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Written by Rufus


64 episodes


Solo Science fiction Serial Audio Book


Synopsis:

Season One starts with my time travel novel:

The Curve of Time.

A chapter a week with contextualizing commentary from me, Rufus Williams, the author. I’ll let you know what motivates me as a writer and a human being.


Format: Audio Book

Continuity: Serial

Writing: Scripted

Voices: Solo

Narrator: Third Person

Genres: Science fiction

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Chapter 64 — An Early Morning Visitor

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:57:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 64 — An Early Morning Visitor , in which Zeno shows up on Saskia’s doorstep.

Followed by some musings on dialogue tags.

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Chapter 63 — Back On the Front Stoop

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:59:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 63 — Back On the Front Stoop, in which Saskia and Mica seek out Zeno.

Followed by musings on evergreen content.

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Chapter 62 — Atmospheric Diving Suits

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:08:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 62 — Atmospheric Diving Suits, in which Mica learns a little of Saskia’s past.

Followed by some musings on authenticity in writing.

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Chapter 61 — An Ephemeral Wind

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:52:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 61 — An Ephemeral Wind, in which Zeno experiments with his new power.

Followed by musings on how examining logical extremes is helpful.

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Chapter 60 — Attention Is All You Need

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 11:14:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 60 — Attention Is All You Need, in which Saskia transfers her attention to Mica.

Followed by a quick shout out to pi-day.

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Chapter 59 — A True Superpower

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 11:48:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 59 — A True Superpower, in which Wassily posits a theory about Saskia’s super strength.

Followed by some musing on context. Including Grant Sanderson’s video on Cosmic Distances

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Chapter 58 — Bubbles in SpaceTime

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:13:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 58 — Bubbles in SpaceTime, in which Saskia wonders about bubbles in the fabric of space-time.

Followed a quick shout out for International Women’s Day.

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Chapter 57 — The Meditation Retreat

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:44:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 57 — The Meditation Retreat, in which Zeno experiments with a new power.

Followed by some thoughts on the importance of different ways of measuring experience.

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Chapter 56 — Evolutions

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 12:58:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 56 — Evolutions , in which Saskia talks about the time travel of evolution.

Rufus muses on some fun mathematical references, including 3Blue1Brown video on topology and an interview with Geoffrey Hinton

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Chapter 55 — Twiness Protection

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:59:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 55 — Twiness Protection, in which Mica gives thought to how time travelers might hide.

Followed by some reflections on possessions.

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Chapter 54 — The Lottery Test

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 54 — The Lottery Test , in which Saskia and Mica put Saskia’s ability to win the lottery to the test.

Followed by Rufus musing on the value of apprenticeship, wherever you can find it.

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Chapter 53 — Second Chances

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 12:39:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 53 —— Second Chances, in which Sasakia and Mica talk about do-overs.

Followed by Rufus musing on the importance of stopping to smell the flowers.

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Chapter 52 — Teaching Wassily

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:36:00 +0000

The Curve of Time, Chapter 52 —— Teaching Wassily, in which Saskia takes on a student.

Followed by Rufus’ thoughts on machines learning.

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Chapter 51 — Gulf of Mexico

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:42:00 +0000

Rufus presages a change to the format of this podcast.

Then we dive into the fifty first chapter of The Curve of Time, Gulf of Mexico, in which Zeno investigates how Saskia knew about the DBG rig spill.

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Chapter 50 — Around the World and Back Again

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:32:00 +0000

Rufus gives a shout out to a Primed Minds, including the Möbius Cuts Exploration.

Then we dive into the fiftieth chapter of The Curve of Time, Around the World and Back Again , in which Saskia sees Wassily for the first time in a decade.

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Chapter 49 — Measure Zero

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 13:04:00 +0000

Rufus explores the concept of infinity.

Then we dive into the forty ninth chapter of The Curve of Time, Measure Zero, in which Mica wonders if there might be other time travelers.

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Chapter 48 — The Identity of Ms. Smith

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:48:00 +0000

Rufus muses on how stories make us feel.

Then we dive into the forty eighth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Identity of Ms. Smith, in which Sienna wrestles with her dead double that she just left behind.

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Chapter 47 — The Mess of Being Out to Lunch

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:11:00 +0000

Rufus talk briefly about experiences and giving.

