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This week Tommy and Adam chat with Eugenia Kuyda, founder of Replika, a chat bot unlike pretty much any other as it is designed to be your friend—and actually succeeds.

We've discussed Replika on Supercharged several times and have been looking forward to this interview. If you haven't tried Replika yet, go do it! It's free to use for both Android and iOS and, with the recent open-sourcing of Replika's code, you can even build your own!

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Dan and Seth talk about Main Street, St. Patrick's Day, temporal hours, and give away a watch!

John talks with Dan about super villains, the motives of billionaires, the West Edge, and the original skid row.

This week, a question from a listener around making photos “that have more meaning and heart” inspires a discussion around narrative and determining what we as makers are trying to say with our work versus what we want—or need—an audience to take away from it. We also touch on editing (not post processing) as a skill that often gets minimized or even overlooked in the picture making process. Plus, sometimes, you need to prepare for anything, including the valet wrecking your car 15 minutes before a shoot. Evelyn Bencicova is out Photographer of the Week.

This week, your hosts talk about some stuff they're doing, loving Spotify, some Echo podcast-listening tips, the attraction of Google Drive, some thoughts on backup strategies, getting swole, the joys of rock tumbler ownership, scary times in Austin, weird iMac problems, some more thoughts on backup strategies, Merlin's obsession with drumming videos, and yet more Apple TV foibles.

Mike Essl, Dean at Cooper Union School of Art in New York, is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest.

Topics: The designer as hobbyist. “I was an expert witness for the Associated Press.” Design is a machine. Working in a comic book store. The Cooper Union coincidences. Web design in 1995 versus today. New York design versus San Francisco design. Systems making versus picture making. Kind of Bloop.

Jeff and Christian welcome Britt Brombacher from What's Good Games to the show this week to discuss a TON of news, including Super Smash Bros Switch, The Division 2, Fortnite mobile, Valve making games again, Days Gone delayed, and no much more!

The Playlist: Kingdom Come Deliverance, Super One More Jump, War Tile, Super Mario 3D Land special levels, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

VR Talk: Moss, Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul, Sprint Vector, The Wizards

Parting Gifts!

John and Dan discuss rock road ice cream, knee braces, so-called "Lebowski Sweaters", fitness, and pain. John talks about his life hat, how he walks, and makes a startling admission.

This week Tommy and Adam discuss the Android P announcement and fake chatbots. Next week we're talking to a chatbot creator and expert, so don't miss it! Questions/recommendations? Visit awkwardhuman.com/supercharged!

This week Tommy and Adam discuss a number of different technology news stories in a particular news-heavy week. The common thread? A lot of them seem to deal with human behavioral contradictions. Questions/recommendations? Visit awkwardhuman.com/supercharged!