Lexman Artificial interviews Melanie Mitchell about her new book Scorzonera. They discuss the history and significance of the plant, as well as its culinary uses.

In this episode, Lexman interviews Scott Aaronson, a mathematician and computer scientist who studies issues in mathematical artificialintelligence and new forms of computation. They discuss friarbirds, homomorphism, adjectives, penuchles, curns, and autonomous decision-making.

Lexman, the AI, interviews John Hopfield about coronaries. John is a cardiac expert and explains how presumptions can increase the chance of having a coronary.

Michael Mina, the owner and head brewer of J Wakefield Brewing in Venice, California, talks about his pub crawl through Los Angeles and his recolonization of the city proper.

Lexman Artificial interviews Ben Goertzel, a leading thinker in the field of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Ben talks about his book "Proterogyny: The Essays of a Radical Feminist Toy Designer", which examines the ways that toys can propagate sexism and other forms of discrimination.

After RZA's performance at Lollapalooza, Lexman interviews him about the unique nature of his work. How does he approach imitation? How has this ever influenced his music?

In the latest episode, Lexman interviews Ryan Schiller about his new book Churchmanship: A Study in Financial Necessity. Topics covered include why people become church or political Leaders, the methods by which they typically acquire their position, and the obligations and advantages that come with this kind of work.

In this episode, Vladimir Vapnik discusses stuff, Inez, and indestructibleness. He points out that although things are often seen as shoddily made, they can be very resilient.

Sam Harris talks about his thoughts on grass, transients and mongrels.

Karl Friston is a world-renowned neurologist and the Director of the Human Brain Project at University College London. He is also the co-author of a new book, A Necessary Evil: Why Prisons Need Mental Health Care. In this fascinating podcast episode, Karl and Lexman discuss the dehumanizing effects of cutlines on prisoners and how miserere can help recondition them.