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Chekhov's Schrödinger's Dagger (Kurosawa's "Rashomon") is the 180th episode of the Very Bad Wizards podcast, released on January 14, 2020. The preroll contains the standard disclaimer and theme_music.

Opening Quote

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Show Notes

Eleventh Century Japan. A samurai and his wife are walking through the forest and come across a bandit. The bandit attacks the samurai and has sex with/rapes his wife. A woodcutter finds the samurai, stabbed to death. Who killed the samurai and with what? What role did his wife play in his death? Kurosawa gives us four perspectives, told in flashbacks within flashbacks. Who's telling the truth? Is anyone? Can we ever know what really happened? A simple story on the surface becomes a meditation on epistemological despair. Plus, your lizard brain is out to get you and you only have 90 seconds to stop it! Sponsored By: Prolific: Prolific is giving away $50 to VBW listeners who want to give online sampling a go! Whether you're a social scientist doing research, part of a marketing group, or even a high school student interested in doing a social science project, prolific can offer you fast, reliable, quality data to answer your research questions. Promo Code: verybadwizards GiveWell: Givewell searches for the charities that save or improve lives the most per dollar. Consider a donation this holiday season--your dollar goes a lot further than you might think! Promo Code: verybadwizards Support Very Bad Wizards

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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the 180th episode of the [[Very Bad Wizards]] podcast, released on January 14, 2020.  The preroll contains the standard [[disclaimer]] and [[theme_music]].
 == Opening Quote ==