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Roboism

Education EN ↓ 79 episodes

Roboism is a show mostly about robots. We are exploring how artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital assistants are affecting our culture. Come explore the humanity behind the bots that are quickly becoming a part of every day life. Hosted by Kathy Campbell and Alex Cox.

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Relay

Category

Education

Podcast website

relay.fm

Latest episode

Mar 17, 2026

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Episodes

54: Titanic Salads 31.03.2022

Alex and Kathy discuss why the TikTok bots continue to be in the midst of a period panic.

53: Finger Dancing 18.03.2022

Alex introduces intriguing new inputs as Kathy tears through a typing test.

52: Not Bruno 03.02.2022

Kathy and Alex are so here for Robot birds and British cyborgs, but they do NOT talk about Bruno.

51: Rose, Thorn, and Bud 06.01.2022

Kathy and Alex try to figure out the best ways for each of them to be a human in 2022.

50: My Soul is Very Expensive 16.11.2021

Kathy and Alex go meta on Meta's metaverse.

49: Cardigan Karens 02.11.2021

Kathy comforts Alex as they share their concerns (dread) around The Seattle Delivery Company turning into The Seattle Surveillance Company.

48: Something Something Sherlock Joke 22.09.2021

Alex and Kathy explore the media circus around Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos, and black turtlenecks.

47: A Forklift That Can't Outrun Humans 08.09.2021

Alex and Kathy watch in horror as exploitative capitalism is used to soothe a man's ego with an expensive mannequin.

46: Bipples 25.08.2021

Kathy is building a VERY big smart robot, and Alex wants to help.

45: The Bathroom is Australian 12.08.2021

A guest co-host comes to assess the smart home situation in the Cox family apartment.

44: Woeboism 27.07.2021

Alex flip flops on their opinion of therapy robots at least three times, and Kathy eloquently explains why the human brain is great, so it's important to take care of.

43: Beautiful Boston Bots 14.07.2021

This week, Kathy takes Alex through a roller coaster of emotions involving an uncanny valley, dancing k-pop sensations, car company acquisitions, McDonald's marketing, and of course: economic -isms.

42: It's a Cesshole 21.06.2021

Kathy brings a surprise bot topic to Alex, and soon they're down the rabbit hole of 3 sided shapes.

41: DubDubKay 09.06.2021

Alex and Kathy give you the hard hitting, day old, exciting things about the WWDC Keynote.

40: We Both Need to Shower 24.05.2021

This week, Alex and Kathy almost have something positive to say about social networks.

39: Plains, Trains, and Croissants 12.05.2021

This week, Kathy found a bread robot that learned more than its creators intended, and Alex brings good news about bots from the recent past.

38: Triggering the Maestros 27.04.2021

This week, Kathy enlists some help from friends of the show to make Alex's Mac into a joyful robot.

37: Capitalism With More Steps 13.04.2021

This week, Alex tries tries (emphasis on *tries*) to adequately explain NFTs.

36: You Have a Patina 30.03.2021

This week Alex and Kathy get into the weeds of what makes algorithms frustrating, how the users shape their own social networks, and what the tweens are up to.

35: Worse Than Ticket Master 02.03.2021

This week, Kathy shares her experience with the current COVID-19 vaccine and healthcare bots, and Alex goes off brand and can't help but find a little bit of faith in humanity.

34: You’re Going to Be So Uncomfortable 16.02.2021

Alex introduces Kathy Campbell, your new cohost and all around unicorn of a human. We learn her robot favorites, fears, and food goals.

33: Sweaty Building 12.08.2019

Alex and Savannah discuss whether or not we need air-conditioning, business scarves, and personal temperature regulators.

32: A Fool Full of Regret 27.06.2019

Alex and Savannah mourn the death of Jibo and other robotic friends, think about Tesla Homebrews, and continue to mull over the implications of the scoot scoot infestation.

31: Set to Dude 02.05.2019

Alex and Savannah discuss the gender identity of voice assistants LIVE at C2E2!

30: Easier to Tax a Robot 10.04.2019

Alex and Savannah want robots to take everyone's jobs (no, seriously).

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