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The ethics of creating artificially-intelligent machines is tricky business and it's quickly becoming our reality. How will society change to accommodate these new beings? Are they beings at all? And why do robots love milk so dang much?! Join us for a weekly, episodic recap laced with comedy, theories, and listener feedback as we dive deep into the important questions of HBO's new science fiction series, "Westworld".
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Season 4 Wrapup from 2022-08-24T23:13:33
Hold onto your marbles, the feedback for Westworld Season 4 is in. We’re going over The Good, The Bad and The Questions from all of YOU. We’re putting Nolan and Joy’s Westworld under the microscope...
ListenS04E08 - Que Será, Será from 2022-08-16T21:59:51
Whether you’re mourning or celebrating this season, tune in for Jim and A.Ron’s lively discussion on the season finale. In the words of Dylan Thomas, we’re asking this show “Do not go gentle into t...
ListenS04E08 - Que Será, Será - Instant Take from 2022-08-15T04:39
Westworld was back, then it wasn’t, but we hope it’s coming back for season five! With questions both answered and unanswered, we’re parsing through the wreckage for new theories and discoveries. J...
ListenS04E07 - Metanoia - Feedback from 2022-08-11T21:41:39
Would living for eternity in a heaven inevitably turn into a hell? What’s intentional and what is just a misstep in the writing? Do hosts have real blood? Will Nolan and Joy Jeremy Bearimy their wa...
ListenS04E07 - Metanoia from 2022-08-09T19:55:16
We’re pretty sure the show is messing with us. The answers that Metanoia gave us are confounding a majority of theorizers. As more and more theoretical outcomes are being crossed off of the list, w...
ListenS04E07 - Metanoia - Instant Take from 2022-08-08T04:11:56
Metanoia? How about paranoia? Are there two timelines in a simulation of the world within the real world? Did that sentence give you a stroke? I lost a day off of my life typing that. With the show...
ListenS04E06 - Fidelity - Feedback from 2022-08-04T10:00
Craving more reasons to throw yourself in an existential crisis? Join Jim and A.Ron as they go through YOUR feedback and theories. Is there something deeper in the tower’s sound pattern? Why print ...
ListenS04E06 - Fidelity from 2022-08-02T20:35:43
Yes, Westworld S04E06 "Fidelity" contains a ridiculous action scene, but it importantly recontextualizes some of the strange things we saw in previous episodes and serves up plenty of other scenes ...
ListenS04E06 - Fidelity - Instant Talk from 2022-08-01T04:17
We’re in the “buckle up and don’t think about it too much” phase of this season. Lipstickgate makes a brief appearance. We get some answers about Caleb. But as it goes with Westworld, one answer le...
ListenS04E05 - Zhuangzi - Feedback from 2022-07-28T10:00
Gather ‘round fleshy humans, we’re going through YOUR feedback and theories. Is this all part of Ford’s scheme? Is the show using the Darth Vader plan? Is there a secret Morse code message in lipst...
ListenS04E05 - Zhuangzi from 2022-07-26T10:00
Are we hosts dreaming that we’re human? Or are we humans dreaming that we’re hosts? Dive into the philosophical origins of the title of this episode. Jim comes around to A.Ron’s ascension theory ba...
ListenS04E05 - Zhuangzi - Instant Take from 2022-07-25T04:28:29
Westworld is hitting its stride in a big way. It felt good to finally get some answers to our burning questions, but now that the door has been kicked down, more questions are flooding in. Charlott...
ListenS04E04 - Generation Loss - Feedback from 2022-07-21T21:04:36
How is the sublime capable of simulating the entire earth? Can a heaven become a hell? Has the simulation spread to the entire universe? Is it a tuna melt or a pastrami sandwich?? Are the host marb...
ListenFreewill vs Determinism with Aaron Rabinowitz from 2022-07-20T10:00
Today we're joined by Aaron Rabinowitz, lecturing philosopher at Rutgers, as well as host of the Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space podcast. He's going to be talking to us today about the c...
ListenS04E04 - Generation Loss from 2022-07-19T20:45:20
What do Apple and Westworld have in common? Forced obsolescence. Dolores presses forward to a new world order with hordes of flies. Fire fights explode. Maeve gives Caleb something to fight for. Al...
