Don't Praise The Machine (DPTM)

This week, Al and John get out of their depth with some hip new slang, and offer some unsolicited casting advice to a Hollywood heavyweight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Al slips into character for a macabre adventure, and John navigates the outer limits of celebrity self-invention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al return to the perplexing landscape of 21st-century romance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a special investigation into the murky world of AI companions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al digest some heavily abridged literary classics, and attempt to unscramble a lyrical dog’s breakfast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

‘No More Superheroes’  This week, Al ‘threads-through’ a blistering rebuke of Hollywood mediocrity; and John visits a hidden gem on the drug-addled streets of Melbourne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week John and Al chop it up and riff deep on a John Mellencamp lyric, John reveals the first developed thread-through concept and Al has a chat about Adelaide’s favourite zoo residents.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Al explores the arrival of dystopian holographic rock concerts, whilst John takes some time to focus on his dream of screenwriting but with a novel DPTM twist. You're gonna love it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s silver jubilee celebration, John and Al go back to where it all began: the occult origins of fast food marketing mascots, and the life-changing magic of puerile pranks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Al and John discuss the authenticity of a rapper's first album, John checks back in on a DPTM Cameo.com favourite and we hear about some of the exciting new things happening at Hewlett Packard this year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al discuss mystical frequencies and vexatious litigants, and Al rewards DPTM’s loyal listeners with some lyrical masterpieces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Al and John get an email from a famous fan, contemplate crass cave art and remind you that there are still, occasionally, standalone films. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Al and John savour solitude, marvel at giants and chew over lab-grown meats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Al relive the glories of the Royal Show; and John goes on the road. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week John and Al riff on DIY YouTube tutorials, financial humiliation, and what a stadium concert was like in the mid ’90s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Al canvass extreme longevity in online dating, Australian new wave hits, astrological hard truths and the future of emojis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Al and John meditate on showertime fatbergs, ol’ timey wet shaves, Dutchy’s hot shorts and the chilling possibilities of drone food delivery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al talk ageing crooners, multicoloured yawns and the hazards of artistic education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Al and John ponder fugue state TV, Stuckeyville bowls, the imposing oeuvre of Kevin James and the mystery of miracle healers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John and Al talk homework habits and imposter syndrome, communicating by celebrity proxies and using a carriage service to delight. Plus: a Goonies retraction, and a visit from a friend o’ the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John becomes a reclusive, pill-popping cameo addict, and Al gets high on delicious windfalls and unsolicited seasons greetings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Al and John survey time travel paradoxes, clickbait, beauty routines gone wrong and the thirst for external validation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week John and Al revisit family film favourites and free-to-air fizzers, and dream of magical holidays and the future that might have been. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al arrive at a momentous milestone; go on record to endorse the world’s finest crutch tips; and enjoy a mystical massage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al draw a warm, delicious daal bath and ponder some of life’s great mysteries: the Somerton Man, amateur doomsday prepping and grown men eating children’s snacks. Plus, another DPTM conversation hack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.