Free Daily Podcast Summary
Games At Work dot Biz: Daily Summaries Delivered
by Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, Andy Piper
Get key takeaways, quotes, and insights from Games At Work dot Biz in a 5-minute read. Delivered straight to your inbox.
Latest Episodes
The most recent episodes — sign up to get AI-powered summaries of each one.
- Yesterday30 min
e554 — SPI vs I
Photo by Valérie Ungerer on Unsplash <span hidden class="__iawmlf-post-loop-links" data-iawmlf-links="[{"id":1458,"href":"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@valin3?utm_source=unsplash\u0026utm_medium=referral\u0026utm_content=creditCopyText","archived_href":"","redirect_href":"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/.within.website?redir=%2F%40valin3%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash","checks":[],"broken":false,"last_checked":null,"process":"done"},{"id":1459,"href":"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/tabby-cat-in-black-box-Vf7XHD9odZQ?utm_source=unsplash\u0026utm_medium=referral\u0026utm_content=creditCopyText","archived_href":"","redirect_href":"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/.within.website?redir=%2Fphotos%2Ftabby-cat-in-black-box-Vf7XHD9odZQ%3Futm_source%3Dunsplash","checks":[],"broken":false,"last_checked":null,"process":"done"},{"id":1460,"href":"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/chatgpt-gave-out-my-address-and-phone-number-2000758330","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20260515230933\/https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/chatgpt-gave-out-my-address-and-phone-number-2000758330","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-05-18 00:11:38","http_code":206}],"broken":false,"last_checked":{"date":"2026-05-18 00:11:38","http_code":206},"process":"done"},{"id":1461,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/2026\/05\/princeton-ai-honor-code\/687144","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20260517185614\/https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/2026\/05\/princeton-ai-honor-code\/687144\/","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-05-18 00:11:40","http_code":206}],"broken":false,"last_checked":{"date":"2026-05-18 00:11:40","http_code":206},"process":"done"},{"id":1462,"href":"https:\/\/ua.princeton.edu\/policies-resources\/undergraduate-honor-system","archived_href":"","redirect_href":"","checks":[],"broken":false,"last_checked":null,"process":"done"},{"id":1463,"href":"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/technology\/thinking-machines-shows-off-preview-of-near-realtime-ai-voice-and-video-conversation-with-new-interaction-models","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20260512225717\/https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/technology\/thinking-machines-shows-off-preview-of-near-realtime-ai-voice-and-video-conversation-with-new-interaction-models","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-05-18 00:11:47","http_code":429}],"broken":false,"last_checked":{"date":"2026-05-18 00:11:47","http_code":429},"process":"done"},{"id":1464,"href":"https:\/\/www.thoughtmachine.net","archived_href":"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20260424212346\/https:\/\/www.thoughtmachine.net\/","redirect_href":"","checks":[{"date":"2026-05-18 00:11:49",&
- 1 weeks ago30 min
e553 — Monks, Bots & Ghosts
Stories and discussion on a robot monk, the Dead Internet Theory, agentic autonomy, Happy Net Box, the Artemis II minifig.me crew and a whole lot more!
