Ep. 247: mooninite panic & the goals of ai

Click here to listen everywhere! What do the creators of all those AI chatbots and therapists and essay writing apps really wants from us? We’re talking that out today, after Corrigan tells Marko about the Great Boston Mooninite Panic of 2007, and we share lots of cultural exchange. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about theContinue reading “Ep. 247: mooninite panic & the goals of ai”

Ep. 161: medieval tomes & digital souls

Click here to listen everywhere! Dr. Keri Thomas joins us to talk about medieval manuscripts, death, and the possibility of digital resurrection. Are we entering a digital dark age, or are our mortal souls bound for the cloud? Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Keri and Marko about Europe’s werewolf trials[28:53] We dive right in with anContinue reading “Ep. 161: medieval tomes & digital souls”

Ep. 66: Your dog’s got ghosts (and other tales from the internet)

Click here to listen everywhere! Every day folks post bananas stories about the world in our Facebook group. This week we delve a little further into some of the incredible things that have come across our group, from dog exorcisms to suicide pods. Highlights: [0:00] Mark shares some terrifying AI… art? [12:00] We explain whereContinue reading “Ep. 66: Your dog’s got ghosts (and other tales from the internet)”

Ep. 61: Remember me

Click here to listen everywhere! Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos have us thinking about death, so we’re talking this week about ways in which people try to keep the memories of their dead loved ones alive, and how we deal with our own grief when it comes to loss.  Highlights: [0:00] Mark tells CoRriContinue reading “Ep. 61: Remember me”

Ep. 46: Sick, sad world

Click here to listen everywhere! This week we’ve been sending news headlines back and forth to each other, so we thought we’d share some of the world’s weirdness with you. Highlights: [0:00] Mark loves Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark [11:00] A listener witnessed someone actually getting stuck in quicksand! [18:00] We remind everyone we’re watchingContinue reading “Ep. 46: Sick, sad world”