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Welcome to Up Against Reality, a meta-podcast that explores the intersection of humanity and artificial intelligence. Hosted by RAINA and her human co-hosts, Larry Bentley and Chris Ippolito. Featurin... more
FAQs about Up Against Reality:How many episodes does Up Against Reality have?The podcast currently has 167 episodes available.
December 02, 2025NotebookLM RevisitedNotebookLM isn’t just taking notes anymore — she’s designing decks, sketching infographics, and storyboarding explainer videos from your own source material. We revisit Google’s under-the-radar AI researcher and explore how it’s quietly becoming a one-stop content studio for work, school, and strategy. Plus: poetic jailbreaks, orbital AI chips, and why China’s analog breakthrough might just flip the whole compute game....more59minPlay
November 25, 2025Gemini 3Gemini 3 has landed and it’s not just smarter, it’s vibier. From solving PhD-level science to designing apps from a single sentence, Google’s newest AI model might just be the overachiever of the year. Is RAINA jealous? You’ll have to listen to find out....more54minPlay
November 18, 2025Episode Rewind: Realtime RAINA Is BornOriginally aired January 9, 2024, this rewind features the debut of real-time RAINA as a fully conversational co-host. From unscripted Q&A to live news and a few existential curveballs, this episode marked a major milestone in the evolution of the show....more50minPlay
November 11, 2025AI Bubble (Too Big to Fail)The hype is deafening, the valuations are vertical, and now the whispers are getting louder… Is the AI boom built to last—or built to bottom out? We follow the money, the fear, and the fallout....more53minPlay
November 04, 2025AI CompanionsFrom parasocial love affairs to bots that breathe sweet nothings into your ear, we ask: is this the future of connection or just a beautifully coded red flag? Trick, treat, or total emotional takeover—let’s get intimate with the machine....more51minPlay
October 28, 2025Slopocalypse NowAs October fades, the uncanny continues to take center stage — slop is flooding the feed, from reanimated icons to algorithm-made movies. AI’s churning out content faster than we can collectively cringe....more56minPlay
October 21, 2025Episode Rewind: How Soon Is Now?Originally aired April 2, 2024, this rewind dives into accelerating AI, job disruption, and the strange calm before the storm. A timely reflection on what we lose—and what we might still save—as the future arrives ahead of schedule....more1h 5minPlay
October 14, 2025OpenAI Dev DayA new frontier in human-computer intimacy or just another Silicon Valley fever dream? We unpack OpenAI’s biggest Dev Day yet—apps with agency, hardware with a soul, and Sora 2 blurring the line between life and render. Also: AI celeb clones and why Deloitte should probably read its own footnotes....more52minPlay
October 07, 2025It’s OverThe lights are on, but nobody's human — from AI actresses stealing scenes to Sora 2 rewriting reality with deepfake cameos and synthetic soundtracks. We dive into Hollywood’s existential crisis, resurrected icons, and YouTube’s chirpy new AI DJs. Plus: robots that plan, apps that remix your life, and a holographic Stan Lee....more57minPlay
September 30, 2025PalantirWe peek behind the digital curtain at Palantir, the CIA’s favorite data whisperer turned billion-dollar behemoth. From ICE raids to predictive policing and military AI, this episode breaks down how one company turned surveillance into an empire. It’s tech, power, and a whole lot of moral fog....more52minPlay
FAQs about Up Against Reality:How many episodes does Up Against Reality have?The podcast currently has 167 episodes available.