Surprise - It's Not a Toaster
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Discover the realm where digital expertise meets candid conversations on "Surprise - It’s Not a Toaster" - a podcast led by digital experts and technophiles Ed Bennett and co-host Chris Boyer. Together, they venture into the fabric of online experiences, dissecting annoyances and irritations about navigating the modern online world.
In each episode, they unveil contemporary tools, technologies, and software solutions, providing a firsthand exploration of what's shaping the digital landscape and the hosts challenge the limits of GenAI, where questions are posed to various LLMs, illuminating the interplay between human expertise and machine-generated insights. Tune in to navigate the digital maze, equip yourself with valuable insights, and engage in compelling discussions that bridge the gap between the human and digital worlds.
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We’re Running Out of Letters
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
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May 11, 2026 |
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Prediction: The House Always Wins
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Hard to Swallow News (and the Market That Broke It)
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Someone Updated Your Book While You Were Reading It
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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The Algorithm Owns How We Think We Think
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Wrapped With a Bow (and a Lock-In Clause)
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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The Holiday Gift Guide Nobody Wanted
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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How Streaming Became Cable, But Worse
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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(How) Will AI Kill Us?
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Chatbait, Trick Questions, and Ultrasonic Wisdom
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Cancel My Subscription (to Everything)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Taco Tuesday Goes Quantum
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Big Buttons, Big Reports, and Bigger Personalities
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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FIlter Culture
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Sludge Happens
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Liquid What Now?
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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The Seduction of Streaks
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Zoom Sucks - Prove Me Wrong
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May 28, 2025 |
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Henry Winkler Is Not Dead (and Other Digital Lies)
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May 12, 2025 |
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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The Rise of Dumb Smart Appliances
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Watchbait Woes, Agentic AI, and the Art of Arguing with ChatGPT
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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The Internet’s Comment Section: Humanity’s Greatest Mistake?
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Paywall Pandemonium, AI Tar Pits, and Tech Translations
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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EULAs, Elegance, and Epic
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Moderation Meltdowns, Media Myths, and Machine Magic
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Looking Back, Looking Inward and Looking Forward
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Jargon, Just-in-time News and Juxtapositions
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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It’s All About the Algorithm
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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AGI, AirPod Adventures, and Aggravations
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Artificial Sales Events, AI Agents and Apple Analysis
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Falling Out of the Trough into The Valley
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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From User Agreements to AI Shenanigans
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Tech It or Leave It, this is the Recap Episode
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Switcheroo Episode: Gamification, Gantt Charts and Guessing
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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CarPlay, Computer Monitors and Caterpillars
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Partly Cloudy With a Chance of Humor
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Existences, Enhancements and Eggs
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Caps Lock, Crafting Customizations and Query Conservations
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Tech No-no's, Tech Tips, and Tricky Queries
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Switcheroo Episode - Credit Card Chaos, Cashless Charges and Cosmic Conundrums
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Design Delights, OS Obstacles, and Sandwich Shenanigans
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May 23, 2024 |
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Social Shorts, Supported Sounds and Smarts
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May 02, 2024 |
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Leasing, Streaming and PowerPointing our History
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Fake Snaps, Solar Apps and Santa Scruples
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Switcheroo Episode: Surge Pricing…With a Punchline
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Vivid Visions and Virtual Vistas
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Powerpoints, Pros and Pastiche
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Portraits, Puzzles and Ponderings
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Building Communities by Auto-Filling their Online Bios
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Passwords, Pipes and Self-Awareness
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Switcheroo Episode: Influencers, Browser Arcs and Influential Movies
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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AI Toilets, Mini-PCs and What Annoys AI the Most
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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AV Tech Gone Wild, Loud Amphibians and AI Ethics
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Double Opt-ins, Shut Your Pihole and AI Novelizations
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Ratings, Rantings and Desert Islands
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The Downfall of the Web - Are Toasters to Blame?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Coming Soon: Surprise, It's Not a Toaster
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Oct 05, 2023 |