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The occasion of a total solar eclipse and a New York earthquake gets us feeling a little Biblical this week before we then consider how much worse the dinosaurs had it, plus Jurassic Park: the novel, Brad's driving renaissance, Vinny's EV interest, and plenty more.

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(00:00:00) The eclipse is on!!!!!

(00:08:23) Long Island was an op

(00:15:54) At least we have it better than the dinsoaurs (so far) (also the quote is from the book The Ends of the World)

(00:21:10) Jurassic Park was too sanitized

(00:25:23) You know, the kids can handle books of all kinds

(00:27:50) Dystopian film, fun for the whole family!

(00:34:19) Movies where the sun is just dying for some reason

(00:37:29) Look, everyone is doing the best they can

(00:43:16) Driving, it's actually kinda fun

(00:53:32) Electric vehicles: is it time?

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Mike

Earthquakes are definitely influenced by climate change. I’m more curious if it’s related to the polar vortex reversing course (which was caused by rapid warming there)

Rick Fielding

I own an electric car (Rivian R1T) and have actually driven it from CA to VA and back with no issues charging. For Brad almost all the EV's start to slow down charging speed at 80% battery level. So when on a road trip I usually get the battery down to 10-15% then stop and charge up to 80%. It does take more planning than an ICE car but the navigation system makes it pretty easy.

swiftdraw

Jurassic Park was interesting to read after the movie. The character changes and how certain situations were handled, as well as discovering Michael Crichton‘s Cray Computer fetish, made it interesting to read to contrast it against the movie. Lost World less so. The movie was… More action oriented I guess. Listen, the T-Rex stomping through San Diego and eating the family dog was definitely not in the book is what I am trying to get at. Edit: Mournlands? Y’all playing in Eberron? I love that setting!

Brian Streleckis

I didn't read the Jurassic Park novel, but I did read The Lost World novel (more characters but less people in it, all contained to the island), and Ian Malcolm indeed came back for it after being thought dead in the first book.

Forrest Sarles

Jurassic Park is almost too good of a movie to go back to the book IMO, but The Lost World book kicks ass