Allusionist Apple Fest transcript

October 22, 2023 The Allusionist

HZ: Each apple varietal had a little card with background information about the varietal's provenance and tasting notes.

HZ: “Topaz. Refreshing, sharp, sweet, mellows with age.” I mean, that's... Something for me to aspire to, but I feel I'm going the other way.

HANNAH McGREGOR: I'm definitely getting sharper and more acidic with age.

HZ: I'm getting withered and bitter without having achieved true ripeness.

HANNAH McGREGOR: Sorry, could we just check in about what it means to achieve true ripeness?

Allusionist 167 Bonus 2022 transcript

December 16, 2022 The Allusionist

TIM CLARE: Hippocampus, meaning ‘horse’ because it looks like a a sea horse, right? …Oh, don't look at them! They look absolutely terrifying!
HZ: I I've never seen a hippocampus, so I don't know.
TIM CLARE: There is a real David Cronenberg-like element to them.

Allusionist 161 Sentiment transcript

September 23, 2022 The Allusionist

SANDHYA DIRKS: When we talk about empathy: the idea that you can get outside of yourself, that we can imagine someone else's experience is so audacious, because human beings are not that freaking imaginative. I mean, like a unicorn is just a horse with a horn! We did not go that far to get to our most magical creature. We just like grafted two things on top of each other.