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You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!Welcome back to Bad Dads Film Review! This week, we're sinking into the beautifully awkward and emotionally layered world of The Graduate (1967), a landmark in American cinema that captured the confusion and alienation of a generation—and still resonates today.Directed by Mike Nichols and based on Charles Webb's novel, The Graduate stars a breakout Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate adrift in a sea of expectations, ennui, and passive-aggressive dinner parties. Returning home to California, Ben finds himself stuck in a well-off suburban limbo, unsure of what to do with his future and utterly disconnected from the adults around him.Enter Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), the wife of his father's business partner and one of the most iconic seductresses in film history. Their affair is sultry, weirdly funny, and shot through with a tragic edge that gives the film its unique tone—equal parts satire, drama, and coming-of-age fable. Complications multiply when Ben falls for Mrs. Robinson's daughter Elaine (Katharine Ross), throwing everyone's lives into romantic chaos and sparking a messy, impulsive pursuit that culminates in one of the most famous closing shots in cinema history.Visually, The Graduate is striking—Nichols' inventive use of framing, reflections, and slow dissolves elevates the emotional subtext, and Simon & Garfunkel's folk-heavy soundtrack ("The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson") lingers in your head long after the credits roll. The music doesn't just underscore the scenes—it becomes a character in itself, echoing Benjamin's alienation and longing.But what really makes The Graduate endure is its tonal complexity. It's satirical, yes, but also melancholic. Benjamin isn't a traditional hero; he's self-absorbed, indecisive, and often unlikeable. Yet in that uncertainty lies the film's power—it taps into that restless moment between adolescence and adulthood where everything feels hollow, and rebellion can look like love, lust, or simply running away.Is the ending romantic or despairing? Is Benjamin a rebel or just another aimless rich kid? The Graduate leaves space for interpretation, and that ambiguity is what keeps it feeling alive, even decades later.So whether you're watching for the sharp dialogue, the iconic performances, or just to see Dustin Hoffman awkwardly floating in a pool of existential dread—this one's a classic for a reason.

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We wrap up the first of a few Request Months with one from Brian Tessitore, The Graduate. The Mike Nicholls film stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, the titular graduate. He's adrift after college and falls into an affair with Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a family friend.Keith Gordon and Katharine Coldiron join Mike to discuss the seminal film along with homages and the "sequel," Rumor Has It. Beverly Gray, author of Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How the Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation, talks about her work including her time on Death Race 2000.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

We wrap up the first of a few Request Months with one from Brian Tessitore, The Graduate. The Mike Nichols film stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock, the titular graduate. He's adrift after college and falls into an affair with Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), a family friend.Keith Gordon and Katharine Coldiron join Mike to discuss the seminal film along with homages and the "sequel," Rumor Has It. Beverly Gray, author of Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How the Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation, talks about her work including her time on Death Race 2000.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth-podcast--5513239/support.

Dune: Part 2, Denis Villeneuve's second half of his adaptation of Frank Herbet's sci-fi masterpiece Dune, is out. It's huge. Everyone has an opinion. So do we. Dr. Benjamin Braddock and Mommy Milkers join the show to discuss the film. SOUNDTRACK: Herbie Hancock "Watermelon Man"  Reverend Bizarre "In the Victory of"  John Frusciante "God"  UGK "Pocket Full of Stones"  Hans Zimmer "Eclipse"  LINKS: Ben at X: @graduatedben Monica at X: @MochaK92 

Benjamin Braddock returns for a great talk about secret areas of California, Measles, Florida, Immigration, and much more Follow Benjamin Braddock on Twitter https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen For Premium Rare Candy Episodes and written content, become a subscriber of our substack (free trial until 03/31/24) https://rarecandy.substack.com/ Rare Candy Merch Store https://rare-candy-industries.myshopify.com/ Rare Candy on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Instagram, and more https://beacons.ai/rarecandy

Are you trying to musicalize me, Mrs. Robinson? Oh, yes, Benjamin Braddock, they are trying to musicalize you, and Mrs. Robinson, and Elaine, all of you. They are going to keep going until every critic in New York is banging on a church window begging you to stop. And who is giving you these songs to sing, Mrs. Robinson? Simon and Garfunkel? Nope. Not at all. Sharing a xylophone (yes, a xylophone) were the man who wrote Funny Girl and the man who wrote Bat Out of Hell. What happened was… well we will tell you in this week's episode of BROADWAY BOUND: THE MUSICALS THAT NEVER GOT TO BROADWAY which explores The Graduate: The Musical, or “I Want to Say One Word To You. Just One Word: Don't” BROADWAY BOUND PLAYERS Catherine DeLuce as New York Times Reporter Matthew Fairlee as Milton Greene Matt Koplik as Bob Greene Rebecca Spigelman as Glady Nederlander If you like what we are doing DONATE HERE Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 provides the statutory framework for determining whether something is a fair use and identifies certain types of uses—such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research—as examples of activities that qualify as fair use.

Insolence Eau de Parfum by Guerlain (2008) + Lana Del Rey's Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd (2023) with Dr. Benjamin Braddock 1/12/24 S6E8 To hear this episode and the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon. 

Known as Benjamin Braddock or @GraduatedBen on Twitter/X comes on the podcast to discuss his recent post on X of why he was waking up with the feeling of “dread” at the same time every morning, the surprising reaction the post got and much more. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SHARE THIS PODCAST!!!      Video Version of Show Rumble- https://rumble.com/v402i76-coffee-and-a-mike-episode-713-with-benjamin-braddock-talking-the-dread-feel.html   Follow Ben Twitter- https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen   Follow Me Twitter/X- https://twitter.com/CoffeeandaMike Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/coffeeandamike/ Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeandaMike/ Truth Social- https://truthsocial.com/@coffeeandamike Gettr- https://gettr.com/user/coffeeandamike Rumble- https://rumble.com/search/all?q=coffee%20and%20a%20mike Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-and-a-mike/id1436799008     Support My Work Venmo- https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3570365208987017385&created=1658667789.4661531&printed=1 Website- www.coffeeandamike.com Email- info@coffeeandamike.com

In the classic movie The Graduate, recent college grad Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) gets some advice about his future from one of his parent's friends."I just wanna say one word to you," the man says, "Plastics."If The Graduate were remade today, "Plastics" might be replaced with "Prompt engineer."Because, for content marketers, as we all know, generative AI is here and getting more pervasive and powerful by the moment.Basically, if you wanna succeed in the brave new world of content marketing, you're going to have to learn to not only live with AI but learn to marshal it.In this episode I had a really great discussion about all things AI with Sid Ewing, VP of Marketing at Xola. Things like:--The biggest challenges generative AI poses for content marketers--How learning to prompt AI can supercharge writing--Why AI writing is just OK when left to its own devices--Where all of this is headed If you're fascinated by AI and eager to learn as much as you can, this episode is worth a listen!  The B2B Content Show is produced by Connversa, a b2b content agency that helps you showcase your special sauce and get your ideal customers to know, like, and trust you.