ListenS04E04 - Generation Loss - Instant Take from 2022-07-18T05:25:58
New York may be a zoo for humans? How is that different from all the cities we have now? Embrace the existential crisis and join us as we discuss an episode that has us all reeling. We cover our ob...
ListenS04E03 - Annees Folles - Feedback from 2022-07-14T10:00
Join us for the Annees Folles feedback podcast to hear our thoughts on the latest theories and whatever else you want to talk about. Check out https://support.baldmove.com/ to find out how you can ...
ListenS04E03 - Annees Folles from 2022-07-12T21:29:13
Westworld feels like it's back to doing what it does best; giving us the answers while we try to figure out which questions we should be asking. Join us for the podcast as we get back to Bernard an...
ListenS04E03 - Annees Folles - Instant Talk from 2022-07-11T03:51:33
Bernard is back and it turns out all that dust that gathered on his head was just Rehoboam spice. Join us for the instant take / talk podcast where we give our first impressions of the episode and ...
ListenS04E02 - Well Enough Alone - Feedback from 2022-07-07T10:00
Are you spotting smoke and decrypting parallels from previous seasons? Maybe you should work for the FBI. Let’s ponder the question “what makes a person”? What is the show trying to say about the m...
ListenS04E02 - Well Enough Alone from 2022-07-05T22:40
The metaphors are coming down heavily with the use of the book My Father’s Dragon and the opera Don Giovanni. In a show where people who seem like they should be dead are alive, we can’t trust our ...
ListenS04E02 - Well Enough Alone - Instant Take from 2022-07-04T04:30
Is it a simulation? Is it real life? Does your brain hurt yet? Hopefully any cranial discomfort is due to confusion and not black goo between your ears. We’ve got some theories on how this season i...
ListenS04E01 - The Auguries - Feedback from 2022-06-30T22:00
How do you know what’s real on this show? Who do you believe? But what we do know, the practical knowledge of Westworld is paying off and people are protecting their precious food from packs of rac...
ListenS04E01 - The Auguries from 2022-06-28T20:44:09
You know that fly that’s hanging out on your wall? Yeah, it’s out to get you. Before your eyes cross reading all those theories on Reddit, check out this episode of Watching Westworld as we gear up...
ListenS04E01 - The Auguries - Instant Take from 2022-06-27T03:42
The season opener sets up a lot of interesting questions about how things have changed in the 7+ years since the end of season 3 and, in true Westworld fashion, who is who and what is real. Join us...
ListenSeason 4 Preview from 2022-06-20T01:00
The Westworld season 4 premiere is just a week away so A.Ron and I are back for a preview. Because it's been over two years since the previous season aired, we start off with a discussion of where ...
ListenSeason 3 Wrapup from 2020-05-13T02:21:13
For our wrapup, we're joined by Kim Renfro of Insider to consider some of the major questions we have coming out of the latest season. She's been following Westworld more closely than perhaps anyon...
ListenS03E08 - Crisis Theory from 2020-05-05T23:00
Season 3 is officially over and we've decided to talk about it for 2 hours. Join the discussion: Email | ForumsFollow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple PodcastsLearn mor...
ListenS03E08 - Crisis Theory - Instant Talk from 2020-05-04T03:59
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenS03E07 - Passed Pawn from 2020-04-28T21:14
Jim and A.Ron discuss "Passed Pawn", the penultimate episode of Westworld. Join the discussion: Email | ForumsFollow us: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook Leave Us A Review on Apple PodcastsLearn m...
ListenS03E07 - Passed Pawn - Instant Talk from 2020-04-27T03:22:08
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenS03E06 - Decoherence from 2020-04-21T20:45
Jim and A.Ron discuss the latest episode of Westworld, "Decoherence". They discuss the theories and evidence of simulation, art imitating life, and discuss some feedback from the listeners. Join t...
ListenS03E06 - Decoherence - Instant Talk from 2020-04-20T03:33:43
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenS03E05 - Genre from 2020-04-14T22:03:03
Jim and A.Ron discuss the latest episode of Westworld, "Genre". Much like it's namesake experience, the episode left one wanting more. They discuss the action, free will, and the gaps in between. ...
