Robot or Not?
Hosted by John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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.
275 Musician
When is someone a musician? Are DJs musicians? And more importantly, are John and Jason musicians?
Previous Episodes
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November 13, 2023274 Avoid All Robots
Some timely news regarding a university warning its community members to “avoid all robots.”
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October 30, 2023
273 Lies
On John’s other podcast, Casey Liss often says he lied when he means he made a mistake. So what is a lie? (Trust us, we totally answer this one.)
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October 16, 2023
272 Spoiler Policy
Listener Nick wonders what John’s policy on spoilers is. (Spoilers for “Romeo and Juliet” and “Citizen Kane.”)
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September 26, 2023
270 Relay FM Podcastathon Special
Live from the Relay FM Podcastathon, Jason and special guest Stephen Hackett ask John a bunch of questions from the Robot Or Not question list.
Topics include: Toast, Roadkill, Sandwich Order of Operations, Garage, and Cereal Soup.
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September 18, 2023
268 Sigh
Listener Jamie wonders whether his dog is really sighing. We discuss noises dogs make. Also, after posting our previous episode we realized we got the numbering of the podcast out of order. Sigh.
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September 4, 2023
269 The Worst
Listener Andrew is worried that things we say are “the worst” are really just bad.
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August 21, 2023
267 Hiatus
Listener Magnus is concerned that his favorite podcast is on hiatus. When is something on hiatus and when is it cancelled?
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August 7, 2023
266 AI Camerabot
Finally we talk about robots again. If a robot controls a camera, is it a camera robot?
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