TZ still has that post-war sheen to it; I think the optimism of the time still shows in the writing. Afaik most technology-based episodes revolved around space exploration and alien encounters. It’s idyllic. I’m a sucker for these things so I find it charming.

BM is all doom and gloom. Iphone bad, social media is evil (but really tho), etc. Every episode has to have some social critique that we already get from our favorite podcasters. TZ also doesn’t try to give some forced moral each episode.