Unprompted

Jarod Aerts

Two guys talking about technology, society, history, and a myriad of different topics. Each episode, a unique topic is presented unprompted, and the hosts unravel the details together using nothing but their background knowledge and past experiences. Hosted by Luke Bogus and Jarod Aerts.

  1. 21/01/2024

    Nostalgia: Looking Back and Preserving Ourselves

    New year, same silly crew. Jarod, Luke, and Misha are back at it talking about why we have nostalgia for the past and how it is so common for people to try to preserve ourselves as they age.

    1h 2m

  2. 25/12/2023

    Zeppelins, Metaverse, and technological dead ends

    Merry Christmas, dear listener, while you are just one of our billions, we want to give you this special gift on this special day. Join the boiz as they talk about how technologies that once looked promising can wither away with all the holiday cheer and spirt of people who recorded this podcast over a month ago and took collective weeks to get it edited. Please enjoy every mid-winter holiday you choose to celebrate, and remember, always listen responsibly.

    1h 15m

  3. 28/11/2023

    What Does Marcellus Wallace Look Like? And Other Movie Moments

    Have you ever wondered where Misha gets all his weird quotes? Or what classics Jarod watched with his dad? Or why Luke can count the number of movies he’s seen with 2 hands? Grab your popcorn, take your bathroom break, and silence your cellphone. This feature length episode is full of formative films from the trios life.

    1h 13m

  4. 03/10/2023

    Hocus Bogus: AI Magic in 2023

    Your favorite 3 hooligans take another trip down memory lane. This time, Luke eats his own shoe with his AI predictions from 2021. Misha drank the CoPilot kool-aid. And Jarod thinks text-based AI interactions are too slow for his big, smart brain. Stick around for the end where the lads test each other for whose got the minerals to break away from the algorithm overlords. Things we talked about:

 - https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt-can-now-see-hear-and-speak - https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/09/21/announcing-microsoft-copilot-your-everyday-ai-companion/ - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1396

    1h 14m

  5. 04/09/2023

    The Good, The Bad, The Early Adopters: Revisiting Electric Vehicles

    Is an electric vehicle realistically worth owning for the modern tech nomad or are hybrid plugins the only sane choice? Jarod and Luke have spent some considerable time with new electric vehicles and share their personal thoughts on how the adoption of EVs will go moving forward. Also, who's the new guy? Links to the stuff we talked about: https://www.tesla.com/supercharger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt https://powersports.honda.com/motorcycle/standard/scl500 https://topelectricsuv.com/news/ford/ford-maverick-hybrid/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Venice/History

    1h 10m

  6. 23/09/2022

    Revisiting Life, Work, Purpose, and Meaning

    Luke and Jarod are back! And Luke is back in Nebraska. The boyz revisit an early topic and discuss how their views on life and what is important and how these views have changed in the last year.

    1h 3m

  7. 25/07/2022

    What Inspires You? Well, What is Inspiration, Anyway?

    For the first time in Unprompted Pod history, Luke and Jarod welcome back-to-back special guests. Dom joins the (in-person!) pod to ponder what inspires us. Is “being inspired” the best way to make, think, or do something new? And are there really any “new” ideas left? Links: https://austinkleon.com/steal/ Romans copying Carthaginian ship: Roman Naval Warfare - World History Encyclopedia -

    1h 10m

  8. 01/07/2022

    The Best Ways to Get to Know Someone—and Yourself

    Luke and Jarod welcome special guest Michail to the Unprompted Pod family. In the spirit of Luke & Michail meeting for the first time live on air, the guys discuss what it takes to get to know someone new—and what it take to get to truly know yourself. Links: https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914

    1h 10m
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Two guys talking about technology, society, history, and a myriad of different topics. Each episode, a unique topic is presented unprompted, and the hosts unravel the details together using nothing but their background knowledge and past experiences. Hosted by Luke Bogus and Jarod Aerts.

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  • Creator
    Jarod Aerts
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jarod Aerts
  • Show Website
    Unprompted