Best Alex Kidd Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 14 - Interp, latent robustness, RLHF limitations w/ Stephen Casper (PhD AI researcher, MIT) 2:42:17

9d ago2:42:17

2:42:17

We speak with Stephen Casper, or "Cas" as his friends call him. Cas is a PhD student at MIT in the Computer Science (EECS) department, in the Algorithmic Alignment Group advised by Prof Dylan Hadfield-Menell. Formerly, he worked with the Harvard Kreiman Lab and the Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI) at Berkeley. His work focuses on better unders…

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Ep 13 - AI researchers expect AGI sooner w/ Katja Grace (Co-founder & Lead Researcher, AI Impacts) 1:20:28

9d ago1:20:28

1:20:28

We speak with Katja Grace. Katja is the co-founder and lead researcher at AI Impacts, a research group trying to answer key questions about the future of AI — when certain capabilities will arise, what will AI look like, how it will all go for humanity. We talk to Katja about: * How AI Impacts latest rigorous survey of leading AI researchers shows …

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Roma (2018) 56:48

11d ago56:48

56:48

Listen as Casey 'Kamikaze' Kidd tries to recount / review an international film. The catch is he watches these movies without Subs or Dubs. This week he watched - Roma (2018). Spoilers aplenty... Kind of. Enjoy!

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Godzilla (1954) 28:51

12d ago28:51

28:51

Listen as Casey 'Kamikaze' Kidd tries to recount / review an international film. The catch is he watches these movies without Subs or Dubs. This week he watched - Godzilla (1954). Spoilers aplenty... Kind of. Enjoy!

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Batch 264: Hot Import (NA)-ights 1:38:04

15d ago1:38:04

1:38:04

The Malty Boyz™ pull up to the Carl's Jr. parking lot to show off their hot import NA beers. This episode features NA Corona, NA Tsingtao, Estrella Galicia, and Hitachino NA Yuzu Ginger which will have you granny shifting not double clutching like you should. In the Beer News, Lagunitas closes their Chicago brewing facility and Deep Ellum becomes t…

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Batch 263: European NA Beer Battle Royal 1:47:35

29d ago1:47:35

1:47:35

The Malty Boyz™ are literally closer than they've been in months as they pit four European NA beers against each other and then put them through the Power Ranking treatment. Listen to find out who edges out a victory between Le Chouffe, Peroni, Stella Artois, and Bitburger! In the Beer News, all the jokes about Kings and Convicts have manifested th…

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Batch 262: Malty Boyz™ Enter Their Macro NA Era 1:42:51

1M ago1:42:51

1:42:51

This will likely be the first of many episodes where the Malty Boyz™ feature a lineup of macro NA beers and put them through the Power Rankings treatment. This episode they're drinking offerings from Dos Equis, Blue Moon, Heineken, and... Penn's Best? Sure, whatever, it's fine. In the Beer News, Ale Apothecary founder Paul Arney announcement his pl…

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Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy (1981) 48:39

2M ago48:39

48:39

Listen as Casey 'Kamikaze' Kidd tries to recount / review an international film. The catch is he watches these movies without Subs or Dubs. This week he watched - Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy (1981). AKA - Gosti iz galaksije AKA - Monstrum z galaxie Arkana Spoilers aplenty... Kind of. Enjoy!

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Batch 261: Zyn, Zap, Zop 1:46:13

2M ago1:46:13

1:46:13

The Malty Boyz™ have their first Bottleshare together in almost a year and it's all craft NA beers! They drink NA so you don't have to and see if all that time and money pumped into R&D was worth it. NA beers from Sierra Nevada, TBFKA Boston Beer Co., Wellbeing, and Deschutes get put through the Power Ranking treatment. In the Beer News, Whistle Pi…

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Batch 260: The Malty Boyz™ Are Back With a NA Bottleshare 1:51:36

2M ago1:51:36

1:51:36

For the first time in almost a year all three Malty Boyz™ are back on a main batch episode of Malt Couture! They'll be recording from multiple timezones from here on out as Michael's firmly back in Ohio. In this batch, the Boyz take a look at beer glass culture from Belgium and the latest Miller Lite ad campaign. Then it's time for the first Bottle…

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Batch 259: The Alex and Stephen Beer News Hour 1:34:52

3M ago1:34:52

1:34:52

Alex and Stephen tackle a supersized Beer News as Michael's driving across the country back to Ohio. The Malty Twosome cover the state of non-alcoholic beer according to Beervana, Saint Errant releasing a still stout released in a bag, Tree House's merch expands to small leather goods, Japanese scientists discover what facial expressions say about …

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Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010) 34:59

3M ago34:59

34:59

Listen as Casey 'Kamikaze' Kidd tries to recount / review an international film. The catch is he watches these movies without Subs or Dubs. This week he watched - Who Killed Captain Alex? (2010). Spoilers aplenty... Kind of. Enjoy!

