Episode 454 – Studio 116, Pothole Season & AI Pushes the Button

What did we talk about this week on The Slade and Mayson Show?March arrives, and with it comes a surprising amount of reflection.JD officially names his broadcast space Studio 116, marking a new chapter as the calendar flips to the first day of March. The changing season brings reminders of time passing, including news that guitarist Travis Wammack has passed away at age 81 — another signal that many of the musicians who shaped the rock era of the ’60s and ’70s are slowly leaving us.Dan faces a practical dilemma involving his Corolla: whether it’s worth installing a new transmission or finally moving on. That leads into broader conversations about car ownership, maintenance, and how younger drivers increasingly treat cars like smartphones — if it starts and has power, everything must be fine. Gone are the days when drivers learned to check fluids, change tires, or understand how machines actually work.Technology frustrations continue as Dan worries he may have clicked a questionable link and possibly invited a virus onto his computer.JD leans into March traditions — leprechauns, St. Patrick’s Day memories, and the unusual story of playing a character named Bob O’Brien, a casting decision that still raises eyebrows. March also means brackets, basketball, and what JD jokingly calls “vasectomy season,” when sports fans schedule procedures just in time to recover on the couch while watching March Madness and their tournament picks collapse almost immediately.Seasonal reality sets in with the return of pothole season, while a recent planetary alignment technically occurred overhead — even if buildings and trees prevented anyone from actually seeing it.Health experiments enter the mix as Dan begins testing garlic and lemon juice as a possible cholesterol strategy.AI returns as a major topic. According to analysts at Goldman Sachs, billions invested in artificial intelligence have so far produced little measurable economic return. Meanwhile, a strange incident involving network-connected robotic vacuums saw one individual accidentally take control of roughly 7,000 units at once.More concerning are AI war-game simulations showing that autonomous systems chose nuclear escalation more than half the time — a reminder that intelligence and judgment are not always the same thing.It’s a conversation about aging technology, aging rock stars, changing seasons, changing drivers, and a future arriving faster than anyone expected.All that and more on Episode 454 of The Slade and Mayson Show.Listen to the podcast version: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and SoundCloudMerch: https://teespring.com/stores/the-slade-and-mayson-show-2Sponsor: http://www.IceysomethinIcey.comMusic: Courtesy of Dano https://danosongs.com/More from JD: Old-time country music daily on Sladio https://soundcloud.com/sladio-539214100/Follow the show:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sladeandmaysonTwitter/X: https://twitter.com/SladeAndMayson