Category: 9-NotNowMaybeSomeday

Languages die. But if they’re lucky, a thousand-odd years later, someone unearths an artefact that brings them back to life.

Laura Welcher of the Rosetta Project shows us the Rosetta Disk, a slice of electroplated nickel three inches in diameter that bears text in 1500 languages for future linguists to decipher. Ilona Regulski of the British Museum describes how its namesake, the Rosetta Stone, unlocked hieroglyphics.

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In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys (sans Goodnight) welcome back the funny fella from Pella, Eric Moore! In this episode we talk about the calamity that is Guy Fieri's "S'mores Indoors" pizza, the new Smash Mouth E.D.M. song, and middle school torch songs that kind of make us lose it. We also hear an NPR interview with a write-in candidate for the City Council of Rancho Cucamonga, CA: Butt Rock Brett (@ButtRockBrett). Follow Eric on Twitter @EricTerryMoore.  Song of the week this week: "Happy Song" by Bone Dali.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

Here’s part 2 of my discussion with Peter Coffin! In this one, we finish up talking free speech and then wade into the topic of his second mini doc. This one is about what created Trump and Peter’s opinion on the marketplace of ideas. Free Speech Video Trump Marketplace of Ideas Video

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Could it be possible that your favorite sports are fixed? Join the guys as they interview Brian Tuohy, author of The Fix is In, on the murky connections between sports, gambling, politics and organized crime in the first part of this two-episode series.

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Interview with Seth Shostak; Forgotten Superheroes of Science:Peter Fleming; News Items: NASA One Year Mars Simulator, Muscle Confusion, Biofuels Study, Building Solar Panels on the Moon; Who's That Noisy; What's the Word: Glycolysis; Your Questions and E-mails: Exoplanet Gravity; Science or Fiction

Joining me for an extensive and wide ranging interview is comedian, youtuber, and satirist Peter Coffin! Peter has been making high quality and thought provoking mini documentaries on youtube recently, which you can find here. The first we discuss is a video that reflects on free speech and whether or not unfettered free speech is possible. … Continue reading AS272: Comedian, Satirist, Weirdo… Peter Coffin →

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In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys welcome their special guest, comedian and Higgs-Weldon co-creator Robin Higgins, to talk about what went down on April 14, 1912; namely that great ship RMS Titanic! We talk about the worst ways to die on the boat, the hilarious names of the people who were on board during the sinking (ARCHIBALD BUTT!), who wasn't on board during the sinking (JACK JOHNSON!), and of course the 1997 James Cameron magnum-opus movie, Titanic. This is one of the best episodes we've ever done. Follow Robin on Twitter @RobinHiggins and get her book "We Don't Think You're Racist" from The Devastator.  Song of the week this week: "L.A. River" by E.  Follow the show @TheGoodsPod  Rivers is @RiversLangley  Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly  Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy  Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod

I’ve gotten quite a few requests that I comment on David Smalley’s debate with PZ Meyers, so in today’s episode I do just that. Smalley has a message of putting aside our petty differences in service of the atheism movement as a whole. Find the Patheos article here. Find out my take on his post … Continue reading AS271: Living Up To Smalley’s Message →

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What's the Word: Inquiline; News Items: Proxima Centauri b Confirmed, Anthropocene, World Wide Web 25, The Fight Against Pseudoscience, Pew Belief Poll; Who's That Noisy; Name That Logical Fallacy; Science or Fiction

Cannibalism is an ancient taboo, but how often has it actually occurred? Join the guys as they explore the grisly rumors and frightening facts behind history’s stories of cannibalism.

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