Then we dive into the forty seventh chapter of The Curve of Time, The Mess of Being Out to Lunch, in which Saskia escapes the hospital.

To donate to BEAM click here.

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Chapter 46 — White Cotton Snow

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 12:57:00 +0000

Rufus contextualizes the racy chapter ahead, from the writer’s perspective.

Followed by Chapter 46 —— White Cotton Snow, in which Saskia and Mica share an intimate moment.

Then we dive into the forty sixth chapter of The Curve of Time, White Cotton Snow, in which Saskia and Mica share an intimate moment.

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Chapter 45 — The Paradox of Agency

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 13:03:00 +0000

Rufus talks about the way disparate elements slid into stories.

Then we dive into the forty fifth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Paradox of Agency, in which Saskia and Mica wrestle with some paradoxes of time travel.

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Chapter 44 — The Brain Specialist

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:51:00 +0000

Rufus considers how AI will impact society and jobs. In that discussion he mentions a fascinating interview with Geoffrey Hinton.

Then we dive into the forty fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Brain Specialist, in which Saskia talks to a brain specialist.

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Chapter 43 — You Look Awful

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:42:00 +0000

Rufus describes some of the dichotomies between being old and young.

Then we dive into the forty third chapter of The Curve of Time, You Look Awful, in which we return to Saskia and her mother, Miranda, in the Dallas hospital in the aftermath of Saskia’s accident.

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Chapter 42 — 911

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:05:00 +0000

Rufus describes described a problem with AI model curation.

Then we dive into the fourteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, 911 , in which Zeno calls for the paramedics.

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Chapter 41 — The Missing Phone

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:34:00 +0000

Rufus describes how WTF’s are just a reframing of his theory of questions.

Then we dive into the forty first chapter of The Curve of Time, The Missing Phone, in which Sienna deals with the aftermath of her pickpocket intervention.

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Chapter 40 — Zeno’s Front Stoop

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:35:00 +0000

Rufus talks about mixing it up in life.

Then we dive into the fortieth chapter of The Curve of Time, Zeno’s Front Stoop, in which Saskia finally confronts Zeno.

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Chapter 39 — Priming the Pump

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:50:00 +0000

Rufus describes the first occurrence of meta time-traveling that he’s been forced into, along with a couple of ways in which the real world has crept into The Curve of Time.

Then we dive into the thirty ninth chapter of The Curve of Time, Priming the Pump, in which Saskia leaves the race track and sets up her encounter with Zeno.

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Chapter 38 — Back to the Races

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:03:00 +0000

Rufus considers the risks with implicit questions in his theory of questions.

Then we dive into the thirty eighth chapter of The Curve of Time, Back to the Races, in which Saskia heads to Lone Star Park, the horse racetrack in Dallas.

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Chapter 37 — Where Are You?

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:47:00 +0000

Rufus describes his concept of negligent parenting.

Then we dive into the thirty seventh chapter of The Curve of Time, Where Are You?, in which Mica waits for Saskia to return.

Here's a link to Terry's book Mean Genes.

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Chapter 36 — Five Out of Six

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 11:47:00 +0000

Rufus muses on the role of luck in our lives.

Then we dive into the thirty sixth chapter of The Curve of Time, Five Out of Six, in which Saskia follows up on her plan to pay for her hotel with another lottery ticket.

As promised here is a link to the splendid non-profit, BEAM (Bridge to Entering Advanced Mathematics).

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Chapter 35 — The Weight of the Pen

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:26:00 +0000

Rufus compares audiobooks to written text.

Then we dive into the thirty fifth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Weight of the Pen, in which Saskia makes a note of the lottery numbers.

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Chapter 34 — Biased by What Had Yet to Happen

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:53:00 +0000

Rufus talks about chipping away at things.

Then we dive into the thirty fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, Biased by What Had Yet to Happen, in which Saskia embraces her Dallas trip.

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Chapter 33 — The Pen

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:58:00 +0000

Rufus describes how a certain aspect of a book’s structure can be a good metaphor for life and the world around us.

Then we dive into the thirty third chapter of The Curve of Time, The Pen, n which Saskia wrestles with duplication from time travel.

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Chapter 32 — To Texas

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 02:51:00 +0000

Rufus makes the case that iteration is crucially important to … everything.

Then we dive into the thirty second chapter of The Curve of Time, To Texas, in which Saskia heads to Texas to change the past.