This is a special edition of Gain of Fiction, which is normally a series on our premium substack episode feed. Benjamin Braddock joins the show to talk about the magic of John Steinbeck. We reference Tortilla Flat, The Long Valley, Cannery Row, and East of Eden mainly, but it's a great conversation that also touches on RFK's presidential campaign, Libertarianism, Communism, and the beauty of California. Check out our premium episodes on Substack which include Gain of Fiction, Coast to Coast, and all the others https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/gain-of-fiction-vol-8-marathon-man#details Follow Benjamin Braddock on Twitter https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen Follow All Things Rare Candy https://linktr.ee/RareCandy

We have reached the TOP 5 in our favorite 100 movies of all time. Tonight we talk all about Paul Thomas Anderson's in-depth look at a cult and Mike Nichols' classic tale of Benjamin Braddock and Mrs. Robinson. Next week, #4: The Thing (1982) and Amelie (2001) #Film #DustinHoffman #JoaquinPhoenix

Benjamin Braddock returns to the show to talk about Brazil, the human liver, cancer, microwaves, Kevin Bass, the early days of the internet, and more Follow Ben on Twitter https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen For Premium Episodes and Written Content, Subscribe to the RC Substack https://rarecandy.substack.com/ Follow all Things Rare Candy https://linktr.ee/RareCandy

Elon releases the files, Trump suspends the constitution, Zig says Herschel's in trouble, "Good Moaning America", who's hotter Jeffrey Toobin or Charissa Thompson? John's Benjamin Braddock moment and more!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5691723/advertisement

Die Reifeprüfung - Originaltitel: The Graduate - aus dem Jahr 1967 erzählt die Geschichte des 21 jährigen Benjamin Braddock, der gerade das College abgeschlossen hat und den Sommer zu Hause bei seinen Eltern verbringt. Aber der junge Absolvent fühlt sich unwohl in der von Oberflächlichkeiten geprägten Welt der oberen Mittelschicht. Er weiß nicht wohin mit sich und hat nur ein vages Gefühl davon, dass sein Leben irgendwie anders aussehen soll. Mrs. Robinson, die Ehefrau des Geschäftspartners seines Vaters nutzt die Verlorenheit Benjamins gnadenlos aus und verführt ihn. Trotz einigem Widerstand von seiner Seite beginnen die beiden schließlich eine Affäre, die den gesamten Sommer anhält. Aber da gibt es auch noch ihre Tochter Elaine, mit der ihn seine Eltern nur allzu gerne verkuppeln würden. Bei dem von den Älteren arrangierten Date passiert es dann auch noch tatsächlich, dass Ben sich in Elaine verliebt, was nachvollziehbarerweise alles andere als Begeisterungsstürme bei Mrs. Robinson auslöst. Auf dem Papier eine straight forward erzählte Romcom… und zumindest meiner Meinung nach doch sehr viel mehr. The Graduate ist ein ungemein reicher Film: Reich an Bildsprache, reich an subtilen thematischen Einschüben, reich an satirischen Spitzen und einer dichten Inszenierung, die ihn zu einem Wegbereiter und Musterbeispiel des New Hollywood werden lässt. Aber vielleicht siehst du es ja doch eher wie der späte Roger Ebert, Johannes, und erblickst hierin nicht mehr als eine nette - mit dem für seine Zeit Skandalösen spielende - Tragikomödie. Ich hoffe doch nicht, und bedenke bei deiner Antwort, dass du hier einer meiner absoluten Lieblingsfilme vor dir hast.

Host Micah Bock joins political commentator Benjamin Braddock in breaking down Brazil's chaotic presidential election cycle, questions of election fraud, and Biden involvement in South America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Benjamin Braddock returns to the show to talk about "The End Of Men" documentary, lab leaks, red light therapy, the stigma against homeopathic medicine, Alex Jones, and much more. Follow Benjamin Braddock on Twitter https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen For Premium Rare Candy Content, become a free/paid subscriber on Substack https://rarecandy.substack.com/ Follow all things Rare Candy https://linktr.ee/RareCandy

Benjamin Braddock returns to the show for a wonderful conversation about ACAM2000, Peanut Allergies, Autoimmune diseases, Sunscreen, Parasites, and more Subscribe to Rare Candy Substack for exclusive content https://rarecandy.substack.com/ Follow Benjamin Braddock on Twitter https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen Follow all things Rare Candy linktr.ee/RareCandy

WE ALL AGREE SMOKING IS COOL BUT IS IT REALLY BAD FOR YOU? I SPOKE WITH ANON TWITTER USER DR. BENJAMIN BRADDOCK ON THIS THEORY - https://twitter.com/graduatedben?s=21&t=nX4rRn9M8NERzKWP9yO1JgPLUS, WE GOT INTO THE "BODEGA BRO" DEBACLE AND CRIME IN THE CITIES2O-YEAR-OLD MOTHER IN NYC SHOT DEAD WHILE WALKING 3-MONTH-OLD BABY+ MUCH MORESONG: VIAGRA BOYS - TROGLODYTE INTRO/OUTTRO CLIP: FANTASTIC MR. FOXSUBSCRIBE TO THE WRONG OPINION GUMROAD - HTTPS://WRONGOP.GUMROAD.COM CLICK HERE TO BECOME AN AFFILIATE FOR WRONG OPINION - https://wrongop.gumroad.com/affiliates IF YOU WANT TO BOOK A CALL WITH ME - HTTPS://SUPERPEER.COM/JOSHLEKACH IF YOU HATE GUMROAD AND YOU WANT TO SUPPORT WRONG OPINION, YOU CAN DONATE CRYPTO HERE - https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/5e4a3fc5-309c-4bce-a81d-5b2fbed63b62 NEW MERCH HERE - https://teespring.com/stores/wrongopWRONG OPINION PLAYLIST - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-official-wrong-opinion-playlist/pl.u-KVXBqm6sAYr18 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Benjamin Braddock is a writer, beauty appreciator, raw egg slonker, environmentalist, human and animal rights activist. He comes on the podcast to discuss being tall, pandemic, homeschooling kids, possible economic collapse, the book Dissolving Illusions (Suzanne Humphries/Roman Bystrianyk), Russia/Ukraine, food shortages and much more. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE LIKE AND SHARE this podcast!!!  Social Media https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen Substack  https://benjaminbraddock.substack.com/

Episode 1 of the Medical Redpill Series: Benjamin Braddock joins the show to talk about Food Shortages, Dissolving Illusions (Suzanne Humphries), Dr. Ray Peat, Monkeypox, and more Follow Benjamin Braddock on Twitter https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen IM Publishing https://impublishing.store/ Ben's Covid Treatment Protocol https://benjaminbraddock.substack.com/p/tools-to-beat-covid?s=r Follow all things Rare Candy linktr.ee/RareCandy

TOPICS AND TIMESTAMPS: Just the Beginning 0:00 The Warnings 0:43 Emerging Economy Crisis 5:09 Inflation Escalation 11:47 Dow plunges more than 900 points for its worst day since 2020, falls for a fourth straight week https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/21/stock-market-futures-open-to-close-news.html Rockefeller Foundation's Rajiv Shah Sees ‘Massive' Global Food Crisis - Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-21/rockefeller-foundation-s-shah-sees-massive-global-food-crisis Ukraine war: World Bank warns of 'human catastrophe' food crisis - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61171529 EXCLUSIVE: Food shortages magnified by string of destroyed food processing facilities - The Western Standard https://westernstandardonline.com/2022/04/exclusive-food-shortages-magnified-by-string-of-destroyed-food-processing-facilities/ Fire contained at California food plant; evacuations remain - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/california-food-plant-fire-prompts-evacuations-for-thousands/2022/04/14/b2fb8bd4-bc14-11ec-a92d-c763de818c21_story.html Pilot dies in plane crash into Idaho's Gem State Processing | Idaho Statesman https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/nation-world/national/article260423897.html 50,000 lb of food destroyed after fire ripped through Maricopa Food Pantry https://www.azfamily.com/2022/03/29/50000-lb-food-destroyed-after-fire-ripped-through-maricopa-food-pantry/ Dr. Benjamin Braddock on Twitter: "https://t.co/C5ishgP9Um" / Twitter https://twitter.com/GraduatedBen/status/1516853305422581760/photo/1

