77. The Love Robots Are Coming

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy reports from storm-strewn Tulsa while Sarah reports from the future, where they discuss:* The worst storm in Tulsa since 2007, not that the news is covering it* Sarah has a new boyfriend, and he is exactly one day old* The predictive genius of the movie Her* Is it cheating if you’re fooling around with an AI?* Do we have to tell our partners everything?* The future where Siri becomes personalized, and we all get AI assistants* The difference between “falling in love” and “being in love”* A new season of The Bear is coming* Is Nancy’s Native American accent offensive?* Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian* Black Mirror is back, baby!* UATX event with Nancy, Sarah, and Meghan Daum