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Ep. 044 — Eugenics, Dysgenics, and H.G. Wells

From the Kulture Dads Podcast Archive: Ep. 044 — Eugenics, Dysgenics, and H.G. Wells 🔊 Listen to the audio version: https://www.kulturedads.com 🐦 Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/kulturedads 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell to stay updated with our latest episodes! Episode Description: Mike and Dave review H. G. Wells' The Time Machine and use this as a jumping-off point discuss of the human deterioration that's getting harder to deny by the day. We also talk about the latest Imperium book by Ed Dutton, and tell some personal stories of encounters with the subhuman kind. Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:28 – Old-School Science Fiction 02:05 – Why H. G. Wells Still Matters 05:55 – H. G. Wells and the Scientific Romance 11:30 – Progress, Socialism & Fabian Thought 17:40 – Elites, Planning & the Future of Man 23:30 – Eugenics, Caste & Social Engineering 30:05 – The Time Machine: Why It Was Written 35:10 – The Time Machine: Core Ideas 42:40 – Eloi and Morlocks Explained 48:55 – Degeneration and Long-Term Decline 55:50 – Exploitation as an Evolutionary Outcome 1:02:45 – War, Empire & Industrial Civilization 1:09:25 – Wells, Prediction & Cultural Influence 1:15:30 – Eugenics vs Dysgenics Explained 1:22:40 – Industrial Abundance and Human Decline 1:30:05 – Modern Dysgenics & Population Trends 1:38:30 – Civilization, Memory & Cycles 1:47:15 – Lessons from Wells for the Present 1:55:40 – Closing Reflections Tags: #HGWells #TheTimeMachine #ScienceFiction #OldSchoolFiction #Eugenics #Dysgenics #CulturalDecline #LiteraryCriticism #ImperiumPress #KultureDads