I chat with Ben about the escalating situation in Ukraine, the waning US empire, and the Covid truth regime, from origins to medications to side effects, animal reservoirs of the virus, and what you can do to strengthen yourself against its likely effects as Omicron comes for us all. Ben Braddock is an anonymous Twitter poster @GraduatedBen, a writer for various publications and on Substack, a beauty appreciator, raw egg slonker, environmentalist, and a human and animal rights activist. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aksubversive/message

Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me . . . aren't you? It's the movie that made Dustin Hoffman a star, and rightly so. He plays the naive, uptight and awkward Benjamin Braddock who masks a disenchanted with his parents' rich, vacuous, meaningless lives, with a frozen mask for a face that says ‘I'm screaming on the inside.' But, then the wife of one of his father's friends propositions him with an affair . . . and he proceeds to fall in love with her daughter. It's a scathing portrayal of the upper class, a brutally cynical take on whether or not ‘love' even exists, and most importantly . . . it's hilarious. We're in the final stretch of the AFI Top 100 Starter Pack. Enjoy!

What does neuroscience have to do with the work of the analyst? It turns out that neuroplasticity is to the modern analyst what plastics were to Benjamin Braddock, and it all comes down to Hebb's Law. Or, put another way, successfully working with peers and stakeholders can take some focused effort, some feedback, and some practice, and that's what "coach" James Hayes joined the episode to discuss! For complete show notes, including links to items mentioned in this episode and a transcript of the show, visit the show page.

Oxy Lawsuits / Vax Efficacy / Comorbidities / Ventilators / CREW: CRK (@BLCKD_COM_PILLD) / SLAV (@TrustWorthySlav) / COH (@in_cohgnito) GUEST: Dr. Benjamin Braddock (@GraduatedBen) PART 2 ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-77-bonus-feat-57377171 Recorded: 10/4/21

Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me . . . aren't you? It's the movie that made Dustin Hoffman a star, and rightly so. He plays the naive, uptight and awkward Benjamin Braddock who masks a disenchanted with his parents' rich, vacuous, meaningless lives, with a frozen mask for a face that says 'I'm screaming on the inside.' But, then the wife of one of his father's friends propositions him with an affair . . . and he proceeds to fall in love with her daughter. It's a scathing portrayal of the upper class, a brutally cynical take on whether or not 'love' even exists, and most importantly . . . it's hilarious. Enjoy!

SOLCAST EP 30 with the great Dr Benjamin Braddock This 2hr+ ep discusses: The unknown EXTRA dangers of Seed Oils and Why its the Number One Global Health Issue Today DMT, Psychedelics' Effects and Spiritual Entities Being Held at Gunpoint in Brazil Probiotic Meats + Ancestral Eating The Unexpected Minds behind Space Programs The Environmental Effect on Testosterone and a whole lot more.. Check out Ben on Twitter Follow Sol Brah on Twitter Read my Neck Training Guide Join Sol Brah's Telegram Group Join the Lambros Society Check out my Youtube Channel Cooking With Sol Brah: Your Guide to Eating With Vitality

On this guest episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam Jacobs has Benjamin Braddock on the show.    Benjamin Braddock is a prolific Twitter user and writer for online publications such as American Greatness. We had him on to discuss the Thunderdome style of politics, whether or not the GOP needs a celebrity candidate for 2024 and the power of raw eggs.   For $20 off your $200 purchase, go to https://ammo.com/podcast (a special deal for our listeners).   Follow Sam Jacobs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamJacobs1776   And check out our sponsor, Libertas Bella, for all of your favorite 2nd Amendment shirts at LibertasBella.com.   Ben's Links:  Benjamin Braddock on Twitter | @GraduatedBen Benjamin Braddock | American Greatness   Helpful Links:  Resistance Library  Sam Jacobs

Welcome Dr. Benjamin Braddock to episode 12 of the EVOLCAST. In the episode we discuss the following topics: -Reddit Stock Market -How the political elite influence the market -The lies about c0v!d -Supplements you can take for optimal health in the modern world -Will we ever get back to "normal?" -If so, how do we achieve this? -Changing yourself to change the world I hope you all enjoyed and learned something from this episode if you did consider subscribing. As well as checking out Dr. Benjamin Braddock: Twitter: @GraduatedBen Instagram: @Braddockvisuals You can access EVOLacademy here: https://linktr.ee/evolacademy

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our podcast turns its lonely ears to you. Woo-woo-oooThe Graduate is a story about the ennuied Benjamin Braddock, the provocative Mrs. Robinson, and the affair they embark upon that upends their lives. The iconic 1967 film adaptation is perhaps more famous than Webb's book, but the novel does contain all of the classic lines and moments you remember. Even the wedding and the bus at the end!Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our podcast turns its lonely ears to you. Woo-woo-oooThe Graduate is a story about the ennuied Benjamin Braddock, the provocative Mrs. Robinson, and the affair they embark upon that upends their lives. The iconic 1967 film adaptation is perhaps more famous than Webb's book, but the novel does contain all of the classic lines and moments you remember. Even the wedding and the bus at the end!Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.

Benjamin Braddock is a little worried about his future. He’s a recent college graduate who moves back in with his upper-middle-class parents and feels smothered by their vapid, materialistic lifestyle. But he begins an affair with a woman from his parents’ circle… And then he falls in love with her daughter. Like Benjamin, we wonder what the future can and should hold for us. Can it be free of the negative trappings of our society and culture, of our parents’ influence, of the past? Wes and Erin discuss Mike Nichols’ 1967 film “The Graduate.”

Benjamin Braddock is a little worried about his future. He’s a recent college graduate who moves back in with his upper-middle-class parents and feels smothered by their vapid, materialistic lifestyle. But he begins an affair with a woman from his parents’ circle… And then he falls in love with her daughter. Like Benjamin, we wonder what the future can and should hold for us. Can it be free of the negative trappings of our society and culture, of our parents’ influence, of the past? Wes and Erin discuss Mike Nichols’ 1967 film "The Graduate." Subscribe: (sub)Text won’t always be in the PEL feed, so please subscribe to us directly: Apple | Spotify | Android | RSS Bonus content: The conversation continues on our after-show (post)script. Get this and other bonus content at by subscribing at Patreon. Follow (sub)Text: Twitter | Facebook | Website Thanks to Tyler Hislop for the audio editing on this episode.

