Episode 260: Two Scientists.

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Welcome to Episode 260: Two Scientists.

In this episode, I recalled from memory the story of Luca Turin's theory, all from a book called The Emperor of Scent: a True Story of Perfume and Obsession. I do hope I got most of that correct. I read from: my computer's quickie dictionary; a New York Times magazine article called "The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson's"; and John M. Barry's book, The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.

I briefly play: the robot from the 1960s television show Lost In Space. Musically, KMFDM backs Henry Giroux in the opening; and I close today with Mistle Thrush.

Episode… ?

As the poets say, all things must pass. Today, that latest thing might be the production computer. Finally, after 21 years of service.

Sadly, its passing happened just as I was compiling Episode 260 for you, Dear Listeners.

I hope I can recover the work files; if all else fails, I do have the back-up with at least part of the production. I will try. We'll see.

For now, though, I'll get some sad dinner and do something sad other than post this latest episode.

Rest in silicon peace, old friend. (Unless you're not dead yet, which wouldn't surprise me. You Fruitie machines do last so.)

I'll be back with you as soon as the technology at my disposal allows.

—Jim