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East Meets West – Podcast

Author: Roger Chang and Tom Merritt

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Roger Chang and Tom Merritt discuss the issues of the day. And sometimes do verbal battle.
14 Episodes
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The fallout from Covid. The bad times aren’t permanent. Forming communities. Why things seemed simpler then.
Eating and other habits, finding your niche, evolution of creativity.
How did you find East Meets West? Going through probate. Saving money. Star Trek and Star Wars. Werewolves, vampires and zombies. Genre cycles.
Better halves, House of the Dragon vs. Rings of Power, the similarity between TV and burgers, TV is like books. (Jeann Robertson is who Roger mentioned)
Roger has a brand new fence! Cooling the Earth. Maybe moving forests? Fallen civilizations.
Travel – EMW 413

Travel – EMW 413

2022-06-26--:--

How to refresh thinking, critical viewing, video games vs. TV and movies, working with stress and anxiety, distance and information.
Are things crazy? Roger says no. Also Roger’s perspective on education and health.
News Diets – EMW 411

News Diets – EMW 411

2022-03-20--:--

People who don’t watch the news, news diets, news points of view, curating your own news.
Maintaining a house, car repair, DIY.
Roger’s crush on Firewire, aging, dress codes, is the hoodie a staple now? department store electronics, books of the past.
Jobs! – EMW 408

Jobs! – EMW 408

2021-11-02--:--

Happy anniversary East Meets West, early jobs, Roger the world traveler, summer vacation, jobs.
German election, elections in general, “the good old days”, people as symbols, arguing to win.
Tom is invulnerable, Roger is excited for Dune, Have we reached peak comic book movie? Thoughts on the Green Knight and Arthurian legend. The drift of history. Fictionalized future.
Roger hasn’t been watching the Olympics.