The A.V. Heap #1

A round up of recent TV Shows, Podcasts, and Movies

Radiolab Podcast: From Tree to Shining Tree

The episode looks into the neural networks of trees and specifically what’s happening underground that keeps fungus and plants sharing sugar and carbon.

I was on the fence but as always, Radiolab is incredible to listen to. Listen

Netflix TV Show: Stranger Things

Watch: https://www.netflix.com/title/80057281

Yes, it’s *that* good. Listen to all your friends that are posting that it’s ammmaaaaaazing and binge away.

The plot, soundtrack, and episode scoring is one of the sharpest shows I’ve seen. With only 8 episodes in Season One, a lot of ground is covered and leaves you wanting more.

Planned seasons designed for binge watching behave like feature films. The story arc is coherent, the characters develop throughout, and the finale culminates perfectly.

Vulture TV Podcast: The Episode on Stranger Things

Listen: http://www.vulture.com/2016/08/stranger-things-and-the-best-music-scores-on-tv.html

A great companion podcast episode is the Vulture TV podcast episode on Stranger things and composing for the era of Peak TV.

In fact, their recap podcasts for Stranger Things are always worth the listen.

Surprisingly Awesome Podcast: “I Told You Sos”

Listen: https://overcast.fm/+FeeIf_JgQ

What’s the feeling you get after being right? Often the anticipation of “I told you so” is shadowed by a crummy feeling of smugness.

This episode drives at that hard-to-describe emotion and where it comes from inside us.

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