Necessary & Sufficient

Necessary & Sufficient

Necessary & Sufficient exists as an exploration of ideas (including those of duality, bifurcation, and hierarchy), a meditation on communication, a map of my mind, and a document of its own creation. Each week I record a conversation with a guest about a pair of related yet distinct concepts. The guest doesn't know about the topic in advance (I send them a set of index cards through the mail, which they open on-air) but I try to match up people with ideas that they will have some knowledge or opinion about. This isn’t a quiz, but an attempt to capture extemporaneous conversation and thoughts as they unfold between two people. Some topics are technical, some are general knowledge, but all are all open-ended in some way.

Episodes

November 15, 2016
Oops, another long break!  But I am thrilled to return with another conversation with Hillary Frank, of the Longest Shortest Time.
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Why did it take me so long to have Alex on N&S?  Was I waiting for her to finish her degree?  Well, done and done.
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Yeah, it’s been quite a while.  But let’s jump back on this like nothing ever happened, okay?  I’m glad we can agree to agree.
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Sporting correspondent Brian Levinson almost, but not completely, convinces me to watch March Madness.  I think his one misstep was comparing game-day action to a Michael Bay movie.  Bayhem!
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Josh does me the courtesy of provisionally accepting my homebrew definition of one of this week’s words.  Always a treat to have him back.
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It’s always a pleasure to have this dynamic duo back on the podwaves.  The conversation was as lively as you would expect, which is to say, lively.
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Lukas is, by now, a certifiable friend of the show.  It was great to have him back again.
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Please join us for this special 158th Anniversary Edition.
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In which I am, once again, mortified at the things that I say.
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Jesse moved from Ithaca to Los Angeles in the time since we recorded this, so try to imagine the same conversation, only warmer.
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Next week:  club sauce.
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That’s all for Tim and Phill…FOR NOW.
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Tim and Phill, of Tim and Phill Talk About Games, talk about games.
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This one’s been bugging me for a long time.  So glad I could tackle it with someone so erudite and well-spoken.
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We’re back from hiatus with your favorite realtor (and mine), Judd Harris!
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Welcoming Jill back to the podcast is a great way to start the year off right!  This was fun.
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Sandy takes us to school.  Journalism school.
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His name is Erik and he’s here to say, “Stop calling me the chicken man, Hey, chicken, hey!”
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Oh man, was this fun.  Tim pulls a switcheroo on me, and comes up with a terrific topic.  Enjoy!
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I have completed my set of Buszeks!
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