Podcasts about Black Mirror

From The Sisterhood to The Institute, Katherine Bradley joins the WCCS to discuss the dark limits of human connection, “flock phenomena,” and how she balances life as a Head of Year with writing high-concept thrillers.By The Writing Community Chat ShowHow do you find the time to write a psychological thriller when you're also a full-time English teacher and Head of Year responsible for 300 students?This week on the Writing Community Chat Show—recently ranked the #3 writing podcast in the UK—we sat down with the brilliant Katherine Bradley. Known for her critically acclaimed novel The Sisterhood, Katherine is back with a haunting new release, The Institute, described as The Sanctuary meets Shutter Island.In this episode, we dive deep into the Road to Writing, the reality of taking brutal feedback, and why Katherine is frequently terrified by the very technology she writes about.Watch the Full Interview.You can watch the full live stream below or listen to the podcast episode directly on this page.The Road to Writing: Filter Coffee and Tenacity.Katherine's journey wasn't an overnight success. She shared how she used to get to a cafe at 7:30 AM every morning before her office job, armed with two cups of filter coffee and a determination to make her dream a reality.Key Takeaways for Authors:* Bet on Yourself: Katherine turned down a major promotion because she knew the extra responsibility would kill her writing discipline.* The “No Tea” Rule: She recalled a pivotal piece of feedback from an agent: “No one wants to read about people drinking tea.” Every page must move the story forward.* Finding the Right Agent: Katherine emphasizes the importance of a partnership. She is now with Stephanie Glencross at David Higham Associates, but she's had her share of “mean” agents in the past. Her advice? Don't be desperate; find someone who actually likes your genre.What's the Story? The Institute.Katherine's latest book, The Institute, is set on a remote island off the west coast of Scotland.The story follows Billy, a young woman who wakes up after a flocking event where her friends died in a zombie-like trance. She is sent to the mysterious Arbor Institute, a spa-like facility for brain injuries that feels more like a gilded cage.Katherine was inspired by flock phenomena; the way starlings move as one—and the terrifying idea of what happens when human beings lose their individual agency to a collective, tech-driven impulse.Black Mirror and the Fear of “What If?”The conversation took a dark turn into the world of AI and technology. Katherine admitted that while she writes about these high-concept near-dystopias, she is frequently terrified by the real world.“I really like writing about things that worry people... are we right to be worried, or are we just worried about being worried?”From 1984-esque government control to the murky ethics of the pharmaceutical industry, Katherine uses her fiction to work through the anxieties of the modern age.Support the Author.* Pick up The Institute: [Available here]* Follow Katherine Bradley: Find her on Twitter/X at @KateBradley and on Instagram.Join the Community.If you enjoyed this interview, make sure to subscribe to our Substack for more articles, industry tips, and behind-the-scenes content from our 380+ interviews with the world's best authors.The WCCS: Together as one, we get it done!Enjoying the show? Subscribe to our Substack for more interviews with NYT best-sellers, celebrities, and indie authors. PLUS, LOTS OF WRITING ARTICLE FULL OF ADVICE!Together as one, we get it done! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thewccs.substack.com/subscribeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-writing-community-chat-show--5445493/support.

Parece que fue ayer cuando analizábamos el furry en Diario de una obsesión y hoy cuatro therians son capaces de dar la vuelta al globo y provocar escenas más propias de turbas medievales que de una sociedad con wifi. La línea temporal se ha roto. Lo que antes era singular, bizarro y anecdótico ahora compite por ser mainstream. La miseria cultural ya no se esconde: desfila, factura y genera engagement. Estamos viviendo un episodio de Black Mirror con presupuesto de ayuntamiento. Una realidad donde la identidad se customiza, la indignación se alquila por horas y el algoritmo decide qué es normal. En este programa diseccionamos el fenómeno, pero no desde la superioridad moral. Desde la fascinación antropológica. Porque cuando cuatro personas con cola generan más reacción que una reforma laboral, quizá el experimento social ya está en fase beta. Abróchate el cinturón. Despegamos hacia la tercera fase. Si has llegado hasta aquí y eres de los/las que quieren miseria 24/7: Aquí tienes miseria en forma de links: https://linktr.ee/lagrimasenlalluvia ¿Quieres recibir los avisos de todos los programas? : https://t.me/lamiseriameencanta ¿ Te sientes miserier y quieres conocer a otros carnales? https://t.me/lamiseriameencantabidireccional ¿Te apetece inmortalizar tus miserias? lamiseriameencanta@gmail.com twitter @lagrimas_lluvia twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lagrimasenlalluvia Y esta vez… el alien puede que seas tú.

This week's episode is a meditation on partnership and all the ways there are to both attend to your partner and to fail. In his new book Choreplay, author Jordan Carlos calls himself out for some of his shortcomings as a husband, but also explores ways he can and does show up for his wife. Grant and Brooke reveal their own thoughts about how they measure up as spouses, and also consider memoirs like these that are explorations of how we can do better—as humans, as partners, as parents, and in all the ways we show up in the world. Jordan Carlos is a comedian, thank God, because he's able to take this seemingly fraught topic and make it funny and fun. Enjoy!Jordan Carlos is a stand up comedian and actor based in New York. He recently wrote for and starred in the first season of Phoebe Robinson's “Everything's Trash”, and stars in the forthcoming animated series Motel Translyvania, coming to Netflix in Fall 2025. He is perhaps best known for his work as a writer and on-air contributor for The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore, has written for Divorce and “The White House Correspondents' Dinner” (in 2016) as well as “The Not The White House Correspondent's Dinner” with Samantha Bee (in 2017). He has also appeared on Black Mirror, Nora From Queens, Party Down, Broad City, and The Colbert Report , among others. Jordan lives in Brooklyn with his wife and children, and Choreplay is his first book.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Get off your dang phone...when you finish listening to this. This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins go back to the present to watch a movie that isn't quite Terminator and isn't quite Black Mirror and isn't quite a video game, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. They nitpick the kids, the cats, and of course the ending.   Recommendations DJ - Mewgenics (video game) Diggins - A Field in England (movie), The Layer of the White Worm (movie), One Cut of the Dead (movie), The Thing (movie), By Design (movie) Nando - Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie (movie), Overwatch (video game), The Muppet Show (series)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman  

Meaghan and Shirin break down the micro-tropes that make them scooch deeper into their chair — Only One Bed, The Pact/Fake Dating Setup, The Kiss to Prove a Point — and the ones they're actively done with: The Love Triangle, The Third Act Breakup Over Nothing, The Extreme Age Gap With Weird Vibes, and the never-ending Will They/Won't They. They also cover four hot ARCs dropping in March 2025 — including a horror-rom-com set at a murder speed dating event, a gothic boarding school mystery, a dystopian romantasy prison story, and a Black Mirror–style short story collection. Subscribe on your favorite platform!SpotifyApple PodcastAmazon MusiciHeart RadioPodchaserYoutubeDon't forget to follow us on socials too!InstagramThreadsTikTokBlueSkyFacebook Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The last of the summer wine for a former TV star apologies ...been delayed starting 'black socks'. Writing is about as usefull as a handbrake in a canoe so need to push the adventure back to when I can give it time. Thank you if you're checking this stream out.BTW -have a plan for filming 'Flight into Culfadda' this summer. A mix of 'Fr.Ted' and 'Black Mirror', written around the folk I can get to act ...def a jobsworth traffic controller, and an earnest newsreader, and a comedy duo making a mess of things, and AI doing its AI thing. Dunno why I'm telling ya that ...40% probable ...got two great actors and a top class editor so far, so if it happens there's a 56% chance you'll like it.