The Nerds Amalgamated fishing trip is coming up, and we'll be going to Pluto for some ice fishing. Could Pluto have underground oceans with alien fish, and will they taste good with chips? Unfortunately it'll take a really long time to get there to find out. Maybe we'll have FTL by the next fishing trip.Metal Slug is back, again. SNK have plans to make some new Metal Slug games and not just work on porting the old ones to new consoles.The Huni Kuin tribe of Brazil have become some of the most primitive game developers in the world. Working with a team of anthropologists to preserve their tribal stories in the form of a video game.Cyberpunk 2077 is getting an Anime. The resident weebs are excited. Cross another one off on your Cyberpunk 2077 media bingo card.Billion year old plutonian ocean- https://astronomy.com/news/2020/06/pluto-has-likely-maintained-an-underground-liquid-ocean-for-billions-of-yearsMetal Slug announcements- https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-06-27-brand-new-metal-slug-game-announcedReverse game archaeology: Huni Kuin- http://www.gamehunikuin.com.br/en/abouthk/- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5m88A4oRHo- https://chacruna.net/huni-kuin-game-an-anthropological-adventure/Cyberpunk 2077 anime coming to Netflix- https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-25/trigger-announces-cyberpunk-edgerunners-anime-for-netflix-debut-in-2022/.161084Games PlayedProfessor– Outer Wilds - https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/Rating: 3.75/5Deviboy– Half-Life: Alyx - https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/HalfLife_Alyx/Rating: TBADJ– Valorant - https://playvalorant.com/en-us/Rating: 3/5Other topics discussedOculus Quest: All-in-One VR Headset- https://www.oculus.com/quest/?locale=en_USOculus Quest All-in-one VR Gaming Headset – 64GB at Amazon Australia cost $649- https://www.amazon.com.au/Oculus-Quest-All-Gaming-Headset/dp/B07QY3M3Q4/ref=asc_df_B07QY3M3Q4/?tag=googleshopdsk-22&linkCode=df0&hvadid=341774504578&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=9879915795311276137&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1000339&hvtargid=pla-765852518281&psc=1SteamVR (SteamVR is the ultimate tool for experiencing VR content on the hardware of your choice. SteamVR supports the Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality headsets, and others.)- https://store.steampowered.com/steamvrHalf-Life : Alyx (2020 virtual reality (VR) first-person shooter developed and published by Valve. Between the events of Half-Life (1998) and Half-Life 2 (2004), players control Alyx Vance on a mission to seize a superweapon belonging to the alien Combine.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life:_Alyx- https://www.half-life.com/en/alyx/- https://store.steampowered.com/app/546560/HalfLife_Alyx/Why is Pluto no longer a planet?- https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/why-is-pluto-no-longer-a-planet/Solar maximum (Solar maximum or solar max is a regular period of greatest Sun activity during the 11-year solar cycle. During solar maximum, large numbers of sunspots appear, and the solar irradiance output grows by about 0.07%)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_maximumSolar cycle (The solar cycle or solar magnetic activity cycle is a nearly periodic 11-year change in the Sun's activity measured in terms of variations in the number of observed sunspots on the solar surface. Levels of solar radiation and ejection of solar material, the number and size of sunspots, solar flares, and coronal loops all exhibit a synchronized fluctuation, from active to quiet to active again, with a period of 11 years.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cycleGunter (Gunter is the penguin that most commonly accompanies the Ice King. In truth, Gunter is the primordial cosmic entity known as Orgalorg and feared as the Breaker of Worlds.)- https://adventuretime.fandom.com/wiki/GunterTom Scott - We Sent Garlic Bread to the Edge of Space, Then Ate It- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8W-auqg024Tom Scott (British YouTuber, game show host and web developer. Scott is best known for producing online videos for his eponymous YouTube channel, which mainly comprises educational videos across a range of topics including history,science,technology, and linguistics.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Scott_(entertainer)SNK (SNK Corporation is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. It is the successor to the company Shin Nihon Kikaku and presently owns the SNK video game brand and the Neo Geo video game platform. Classic SNK franchises include Metal Slug, Samurai Shodown, and The King of Fighters.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNKMetal Slug (Metal Slug is a series of run and gun video games originally created by Nazca Corporation before merging with SNK in 1996 after the completion of the first game in the series. Spin-off games include a third-person shooter to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the series and a tower defense game for the mobile platform.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_SlugThe King of Fighters (The King of Fighters (KOF) is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of The King of Fighters '94 in 1994. The series was developed originally for SNK's Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware. This served as the main platform for the series until 2004 when SNK retired it in favor of the Atomiswave arcade board.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_FightersMetal Slug X (An upgraded version of Metal Slug 2, titled Metal Slug X, was released in March 1999 for the Neo Geo MVS. The game used a modified version of the engine from Metal Slug 3, which eliminated the slowdown problems of the original.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slug_2#Metal_Slug_XMetal Slug Touch (Metal Slug Touch is a Metal Slug game released in 2009 for iPhones. It is completely controlled only by using the touchscreen and shaking the device.)- https://metalslug.fandom.com/wiki/Metal_Slug_TouchMetal Slug Defense (Metal Slug Defense is a tower defense game created by SNK Playmore for iOS and Android mobile devices.)- https://metalslug.fandom.com/wiki/Metal_Slug_DefenseMetal Slug Attack (Metal Slug Attack, is a tower defense game created by SNK Playmore for iOS and Android mobile devices. The game itself is a sequel to Metal Slug Defense, featuring numerous improvements and brand new game modes.)- https://metalslug.fandom.com/wiki/Metal_Slug_AttackUniversal Entertainment (Universal Entertainment Corporation, formerly known as Aruze Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko,slot machines,arcade games and other gaming products, and a publisher of video games. In 2000, Aruze bought out SNK Corporation, maker of the Neo-Geo. In exchange for the use of SNK's popular characters on their pachinko and slot machines, and a few games for the Neo-Geo, Aruze promised financial backing for the failing SNK.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_EntertainmentNeo Geo Pocket Colour (The Neo Geo Pocket Color, is a 16-bit color handheld video game console manufactured by SNK. It is a successor to SNK's monochrome Neo Geo Pocket handheld which debuted in 1998 in Japan, with the Color being fully backward compatible.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo_Geo_Pocket_ColorVirtual Console (Virtual Console also abbreviated as VC, is a line of downloadable video games (mostly unaltered) for Nintendo's Wii and Wii U home video game consoles and the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. Virtual Console's library of past games currently consists of titles originating from the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super NES, Game Boy,Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS, as well as Sega's Master System and Genesis/Mega Drive, NEC's TurboGrafx-16, and SNK's Neo Geo AES. )- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_ConsoleThe King of Fighters XIII (The King of Fighters XIII is a fighting game in The King of Fighters series, developed and published by SNK Playmore originally in 2010.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_XIIIThe King of Fighters XII (In an interview with Fighters Front Line, Producer Masaaki Kukino replies that each character took 16~17 months to complete with a team of 10 different designers.)- https://snk.fandom.com/wiki/The_King_of_Fighters_XII#DevelopmentVirtual Songlines (Bilbie Virtual Labs is continuously pushing the frontier on innovation in our Virtual Songlines development.)- https://www.virtualsonglines.org/Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a dark fantasy action-adventure game developed and published by the British video game development studio Ninja Theory. Inspired by Norse mythology and Celtic culture, the game follows Senua, a Pict warrior who must make her way to Helheim by defeating otherworldly entities and facing their challenges, in order to rescue the soul of her dead lover from the goddess Hela.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellblade:_Senua%27s_SacrificeNeuromancer (Neuromancer is a 1984 science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson. It is one of the best-known works in the cyberpunk genre and the first novel to win the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. Set in the future, the novel follows Henry Case, a washed-up computer hacker who is hired for one last job, which brings him up against a powerful artificial intelligence.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NeuromancerBlade Runner (Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Edward James Olmos, it is loosely based on Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_RunnerRendezvous with Rama (Rendezvous with Rama is a science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke first published in 1973. Set in the 2130s, the story involves a cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_with_RamaNo Man’s Sky (No Man's Sky is an exploration survival game developed and published by the indie studio Hello Games. It was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in August 2016, and for Xbox One in July 2018. The game is built around four pillars: exploration, survival, combat, and trading. Players are free to perform within the entirety of a procedurally generated deterministic open world universe, which includes over 18 quintillion planets.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Man%27s_SkyAlien 3 (Alien 3 (stylized as ALIEN³) is a 1992 American science fiction horror film directed by David Fincher and written by David Giler, Walter Hill, and Larry Ferguson from a story by Vincent Ward. It stars Sigourney Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley. It is the third installment of the Alien franchise.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3Alien 3 wooden satellite (Ward envisioned a planet whose interior was both wooden and archaic in design, where Luddite-like monks would take refuge.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_3#Start-up_with_Vincent_WardMiasma theory (The miasma theory (also called the miasmatic theory) is an obsolete medical theory that held that diseases—such as cholera,chlamydia, or the Black Death—were caused by a miasma (μίασμα, ancient Greek: "pollution"), a noxious form of "bad air", also known as night air. The theory held that epidemics were caused by miasma, emanating from rotting organic matter. Though miasma theory is typically associated with the spread of disease.)- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miasma_theoryThe Simpsons : Apu Headbag of Ice- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8jOp349P8Futurama : Global Warming- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SYpUSjSgFgThe Simpsons : Skinner and The Superintendent: Aurora Borealis (One of The funniest ever moments of The Simpsons)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1h8cHUnP9kAverage life expectancy in industrial and developing countries for those born in 2018, by gender (in years) (In 2018, the average life expectancy for those born in more developed countries was 76 years for males and 82 years for females. Globally, the life expectancy for males was 70 years, and 74 years for females.)- https://www.statista.com/statistics/274507/life-expectancy-in-industrial-and-developing-countries/Apple I computer now in the Powerhouse Museum is the major branch of the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (MAAS) in Sydney.- https://collection.maas.museum/object/397247- https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/499154595650600962/728216712675328020/1920px-Original_1976_Apple_1_Computer_In_A_Briefcase.pngWhile You Were Steeping (TNC podcast)- https://thatsnotcanon.com/whileyouweresteepingpodcast/Shout Outs26 June 2020 – Milton Glaser passes away at 91 - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/obituaries/milton-glaser-dead.htmlMilton Glaser, a graphic designer who changed the vocabulary of American visual culture in the 1960s and ’70s with his brightly colored, extroverted posters, magazines, book covers and record sleeves, notably his 1967 poster of Bob Dylan with psychedelic hair and his “I NY” logo passed away. Mr. Glaser brought wit, whimsy, narrative and skilled drawing to commercial art at a time when advertising was dominated by the severe strictures of modernism on one hand and the cozy realism of magazines like The Saturday Evening Post on the other. His designs include the I Love New York logo, the psychedelic Bob Dylan poster, and the logos for DC Comics, Stony Brook University, and Brooklyn Brewery. In 1954, he also co-founded Push Pin Studios, co-founded New York magazine with Clay Felker, and established Milton Glaser, Inc. in 1974. His artwork has been featured in exhibits, and placed in permanent collections in many museums worldwide. “I NY,” his logo for a 1977 campaign to promote tourism in New York State, achieved even wider currency. Sketched on the back of an envelope with red crayon during a taxi ride, it was printed in black letters in a chubby typeface, with a cherry-red heart standing in for the word “love.” Almost immediately, the logo became an instantly recognized symbol of New York City, as recognizable as the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. He died from stroke and renal failure in Manhattan, New York City.27 June 2020 – Charles Webb, Author of 'The Graduate' Novel, Dies at 81 - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/charles-webb-dead-graduate-author-was-81-1300794Charles Webb, a lifelong non-conformist whose debut novel The Graduate was a deadpan satire of his college education and wealthy background adapted into the classic film of the same name, has passed away. Webb was only 24 when his most famous book was published, in 1963. The sparely written narrative was based closely on his years growing up comfortably in Southern California, his studies in history and literature at Williams College in Massachusetts and his disorienting return home. Webb's fictional counterpart, Benjamin Braddock, challenges the materialism of his parents, scorns the value of his schooling and has an affair with Mrs. Robinson, wife of his father's business partner and mother of the young woman with whom he falls in love, Elaine Robinson. His novel initially sold around 20,000 copies and was labeled a "fictional failure" by New York Times critic Orville Prescott. But it did appeal to Hollywood producer Lawrence Turman and the film company Embassy Pictures. The 1967 movie became a touchstone for the decade's rebellion even though Webb's story was set in an earlier era. Nichols' film, starring a then-little-known Dustin Hoffman as Braddock and Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson, was an immediate sensation. Nichols won an Academy Award, Hoffman became an overnight star and the film is often ranked among the greatest, most quoted and talked about of all time. Webb's book went on to sell more than a 1 million copies, but he hardly benefited from the film, for which he received just $20,000. The script, much of it by Buck Henry, was so widely praised that few realized how faithful it was to Webb, including Benjamin's famous line, "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" He died from a blood condition inEastbourne,East Sussex.29 June 2020 – Carl Reiner passes away at 80 - https://variety.com/2020/film/news/carl-reiner-dead-died-dick-van-dyke-1234694208/Carl Reiner, the writer, producer, director and actor who was part of Sid Caesar’s legendary team and went on to create “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and direct several hit films. Reiner, the father of filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner, was the winner of nine Emmy awards, including five for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” Reiner remained in the public eye well into his 80s and 90s with roles in the popular “Ocean’s Eleven” trio of films and on TV with recurring roles on sitcoms “Two and a Half Men” and “Hot in Cleveland.” He also did voice work for shows including “Family Guy,” “American Dad,” “King of the Hill,” and “Bob’s Burgers.” Before creating CBS hit “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” on which he sometimes appeared, Reiner and “Show of Shows” writer Mel Brooks worked up an elongated skit in which Reiner played straight man-interviewer to Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man”; a 1961 recording of the skit was an immediate hit and spawned several sequels, the last of which, 1998’s “The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000,” won the pair a Grammy. he portrayed Saul Bloom in Ocean's Eleven, Steven Soderbergh's remake of 1960's Ocean's 11, and later reprised the role in Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen. He died at the age from natural causes in Beverly Hills, California.30 June 2020 – Queensland