A Thousand Episodes Of Weird Things, AI, And Space

The hosts celebrate what is probably the thousandth episode of Weird Things by reflecting on how the show started as a pushback against mean-spirited debunking and grew into a long-running space for curious, skeptical conversation about the unknown. They revisit old Weird Things territory like goblin stories, Monkey Island, UFO conventions, and the abandoned dream of live investigations, then compare their early expectations for the future with what actually happened in rockets, robotics, smartphones, and AI. Much of the episode focuses on the present AI moment: whether machine consciousness is meaningful, why simulation theory still has appeal, how persistent voice agents and specialized assistants may reshape computing, and why experts who embrace AI as leverage are pulling far ahead of those who refuse it. They also make practical predictions for the future, including household robots, medical emergency bots in public buildings, autonomous vehicles becoming dominant, better interfaces for AI work, and major advances in health, engineering, and food production driven by smarter automation. Picks: Brian Brushwood: Resident Evil Andrew Mayne: It Ends on Apple TV Andrew Mayne: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Andrew Mayne: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Justin Robert Young: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Justin Robert Young: Google Image Generation for making custom pictures for kids Support Weird Things on Patreon: http://patreon.com/weirdthings Subscribe to the Weird Th