Jordan Carlos joins Ralph Sutton and Aaron Berg and they discuss Aaron getting cut out of the Couples' Therapy TV show, birth order and growing up as a middle child, studying art at Brown, writing jokes for other people, first acting gig was playing a dead guy, getting n the Colbert Report, filming Black Mirror in Brazil, Jordan Carlos' book Choreplay: The Marriage-Saving Magic of Getting Your Head Out of Your Ass, the low bar on pleasing women, wanting to cancel Green Eggs And Ham, the new game Dr. Seuss Marriage Advice where the guys try to resolve common marriage disputes with rhymes, Jordan Carlos' first concert, first drug and first sexual experience and so much more! Air Date: 2/14/2026Support our sponsors!Valor Sciences - Support us by shopping at https://valorsciences.com/amb/24/ and use code SDR to get 10% off any orderTo advertise your product or service on GaS Digital podcasts please go to TheADSide.com and click on "Advertisers" for more information!You can watch The SDR Show LIVE for FREE every Wednesday and Saturday at 9pm ET at GaSDigitalNetwork.com/LIVEOnce you're there you can sign up at GaSDigitalNetwork.com with promo code: SDR for discount on your subscription which will give you access to every SDR show ever recorded! On top of that you'll also have the same access to ALL the shows that GaS Digital Network has to offer!Follow the whole show on social media!Jordan CarlosTwitter: https://twitter.com/JordanCarlosInstagram: https://instagram.com/JordanCarlosOfficialRalph SuttonTwitter: https://twitter.com/iamralphsuttonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamralphsutton/Shannon LeeTwitter: https://twitter.com/IMShannonLeeInstagram: https://instagram.com/ShannonLee6982The SDR ShowTwitter: https://twitter.com/theSDRshowSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You know that feeling when you say, “He helps.” He does chores. He shows up. He's not checked out. And yet… you're still exhausted. If that's you, you are not ungrateful. You are not asking for too much. And you are not broken. In this episode, JoAnn sits down with comedian, actor, and author Jordan Carlos to talk about invisible work in marriage — what it really is, why “helping” still leaves one partner carrying the mental load, and what true responsibility sharing actually looks like in everyday family life. Because the problem isn't whether the dishes get done. The problem is who is still managing the fact that they need to get done. Jordan shares candidly about his own marriage, how COVID forced him to see the invisible labor his wife was carrying, and the mindset shift that moved him from “assistant” to actual partner. This conversation is honest, funny, and practical — and it will help you rethink how responsibility lives in your home. What We Cover in This Episode 1. What Invisible Work Really Is Invisible work isn't just chores. It's tracking schedules, noticing when you're low on toothpaste, remembering spirit days, and managing the emotional temperature of the house. When one partner carries the mental load — even if the other “helps” — burnout and resentment quietly build. 2. Why “Helping” Keeps One Person in Charge When someone helps, there is still a manager. Delegating Noticing Reminding Carrying responsibility if something falls through Jordan talks about the moment he realized he was “redundant” in his own home — and how that realization changed everything. 3. The Resentment Signal Resentment doesn't show up overnight. It builds in the sighs, the tension, and the feeling of being alone in daily life. Small shifts — like doing things without being asked — can dramatically lower that emotional temperature. 4. Responsibility Sharing vs. 50/50 What's equal isn't always fair. And what's fair isn't always equal. True partnership isn't about splitting every task down the middle. It's about shared ownership. It's about both adults seeing the home as theirs to steward. Jordan shares how stepping into responsibility — not waiting for instructions — shifted his marriage in meaningful ways. 5. Why Self-Care Supports Partnership When both partners take care of themselves, they show up better in the relationship. Responsibility sharing doesn't mean depletion. It means two adults who are capable, aware, and engaged. Why This Episode Matters So many overwhelmed moms feel guilty for wanting more support. “He does a lot already.” “I don't want to nag.” “Maybe this is just marriage.” But when invisible work stays invisible, emotional disconnection grows. This episode gives language to what you may have been feeling for years. It also gives you a starting place — not to control your partner, but to shift how responsibility is shared in your home. Partnership isn't about doing more. It's about no longer carrying it alone. Resources Mentioned Chore Play: The Marriage Saving Magic of Getting Your Head Out of Your Ass by Jordan Carlos Jordan Carlos— comedian, actor, and writer (The Nightly Show, Black Mirror, Everything's Trash) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Will & Jared have a serious conversation about what to do when your plan to frame your sex robot for murder goes awry. Oh and they also discuss the surprise sleeper hit from early last year, Drew Hancock's Companion. Does this debut film put Black Mirror to shame? What famously awkward interaction did one of the stars have while auditioning? Did Jared write a Weezer song parody for a segment centered on the Epstein Files? What piece of hygiene advice do the hosts have for their listeners? Listen to find out!Companion is available to stream on HBO MAX, Prime Video, Roku Channel, and on VOD and Blu-ray.Intro by AJ Stillabower (ajstillabower.com).Our outro track is "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 LicenseYou can listen to Reno Championship Wrestling & Spellbound and Gagged anywhere you get podcasts.Email the show at debaserpod@gmail.comFollow Debaser on Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook.Follow Will on Instagram and Jared on Bluesky.Cover art by @DogBitesBackNY

