Episodes

  • 301: Fan/Light

    301: Fan/Light
    Nov 18 2024
    Listener Patrick is concerned about taxonomy, most particularly involving fans that are also lights.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    2 mins
  • 300: Fast Food

    300: Fast Food
    Nov 4 2024
    There are so many different ways to define fast food. Is pizza fast food? Also, Jason has a story about the Shake Shake in the Minneapolis airport.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    11 mins
  • 299: Window

    299: Window
    Oct 21 2024
    I can see clearly now.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 298: Henchman

    298: Henchman
    Oct 7 2024
    As so often happens with us, discussions of evil henchman end up becoming discussions of legal employment status.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    6 mins
  • 297: Relay Podcastathon Special 2024

    297: Relay Podcastathon Special 2024
    Sep 25 2024
    Live from the Relay Podcastathon, Jason and special guest Casey Liss ask John a bunch of questions from the Robot Or Not question list. Topics include: All-In-One computers, dates, pasta, and antique vs. retro. It’s Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Please consider donating as a part of our campaign at stjude.org/relay.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell with Casey Liss.
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    16 mins
  • 296: Catchphrase

    296: Catchphrase
    Sep 16 2024
    Oh, Listener Sean wants to know about catchphrases! Well, isn’t that special?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 295: Homepods and Other Robots (or Not)

    295: Homepods and Other Robots (or Not)
    Sep 2 2024
    In a rare timely episode, John and Jason discuss a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman that Apple is designing a series of robots, including a “robot” that sits on a table and moves its display around, and a “robot” that follows you around your house folding laundry, reminding you of your mortality, and possibly running a viral campaign for Apple TV+ shows.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    9 mins
  • 294: Double Space

    294: Double Space
    Aug 19 2024
    Listener Daniel would like John’s blessing for his practice of putting two spaces after every sentence he types.

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    4 mins