95. How to Build a Better Boy: Dr. Gabby-Steins Monster

For many years the world’s most brilliant scientists have tried tackling the universe’s greatest mysteries: What is on the other side of a black hole? Is time travel something that could ever be a possibility? Yet one question remains on the top of that list: Why are human boys like that? Okay well maybe that’s not exactly at the top of most scientists list but it certainly is for the protagonists of this movie. So listeners get your glasses on and your laptops charged as we finish 2014 on the DCOM journey by discussing the movie that predicted AI chat bots, How to Build a Better Boy. Jake misinterprets a text, Kate learns about r/myboyfriendisAI, and both of them can’t help but discuss how watching this movie in the current age of AI makes things feel just a bit bleak. They also report on the breaking news of yet another beloved DCOM franchise getting a new installment decades after the last entry. This episodes tangents include but are not limited to: We actually had a quick turnaround between episodes for once, The DCOM tour is back, Glee energy, A hallmark hint of things to come, Giving True Jackson her flowers, XO Kitty, How Mary Shelley is actually responsible for this movie existing, The teen girl hackers of tumblr, School dance themes, and Nandos.Follow the host’s Twitter: @jakeblue98 & @katescommentaryInstagram: jakeblueart & kvrandomFollow the podcast’s twitter: @TSOSNPodcast Follow the podcast Instagram: SomethingnewpodEmail us: [email protected] you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify feel free to leave a rating and review