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215: Four Isaac Asimov Stories

Isaac AsimovThe boys review Patches, What if, Nightfall, and Breeds There a Man

P&C drink and review a homebrewed Black Saison, then — with special guest Longinus — continue their “shortcut to the classics” series with a review of some of Isaac Asimov’s short stories.

Asimov was an amazingly prolific and wide-ranging author. This is just a taste of his impressive body of work.

Patches — The conflict and contrast between individualistic humans and a collectivist entity that seeks to liberate humans from their quarrels and conflicts.

What if — A married couple on a train meets a man with a device that can show them what would have happened if the circumstances of their life had been different.

Nightfall — A planet with constant sunlight from six suns faces the prospect of total darkness, which is predicted to have devasting psychological effects on the population.

Breeds There a Man — The essential, genius scientist in a Manhattan Project-like venture is going insane because of a strange theory about how humanity is being regulated and controlled by mysterious forces.

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