Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky, Eneasz Brodski; ty to JK Rowling
This is an alternate universe story, where Petunia married a scientist. Harry enters the wizarding world armed with Enlightenment ideals and the experimental spirit.
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May 18, 2025 • 1h 3min
Blindsided 01: Aliens, Vampires, and Children – oh my!
Steven and Brian take their first real dive into the strange world of Blindsight. I hope you are having as much as we are. :) The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. Check out the awesome companion website… Continue reading
May 12, 2025 • 8min
Blindsided 00: Announcement
Steven and Brian announce their latest reading project – Blindsight by Peter Watts! The book doesn’t have chapters in the traditional sense, but it does have natural stopping points separated by quotes. The first week we’ll be reading up until: “When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.… Continue reading
Apr 21, 2025 • 53min
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) perfection
A movie that somehow did it all. You can find Matt at his regular media-analysis podcast at Doof Media. Continue reading
Mar 31, 2025 • 1h 29min
Cowboy Grak 5 pt2
Narrative about meta-narrative. Eneasz and Steven talk about the rest of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic. Continue reading
Mar 26, 2025 • 22sec
Cowboy Grak 5 full audio available
Listen to the entirety of Cowboy Grak 5 over at https://askwhocastsai.substack.com/p/cowboy-grak-5-yet-another-fistful Continue reading
Mar 24, 2025 • 1h 30min
Cowboy Grak 5 pt1
Not everything is a reference! Eneasz and Steven talk about half of Cowboy Grak 5, a Worth The Candle fanfic. Continue reading
Feb 25, 2025 • 58min
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 06: Pondering Knowable Dreams
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their adventures in the mind of Philip K Dick. We’re gonna keep this going with Blindsight! Come back in a week or two for … part of Blindsight. We’ll figure this out later. Also, did you happen across this looking for… Continue reading
Feb 21, 2025 • 12min
HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties
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Feb 3, 2025 • 29sec
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch: No New Episode
No new episode this week, y’all. We’ll be back to wrap up the show as soon as we can. In the mean time, check out some other awesome content like AskWho’s AI audiobooks and essays. Stay awesome and we look forward to chatting about the end of our PKD adventures.… Continue reading
Jan 20, 2025 • 1h
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 05: Peculiar Kafkaesque Dimensions
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven chew on the Chew-Z madness. The next episode will be delayed by a week, so come back in two weeks for the final three chapters, 11, 12, and 13! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue reading