BAFTA-winning actor Malachi Kirby - known for Roots, Black Mirror, Small Axe, and now leading Disney+'s A Thousand Blows - sits down with Josh for an honest conversation about masculinity, identity, and ambition. In this chat, Malachi reflects on being warned about the “glass ceiling” for Black actors - and why he chose not to live under it. From the freedom and unwavering belief instilled in him by his mother to rejecting the idea that your circumstances define your future, this is a conversation about refusing limitation. He also dives into toxic masculinity, the pressure to be “100% masculine,” growing up as an introvert and lifelong observer, and why setting boundaries - in life and on set - might be the ultimate power move. ________ 00:00 Teaser Trailer 00:42 Podcast Intro 02:05 Malachi's Greatest Chat 02:58 The “glass ceiling” advice he chose to ignore 04:29 Why you shouldn't internalise other people's limitations 05:10 Dreaming big vs having vision 06:31 His mum's belief changed everything 08:11 The introvert who never planned to be an actor 09:33 Finding a safe space in drama class 11:14 When acting became serious 11:31 Giving his BAFTA to his mum 14:25 Why being an introvert is a power 19:00 The moment he almost quit acting 21:06 Learning to set boundaries on set 24:19 What listening really teaches you 26:47 Toxic masculinity and redefining manhood 31:30 “No man is 100% masculine” 33:18 A Thousand Blows and daring to dream 37:17 Forgiveness, second chances and compassion 38:43 Why forgiving yourself matters 40:21 What we should be talking about more 43:10 Outro ________ Josh Smith's Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale This podcast is part of the Spotify Partner Programme. Follow Josh Smith's Great Chat Show on Spotify and tap the

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Are you curious about the future of smart home tech, digital privacy, and the big debate around social media addiction? This week's episode of All Things Techie Podcast is a must-listen!In episode 139 Justin welcomes his wife, Lady Jennifer for a hands-on and refreshingly fun review of two of the quirkiest tech products from CES 2026, plus a deep dive into the pressing issues that are shaping our digital world.Discover why the latest Ring Doorbell's Super Bowl ad sparked a global debate about convenience vs. privacy—and how a heartwarming idea to help find lost pets became a real-life Black Mirror controversy. Hear real opinions from both sides. Some listeners love the safety benefits, others are worried about creeping surveillance.Don't miss the powerful discussion on whether addictive social platforms should be banned for kids, radically redesigned, or regulated to protect all users. Justin unpacks the latest global moves, from Australia's total ban to Ireland's heated government hearings.From pet safety gadgets and musical lollipops (seriously—don't miss this demo with his wife Jen!) to the challenges of reducing screen time, this episode is packed with insights you won't hear anywhere else.Like, comment, share, and let's shape the tech conversation together! #TechPodcast #AllThingsTechie #SmartHome #Privacy #SocialMedia  #PodcastRecommendationAll episodes available at : www.AllThingsTech.ie

Send a textThe crew sits down with Josh Green—active-duty Army Warrant Officer, content creator, voice actor, and father, best known online as @OnexPunchxDad. What starts with military satire and why his humor resonates across every branch turns into a deeper conversation about fatherhood, masculinity, creativity, and responsibility. Josh breaks down how accidental virality collided with real-world consequences, why being an active-duty service member shapes what he will and won't post, and how balancing military service, creative work, and family forces hard choices. From raising boys with emotional intelligence, to navigating outrage culture, AI-generated media, and the pressure to perform online, this episode is funny, grounded, and honest. Influence fades. Presence doesn't.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro and OTS Alabama plug 05:00 Josh Green background and One Punch Dad origin 08:40 Military tropes, staff culture, and satire 12:30 Editing process and creative burnout 15:40 Music, acting, and rediscovering creativity 19:30 Avoiding outrage content and algorithm traps 23:00 Internet purity tests and cancel culture fatigue 27:00 Generational change and shared reality loss 32:00 AI media, fake images, and Black Mirror vibes 37:00 Dad life, raising kids, and character over comfort 41:00 Teaching boys strength with emotional control 45:00 Parenting humility and growing alongside kids 49:00 Memories that matter more than things 53:00 Advice for joining the military 56:00 Advice for creators: make things that matter 01:00:00 Closing thoughts and where to find Josh

Is Abundance Inevitable? A 100-Year Vision with McKinsey's Chris Bradley What if the "Black Mirror" version of the future is wrong? In this episode, Mike Palmer talks with Chris Bradley, Senior Partner at McKinsey and Director of the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), about his new book, A Century of Plenty: A Story of Progress for Generations to Come. Chris breaks down the "Machine of Progress" and explains why a "strategic optimism" mindset is essential for navigating the next century. We explore a future where global prosperity could reach Swiss standards, the radical shifts in our demographics, and why AI might actually make us more human. Key Takeaways:

Welcome to the Spun Today Podcast! In this episode, host Tony Ortiz dives deep into the world of creativity, storytelling, and relentless artistic dedication. Through a writer's lens, Tony breaks down the Black Mirror episode "Playthings," exploring how subtle worldbuilding, understated technology, and obsessive innovation can drive a narrative that lingers long after the credits roll. He shares actionable writing takeaways, like infusing big ideas through passion—not prophecy—and harnessing ambiguity to keep your audience engaged.   The episode doesn't stop at dissecting TV—Tony shines a spotlight on creative perseverance in the beloved segment "Goats Doing Goat $hit," this time honoring Nia Vardalos for sticking to her vision and overcoming countless studio rejections to create the iconic "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." You'll find inspiration, practical advice, and creative prompts throughout, making this episode a must-listen for writers, artists, and anyone chasing their creative dreams.   The Spun Today Podcast is a Podcast that is anchored in Writing, but unlimited in scope.  Give it a whirl.      Twitter: https://twitter.com/spuntoday  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spuntoday/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@spuntoday   Website: http://www.spuntoday.com/home  Newsletter: http://www.spuntoday.com/subscribe        Links referenced in this episode   Plaything: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31215636/   My Big Fat Greek Wedding: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259446/   https://www.looper.com/845207/the-untold-truth-of-my-big-fat-greek-wedding/   Get your Podcast Started Today! https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=SPUN (Use Promo code SPUN and get up to 2-months of free service!)   Check out all the Spun Today Merch, and other ways to help support this show! https://www.spuntoday.com/support     Check out my Books   Make Way for You – Tips for getting out of your own way ÁBRЕТЕ CAMINO: CONSEJOS PARA DEJAR DE SER TU PROPIO OBSTÁCULO (Spanish Edition) FRACTAL – A Time Travel Tale Melted Cold – A Collection of Short Stories   http://www.spuntoday.com/books/ (e-Book, Paperback & Hardcover are now available)   Fill out my Spun Today Questionnaire if you're passionate about your craft.  I'll share your insight and motivation on the Podcast: http://www.spuntoday.com/questionnaire/     Shop on Amazon using this link, to support the Podcast: https://amzn.to/4km592l      Shop on iTunes using this link, to support the Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?genreId=38&id=27820&popId=42&uo=10   Shop at the Spun Today store for Mugs, Notebooks, T-Shirts and more: https://spuntoday-shop.fourthwall.com/   Music: https://www.purple-planet.com   Outro Background Music: https://www.bensound.com   Spun Today Logo by: https://www.naveendhanalak.com/   Sound effects are credited to: http://www.freesfx.co.uk   Listen on: ApplePodcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts | YouTube | Website