Also, check out my aunt Ev Hales giving a gorgeous watercolor demonstration. And my friend Kalid’s website Better Explained and his description of the Blurry to Sharp approach to learning.

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Chapter 31 — Blobs in a Box

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 12:09:00 +0000

Rufus mulls what it means to do research.

Then we dive into the thirty first chapter of The Curve of Time, Blobs in a Box, in which Saskia and Mica spend time looking into Saskia’s next steps.

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Chapter 30 — A Bridge to Far

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:05:00 +0000

Rufus muses about concurrently holding contradictory ideas in your head.

Then we dive into the thirtieth chapter of The Curve of Time, A Bridge to Far in which Mica encourages Saskia to consider how else she can wield her superpower for good.

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Chapter 29 — A Witness to Your Own Death?

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:48:00 +0000

Rufus spends a few words on saying goodbye.

Then we dive into the twenty ninth chapter of The Curve of Time, A Witness to Your Own Death? in which Saskia’s double, Sienna, wrestles with some of the implications of time travel while heading back to LA to find her phone.

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Chapter 28 — Coast-to-Coast Cabling

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:03:00 +0000

Rufus connects taking random walks in life with the value of exploring.

Then we dive into the twenty eighth chapter of The Curve of Time, Coast-to-Coast Cabling, in which Saskia makes a grand gesture.

David Epstein's book, Range.

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Chapter 27 — Clutch Move

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 11:58:00 +0000

Rufus describes a conundrum raised by the algebraic concept of dimension.

Then we dive into the twenty seventh chapter of The Curve of Time, Clutch Move, in which Mica sees an analogy between Saskia’s switching her flow through time and changing gears in a car.

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Chapter 26 — A Cusp Problem

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:54:00 +0000

Rufus relates cusp points to various aspects of life.

Then we dive into the twenty sixth chapter of The Curve of Time, A Cusp Problem , in which Mica describes a new problem to Saskia.

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Chapter 25 — Up the Coast

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 11:52:00 +0000

Rufus muses on what writers have in common with squirrels.

Then we dive into the twenty fifth chapter of The Curve of Time, Up the Coast , in which Sienna steps out into her new life.

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Chapter 24 — The Recycling Center

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 12:02:00 +0000

Rufus muses about provenance.

Then we dive into the twenty fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Recycling Center, in which Saskia heads to her place of work, nervous about who she might find there.

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Barry's substack page

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Chapter 23 — Life on a Rope

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:57:00 +0000

Rufus takes a bit of a risk and describes what algebraic geometry is with the example that first delighted him.

Then we dive into the twenty third chapter of The Curve of Time, Life on a Rope , in which Mica seeks outside expertise to make sense of time travel.

Check out Episode 23 on my website to see the images and gif mentioned today.

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Chapter 22 — Descent on a Dish Towel

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:48:00 +0000

Rufus describes how mathematicians like to describe their work.

Then we dive into the twenty second chapter of The Curve of Time, Descent on a Dish Towel , in which Saskia elaborates on her earlier description of neural nets while she and Mica have breakfast.

To see the image in this chapter, check out Episode 22 on my website.

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Chapter 21 — Second Saskia

Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:39:00 +0000

Rufus muses on the value of following your dreams.

Then we dive into the twenty-first chapter of The Curve of Time, Second Saskia, in which Saskia’s double starts life anew.

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Chapter 20 — Stuck in Bed

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 11:58:00 +0000

Rufus considers the different natures of time.

Then we dive into the twentieth chapter of The Curve of Time, Stuck in Bed, in which Mica grapples with the fact that Saskia really can slip in time, and Saskia grapples with how to get out of bed.

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Chapter 19 — Cat Drop

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:01:00 +0000

Rufus examines the frailty of life.

Then we dive into the nineteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Cat Drop, in which Saskia tries taking another animal back through time

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Chapter 18 — Mica’s Kitchen

Mon, 27 May 2024 11:37:00 +0000

Rufus waxes lyrical again about some of the prospects machine learning is likely to open up.

Then we dive into the eighteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Mica’s Kitchen, in which Saskia explains to Mica how a neural net works.

