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

Oct 23, 2025

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

Oct 6, 2025

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

Sep 22, 2025

Feb 22, 2024

Episode 10: Powerpoints, Pros and Pastiche

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett vent about the over-reliance on Powerpoint in business meetings, share Ed’s experience with the Apple Vision Pro and test GenAI’s ability to create music.

Feb 8, 2024

Episode 9: Portraits, Puzzles and Ponderings

Chris Boyer and Ed Bennett discuss the portrait vs. landscape video battle for our screens, share a favorite daily online game see if AI is up to the task of educating children about God.

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).