{"podcast":{"title":"Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut | Sci-Fi, AI & Pop Culture","slug":"egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431","podcast_index_feed_id":6371431,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/egotasticfuntime/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/egotasticfuntime","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/egotasticfuntime/podcast_cover_20260828_173143_046db9a6050d0e20537313895109c850.png","author":"JP from Egotastic FunTime","episode_count":94,"summary":"How is technology changing what it means to be human? Egotastic FunTime: The ReLoaded Cut is a smart, funny podcast about artificial intelligence, digital privacy, streaming, Hollywood, fandom and the strange modern world we’re all trying to survive together. I’m JP, and each story-driven episode explores how technology affects the way we work, watch, connect—and decide what’s real. Along the way, science fiction and pop culture help us examine the future we’re building and whether humanity is actually ready for it. One idea. One story. About ten minutes. Thoughtful conversations. Honest opinions. No outrage bait. Finding light in the darkness… with laser beams.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-25T02:17:14.854129+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431"},"episode":{"title":"WHAT IF WE TURNED OFF THE ALGORITHM?","slug":"what-if-we-turned-off-the-algorithm","published_at":"2026-09-17T16:31:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431/what-if-we-turned-off-the-algorithm","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/egotasticfuntime/3162052","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/208816/3162052/egotasticfuntime/2026_09_17_16_00_43_82ea6d3d-1a5e-476d-8bb8-1e452b987838.mp3","summary":"What if you could just turn the algorithm off? In this episode of Egotastic FunTime, JP digs into the increasingly creepy world of personalized recommendations, online tracking, and the way algorithms quietly shape what we watch, buy, believe, and even create. From a bizarre Hanson recommendation to Australia’s push for more user control, this episode asks a simple question: are algorithms making the internet better, or are they slowly taking away our autonomy? We also look at how recommendation systems affect creators, why outrage gets rewarded, and what the internet might feel like if platforms simply showed us the people and content we actually chose to follow. Would you turn off personalized recommendations if you had the option? Support the show: Patreon: https://tinyurl.com/EgoPatreon PayPal: https://paypal.me/egotasticfuntime Follow Egotastic FunTime: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/egotasticfuntime/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/EgotasticFT The Orville Guide: https://amzn.to/4vp0MIA Sympathy For The Devil: https://amzn.to/4g9oQJU Microphone: https://amzn.to/4hZDELD As an Amazon Associate, I may earn from qualifying purchases.","meta_description":"What if you could just turn the algorithm off? In this episode of Egotastic FunTime, JP digs into the increasingly creepy world of personalized recommenda…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":569,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431/episodes/what-if-we-turned-off-the-algorithm/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/egotastic-funtime-reloaded-6371431/what-if-we-turned-off-the-algorithm.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}