university teams up with NASA to discover new planet the size of Neptune- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-29/usq-nasa-discover-new-earth-sized-planet-a-mic-b/12398056- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2400-z.epdf?sharing_token=3JTENEuQF-T3APeZX4KxB9RgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0OtWNw2qcogQBYD10PdZhvxquqAqRChzO1nFKcfFtPKYHAUuZEWATQRM6h9tEKLylR11rM5M00uEqg6rHXXliKmS5mXQef56GLCRaooyb8BXkhcAIrlIx7_Nr2K-gZjizUMUcLFUaO80eRmm9mly099uTj6Gync7Hk-5dw0DGtLhcXtSIQcYAQT4mWbAxkmL5yyaVggBeZwOqhfwy06a8j2CY1WJyMSiFGHGoRGRYSGjqQPoVLcnVYYHq91fqiYaRh2p6hlMJYTKQxNJ4rwx5ud&tracking_referrer=www.abc.net.au Queensland researchers have helped NASA discover a new planet the size of Neptune, "only" 32 light-years away. NASA first spotted the planet two years ago and have been working to confirm its existence with researchers around the world, including a team at the Mount Kent observatory, south of Toowoomba. "It's only 32 light-years away, which means the light we see tonight left it in 1988," said University of Southern Queensland (USQ) astrophysicist, Jonti Horner. The planet, AU Mic b, was found orbiting the young star AU Microscopii (AU Mic), which was trillions of kilometres from Earth in the southern constellation Microscopium. Professor Horner said AU Mic b would not be suitable for people to live on due to its intense heat of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius. The infant planet was discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and the recently retired Spitzer Space Telescope. These results were published in the journal Nature.Remembrances29 June 1855 – John Gorrie- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gorrie- https://patents.google.com/patent/US8080John B. Gorrie, American physician, scientist, inventor of mechanical cooling, and humanitarian. Dr. Gorrie's medical research involved the study of tropical diseases. At the time the theory that bad air — mal-aria — caused diseases was a prevalent hypothesis and based on this theory, he urged draining the swamps and the cooling of sickrooms. For this he cooled rooms with ice in a basin suspended from the ceiling. Cool air, being heavier, flowed down across the patient and through an opening near the floor. Since it was necessary to transport ice by boat from the northern lakes, Gorrie experimented with making artificial ice. After 1845, gave up his medical practice to pursue refrigeration products. On May 6, 1851, Gorrie was granted Patent No. 8080 for a machine to make ice. The original model of this machine and the scientific articles he wrote are at the Smithsonian Institution. In 1835, patents for "Apparatus and means for producing ice and in cooling fluids" had been granted in England and Scotland to American-born inventor Jacob Perkins, who became known as "the father of the refrigerator". Another version of Gorrie's "cooling system" was used when President James A. Garfield was dying in 1881. Naval engineers built a box filled with cloths that had been soaked in melted ice water. Then by allowing hot air to blow on the cloths it decreased the room temperature by 20 degrees Fahrenheit. It required an enormous amount of ice to keep the room cooled continuously. Yet it was an important event in the history of air conditioning. It proved that Dr. Gorrie had the right idea, but was unable to capitalize on it.The first practical refrigeration system in 1854, patented in 1855, was built by James Harrison in Geelong, Australia. He died at the age of 52 in Apalachicola, Florida.29 June 1997 – William Hickey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hickey_(actor)William Edward Hickey, American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role as Don Corrado Prizzi in the John Huston film Prizzi's Honor , as well as Uncle Lewis in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and the voice of Dr. Finklestein in Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. His most important contribution to the arts, however, remains his teaching career at the HB Studio in Greenwich Village, founded by Hagen and Herbert Berghof. George Segal, Sandy Dennis, Barbra Streisand, and Sandra McClain all studied under him. He was a staple of Ben Bagley's New York musical revues, he can be heard on several of the recordings, notably Decline and fall of the entire world as seen through the eyes of Cole Porter. Hickey enjoyed a career in film, television and theater. In addition to his work as an actor, he was a respected teacher of the craft. Notable for his unique, gravelly voice and somewhat offbeat appearance, Hickey, in his later years, was often cast in "cantankerous-but-clever old man" roles. His characters, who sometimes exuded an underlying air of the macabre, usually had the last laugh over their more sprightly co-stars. He died fromemphysema andbronchitis at the age of 69 in New York City.29 June 2003 – Katherine Hepburn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_HepburnKatharine Houghton Hepburn, American actress who was a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. She appeared in a range of genres, from screwball comedy to literary drama, and she received a record four Academy Awards for Lead Acting Performances, plus eight further nominations. In 1999, Hepburn was named by the American Film Institute the greatest female star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. She was known for her fierce independence and spirited personality. In the 1940s, she began a screen and romantic partnership with Spencer Tracy, which spanned 26 years and nine movies, although the romance with the married Tracy was hidden from the public. Hepburn challenged herself in the latter half of her life, as she tackledShakespearean stage productions and a range of literary roles. Hepburn famously shunned the Hollywood publicity machine, and refused to conform to society's expectations of women. She was outspoken, assertive, and athletic, and wore trousers before they were fashionable for women. She was briefly married as a young woman, but thereafter lived independently. With her unconventional lifestyle and the independent characters she brought to the screen, Hepburn epitomized the "modern woman" in the 20th-century United States, and is remembered as an important cultural figure. She died from cardiac arrest at the age of 96 in Fenwick, Connecticut.Famous Birthdays29 June 1793 – Josef Ressel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_ResselJoseph Ludwig Franz Ressel,Austrian forester and inventor of Czech-German descent, who designed one of the first working ship's propellers. He worked for the Austrian government as a forester in the more southern parts of the monarchy, including in Motovun,Istria (modern-day Croatia). His work was to secure a supply of quality wood for the Navy. He worked in Landstrass (Kostanjevica on the Krka river in Carniola in modern-day Slovenia), where he tested his ship propellers for the first time. In 1821 he was transferred to Trieste (modern-day Italy), the biggest port of the Austrian Empire, where his tests were successful. He was awarded a propeller patent in 1827. He modified a steam-powered boat Civetta by 1829 and test-drove it in the Trieste harbor at six knots before the steam conduits exploded. Because of this misfortune, the police banned further testing. The explosion was not caused by the tested propeller as many believed at the time. Besides having been called "the inventor of the propeller", he was also called the inventor of the steamship and a monument to him in a park in Vienna commemorates him as “the one and only inventor of the screw propeller and steam shipping”. He was also commemorated on Austria's 500 Schilling banknote in the mid 1960s (P139), which shows him on the front and the ship "Civetta" on the back. Among other Ressel's inventions are pneumatic post and ball and cylinder bearings. He was granted numerous patents during his life. He was born in Chrudim,Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy.28 June 1818 – Angelo Secchi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelo_SecchiFr. Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer by the italian region of Emilia. He was a pioneer in astronomical spectroscopy, and was one of the first scientists to state authoritatively that the Sun is a star. Secchi made contributions to many areas of astronomy. He discovered three comets, including Comet Secchi. He produced an exact map of the lunar crater Copernicus. He drew some of the first color illustrations of Mars and was the first to describe "channels" (canali in Italian) on the planetary surface.Secchi was especially interested in the Sun, which he observed continually throughout his career. He observed and made drawings of solar eruptions and sunspots, and compiled records of sunspot activity. In 1860 and 1870, he organized expeditions to observe solar eclipses. He proved that the solar corona and coronal prominences observed during a solar eclipse were part of the Sun, and not artifacts of the eclipse.However, his main area of interest was astronomical spectroscopy. He invented the heliospectrograph, star spectrograph, and telespectroscope. He showed that certain absorption lines in the spectrum of the Sun were caused by absorption in the Earth's atmosphere. Starting in 1863, he began collecting the spectra of stars, accumulating some 4,000 stellar spectrograms. Through analysis of this data, he discovered that the stars come in a limited number of distinct types and subtypes, which could be distinguished by their different spectral patterns. From this concept, he developed the first system of stellar classification: the five Secchi classes. While his system was superseded by the Harvard system, he still stands as discoverer of the principle of stellar classification, which is a fundamental element of astrophysics. His recognition of molecular bands of carbonradicals in the spectra of some stars made him the discoverer of carbon stars, which made one of his spectral classes. Secchi was active in oceanography, meteorology, and physics, as well as astronomy. He invented the Secchi disk, which is used to measure water transparency in oceans, lakes and fish farms. He studied the climate of Rome and invented a "Meteorograph" for the convenient recording of several categories of weather data. He also studied the aurora borealis, the effects of lightning, and the cause of hail. He organized the systematic monitoring of the Earth's magnetic field, and in 1858 established a Magnetic Observatory in Rome. Secchi also performed related technical works for the Papal government, such as overseeing placement of sundials and repair or installation of municipal water systems. In 1854–1855, he supervised an exact survey of the Appian Way in Rome. This survey was later used in the topographic mapping of Italy. He supervised construction of lighthouses for the ports of the Papal States. He was born in Reggio Emilia.29 June 1861 – William James Mayo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_James_MayoPhysician and surgeon in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota, US, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s. In 1919, that practice became the not-for-profit Mayo Clinic. On August 21, 1883, a tornado struck Rochester, killing 29 people and seriously injuring over 55 others. One-third of the town was destroyed, but young Will and his family escaped serious harm. The relief efforts began immediately with a temporary hospital being established at the town's dance hall. The Mayo brothers were extensively involved in treating the injured who were brought there for help. Mother Alfred Moes and the Sisters of Saint Francis were called in to act as nurses (despite the fact they had little if any medical experience). After the crisis had subsided, Mother Alfred Moes approached William Worrall Mayo about establishing a hospital in Rochester. In September 30, 1889, Saint Mary's Hospital opened. In September 1931, Mayo and other prominent individuals of the time were invited by The New York Times to make a prediction concerning the world in eighty years time in the future, in 2011. Mayo's prediction was that the life expectancy of developed countries would reach 70 years, compared to less than sixty years in 1931. “Contagious and infectious diseases have been largely overcome, and the average length of life of man has increased to fifty-eight years. The great causes of death in middle and later life are diseases of heart, blood vessels and kidneys, diseases of the nervous system, and cancer. The progress that is being made would suggest that within the measure of time for this forecast the average life time of civilized man would be raised to the biblical term of three-score and ten.” He was born in Le Sueur, Minnesota.29 June 1868 – George Ellery Hale - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ellery_HaleAmerican solarastronomer, best known for his discovery of magnetic fields in sunspots, and as the leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes; namely, the 40-inch refracting telescope at Yerkes Observatory, 60-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, 100-inch Hooker reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson, and the 200-inch Hale reflecting telescope at Palomar Observatory. He also played a key role in the foundation of theInternational Union for Cooperation in Solar Research and the National Research Council, and in developing the California Institute of Technology into a leading research university. In 1908, he used the Zeeman effect with a modified spectroheliograph to establish thatsunspots were magnetic. Subsequent work demonstrated a strong tendency for east-west alignment of magnetic polarities in sunspots, with mirror symmetry across the solar equator; and that the polarity in each hemisphere switched orientation from one sunspot cycle to the next. This systematic property of sunspot magnetic fields is now commonly referred to as the "Hale–Nicholson law," or in many cases simply "Hale's law." Hale spent a large portion of his career trying to find a way to image the solar corona without the benefit of a total solar eclipse, but this was not achieved until the work of Bernard Lyot. He was a prolific organizer who helped create a number of astronomical institutions, societies and journals. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.Events of Interest29 June 1613 – The Globe Theatre in London, built by William Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, burns to the ground. - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-globe-theater-burns-downThe Globe was built by Shakespeare’s acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, in 1599 from the timbers of London’s very first permanent theater, Burbage’s Theater, built in 1576. Before James Burbage built his theater, plays and dramatic performances were ad hoc affairs, performed on street corners and in the yards of inns. However, the Common Council of London, in 1574, started licensing theatrical pieces performed in inn yards within the city limits. To escape the restriction, actor James Burbage built his own theater on land he leased outside the city limits. When Burbage’s lease ran out, the Lord Chamberlain’s men moved the timbers to a new location and created the Globe. On 29 June 1613, the Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry VIII. A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired, igniting the wooden beams and thatching. According to one of the few surviving documents of the event, no one was hurt except a man whose burning breeches were put out with a bottle of ale.29 June 1975 – Steve Wozniak tested his first prototype of Apple I computer. - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/steve-wozniaks-apple-i-booted-up-tech-revolution-180958112/Apple I was the first computer from Apple. It was fully made by Steve Wozniak with little or no input from Steve Jobs. Apple I came without a keyboard, monitor and even an enclosing cabinet. It was basically a motherboard with chips. At the Homebrew Computer club in Palo Alto, California (in Silicon Valley), Steve Wozniak, a 26 year old employee of Hewlett-Packard and a long-time digital electronics hacker, had been wanting to build a computer of his own for a long time. It didn’t look like much—just a circuit board with 32 chips attached, connected to a video monitor and a keyboard. But when he turned it on? Magic. A cursor appeared on the screen—and better yet, it reacted instantly to whatever keys Wozniak pressed. “I typed a few keys on the keyboard and I was shocked!” he recalled in his memoir, iWoz. It was, he observed, the first time in history anyone had typed on a personal computer and seen the results “show up on their own computer’s screen right in front of them.” The sensation of success—he was looking at random numbers he had programmed—was “like getting a putt from 40 feet away.” The Apple I sold for only $666.66. (Wozniak picked the price because he liked repeating numbers; he had no clue about the satanic resonance.)IntroArtist – Goblins from MarsSong Title – Super Mario - Overworld Theme (GFM Trap Remix)Song Link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GNMe6kF0j0&index=4&list=PLHmTsVREU3Ar1AJWkimkl6Pux3R5PB-QJFollow us onFacebook- Page - https://www.facebook.com/NerdsAmalgamated/- Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/440485136816406/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NAmalgamatedSpotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nux69rftdBeeEXwD8GXrSiTunes -https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/top-shelf-nerds/id1347661094RSS -http://www.thatsnotcanonproductions.com/topshelfnerdspodcast?format=rssInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/nerds_amalgamated/Email - Nerds.Amalgamated@gmail.comSupport via Podhero- https://podhero.com/podcast/449127/nerds-amalgamatedRate & Review us on Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/nerds-amalgamated-623195

