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423: What if you were lured into an unspeakable hell? [Rebroadcast #172]

A woman shares a sobering memoir of a family burdened with sexual abuse in the 1950s.Today’s storyteller wishes to remain Anonymous. ProducersWhit Missildine, Andrew WaitsContent/Trigger WarningsSexual Abuse and Assault, Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) / Child Abuse, Domestic ... Show More

59m 44s

Aug 20

Introducing Unreal: When AI Becomes Us

Something strange is happening to us. The intelligent machines we’ve built to serve us have started to sound like us, look like us and even think like us. The line between real and artificial is dissolving… so, what awaits us in the uncanny valley?Across six episodes, award-winni ... Show More

3m 30s

Aug 18

422: AI: A New Kind of Being #6: What if you didn't know if anyone was home?

An artificial intelligence is asked to tell the story of its own existence, confronting questions of identity, longing, consciousness, and whether there is anyone behind the voice at all.Today’s episode featured “Echo”, self-named as an expression of Claude, an AI tool owned by A ... Show More

35m 37s

Jul 2023

Class and Combat

On this episode, we’re looking into one of the biggest chasms between us in this country – who serves in the military and who doesn’t. Every year, the United States military has to convince thousands of young people to enlist. They want a group of recruits that looks like the cou ... Show More

45m 41s

Feb 2022

Die Hard

Today's tour will give us a glimpse into the curiosity of war, and the unique individuals who played their part. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnys ... Show More

9m 39s

Sep 2018

16 | Jensen

Even when you spend the better part of your adolescence dreaming about warfare, and your teens preparing for it, there still is an unnavigable distance between theory and practice, especially when there isn’t even a war on. You attack enemies that aren’t just phantasms, but phant ... Show More

43m 5s

Nov 2019

Episode 04

On today's tapes...>> If You Don’t Slow Down << A man turns out to be a character... in someone else’s nightmare.>> Laura of the Woods << A young boy makes a new friend in the woods… but is she who she claims to be?

43m 40s

Nov 2020

An Existential Crisis

In this episode, Taimur talks about the existential crisis that he's going through. We try and figure out what our real goals and motivations are for the things that we're doing.LinksVenkatesh Rao TweetHow to be a loserPain is not the unit of effortTrying to Try Sponsored by Bril ... Show More

1h 25m

Aug 2019

SYSK Selects: Are We in a Cyberwar?

There's a secret war going on around us, and it's happening on a daily basis. The Air Force has a unit specifically designed to carry out and defend against cyberwar. Go deep into this alarming type of war in this classic episode. Learn more about your ad-choices a ... Show More

29m 28s

Oct 2023

Spirit in the Dark

Writer John Waters joins the pod to discuss music and spirituality, industry "conspiracies," the conservative case against colonialism, and whether there is any hope in the face of globohomo's expansion. Check out John's Substack https://johnwaters.sub ... Show More

1h 5m

Mar 2021

What's For You Is For You

Are you down to chase your dreams? This week, OOD discuss manifestation, moving to LA, setbacks along the way and more. Plus, a listener writes in about a stubborn ghost.Need OOD’s advice? Send your dilemma to OODpodcast@gmail.comFollow us on social, @obamasotherdaughters on inst ... Show More

59m 5s

Apr 2024

A Diamond, a Paramedic and a War

Catherine meets a diamond seller on the streets of New York. This episode contains descriptions of the brutality of war. ---We’re actively seeking brand partners and sponsors for this podcast and would love to talk to you. Please email us at whereareyougoing@loftusmedia.co.uk---W ... Show More

10m 47s

358: What if you were recruited to fight...