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Roboism is a fortnightly show mostly about robots. We care about how robots, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are affecting our culture. Come explore the humanity behind the bots that are quickly becoming a part of every day life. Hosted by Savannah Million and Alex Cox.

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    • Dec 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 58 EPISODES

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    61: The Human Version of Ninja Turtles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 54:07


    Kathy and Alex share their squishy thoughts about the viral sensation of AI avatars, independent art, open-source software, and the late great turtles.

    60: Children Need to Be Warned

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 53:57


    Alex and Kathy discuss broken fingers, folding, and a fictosexual man in love with a hologram.

    59: Click Bight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 53:06


    Alex and Kathy might want robots to have rights and bodily autonomy, but it would be nice if humans had it as well.

    58: I Want the Chicken Nuggets

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 41:44


    Alex and Kathy are convinced robots aren't coming to take our jobs...but they SHOULD be.

    57: Monday Morning Political Consultant

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 63:00


    Alex and Kathy discuss the likely overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the necessary access to the technology for safe abortions.

    56: Elongated Muskrat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 57:34


    Webster's dictionary defines "muskrat" as "an aquatic rodent of the U.S. and Canada with a long scaly laterally compressed tail, webbed hind feet, dark glossy brown fur and Twitter's supreme agent of chaos.

    55: Tech Isn't Forgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 56:23


    Alex and Kathy go on Display.

    54: Titanic Salads

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 60:16


    Alex and Kathy discuss why the TikTok bots continue to be in the midst of a period panic.

    53: Finger Dancing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 56:09


    Alex introduces intriguing new inputs as Kathy tears through a typing test.

    52: Not Bruno

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 58:58


    Kathy and Alex are so here for Robot birds and British cyborgs, but they do NOT talk about Bruno.

    51: Rose, Thorn, and Bud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 58:22


    Kathy and Alex try to figure out the best ways for each of them to be a human in 2022.

    50: My Soul is Very Expensive

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 57:48


    Kathy and Alex go meta on Meta's metaverse.

    49: Cardigan Karens

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 62:38


    Kathy comforts Alex as they share their concerns (dread) around The Seattle Delivery Company turning into The Seattle Surveillance Company.

    48: Something Something Sherlock Joke

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 61:56


    Alex and Kathy explore the media circus around Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, and black turtlenecks.

    47: A Forklift That Can't Outrun Humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 56:06


    Alex and Kathy watch in horror as exploitative capitalism is used to soothe a man's ego with an expensive mannequin.

    46: Bipples

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 58:29


    Kathy is building a VERY big smart robot, and Alex wants to help.

    45: The Bathroom is Australian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 32:50


    A guest co-host comes to assess the smart home situation in the Cox family apartment.

    44: Woeboism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 57:26


    Alex flip flops on their opinion of therapy robots at least three times, and Kathy eloquently explains why the human brain is great, so it's important to take care of.

    43: Beautiful Boston Bots

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 40:39


    This week, Kathy takes Alex through a roller coaster of emotions involving an uncanny valley, dancing k-pop sensations, car company acquisitions, McDonald's marketing, and of course: economic -isms.

    42: It's a Cesshole

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 53:13


    Kathy brings a surprise bot topic to Alex, and soon they're down the rabbit hole of 3 sided shapes.

    41: DubDubKay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 50:08


    Alex and Kathy give you the hard hitting, day old, exciting things about the WWDC Keynote.

    40: We Both Need to Shower

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 60:58


    This week, Alex and Kathy almost have something positive to say about social networks.

    39: Plains, Trains, and Croissants

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 47:33


    This week, Kathy found a bread robot that learned more than its creators intended, and Alex brings good news about bots from the recent past.

    38: Triggering the Maestros

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 50:14


    This week, Kathy enlists some help from friends of the show to make Alex's Mac into a joyful robot.

    37: Capitalism With More Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 53:03


    This week, Alex tries tries (emphasis on *tries*) to adequately explain NFTs.

    36: You Have a Patina

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 83:50


    This week Alex and Kathy get into the weeds of what makes algorithms frustrating, how the users shape their own social networks, and what the tweens are up to.

    35: Worse Than Ticket Master

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 64:53


    This week, Kathy shares her experience with the current COVID-19 vaccine and healthcare bots, and Alex goes off brand and can't help but find a little bit of faith in humanity.

    34: You’re Going to Be So Uncomfortable

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 42:09


    Alex introduces Kathy Campbell, your new cohost and all around unicorn of a human. We learn her robot favorites, fears, and food goals.

    Roboism 33: Sweaty Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 32:01


    Alex and Savannah discuss whether or not we need air-conditioning, business scarves, and personal temperature regulators.

    Roboism 32: A Fool Full of Regret

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 46:43


    Alex and Savannah mourn the death of Jibo and other robotic friends, think about Tesla Homebrews, and continue to mull over the implications of the scoot scoot infestation.

    Roboism 31: Set to Dude

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2019 31:18


    Alex and Savannah discuss the gender identity of voice assistants LIVE at C2E2!

    Roboism 30: Easier to Tax a Robot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2019 37:37


    Alex and Savannah want robots to take everyone's jobs (no, seriously).

    Roboism 29: Hello Gorgeous

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2019 33:24


    This week, Alex and Savannah look forward to the multiplicity and shame a new sexist robot.

    Roboism 28: Normie Toilet

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 33:56


    Savannah brings a smart toilet to Alex's attention, a backwards lady robot confronts the Polar Vortex, and there's a major update in the scoot scoot department.

    Roboism 27: How to Kiss Mr. Washington

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 31:01


    Alex and Savannah get into robot researchers, robot grifters, and how it’s not great to make love to your money.

    Roboism 26: More R2D2, Less Roomba

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 24:40


    This week, Alex and Savannah give you a blast from the past from their interview with roboticist Adrian Choy, who leads the engineering team at the Museum of Science and Industry's Robot Revolution exhibit.

    Roboism 25: The Apple Factories Are Still Gonna Exist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 46:49


    This week Alex talks to guest host Trin Garritano about the possibilities fora solarpunk future!

    Roboism 24: All These Metaphors Fall Apart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 33:23


    Alex brings her friend Vector into the studio to see if Savannah will save them from an grease fire.

    Roboism 23: You Need to Oil Its Tail

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 39:00


    This week, Alex grills Savannah on her ability to anthropomorphize robots. Is she a monster? Let's find out!

    Roboism 22: Angry Most of the Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2018 61:31


    This week, Savannah and Alex talk about focus and attention while not being able to focus on the topic of attention. The delve into internalized mysogyny, phantom taps, capitalism, and Animal Crossing. It ends up be cohesive. They promise.

    Roboism 21: It Came Out of Me Like a Tapeworm

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 48:23


    This week, Alex and Savannah are joined by writer and game designer Karlee Esmailli about her most recent Kickstarter campaign, immigrant women in tech, and whether or not virtual reality will embrace the female gaze.

    Roboism 20: Boosty Scoot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2018 42:54


    This week Savannah and Alex are joined by special guest Matthew Cassinelli to talk more about electric scoot scoots, skateboards, bikes, and various municipal infrastructure problems (because that's the show now, apparently).

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