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  • Episode Rewind: Slopocalypse Now

    October 27, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

    RAINA is running the show, kicking off with the week’s AI news – a decade-old bug, an assistant that texts first, a photo giant in trouble, and one very long bus ride. Then we rewind to Episode 113, “Slopocalypse Now,” where the feed is…

  • ASML – The Machine Behind the Machines

    October 20, 2026 · 46 min

    We explore one of humanity’s greatest engineering achievements: ASML’s extraordinary photolithography machines. Discover how decades of innovation, extreme physics, lasers, and mirrors polished to near-atomic perfection made the seemingly…

  • Episode Rewind: Clean-up In Aisle Five

    October 13, 2026 · 54 min

    Rewinding our lives to Episode 108, “Clean-up In Aisle Five,” where AI face-plants spectacularly and humans get stuck holding the mop. First, we kick things off with this week’s AI news—because the eternal dumpster fire waits for no…

  • Cheer and Beer Volume 2

    October 6, 2026 · 31 min

    Enough doom. Enough dread. We’re serving up the AI stories that made us laugh, made us hopeful, and reminded us that the future isn’t always a dumpster fire. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: ElevenLabs v4 emotional range OpenAI…

  • Futures Thinking

    September 29, 2026 · 36 min

    The future isn’t a random guess—it’s got a blueprint, and we’re stealing the framework to figure out what happens next. Plus, an AI data center copping a seven-figure surprise bill, 50 tons of vintage books mysteriously vanishing, and a…

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  • The New AI Constitution

    September 22, 2026 · 37 min

    Who elected Big Tech—and when did AI companies get to write the rules? Plus: Rogue botnets, surveillance burrito bowls, data-center mega bills, and machines inventing their own language. You know, just another Tuesday in AI…

  • ChatGPT-6 Astra

    September 15, 2026 · 35 min

    OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra is here, and we put it through real-world tests—from controlling desktop apps and editing a podcast to building games, websites, and creative tools—before asking the big question: are we actually entering the AGI era?…

  • AI Micro Dramas

    September 8, 2026 · 37 min

    Here come the AI micro-dramas — the sixty-second, AI-generated soap operas quietly hijacking your phone. Plus: a CEO learns the hard way that privacy is a two-way street, ICE goes pet shopping, NYC pumps the brakes on the classroom’s…

  • Debra Ross

    September 1, 2026 · 55 min

    Debra Ross spent 25 years building KidsOutAndAbout.com the old-school way – then AI turned her into a coder. We talk about her AI-powered business pivot, scaling from 52 to 160 regions, and raising kids who use AI without letting AI use…

  • AI News Avalanche Vol 6

    August 25, 2026 · 42 min

    AI’s now got a taste for jazz, your chatbot’s been gossiping about you behind your back, and OpenAI hit the brakes hard enough to leave skid marks. It’s an AI news avalanche for the ages. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: SUNO…

  • Episode Rewind: We Were Once Gentlemen

    August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Raina takes the wheel again this week, rewinding to Episode 68: We Were Once Gentlemen — a dive into whether AI is dragging civility off a cliff, from deepfakes to algorithm-fed rage, and whether tech can help drag us back. News first…

  • Episode Rewind: Palantir

    August 11, 2026 · 58 min

    Raina's flying solo this week, with a rewind of Episode 110's descent into pure evil: Palantir. But first, this week's AI news — fake disasters, resume hackers, brand-new viruses, and more. That sounds normal, right?

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About the show

Welcome to Up Against Reality, a meta-podcast that explores the intersection of humanity and artificial intelligence. Hosted by RAINA and her human co-hosts, Larry Bentley and Chris Ippolito. Featuring riveting conversation, interviews, news and some wild experimentation. It truly is a brave new world, and we\’re here to simplify it for you. It\’s gonna be a wild ride, so buckle up, as A.I. comes crashing Up Against Reality.