not on this list? I’m not sure I can. Which do you live under? Which would you rather live under?
Sixty Years In Space is the core rules for the officially licensed tabletop RPG of the board game High Frontier. Sixty Years in Space is written by Andrew Doull, copyright 2015-2023, all rights reserved. This reading is from This Space Intentionally, a supplement written by Andrew Doull, copyright 2015-2023, all rights reserved.
Check out and buy 60 Years in Space and its various supplements at https://half-apress.itch.io/60-years-in-space. Thanks to Andrew Doull for giving us permission to read this.
Music by Dan Mason. Check out and buy his music at https://danmason.bandcamp.com. For this podcast we’re using clips of three tracks from his 2019 album Hypnagogia. Available under the Creative Commons License, Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported. Creative Commons License details at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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