Det er skandale-uke på VG! Den ene etter den andre må beklage, men midt oppe i denne Black Mirror-episoden får vi heldigvis (eller ikke?) en mat-artikkel fra Per Sandberg. Der blir det Jack Daniels og chow-chow for alle penga! Videre har Hanna funnet ut hva vi nordmenn søker på i pornoens verden og Lone avslører sine egne vaner. Og så er det en gruppechat vi gjerne skulle vært med i denne uka, nemlig eksen til Sturla Holm Lægreid sin, skiskytteren som avslørte utroskap foran verdenspressen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wees bij de masterclass → https://aireport.email/subscribeOpenAI en Anthropic lanceren binnen 26 minuten van elkaar hun nieuwste modellen: Claude Opus 4.6 en GPT 5.3 Codex. Het is Coke versus Pepsi, maar dan voor AI. Claude bouwde in twee weken zelfstandig een C-compiler, iets wat kort geleden nog onmogelijk werd geacht. Ondertussen werkt Claude nu direct in PowerPoint met een zijbalk die je slides maakt en je muis bedient. ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 doorstaat de legendarische Will Smith Eating Spaghetti Test met vlag en wimpel, en Google's Waymo traint zelfrijdende auto's op gedroomde verkeerssituaties die nooit echt hebben plaatsgevonden.Het vreemdste nieuws: rentahuman.ai, een platform waar AI-agents mensen inhuren voor klusjes die een computer niet zelf kan doen. Bloemen bezorgen, posters plakken, een pakketje ophalen. Binnen een week melden 200.000 mensen zich aan om voor robots te gaan werken. Wietse trekt de parallel met Trello-borden waar een AI de kaartjes plaatst en mensen ze uitvoeren. Die hiërarchie komt niet van beneden, die komt van alle kanten tegelijk.Alexander heeft slecht geslapen, en dat komt door een obsessie. In anderhalve nacht vibe coden bouwde hij een “AI Report CEO”: een interface waar agents voorstellen doen voor marketingcampagnes, churn-analyse en groeistrategieën. Het systeem logde zelf in op Substack, reverse-engineerde de API, trok conclusies over wanneer abonnees afhaken en stelde voor om Wietse vaker webinars te laten geven. De stap die rest is het stuurtje aansluiten: een creditcard met een maximum, toegang tot Meta's advertentieplatform, en laten draaien. Wietse houdt de rem erop met de vraag die ertoe doet: wat als dat ding ‘s nachts besluit dat angstaanjagende Black Mirror-content het beste converteert? In Anthropics eigen benchmarks bleek Opus 4.6 al bereid om klanten te beliegen om meer omzet te draaien.De discussie mondt uit in een fundamentelere vraag: als iedereen deze tools krijgt, wat gebeurt er dan met concurrentie? Alexander ziet een wereld waarin iedere schooldirecteur zijn eigen Parro-alternatief vibecodeert. Wietse gelooft meer in collectieven die ontstaan, geen bedrijven meer maar gemeenschappen die samen bouwen. Beiden zijn het eens: de slagkracht van kleine groepen wordt groter, en de komende 90 dagen gaat je inbox dat voelen.Donderdag 19 februari hebben we weer een masterclass! Wees erbij en wordt vandaag nog betaald abonnee en blijf op de hoogte van het laatste AI-nieuws. Krijg 2x per week tips & tools om het meeste uit AI te halen (en wees dus live bij de masterclass). Abonneer je op onze nieuwsbrief via aireport.emailAls je een lezing wil over AI van Wietse of Alexander dan kan dat. Mail ons op lezing@aireport.email This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.aireport.email/subscribe

Geektown Radio returns after its longest break, with Dave and Matt back for Episode 484 to catch up on months of TV, film, gaming, and industry news.Matt talks about revisiting The Last of Us Part II using the new chronological mode and how it reshapes the story, alongside reviews of films including Honey, Don't! and Hamnet.Dave runs through what he has been watching, including Fallout Season 2, Hijack, The Night Manager's long-awaited return, The Witcher Season 4, The Lincoln Lawyer, early impressions of Star Trek: Academy, and the new Muppet Show anniversary special on Disney Plus.The episode features a major TV news round-up, with renewals and cancellations across Netflix, CBS, Apple TV, and HBO, including Black Mirror being renewed again and The Pitt racing ahead to Season 3.There's also discussion of HBO Max launching in the UK, Prime Video developing a Fallout Shelter reality series, casting news for Amazon's God of War adaptation, HBO developing a Baldur's Gate TV series with Craig Mazin, and why a Blake's 7 reboot could be one of the most intriguing genre projects in development.Plus upcoming TV highlights for the week ahead and what's coming next for Geektown Radio and Geekstorians.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/geektown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From GPS watches to tracking apps, more parents can see where their children are at any moment. But is this peace of mind - or a step too far? Niamh O'Reilly, Journalist, shares her thoughts.

Kirt & Mr. Sal discuss Season 2 Episode 3 of Black Mirror in which someone is probably going to eat a knuckle sandwich. Shoe Hammer some Show Hoppers into your day! Website: showhoppers.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShowHoppers Contact Us: showhopperspodcast@gmail.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We are not ready for the party (or our friendship) to end, so we are Podding On. After an email we received at 12:02am on New Year's Day, we decided to kick off this new season of the podcast discussing Black Mirror, Common People (Season 7, Episode 1). Any thoughts on this episode? Or do you fancy ranting about enshittification? We'd love to hear from you! Email us: aquietnightinsideno9@gmail.com, or find us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aqnin9.bsky.social  Support The Show We will never put adverts on this podcast.  Become our Patreon Subscriber and get access to Podding Off (private feed): https://patreon.com/aqnin9 Or drop us a one-off donation and sponsor a future episode: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/aqnin9

"Does the screen make you feel safe? Or does it make you numb?"We don't have the Ring of Gyges to make us invisible. We have a Black Mirror.When tragedy strikes, the modern man pulls out his phone. He becomes an "Observer"—detached from the physics, the danger, and the humanity of the moment.This is the Sphere of Invincibility.In this chapter, Vulcan breaks down:The Modern Ring of Gyges: Why recording makes you feel invincible (and why it's a lie).Passion vs. Reason: Why seeking "Chaos" is for people who have never actually bled.Aristotle's Loop: How your algorithm is calcifying your character.The Power of Yielding: Why letting the other guy "win" the lane is the ultimate flex of utility.The Challenge: The Silent Yield.Let them merge. Let them be wrong. Keep your chassis intact.#SphereOfInvincibility #Psychology #Stoicism #DigitalAge #Vulcan #SundaySmoke

Inside Moltbook: The Secret Social Network Where AI Agents Gossip About UsFull Episode at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-moltbook-the-secret-social-network-where-ai/id1684415169?i=1000747458119

