ChatGPT could never!!! Over the past year or so, A.I. buzz has obviously risen to cult status, but if you think about it, all this apocalyptic talk of robots rising up and taking over the world lowkey makes us all sound like $ci3nt0l0gists. Is A.I. the newest SciFi cult? And if so, how apocalyptic is it?? To help figure that out, internet reporter Kate Linds ... Show More
Oct 6
The Cult of Dancing With The Stars
This week, Reese and Iman cha cha slide straight into the surprisingly culty world of Dancing With the Stars, where celebrities come for career rehab, pros become stars in their own right, and millions of viewers suddenly believe they are qualified to critique a Paso Doble from t ... Show More
42m 52s
Apr 2024
Ghosts in the Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, & Capitalism
<p>In this episode, Alyson and Breht wrestle with the possible rise of artificial general intelligence and its implications. Together they discuss the Silicon Valley Techno-Cult and their dark religious search for immortality, their hubristic attempts to "build god" and escape de ... Show More
1h 57m
Apr 2025
[BEST OF] Ghosts in the Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, & Capitalism
<p class="date"><em><strong>ORIGINALLY RELEASED Apr 10, 2024</strong></em></p> <p>In this episode, Alyson and Breht wrestle with the possible rise of artificial general intelligence and its implications. Together they discuss the Silicon Valley Techno-Cult and their dark religiou ... Show More
1h 57m
Sep 2023
A Case Against (& For) AI
We officially live in a world with AI, like it or not. It’s been around quite awhile, but its ubiquitous presence is escalating, and quickly. How shall we then live? Is there ethical space for AI? Writers Tsh Oxenreider and Seth Haines have thoughts.* Hosts: authors Seth Haines a ... Show More
33m 47s
Jul 2023
So You Want to Be a Sorcerer in the Age of Mythic Powers... (The AI Episode)
The rise of Artificial Intelligence has generated a rush of conversation about benefits and risks, about sentience and intelligence, and about the need for ethics and regulatory measures. Yet it may be that the only way to truly understand the implications of AI — the powers, the ... Show More
1h 57m