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We’re back with episode 42, discussing AI, specifically of the female or female-coded variety. Topics include the films Her and Ex Machina, and the comic Alex + Ada by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn, how those stories are in conversation with one another, what gender has to do with robots, and whether artificial intelligence is even that great of an idea, anyway. Special thanks to our friend Stephani for the donuts. Oh, and her intelligent conversation.
Warning: While the episode doesn’t contain any swears, it does contain some adult conversation. We don’t get explicit but there is some discussion that is almost certainly not safe for work, hence the explicit tag. Listen at your discretion!
What Missy’s Been Up To:
Reading:
- The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
- Yes, Roya by C. Spike Trotman and Emilee Denich
- Constantine: The Hellblazer by Ming Doyle, James Tynion IV, Erik Donovan, Riley Rosso, Kelly Fitzpatrick and Tom Napolitano
- What Merri’s Been Up To:Reading:
- Silk by Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee
- Radioactive Spider-Gwen by Jason Latour, Robbi Rodriguez and Rico RenziWatching:
- Sailor Moon Crystal
- Orphan Black
- What Stephani’s Been Up To:Reading:
- The Wicked + The Divine #20 by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, Matthew Wilson, and Clayton Cowles
- Low by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini
- Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour
- Guardians of Ga’Hoole by Kathryn Lasky
- Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter
- Some Links You Might Find Interesting:
- View From the Gutters Episode 161 – Alex + Ada
- Ex Machina: A White Feminist Parable for Our Time by J. A. Micheline
- Goddess From the Machine: A Look at Ex Machina’s Gender Politics by Katherine Cross
- The Tech Industry Wants to Use Women’s Voices — they just won’t listen to them by Leigh Alexander
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