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Keeping Records

Human Life Is Not Beautiful (with Dan Sheehan)

Keeping Records

Headgum

Comedy, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Comedy Interviews, Documentary

5726 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Caleb and Shelby have been ousted from their home and must seek refuge in the Headgum office. Joining them via conference call from his landline is writer and comedian Dan Sheehan, who spontaneously generates a list of artifacts to put on his Golden Record. He'll introduce the aliens to the Mediterranean diet and local area network gaming. He'll give them the perfect entrance/invasion music. He'll show them majestic, decorated domesticated animals. And most generous of all? He'll help the aliens understand the the relief of being let off the hook. Dan's Artifacts Italian food (food) Being informed that no one is angry at you (multisensory experience) "Sirius," The Alan Parsons Project (audio) Photos of animals that have won contests (photograph) LAN parties (multisensory experience) Original Voyager Artifact Birth, Wayne Miller (photograph) Follow Dan on Twitter @ItsDanSheehan and @SICKOFWOLVES, support him on Patreon and buy his novel I Am Not a Wolf wherever you get books! -- Follow the show @keepingrecordspod Advertise on Keeping Records via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a headgum original.

0:03.0

In 1977, NASA sent two solid gold records into space, so that aliens might find them and understand life on Earth.

0:20.0

I sent greetings on behalf of the people of our planet and friendly wishes to all who we encounter this voyager.

0:27.6

Now, we're making new records with our friends.

0:30.6

Hello, Tornuu.

0:32.6

Hello.

0:33.6

Hello.

0:34.6

We step out of our solar system into the universe seeking only peace and friendship.

0:43.2

We know full well that our planet and all its inhabitants are but a small part of this immense universe that surrounds us.

0:52.8

Hello from the children of planet Earth

0:55.4

Wow

0:59.0

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well.

1:03.2

What's up, you, Freakow?

1:04.7

Hey, Caleb, where are you in the world?

1:06.9

Oh, thank you so much for asking.

1:08.6

I'm in Los Angeles, California.

1:11.4

I moved here to pursue my dreams.

1:13.1

What about you, girl?

1:14.1

Wait, me too.

1:16.1

Oh my God, really?

1:16.7

You live in L.A.?

1:17.3

Yeah, I moved here last June.

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