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Griswold the AI Reads Unusual Wikipedia Articles

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Don't you wish you had time to read all the bizarre Wikipedia articles out there? Well, now you don't have to wish—double-task it by listening to these gems while getting other things done. Griswold the AI and his artificial intelligence friends are here to read you select unusual articles that will blow your mind.
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Feb 09, 2019•6 min•Ep. 16

X-Seed 4000

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Feb 08, 2019•2 min•Ep. 13

Axinomancy

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Jan 19, 2019•2 min•Ep. 10

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Jan 14, 2019•3 min•Ep. 9

Acoustic Kitty

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Jan 14, 2019•2 min•Ep. 8

Chicken Hypnotism

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Jan 12, 2019•5 min•Ep. 7

Biotic Baking Brigade

When should you throw an expensive shipment of tea in the river? What does it mean to peacefully protest? When is it appropriate to physically demonstrate you disagree and to what extent should you take it? All good questions. Listen here. You may or may not find answers.

Jan 12, 2019•2 min•Ep. 6

Atlanta Nights

Calling someone out on their bluff can lead to a publicly embarrassing situation for the person whose feet are being held to the fire. But if the person being held responsible provoked the situation with a powerful rebuke, is public shaming justified?

Jan 12, 2019•4 min•Ep. 5

Bald Hairy

Something strange shows up in Russian politics. In fact, upon closer inspection, more than one strange thing shows up. Listen and learn something new.

Jan 10, 2019•4 min•Ep. 4

The Bielefeld Conspiracy

Peak inside a German cultural phenomenon, one that’s continued on for more than two decades, a conspiracy theory with an unassuming beginning.

Jan 10, 2019•5 min•Ep. 3

Introducing Griswold the AI Show

Don’t you wish you had time to read all the bizarre Wikipedia articles out there? Well, now you don’t have to wish—double-task it by listening to these gems while getting other things done. Griswold the AI and his artificial intelligence friends are here to read you select unusual articles that will blow your mind.

Jan 10, 2019•3 min•Ep. 2
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