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Christopher Butler
The Luddites Were Right by Christopher Butler
Newfangled
Magnolia
Dunbar’s number by Robin Dunbar
SCREAM INTO THE VOID
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Luddite
Isaac Asimov
Ted Chiang
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Arrival (2016)
Brian Eno
James Webb Space Telescope
The Custodians: Beyond Abduction by Dolores Cannon
Regression Therapy: Benefits, Techniques & How It Works
Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman by Callum Robinson
Midjourney prompt for episode art: the digital world has turned the analog world into binary code digital distortion unreality technofuturism –ar 16:9

90 episodios

“The Best Part of the Internet” with Christopher Butler (GWTW805)

Getting Work To Work

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MP3•Episodio en casa

Previously on Getting Work To Work:

Show Links

Christopher Butler
The Luddites Were Right by Christopher Butler
Newfangled
Magnolia
Dunbar’s number by Robin Dunbar
SCREAM INTO THE VOID
Escape from L.A. (1996)
Luddite
Isaac Asimov
Ted Chiang
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang
Arrival (2016)
Brian Eno
James Webb Space Telescope
The Custodians: Beyond Abduction by Dolores Cannon
Regression Therapy: Benefits, Techniques & How It Works
Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman by Callum Robinson
Midjourney prompt for episode art: the digital world has turned the analog world into binary code digital distortion unreality technofuturism –ar 16:9

90 episodios

#Careers #Business #Chris Martin Studios #Ive Been

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