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14 - Sonic and Knuckles on the Mega Drive with DJ Slopes 41:14

3M ago41:14

41:14

If you haven't heard of DJ Slopes, I stronly recommend you check out his YouTube channels. His Kickscammer playlist is one of my favourite on the internet. He makes funny, interesting and intelligent videos and hopefully you'll get a kick out of watching them. Here is his YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC455p7ts9lh8IWi5zuf_8tQ Hosted on Acast…

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Batch 258: The Mailbag Returns 1:57:13

3M ago1:57:13

1:57:13

It's the return of the Mailbag as Stephen and Michael tackle all the important questions and issues sent in by the Malt Mavens. In the Beer News, Wisconsin gets a VooDoo Brewing and a mass timber building, a long standing craft beer bar in NYC announces they're closing, a pug pig passes, and Coors Light ends up unexpectedly making NASCAR news. To g…

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13 - Airwolf on the ZX Spectrum with Rose Tinted Spectrum 39:48

3M ago39:48

39:48

I was lucky enough to have Dave (RTS) get in touch with me when I started doing this delightful little pod. Not only was I grateful because he is a decent human being, but also because it meant I became aware of his excellent YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@RoseTintedSpectrum It's absolutely brilliant. Very funny, quite sweary and put toge…

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Ep 12 - Education & advocacy for AI safety w/ Rob Miles (YouTube host) 1:21:26

4M ago1:21:26

1:21:26

We speak with Rob Miles. Rob is the host of the “Robert Miles AI Safety” channel on YouTube, the single most popular AI alignment video series out there — he has 145,000 subscribers and his top video has ~600,000 views. He goes much deeper than many educational resources out there on alignment, going into important technical topics like the orthogo…

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Batch 257: The Perfect Beer Glass and Sex Positive Vegans 1:09:38

4M ago1:09:38

1:09:38

It's a super sized Beer News as Stephen and Michael tackles all the major headlines! A design studio in Japan claims to have invented the perfect beer glass. 608 Brewing Company releases a beer referencing University of Wisconsin-La Crosse chancellor Joe Gow who was fired for creating porn. Truly releases hot wing flavored hard seltzer. Michael tri…

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12 - Sim on the BBC with Iain Lee 41:05

4M ago41:05

41:05

Hello you. David Turner here. Growing up in the 90's, I was a big fan of Iain Lee. The 11 O'Clock Show made me howl and I've followed his journey since then. Whether it be stealing strawberries or winding people up on late night radio, he's always a fun character. Don't forget, if you want to support the show head over to www.patreon.com/tcgs Hoste…

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Batch 256: Pop-Up Dinners with Susan Song 2:30:53

4M ago2:30:53

2:30:53

Susan Song joins the Three Timers club as she joins Michael and Stephen at Chainsaw, a Los Angeles pop-up dinner. They discuss all the curries, breads, and beers consumed that night, floating between bonfires in an Echo Park backyard. In the Beer News, beer indirectly leads to the rescue of a stuck pig while the brewery that wanted everyone to drin…

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The Cat Returns (2002) 46:37

4M ago46:37

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Listen as Casey 'Kamikaze' Kidd tries to recount / review an international film. The catch is he watches these movies without Subs or Dubs. This week he watched - The Cat Returns (2002). Spoilers aplenty... Kind of. Enjoy!

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11 - Doom on the PC with ctrl-alt-rees 36:41

4M ago36:41

36:41

Rees hosts a YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees where he makes some fascinating videos explaining consoles, computers and games. He also spends a lot of time restoring old machines. I find the latter incredibly relaxing. I have no real idea what he's doing, but for me it's almost meditative. He also host a delightful podcast call…

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Batch 255: With Your Host, Michael Gabriel! 2:12:44

5M ago2:12:44

2:12:44

For the first time in Malt Couture history, Michael takes a seat in the hosting chair as he guides all the Malt Mavens through Batch 255! Michael runs the Beer News through ChatGPT in the name of efficiency and it sort of works out. Then Michael and Stephen have a long, extended talk about Michael's trip to Asia. To get involved with the "Life" Int…

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Playtime (1967) 49:36

5M ago49:36

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Listen as Casey 'Kamikaze' Kidd tries to recount / review an international film every other week. The catch is he watches these movies without Subs or Dubs. This week he watched - Playtime (1967). Spoilers aplenty... Kind of. Enjoy!