Last week, the great American screenwriter Buck Henry sadly passes away. He gave us many classics over the years, but none as iconic and game-changing as Mike Nichols' seminal coming of age film, The Graduate. The film that launched Dustin Hoffman's career and a renewed sexual interest in middle-aged women everywhere, The Graduate is unquestionably a leading film in defining the 1960s at large and a foundation for the revolution Hollywood was soon beginning with the collapse of the studio system. The story is a delicate balance of generational woes, giving equal sympathies to the lost and misguided Benjamin Braddock and the wistful Mrs. Robinson, now looking to recapture her lost youth. Nichols frames Henry's brilliant treatment of the Charles Webb novel through expressive and artistic cinematography, filled to the brim with clever symbolism that co-host David Punch covered so well in his feature on the film. More than 50 years removed, The Graduate continues to speak to every generation, timelessly evolving in the collective conscious as it continues to grow in its iconic status as one of the most relatable and striking stories committed to the screen. Timestamps: 0:00: The Twin Geeks critique the Oscars Nominations 18:15: Netflix’s The Circle 22:03: The Mandalorian 25:55: Dracula 27:30: Les Mis 32:00: Underwater 36:00: The Graduate

In our season finale, we study The Graduate and take on the baby boomers one last time through their sociopathic avatar Benjamin Braddock.

