Smart House (1999) w/ Ross Benes

from This Ends at Prom · host Brennan Klein

"The more I've learned about your world outside my walls, the more I've realized how dangerous and unpredictable it is."Long before AI was being shoehorned into every aspect of our existence, the Disney Channel was warning a generation about the dangers of technological dependency with the iconic SMART HOUSE. Arguably the "best" DCOM ever made, it's time to have an existential crisis about how many people have completely ignored the dangers of letting a supercomputer control every aspect of your life! Joining The Wives Colangelo this week is Ross Benes, author of '1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.' LET'S GET BIZARRE!--------Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom--------MONTHLY SPOTLIGHTThe Springfield Unity Fund: https://givebutter.com/SpringfieldUnityFund--------Follow Ross Benes and buy his books!: https://www.rossbenes.com/--------Social Media Plugs@ThisEndsAtProm@BJColangelo@HarmonyColangelo----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

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"The more I've learned about your world outside my walls, the more I've realized how dangerous and unpredictable it is." Long before AI was being shoehorned into every aspect of our existence, the Disney Channel was warning a generation about the dangers of technological dependency with the iconic SMART HOUSE. Arguably the "best" DCOM ever made, it's time to have an existential crisis about how many people have completely ignored the dangers of letting a supercomputer control every aspect of your life! Joining The Wives Colangelo this week is Ross Benes, author of '1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times.' LET'S GET BIZARRE! -------- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom -------- MONTHLY SPOTLIGHT The Springfield Unity Fund: https://givebutter.com/SpringfieldUnityFund -------- Follow Ross Benes and buy his books!: https://www.rossbenes.com/ -------- Social Media Plugs @ThisEndsAtProm @BJColangelo @HarmonyColangelo ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

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