Episodes

  • 297: Relay FM Podcastathon Special 2024

    297: Relay FM Podcastathon Special 2024
    Sep 25 2024
    Live from the Relay FM 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
  • 293: Severe Weather

    293: Severe Weather
    Aug 5 2024
    Listener Arne received a severe weather alert for a fire. Fires are very bad, but are they weather? Are some natural disasters weather, and others not?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins
  • 292: Tea

    292: Tea
    Jul 22 2024
    Is “truffle mushroom tea” just a soup? Did a fancy New York restaurant play a trick on Listener David and his wife? And what is tea, really?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    5 mins
  • 291: Hawaiian Shirts

    291: Hawaiian Shirts
    Jul 8 2024
    Are Hawaiian shirts just fun to wear, or are they cultural appropriation?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    6 mins
  • 290: Airport Wheelchair

    290: Airport Wheelchair
    Jun 24 2024
    Listener Erik sent us this video of self-navigating wheelchairs in the Miami Airport. Does the Roomba Rule apply?

    John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
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    3 mins