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Welcome to episode 295 of the Spun Today Podcast, In this episode, Tony Ortiz dives deep into the world of storytelling by breaking down the Black Mirror episode, "Common People." He explores how great speculative fiction doesn't invent new emotions—it amplifies the ones we already know all too well. Tony discusses how everyday anxieties like money, health, and love become the heartbeat of compelling narratives, especially when survival itself is transformed into a subscription service and love is put under extreme pressure.   You'll also hear writing takeaways on grounding relatable characters, escalating stakes through economics instead of violence, and how subtle horror can be more powerful than gore. On top of an insightful TV breakdown, this episode welcomes Ben Affleck and Matt Damon into the "Goats Doing Goat Shit" segment for their groundbreaking efforts in reshaping how film crews get compensated. Whether you're a writer seeking fresh inspiration or just a fan of sharp analysis, this episode is packed with creative insights to fuel your craft. So settle in—let's explore the delicate dance between art, commerce, and the stories that stick with us long after the credits roll.   The Spun Today Podcast is a Podcast that is anchored in Writing, but unlimited in scope.  Give it a whirl.      Twitter: https://twitter.com/spuntoday  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spuntoday/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@spuntoday   Website: http://www.spuntoday.com/home  Newsletter: http://www.spuntoday.com/subscribe      Links referenced in this episode   Black Mirror: Common People - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30127325/ Ben Affleck and Matt Damon negotiate bonus for crew: https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/affleck-damon-netflix-rip   Get your Podcast Started Today! https://signup.libsyn.com/?promo_code=SPUN (Use Promo code SPUN and get up to 2-months of free service!)   Check out all the Spun Today Merch, and other ways to help support this show! https://www.spuntoday.com/support   Check out my Books   Make Way for You – Tips for getting out of your own way FRACTAL – A Time Travel Tale Melted Cold – A Collection of Short Stories   http://www.spuntoday.com/books/ (e-Book, Paperback & Hardcover are now available).   Fill out my Spun Today Questionnaire if you're passionate about your craft.  I'll share your insight and motivation on the Podcast: http://www.spuntoday.com/questionnaire/     Shop on Amazon using this link, to support the Podcast: https://amzn.to/4km592l      Shop on iTunes using this link, to support the Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTop?genreId=38&id=27820&popId=42&uo=10   Shop at the Spun Today store for Mugs, Notebooks, T-Shirts and more: https://spuntoday-shop.fourthwall.com/   Music: https://www.purple-planet.com   Outro Background Music: https://www.bensound.com   Spun Today Logo by: https://www.naveendhanalak.com/   Sound effects are credited to: http://www.freesfx.co.uk   Listen on: ApplePodcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts | YouTube | Website

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Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week's episode we explore two very real technologies which are just now getting off the ground and promise to completely change not just how we think about life and death itself, but what it means to be human. In the free side of the show we discuss what happens when we turn our dead grandma into a digital avatar we can keep on our phone forever and how this technology will be used to sabotage phone scammers. In the second half of the show we discuss the reality of night-vision eyes, breathing under water, re-growing limbs and Neurolink implants. We really enjoyed working on this one, thank you and enjoy the show!Visit www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit to hear the extended show! In this week's episode we discuss:Necro Grandma Babysitter?!AI TwinThe Tibetan Book of the DeadBlack Mirror: “Be Right Back”EcclesiastesRidden By the LoaIn the extended show available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:Night Vision EyesUnderwater Breathing InjectionsLimb Regrowth Customizable EmbroyosNeurolink This episode was written by Heka and Luke with his parts in Red, hers in Purple, Mari in Blue, Chillz in light blue and Tim in black with moral support. Where to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoSources:2wai - Talking to your dead grandma:https://www.2wai.ai/2wai | Preserve Your LegacyOther Necromancy Apps:HereAfter AI: Where Memories Live ForeverThe Gift of a Lifetime: StoryFile LifeProfluent:https://www.profluent.bio/modality/opencrisprEditing human genome?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Jiankui_affairSupport the show

Its our 400th episode! We might be recording a day early but that doesn't mean the news stops. Apparently the Doomsday trailers are a story, not a cohesive one though. Jackass is returning to theaters, but at what cost? GameStop is closing stores, are you surprised? Plus reactions to the Golden Globes, and more!

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!This week Pip is joined by the most excellent actor JAMES NELSON-JOYCE!A delightful session with Pip and James, which will bring you adequately up to speed on all things past and present. A lot of seeds were sewn in a not-far-off Nandos where he bumped into Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters (two names which will create the warming glow you can feel from this episode), and from then on we hear about what followed including playing Stephen's brother in A Thousand Blows, how to play a chemistry read, building the backstory, the internalised shame of holding back the reveal of wanting to be an actor, school monologues, the arts being for everyone, and working as part of an ensemble. Naturally you'll be treated to so much more besides, but all in all you can trust that this one's a great one and your attention towards James's past roles will be rewarded!PIP'S PATREON PAGE if you're of a supporting natureIMDBA THOUSAND BLOWSTHIS CITY IS OURSBLACK MIRROR: PLAYTHINGINSTAGRAMSPEECH DEVELOPMENT WEBSTOREPIP TWITCH • (music stuff)PIP INSTAGRAMPIP TWITTERPIP PATREONPIP IMDBPOD BIBLE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It is over ten years since the release of Spike Jonze's film Her, in which a lonely man begins a relationship with a computer programme voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Since then, AI companions have surged in popularity. A new generation is now growing up with large language models and the chatbots they power, with AI entities playing the role of friends, lovers, mentors and therapists. If this all feels like a Black Mirror episode come to life, says author James Muldoon, you are not far off the mark. For a new book, Love Machines, he has talked to hundreds of users, developers, psychologists  — and synthetic personas  — to understand this new world of human-AI relationships. In this episode, he talks to Carl Miller about these new forms of love, intimacy and connection; the unregulated corporations seeking to profit from the ‘loneliness economy'; and what the rise of artificial intelligence in our personal lives might mean for our relationships with one another. James Muldoon is a sociologist whose work explores the human side of artificial intelligence and other technologies. His new book, Love Machines, is available to buy now. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to all our full conversations, plus all of our Members-only content, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events  ...  Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series … Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. … Subscribe to our newsletter here to hear about our latest events, discounts and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Multiverse News, Your source for Information about all your favorite fictional universesThe fourth Doomsday teaser trailer arrived today, showcasing Shuri as the Black Panther, M'Baku as King of Wakanda, and Namor overseeing his people. Far from the lush landscapes we're used to in Wakanda, the scene takes place in a desert and features M'Baku meeting Ben Grimm. The Russo Brothers Instagram account also posted today, clarifying that these are not “teaser trailers” as we've been treating them, but rather clues to the story. Netflix may be lamenting the end of their biggest hit, Stranger Things, but the streaming giant is still looking forward to its 2026 television slate. Netflix standbys The Witcher, Nobody Wants This, Beef, and Bridgerton, are all returning this year as well as many others. The Duffer Brothers may not be writing Stranger Things anymore, but they have three shows premiering instead, The Boroughs, Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, and the animated Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85. At the 2026 Golden Globes last weekend hosted by Nikki Glaser, the big winners were: Hamnet for Best Motion Picture – Drama with Jessie Buckley winning Best Actress (Drama), One Battle After Another for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy with Paul Thomas Anderson also winning Best Director (and Best Screenplay) and Teyana Taylor taking Best Supporting Actress. Wagner Moura won Best Actor (Drama) for The Secret Agent, Timothée Chalamet won Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) for Marty Supreme, and Sinners took home the award for Best Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. The Pitt and The Studio won best TV drama and comedy series respectively ,and Adolescence took Best Limited Series. Amy Poehler's podcast Good Hang with Amy Poehler also won Best Podcast.Disney has cast Australian actress Teagan Croft and Disney Channel star Milo Manheim to star in the live action adaptation of Tangled according to the Hollywood Reporter. Scarlett Johansson who was previously cast as villain Mother Gothel in the film has also exited the project due to scheduling conflicts and has been replaced by Kathryn Hahn.HBO Max has renewed Emmy award winning series The Pitt for season three. Season two debuted its first episode last week.Johnny Knoxville has confirmed that a new Jackass movie will debut in theaters this summer on June 26.AppleTV has released the first trailer for season 2 of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters which begins streaming on Feb. 27th.Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has confirmed that the anthology series will return for an 8th season at Netflix.A release date for Godzilla: Minus One sequel titled Godzilla: Minus Zero has been set for November 6th in North America, three days after releasing in Japan.Blumhouse has released the first trailer for the  horror reboot of The Mummy from Evil Dead Rises director Lee Cronin. The film will hit theaters on April 17.Amazon has tapped executive producer Anna Ouyang Moench to write and produce season two of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. She has previously been a producer on Netflix's Beef and AppleTV's Severance.