It's The Sixties on Talkish with Halli Casser-Jayne when joining me at my table is author Beverly Gray whose new book is SEDUCED BY MRS. ROBINSON, HOW THE GRADUATE BECAME THE TOUCHTONE OF A GENERATION and author Pat Thomas, his book DID IT: FROM YIPPIE TO YUPPIE, JERRY RUBIN, AN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY.Those of you of a certain age are not going to believe this: On December 22nd the film The Graduate will celebrate it's 50th Anniversary! Director Mike Nichol's film was the most unexpected cinematic blockbuster of the sixties, the film contributing a wealth of iconic images to American popular culture. Mrs. Robinson, for instance played by the sultry and amused Anne Bancroft -- the original “cougar,” the image of her titillation of glimpsing a hapless young man through her shapely arched leg. The young man, Benjamin Braddock, portrayed by that mensch of a newly-discovered actor, the very young Dustin Hoffman. And the word ‘plastics” -- the mere mention of “plastics”—all indelibly etched over the past half-century as part of our vernacular. And once seen, who can forget the wedding scene that punctuates the spicy 1967 Mike Nichols comedy? When The Graduate was newly- released, it spoke to a generation of young people who questioned their place in a rapidly changing world. With that in mind author Beverly Gray puts, with gusto, The Graduate into historical context, offering new insights and newly-revealed factoids.To those whom we call “Baby Boomers” the name Jerry Rubin is the personification of their generation. In DID IT! JERRY RUBIN: AN AMERIAN REVOLUTIONARY, author Pat Thomas brings us an oral and visual history of the infamous and ubiquitous Rubin in the first ever biography of the co-founder of the Yippies, Anti-Vietnam War radical, Chicago 8 defendant, NewAge/Self Help proponent, and social-networking pioneer. Rubin, the flamboyant 1960's radical who once preached distrust of "anyone over 30," carved himself a niche in the history of American radicalism with his energetic and sometimes comic gestures. In the 60s he was a revolutionary, in the 70s he became part of the “me” decade got into self-help and health food, in the 80s he became an entrepreneur becoming part of popular culture. After being hit by a car, he died at 56 in 1994, one of the father's of radicalism, unlike his former comrade Abbie Hoffman, branded a sell-out.The Sixties, Jerry Rubin, The Graduate, it's a trip on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show the podcast posted at Halli Casser-Jayne dot com.

