Topic: Robot Memes

3 chapters across the catalog

Clean Food
Episode 847 37:00 - 38:42

847: Clean Food

Hillary Clinton, No Sweat Claim, Balloon Reaction

A clip from 2015 features Hillary Clinton claiming that she does not sweat, which the hosts use to joke about her being a robot. They also discuss her exaggerated reaction to the balloon drop at the DNC, labeling it a calculated performance for cameras and memes.

Dangerous Speech
Episode 798 45:54 - 47:10

798: Dangerous Speech

Rubio Robot and Media Narrative Manipulation

The "Rubio Robot" meme, stemming from Marco Rubio's repetitive debate performance, is discussed as a potential coordinated media narrative. The hosts question whether such memes are spontaneous or the result of "dirty tricks" and professional mnemonic strategies used by political campaigns.

Climate Chaos
Episode 617 2:57:46 - 3:02:36

617: Climate Chaos

Robot Memes, Movie Promos, and the Movie "Pecker"

The hosts discuss the current media obsession with robots, linking it to the release of "X-Men: Days of Future Past" and "Transformers: Age of Extinction." They play a dispassionate movie promo from Mark Wahlberg and engage in a "guess the movie" game. Dvorak fails to identify the 1998 John Waters film "Pecker," leading to a humorous exchange about their respective movie-watching habits on long flights.