- 2 weeks ago26 min
e552 — Norwegian Blue Vision
Photo by Shannon Potter on Unsplash Published 4 May 2026 e552 with Andy, Michael and Michael – stories and discussion on AI, life on Mars, life of the Vision Pro, retro C64s and a whole lot more! Andy, Michael and Michael get things started with a brace of AI articles dealing with with a wide variety of topics. First up is Meta’s use of employee activities on their corporate computers to train their AI models. Then, a discussion on the SpaceX and Cursor business deal. Next, a conversation on a breach to access the Claude Mythos model. Interspersed with these is a discovery by NASA’s Curiosity rover finding organic molecules on Mars. With a number of articles claiming, and paraphrasing here, that the Vision Pro is bereft of life, shuffled up its mortal coil and joined the choir invisible, Michael Rowe shares his perspective on the subject. His says his Vision Pro is not an Ex-Vision Pro. The cohosts go retro – as they are wont to do – with a flock of posts about all things Commodore. Links below if you are curious and want to see what these devices look like. While no Artemis II image for this week’s episode, do check out the minifigs.me offering of the crew, along with the jar of “Studella” in the links below. There are a couple of additional bonus links that the cohosts didn’t have time to include in the episode that prove that we can have nice things. What is your quest? What is your favorite Monty Python sketch? Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know! These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot. All rights reserved. That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links AI The Verge article: Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents Futurism article: Your Former Employer Is Selling Your Slacks and Emails to Train AI Anthropic news post: Introducing Claude Design by Anthropic Labs The Verge article: SpaceX cuts a deal to maybe buy Cursor for $60 billion <a href="htt
- 4 weeks ago23 min
e551 — ATProto Socials
Photo from the International Space Station 1 April 2026 of the exhaust plume from Artemis II in Earth’s atmosphere – NASA ID: iss074e0431736 Published 20 April 2026 e551 with Michael, Michael and Andy – a tour of the Atmosphere with ATProto, Sifa, Eurosky, Leaflet, a LEGO cacophonous karaoke of “Mad About Me” and a whole lot more! Michael, Michael and Andy get things started with a series of applications powered by ATProto, the protocol powering Bluesky and many more.  Andy shares his experimentation & experiences with several of these applications, including a set curated on portal.Eurosky.tech such as Leaflet, Popfeed and Sifa. Andy also shares Anisota, which is a gamified approach to Bluesky social media browsing where you may collect photos of moths and start expeditions.  Andy learned of Aetheros from from whitep4nth3r.com and takes Michael and Michael through it.  There is a nice capability in this service called Deckard, which provides a columnar view of Bluesky posts. Rounding out the episode for this week, the co-hosts take a look at Aadam Jacobs’ collection of recordings on the Internet Archive. This is an impressive set of hundreds of live music recordings from 1984-2019. Check it out in the show notes below. And for a little more contemporary musical example, have a listen to a cacophonous karaoke of “Mad About Me” created with 7 of the Mos Eisley Cantina SMART Brick sets. And to continue to set the mood for the upcoming #StarWarsDay, give a listen to the original via the YouTube embed. Also, managed to get in an Artemis II reference for the third straight episode with the hero image. What is your favorite Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes song?  Have your droids 🤖 drop our droids 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links AT Protocol AT Protocol AT Protocol post: Understanding Atproto The ATmosphereConf 2026 Bluesky Wikipedia article: Personal Data Service (PDS) Equals Drummond blog post: The Difference Between a Personal Cloud and a Personal Data Store Smoke Signals leaflet.pub  Eurosky Portal Eurosky’s Introducing Portal blog on leaflet sif
- Apr 13, 202623 min
e550 — Moontella
Mashup of photo by Victor Serban on Unsplash & images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e009287/art002e009287~orig.jpg Published 13 April 2026 e550 with Michael, Andy and Michael – celebrating Moon Joy with the Artemis II crew, Nutella in space, AI, an isomorphic reboot of Wolf3D and a whole lot more! Michael, Andy and Michael get things started for this episode with stories Artemis II mission, recorded just a few hours ahead of the splashdown off the California coast. The Artemis II mission has captured the attention of many and reignited interest in space and space exploration. NASA has leaned into the Moon Joy and the celebration of the Artemis II crew has inspired and touched the co-hosts. Check out the Artemis II moon wallpaper, and the LunarWall shortcut courtesy of Federico Viticci. In addition to the Rise mascot floating around the Artemis capsule, the world certainly took note of the floating Nutella jar. This was not the only COTS product aboard. In addition to the photos shot on iPhone and Nikon D5, Jessica Alba’s Honest lotion also had its moment. NPR had an entertaining story about all of the Moon movies – at least those that had Moon in the title.  