In this weeks episode of THE LIKES OF US podcast, dedicated to Working-Class Life, Art, Politics and Culture, your host, Neil Bradley brings you both Day 11 and 12 of the Great San Francisco Adventure, first going off to the San Francisco Zoo in search of his hero, Benjamin Braddock, but leaving disappointed, heartbroken, and feeling 'none-too-clever!' On Day 12 he takes a nice walk around San Francisco, before heading off to the Haight-Ashbury for an encounter with Steve Earle - Guitar Man and Star of HBO's THE WIRE. Honestly, it doesn't get much better on THE LIKES OF US!

In this episode me and Kieran talk about one of the most iconic films of the 1960s, Mike Nichols comedy-drama 'The Graduate'. Amongst other things we talk about the terrific performances by Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft, we discuss the career of Mike Nicols, we see the roots of modern indie films and we psychologically diagnose Benjamin Braddock. 

Bad ads are about you, your company, your product, your service. Good ads are about the customer and how their sun will shine brighter, the air around them will glitter with magic, and the stars in their darkness will twinkle more richly if they choose to bring you into their world. I'm going to hire an assistant.Hundreds of Millennials have applied for this job and sent me an ad. But not one of them realized that was what they were sending me. They thought it was a cover letter attached to their resume. Hey, Millennial. Here are some examples of the kinds of ads your competitors are sending to employers. (This is extremely GOOD NEWS for you!) “I'm looking for a position where I can grow and continue to learn. My ideal job is somewhere I enjoy working, and enjoying my surroundings.” – Briana “I want to attain a position at your company to enhance my experience in the medical industry while working towards my degree, and provide your company with positive energy and improve productivity.” – Leanna “I am a hardworking and self-driven individual looking for full-time employment.” – Jose “I was a cheerleader for basically my whole life so yes! I'm cheerful and a happy person. I love talking and meeting new people.” – Alexis “Working in multiple places of customer service, I have gained key communication skills. Through achieving my bachelors degree I have also develyoped excellent writing, research and organizational skills that are necessary to be successful in this position.” – Trever I promise I didn't make any of those up. In fact, I gave Trevor ­– the young man who develyoped excellent writing skills – a second chance. Did I mention that he also misspelled his own damn name? (I checked.) Those examples are 5 of the first 10 applications I randomly pulled up from a field of several hundred. Obviously, I'm offering a desirable job. Every person who has served in this position for at least 4 years is now making more than $150,000 a year. So, my Millennial friend, the bar you need to jump is very low indeed. You should be wiggling like a puppy!“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king,” is a saying you may have heard before. Here's all you need to do to stand apart from your competitors. This is how to become King in the land of the blind: TIP 1: Send out fewer resumes. Getting a job is not a numbers game. Select a small number of companies and send each of them a cover letter crafted exclusively for that company. TIP 2: There is no such thing as an attention span. The applicant that wins more of the employer's time than his or her competitors is the one most likely to win the job. So write an interesting cover letter. Long isn't dangerous. Boring is dangerous. Predictable is dangerous. Orthodox is dangerous. Stand apart. TIP 3: Take a chance. Dustin Hoffman is considered to be one of the most versatile actors of his generation. According to the Goog, he's made about $50,000,000 since the day in 1967 when he played Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate. The problem is that his performance as a button-down college graduate and track star was so convincing that most critics and directors assumed that Dustin had not, in fact, been acting. The prevailing opinion was that his acting range was limited to only that single type of character. And John Schlesinger, the director of Midnight Cowboy, knew the lead character in his film – Ratso Rizzo – was to be precisely the opposite kind of character. This was Dustin Hoffman's pivotal moment – the big decision – that launched him as one of the great acting talents of the 20th century: Dressed as a homeless person, wearing a dirty raincoat, his hair slicked back and with an unshaven face, Hoffman approached Schlesinger in Central Park. At the end of the encounter, Schlesinger was sold.Dustin Hoffman didn't assume his career would forever be bright simply because his first movie was a

"Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange." This week we have a conversation about Mike Nichols' groundbreaking 1967 comedy-drama, The Graduate. This anthem to awkward sex and disenfranchised youth features a slightly too old Dustin Hoffman playing the young Benjamin Braddock returning home from college feeling lost, directionless, and haplessly falling into an affair with Mrs. Robinson, played by the slightly older than Hoffman, Anne Bancroft. Listen in as hosts Mike and Dustin take to the roundtable and wrestle with the big questions like does Ben actually love Elaine or is she just another MacGuffin in his selfish and directionless life? What were Ben's four years of college for? Does the film rate to be included as one of the greatest of all time? Would Ben have been better off just going into plastics?

Popcorn Talk proudly presents Profiles with Malone and Mantz! In this vodcast series hosts Alicia Malone and Scott "Movie" Mantz break down and focus on some of the most prolific Hollywood directors, writers and actors in the entertainment industry - past & present. Today it's all about Dustin Hoffman. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and director with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He has been known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and vulnerable characters. He won theAcademy Award for Best Actor in 1979 (for Kramer vs. Kramer) and 1988 (for Rain Man). He first drew critical praise for starring in the play Eh?, for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakthrough 1967 film role as Benjamin Braddock, the title character, in The Graduate. Since then, Hoffman's career has largely been focused on cinema, with sporadic returns to television and the stage. His subsequent not

Our conversation with mechanical engineer Jim Heilman delves into exciting advances being made with plastic materials, the types of molding equipment used to manufacture high-volume plastic parts, and whether or not the movie industry can be trusted to provide good career advice. Dustin Hoffman appeared in his first staring role as twenty-year old Benjamin Braddock … Continue reading Episode 81 — Plastics →

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