Episode 96 - Robot

Ben is joined by Andrew (insert mechanical transformation sound) to form this week’s hosting duo!  What’s new with them?  Ben’s still playing “Dave the Diver,” but is having trouble getting through the grind.  Andrew is adjusting to a “new baby schedule,” and working toward the completion of his second novel set in the “Larry-verse.”  After the obligatory definition proceedings, Andrew shares the origin of his Partly Robot moniker.  Then they dive in to a conversational exploration of memorable robots in assorted forms of media.  Andrew talks about watching the movie “Robot and Frank,” and then Ben excitedly talks about his experiences with “RoboCop: Rogue City.”  Within the mishmash of it all, they also have a teachable moment… don’t smoke at the gas station or else you’ll end up like Emil. 00:00:21 - Andrew is a “yo” guy, Andrew’s adventures in parenting, and Ed Asner babies 00:03:25 - Too much stuff in “Dave the Diver,” and a rapper wearing a Chicago Balls jersey 00:05:55 - The Premises Premise, “Larry-verse” sharks, and the lamest form of time travel 00:09:03 - Writing chapters out of order, robot ninja monkeys, and contract or barter 00:11:45 - Domo arigato, Styx’s 11th studio album, and Kilroy was imprisoned by Dr. Righteous  00:15:20 - According to “Kilroy was Here” cannon, not cool Oxford, and web crawler memories 00:17:42 - Following Nietzsche for the mustache, the Czech word for forced labor, and R.U.R. 00:20:05 - We love Ricky Junior, hazardous bar stools, and being oblivious to the robot revolt   00:22:58 - Andrew’s alter ego, being partly robot, empathy, R2D2, and robotic stereotypes  00:25:42 - Scary robots, more problematic acting choices, eating data, and a deep question 00:29:15 - The land of Cartesianism, AI hallucinations, and observing human development 00:33:44 - Isaac Asimov’s 3 laws of robotics, logical problems, and “Detroit: Become Human” 00:36:54 - Discovering the universe without senses, and “Foundation” series connections 00:39:48 - Algorithms, psychohistory, not Arthur C Clarke, and the Hugos and the Nebulas    00:42:19 - The butt kissing robot, seeing the train wreck, and emotional robots in literature 00:45:50 - A pop culture pet peeve, Gopher was a member of Congress, and Forbidden Planet 00:50:58 - Futura in Metropolis, upper management, and a summary of “Robot and Frank” 00:52:00 - Ben is excited to talk about RoboCop and playing Teyon’s “RoboCop: Rogue City” 00:55:55 - The acting of Peter Weller in the movie, and an explanation of “texture popping”  01:00:05 - Emil M. Antonowsky’s lesson, Paul Verhoeven’s backstory, and crime evidence 01:03:45 - Concluding the robot trip… WALL-E, 2-XL, Conky, R.O.B., and give robots a chance  Follow Andrew / Partly Robot Industries on… His website: https://partlyrobot.com/ On Instagram: https://instagram.com/partlyrobot On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@partlyrobot On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/partlyrobot Follow Two Vague on… Our website: http://www.twovaguepodcast.com  On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/two_vague_podcast On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@twovaguepodcast On X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoVaguePodcast For show appearance and other inquiries, contact us at: [email protected] #videogames, #robocop, #robocoproguecity, #teyon, #podernfamily, #diypodcast, #podbean, #applepodcasts, #trivia, #autism, #partlyrobot #twovaguepodcast