Do you have to leave the airport or get out of the car to claim you’ve been somewhere? (And are you under oath?) John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

282: Places You've Been

Listener Kent is building actual killer robots. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

281: Killer Robot

What makes a hat a hat? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

280: Hat

I want to run, I want to hide, I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside. Sometimes the streets have no name, but other times they are named roads, or avenues, or boulevards, or drives. What does it all mean? Does Jason live on a road or a drive? When we go there, we go there with you. It’s all we can do. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

279: Streets

Spatulas, scrapers, flippers, and home economics. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

278: Spatula

A question about cold brew coffee makes us question everything about coffee. Is everything coffee? Probably not. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

277: Coffee

A perfectly normal discussion of Italian Ice takes a left turn and goes into outer space, where other ices are available. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

276: Italian Ice

When is someone a musician? Are DJs musicians? And more importantly, are John and Jason musicians? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

275: Musician

Some timely news regarding a university warning its community members to “avoid all robots.” John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

274: Avoid All Robots

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.) John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

273: Lies

Listener Nick wonders what John’s policy on spoilers is. (Spoilers for “Romeo and Juliet” and “Citizen Kane.”) John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

272: Spoiler Policy

Hold on, John, Jason’s got this one. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

271: Nachos

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.  Please donate to St. Jude and help move us one step closer to the day where no child dies from cancer. John Siracusa and Jason Snell  with Stephen Hackett.

270: Relay FM Podcastathon Special

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. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

268: Sigh

Listener Andrew is worried that things we say are “the worst” are really just bad. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

269: The Worst

Listener Magnus is concerned that his favorite podcast is on hiatus. When is something on hiatus and when is it cancelled? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

267: Hiatus

Finally we talk about robots again. If a robot controls a camera, is it a camera robot?  John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

266: AI Camerabot

265: Frown

If it’s never meant to make a cookie, is it still cookie dough? (Also: Peanut Butter Spread, Cheese Food, and other food labeling we have known.) John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

264: Cookie Dough

This time we’re throwing shade. But do sunglasses? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

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