ListenS03E05 - Genre - Instant Talk from 2020-04-13T03:24
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenS03E04 - The Mother of Exiles from 2020-04-07T21:36
Jim and A.Ron light up a blunt and talk about the nature of their reality, determinism and free will, as well as the free energy principle. They also discuss the latest episode of Westworld, "The M...
ListenS03E04 - The Mother of Exiles - Instant Talk from 2020-04-06T03:44:24
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenS03E03 - The Absence of Field from 2020-03-31T21:12
Jim and A.Ron recap episode 3 of Westworld, "The Absence of Field", and round-up all of the theories, extrapolate from all of the poems, and try to make sense of timelines. Join the discussion: Em...
ListenS03E03 - The Absence of Field - Instant Talk from 2020-03-30T03:27:48
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenS03E02 - The Winter Line from 2020-03-24T21:05:06
Jim and A.Ron are definitely not in a simulation but they discuss the multiple timeline possibilities that exist, multiple layers of the simulation, and the layers to meanings of names. Join the d...
ListenS03E02 - The Winter Line - Instant Talk from 2020-03-23T03:34:02
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenS03E01 - Parce Domine from 2020-03-17T21:00
We're back for season three with our first in-depth analysis of the first episode, "Parce Domine". Jim and A.Ron discuss the symbology of the incredible visuals in the opening credits and throughou...
ListenS03E01 - Parce Domine - Instant Talk from 2020-03-16T03:21
The Instant Talk podcast is our after show, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenSeason 3 Preview from 2020-03-10T22:00
A.Ron and Jim discuss where we left Season 2, as well as hopes, fears, and desires for Season 3. Follow Insider's timeline breakdown and other excellent coverage here: https://www.insider.com/west...
Listen210 – The Passenger from 2018-06-25T20:20:01
Reasonable people may disagree, but for Jim and I, the finale of HBO’s Westworld season two, “The Passenger” failed to justify an ultimately flawed and uneven 10.5 hours of television. We’re not r...
Listen210 – The Passenger – Instant Take from 2018-06-25T02:35:34
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen209 – Vanishing Point from 2018-06-19T21:20:40
This week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld, “Vanishing Point” does a excellent job of setting up next week’s finale. However, If you watched this episode purely for it’s plot mechanics you missed out ...
Listen209 – Vanishing Point – Instant Take from 2018-06-18T02:00:01
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen208 – Kiksuya from 2018-06-12T19:50:59
This week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld was truly a thing of beauty. Learning about the long and winding journey of Akecheta, exquisitely played by Zahn McClarnon, in his search for truth, meaning, ...
Listen208 – Kiksuya – Instant Take from 2018-06-11T02:00:24
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen207 – Les Ecorches from 2018-06-05T20:50:02
In this week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld, “Les Ecorches”, Bernard and Ford have a heart to heart, Dolores flips her daddy’s wig, William is betrayed by his old buddy Lawrence, Maeve makes a promis...
Listen207 – Les Ecorches – Instant Take from 2018-06-04T02:00:47
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen206 – Phase Space from 2018-05-29T20:47:13
In this week’s episode of HBO’s Westworld, “Phase Space”, Maeve learns the soft limits of her power, the Man in Black has a heartfelt conversation with his daughter, Teddy gets “fixed”, Bernard int...
Listen206 – Phase Space – Instant Take from 2018-05-28T02:00:01
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen205 – Akane No Mai from 2018-05-22T19:50:33
Welcome to Shogun World! HBO's Westworld expands its horizons in the latest episode, "Akane No Mai", as we get to meet a cast of entirely new but strangely familiar characters in a deadly new locat...
Listen205 – Akane No Mai – Instant Take from 2018-05-21T02:00:01
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen204 – The Riddle of the Sphinx from 2018-05-15T19:45:15
In Westworld episode 204, "Riddle of the Sphinx", we're asked to consider if mortality is a core feature of humanity, or is it merely a bug to be fixed later in code? What is "good enough" when it ...
Listen204 – The Riddle of the Sphinx – Instant Take from 2018-05-14T02:00:31
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen203 – Virtu e Fortuna from 2018-05-08T19:40:03
"Virtu e Fortuna" adds an enigmatic new character, an entirely new park, and depicts the first formal battle of the Great Host Rebellion of 2052. There is a lot to unpack, and seemingly everything ...
