Comments on: Escape Pod Flash: Chump Change http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/ The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine. Each week Escape Pod delivers science fiction short stories from today's best authors. Listen today, and hear the new sound of science fiction! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:04:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=850 By: Blaine Boy http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12545 Blaine Boy Sun, 24 May 2009 07:40:59 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12545 <p>Does this mean that David Blaine is actually a special agent for the CIA and his usual missions involve him infiltrating a secret organization by fitting in a water filled bubble for however many hours?</p> <p>the BLAINE Boy</p> Does this mean that David Blaine is actually a special agent for the CIA and his usual missions involve him infiltrating a secret organization by fitting in a water filled bubble for however many hours?

the BLAINE Boy

]]> By: MasterThief http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12316 MasterThief Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:49:21 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12316 <p>OK story, but could have been much better if kept shorter and with a twistier ending.</p> OK story, but could have been much better if kept shorter and with a twistier ending.

]]> By: scatterbrain http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12314 scatterbrain Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:56:01 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12314 <p>Meh.</p> Meh.

]]> By: Podcasts on the iPhone, #1 of an Occasional Series. « The Unfocused Life http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12301 Podcasts on the iPhone, #1 of an Occasional Series. « The Unfocused Life Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:03:24 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12301 <p>[...] Escape Pod Flash:  “Chump Change,” by Pete Butler. [...]</p> [...] Escape Pod Flash:  “Chump Change,” by Pete Butler. [...]

]]> By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Jake Squid Narrates an Escape Pod Episode http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12297 Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Jake Squid Narrates an Escape Pod Episode Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:07:59 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12297 <p>[...] very own commenter, the snarky and perspicacious Jake Squid, has narrated ‘Chump Change‘, a just-aired episode of Escape Pod. His reading is stellar, and if you listen to it, [...]</p> [...] very own commenter, the snarky and perspicacious Jake Squid, has narrated ‘Chump Change‘, a just-aired episode of Escape Pod. His reading is stellar, and if you listen to it, [...]

]]> By: Shig the Unmentionable http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12287 Shig the Unmentionable Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:19:33 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12287 <p>I loved it, personally. But then, I've been following the Randi/Gellar (or Brown, or Edward... pick your favorite) jousting for decades.</p> <p>The question that ultimately made me give up believing in the possibility of psychic abilities is, if they're real, why has nobody claimed Randi's prize? The answer is only obvious if you also believe in globe-dominating conspiracies... which psychic powers would make possible, of course, but which still only works if those powers are vanishingly rare.</p> <p>An excellent morsel, all told. I want to find out how the rest of the battle goes.</p> I loved it, personally. But then, I’ve been following the Randi/Gellar (or Brown, or Edward… pick your favorite) jousting for decades.

The question that ultimately made me give up believing in the possibility of psychic abilities is, if they’re real, why has nobody claimed Randi’s prize? The answer is only obvious if you also believe in globe-dominating conspiracies… which psychic powers would make possible, of course, but which still only works if those powers are vanishingly rare.

An excellent morsel, all told. I want to find out how the rest of the battle goes.

]]> By: Howie Feltersnatch http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12277 Howie Feltersnatch Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:37:43 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12277 <p>The story could actually have been cast as a Twitter update:</p> <p>I used my psychic powers to amass a fortune in a showbiz career; now I'm torpedoing my career so I can go enjoy the cash.</p> <p>Shorter, and much less boring. Dragging out a one-trick-pony story to seven minutes doesn't really help things any.</p> The story could actually have been cast as a Twitter update:

I used my psychic powers to amass a fortune in a showbiz career; now I’m torpedoing my career so I can go enjoy the cash.

Shorter, and much less boring. Dragging out a one-trick-pony story to seven minutes doesn’t really help things any.

]]> By: Jennifer http://escapepod.org/2009/04/20/escape-pod-flash-chump-change/comment-page-1/#comment-12275 Jennifer Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:17:32 +0000 http://escapepod.org/?p=354#comment-12275 <p>I actually liked this, and I generally don't like the flash stories too much. Predictable, though. (I had to say that, didn't I?)</p> I actually liked this, and I generally don’t like the flash stories too much. Predictable, though. (I had to say that, didn’t I?)

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