Roose and Newton launch new AI podcast 'Machine Gods'

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-10-22 17:02

Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, former hosts of The New York Times' Hard Fork podcast, have launched a new show called Machine Gods. The podcast will focus on the concept of an AI "singularity." AI

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They're back! Machine Gods is a return to format for Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, former hosts of NYTimes Hard Fork, focused on the AI "singularity" - almost a

They're back! Machine Gods is a return to format for Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, former hosts of NYTimes Hard Fork, focused on the AI "singularity" - almost as if they haven't left! # ai # podcast # machinegods # hardfork https://www. npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-60098 60/bots-beha…