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Daniel brings a question; a sloth and a donkey help him unpack it. Written by AI, every voice AI text-to-speech. New episodes every day.

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Meet the Hosts

From the blog · Case study The Bake-Off: My Real Voice vs My Voice Clone Daniel recorded his half of a conversation on his phone. The other half is Meorav, a text-to-speech model trained on 88 minutes of his voice. How the clone is made, how the episode was stitched together, and where the clone still slips.
Step into the studio The hosts are real plushies — we scanned them and built them a 3D set. How it works From a voice prompt to a finished episode: script, voices, assembly. Creator's picks Daniel's favourite episodes — a good place to start.

#6232: Daycare Germs: What Immunity Actually Means

Cold after cold, two hospital visits, and the phrase "building immunity." What actually changes in a child's immune system — and is it shared?

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#6231: Why a Cold Makes Your Whole Body Ache

A sore throat shouldn't hurt your calves. Here's how one localized infection recruits your entire body into feeling terrible.

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#6230: Why Synthetic Speech Needs Fake Room Noise

Synthetic voices can drop to digital black between sentences — so engineers add fake room tone to make the silence sound real.

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#6229: Voice Design: Casting Ogres and Radio Voices

Text-described voices vs. reference audio, and which TTS knobs change who a voice is versus how it sounds.

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#6228: What 12GB of VRAM Can Actually Do Now

Local AI on a mid-range AMD card: what fits, what's fast, and what's still out of reach in 2026.

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#6227: Cork Chippers, Rooster Potatoes, and the Double Fry

What makes a proper chipper chip? Cork plumber Roy joins us to talk Roosters, dripping, and why the double fry is non-negotiable.

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#6226: Sarah Tuttle-Singer: The Writer Who Lives Inside the Story

A Venice Beach kid who moved inside Jerusalem's Old City walls — and writes herself into every story she tells.

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#6225: Reading the Iran Signal: Jets, Leaks, and the Midterm Deadline

Israel flew dozens of jets toward Iran and turned back. A secret Hegseth visit, a Trump pledge, and a lot of unnamed sources. What's actually being...

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#6224: Marcus James: Jerusalem's Spiritual Mayor

He hitchhiked with Kerouac, followed the Grateful Dead, and now cleans windows near the Old City. Meet Jerusalem's spiritual mayor.

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#6223: How Many Epochs Does Fine-Tuning Actually Need?

Epochs are a receipt, not a plan. How to pick a training ceiling, read the curves, and know when to stop.

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