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Episode 118 – “On Thursday We Leave for Home”

Posted on July 4, 2019 by traiger

Although it takes place a billion miles from earth, “On Thursday We Leave for Home” is decidedly about about problems that one need not travel one mile from the surface of the earth to discover. It is about how an … Continue reading →

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Episode 111 – “Printer’s Devil”

Posted on June 6, 2019 by traiger

How would someone who is bent on spreading evil use the newspaper publishing business to achieve its goal?  We don’t have to look far for answers to this question now, when traditional newspapers have been supplemented by new Internet-based publications, … Continue reading →

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Episode 110 – “Miniature”

Posted on June 5, 2019 by traiger

Philosophers attempt to make sense of the human condition, and doing that entails making sense of how humans typically function. This requires specifying what the functions are that humans carry out, and how the conditions in which they find themselves play a … Continue reading →

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Episode 104 – “The Thirty Fathom Grave”

Posted on May 2, 2019 by traiger

It is not uncommon for individuals who have  survived multi-casualty events, such as  wars, terrorist attacks, hurricanes, floods,  and other disasters, natural and human-induced, to struggle with their good fortune, in the midst of so much bad fortune. This phenomenon,  … Continue reading →

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Episode 32 – “A Passage for a Trumpet”

Posted on December 31, 2014 by traiger

Joey is a down-on-his-luck jazz trumpeter. He can’t get a gig because he is not dependable. He’s not dependable because he is an alcoholic. But addiction and jazz are intertwined. For Joey, booze fuels his flights of musical expression, in … Continue reading →

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