Conversation #31: The Kandy Man Kan't (February 11, 2018)

This week: we were buried in snow! Paul couldn’t make it to work on Friday, so he drove back home. We made Indian food and watched some old-school Doctor Who serials including a surprisingly good one from 1966, which exists now as an animated reconstruction of the lost film. We talk about why the fan edits can really improve the viewing experience. Then we discuss two articles: an essay about how collapse is not coming to America, but it’s already here, and a personal rememberance about actor John Mahoney that raises some questions about whether it is ever all right to lie, and leads us to discuss how being a committed Christian does not always mean everyone will like you.

How to Listen

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More Information

The article from The Guardian on how to make chana masala is here.

The “Whoflix” Doctor Who fan edits site is here

Here is the fan edit of The Power of the Daleks.

Here is the fan edit of The Happiness Patrol.

Umair Haque’s article, “Why We’re Underestimating American Collapse,” can be found here.

Cathleen Falsani Possley’s piece on actor John Mahoney, an excerpt from her 2006 book The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People, is here.

Elizabeth Scalia’s book Little Sins Mean a Lot: Kicking Our Bad Habits Before They Kick Us can be found here.

This Week’s Music

This week’s music clips are from Paul’s original song, Polly Loves the Rain (featuring Joe “Covenant” Lamb). There’s also a video.