Happy Doomsday

Oh no! End of Season One!

We are seeing out our first season with a little recap and retrospective, through an open conversation about the making of the pod itself. Come take a peek behind the curtain as we revisit the highs and lows. As we take a break and gear up for a higher production value season 2, please let us know what you like and would like to see changed. The Dark Chat will return soon!

Oh no! Autonomous Humanoid Robots!

The spectre of humanoid robots in everyday life is closer than it's ever been. Tech companies seem to think we all want an autonomous robot living with us and doing our laundry. What are the ethical concerns and also WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?!! Whether ye be off silicon or flesh, welcome to the Dark Chat!

Oh no! Asteroids!

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a.... oh shit, it's an asteroid... RUUUUUUUNNNN!!!!! In this episode, Andrew and Lauren talk about how big or small of a threat asteroids actually are and what we are doing to combat them. Grab a telescope, hop into your favorite bunker, and welcome to the Dark Chat!

Oh no! Journalism! Part 2

In this episode, Lauren explains how the mainstream news media was miraculously saved from degradation and harmful incentives and is now in better shape than ever before! ...Wait...did you actually fall for that?! Mainstream news is a hellhole! In this episode, the gang discusses the birth of the 24 hour news cycle and how that content hungry machine eventually spilled on to the web. And it's worse than ever! But honestly, still kind of hung up on you totally falling for that opening line. So gullible... welcome to the Dark Chat I guess.

Oh no! Journalism! Part 1

In Part 1 of this epic two parter, Lauren takes us through the storied history and modern pitfalls of journalism ethics while laying the groundwork for next week's internet focused dystopia. Welcome to the Dark Chat!