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About this podcast
How is technology changing what it means to be human?
Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut is a smart, funny podcast about artificial intelligence, digital privacy, streaming, Hollywood, fandom and the strange modern world we’re all trying to survive together.
I’m JP, and each story-driven episode explores how technology affects the way we work, watch, connect—and decide what’s real. Along the way, science fiction and pop culture help us examine the future we’re building and whether humanity is actually ready for it.
One idea. One story. About ten minutes.
Thoughtful conversations. Honest opinions. No outrage bait.
Finding light in the darkness… with laser beams.
Episodes
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- Stuart Fails to Save the Universe Proves AI Wrong · 8 minAn AI chatbot and a complete stranger were put to the test. Which one did a better job reducing loneliness? The human. In this episode of Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut…
- Who Murdered Firefly? A Cold Case Mystery · 8 minFirefly lasted just one season. The official cause of death? Low ratings. But the evidence raises a bigger question: did the show fail, or did Fox help bury it? In this Egotastic…
- Why Streaming Is Breaking Fandom... · 10 minStreaming changed television forever — but it may also be quietly killing the communities that form around it. In this episode of Egotastic FunTime, JP looks at how 8-episode…
- BONUS: The Orville, AI, and Why Season 4 Is Coming Back at the Perfect Time · 8 minWhat if The Orville understood one of the biggest questions surrounding artificial intelligence before the rest of us started worrying about it? In this episode of Egotastic…
- The Job Search Is BROKEN: Apply. Ghosted. Repeat. · 8 minThe Modern Job Search... JP was laid off, immediately started applying for work—and discovered just how frustrating the modern job search has become. From automated résumé…
- AI Hysteria Begins: Fearmongering About AI · 8 minArtificial intelligence is everywhere right now—and so is the fear surrounding it. In this episode of Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut, JP takes a closer look at AI hysteria…
- WHAT IF WE TURNED OFF THE ALGORITHM? · 9 minWhat if you could just turn the algorithm off? In this episode of Egotastic FunTime, JP digs into the increasingly creepy world of personalized recommendations, online tracking…
- Why Would AI Kill Us All? The Real Risks Beyond Sci-Fi · 10 minCould AI kill us all—or are we letting science fiction distract us from the risks already here? In this episode, JP breaks down why AI does not need evil intentions or a…
- How AI Kills Us All By 2030 · 9 minWill AI kill us all by 2030? There is no credible evidence that an AI apocalypse has a deadline—but the risks behind that fear are real. In this episode of Egotastic FunTime: The…
- I Cut the Cord—Then Streaming Became Cable · 8 minI canceled almost every streaming service after rising prices and ads turned cord cutting into cable all over again. I kept Netflix and Peacock, canceled the rest, and built a…
- I Got Laid Off. Where’s My Star Trek Future? · 13 minI got laid off after working in social media content moderation—and it made me wonder: where is the hopeful Star Trek future technology promised us? In Star Trek, automation and…
- The Internet Doesn’t Feel Human Anymore · 12 minRemember when the internet felt like it was made by actual people? Now search engines, social media, streaming services and even personal recommendations can feel like one…
- I Got Laid Off. Now AI Decides If I Get Hired · 10 minGetting laid off was only the beginning. Now the search for a new job means automated screening, AI interviews, ghost jobs, job scams, and competing with nearly everyone online…
- I Trained the AI That May Replace Me · 12 minContent moderators helped train the AI that may now replace us. In this personal episode, JP explains what losing his job revealed about the human cost of automation—and why…
- What a Social Media Content Moderator Sees Every Day · 12 minWhat does social media look like when you spend eight hours a day reviewing what people upload? JP draws on his work as a content moderator to examine engagement bait, copied…
- Your Phone Knows Too Much About You · 11 minYour phone can track where you go, what you search for and which advertisements are most likely to get your attention. The strangest part is that much of this surveillance was…
- Why Netflix Has a Trust Problem · 11 minNetflix has canceled enough shows that some viewers now wait for a renewal before committing to anything new. But if everyone waits, the audience data used to justify renewals…
- The Death of Ownership: Everything Is Becoming a Rental · 11 minWhen did buying something stop meaning it belonged to us? From digital-only games and streaming movies to subscription software and purchases that can disappear, JP examines a…
- Why Are TV Seasons So Short Now? · 10 minTelevision once gave audiences 20 or more episodes and months to live alongside their favorite characters. Now a series may disappear for years, return with six episodes and end…
- Why Marvel Won't Let Peter Parker Grow Up · 11 minWhy does Peter Parker keep losing everything and returning to square one? From Amazing Fantasy #15 through Civil War, One More Day and the original Brand New Day comics, JP…
