Boston College's Student-Run Sports Radio
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Brian Carpenter is the host of Free Association, a free-form radio show broadcast from WZBC-FM Boston College with occasional special guests. Brian Carpenter is an American singer-songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer. He founded Ghost Train Orchestra (Brooklyn NY) in Brooklyn in 2006 and has led the Boston-based band Beat Circus since 2004. Since 2001, Carpenter has produced several radio documentaries on Free Association, including an in-depth examination of sound design in horror a ...
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Award-winning author and professor Paul Levinson talks about TV, movies, politics, social media, outer space, good food, science fiction; occasionally reads from his science fiction stories; plays concerts of his music; interviews authors, actors, showrunners, and other podcasters in the now published weekly (Tuesdays at noon, New York time) podcast.
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CoS 'tis but a thematic and audience-driven radio show with spoken word / odd monologues / wacky studio guests / phone call strangeness. Interact via our website (www.cafeofshame.org) to get yer stuffs on the radio, then listen to it/us LIIIIVE every Sunday night on 90.3 WZBC FM (streaming at wzbc.org) from ten pee-em to midnights Eastern.
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Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It's Real Life on WZBC Radio
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 395, in which Patrick Rands interviews me about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles on his WZBC Radio program Abstract Terrain. more about It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles here say hello at the Meet and Greet at Big Red Books, 120 Main Street, Nyack, NY, Sunday, October 6…
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Paul Levinson interviews Gerrit Van Woudenberg about his new movie Quantum Suicide
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 397, in which I interview Gerrit Van Houtenberg about his new multiple universe feature film, Quantum Suicide, debuting on Amazon Prime Video on October 18. Relevant links: my review of Quantum Suicide The Chronology Protection Case movie on Amazon Prime Video The Chronology Protection Case novelette…
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Paul Levinson interviews Bob Hutchins: An Optimistic Discussion of AI
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 396, in which I interview Bob Hutchins about AI. My guess is you'll find this discussion much more optimistic about AI than what you'll usually hear. Discussed or mentioned in this interview: "On Behalf of Humanity: The Technological Edge" my 1996 article The Media Ecology Association New Explorations: Stu…
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Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The New York Science Fiction Film Festival
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 394, in which I interview Dan Abella about The New York Science Fiction Film Festival, to take place Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Stuart Cinema and Cafe, 79 West Street in Brooklyn, NY. more details here my review of Gerrit Van Woudenberg's Quantum Suicide my in-depth interview with Rufus Sewell abo…
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It's the Debate that Failed, Not Biden
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 393, in which I argue that debate performance has nothing to do with how a candidate actually performs as President. See also: It's the Debate that Failed Last Night, Not Biden blog post NY Times Editorial Board: President Biden Should Leave the Race What's Wrong with The New York Times blog post Philadelp…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 392, in which I review Dark Matter 1.9 on Apple TV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.7 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.8 written blog post review o…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 391, in which I review Dark Matter 1.8 on Apple TV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.7 written blog post review of episode 1.8…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 390, in which I review Dark Matter 1.7 on Apple TV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.6 written blog post review of episode 1.7بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 389, in which I review Dark Matter 1.6 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.5 written blog post review of episode 1.6بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 388, in which I review Dark Matter 1.5 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 podcast review of Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 written blog post review of episode 1.5بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 387, in which I review Dark Matter 1.3-1.4 on AppleTV+. Further places: podcast review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 written blog post reviews of episodes 1.3 and 1.4بقلم Paul Levinson
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Paul Levinson interviews Mark Dawidziak about Edgar Allan Poe
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 386, in which I talk to Mark Dawidziak about his latest book A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe, and another iconic author Mark has written about, Mark Twain. more about A Mystery of Mysteries watch a video of this interiew written review of The Pale Blue Eye more about It's Real…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 385, in which I review Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 on AppleTV+. Further places: written blog post review of Dark Matter 1.1-1.2 written blog post review of Quantum Suicide audio podcast review of Constellation alternate reality short story "The Other Car" It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles Tetrad …
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 384, in which I review Rebel Moon, Parts 1 and 2. Written blog post reviews of Rebel Moon, Part 1 and Part 2.بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 383, in which I review the first season of Constellation. Written blog post review of Constellation. Mentioned in the podcast: "The Chronology Protection Case": novelette, movie, radio play (audio book) It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles: novel, radio play of first chapter, video of book l…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 382, in which I review the second season of American Rust. written blog post review of the second season of American Rustبقلم Paul Levinson
