Karel Čapek - "War with the Newts" (1936) | Chrononauts Episode 51

Containing Matters of Continental Drift

timestamps:

introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00)

"War with the Newts" background, non-spoiler discussion (13:41)

spoiler summary and discussion (34:35)

general spoiler discussion and audio adaptations (1:48:11)

Music:

German, Edward - "In Praise of Neptune" (1912) https://imslp.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Neptune_(German%2C_Edward)

A. C. B., Miss - "Sea Nymph Polka" (1855) https://imslp.org/wiki/Sea_Nymph_Polka_(Miss_A._C._B.)

Sousa, John Philip - "The Triton March" (1892) https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/The-Triton-March/

Bibliography:

Klima, Ivan - introduction to "War with the Newts"

Rieder, John - "On Karel Čapek’s Prophetic Science Fiction Novel ‘War With the Newts’" in "Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival From Speculative Fiction" (2022)