Referenced in Rufus’ commentary were:

— a blog post by Noah Smith

ChatGPT tutoring Sal Kahn’s child in trig

— a fascinating interview with Reid Hoffman

— Grant Sanderson’s lovely introduction to neural nets

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Chapter 17 — Roshambo

Mon, 20 May 2024 12:13:00 +0000

Rufus describes the genesis of Roshambo Careens Off Script, his second novel.

Then we dive into the seventeenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Roshambo , in which the Saskia’s grapple with who should get the date with Mica.

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Chapter 16 — Stop It

Mon, 13 May 2024 11:36:00 +0000

Rufus talks about plot holes and where they fit into the reader-author relationship.

Then we dive into the sixteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Stop It , in which Saskia calls Mica out for telling Hugo about time travel.

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Chapter 15 — Cheat

Mon, 06 May 2024 12:05:00 +0000

Rufus describes the connection between friends and time travel, and waxes lyrical about water.

Then we dive into the fifteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Cheat , in which one of the Saskia’s answers the knock at the front door.

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Chapter 14 — Emergent Phenomena

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:42:00 +0000

Rufus describes his greatest hope for AI.

Then we dive into the fourteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Emergent Phenomena , in which Saskia returns to the present, and a disconcerting surprise.

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Chapter 13 — The Other Winner

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:56:00 +0000

Rufus muses on the different potential outcomes of a system, given different starting points.

Then we dive into the thirteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Other Winner , in which Mica meets an unpleasant fellow.

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Chapter 12 — The Monk

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 11:53:00 +0000

Rufus describes the importance of faith in art.

Then we dive into the twelfth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Monk , in which Saskia slips back into her distant past.

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Chapter 11 — Back To The Beginning

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:49:00 +0000

Rufus talks about his weekly sign-off.

Then we dive into the eleventh chapter of The Curve of Time, Back To The Beginning , in which Saskia returns to the beginning to find a familiar stranger.

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Chapter 10 — Seeing is Not Believing

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:18:00 +0000

Rufus confesses to being nervous.

Then we dive into the tenth chapter of The Curve of Time, Seeing is Not Believing , in which Mica is surprised to find Saskia at their table.

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Chapter 9 — Restaurant Restroom, Five Minutes Earlier

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:03:00 +0000

Rufus examines the adage “writing is re-writing” in the context of Buddhist philosophy and time travel.

Then we dive into the ninth chapter of The Curve of Time, Restaurant Restroom, Five Minutes Earlier, in which Saskia takes a second run at showing Mica time travel.

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Chapter 8 — The First Dinner

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:01:00 +0000

Rufus talks about the value of sharing.

Then we dive into the eighth chapter of The Curve of Time, The First Dinner , in which Saskia treats Mica with their race winnings.

Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s podcast Invest Like the Best

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Chapter 7 — Boo

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:12:00 +0000

Rufus describes how time travel has arrived to this podcast

Then we dive into the seventh chapter of The Curve of Time, Boo , in which Saskia returns to Mica who is none too happy.

James Tanton’s Exploding Dots

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Chapter 6 — Horses For Courses

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:24:00 +0000

Rufus talks about his theory about questions, and specifically how it relates to writing.

Then we dive into the sixth chapter of The Curve of Time, Horses for Courses , in which Saskia and Mica visit the Santa Anita racetrack.

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Chapter 5 — Saskia’s Twin

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:40:00 +0000

Rufus talks about his writing process.

Then we dive into the fifth chapter of The Curve of Time, Saskia’s Twin , in which Mica gets an intriguing surprise.

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Chapter 4 — A Second Beginning

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:17:00 +0000

Rufus describes one element of The Curve of Time that is unusual within the time travel pantheon.

Then we dive into the fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, A Second Beginning , in which Saskia improves the first impression she gave.

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Chapter 3 — A Change of Heart

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:16:00 +0000

Rufus gives a few shout-outs to those who helped put this podcasat together.

Then we dive into the third chapter of The Curve of Time, Newsworthy , in which Saskia meets Mica.

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Chapter 2 — Newsworthy

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:02:00 +0000

Rufus gives a few hints on the topics that will be found in The Curve of Time.

Then we dive into the second chapter of The Curve of Time, Newsworthy , in which Saskia meets Mica.

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Chapter 1 — Unstuck in Time

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:02:00 +0000

Some quick housekeeping: what this podcast is about and why it's going to be a good listen.

Then we dive right into the first chapter of The Curve of Time, Unstuck In Time , where Saskia first slips in time.

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