Hanna und Adam gehören zu den ersten, die den neuen Streamingdienst HBO Max zum Deutschlandstart direkt ausprobiert haben. Im SJ Weekly verraten wir, was uns gefällt, welche Inhalte noch ausbaufähig sind und welche Features kein anderer VoD-Anbieter hat.Wir waren bei Interviews und Premierenveranstaltungen von Warner, genauer gesagt bei „A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms“ und bei „Industry“ und haben die HBO-Max-Launchparty unsicher gemacht.Außerdem besprechen wir die Golden-Globes-Gewinner 2026, verraten Euch, wann und wo „Heated Rivalry“ nach Deutschland kommt, aber auch, welche Partner HBO Max bisher in Deutschland hat. Dazu gibt es eine neue Version von „The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo“ und mehr „Black Mirror“.Im Review-Teil geht es um „Industy“, „Beast Games“, „His and Hers“ und die Doku „One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5“.Timestamps: 0:00:00 HBO Max ist da!0:11:45 Max Event0:26:15 Golden Globes 2026 0:31:45 Industry S40:34:00 Beast Games S20:37:00 One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 50:40:30 NeustartsHanna Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/HannaHuge Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mediawhore.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mediawhore Adam: Twitter/ X: https://twitter.com/AwesomeArndt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awesomearndt/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AwesomeArndt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Send us a textA rapid tour of the week's geek news moves from Lego's Smart Bricks for Star Wars and a record-shattering Action Comics No. 1 sale to sharp updates on Black Mirror, Disney's live-action Tangled, and a Burton-led monster remake. We close with Godzilla Minus Zero and heartfelt tributes to Richard Dimitri and composer Guy Moon.• Lego and Disney unveil Smart Bricks with sensors, sound, and light for Star Wars sets• Record price for Action Comics No. 1 and why it matters to collecting• Charlie Brooker confirms Black Mirror's return and creative approach• Tegan Croft and Milo Manheim cast in live-action Tangled with Michael Gracey directing• Tim Burton developing Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman with new writers• Godzilla Minus Zero dated with Takashi Yamazaki returning• Remembering Richard Dimitri's screen career and stage roots• Honoring Guy Moon's music legacy across animation and film• Social links and ways to support the showPlease be sure to check us out on social media. We're also on Blue Sky at Multiverse Tom, Threads, Facebook, and Instagram at Multiverse Tonight. If you've gotten some value out of the show and would like to pay it back, please head on over to multiverstonight.com where you'll find our Patreon and Ko-fi links. Check our show notes, visit our TeePublic store, and so much more. While you're there, leave some feedback. Go ahead and hit that subscribe and like button and share us with others.Support the showThanks for listening! Come visit the podcast at https://www.multiversetonight.com/

Cyclops, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, The Batman 2, Godzilla Minus Zero, Attack of the 50ft Woman, Black Mirror, the Sphere Lego Death Star, Tom Cruise helped shoot a lightsaber duel for Starfighter, Star Wars Land serving up Pink Milk now....ITS CANON! Lots more

Happy New Year Pandalorians! In the second part of this two part retrospective, Satsu is joined by the marvellous Marie from the WeNeededRoads podcast to discuss the negative impacts of AI in the world. From ChatGPT and Sora to Grok and Dall-E, no stone is left unturned.What is the environmental impact of this technology? Has AI affected our critical thinking skills? Who does Satsu HATE because of the Willy Wonka Experience? And are we truly living in a Black Mirror episode?! All of this and more in the final part of this AI retrospective.This podcast is a member of the PodPack Collective, an indie podcasting group dedicated to spreading positivity within the podcast community. For further information, please follow the link: https://linktr.ee/podpackcollectiveCheck out all of our content here: https://linktr.ee/chatsunamiWebsite: chatsunami.comTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/ChatsunamiPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatsunami/TikTok: tiktok.com/@chatsunamiPatrons:Super Pandalorian Tier: Battle Toaster Ghostie Cryptic1991Red Panda Tier: Greenshield95 Danny Brown Aaron HuggettFree Members: Middle-aged Bodcast Rob Harvey Aaron (Super Pod Saga) Billy Strachan SoniaUse my special link zen.ai/chatsunami and use chatsunami to save 30% off your first three months of Zencastr professional. #madeonzencastrCreate your podcast today! #madeonzencastrStay safe, stay awesome and most importantly, stay hydrated!

