215: Four Isaac Asimov Stories

<p>P&C drink and review a homebrewed Black Saison, then continue their "shortcut to the classics" series with a review of some of Isaac Asimov's short stories.</p> <p>Asimov was an amazingly prolific and wide-ranging author. This is just a taste of his impressive body of work.</p> <p>Patches -- The conflict and contrast between individualistic humans and a collectivist entity that seeks to liberate humans from their quarrels and conflicts.</p> <p>What if -- A married couple on a train meets a man with a device that can show them what would have happened if the circumstances of their life had been different.</p> <p>Nightfall -- A planet with constant sunlight from six suns faces the prospect of total darkness, which is predicted to have devasting psychological effects on the population.</p> <p>Breeds There a Man -- The essential, genius scientist in a Manhattan Project-like venture is going insane because of a strange theory about how humanity is being regulated and controlled by mysterious forces.</p>