Tondeltitnu Podcast

Disclaimer: a huge chunk of this episode was generated by ChatGPT, the OpenAI chatbot that has taken the internet by storm. We're joined by new guests Damian and Vic, as well as returning cast members Faizaan, Thibaut, and Nico as we push ChatGPT to its limits. We test its boundaries by making it write alternative histories (featuring Nico's brilliant impressions), code, fictional stories of the cast, impersonations of celebrities and more!

Originally recorded before the Fall '22 college semesters began, Rishven (BU) and Erica (UNC Chapel Hill) sat down to talk about their first year as college students in the United States as part of a collaboration with Erica's YouTube channel: Bouncing Board. Topics include deciding if a school is a good fit, dealing with culture shock, and general advice for international students looking to adapt to a new culture. This episode also includes 15 minutes of extra content that didn't make the video, ranging from our thoughts on work visas, making new friends and how America's more liberal values stack up against Malaysia's conservative ones. Why a US education and how did you decide if your school was a good fit for you? (3:19) How did you adapt to American college life as a Malaysian international student? (11:04) What are the differences between the US and Malaysia? Were there moments where you faced culture shock? (18:56) Thoughts on the US' portrayal in mainstream media? (31:27) Would you stay or leave after graduation? (45:28) One piece of advice you wish you had known before going abroad? (53:52) Bonus (uncut) content (1:02:43) Subscribe to Bouncing Board: https://www.youtube.com/@bouncingboard6163

On the eve of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Faizaan, Sean, Faniki, and Roshyan joined us to preview the tournament and try their hand at the impossible task of predicting its results. Besides making predictions, we also shed light on Qatar's murky bid to host the tournament by discussing the appalling treatment of migrant workers and expressing concern on how Qatar would handle the tournament logistically. Seeing as this was a World Cup of upsets, join us to see what we got right and hear our takes that aged horribly as the tournament progressed.

We're finally back with new weeb talk guests! We're joined by Levi, Josette, Shifa, and Ren Keat as we go over the anime we liked from the summer season and talk about the manga and manhwa adaptations we've been excited about such as Heaven Official's Blessing, Spy x Family, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Charlotte, To Your Eternity, Death Note, Solo Leveling, Summertime Render, Ao Ashi, and more! We also discuss how we got into anime, our media consumption habits and how our love for the genre has forged lasting relationships with like-minded fans.

Listen here, Jack. That's some malarkey right there. We're joined by Nico, a self-professed "Romeaboo" and history buff, as well as regular contributors, Sean and Thibaut to relaunch our conspiracy theories series. With some of the wildest tangents we've had on record, we discuss everything from Californian weather, racist overtones in the Bored Ape NFTs and Minecraft, the formation of the ESRB, presidential slip-ups featuring Nico's immaculate Trump and Bush Jr. impressions, Julius Caesar getting kidnapped by pirates, Persian Among Us and lots more! Subscribe to Nico's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRoe6ux2CqTPINejH-K_8Tw Timestamps * California Memes (3:45), * The Entropa sculpture (10:36), * The Bored Ape Yacht Club (15:15), * Minecraft’s Racial Overtones (21:58), * ESRB (25:29), * Origins of Conspiracy Theories (29:57), * Nico’s Trump impression (39:32), * Biden moments (42:03), * Bushisms (43:27), * John McCain and Vietnam POWs (46:56), * Caesar's Pirate Story (49:15), * Alexander the Great killing his father (51:30), * Nero killing his mother (54:00), * Persian Among Us (55:33), * Elvis (59:27), * Lobotomies (TW// Medical Gore) (1:02:48), * Guillotines (1:08:55), * Spartacus (1:11:27)