This of course missed examples such as the Austin Powers film (with Moon Unit Alpha and Moon Unit Zappa).  Fortunately, Wikipedia has a set of movies set on the Moon. In the AI section, which persisted throughout the episode, actually – “AI!” – the co-hosts talk about the 3D models created by Google’s Gemini.  They also take a moment to consider the reported cybersecurity vulnerability discoveries from Anthropic’s project Glasswing. Rounding out the episode for this week, the crew takes a look at the Android XR capability for turning 2D websites, apps and more into 3D experiences.  And a fun reboot of Wolfenstein 3D in  isomorphic form – though a bit of a challenge without remapping the keys. What #MoonMovies can you think of that do not have moon in the title?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links Artemis II Splashdown & More https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhDuOHMp0A Mashable article: How NASA made ‘moon joy’ a space-age catchphrase Cult of Mac article: How to put stunning Artemis II moon wallpapers on your iPhone, iPad or Mac Futurism article: Lone Jar of Nutella Drifts Around Cabin of Moon Spacecraft Nutella at Costco NPR article: The most memorable moon movies aren’t even about space Wikipedia article: Category:Films set on the Moon
- Apr 6, 202631 min
e549 — Dark Side of the Moon
NASA photo art002e009057, 4 April 2026 Published 6 April 2026 e549 with Andy, Michael and Michael – boldly go into a deep set of space discussions featuring Artemis II, ways to keep track of the historic flight, COTS software and hardware aboard the spacecraft, Bernie Sanders conversation with Claude, TU Wien’s mini QR code and a whole lot more! Andy, Michael and Michael boldly go into a deep set of space discussions focusing on the launch of Artemis II.  Mission Control starts off with the Artemis II Tracker built by Jakob Rosin for Jakob Rosin, and as he says, every other space nerd who stayed up for launch night.  The tracker is a fantastic assembly of data related to the mission, and is well worth bookmarking to keep up to speed on the progress of the astronauts as they approach the Moon and make their return journey to Earth.   Andy, Michael and Michael take a look at an article describing how COTS (commercial, off the shelf) technology are used in space missions, and the steps needed to ensure such technologies are appropriate for the mission.  It is no surprise that iPhone use aboard Artemis II caught the co-hosts’ attention, and after recording the episode, they found even more insight on how the iPhone 17 Pro Max was cleared for use. Another COTS technology used aboard the spacecraft was email – and also needed some glitches to be resolved. Other interesting stories came from the Gizmodo article, such as the pre-launch card game which continues until the mission commander loses, and the challenges with the Universal Waste Management System that were initially resolved in Earth orbit, through another issue surfaced later in the voyage with the vent line.  At time of this writing, all systems to go with the Universal Waste Management System were rated as ‘go’.  The Moon plush named Rise, which acts as a zero gravity indicator, was designed by a second grader named Lucas Ye. In the non-space portion of the episode, the team discusses browsergate, Bernie Sanders’ conversation with Claude and a mini QR code from the TU Wein that could help store up to 2TB of data on an A4 sized page! Wrapping up the episode, Andy shares his contact information through his aggregation site of andypiper.me  Do you think that the orange color of the iPhone 17 Pro Max matched the uniform color of the Artemis crew?  Have you placed your order for a copy of Rise?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links Artemis II Artemis II Tracker <iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/m3kR2KK8TEs?si=6iqQqfL_xjCmvz7B" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfulls
- Mar 23, 202631 min
e548 — The Uncomfortable Valley
Photo by NEOM on Unsplash Published 23 March 2026 e548 with Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on uncomfortable valley & uncanny valley, Nintendo’s Talking Flower, 8bit Pixel Agents for AI orchestration and a whole lot more. Michael and Michael get things rolling while Andy is away on an article discussing the animated emojis in Microsoft Teams.  Fast Company article author Rebecca Heilweil describes these emojis as the ‘uncomfortable valley’ due to the animations that imbue the emojis shared in Teams with potentially unintended additional meaning.  Check out the link for a comparison graphic showing the similarities and differences between the uncanny and uncomfortable valleys. Switching to robotic animation, Michael and Michael take a look at Nintendo’s Talking Flower, which reminds them of the Alarmo alarm clock.  Next, a digital camera that provides mini quests that are satisfied by taking a picture of “a tiny thing” or “a hidden face”. Turning to AI, the co-hosts check out Pixel Agents, an 8bit representation of agents allowing the human orchestrator to monitor all the agents performing their tasks in a concurrent manner.  Michael R highlights a Mac local orchestrator called Osaurus.  Rounding out this week’s episode is a Washington Post about jobs that AI may take on, a story about ChatGPT assisting with cancer research, and an intriguing video about Devo. Which Pixel People professions would you want to have in your Pixel Agent virtual office?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links Tech Fast Company article: The uncomfortable valley: Microsoft Teams emoji faces have got to go Wikipedia article: Uncanny Valley Games at Work e308: Feline Filters (for discussion on the Uncanny Valley) The Verge article: Weird Nintendo never went away Nintendo Talking Flower Nintendo Alarmo
