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Episode 203 – Distant Early Warnings: A Return to Marshall McLuhan's 'Book of Probes'

Weird Studies by Phil Ford and J. F. Martel

Dec 10, 202586:30Arts

Back in episode 112, Phil and JF devised a gimmick for a show: randomly select one of the many aphorisms in The Book of Probes, a compendium of Marshall McLuhan’s prophetic quips designed by David Carson, and see what ha...

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