Watching Westworld
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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".
Episodes
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Jun 11, 2018 • 24min
208 – Kiksuya – Instant Take
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 the Instant Take podcast. The audio from the interactive section is released as a premium podcast just for our club members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 5, 2018 • 2h 27min
207 – Les Ecorches
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 promise that she might not be able to keep, and the end game involving the Valley Beyond starts to come into focus. We also discuss our feelings about the way action is being handled on the show, debate whether the structure of Westworld itself is necessary, and consider a ton of feedback and theories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 4, 2018 • 20min
207 – Les Ecorches – Instant Take
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 the Instant Take podcast. The audio from the interactive section is released as a premium podcast just for our club members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 29, 2018 • 2h 10min
206 – Phase Space
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 introduces us to the CR8-DL, and a fresh crop of a-holes from Delos Corporate literally parachute onto the Mesa, leaving us unimpressed. We also discuss a boat load of email, speculation and theories at the end of the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2018 • 19min
206 – Phase Space – Instant Take
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 the Instant Take podcast. The audio from the interactive section is released as a premium podcast just for our club members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 22, 2018 • 2h 8min
205 – Akane No Mai
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 location. We also get to find out some more info about the role of the mysterious Cradle, watch Maeve as she discovers a new "superpower", and Teddy and Dolores have a falling out over there very different approaches to veterinary medicine. We discuss this as well as your feedback and popular theories and speculat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2018 • 17min
205 – Akane No Mai – Instant Take
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 the Instant Take podcast. The audio from the interactive section is released as a premium podcast just for our club members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 15, 2018 • 2h 2min
204 – The Riddle of the Sphinx
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 comes to consciousness transfer? If you can be copied and therefore replaced, does that mean you are no longer real, as Arnold stated at the outset of the season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2018 • 19min
204 – The Riddle of the Sphinx – Instant Take
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 the Instant Take podcast. The audio from the interactive section is released as a premium podcast just for our club members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 8, 2018 • 2h 2min
203 – Virtu e Fortuna
"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 seen just leaves us with more questions. We discuss the dual natures of Dolores and Maeve, Bernard making a crucial discovery of what's in one Peter Abernathy's head, and try to puzzle out out what the tiger hunter has to do with the story and how she relates to the other characters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
