Ep 303 - Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

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🗓️ 11 June 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke’s first successful novel, starts as a story about a surprisingly chill (if mysterious) alien invasion, but eventually it’s also about the end of the human race. It’s not the aliens’ fault, for once! But they’re definitely, you know, AROUND for it.

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0:00.0	This is a headgun podcast.
0:06.0	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told
0:10.3	tale, they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.5	Plus these are books you should have read by now.
0:30.0	Hey everybody, welcome to Overview.
0:43.0	It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read.
0:45.6	My name is Craig.
0:46.6	My name is Andrew.
0:47.6	Why are we being so fast and quiet?
0:49.6	Because we got got getting out before our childhoods and my childhood ended.
0:57.0	When was the exact moment that your childhood ended?
1:01.0	Legally or mentally?
1:04.0	Because legally when I turned 18 my childhood ended.
1:07.9	But they say that your brain keeps developing until your early 20s.
1:12.0	30s and new 20s.
1:14.6	Does that mean my brain has stopped?
1:16.0	20s and new 6s.
1:17.0	As my brain has stopped developing and now it's doing whatever the opposite of developing
1:21.1	is.
1:22.1	Decaying.
1:23.1	Yeah, I think actually exactly that is happening to our minds and bodies right now as we waste
1:29.0	time doing this.
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