Jolly Roger Telephone Company Podcast

Hate telemarketing? I am a telephone engineer who builds robots that talk to telemarketers. While entertaining, the goal is to consume telemarketing manpower and disrupt the industry. This podcast is about the bots and this process. The recordings are entertaining, but some of the telemarketers get nasty, so the recordings can be explicit.

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Episode - 019 - JollyRogerTelephone - Podcast

EXPLICIT! In this episode we play a bunch of calls where the telemarketers get mad and swear and the robots. Also, I update you on the new web site and some new features of the bots. I really love and appreciate you all and thank you for listening. If you are new to the Jolly Roger Telephone Company, I encourage you to listen to the origin story in Episode 1.

Jan 28, 2019•44 min

Episode - 018 - JollyRogerTelephone - Podcast

As I post this, I realize there is no episode 17! I did not complete it yet so I will get it posted soon. In this episode, we talk about recent enhancements to the Jolly Roger bots and the upcoming web site. We also share a couple calls that showcase some new "Artificial Stupidity" in the bots. Thanks for listening!

Mar 03, 2018•40 min

Episode - 016 - JollyRogerTelephone - Podcast

After a long delay I have recorded episode 16 of the Jolly Roger Telephone podcast. In this episode I discuss "ringless voicemail" and the "Can you hear me now?" scam that have both been circulating around the internet for a few weeks. I share three fantastic (and extremely vulgar) calls with you. If you don't have time to listen, here's what I basically think about these two issues: Ringless Voicemail: Somehow this turned into a partisan issue. I guess someone at the Republican National Committ...

Jun 11, 2017•48 min

Episode - 015 - JollyRogerTelephone - Podcast

Is it legal to disrupt an illegal "Windows Support" call center? Also, what has Roger been doing for the last month to protect the world from unsolicited telemarketing? Actually, quite a bit and I tell you about it in this podcast.

Mar 11, 2017•43 min

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