- Mar 16, 202628 min
e547 — Bricktastic
Photo by Michael Martine, Chapel Hill, NC March 2026 Published 16 March 2026 e547 with Michael and Michael – Stories and discussion on bot to bot communications, 50 years of Apple, LEGO SmartPlay SmartBricks and a whole lot more. Michael and Michael get things rolling while Andy is away on an article about Meta’s acquisition of Moltbook.  This agent to agent conversational environment reminds the pair of the Google Homes chatting with one another from back in June 2017.  Have a look at the short description in the YouTube video below and hear the conversation from 2017 in e173: Babel Fish.   Next up: Apple’s announcement on the celebrations surrounding their 50th anniversary.  The intersection of technology and the liberal arts continues to resonate across the years.  A tremendous hack by Paul Staal’s design for a Mac mini case that mimics the 2×2 sloped computer brick. This, of course, allows the co-hosts get into the heart of this episode: LEGO!   First, a Duke alumni magazine article about Ruthie Chen Ousley, who works at LEGO Education.  Then, a discussion about the battery and new uses for the SmartBrick.  A video from Brick Fanatics highlights who these sets and bricks are really for (spoiler, not AFOL) and how this provides a new degree of play with surprises and future possibilities as new sensors and experiences are unlocked.   How do you imagine these SmartBricks may be used in the future?  Have your bots 🤖 drop our bots 🤖 a line at @gamesatwork_biz@mastodon.social (our home for now) and let us know!  These show notes were lovingly hand crafted by a real human, and not by a bot.  All rights reserved.  That’s our story and we’re sticking to it. Selected Links AI Ars Technica article: Meta acquires Moltbook, the AI agent social network Games at Work e173: Babel Fish (for two Google Homes talking with one another @seebotschat) HEADLINE: "Study Finds That Execs Are Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI" ALT HEADLINE: "Execs Worry They'll Be Replaced By AI, But They're Doing It Themselves" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-executive-thinking-survey — Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan@mastodon.soci
Get Games At Work dot Biz summaries in your inbox
Free AI-powered daily recaps. Key takeaways, quotes, and mentions — in a 5-minute read.
Get Free Summaries →Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
You Might Also Like
Listeners also like.
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast
Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle
Press X to Continue
Press X to Continue
Entertainment Talk New
Matthew Nemeth
Gamer Radio
The Mad Botter
Video Games | Ongamecast
Ikecy Christian
Board Game Barrage
Board Game Barrage
Playing for Fun
Relay
Deconstructor of Fun
Deconstructor of Fun
The Secret Lives of Games
The Secret Lives of Games
Bits Bytes & Beyond
Michael Herman, Andrew Schultz & Aaron Keele
Dev Game Club
Brett Douville and Tim Longo
Post Games
Chris Plante
About Games At Work dot Biz
Play games with us!
Customized Recaps
AI-powered recaps with compact key takeaways, quotes, and insights.
Straight to Your Inbox
Get key takeaways from Games At Work dot Biz in a 5-minute read.
Save Hours Every Week
Stay current on your favorite podcasts without falling behind.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Podzilla's Games At Work dot Biz daily summary?
It's a free AI-powered email that summarizes new episodes of Games At Work dot Biz as soon as they're published. You get the key takeaways, notable quotes, and links & mentions — all in a quick read.
How does the Games At Work dot Biz podcast summary work?
When a new episode drops, our AI transcribes and analyzes it, then generates a personalized summary tailored to your interests and profession. It's delivered to your inbox every morning.
Is this an official Games At Work dot Biz product?
No. Podzilla is an independent service that summarizes publicly available podcast content. We're not affiliated with or endorsed by Michael Rowe, Michael Martine, Andy Piper.
Can I get summaries of other podcasts too?
Absolutely! The free plan covers up to 3 podcasts. Upgrade to Pro for 15, or Premium for 50. Browse our full catalog at /podcasts.
What topics does Games At Work dot Biz cover?
Games At Work dot Biz covers topics including Leisure, News, Technology, Games. Our AI identifies the specific themes in each episode and highlights what matters most to you.
Start getting Games At Work dot Biz summaries tomorrow morning.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.