I have listened to all of Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History (wish I could say the same for Common Sense. I’m still missing the first 40 or so of those) and they’ve all been good. I would have had a hard time picking the best episode…
…Until now. I know, I know, this episode was rough, it didn’t have the polished edges of the rest of the episodes.
But
It’s
James Burke!
C’mon.
I’ve been a fan of this guy since I saw Connections 1 several years ago. I just recently caught Connections 3, and I guess I’m going to have to track down Connections 2 on my own because no one seems to be airing them.
I’m apparently not the same caliber of fan that Dan Carlin is, though. I’ve never even heard of American Connections before, and I put The Day the Universe Changed on my wishlist based on Carlin’s glowing praise alone.
While all of the interview was worth listening to, I was intrigued by Mr. Burke’s latest project The Knowledge Web. While not really up and running yet, the concept sounds a lot like Connections; which was intriguing to me at first glance because it reminded me of the way I used to read the encyclopedia; not from front to back, but from reference to reference.
Can’t wait to see it finished.
