Cast Iron Brains - A Podcast with Bob and Abe

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  1. 3D AGO

    We Are All Mike D's Cat (CIB #267)

    Rather than another lengthy run through the unpleasant headlines of the week, we are here with a more ruminative discussion about whether the relationships that have been strained by The Trumppening have a chance of being mended when it finally comes to an end. We also talk about a social network for AIs, and what it means to engage with purely arbitrary content created with no intention beyond pattern matching. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — Groundhogs of various bigotries5:09 — A visit with old friends; Abe goes to MJ: The Musical; Jason Statham gets the AMC crowd all riled up21:48 — What will a post-Trumppening look like?52:52 — Moltbook, the social network for AIs, and how arbitrary content consumed purely individually breaks human brains1:22:41 — Did CBS News’ Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?1:31:54 — Wrap-up! Shelter; Send Help Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    1h 45m

  2. JAN 28

    Oops! They Did it Again (CIB #266)

    CIB has tunneled through enough ice and snow to record another spectacular episode of the only podcast, and within you will find our discussion of the killing of Alex Pretti by CBP officers and also a couple of football games, because America! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — Lots of weather happened!22:36 — Alex Pretti killed by CBP in Minnesota1:29:35 — Cast Iron Balls: Conference championship games recap; Andruw Jones to the HoF, Belichick forced to wait a year1:46:11 — Wrap-up! Mercy; Shoresy; The Chair Company; The Avengers Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    2h 8m

  3. JAN 22

    Human as a Second Language (CIB #265)

    College football and NATO are basically the same, and Donald Trump and Fernando Mendoza are basically the same. That’s your summary! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — Abe in the World, podcasting finally getting the recognition it deserves7:32 — Trump in Davos1:09:10 — Cast Iron Balls! NFL games recap1:20:19 — Indiana beats Miami1:54:41 — Wrap-up! Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    2h 8m

  4. JAN 14

    All of Us Witnesses Found Wanting (CIB #264)

    This week we’re here to discuss the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer last week, because you can never have too much of that, apparently. And on the way out, reviews of Greenland 2 and a quick game of FMK, HP6 Edition. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — …as it all falls apart.8:45 — Minnesota ICE shooting54:43 — Trump’s NYT interview1:15:10 — Ever so briefly on Iran1:20:47 — Wrap-up! Greenland 2; Harry Potter 6; Gay Hockey Show Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    1h 42m

  5. JAN 13

    Report: Hoosiers Drink Megatron's Butthole Dry (Cast Iron Balls #69)

    It was a long weekend of spectacular playoff football action, and we’re here to yap about it all and ask important questions, like “hey maybe Justin Herbert is a dummy.” Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — Abe Live-Bets the Games!7:39 — College Football Playoff semifinals recap33:41 — NFL Wildcard Weekend52:23 — 2025 CIB Football Pick ‘em Contest53:39 — Wrap-up! Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    1h 4m

  6. JAN 7

    That Time Donald Trump Dark-Knighted a President (CIB #263)

    Something really weird happened on late Saturday night, and we’re here to try to talk our way through it. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — Too old and misshapen for the slopes, and a brief run-in with a Buc-ee’s10:00 — NYE TV Chucklefuckery16:55 — Venezuela’s President Maduro Dark Knight-ed to the US1:18:40 — Wrap-up! We Bury the Dead; Oblivion; Wake Up Dead Man Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    1h 49m

  7. JAN 6

    Grunter Stockman, Bulldog Hero (Cast Iron Balls #68)

    Cast Iron Balls is finally here nearly a week later to recap the CFP quarterfinals and look ahead to the semis. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — Abe among the fellow hairless5:50 — Recapping the CFP quarterfinals41:41 — 2025 CIB Football Pick ‘em Game1:02:10 — Wrap-up! Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    1h 14m

  8. 12/30/2025

    So Long 2025 Too-Long Spectacular! (CIB #262)

    Following the lead of our sibling podcast—the much-awarded and world-renowned The Biffler—Cast Iron Brains has decided to do a year-end wrap-up show with absolute disregard for the time and patience of our audience. Instead of breaking things up into manageable episodes you might actually want to listen to, here’s an episode about the upcoming college football playoff games, the news of the year, our new year’s resolutions, and Mario Kart World Tour. Enjoy? Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy! Show RundownOpen — Inspired by The Biffler to speak interminably with neither discretion nor regard5:18 — Cast Iron Balls! It’s Time for Sports! The Pop-Tarts Bowl, UVA vs Mizzou, CIB Pick ‘em Contest, CFP preview37:32 — Our Bogus Future; The internet is overrun with AI slop, and resolutions to deal with that1:25:30 — Pop Quiz, Hotshot! 2025 News Recap Edition!1:46:55 — “Notably Dead” or “Still Quite Alive, How Dare You?”2:03:19 — America’s Favorite Game Show: Did CBS News’s Senior National Correspondent Mark Strassmann Get Off a Good One?2:11:49 — Wrap-up! Marty Supreme; Mario Kart World Tour Relevant Linkage can be found by visiting https://brainiron.substack.com/, where, if you would like to support this and the other podcasting and blogging endeavors of the Brain Iron dot com media empire, you can also become a paying subscriber. The opening and closing themes of Cast Iron Balls were composed by Marc Gillig. For more from Marc, go to tetramermusic.com.

    2h 33m
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