A Prologue, of sorts

While KoE works on an upcoming project; Wade, James, and Hugh talk about the state of criticism, the state of media literacy, and how that relates to Culture, past and present.  Why don't certain people even pretend to read books anymore?  

After this the discussion switches over to recent politics.  Which you can access on the patreon if that's your thing:

https://patreon.com/kickersofelves