{"id":5917,"date":"2016-03-10T05:00:38","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=5917"},"modified":"2018-04-08T18:17:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-08T22:17:04","slug":"443-guest-scott-williams-oakes-stand-up-comedian-author-of-happy-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/5917","title":{"rendered":"443 &#8211; Guest: Scott Williams-Oakes, Stand-up comedian, Author of Happy Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_73\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5917-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\">\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=5917-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 59:42 &#8212; 68.5MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('5917-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_5917-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_5917-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?powerpress_embed=5917-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/443-Scott-Williams-Oakes-168x100.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Williams-Oakes\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5915\" \/><strong>Topics:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>00:03 Love letter:<\/strong> Happy Trails by Scott Williams-Oakes, crushing political correctness, story first &#8211; message second, Happy Trails &#8211; the book, pre-dystopian environment, how bad things have to get, a vision of the future &#8211; or the present, failed expectations, deteriorating economic conditions, collapse of government, love letter to Ontario<br \/>\n<strong>17:30 Re-set:<\/strong> the Ontario of our future, how bad can bad get, violence no solution, Happy Trails &#8211; a story overview (no spoilers), a canary in the coal mine, a happy ending with unresolved issues<br \/>\n<strong>33:50 Up against the Brick Wall:<\/strong>  a brief history of &#8216;the Brick Wall&#8217;, using satire to criticize, pushing the envelope on the Brick Wall blog, every issue open to comment, a man with a mission, staring too long into the abyss, the jester, pointing out that the emperor wears no clothes, watching Rome burn<br \/>\n<strong>47:25 End of the story:<\/strong>  Atlas Shrugged &#8211; a Happy Trails parallel, pessimistic future, rising again from the ashes, filling the vacuum, a bleak future, operation of the machine requires freedom, the terrifying world of comedy, upcoming screen play  <strong>59:02 END<\/strong> \u2014 Promo to 59:42 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\"><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/443-bonus-material\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/bonus_material.png\"><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/443-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"109\" height=\"25\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_75\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5917-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\">\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=5917-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20160310-justRIGHT-443-GUEST-ScottWilliamsOakes-HappyTrails.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 59:42 &#8212; 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