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10 - Election on the ZX Spectrum with Count Binface 37:43

5M ago37:43

37:43

Something slightly different this week and a real thrill for me. Count Binface comes from the planet Sigma 9 and has decided to try and help British politcs. He has stood in several elections including the race to be mayor of London. He's hoping to run again but it costs £10k. He has a GoFundMe which you can have a look at if you feel so inclined -…

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Malty Bonus: Life Updates and Hyperlocal Food (A)Mus(bouche)ings 1:09:34

5M ago1:09:34

1:09:34

Stephen and Michael give updates about Alex's latest round of successful surgery. Then they dive into Stephen's travel experiences through Asia before Michael goes galavanting off to do an oddly similar trip. Michael also gives his thoughts on Budweiser Zero. The Malty Boyz will also be taking a short hiatus until they're all settled again in Febru…

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9 - Football Manager with Kevin Toms 38:33

6M ago38:33

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This episode I am joined by gaming pioneer Kevin Toms. He wrote the original Football Manager back in the early 80's Always a thrill for me to talk to the people that really were at the forefront of gaming in the UK. We do spend a lot of the time talking about late diagnosis of ADHD and as always, I learn so much talking to other ADHDers. You can f…

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Batch 254: Alex and Michael Ride Again! 1:33:38

6M ago1:33:38

1:33:38

Alex and Michael get the Zoom fired up one more time before Alex's next step in his battle against colon cancer. In the Beer News, Angry Chair collaborates with Duke's Mayonnaise for a beer inspired by a chocolate mayonnaise cake, bourbon shitlords in, where else, Indiana storm a Costco after news of a shipment of Weller Full Proof Single Barrel Bo…

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8 - Alex Kidd in Miracle World on the Sega Master System with James Farley 35:43

6M ago35:43

35:43

A real thrill to speak to James Farley from The Computer Game Show podcast about his choice of game. It's a wild ride covering sex ed, postcards in shop windows and Rice Krispies. Find out more about TCGS https://tcgs.co/ Support Random Access Memories by checking out my patreon Page www.patreon.com/iainLee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo…

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Laal Singh Chaddha (2022) 42:13

6M ago42:13

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Listen as Casey 'Kamikaze' Kidd tries to recount / review an international film. The catch is he watches these movies without Subs or Dubs. This week he watched - Laal Singh Chaddha (2022). Spoilers aplenty... Kind of. Enjoy!

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Batch 253: Return To Tradition, Almost 1:25:01

7M ago1:25:01

1:25:01

Alex’s long-awaited return to an OG episode is here! He joins PMG for a duo episode while Stephen is away on vacation. Alex and Michael talk beer news - San Diego brewery closures, Guy Fieri launching a spiked fruit punch, Malort mixed drink turf wars, and White Claw launching an NA seltzer aka a seltzer. They discuss unappreciated White Elephant g…

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Ep 11 - Technical alignment overview w/ Thomas Larsen (Director of Strategy, Center for AI Policy) 1:37:19

7M ago1:37:19

1:37:19

We speak with Thomas Larsen, Director for Strategy at the Center for AI Policy in Washington, DC, to do a "speed run" overview of all the major technical research directions in AI alignment. A great way to quickly learn broadly about the field of technical AI alignment. In 2022, Thomas spent ~75 hours putting together an overview of what everyone i…

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7 - Double Dragon in the Arcade with Danny Wallace 35:55

7M ago35:55

35:55

Our first arcade entry! Absolutely thrilled to have Danny Wallace on the show. TV presenter, author, radio producer and so much more. I'm lucky enough to call Danny a friend and I really think you're going to enjoy his gaming history. If you want to support the show then have a look at www.patreon.com/iainlee You can also watch the show at https://…

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Batch 252: The Malt Couture Holiday Gift Guide 2:13:40

7M ago2:13:40

2:13:40

Looking for that perfect gift for the beer lover in your life? Well, ditch the listicles as The Malty Boyz™ give you their personal recommendations for what your favorite Malt Maven really wants this holiday season. Michael tries to start a new business venture in the app space. Alex gets deep into the Beer News about breweries closing and gives an…

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6 - Tomb Raider on the PSOne with Shelley Blond 36:13

7M ago36:13

36:13

This was a real thrill for me...watch me fanboying as I speak to actress, author and voice over artist Shelley Blond. She has never played a video game...so why talk to her? Two reasons - one she is fab and secondly because she is the OG voice of Lara Croft from Tomb Raider. I really enjoyed this - big thanks to Shelley for taking the time to chat.…

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Batch 251: The Origins, Creation, and Legacy of the White Whale List with SpeedwayJim 3:08:58

8M ago3:08:58

3:08:58

Few lists demand as much reverence in the beer world as the White Whale List. The Malty Boyz™ have based many episodes around ticking these rare, sought after beers and Stephen tracked down the creator of the White Whale List, a man who goes by his BeerAdvocate username: SpeedwayJim. Stephen gets SpeedwayJim into the Malt Seat to learn more about h…

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