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- E0050 Streets AheadWelcome to the Implausipod, where a wrong turn and a 20 minutes detour due to poor signage led to an inquiry into the evolution of autonomous vehicles. We'll examine how the idea has appeared in popular culture, both within and outside science fiction. Turns out when it comes to self-driving cars, we're thinking street ahead.Reach […]
- E0049 Spirit of the AI-dioA look into the rise of ghost artists on Spotify, both AI generated and not, and what the history of Performer's Rights Organizations mean for art and creativity in the 21st century, and how that may make us question the very nature of creativity itself.Reach out to the showSupport the show
- E0048 Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Week 4Andor concludes! (and Rogue One awaits?) Join us as we wrap up the second and final season of Star Wars: Andor with the fifth in our five-part series looking at the show. We'll recap the final three episodes, released on May 13, 2025 (titled "Make It Stop", "Who Else Knows?" and "Jedha, Khyber, Erso") and […]
- E0047 Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Week 3Star Wars: Andor, part 4 of 5, looking at the three episodes released on May 6th, 2025, titled "Messenger", "Who Are You" and "Welcome to the Rebellion". Things are heating up as the new Media Reality of the Star Wars universe begins to unfold, with more dangerous actors and actions coming to the forefront as […]
- E0046 Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Week 2Part 3 of our 5 part look at Star Wars Andor, with week 2 of season 2 and the three episodes released on April 29, 2025 ("Ever Been to Ghorman", "I Have Friends Everywhere" and "What a Festive Evening"). We'll continue following the threads as they weave together, mirroring the first season in some ways […]
- E0045 Star Wars: Andor Season 2 Week 1We return to Star Wars Andor over the next 4 weeks, starting with first three episodes released on April 22, 2025, titled "One Year Later", "Sagrona Teema" and "Harvest". Join us for a recap of the three episodes, and commentary on the themes we see within, and that have carried over from Season 1 (which […]
- E0044 Star Wars: Andor Season 1What can we learn about the Star Wars universe from the lives of its regular inhabitants? What is life like under an authoritarian Empire? How does the resistance form, and who is behind it? And how can a show that first aired in 2022 capture the current age in 2025? Join us for a recap […]
- E0043 Appendix W 99 – Terminus EstIn the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, some things come to and end. Join us as we look at the impact of the Appendix W on real world events through a look at one of the most iconic blades in fiction: Severian's Terminus Est from Gene Wolfe's 1980 novel The Shadow of the Torturer. […]
- E0042 Incipient DiasporaWhat happens when a change is on the horizon, one that is approaching that will force you to move but is outside your control? When a community knows it will be disrupted, it may be facing an Incipient Diaspora. For the US denizens of the TikTok app, facing a ban in that country on January […]