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Escape Pod => Episode Comments => Topic started by: Russell Nash on October 12, 2008, 06:30:57 PM
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EP669: Craphound (http://escapepod.org/2019/02/28/escape-pod-669-craphound-flashback-friday/)
EP037: Craphound (http://escapepod.org/2006/01/19/ep037-craphound/)
Author: Cory Doctorow (http://escapepod.org/people/cory-doctorow/)
Narrator: Jesse Thorn (http://escapepod.org/people/jesse-thorn/)
Host: Alasdair Stuart (http://escapepod.org/people/alasdair-stuart/)
Audio Producer: Adam Pracht (http://escapepod.org/people/adam-pracht/)
Craphound beat me out the door, as usual. His exoskeleton is programmable, so he can record little scripts for it like: move left arm to door handle, pop it, swing legs out to running-board, jump to ground, close door, move forward. Meanwhile, I’m still making sure I’ve switched off the headlights and that I’ve got my wallet.
Rated PG. Contains some profanity.
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This was my first exposure to a Cory Doctorow story (No, I don't live in a cave, why do you ask?). I loved how Cory developed the characters in the story and I remember enjoying the hell out of it.
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It's been a while since I heard this story, and while I don't really remember the sequence of events in it, the characters are still pretty strong and well defined in my head. So, well done.
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In case anyone's interested, Craphound was one of the Short stories that got converted to a comic for Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1600101720/escapepod-20). It's worth checking out.
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I think this was the first Cory Doctorow story I heard also. Very fun and imaginative.
Ah the ruthless world of flea marketing. Hehehehe
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In case anyone's interested, Craphound was one of the Short stories that got converted to a comic for Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now (http://www.amazon.com/Cory-Doctorows-Futuristic-Tales-Here/dp/1600101720/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223985012&sr=1-1). It's worth checking out.
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Oh, yeah. I serioulsy need to pick that up...
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great story and one that I have listened to multiple times when I have free time ie mowing or that time just before I fall asleep that I am listening to my Ipod
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I was surprised at how much I like this story, despite it being about garage sales. The alien was cool, and the macros for movement were an interesting characterization, but above all I was actually most intrigued about the craphound culture, the code of honor, and how the alien blended itself into those.
I think this was my first Doctorow story as well, and this makes me want to read more. Good show!
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I have been going through the archives and found this story. Perhaps I could connect to it because I been a crap hound since 2004, spending my weekend going from sale to sale and uploading my find on Ebay (my feedback is over 800).
As for code of honor, well a little respect but I never seen any. The worst are pants suit wearing ladies who run profession estate businesses that feel because they are "professional" they get fits dibs.
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nice tale of fun and adventure
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This one is my new farourite. I loved the story, the descriptive detail, and thought Jesse Thorn's reading was absolutely superb. Everything about it was perfect. I loved the way they fell out over the cowboy stuff, the alien was so...human ! This is one of those tales I'll keep thinking about from time to time. A real gem.
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I really liked this one, too.
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I think the story was OK (this is my fourth Doctorow story, and they are all quite alike in style), but I wanted to comment on Alistair's outdo for the flashback version: that was excellent and very insightful. I really have to reevaluate my CD and DVD collections now. Seriously, what a great talk!
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Wow! First time I read this kind of short story and I´m amazed!
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Fun story, but I am not sure I got the same thing out of it that most people did. I've lived in Toronto, so I ended up focusing more on all the Toronto (and surround cottage country) locations and -isms peppered throughout. The mispronunciation of Yonge Street was off-putting (it's pronounced "Young", as in "not old"). Otherwise, the story was interesting, but I am not sure why, if the aliens came here to collect stories/story poems, they were suddenly ready to leave so unexpectedly. Humans never run out of stories and are constantly making more....