Listen203 – Virtu e Fortuna – Instant Take from 2018-05-07T02:00:15
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen202 – Reunion from 2018-05-01T20:05:40
In this week's episode of HBO's Westworld, "Reunion", they add three or four timelines to play with. No big deal. We find out more about this "Valley Beyond" or "Place of Judgment" that William an...
Listen202 – Reunion – Instant Take from 2018-04-30T02:00:49
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
Listen201 – Journey Into Night from 2018-04-24T20:00:37
The opening salvo fired Westworld wasn't what we were expecting. We were expecting literal salvos fired by lots of angry hosts into lots of frightened guests, which, you know, that's certainly ther...
Listen201 – Journey Into Night – Instant Take from 2018-04-23T02:05:12
The Instant Talk podcast is our aftershow, with our own quick thoughts about the episode followed by an interactive chat discussion with our fans, live on YouTube. The first half is released as th...
ListenSeason Two Preview from 2018-04-17T00:16:17
The long awaited sophomore season of HBO's Westworld returns this weekend, and we've been champing at the bit. We discuss the open questions from last season, the tantalizing glimpses of the futur...
ListenSeason 1 Wrapup from 2016-12-13T23:30:23
Jim and A.Ron put season one of HBO's Westworld in cold storage by talking about our overall thoughts, opinions, and hopes for next season. Then we consider a giant sized mailbag where we discuss s...
Listen110 – The Bicameral Mind from 2016-12-06T23:30:07
A.Ron and Jim are very pleased with how the violent delights over season one would up having violent ends in the finale episode for Westworld, "The Bicameral Mind". Sure, maybe the first third of t...
Listen109 – The Well-Tempered Clavier from 2016-11-29T21:50:10
Many more puzzle pieces fell into place over the weekend as HBO's Westworld deployed episode 109, "The Well-Tempered Clavier". But there is still a lot left to uncover. Why did Dr. Ford deploy the ...
Listen108 - Trace Decay from 2016-11-22T22:10
Jim and A.Ron take in the latest episode of HBO's Westworld, "Trace Decay". Timelines are continuing to proliferate (we're up to four now, in case you're keeping score at home), everybody is still...
Listen107 - Trompe L'Oeil from 2016-11-15T22:50
The floodgates have opened after the release of the newest episode of HBO's Westworld, "Trompe L'Oeil". Everyone is a host, unless you think they're a host, then they're a double secret human. Th...
Listen106 - The Adversary from 2016-11-08T22:00
Seems like whether you loved the latest episode of HBO's Westworld, "The Adversary" depends on how much you bought into Maeve running roughshod over two bumbling technicians toiling in the bowls of...
Listen105 - Contrapasso from 2016-11-02T00:19
Looks like multiple timelines is back on the menu! Just when we had completely written of the various timeline theories, they come roaring back in episode 105, "Contrapasso". Not saying that any ...
Listen104 - Dissonance Theory from 2016-10-25T21:12
Another intriguing and informative episode of HBO's Westworld is in the books, and we continue to have a lot to discuss. In "Dissonance Theory", we learn that Ford has god-like control of the park...
Listen103 - The Stray from 2016-10-18T20:26
Jim and A.Ron try to round up Westworld's latest episode, "The Stray", but corralling the big ideas this show brings to the table is proving to be quite a challenge. We appreciate the focus on the...
Listen102 - Chestnut from 2016-10-11T20:37
Jim and A.Ron have a lot to say about the second episode of HBO's new hit series, Westworld, entitled "Chestnut". We talk a lot about the developing characters and mysteries of the show, trying to...
ListenSeason 1 Preview from 2016-09-27T23:41
Jim and A.Ron spend a bit of time talking about the upcoming season of HBO's new sci-fi/western, Westworld. We discuss the multiple reasons to be excited, from the creative and talent pedigree of ...
ListenSeason 1 Preview from 2016-09-27T23:41
Jim and A.Ron spend a bit of time talking about the upcoming season of HBO's new sci-fi/western, Westworld. We discuss the multiple reasons to be excited, from the creative and talent pedigree of ...
ListenSeason 1 Preview from 2016-09-27T23:41
Jim and A.Ron spend a bit of time talking about the upcoming season of HBO's new sci-fi/western, Westworld. We discuss the multiple reasons to be excited, from the creative and talent pedigree of ...
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