Podcast ep2 & Website
The Podcasting machine AKA Aric
Three hours of sleep. One experimental energy drink (first and last). And a manic, stubborn streak wide enough to drive a quad hover bike through. That’s the state I was in finishing Episode 2 of the AI War Panda Pawd-cast.
I don’t recommend it, but sometimes sheer bloody-mindedness is what drags an idea from the fog in your head into something you can actually share with the world. And I’m proud of what came out.
Kudos where it’s due: 🧭 GNoM (my name for my resident AI) and Gemini both helped untangle knots, crush mental blocks, and add a bit of comic relief when I was close to smashing my keyboard. Without them, I don’t think I’d have crossed the finish line.
A Site on the Move
In the middle of all that chaos, I also migrated this entire site from its long-time WordPress home over to Squarespace. Why? Because I wanted a change — and frankly, I prefer it.
The site feels lighter now, especially the graphics. Sure, there are a few spacing quirks to iron out, but it already feels like a better fit. Faster, cleaner, and (importantly for me) less of a headache.
And then there’s that new episode.
I’ll be honest: I only finished it about 15 minutes before upload. I completely redid it twice, and every cut in Logic Pro was something I was learning on the fly. But it flows, it sounds pretty professional, and it’s the kind of episode I can actually stand back from and think: yeah, that’s ours.
What’s Inside Episode 2 ?
This one’s got a bit of everything:
Remus’s battle memory — a seven-foot war panda trying to keep jumpy rookies alive until it’s time for bamboo fries and an ice-cold Bamboozer.
Podcast stats — Mc Wordy crunches the numbers (“Approximately 20 humans and one very slow sloth in South America…”).
Aric’s meltdown — complete with emergency biscuits and a cinnamon bun covered in pink icing.
Songs and ads — singing greys, moon unicorn droppings (fertilizer and dessert topping), and the HX-9 Hover Quad (“If it’s not hovering between your legs, you’re doing it wrong”).
Professor Highbrain’s lecture — a crash course on the Deadheart Realm, Lady Deadheart’s defiance, and why Tuskars are basically cosmic playground bullies.
The studio phone rings — and whatever’s on the other end, it’s not good…
And of course, it all wraps up with Reginald D. Dazzlemeister insisting you “take your litter home, drink plenty of water, and don’t attempt to appeal to a Tuskar’s better nature… as they simply don’t have one.”
So if you want a laugh or just to sit bemused for over 30 minutes give it a listen and if you like what you hear please share it on your social or just over the garden fence 😂