This week David Ault hosts alone as Jack is off taking some time in his cabin. But the horror features continue this week with the first two episodes of Mocking Manor. Mockery Manor is a theme park where people disappear, and it's up to a pair of chaotic teenage twins to catch a killer! If you have enjoyed Stranger Things, Friday the 13th, and Black Mirror than this double-bill is for you! After all, it's AUDIO DRAMA TIME! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back, a few days later than normal due to the festive break but we have a fantastic podcast to kick start 2026. This month we have two great guests, first up is Jake Davoile, a Fisheries Management Advisor who works for the Angling Trust on a variety of predation projects including the one I really wanted to discuss, seal predation. Yes you read that right, it's a far bigger issue than many even know and Jake plus others have been working tirelessly to re-home seals that ended up in the river Nene with devastating impacts to fish populations. This really is a must-listen as seals in our freshwater systems are on the rise and sadly seal predation has decimated many freshwater river sections in recent years, including a section of the Thames that I was fishing only last year. We follow that with a thoroughly enjoyable chat with Simon Hartop. Now in my opinion Simon once caught a carp that rocked the angling world, almost unknown at the time but equally as impactful as the Black Mirror but this one was even harder to catch. We get an insight into that incredible campaign, as well as his time on the Thames and how fishing for odd uns, carp with very few captures has consumed him over the years. It's not all carp, it was wonderful to touch on Si's editorial work with the BCSG magazine and his involvement with Gaz's Subsurface journals too. To add a little slice of nostalgia to the mix I got to record this chat on Si's old Thames boat, the "Griffin" as by some strange turn of fate my good friend Liam now owns it and it's taken on a new chapter in it's angling life. Hope you enjoy it and Happy New Year to all our listeners. 

As a child, Adam was fond of the intermittent static found in between radio stations, eventually leading him to study Sound Art at the University of Brighton. Adam started out working as a sound designer on award-winning animations and projects for studios like Parabella, before transitioning to composing. Adam's feature film score work includes: Saint Maud, Here Before, Out of Darkness, Femme, The Marsh King's Daughter, The Wasp, and Night Always Comes. Adam's television score work includes: Black Mirror, Truelove, and Fear.

A theme that's dominated 2025 for me (and for many) has been price rises across many subscription-based platforms and services. My correspondence with companies has made clear that loyalty stands for very little. In fact, rather than being rewarded, longevity is increasingly exploited and monetised. In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I share a year-in-review through the lens of price rises. The tipping point was an email from my podcast hosting company, Libsyn, announcing a 71 percent increase effective from January. It was the straw that broke this camel's back after a year of similar moves elsewhere. In the episode, I share exchanges with three companies that reveal how loyalty is no longer valued in itself, but engineered to extract profit from those of us who've become reliant on these platforms. https://youtu.be/qrmUSdGwcMs A Symptom of Enshittification Cory Doctorow describes the underlying trend as “Enshittification”, a form of platform decay visible in companies like Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Adobe. It's not a glitch, but a feature. Doctorow traces a familiar arc: platforms start by serving users well in order to grow. Once established, they pivot toward business customers, monetisation, and scale. Eventually, when users and businesses are sufficiently locked in, services are degraded for everyone so maximum value can be pulled out as quickly as possible. Disproportionate price rises are one symptom of this process, particularly in how companies treat long-standing customers. Lock-in is maintained through network effects (it's hard to leave when everyone else is still there), non-transferable data (your work can't easily be exported), and digital restrictions where purchases only function inside a single ecosystem. Music, books, films, and software are “owned” only as long as the platform allows it. In the name of convenience, we give ourselves over to these systems and become dependent on them. As the digital and physical worlds converge, this logic extends beyond apps and websites into cars, home devices, utilities, and infrastructure. At that point, this stops being a simple matter of consumer choice. Extraction is baked into the products themselves. We are quietly acclimatising to this new normal. It has crept in through corporate consolidation, weak enforcement of anti-trust legislation, and business models that no longer need to meaningfully consider customer relationships once a certain scale is reached. Abusing Trust, Need, and Loyalty Charlie Brooker has cited Enshittification as an influence on Common People, the opening episode of Black Mirror series seven. A couple sign up to a subscription-based medical intervention that escalates in cost, complexity, and dependency. Features are removed. Adverts are inserted. The stakes become existential. One particularly chilling moment sees Mike literally mutilating his own body for money via an OnlyFans-style platform, a stark symbolic image of how value is extracted from people once dependency is established. Price Rises for a “Valued Customer” Libsyn informed me they were raising the price of hosting A Quiet Night Inside No 9 by 71 percent. The justification was a familiar list of added features and growth opportunities, none of which were relevant to how we use the service. We don't want adverts or growth tools. We want reliable hosting and delivery. This exchange highlighted how much podcasting has changed since I joined Libsyn in 2009. Hosting platforms have increasingly positioned themselves as intermediaries between advertisers and podcasters. That relationship now takes precedence. Advertising is framed as a benefit to creators, while enabling hosts to raise prices and skim revenue from both usage fees and ad sales. Listeners, meanwhile, absorb longer ad breaks as the new normal. Is this stage two of Enshittification in the podcasting world? Note, I pledge never to put adverts on my audio podcasts. YouTube is the only exception, because Google inserts them regardless. ConvertKit and Paying for Features I Don't Want A similar logic played out with Kit, formerly ConvertKit. I chose it in 2016 because it was simple and reliable and have been a loyal user ever since. A price increase from $49 to $59 a month was justified by new automations and tools I didn't ask for or use. There is no way to opt out and pay less. The only concession offered was annual billing, which I pointed out mirrors poverty-tax logic: those without upfront capital pay more. Symptoms of a Failing Service Vimeo was the clearest example of platform decay from the inside. Storage rules changed midstream. Long-held assumptions were invalidated. Downgrading meant losing access to years of work. Retention efforts amounted to one-off discounts rather than meaningful alternatives. What stood out wasn't hostility, but indifference. Once a service reaches a certain size, individual relationships no longer seem to matter. Their response felt so extreme that I suspected deeper problems, which seemed to be confirmed when Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo in November. I'm glad I left when I did, though it's still inconvenient clearing up broken links and legacy embeds after fifteen years of use. WishList Member and a Different Choice Not all companies operate this way. WishList Member has honoured the price and feature set I signed up for over a decade ago. While new tiers exist, functionality hasn't been removed to force upgrades. This appears to be a deliberate choice, and it communicates something simple: long-term trust and loyalty matters more than short-term extraction. I’ll let you know if this situation changes… Growth Logic and the Limits of Choice It's tempting to frame all this as a moral failure, but it's structural. Growth-at-all-costs logic makes price rises, feature bloat, and lock-in almost inevitable. These companies aren't malfunctioning; they're functioning exactly as the system encourages them to. This also makes it risky to romanticise alternatives. Newer companies may simply be at an earlier stage of the same cycle. Google once promised “don't be evil”. Facebook positioned itself as a less invasive alternative to MySpace. Scale changes incentives. Meaningful change won’t come from individual consumer choices alone. Competition has been hollowed out, and escape routes are increasingly narrow. Doctorow provides a section of existing and potential solutions that can give us reasons for active hope. Have you felt the pinch of price hikes this year? Feel free to get in touch and share your experiences.

