{"id":1060,"date":"2015-06-22T03:12:07","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T10:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2018-11-24T06:03:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T14:03:00","slug":"pod-6-a-disquieting-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/pod-6-a-disquieting-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Pod 6: A disquieting tale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Image005\"<\/a>A story about a man and his place in the universe.<\/p>\n

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:00 — 9.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS | MoreA story about a man and his place in the universe. A story about the many uses of cell phones. A story that asks the philosophical question: What is it that makes a chair? 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