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Episode 104
What toppings are allowed on pizza? And what about using a knife and fork to eat pizza? There are many rules.
Canonical pizza toppings
John Siracusa …
8 years, 11 months ago
Pizza
Episode 103
John weighs in on what makes something a pizza, including the horror of the Turkey Dinner Pizza.
You have left Pizza Country.
John Siracusa and Jaso…
9 years ago
Sandwiches
Episode 102
Exploring what makes a sandwich, while also discussing the history of food, sandwiches as satire, and the difference between llamas and camels.
What…
9 years ago
Supervillains
Episode 101
John helps Jason figure out the precise moment when a villain becomes a supervillain.
How super is my villain?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
Sh…
9 years, 1 month ago
The Robot
Episode 100
Your hosts return to where it all began and then prepare to set out for new horizons.
(Robot or Not will return in two weeks with a new series of ep…
9 years, 1 month ago
Your Hosts
Episode 99
Are John and Jason robots? All will be revealed!
John Siracusa and Jason Snell themselves.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
Support this show and othe…
9 years, 2 months ago
Human Beings
Episode 98
Could it be? Are we all robots?
Us
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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9 years, 2 months ago
Captchas
Episode 97
What does a robot do when it gets to a web page with a checkbox that says “I’m not a robot”?
Fill in the blank.
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
Suppo…
9 years, 2 months ago
The Gate at Jabba's Palace
Episode 96
The gate at Jabba’s palace in “Return of the Jedi” talks to droids, or has something inside it that talks to droids. So is it a robot?
Gatekeeper dro…
9 years, 2 months ago
Autonomous Sailboats
Episode 95
They roam the ocean, scanning for important data and relaying their information home. There are no humans on board. Are these lonely sea voyagers rob…
9 years, 2 months ago