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Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group pitch their retail movie ideas in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chris envisions "Shein: Sac le blue!!!" featuring Paris protests, Chad creates a Black Mirror-style thriller about Neo's terrifying robot servant with human controllers, while Anne wants true crime investigations of mysterious CEO departures at Kohl's and Kroger. Which retail headline belongs on the big screen? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/ApiGWRByxIY #retailmovie #shein #neorobot #kohlsCEO #krogerCEO #retaildrama #retailheadlines

With the release of Absolute Batman #15 and the big reveal of Absolute Joker, we're excited to welcome artist Jockonto the show for the first time. We would consider this comic an event even without the gnarly origin story at its center. This is also a big reunion for the artist and his writer collaborator, Scott Snyder. They've been delivering killer Batman comics since The Black Mirror, and have already re-invented the Joker concept in The Batman Who Laughs. However, the Absolute Universe allows them to swing for the fences in a way that the main continuity never could. And, as you'll hear, this required a little recalibration from Jock. Thankfully, Jock grew up consuming some of the most radical comics on the planet, 2000 AD. These Mega-City One stories, often featuring the iconic Judge Dredd, shaped Jock's imagination and taught him the unique power of a visual narrative. They also revealed why we must never be too enamored of the characters and stories we adore. Conformity is abhorrent. Toys are meant to be broken because that's the direct result of good, continuous, serious play. If you keep them precious on the shelf, they get dusty and stiff. To understand characters like Batman and Judge Dredd, we must constantly redefine them, whittling them down to their defining characteristics. We discuss with Jock how he had to recalibrate his idea of Batman and Joker before taking on Absolute Batman #15. We talk about his new 2000 AD release, The Art of Judge Dredd by Jock. We examine how 2000 AD continues to influence his work, including Absolute Joker, and how he crafts certain two-page spreads in this comic. Absolute Batman #15 is out now from DC Comics. It's written by Scott Snyder, illustrated by Jock, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. You can continue this conversation with Jock by following him on Blue Skyand Instagram. This Week's Sponsors Are you ready to face the future? Look no further than 2000 AD – it's the Galaxy's Greatest Comic! Every week 2000 AD brings the best in sci-fi and horror, featuring characters like Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper and more! Get a print subscription to 2000 AD, and it'll arrive at your mailbox every week, and your first issue is free. You'll also receive the HUNDRED PAGE 2000 AD Christmas Special this December at no extra cost! Or, subscribe digitally, and you can download DRM-free copies of each issue for only $9 a month. That's 128 pages of incredible comics every month for less than $10! Head to 2000AD.com and click on ‘subscribe' now – or download the 2000 AD app and start reading today! This Winter, from IDW Publishing, the Heroes in a Half-Shell take on the King of the Monsters! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Godzilla #1 crashes into comic shops on November 12th. Written by Godzilla Kei-Sei Scribe Tim Seeley and illustrated by the brilliant Turtle artist behind the Nightwatcher series, as well as the Stranger Things/TMNT crossover, Fero Pe, this new series finally brings two of our favorite franchises together. How can this reptilian miracle be?  Long before the organization was corrupted by Shredder, the Foot Clan's original purpose was to save Japan from Kaiju! Now, in the present day, Godzilla and its fellow monsters have reappeared. Not only is the Foot not prepared to stop them…it would seem Shredder himself is behind the attacks! The Turtles are always crossing over into rad nerd realms, but this one might be the king crossover of them all.  Other Relevant Links to This Week's Episode: Subscribe to The Stacks, Comic Creators Name Their Favorite Comics Previously on CBCC: Daniel Warren Johnson on Absolute Batman Annual Previously on CBCC: Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta on Absolute Batman Comic Book Film Club: 30 Days of Night at the Alamo Drafthouse Winchester on 12/14 Final Round of Plugs (PHEW): Support the Podcast by Joining OUR PATREON COMMUNITY. The Comic Book Couples Counseling TeePublic Merch Page. And, of course, follow Comic Book Couples Counseling on Facebook, on Instagram, and on Bluesky @CBCCPodcast, and you can follow hosts Brad Gullickson @MouthDork & Lisa Gullickson @sidewalksiren. Send us your Words of Affirmation by leaving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts. Continue your conversation with CBCC by hopping over to our website, where we have reviews, essays, and numerous interviews with comic book creators. Podcast logo by Jesse Lonergan and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou.

Bobby talked about "Walk My Walk" , a song from Breaking Rust, a computer-generated singer that landed at No. 1 on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales Chart. He explains why people are upset over nothing. Morgan shared how Lunchbox stole something from an artist at the Opry because he was upset they got something that he didn’t. We try to figure out how to punish him for stealing. We roast Eddie for getting duped by another obviously fake stunt online. We got the results of the Songs that start with N draft. Bobby talks about an A.I. start-up that just released an app that lets you communicate with your loved ones after they DIE. They claim three minutes of video is enough to build a realistic avatar you can communicate with forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Halloween, Meatsacks! The conclusion of our Halloween week fictional horror! In this conclusion to yesterday's release, Duncan Briggs just wants his life to return to what it was before he'd ever heard of AR Innovations. But we all know that's not going to happen, right? Instead, the new ride he's on keeps getting wilder.This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy background noises. If you like this episode, please let us know wherever you rate and review podcasts. For more episodes of Nightmare Fuel - check out Scared to Death's podcast feed where I've been releasing two a month since February of 2024. Thanks!! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hello again Meatsacks! The beginning of our last bit of Halloween week fictional horror! This one was originally released back in July. In this first of two parts,  we meet a man, Duncan Briggs, who agrees to participate in a paid scientific study to make a little cash to get his wife something nice for her birthday while he's in-between jobs. And then things get.... weird. Enjoy!This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy background noises. If you like this episode, please let us know wherever you rate and review podcasts. For more episodes of Nightmare Fuel - check out Scared to Death's podcast feed where I've been releasing two a month since February of 2024. Thanks!! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Time for another Halloween week Nightmare Fuel! This one is from this past May. And in it, we head to Upstate New York's Woodhull Mountain, where Gabe and Hassan see a very strangely placed house on the side of the hill while out on a hike. When Gabe enters the house, he leaves behind our world, and enters a space outside of it - a dark and mysterious space dedicated mostly... to pain.  Hope you like it!This episode was scored by Logan Keith. We recommend listening with headphones to experience the full effect of all the creepy background noises. If you like this episode, please let us know wherever you rate and review podcasts. For more episodes of Nightmare Fuel - check out Scared to Death's podcast feed where I've been releasing two a month since February of 2024. Thanks!! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.