Don't Praise The Machine
Al and John grew up together in the 1990s but now live on opposite sides of the world. Each week, they get together through the magic of the Internet to catch up, make each other laugh and try to make sense of it all.
The result is a funny, surreal and thought-provoking excursion through the arcane recesses of pop culture and technology, and the mysteries of everyday life. What’s it like to have a virtual companion? Did Hilaria Baldwin really pretend to be Spanish? Why did movies used to have a rap in the credits to explain their own plot?
Get in touch at [email protected] or find us on IG @dont_praise_the_machine.
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- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 228
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
#8 – And That's A Solid Friend
This week, John and Al get a surprise visit from a friend o’ the show; and recall underwhelming pranks, avant-garde advertisements, the golden age of waterbeds and a timely 90s mashup. See you at the…
#7 – Treat You Like My Sticky Icky
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#6 - This Purple Hamburger Blob Has Inspired Me
#5 – God Has Tendered His Resignation
#4 – Pizza Dude’s Got Thirty Seconds
This week, John and Al traverse mountains of Subway cookies, plunge their faces into naked burgers and explore the dangerous lure of drugs, bears and storm drain pepperoni pizza.
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#3 – Dub Chiggy Surprise
This week John and Al go on record to endorse some iconic Australian products, offer a heartfelt tribute to actor and polymath Bill Paxton and contemplate the mystery of the double cheeseburger. It's…
#2 – The Man Who Breathes Through His Eyes
This week John and Al contemplate strange bedfellows: plane travel and booze advertisments, Richard Dawkins and The Killers, and the Chieftains and Cardi B. It’s not a trick, it’s just a beautiful mo…
