(Epic) Episode 42: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Don’t Panic!  We’re talking about one of our favorite mini series, books, and movies: Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Hosts

• Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot)
• Richard Gray(@EpicRich1)
• Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName)
• Nuchtchas (@Nuchtchas, nimlas.org)
• The Clockwork Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc)

Show Notes

• The number 42 and all the weirdly attached meanings to it
  • http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/history/42-the-answer-to-life-the-universe-and-everything-2205734.html
• Douglas adams did not mean anything by it
  • http://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/feb/03/douglas-adams-42-hitchhiker
  • http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/310/why-did-douglas-adams-pick-42-as-the-ultimate-answer
• Trillian messenger
  • It still exists: https://www.trillian.im/
• Babylfish translator
  • You can find the old Yahoo one here: http://webarchives.cdlib.org/wayback.public/WRCA_ag_2/20111211051546/http:/babelfish.yahoo.com/
  • And there is a new one here:
    http://babblefish.com/
• Some of the best lines by Douglas Adams
  • http://bookriot.com/2012/05/25/the-42-best-lines-from-douglas-adams-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-series/
• Dr. Who crossovers
  • http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hitchhiker’s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy
• Starship Titanic
  • http://starshiptitanic.com/
• Deep Blue
  • http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/deepblue/
• Diversions (See if there are any links)
  • An interview with Adrian is here: http://chsrfm.ca/blog/cat/current-shows/music/diversions/
• Complete list of HHGttG material on Amazon.com:
  • http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hitchhikers%20guide%20to%20the%20galaxy&sprefix=hitch%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Ahitchhikers%20guide%20to%20the%20galaxy

Corrections

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Credits

• Recorded at CHSR 97.9 FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick
• Post Editing: Marc Cabot
• Hosts: Marc Cabot,Richard Gray, Andy McMullen, Nuchtchas, The Clockwork Doctor
• Opening/Closing Music: ”Cheezee Lab” by Kevin MacLeod via Incompetech.com
• Sketch music (playing as the HHGttG book is read) “Sneaky Adventures” by Kevin MacLeod via incompetech.com
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