287 episodes
Robot or Not? The Incomparable
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4.9 • 16 Ratings
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Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore.
Have a question for John? Email robot@theincomparable.com.
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Theme Songs / Skip Intro
We follow up on some feedback about our theme songs, and theme songs in general, while taking on whether we use the Skip Intro button when we should be listening to TV theme songs....
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⚾️ Robot Umps ⚾️
It’s baseball’s Opening Day, so here’s our discussion of automated balls and strikes, also known as “Robot Umps,” how they relate to automated Hawk-Eye tennis calls, and why we won’t ever know how good human umpires could actually be....
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(Pizza) Pie
Fresh out of the oven for Pi Day, here’s a discussion of who exactly thinks pizza is a pie....
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Places You've Been
Do you have to leave the airport or get out of the car to claim you’ve been somewhere? (And are you under oath?)...
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Customer Reviews
Fun yet thought provoking
Aside from being guaranteed entertainment and wit, it makes for a quick and cheery listen.
P.S. if you’re new to the show, listen to a new non-robot episode e.g. Bacon, Doors and Is Star Wars Sci-fi, as well as a classic Robot one from the archives.
True decisiveness... Maybe
Normally less than 5 minutes of one of the hosts deciding once and for all if something is a robot or not... It has progressed further than just robots...
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