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Michelle Chiang, Amanda Stephens,Rti

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11/27/2025

TAKES: The science fiction inspiring big tech

Today we're trying something a little different and more experimental with our TAKES episode, and exploring the science fiction stories that inspire big techm or more specificaly, the people behind big tech. We'll talk mostly about X, Google, and Meta and talking inspiration (and more) they may take from 1961's Stranger in a Strange Land, and 1992's Snow Crash. Sources for today's episode: 1. Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein, 1961), 2. Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson, 1992), 3. Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Were Inspired By Sci-Fi And So Should You (Christian Stadler, Forbes), 4. Why Does So Much New Technology Feel Inspired by Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies? (Casey Michael Henry, the New York Times), 5. How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image (Stuart A. ThompsonTeresa Mondría TerolKate Conger and Dylan Freedman, the New York Times), 6. After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots (Lisa Eadicicco, CNN), 7. What OpenAI Did When ChatGPT Users Lost Touch With Reality (Kashmir Hill and Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, New York Times)
11/27/2025

LT on Drag Kings

Listeners, get your tickets quickly for Double Trouble, the second anniversary of Another Drag Show! LT is here to tell us all about it!
11/20/2025

The Alchemist: Your heart will lead the way

This week, I'm talking with returning guest Cole Jones about the famous book "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. Originally published in Portuguese, the book takes a much more fantatic view of the world than at first blush, offering insights into one's true purpose, and the possiblity to change it or chase it, as well as to enact change in the world at large. We also talk about how reading stories like this can help us better picture our life and the choices theat lead us around it, by putting it into the context of everything else before and after.
11/20/2025

Sarah on her Videogame Journey to Eve Online

Sarah and Naia are back in the studio to get geeky about video games! What's so special about Eve Online? Listen to find out!
11/13/2025

A Wizard of Earthsea: How to face the shadow

Today we welcome returning guest Janet Snow to discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea". We discuss how, despite being published in 1968, the story still speaks to timeless themes such as finding self-acceptance, how to balance measuring our success with what is best for us, and which voices we should listen to.
11/13/2025

Naia on Sound, Light, and Intentionality

Join Naia, Sarah, and Michelle as they chat about Naia's history with sound and light sculpture!
11/06/2025

Blob: A self love story

This week, I'm talking one last time with Kris St.Amour Denis before she leaves Taiwan about Maggie Su's "Blob: A Love Story". While it may share some elements of horror, the story presents an interpersonal story about a woman struggling to make and maintain relationships, as well as a meditation about what it means to be human, and how we can strive to be better. ... In addition to some monster-adjacent shenanigans.
11/06/2025

Michelle Chiang on the Worst Trip to Italy

Michelle was just in Italy on a mother-daughter bonding trip that should have been so fun! What happened? Listen to find out!

Taiwan Collective

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Michelle Chiang, Amanda Stephens,Rti
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2023 - 2025
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94
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