EP 2: A Screaming Comes Across The Sky (W/Dr. Jordan Bimm)

Slow Learners - A podcast by Ian Scuffling

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The season begins in earnest with this recap and discussion of Gravity's Rainbow, Part 1: Chapters 1-9. We chat with Dr. Jordan Bimm, a historian of science and technology, about the history of the V-2 rocket, the Space Race, and the mystical/material dimensions of interstellar travel, Britain's most famous witch. Other topics include: bananas, '50s monster movies, penis-as-dowsing-rod, low humour, Ulysses, etc., etc. Read ⁠Proverbs For Paranoids,⁠ John's guide to Gravity's Rainbow. E-mail us your questions, queries, and crackpot theories: [email protected]