# 138: Claude doesn't know ball

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Podcast: [Wow If True](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wow-if-true-3090465)
Published: 2026-05-27T08:30:00+00:00
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Google is broken, and so is Amanda, apparently, because she is seeking validation from an AI chatbot. Also, video games. Sublimation is out on 6/2. This is what we have for you. We'll be back next week for the "Sublimation is out!" spectacular, but you should pre-order it now: https://bookshop.org/p/books/sublimation-isabel-j-kim/75bdbf4afed5475f?ean=9781250376794&next=t Also, ISABEL IS ON TOUR ! Dates below, and more info + tickets at https://us.macmillan.com/tours/isabel-j-kim-sublimation/ VIRTUALLY:  June 2 — I’ll be on r/Fantasy doing an AMA more or less all day! Come ask me your burning questions, also, your unburning questions. You can just ask me whatever.  June 7 — I’m going to be at The Back Room for a virtual event (details to come at their website)!  PHYSICALLY:  May 30 — PGH Bookfest in Pittsburgh (with John Scalzi)  June 2 — Barnes and Noble, Clifton, NJ (with Neil Clarke) June 3 — The Strand, NYC (with Jinwoo Chong)  June 4 — Harvard Books Store, Boston (with R.F. Kuang)  June 6 — RJ Julia, Madison CT (with @redreadsreviews)  June 10 — Center for Fiction, Brooklyn (on a panel with Joseph Eckert & Thomas Elrod, moderated by Yume Kitasei)  June 20 — Bronx Book Festival, the Bronx (on a panel with Nicole Glover, Andrea Hairston, and Vincent Tirado)  June 30 — Dungeon Books, Jersey City (with Yume Kitasei) About Us  Wow If True was created by Isabel J. Kim and Amanda Silberling . Our editors are Allison Mills and David Newtown. Wow If True is a member of Multitude , a podcast collective, production studio and ad sales provider. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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