Reconceived

Ben and Joel finally return together to share what they have discovered about each of their subjects. Ben shares what has transformed in pottery and what has stood the test of time, while Joel explains how America was almost one of the firsts to adopt the Metric system.

Ben and Joel change things up a little this week. They’re talking about the stuff they’re going to be researching, but haven’t quite yet. Join us for the ride.

Joel takes Ben down a cinematic memory lane to discover why DreamWorks Trolls: World Tour may be the most influential movie from the past century. LINKS: Account of the 1948 case U.S. v. Paramount Pictures, et al. [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-supreme-court-decides-paramount-antitrust-case] The Wall Street Journal’s take on Trolls: World Tour’s impact [https://www.wsj.com/articles/trolls-world-tour-breaks-digital-records-and-charts-a-new-path-for-hollywood-11588066202]

Ben and Joel talk about being late for work, a first amendment lawsuit, and municipal corruption, all in the pursuit of understanding traffic lights. Links: MIT Research [https://news.mit.edu/2014/traffic-lights-theres-a-better-way-0707] Mats Järlström, The Engineering Underdog [https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/safety/transportation-engineers-consider-whether-yellow-traffic-lights-should-last-longer] Yellow Light Corruption [https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/06/man-indicted-for-disabling-red-light-cameras-faces-7-years-in-prison/] Music by The Dominican Jazz Project [https://dominicanjazzproject.com/]

In this final episode of the Writing and Music series, Ben and Joel finally reunite to discuss what they have learned about their topics, about each other’s topics, and where writing and music come together to reveal greater truth. Music The Dominican Jazz Project [https://dominicanjazzproject.com/music] Guru Gruff [https://gurugriff.bandcamp.com/]