348: Colloquial Robot
From Robot or Not? by John Siracusa and Jason Snell
May 25, 2026 · 3 min · Episode 348
About this episode
The episode explores the implications of defining what constitutes a robot and the nature of reality in the context of podcasts.
Listener Matt has caught John in a trap, because once on ATP John referred to something as a robot that is not a robot. Does John use his own definitions in real life? Are podcasts real life? What is the meaning of this?!...
People in this episode
Hosts: John Siracusa, Jason Snell
Guest: Matt
Topics covered
- robot definition
- podcast philosophy
- real life
- listener engagement
- language
Keywords
- robot
- definition
- podcast
- real life
- language
- philosophy
- listener
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