Episode 19 - Altar Boy (Dean Koontz)
Vote or die. Or, vote AND die. You pick.
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Show Notes
Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Dean Koontz, Star Quest, Odd Thomas series. Harlan Ellison. Dean Koontz, Midnight. Harry Harrison, Soylent Green. Aldous Huxley, Brave New World. John W. Campbell, “Who Goes There?”
Films. Odd Thomas. Logan’s Run. Star Wars.
TV episodes, series. Quantum Leap. Stargate. Star Trek. Dr. Who.
Ideas. Government by consensus. The soul as the driver for identity. Fear of dissent leads to compliant citizenry. Time travel through mental discipline. Government = control. Mind control and mental discipline.
Whoa - Hmmm - WTF. Bill began all-in on WTF, but softened his read to include a little bit of hmmm upon revisiting the story. Dan agrees, but adds in a whoa factor.
Previous episode: James Causey, “Inferiority”
Next episode: Stephen King, “The Jaunt”
Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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