Speakeasy Variety Hour
Every week host Alex & Jeremy discuss their various interest including: books, movies, video games, and current events
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 17
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
"From Dwarven Strongholds to Alien Colonies: Exploring the Worlds of Dwarf Fortress and RimWorld"
Join us on this episode as we embark on a thrilling journey through the realms of simulation gaming. We delve into the captivating worlds of Dwarf Fortress and RimWorld, two iconic titles that have r…
"Wandering the Wastelands: Unraveling the World of Kenshi" and news on Kenshi 2
Join us on this episode as we delve into the captivating world of Kenshi, a challenging sandbox RPG that offers immense freedom and a post-apocalyptic adventure like no other. Discover the merits of …
"Conquering the Mythical Realms: Exploring the World of Valheim"
Join us on this exciting episode as we delve into the amazing world of Valheim, a visually stunning open-world survival game inspired by Norse mythology. we share insights into the immersive gameplay…
The Philosophy of John Wick Chapter 4
Is Bing chatbot sentient?
In this episode I discuss the code and framework of transformers as described by Andrej Karpathy (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCc8FmEb1nY) to argue that natural language processing neural network…
Pros and Cons of military service (Army) in the USA
Jeremy explains the pros and cons of military service based on his own experiences and observations.
Intro to pop chord progressions and lite music theory
This episode focuses on popular chord progressions and shows how these can be discovered REALLY easily by just playing around with the main chords in the scale of a key, in the key of C for instance:…
thoughts on popular physics and misinformation
this is a 2nd episode about popular physics, this one is a bit more skeptical of the more abstract theories, but also talks about misinformation that damages popular understanding of physics topics i…
Do we have Free Will?
In this episode I talk about some of the ideas of Rob Spolsky and Sam Harris with regard to free will
The History and Economics of Us
The book Sapiens by Yuval Harari and Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond among others motivated me to talk about how we think and organize ourselves and what that could tell us about where we are g…
Future of AI from a psychological model perspective
This episode talks about how cognitive models of AI seek to expand on the success of deep neural networks to get closer to general artificial intelligence
Overview of Topics (Jeremy)
this is an overview of things I'd like to talk about in the future including AI, neuroscience, and wellness and aging to name a few
Atheist Interviews A Pastor
103: Playstation Showcase, Bloodborne, and No Man's Sky
In this episode Alex and Jeremy discuss the recent Playstation Showcase followed by a discussion of two games they've been playing recently--Bloodborne and No Man's Sky
102: Reflections On Afghanistan
Alex and Jeremy discuss the current state of Afghanistan after the US pulled their troops out of the country.
August 2021
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101: Sea of Thieves, Valheim, Blizzard Lawsuit, and Abandoned Conspiracy
In the first half of the show Jeremy discusses the merits of Sea of Thieves and Valheim. Later Alex discusses the ongoing Blizzard Lawsuit, and finally the Abandoned BlueBox conspiracy theory. It's a…
100: Easy Introductions
Who Are we? What are we? Why are we? All this but not more in this 'Double Zero Episode' of the Speakeasy Hour. It's just an introduction to the hosts and the podcast. If you want more general discus…