On today's episode, Tim and Matt talk about Free Guy, the movie where an NPC (Non-Playable Character) played by Ryan Reynolds suddenly becomes aware that he is part of a video game and just maybe be alive. We marvel at how well done this film is - lack of cappuccinos and psaltry server rooms not withstanding - and ask the important question of what exactly does it mean to be alive?

Matthew and Tim talk about everyone's favourite killer AI, HAL 9000. What he sentient? Could we build a HAL today?

With audio from 2001: A Space Odyssey (film). Stanley Kubrick/Arthur C Clark. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1968