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Season 3, Episode 5: Hard to Swallow News (and the Market That Broke It)

Feb 23, 2026

Season 3, Episode 4: The Algorithm Owns How We Think We Think

Jan 28, 2026

Season 3, Episode 3: Wrapped With a Bow (and a Lock-In Clause)

Dec 26, 2025

Dec 12, 2025

Season 3, Episode 2: The Holiday Gift Guide Nobody Wanted

Ed & Chris unwrap holiday “smart” gadgets no one needs, then kick off the SNAT Book Club with Enshitification and a look at why tech keeps making everything worse.

Nov 20, 2025

Season 3, Episode 1: How Streaming Became Cable, But Worse

Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer break down the chaos of modern streaming, launch the SNAT Book Club with Cory Doctorow’s “Enshitification,” and test GenAI tools to coin a new word for fear of leaving things behind.

Oct 23, 2025

Season 2, Episode 13: (How) Will AI Kill Us?

Ed Bennett & Chris Boyer unpack AI marketing hype, test Perplexity’s Comet Browser, and recommend two terrifying books about why superhuman AI might just kill us all.

Oct 6, 2025

Season 2, Episode 12: Chatbait, Trick Questions, and Ultrasonic Wisdom

Ed Bennett & Chris Boyer dissect “chatbait,” test AI with NFL trivia, and discover the simple joy of ultrasonic eyeglass cleaners in this witty SNAT episode.

Sep 22, 2025

Season 2, Episode 11: Cancel My Subscription (to Everything)

Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer kick things off with a rant about the subscription economy. From Columbia House...

Sep 11, 2025

Season 2, Episode 10: Taco Tuesday Goes Quantum

Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer roast vertical video disasters, recommend South Park’s new season, and test GenAI with a quantum-mechanics Taco Tuesday challenge.

Aug 28, 2025

Season 2, Episode 9: Big Buttons, Big Reports, and Bigger Personalities

Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer debate the glory of a giant “Make It Work” button, skim Mary Meeker’s tech tome, and test ChatGPT 5.0’s snarky new personalities.

Aug 4, 2025

Season 2, Episode 8: The Filter Culture

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett unravel digital filter overload, suggest GenAI as your new browser buddy, and test if AI can rate itself (and survive the existential dread). Listen to this delightfully meta episode of SNAT.

Jul 11, 2025

Season 2, Episode 7: Sludge Happens

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett wade knee-deep into the bureaucratic bog we all know too well: customer service sludge. From endless hold times to forms that make no sense, they explore why life feels like a DMV line lately — and how GenAI might just be the digital plunger we need. Plus, a hilarious test of how grammar can trip up even the smartest AI.