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'It's Real Life' at the Philip K. Dick Film Festival
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 381, a special Saturday episode of this podcast, in which Captain Phil and I talk about the Philip K. Dick Film Festival going on today at the Musuem of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens; a panel I'll be moderating there at 2:40 this afternoon on the Anatomy of a Feature Winning Script; my novel It's Rea…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 380, in which I review the first season of 3 Body Problem. written blog post review of first season of 3 Body Problem science fiction works mentioned in the podcast: Ender's Game, Childhood's End, To Serve Man, Dune, Foundationبقلم Paul Levinson
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Book Launch and Reading of It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles novel at The Players
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 379, in which I take you into the Book Launch and reading I did of It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles, my new novel, based on the award-winning short story of the same name, in the historic Players Club in New York City on March 27, 2024. "Paul Levinson's It's Real Life is a page-turning e…
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Why Banning TikTok in the US Is a Bad Idea
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 378, in which I present the many reasons that banning TikTok in the United States -- or even threatening to ban TikTok in the U.S. -- is a bad idea.بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 377, in which I review the third season of Hightown. written blog post review of the third season of Hightown, with links to my written reviews of most of the episodes of the first two seasons.بقلم Paul Levinson
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Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about The Mind Revolution Experience
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 376, in which I interview Dan Abella in George's Cafe in Manhattan about The Mind Revolution Experience (March 14, 7-9pm at The Producer's Club, 358 W. 44th Street, NYC) and the upcoming Philip K. Dick Film Festival (April 4-7, Musuem of the Moving Image, and other places in NYC). more about The Mind Revol…
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Paul Levinson interviews Richard Sparks about New Rock, New Role
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 375, in which I interview Richard Sparks about his new novel, New Rock, New Role, as well as the joys and woes, the trials and tribulations and triumphs of the writerly life. More about New Rock, New Role
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 374, in which I review the fourth season of True Detective on HBO Max. Written blog post review of True Detective 4.1-4.3 Written blog post review of True Detective 4.4-4.6بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 373, in which I review the second season of Reacher on Amazon Prime Video. podcast review of Reacher 1 written blog post review of Reacher 2بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 372, in which I review The Greatest Night in Pop: The Untold Story Behind 'We Are the World'. my written blog post review of The Greatest Night in Pop the "We Are the World" video 30-minute documentary made shortly after "We Are the World"بقلم Paul Levinson
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Roundtable Discussion of For All Mankind, Seasons 1-4
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 371, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) and Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, Bruce Playfair, and Colleen Bement in a 2+ hour in-depth, fun discussion of For All Mankind, Seasons 1-4, on Apple TV+. my written reviews (w/spoilers) of For All Mankind, Season 4 (link is to …
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Steven Bernstein is a trumpeter/composer/arranger who founded the band Sex Mob in the mid 1990s. Steven joins Free Association to talk about his new record with Sex Mob and his decades-long work with Scott Harding, Hal Willner, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, and John Lurie.بقلم WZBC
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Review of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 25 Premiere
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 370, in which I review Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Season 24 premiere. Read this review.بقلم Paul Levinson
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Review of the Who Killed JFK podcast, Episodes 9-10
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 369, in which I review the Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 9-10. Read this review (written review of episode 10, with link to written review of episode 9) Podcast reviews of Who Killed JFK? Episodes 1-5 and 6-8 Photo by Robert H. Jackson. Originally published in the Dallas Times Herald, November 25, 1963…
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Tetrads for History and Alternate History
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 368, which I devote to consideration of tetrads for history and alternate history. Don't know what tetrads are? They're explained in the first few minutes of the podcast. Read about Tetrads for History and Alternate History here. Further reading on Tetrads: Laws of the Media (by Marshall McLuhan, with Pref…
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Review of the Who Killed JFK podcast, Episodes 6-8
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 367, in which I review the Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 6-8. Read this review (written review of episode 8, with links to written reviews episodes 6 and 7) Podcast review of Who Killed JFK? Episodes 1-5 Dick Russell's The Man Who Knew Too Muchبقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 366, in which I review Maestro, the Leonard Bernstein biopic. Read this review. Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: 1955 Edward R. Murrow Person to Person interview with Leonard Bernstein 1967 Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution (CBS special with Bernstein)…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 365, in which I review the first season of The Way Home on Hallmark TV. Read this review. Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: review of Chris Cosmain's time-travel novel Novikov Windows Sister Hazel All For You Maria Tayler Pens Everything I Wanted…
