Rick Rosner: So, Skippy the Horse. When I was a teenager, there was a story about a horse named Skippy that was allegedly dissected by extraterrestrials. According to the tale, you can tell when aliens perform a dissection because they remove the animal's rear end perfectly circularly. It also turns out that in nature, certain …
Rick Rosner: The battle is between the obvious benefits brought by technology and the relentless bombardment of nonsense. This struggle is not unique to America—it's happening worldwide. When you're fighting dangerous forms of fundamentalism or totalitarian religious forces, if enough people can see the benefits of modernity, don't you think they can be persuaded to …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How has the world changed since we started collaborating in the summer or fall of 2014? Rick Rosner: Smartphones became mainstream around 2007 with the introduction of the iPhone, though widespread adoption accelerated between 2010 and 2012. Life still feels normal in some ways, but what we accept as normal today vastly …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How did Lance and you meet? Rick Rosner: I posed for him over 30 years ago. He's an artist. He needed a model, and we became friends because he's an interesting and smart guy. This was before he went completely off the deep end—he didn't lose it until after 9/11. So, around …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: We can wrap it up or check for any new Trump news on the AP wire: Kris Kristofferson has died. Any reflections? Yes, he was a great guy in my mind. He passed at 88, so at least he lived a long life. Rick Rosner: He was a true hero in many …
Rick Rosner: Let’s talk about Trump. He's been saying some crazy stuff recently. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What's the craziest thing he's said in the last day or so? Rosner: He said we could get rid of crime by having a "day of violence" with no rules. Some compare it to The Purge. But he's a …
Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Do you play any instruments? Rick Rosner: Yes. Jacobsen: What did you play? Rosner: My mom was very musical. She wanted her kids to be musical, but neither my brother nor I were. She made us take piano lessons. We …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What's the most wrong you've been? Rick Rosner: So, where was I wrong? The other people were too. I was on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." We've talked about this before, but this was a huge mistake. They gave …
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Rick Rosner, American Comedy Writer, http://www.rickrosner.org Scott Douglas Jacobsen, Independent Journalist, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Rick Rosner: All right, so this is you and me talking. This has been a 10-year project, encompassing, I believe, around a thousand chapters of "Ask a Genius," correct? Yes. Then, there are hundreds of other chapters. It feels odd and ridiculous because it …
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In-Sight Publishing The Middle-Aged Genius’s Guide to Almost Everything 35 - Nerd, Geek, and Dweeb Civilians, Back to Work: Welcome to the Tech Corps! June 27, 2019 [Beginning of recorded material] Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What are some contexts in which America has big tech pushes? Rick Rosner: World War II is the most famous tech push …
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