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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

518. Scientists vs. The Media (with Emery Emery)

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

David Barr Kirtley

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Emery Emery joins us to discuss his new documentary Science Friction, about scientists being tricked into appearing on TV shows that promote fringe ideas.

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Wired.com presents the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy. And here is your host, David Barr

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Kirtley.

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Hello and welcome to episode 518 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

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I'm David Barr curtly.

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Author of the book Save Me Please and Other Stories,

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which is available now on Amazon.com.

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We had a great conversation about the book back at

0:33.9

episode 500 so definitely check that out if you missed it. And so I want to

0:38.6

give a special thank you to Amazon customer who just gave the book a five-star review on Amazon.com. It says

0:45.1

superb thought-provoking entertaining short story collection a solid

0:50.6

enjoyable science fiction fantasy and horror short story collection.

0:55.1

I enjoyed each and every story.

0:57.4

It's hard to pick favorites, but of particular merit are the second rat, power armor or love

1:02.1

story, and they Go Bump.

1:04.0

All have slightly slanted views of familiar topics.

1:07.0

All linger pleasingly in the minds.

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Excellent short story collection.

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So big thanks again to Amazon customer for that great review.

1:15.0

And our guest today is Emory Emory. He edited the popular comedy documentary The

1:20.7

Aristocrats and he's also worked as an editor and producer on other documentaries. documentary The Green Room and Brilliant Twisted Henderson he launched the long-running podcast The Ardent Atheist and Skeptically Yours.

1:55.1

And in this interview we'll be discussing his new documentary science friction about scientists

1:59.7

who give TV interviews about their research, only to discover to their horror that the interviews have been edited to make it look

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