Considering the big E3 video game show wrapped up just last week, now is the perfect time to talk about how there are too many video games. With me this week is the host of the Chips 'n Bits video game podcast, Matthew Anderson. We chat about Horizon Zero Dawn, Overwatch, getting (and being) old, why free-to-play games suck, whether VR is a fad and…

There are 153 comic book movies coming to theaters this year. Not to mention the 7,249 shows about superheroes on the TV. Even for a lifelong, die-hard comic book nerd such as myself — it’s exhausting. I can’t imagine what its like for everyday people who don't care about OMG THEY ARE PUTTING ADAM WARLOCK IN GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3!!!! ahem.…

This week, we're talking about robots! Will they take over? (maybe?) Journalist Signe Brewster, who chronicles the robot uprising for publications like the MIT Technology Review and WIRED, stops by the pod to talk about the robots we already have in our homes (dishwashers!), robots that lift kegs, what to expect from robots, and how a Roomba actual…

"Artificial Intelligence" is the buzzword du jour in business, with just about every company claiming they'll incorporate some kind of AI into their product. But what exactly is artificial intelligence? Will it take over the planet? Am I just a cleverly programmed 'bot that has fooled you into thinking I'm human? Derrick Harris, founder of the infl…

As a parent, I am inundated with news stories and research and blog posts and listicles that basically say the same thing — I’m doing it all wrong. Man, what a bringdown. So I called up Laura Hazard Owen, Deputy Editor of the Nieman Journalism Lab and creator and writer of the I’ll Be Right Back parenting newsletter for a chat. Unlike other parenti…

It’s kind of silly to say there are too many bands, because most will never go beyond a 5 p.m. slot at the local brew pub. However, there are a TON of bands out there, and one man sorting through them is Kyle Ryan, Senior Editor at The AV Club. He stops by to talk about: -His annual list of (bad) band names -What it even means to be “in a band” any…