The Drop – Part 26 “Surprise Drop”

About this episode

Anson and Branan discuss various topics including TV shows, books, AI, and Anson's experience at a Metallica concert.

We sat down to record something short when Branan dropped a spontaneous Drop on Anson.  Television : The Handmaid’s Tale ’s 6th & final season. Severance , The Studio , The Rehearsal and Nathan’s Fileder’s hybrid comedy.  Books: Jeff Vandermeer’s latest addition to his Southern Reach Trilogy. Ray Kurzweil’s latest book The Singularity is Nearer sparks a long discussion about the transformational power of AI and is immortality worth it?       Podcasts:   “Short history of…”  and “Cautionary Tales”  Plus, Anson sees his first Metallica show and conforms the rumors: they still rule, especially when they’re channeling Ennio Morricone.  https://youtu.be/d3OMz76mDCM https://youtu.be/d3OMz76mDCM : The Drop – Part 26 “Surprise Drop”

People in this episode

Host: Anson Mount

Guest: Branan Edgens

Topics covered

• television
• books
• AI
• immortality
• comedy
• music

Keywords

• The Handmaid’s Tale
• Severance
• Jeff Vandermeer
• Ray Kurzweil
• AI
• Metallica
• Ennio Morricone

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Metallica

Books & works: The Handmaid’s Tale, Severance, The Studio, The Rehearsal, Nathan’s Fileder’s hybrid comedy, Southern Reach Trilogy, The Singularity is Nearer

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