288: Ray Bradbury

<p>Along with special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Space Dust IPA by Elysium brewing, then discuss a few short stories from The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury.&nbsp;</p> <p>The premise of the collection is that you can see the stories in the collection played out by looking at the tattoos of a carny.&nbsp;</p> <p>This podcast includes reviews of the following stories.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Veldt</strong> - problems arise when spoiled children get addicted to their "smart room."&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Kaleidoscope</strong> - a tale of how people react when facing certain death on their own in space.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Other Foot</strong> -- all the Earth's black population has moved to Mars. The remaining population on Earth destroy the planet and come to Mars begging for help.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Man</strong> - Space farers, moving from planet to planet, just miss "the man." The captain becomes obsessed with catching up with him.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Rocket Man</strong> - Working in space is addictive. When you're in space you want to be on Earth, and vice versa. The story inspired Elton John's song.&nbsp;</p>