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Review of the Who Killed JFK podcast, Episodes 1-5
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 364, in which I review the Who Killed JFK? podcast, episodes 1-5. Read this review (written review of episode 5, with links to written reviews episodes 1-4) Links to some of what I mentioned in the podcast: my review of Jack Dann's Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History ... my podcast interview with J…
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Review of The Lazarus Project season 1
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 363, in which I review The Lazarus Project, season 1, on TNT. Read this review.بقلم Paul Levinson
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 362, in which I review Bosch: Legacy, episodes 2.7-2.10, on Amazon Prime Video. Read this review (with links to reviews of earlier episodes and seasons, including the very first season of Bosch). Podcast review of Bosch: Legacy 2.1-2.6بقلم Paul Levinson
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Foundation 2nd Season: Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and Paul Levinson discuss
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 361, in which Cora Buhlert, Joel McKinnon, and I talk about the second season of Foundation on Apple TV+. Relevant links: our discussion of the first season of Foundation my reviews of the 2nd season of Foundation (with links to reviews of the 1st) Cora Buhlert's reviews of the 2nd season of Foundation Joe…
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A Conversation about The Beatles 'Now and Then'
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 360, in which Joel McKinnon and Cora Buhlert join me for a conversation about The Beatles' "Now and Then". We had reconvened for a conversation about the second season of the Foundation series on Apple TV+ -- I had asked them to join me to talk about the first season back in 2021 -- but Joel, who's been in…
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Paul Levinson interviews Jack Dann about Alternate History
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 359, in which I interview Jack Dann about his book The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History and other things science fictional. Relevant links: Jack Dann's first publication, his 1974 Wandering Stars anthology How Paul Levinson discovered Wandering Stars back in 1974 Jack Dann's The Fiction Writer's…
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 358, in which I review Bosch: Legacy, episodes 2.1-2.6, on Amazon Prime Video. Read this review (with links to reviews of earlier seasons, including the very first season of Bosch). Podcast review of Bosch: Legacy 2.7-2.10بقلم Paul Levinson
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Roundtable Discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 357, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York) and Marybeth Ritkouski, Michael Rizzo, and Roy Bjellquist in a 2-hour in-depth, fun discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. my written reviews (w/spoilers) of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2 Roundtable podcast discussio…
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Paul Levinson interviews Chris Cosmain about his Time Travel Novel 'Novikov Windows'
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 356, in which I interview Chris Cosmain about his novel Novikov Windows and time travel. We also discuss how to succeed as a science fiction author. read my review of Novikov Windows buy the novel Chris Cosmain's web page read Paul Levinson's The Chronology Protection Case novelette watch The Chronology Pr…
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Paul Levinson interviews Dan Abella about his upcoming Psychedelic Festival
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 355, in which I interview Dan Abella about the upcoming Psychedelic Film and Music Festival he is organizing. The Festival will take place October 20-22, 2023 in New York City, and there will both live and remote events and access. Among the topics we discuss: Hegel's spirit of an age ... Impressionism ...…
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Michael Gira speaks with Brian on the subject of the new Swans record The Beggar, and on the cusp of a worldwide tour. Gira formed Swans in 1982 in New York City. After a long hiatus, the band reformed in 2010 with the record My Father Will Guide Me Up a Rope to the Sky. Since then the band has become known for their compelling live performances an…
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Composer J.G. Thirlwell is a man of many interests and talents, with wide-ranging projects including the decades-running Foetus, the large ensemble Steroid Maximus, chamber ensemble Manorexia, collaborations and compositions for Kronos Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, and Bang on a Can, and his scores for the TV series Venture Brothers and Archer. His ne…
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NYC-based guitarist Stephen Ulrich is best known for his work with the "guitar-noir" trio Big Lazy. His new record Music for This American Life chronicles his compositions for the show of the same name. Stephen joins Brian to talk about writing for radio and TV, the history of Big Lazy, and much more.…
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Guitarist/composer Brandon Seabrook joins the show to talk about his new record brutalovechamp in a wide-ranging conversation with long-time collaborator Brian Carpenter on composing, arranging, recording, and much more.بقلم WZBC
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Roundtable Discussion of Star Trek: Picard 3
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 354, in which I join Captain Phil on WUSB-FM Radio (Stony Brook, New York), Marybeth Ritkouski, and Michael Rizzo, in a 2-hour in-depth, fun discussion of Star Trek: Picard Season 3. Links to what is discussed in the podcast: my written reviews (w/spoilers) of Picard 3 more (tc, links to reviews) about Rob…
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Robots Through the Ages, AI, and Chat GPT
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Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 353, in which Captain Phil and I discuss the new anthology Robots Through the Ages -- with stories by Ambrose Bierce, Philip K. Dick, and other titans, as well as relative newbies like me -- and AI and Chat GPT. Links to what is discussed in the podcast: more (tc, links to reviews) about Robots Through the…
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