Episodes

  • Summertime Musings 2025
    Jul 8 2025

    In the last episode before summer break, Ian and Michael discuss whether old bands should just make room for newer bands, festivals, summertime cruises, and the virtue of cover songs.

    AI Unfiltered returns with new episodes in August!

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    20 mins
  • Business Ideas and Niches, Metal Bands, Collectible Vinyls
    Jun 24 2025

    Ian and Michael discuss some recent novel business ideas, like opening a chain of burrito restaurants in India, or a book store in Somerset focusing solely on books on ecology and the environment. Plus, a discussion on the resurgence of vinyls as a format for distributing music and their value as collectibles in the digital era. Last, but least, how many metal bands can Ian name that Michael hasn't heard of? Tune in to find out!

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    23 mins
  • The Ragebait Episode
    Jun 17 2025

    Prepare to be outraged! Or not; Ian and Michael discuss the concept of ragebait, rather than produce anything particularly ragebaity.

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    20 mins
  • Dating Dates and Standardising Standards
    Jun 10 2025

    Ian and Michael discuss date formats and dialectal differences in English, health and diet, and standards organisations, inventing a podcasting standards organisation in the process!

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    20 mins
  • AI and Blackmail, AI and Surveillance, AI-Generated Summer Reading
    Jun 3 2025

    Ian and Michael discuss the recent reports of AI models potentially engaging in blackmail, AI-powered recording devices and the surveillance state, and for a bit of levity - our very own AI-generated summer reading list!

    (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)

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    21 mins
  • Smartphone Smart Alecks, YouTube, Digital Detox
    May 27 2025

    Ian and Michael discuss a range of topics including smart phones and smart devices and their impact on our cognition, Youtubers and their need to reinvent themselves, and the idea of going completely offline for a digital detox. Plus, Emma Williams provides her AI-generated point of view in Emma's Artificial Reflections! (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)

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    21 mins
  • AI and Authorship, Social Media Diatribes
    May 20 2025

    Ian and Michael discuss AI-generated books and its impact on literature and reading, before going off a rant on the negative effects of social media on our attention spans.

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    20 mins