Episode 187—Goblins in the Source Code
From Print Run Podcast by Erik Hane and Laura Zats
June 12, 2026 · 57 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the modernization of children's literature and the storytelling patterns in LLM chatbots.
This week we catch up on two pieces that caught our eye: one on the modernization of older children’s literature to match contemporary culture, and another on how every LLM chatbot keeps telling stories featuring the same vaguely aggrieved fictional guy. It’s weird! The goblins are closing in!
People in this episode
Hosts: Erik Hane, Laura Zats
Topics covered
- modernization of literature
- children's literature
- LLM chatbots
- storytelling
- contemporary culture
Keywords
- goblins
- source code
- children's literature
- LLM
- chatbots
- storytelling
- contemporary culture
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: children’s literature, LLM chatbot
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