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Episode 109
What makes something a sport, and not an exercise or a game?
Baseball? Is not sport, is game.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
Condiments and Favorite Foods
Episode 108
Exploring Jason’s favorite food, what a “favorite food” even is, and the hazy dividing line between condiments and other edibles.
Ketchup or Peanut Butter?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
Science Fiction
Episode 107
What’s science fiction? And more importantly, is Star Wars science fiction, fantasy, or something else?
Sci-Fi or Fantasy?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Computer Chips
Episode 106
Is everything a computer chip? Is nothing a computer chip? Jason thinks this is gonna be good. John thinks it’s obvious.
Microchips. Not potato chips.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 8 years, 6 months ago
Canonical Bagel Flavors
Episode 105
What is the canon of bagels? Why are some ingredients allowed in an Everything Bagel but not any other bagel style? What makes raisins an acceptable ingredient, yet bars blueberries? Mr. Siracusa, na…
Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Pizza Toppings
Episode 104
What toppings are allowed on pizza? And what about using a knife and fork to eat pizza? There are many rules.
Canonical pizza toppings
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 8 years, 7 months ago
Pizza
Episode 103
John weighs in on what makes something a pizza, including the horror of the Turkey Dinner Pizza.
You have left Pizza Country.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Sandwiches
Episode 102
Exploring what makes a sandwich, while also discussing the history of food, sandwiches as satire, and the difference between llamas and camels.
What is a sandwich?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
Spon…
Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
Supervillains
Episode 101
John helps Jason figure out the precise moment when a villain becomes a supervillain.
How super is my villain?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Published on 8 years, 8 months ago
The Robot
Episode 100
Your hosts return to where it all began and then prepare to set out for new horizons.
(Robot or Not will return in two weeks with a new series of episodes.)
At long last... the end?
John Siracusa an…
Published on 8 years, 9 months ago