Topic: Saruman

54 mentions · 42 chunks · 34 episodes

15.4× distinctiveness vs baseline
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How much more common this term is here than in ordinary English. Higher values mean the topic is more characteristic of this corpus.

Topic summary

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A short read on the topic's time range, peak episode, and strongest associations. Use it as the quick orientation before drilling into examples.
  • Saruman appears in 42 chunks across 34 episodes, from 2024-03-25 to 2026-02-23.
  • Its densest episode is Bits and Bobs 8/26/24 (2024-08-26), with 3 observations on this topic.
  • Semantically it travels with Radagast, ground truth, and disconfirming evidence, while by chunk count it sits between abundant cognitive labor and coordination cost; its yearly rank moved from #21 in 2024 to #31 in 2026.

Over time

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Raw mentions over time. Use this to see absolute attention, not relative rank among all topics.
Mean 1.2 mentions per episode across the full range2024-03-25: 2 mentions2024-04-08: 1 mention2024-04-29: 1 mention2024-08-12: 1 mention2024-08-26: 3 mentions2024-09-09: 2 mentions2024-10-28: 1 mention2024-11-18: 2 mentions2024-12-02: 1 mention2024-12-09: 1 mention2025-01-27: 2 mentions2025-02-03: 1 mention2025-02-10: 1 mention2025-02-18: 1 mention2025-02-24: 1 mention2025-06-02: 1 mention2025-06-16: 1 mention2025-07-21: 1 mention2025-07-28: 2 mentions2025-08-04: 1 mention2025-08-25: 1 mention2025-09-08: 1 mention2025-09-15: 1 mention2025-09-22: 1 mention2025-09-29: 1 mention2025-10-13: 1 mention2025-10-20: 1 mention2025-10-27: 1 mention2025-11-04: 1 mention2026-01-06: 1 mention2026-01-12: 1 mention2026-02-02: 1 mention2026-02-09: 1 mention2026-02-23: 2 mentions2024-03-25: 22024-04-08: 12024-04-29: 12024-08-12: 12024-08-26: 32024-09-09: 22024-10-28: 12024-11-18: 22024-12-02: 12024-12-09: 12025-01-27: 22025-02-03: 12025-02-10: 12025-02-18: 12025-02-24: 12025-06-02: 12025-06-16: 12025-07-21: 12025-07-28: 22025-08-04: 12025-08-25: 12025-09-08: 12025-09-15: 12025-09-22: 12025-09-29: 12025-10-13: 12025-10-20: 12025-10-27: 12025-11-04: 12026-01-06: 12026-01-12: 12026-02-02: 12026-02-09: 12026-02-23: 22024-03-252026-02-23

Observations

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The primary evidence view for this topic. Sort it chronologically when you want concrete examples behind the larger pattern.