About this episode

The episode explores the lazy tendencies of murderbots when not forced to work.

(Bonus) It turns out that when murderbots aren't being forced to murder, they like to just be lazy and watch TV. Shame they have to at least half-ass their job if they don't want to get caught having free will. ⁠Read along with us!⁠ Support us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a buck ($1) and get ad-free episodes! Or make a one-time donation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PayPal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Produced, directed, recorded and edited by: Ryan Carter Hosted by: Ryan Carter & Caitlin Rosbach Theme music by Jake Weller. Listen to Jake's album, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wasting Time⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Special thanks to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vidwest Studios⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for providing some equipment and a recording space.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Carter, Caitlin Rosbach

Topics covered

• murderbots
• free will
• TV
• laziness
• science fiction

Keywords

• murderbots
• free will
• TV
• science fiction
• laziness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, PayPal, Vidwest Studios

Books & works: Wasting Time

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