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The Great Podcast Blackout
In an episode that could be mistaken for a cryptic message left by time travelers, Andrew offers a brief apology to the Weird Things audience for the recent lack of episodes. He assures listeners that while the episodes have been recorded,...
The Border! Rockets! Words Become Videos!
Brian and Andrew talk about… HOLY MOLY JUSTIN IS BACK!
Brian and Andrew talk about… AI!
Weird Predictions – 2024
WT: Whales As Large Language Models
WT: Gemini Launch Explained
WT: Happy Birthday ChatGPT
AT: Podcasts Near Me
A Thai restaurant tried to game Google, but accidentally went viral. We knew Google paid Apple a lot to be the default search engine. We didn’t know it was *a lot.* The Humane AI Pin? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected],...
WT: Might As Well Be Cooking On The Sun
Out of the fire and into the even hotter frying pan! The end of the iTunes brand? Millenial speak. Snoozing, but not necessarily losing. A 104-year-old silent film is found. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line “Weird...
AT: From the Top!
Phone wars, flame wars, nearly-warring podcasters! The simple task of geopolitics. Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Andrew: Curiosity Show on YouTube and “This Isn’t a Ponzi...
WT: Bones Like a Space Bird
WT: Throw a Tiger at Space (w/ Andrew Heaton)
We’re joined with Andrew Heaton of Alienating the Audience and The Poliotical Orphanage. Why the moon landing is an evergreen conspiracy. Moon pranks! A stealth jet tries out a DIY autonomous driving mode after an ejection over South...
AT: Embrace the Future
Andrew announced that he’s leaving OpenAI after a very positive experience! What’s next for him after years of being in the AI space. What will his new venture, Interdimensional.ai, offer to bridge the gap between ideas and new AI...
WT: Psuedo-Fed
New NASA job listing: UAP expert! An object at Mexico’s Congress purports to be a mummified alien…it’s probably not. Decongestants in the US are pretty ineffective, says the FDA. Got something weird? Email [email protected], subject line...
AT: The Products of Data
iPhones, can you believe they’ve made 15 of them so far? Smartphones and how we own them have changed multiple times now. What could be next in the next, best iPhone? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line...
WT: Oceanic Enrichment Time
Florida man is rescued from oceanic hamster ball incident…again. Golden orbs from the bottom of the sea that we can’t identify. Eggs? Peruvians have a theory on the alien-like disappearances of gold and villagers. Got something weird?...
AT: Vintage Data
There’s actually too much to watch now. Can a 20-year-old book give us a sign on the next steps of online media? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: The Long Tail from Chris Anderson...
WT: Flappy Bear Back
AT: It Was a One-Of-A-Kind
We can see our boundaries of “The Internet” fading and being lost to time. What does permanence in data mean? Send your project questions/ideas to [email protected], subject line “After Things.” Picks: Justin: Audio Hijack Brian: Airplane...