{"id":1944,"date":"2016-12-03T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T17:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1944"},"modified":"2016-12-12T03:33:17","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T14:33:17","slug":"dont-think-about-the-white-elephant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2016\/12\/dont-think-about-the-white-elephant\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Eighty Three &#8211; Don&#8217;t think about the WHITE ELEPHANT"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8147\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1944-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1944-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/83-DontThinkAboutTheWHITEELEPHANT.jpg\" alt=\"Don't think about the WHITE ELEPHANT\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As they\u00a0move against the enemies of their society&#8217;s psychic overlord, his agents must balance their own misgivings and their team&#8217;s allegiances with the needs of the mission.<\/p>\n<p>The city is enveloped by a choking malaise, an invisible force sapping it&#8217;s inhabitants and industry. \u00a0Is it an conspiracy, a twisted secret, or something even darker?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Book &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookseller.com\/news\/five-brexit-island-added-enid-blyton-spoof-series-369521X\">Five on Brexit Isle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Place &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Penzance\">Penzance, Cornwall, Great Britain<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Theater &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Pirates_of_Penzance\">Pirates of Penzance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Smugglers What? &#8211; There are about a half dozen &#8220;The Smugglers X&#8221; in Cornwall. What&#8217;s THAT about?<\/p>\n<p>The NZ Earthquakes &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2pqulG_s04s\">Animated Timelapse Maps<\/a> and some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Lno8Rpbe57c\">rather calm geologists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xxeDVeqRZfE\">standing next<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fEB70XHbOJY\">to rather<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UxW7Xki9DrU\">alarming things<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=11747762\">Fortunate Truck Driver<\/a> (and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=11748610\">those bloody cows<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Satire &#8211; The Civilian &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecivilian.co.nz\/civil-defence-evacuates-whole-of-new-zealand-after-engineers-discover-structural-issues-with-the-country\/\">Civil Defence evacuates whole of New Zealand after engineers discover structural issues with the country<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unhelpful Person &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=1&amp;objectid=11749215\">Brian Tamaki<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/john-key-strip-destiny-church-from-tax-free-status\">the petition<\/a> to have his organisation stripped of it&#8217;s tax-free status.<\/p>\n<p>Satire &#8211; The Civilian &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecivilian.co.nz\/god-deeply-frustrated-aucklands-gay-people-live-nowhere-near-a-fault-line\/\">God deeply frustrated Auckland\u2019s gay people live nowhere near a fault line<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RPG &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paranoia_(role-playing_game)\">Paranoia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Styles of Paranoia from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paranoia_(role-playing_game)#Paranoia_XP\">&#8220;Paranoia XP Edition&#8221;<\/a> &#8211; Zap!, Classic, and Straight.<\/p>\n<p>Cartoons &#8211; Adventure Time &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuretime.wikia.com\/wiki\/Ancient_Psychic_Tandem_War_Elephant\">Ancient Tandem Psychic War Elephant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secret_Service_codename\">Secret Service Codenames<\/a> &#8211; Trump&#8217;s is actually &#8220;Mogul&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/apocalypse-world.com\/poweredbytheapocalypse.html\">RPGs Powered by the Apocalypse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RPG &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiltingatwindmills.net\/games\/dread\/\">Dread<\/a> and Jenga<\/p>\n<p>YouTube &#8211; CGP Grey &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs\">Rules for Rulers<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Film &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0238380\/\">Equilibrium (2002)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Podcast &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/ftb\/index.php\/archives\/4818\">Fear the Boot Episode 423<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boardgame &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/242\/junta\">Junta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0105690\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">Under Siege (1992)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Inquisition_(Warhammer_40,000)\">Warhammer 40k Inquisition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Youtube &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GN1TvCBXFHI\">YouTuber playing Surgeon Simulation on a Treadmill<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boardgames &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/28\/illuminati-deluxe-edition\">Illuminati<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boardgame &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/53953\/thunderstone\">Thunderstone<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boardgame &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/133038\/pathfinder-adventure-card-game-rise-runelords-base\">Pathfinder Adventure Card Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Boardgame &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/36218\/dominion\">Dominion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Film &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0052357\/\">Vertigo (1958)<\/a> &#8211; Hitchcock<\/p>\n<p>Film &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076141\/?ref_=rvi_tt\">High Anxiety (1977)<\/a> &#8211; Brooks<\/p>\n<p>Film &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0080339\/\">Airplane AKA Flying High (1980)<\/a> &#8211; Abrahams and Zucker<\/p>\n<p>History &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_elephant\">White Elephant<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winston_Peters\">Winston Peters<\/a> &#8211; Minister of Foreign Affairs (19 October 2005 \u2013 29 August 2008)<\/p>\n<p>Film &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0111143\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\">The Shadow (1994)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comics &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Authority\">The Authority<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RPG &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/makebigthings.com\/noirlandia\/\">Noirlandia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TV &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt4574334\/\">Stranger Things<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TV &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1132290\/\">Warehouse 13<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RPG &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/category\/products\/trail-of-cthulhu\/\">Trail of Cthulhu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Convention &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/kapcon.org.nz\/\">KapCon 26<\/a> in Wellington on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of January 2017.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monte_Carlo_method\">Monte Carlo Simulation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/cornwall\/content\/articles\/2007\/09\/28\/faith_cornwallsjewishjourney_feature.shtml\">Jewish History in Cornwall<\/a> in Penzance<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/83-MarketJewStreet-Cornwall.jpg\" alt=\"Market Jew Street, Penzance, Cornwall\" width=\"600\" height=\"1067\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/83-MarketJewStreetAtNight-Cornwall.jpg\" alt=\"Market Jew Street at night, Penzance, Cornwall\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8149\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1944-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=1944-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-83-DontThinkAboutTheWhiteElephant.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS &nbsp; 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