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Fraggle Shrugged

By: Månegal Media
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  • In Fraggle Shrugged, Henrik Viking and Sigfred Nielsen read through Atlas Shrugged, the classic and very long libertarian mystery novel from 1957 by Ayn Rand. They also watch Fraggle Rock, a Jim Henson Muppet TV show from the 80s.
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Episodes
  • 0 – Kicking Off the Podcast

    0 – Kicking Off the Podcast
    Feb 3 2019
    In this introductory episode of Fraggle Shrugged, the two hosts Henrik and Sigfred present the concept for the podcast: They will read through Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand's very long libertarian mystery novel from 1957. For each chapter, they will also watch an episode of Fraggle Rock, a Jim Henson Muppet TV show from the 80s. They will then analyze and compare the two, to discover the hidden connections. Will Atlas Shrugged turn out be as silly as the Fraggles? And will Fraggle Rock have anything to say about economic philosophy? Follow along on this mad journey to find out. But before the descend into madness truly kicks off in Episode 1, we take a moment to introduce ourselves and the project in this Episode 0. It's going to be some loose and hopefully entertaining discussions, from two baffled Danes. Let's get into it! Fraggle Shrugged is produced by Månegal Media. Visit maanegal.dk/english to learn more about us
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    41 mins
  • 1 – When I See Things, I See Them

    1 – When I See Things, I See Them
    Feb 17 2019
    After fumbling their way through an introductory episode, Henrik and Sigfred embark on their mad journey for real. In this episode, they read the first chapter of Atlas Shrugged, called "The Theme", and watch the first episode of Fraggle Rock, called "The Beginning". Along the way, they try to make sense of the two strange worlds, and discover some compelling evidence that it might actually be the same world. They also do their first sexy libertarian reading in the segment "Fifty Shades of Galt", and hand out awards to some noteworthy phrases and characters. We hope you will read and watch along — it's not required, but it sure would make us feel better about our questionable life decisions. If you want to share something with us, feel free to holler at us at fraggleshrugged@maanegal.dk or @maanegal in the Twittersphere. Fraggle Shrugged is produced by Månegal Media. Visit maanegal.dk/english to learn more about us
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    49 mins
  • 2 – The Savagely Overabundant Vitality of a Brass Meatball

    2 – The Savagely Overabundant Vitality of a Brass Meatball
    Mar 3 2019
    Hope you like metal (and not the genre of music), because it's about to get so metally up in here. When Ayn Rand likes something, she's not shy about it, and be warned – she really loves metal. Henrik and Sigfred read through chapter 2 of her 1000+ pages capitalist fever dream of a novel Atlas Shrugged, which is titled “The Chain” (no relation to the Fleetwood Mac song, sadly). To maintain their sanity, they also watch episode 2 of Fraggle Rock, titled “Wembley and the Gorgs”. Turns out the two have a theme in common. On this light and humorous podcast episode, we end up having to talk about the morality of slavery (it’s bad. That’s our official stance on that) and other fun stuff. And then it gets steamy in here on a special Metal Edition of Fifty Shades of Galt. If you want to share something with us, feel free to holler at us at fraggleshrugged@maanegal.dk or @maanegal in the Twittersphere. Fraggle Shrugged is produced by Månegal Media. Visit maanegal.dk/english to learn m
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    54 mins
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