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A review by qalminator
What Happens Next? Conversations from MARS by Adam Savage
4.0
The first time I tried to listen to this, I turned it off less than an hour in, as I found the relentless optimism depressing. Ironically, the part immediately after that addressed some of the cautions that were on my mind, though at a somewhat minimal level. This piece is very much a cheerleader for the technology of the future. Some of it is abstract, why-d0-we-need-that, but most of it has clear and obvious applications that could improve the world for people (and some of it is already in use for that).
It's the sort of piece where parts of it will age well, and feel relevant ten years from now, and other parts will be out of date in a year or less. Still, it's nice to listen to something news-like with a hopeful message for a change.
Adam Savage is an excellent narrator, unsurprisingly.
Audible Originals Scorecard:
Good: 3
Mediocre: 1
Bad: 2
(Side note: both of the bad ones were in the thriller genre; the good and mediocre ones were all non-fiction)
It's the sort of piece where parts of it will age well, and feel relevant ten years from now, and other parts will be out of date in a year or less. Still, it's nice to listen to something news-like with a hopeful message for a change.
Adam Savage is an excellent narrator, unsurprisingly.
Audible Originals Scorecard:
Good: 3
Mediocre: 1
Bad: 2
(Side note: both of the bad ones were in the thriller genre; the good and mediocre ones were all non-fiction)