In which we talk about “Cal” and “The Fun They Had” with special guest Rachel from the Menuscript Podcast.
“The Podcasts They Had”
“Cal” has been called “the last great Asimov short story” and it looks like it’s his very last robot story. Cal is a robot who learns how to write fiction and develops into an odd sort of Asimov avatar throughout the story.
“The Fun They Had,” is one of the Great and Glorious Az’s most reprinted works featuring a student thinking back to how great school must have been back in the long, long ago of the 20th century.
We’re joined by special guest Rachel Schwartzbard who has just started her own podcast, the Menuscript, which is excellent. She’ll talk about it in this episode. You don’t want to miss that; afterward, you’ll want to check out her podcast!
The stories and Rachel’s podcast can be found right here.
- The Menuscript Podcast by Rachel Schwartzbard
- The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov and
- Cal by Isaac Asimov
Let’s GO!
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Asimov wrote satirical magazine articles such as his TV guide review of My Living Doll and under a nom de plume he authored the hit book, The Sensuous Dirty Old Man.
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Thanks for this! I’m “familiar” with The Sensuous Dirty Old Man but I had no idea the My Living Doll review even existed. And it sounds hilarious. I’m probably going to track down the full article at some point.
In the meantime, for everybody else who might be interested, there’s a bit in here that might whet your appetite.
https://www.tvobscurities.com/2015/01/a-year-in-tv-guide-january-16th-1965/
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