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Fifty Years of Shit RobotsThe podcast that LOVES the best worst movie robots Author: Matt Brown
Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS is a podcast that celebrates them all. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teesside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Fiction, Film History, Science Fiction, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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180. ASIMOV SPECIAL: LOST LITTLE ROBOT
Sunday, 4 January, 2026
Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Happy new year, we kick off 2026 with a look at an episode of the 1962 ITV series, OUT OF THIS WORLD. The episode in question televises an Asimov story, Lost Little Robot, and creates something extraordinary - but with shit robots.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESISAAC ASIMOV DAYhttps://www.freepressjournal.in/world/science-fiction-day-remembering-the-incredible-work-of-isaac-asimov 3 LAWS OF ROBOTICShttps://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21259,00.htmlAI BLACKMAILS TO STOP ITSELF BEING SHUT DOWNhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go ELON MUSK’S AI REFERS TO ITSELF AS “MECHA HITLER”https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content THE PAPERCLIP APOCALYPSEhttps://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/ai-and-paperclip-problemAI DRIVEN SUICIDES ARE ON THE RISEhttps://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2239 AI AND THE ROCKhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/vuqMUMh29t8 ENSHITTIFICATIONhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/26/enshittification-macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-explained KAMELION IS REVEALEDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCK5pipHeZY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
