Robot or Not?
John Siracusa and Jason Snell
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Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore. Have a question for John? Email
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MAR 2, 2026
337: Shirt
Listener Roy brings us into his debate with his teenage son about what makes a shirt a shirt....
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FEB 23, 2026
336: Building
Listener Jack wants to know if a few famous gates and statues are also buildings....
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FEB 16, 2026
335: Pop-Tart Pie
Listener Gregory thinks Pop-Tarts are pies. We have ratio questions. Also: We remember so many burned palates caused by calzones and McDonald’s fruit pies....
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FEB 9, 2026
334: Open-Faced Sandwiches and French Bread Pizzas
Listener Gregory tries to confuse us with a question about open-faced sandwiches and pizza. We largely ignore him and talk about different ways to eat things that are like pizza, but aren’t quite pizza....
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333: Scrolling
Listener Scott’s wife sure has a strange definition of which way is up....
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