193. Our podcast overlords

Our latest episode presents the listener with a bit of a puzzle: who are those two people that comment and expand upon most of the segments? You’ll figure it out, but if not, it hopefully will become clear by the time we get to a key segment later on. If it still isn’t clear, well that’s because what RJ said we’d do didn’t exactly match with what he finally did while up there in the control booth. He hopes the punishment issued by our podcast overlords isn’t too severe.We also get a look at KJ’s glamorous acting life—riding horses, doing auditions, and attending gala events, among other things. The word “champagne” never comes up but you just know it’s being splashed around in there somewhere. We get so excited that we propose turning audition taping into a whole industry of its own. We also get really fun listener mail, and then discuss an AI-generated discussion of your humble yet fantastic Shed Dogs (see above). It’s a fascinating look into the evolution of AI applications, even if it has a certain “once you hear it, you can’t unhear it” quality. But you be the judge, and let us know what you think! Links: Shed Dogs; the elections we discuss are: BC Provincial, US Federal, Canadian Federal; When Calls the Heart; patriarch; Attendance; Hunting Matthew Nichols; self-taping auditions (though this author was unaware of the amazing opportunity to hire extras for self-tapes); Allegiance; TV revenue trend; Rust Valley Restorers on Netflix; Slow Horses; YouTube Premium; short-form videos (TikTok, reels, Facebook Shorts, etc.); NotebookLM.Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.