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- Apr 24, 202536 min
Oh no! End of Season One!
We are seeing out our first season with a little recap and retrospective, through an open conversation about the making of the pod itself. Come take a peek behind the curtain as we revisit the highs and lows.As we take a break and gear up for a higher production value season 2, please let us know what you like and would like to see changed. The Dark Chat will return soon!
- Apr 17, 20251h 28m
Oh no! Autonomous Humanoid Robots!
The spectre of humanoid robots in everyday life is closer than it's ever been. Tech companies seem to think we all want an autonomous robot living with us and doing our laundry. What are the ethical concerns and also WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?!!Whether ye be off silicon or flesh, welcome to the Dark Chat!
- Apr 3, 20251h 6m
Oh no! Asteroids!
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a.... oh shit, it's an asteroid... RUUUUUUUNNNN!!!!!In this episode, Andrew and Lauren talk about how big or small of a threat asteroids actually are and what we are doing to combat them.Grab a telescope, hop into your favorite bunker, and welcome to the Dark Chat!
- Mar 27, 202559 min
Oh no! Journalism! Part 2
In this episode, Lauren explains how the mainstream news media was miraculously saved from degradation and harmful incentives and is now in better shape than ever before!...Wait...did you actually fall for that?! Mainstream news is a hellhole! In this episode, the gang discusses the birth of the 24 hour news cycle and how that content hungry machine eventually spilled on to the web. And it's worse than ever!But honestly, still kind of hung up on you totally falling for that opening line. So gullible... welcome to the Dark Chat I guess.
- Mar 21, 20251h 38m
Oh no! Journalism! Part 1
In Part 1 of this epic two parter, Lauren takes us through the storied history and modern pitfalls of journalism ethics while laying the groundwork for next week's internet focused dystopia.Welcome to the Dark Chat!
- Mar 13, 20251h 25m
Oh no! Hypernormalisation!
Does it feel like the whole world is gaslighting you? Do you feel a weird dissociation between the reality of your crumbling democracy and the monotony of your everyday life? Well, have we got a word for you. Hypernormalisation!In this episode, Lauren and Andrew take on Hypernormalisation and try to get their heads around this concept which was invented to describe the feeling of living in Russia, but which is increasingly relevant in America.Welcome to the Dark Chat and have a very Happy Doomsday!To learn more, check out some of Andrew's primary sources for the episode with the 2016 Adam Curtis documentary "Hypernormalisation" and the book "Nothing is True and Everything is Possible" by Peter Pomerantsev.
- Mar 6, 20251h 12m
Oh no! Water Wars!
In this episode, the Dark Chat sits in the splash zone and gets good and soppy. Prepare to drench yourself in an array of topics around California's water supply, from reserve ownership to private firefighters.Grab yourself a couple hydrogen particles and one oxygen while you're at it, because we're getting wet and wild this week on Happy Doomsday!
- Feb 27, 20251h 35m
Oh no! Sports Gambling!
In this week's Dark Chat, Lauren and Andrew spiral into the horrifically predatory world of online Sports Gambling! From history, to lobbying, to app design, to the psychology of addiction itself - they break it all down! Lauren and Andrew may not know much about sports in general, but they can tear apart the negative incentive structures of capitalism all day long!So kick back in your favorite recliner, grab a nice cold brewski, and watch Lauren and Andrew equip themselves with research to take on the Stealers!*You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never want to touch your phone again. Welcome to the Dark Chat and have a Happy Doomsday!*"Stealers" as in the corporate overlords and local governments stealing people's income through psychological exploitation, not to be confused with the Pittsburgh based football franchise of the same name
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About Happy Doomsday
Your friendly neighborhood pessimists, Andrew and Lauren, process the chaos of the modern world one anxiety-inducing nightmare at a time.Each episode of Happy Doomsday strives to breakdown every gloomy, doomy, and otherwise unhappy topic of the modern world - coping through curiosity and exploration. Whether it be tech, science, social, or pop culture, no subject is too out there for Andrew and Lauren’s chaotic examinations. Come maniacally learn your way through each and every bleak week ahead with their thoughtfulness, humor, and potentially undiagnosed dissociative disorders.Take a seat on the couch, enter the Dark Chat, and don't forget to wish you and your loved ones a very Happy Doomsday!
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