We Used to Be the Smart Kids

Kare gets mad about, "The Cold Calculations," a short story from the 50's. It was a different time. And there's still no excuse for this fascist bullshit. Read the story here: https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-cold-equations/ Two response stories, we discussed the first one by Don Sakers: https://sfshortstories.com/?p=795 https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/ogden_12_21/ An incredibly in depth response the common criticisms of The Cold Equations: https://web.archive.org/web/20131208103213/http://www.richardhartersworld.com/cri_d/cri/1999/coldeq.html Cory Doctorow's insightful commentary on The Cold Equations: https://locusmag.com/2014/03/cory-doctorow-cold-equations-and-moral-hazard/  These last two links didn't make it into the podcast, but they're fascinating in their own way. In the first one, someone argues that the actual math in The Cold Equations is wrong. The second is a link to a corporate team building seminar you can book where various short stories are discussed. The Cold Equations is a great option if you need to root out the psychopaths on your team. https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/nonfiction-essays/the-real-problem-with-the-cold-equations/ https://www.booksatwork.org/reading-mindfully-tom-godwins-the-cold-equations/ Miscellaneous Sources: https://file770.com/essay-a-fresh-look-at-cold-equations/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cold_Equations Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony. Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

Eric explains teen sex comedies! Kare doesn't admit this on air, but she's had no idea what he's been talking about. Movies discussed: Gidget (1959) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5suc-Yexpw&pp=ygUOZ2lkZ2V0IHRyYWlsZXI%3D Porky's (1981)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWmtDAIK03M&pp=ygUOcG9ya3lzIHRyYWlsZXI%3D Revenge of the Nerds (1984)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIZH5TKnEeg&pp=ygUccmV2ZW5nZSBvZiB0aGUgbmVyZHMgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Meatballs (1979) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZRcvSfMgj4&pp=ygUWbWVhdGJhbGxzIDE5NzkgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Meatballs 2 (1984) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01ILPQLKWsY&pp=ygUTbWVhdGJhbGxzIDIgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Meatballs 3 (1986) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtTJweR7wjA&pp=ygUTbWVhdGJhbGxzIDMgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Earth Girls are Easy (1988) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TnO5gz-1Wk&pp=ygUcZWFydGggZ2lybHMgYXJlIGVhc3kgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Pretty Smart (1987)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ethtNqm0NFE&pp=ygUZcHJldHR5IHNtYXJ0IDE5ODcgdHJhaWxlcg%3D%3D Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony. Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

When Eric goes digging in his terrible movie collection, he finds a director with a unique take on male heterosexuality. Kare loses her mind when she hears one of the movie titles. Movies Discussed: Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-Rama: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RsNo9t299k Nightmare Sisters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EKabawj6go Dr. Alien: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB96kQdZ94s Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony. Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

Hi Eric's Mom In which Eric does some necessary navel gazing and Kare mocks the bijingles out of him. USA Up All Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1om1P8m4Sc Zapped Again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDqROn5-sEM Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony. Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

Kare spends two months watching Mr Beast videos and can't cop to it, so she pretends it was all for a podcast episode. Eric listens and thinks that Kare, capitalism, and Mr. Beast is The Worst Threesome. References: The Squid Game Video: https://youtu.be/0e3GPea1Tyg Last To Leave the Circle: https://youtu.be/zxYjTTXc-J8 Man Survives 90 Days in a Circle: https://youtu.be/gHzuabZUd6c Curing Blindness: https://youtu.be/TJ2ifmkGGus Colin and Samir Interview with Mr. Beast: https://youtu.be/c8VcUnz3nVc The Wellesley News article on The Rich and Squid Game: https://thewellesleynews.com/2021/12/13/the-irony-of-mrbeasts-squid-game-in-comparison-to-the-hit-netflix-show/ Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

Eric makes Kare reminisce about the sci-fi/fantasy conventions they've attended together, walking through the first experiences Kare had with the greater nerd hivemind. She was not thrilled. But then she was. It's a whole thing. Articles Discussed: Five Geek Social Fallacies - https://plausiblydeniable.com/five-geek-social-fallacies/ The Geek Hierarchy - http://www.brunching.com/geekhierarchy.html Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony. Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

