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Surprise – It’s Not a Toaster

Season 2, Episode 2: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Apr 24, 2025

SNAT Season 2, Episode 1: The Rise of Dumb Smart Appliances

Apr 10, 2025

Episode 36: Watchbait Woes, Agentic AI, and the Art of Arguing with ChatGPT

Feb 28, 2025

Jan 25, 2024

Episode 8: Building Communities by Auto-Filling their Online Bios

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the challenges of managing an online community, share an auto-fill tool and test how AI does at writing Ed’s bio.

Jan 11, 2024

Episode 7: Passwords, Pipes and Self-Awareness

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the challenges of password management, a tool that makes it easier, and if generative AI has self-awareness.

Dec 28, 2023

Episode 6: Switcheroo Episode: Influencers, Browser Arcs and Influential Movies

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss influencers and virtue-signallers, the Arc browser, and what are the most influential movies.

Dec 14, 2023

Episode 5: AI Toilets, Mini-PCs and What Annoys AI the Most

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the overhype of AI products, why mini-PCs are important, and what open GenAI platforms think is the most annoying thing online.

Nov 30, 2023

Episode 4: AV Tech Gone Wild, Loud Amphibians and AI Ethics

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss out of control AV tech, a great website auditing tool, and challenge Generative AI’s ethical morality.

Nov 16, 2023

Episode 3: Double Opt-ins, Shut Your Pihole and AI Novelizations

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the importance of double opting-in (and why Ed has a "Bad Bennett" list), the ultimate adblocking software, and ponder if Open GenAI solutions can actually create unique novels.

Nov 2, 2023

Episode 2: Ratings, Rantings and Desert Islands

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the futility of online ratings, why it's better to turn to UGC for product information, and the favorite music albums (according to OpenAI).

Oct 19, 2023

Episode 1: The Downfall of the Web – Are Toasters to Blame?

Ed Bennett and Chris Boyer discuss the enshitification of the web, share a tool to help universally manage bookmarks, and use GenAI to trace the internet's problems back to common household appliances.

Oct 5, 2023

Coming Soon: Surprise – It’s Not a Toaster

Coming soon: discover the realm where digital expertise meets candid conversations on "Surprise - It’s Not a Toaster" - a weekly podcast led by healthcare digital experts Ed Bennett and co-host Chris Boyer. Together, they venture into the fabric of online experiences, dissecting annoyances and irritations about navigating the modern online world.