Ep. 178: a soviet hero, mercury mayhem, & the thing about documentaries

Click here to listen everywhere! It’s a media heavy ep! After Mark tells Corrigan about a Soviet officer who saved us all from certain death and Corrigan explains what the deal is with Mercury retrograde, we delve deep into the movies we watched this week and unpack why modern documentaries are so unsatisfying. Highlights: [0:00]Continue reading “Ep. 178: a soviet hero, mercury mayhem, & the thing about documentaries”

Ep. 176: the ethics of AI art

Click here to listen everywhere! Mark tells CoRri about the unseemly experiments that led to our knowledge of hepatitis, and then we’re in for a classic ARGUESODE! Following the Late Night With the Devil controversy, we debate the ethics of AI and whether there’s any meaningful difference between human inspiration and machine learning. Highlights: [0:00]Continue reading “Ep. 176: the ethics of AI art”

Ep. 175: irish america & feral children

Click here to listen everywhere! Corrigan tells Marko how an orphan train turned Irish Americans white, and we discuss the sad but fascinating stories of feral children. Highlights: [0:00] CoRri tells Marko about the great Arizona orphan abduction[38:41] Mark feels a little down about the state of the world now compared to when we startedContinue reading “Ep. 175: irish america & feral children”