Podcast Androids And Assets

Premee Mohamed joins us to discuss her debut novel, Beneath the Rising. We discuss how the world works differently for wealthy people and those that make dark covenants with creatures from other dimensions. We learn that science undergrads are wretched creatures and that you should not ever under any circumstances try to create a Chambers … Continue reading "The Dark Sciences in Conversation with Premee Mohamed" The post The Dark Sciences in Conversation with Premee Mohamed appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Gold, Gil, Cred Stick… I sit down with two long time observers of of videogame history to talk money in games. We explore how what started as the bothersome fife of enterprising teens has become a big business. The post Bonus Episode: The Money Game appeared first on Androids and Assets.

The Alternate Dr. Mora shows up on Deep Space Nine and tells Odo he may have found the planet Odo comes from. They visit the planet and Odo is poisoned with Freudian gas putting the station and Dr. Mora at great risk. Armageddon Game O’Brien and Bashir are working together to help an alien civilization … Continue reading "Emissaries of Profits – The Alternate and Armageddon Game" The post Emissaries of Profits – The Alternate and Armageddon Game appeared first on Androids and Assets.

It’s the third anniversary of starting this podcast so we’re doing our third Luc Besson film. (You’re right, we started on a Luc Besson film and if we did one every anniversary this would be our fourth. You got us. We missed one.) Lucy is a terrible movie; starting from a flawed premise and ending … Continue reading "The Lucy Zone" The post The Lucy Zone appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Veteran Androids and Assets guest Candace returns. The team weighs in on critical controversies in the Star Trek Universe as we discus Deep Space 9 Season 2 Episode 11 Rivals. Listen to the end for critical breaking news about a startling source of disinformation that may be lurking in your own home. The post Emissaries of Profits – Rivals ft. Candace appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Gautam Bhatia, author of The Wall, joins us to talk about his debut novel. The Wall is chock full of ideas and questions the role of law, the effects of strictly constrained resources, and how hierarchy interacts with democracy. We mentioned our Bookshop; unfortunately, The Wall is not included in that database so you will … Continue reading "You Can’t Vote Against the Wall, In Conversation with Gautam Bhatia" The post You Can’t Vote Against the Wall, In Conversation with Gautam Bhatia appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Laura samples Deep Space Nine for the first time to join us to discuss “Second Sight” and “Sanctuary”. Second Sight For the first time since the death of his wife, Sisko falls in love. However, his new interest is the psychic projection of a woman in trauma. Sanctuary A group of refugees from the Gamma … Continue reading "Emissaries of Profits – Second Sight and Sanctuary ft. Laura" The post Emissaries of Profits – Second Sight and Sanctuary ft. Laura appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Marshall and Stephen discuss the age old question, “Autobots or Decepticons? ,” and think maybe the answer is “why not neither?” The post Transformers, or Decision 2020 appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Don of You Can’t Win Podcast joins us t o discuss collaborators, the nature of crime, and Rom’s wailing. Don also reminds us of important real world 1993 baseball context. The post Emissaries of Profits — Necessary Evil ft. Don appeared first on Androids and Assets.

A Universal Basic Income is relatively common in science fiction, thanks in large part to the ubiquity of Star Trek. The idea that people don’t need to compete for basic needs might feel futuristic but there are ways we can, and should, make that happen today. The post Policy Droid: Universal Basic Income appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Quark is given the opportunity of the lifetime when Grand Nagus Zek asks him to negotiate a deal with a Gamma quadrant species. Zek keeps sabotaging the deal, though, and Quark learns he’s been working with a female. If he just sticks to the Rules of Acquisition, he’ll be fine. Our outro music this week … Continue reading "Emissaries of Profits — Rules of Acquisition" The post Emissaries of Profits — Rules of Acquisition appeared first on Androids and Assets.

In this weeks episode we discuss 2020 Hugo award winning novel A Memory Called Empire. In which we discuss American Empire and the politics of being a stranger in a strange land. Special thanks to the Spectology Podcast Ep 22.1 and 22.2, who also did an excellent review, and inspired our own take on this … Continue reading "A Memory Called Canada" The post A Memory Called Canada appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Cardassians Sisko settles a custody dispute of an orphaned Cardassian between his adoptive Bajoran parents and his biological father. Garak and Bashir work to uncover the machinations of Gul Dukat. Melora Bashir and O’Brien make adjustments to the station as a new crew member joins DS9. Melora battles discrimination, misplaced well meaning gestures, and inappropriate … Continue reading "Emissaries of Profits — Cardassians and Melora" The post Emissaries of Profits — Cardassians and Melora appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Netflix’s Space Force is ostensibly a political satire created by Greg Daniels and Steve Carell. It attempts to poke fun at the American President and the wider political system that created Space Force. We talk about why the show isn’t funny and, worse, is morally dangerous. The post Space Farce appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Today we’re experimenting with moving away from a strict episode by episode review and instead are looking at two second season episodes that focus on the fascinating lives of Trill. Invasive Procedure and Playing God provide insight into Trill society and the massive inequality that exists there. We talk about the Trill quest to gain … Continue reading "Emissaries of Profits – A Study of Trill" The post Emissaries of Profits – A Study of Trill appeared first on Androids and Assets.

We had the absolute pleasure of talking to Corey J. White about his recent novel, Repo Virtual. This is a near future, cyberpunk that tackles heavy issues of our day like wealth inequality, corporate overreach, and douchey tech-bro companies all set in a very believable world wracked by climate change and fracturing nation states. We … Continue reading "Truly Universal Income, In Conversation with Corey J. White" The post Truly Universal Income, In Conversation with Corey J. White appeared first on Androids and Assets.

On this week’s episode, we are extremely happy to host the amazing Karen, @prairieflaneur, contributor to Alberta Advantage and Format Guardian podcasts, as we discuss the inaugural episodes of Deep Space Nine Season Two, often known as The Bajoran Coup Arc. We hope you enjoy our detailed analysis and wild speculation as we ask… What … Continue reading "Emissaries of Profits – The Bajoran Coup Arc AKA Vedek with Benefits FT. Karen" The post Emissaries of Profits – The Bajoran Coup Arc AKA Vedek with Benefits FT. Karen appeared first on Androids and Assets.

We have another incredible podcast crossover event. Adrian of Spectology joins us to talk about China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh. This is a beautiful and touching novel and, despite being written nearly thirty years ago, it still feels very relevant. We’re very glad we read it. This post is much later than it should … Continue reading "China Mountain Zhang" The post China Mountain Zhang appeared first on Androids and Assets.

At long last we come to the end of season 1 of Deep Space Nine. Kick back and enjoy a detailed analysis of Episode 19, In the Hands of the Prophets. We look at contemporary controversies surrrounding religion and education in 1993, as well as religious politics in the Bajorian military. Our next episode will … Continue reading "Emissaries of Profits – In the Hands of the Prophets" The post Emissaries of Profits – In the Hands of the Prophets appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Op-Eds From the Future is a fantastic initiative from the New York Times. Edited by Susan Fowler, these Op-Eds are science fictional writing imagining an op-ed we might see in the near or far future. Some great writers have already contributed and we hope more do. We picked four op-eds and talk about them in … Continue reading "Op-Eds From the Future" The post Op-Eds From the Future appeared first on Androids and Assets.