2 chapters across the catalog
Star Trek Era Debt, Space Exploration Frustration
A C-SPAN caller rants about the lack of technological progress, questioning why society has not reached a "Star Trek era" despite being on Earth for "50 million years." The hosts discuss the stagnation of space exploration since the moon landings.
The March of Time Newsreels, 1933 War Debt Anecdote
Turner Classic Movies recently aired "The March of Time," a series of newsreels from the 1930s and 40s produced by Time and Life magazines. One segment featured Moe Buxbaum, an American who attempted to pay a French traffic fine to the U.S. Treasury to offset France's unpaid World War I debts. The hosts reflect on the shift in public concern regarding national debt since 1933.
