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Episode 14 – The Frolics and Freak-outs of Fandom

June 30, 2011 Derailed Trains of Thought 00:50:48 0 Comments

Trekkies, MSTies, Browncoats, Twi-hards, Gleeks, Whovians, Deleteheads…. How does a story spawn its own subculture? Fanfiction writer Laura Fischer joins us to discuss what drives fans to create new fiction, art, and communities about their favorite sto

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Episode 11 – Hate the Sin, Love the Villain

April 22, 2011 Derailed Trains of Thought 00:48:40 0 Comments

Relentless. Ruthless. Witty retorts. A rockin’ theme song. Villains often captivate us with their acts of savagery and urbane smiles. Why do we love a good villain? In this episode, Tim and Nick explore the lure of villainy, the idea of justice for antago

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Episode 4 – Whether ‘Tis Nobler, and Other Choices

November 5, 2010 Derailed Trains of Thought 01:09:29 0 Comments

Shakespeare! Harry Belafonte! Nazis! Anne with an E! Muy Tai! Outtakes! What connects these things? Are you willing to find out? And you ready to accept the consequences? Find all this out and more in our fourth podcast as we delve into the Moral Universe

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Episode 1 – Beginning at the End

September 24, 2010 Derailed Trains of Thought 01:01:51 0 Comments

This is it – the first official Derailed Trains of Thought podcast! Featuring your intrepid and intriguing hosts Timothy Deal and Nick Hayden, we delve into the end of all things, or at least, the end of a few things. Along the way, we touch upon a long u

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