Kare finally takes aim at the Marvel Cinematic Universe; She-Hulk's in the crosshairs. Eric quips. Legal Eagle's video on the laughable law rep in She-Hulk:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c3wdmoQEnY Shows discussed: She-Hulk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7JsKhI2An0 Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony. Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

Okay, maybe not mad, but definitely perturbed. Kare raves about the series Maid and its impact on her. Eric tags along and enjoys the ride. Series Discussed: Maid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLd0dN25i5g Books Discussed: Nickel and Dimed - https://www.amazon.com/Nickel-Dimed-Not-Getting-America/dp/0312626681 Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony. Support We Used to Be the Smart Kids by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/we-used-to-be-the-smart-kids

Those missing Doctor Who episodes. Movies you've never heard of and maybe should never have existed. Eric makes a case that we should care about all of them. Kare tries to relate. The Doctor Who missing episodes were rumored to be in Sierra Leone. IANAL, but one thing I forgot to mention with the back-up laws is that you aren't allowed to break any copy protection while creating the back-up. Sites Discussed: www.vinegarsyndrome.com www.severinfilms.com www.arrowvideo.com archive.org Movies Discussed: Voyage of the Rock Aliens - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZGOsJa0HHg Intro music "Chipper:; by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony.

Kare watched a bunch of teen boys dancing like idiots, found something profound, and made Eric come over so she could explain it to him. From Kare: There’s no way I could have explained the secondhand embarrassment of magcon, so have some compilation videos. · The vines that made them famous, proof you don’t need talent if you’re hot: https://youtu.be/fsGP7JdE1xY · Their promo video for their Houston tour: https://youtu.be/zJAvHIg5gRA · A dance battle in Nashville featuring the panda: https://youtu.be/VAHNTGe_IkA Video evidence of at least one food fight: https://youtu.be/Gn9_bUquuVY At this point, your YouTube algorithm should be sufficiently trained and your faith in teen girl taste plummeted. If you want more, here’s Casey Aonso’s video about Magcon. It’s a delight: https://youtu.be/LDAMfz3Fq2I She made two because it’s our birthday: https://youtu.be/zafM1Qbt75Y I know I said I don’t recommend Chasing Cameron, but I lied. I actually really, really do. You should watch it. Like this instant. Go forth. Feel the rise and the fall. Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com). Outro music by onemansymphony.

Episode Notes Eric loved Violent Night and went off on the history of Christmas Horror as a genre. Kare listens patiently and adds jokes. Spoilers and discussion for the following movies: Violent Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a53e4HHnx_s Home Alone - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEDaVHmw7r4 Tales from the Crypt - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ol4MvRkWek Silent Night, Deadly Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNBJfv5pIdY Ernest Saves Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFZeIJgoLDU Silent Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhLw3GmHQqA Christmas Evil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2zPRNgzBrM Invasion USA - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEJMnLZKuVU Krampus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpG4UfhgR1Y A Christmas Horror Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z3ybMTpqFw Die Hard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaJuwKCmJbY Gremlins - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBEVwaJEgaA Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

Eric binges Guy Ritchie and comes over to tell Kare about a fascinating phenomena he encountered. Movies Discussed: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8MXn5No1Jc Snatch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jar2XkBboo The Gentleman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ify9S7hj480 Wrath of Man: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFYEni2gsK0 Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

Eric explains masculinity to Kare through the lens of Richard Linklater's filmography. Movies discussed are Everybody Wants Some (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6raUs0CiCQ) Dazed and Confused (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aQuvPlcB-8) Boyhood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0oX0xiwOv8) Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

After a late night YouTube binge, Kare has dark theories about Susan Boyle. Susan Boyle Audition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zZPLohsmO0 Susan Boyle Sings with Elaine Paige: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF1hIaHKANk   Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

Kare managed to stay awake through all of Dune 2021 but understood none of it, so Eric explains it and its place in Sci Fi canon. Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

Karalyn struggles to express her sublime joy at discovering women with agency. Her friends were right all along--The Holiday is good, actually. Intro music "Mr Snarky Destructoid" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

Eric turns his media analysis skills on weird Amazon porn. Kare goes along for the ride. Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

Pinky Violence Eric gets nerdy about an obscure genre of 70s porn, Pinky Violence Films. Karalyn comes along for the ride. Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ignites an apoplectic rage in Karalyn. Intro music "Chipper" by Tim Beek (timbeek.com) Outro music by onemansymphony