What The F*** Is The Metaverse?

First Time Inside a Waymo Robotaxi: Real-Time Reactions on AI Breakthroughs, Safety, Vibe-Coding, Agents, VR & More!

Live LA traffic stress tests a Waymo while the father-son hosts discuss autonomous cars, agentic AI software, the future of work, and much more!

May 9 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

45:02

Riding the AI Tsunami: O3 Mini, DeepSeek, Agents, and the Future of Storytelling

Father and son break down market shocks, policy gaps, and the steps listeners can take to ride the wave instead of wiping out.

May 9 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

50:35

October 2024

AI Companions, Apple’s Private Intelligence, and the Rise of Reasoning AI: Brett Leonard's Insights on the Next Digital Frontier

Exploring the Impact of AI Friends, Apple Intelligence, and Reasoning AI on Our Lives

Oct 22, 2024 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

56:57

April 2024

"Hollywood will change radically": Brett Leonard on Sora, Apple Vision Pro, and AI's Rise

Pioneering the Metaverse's Creative Renaissance

Apr 9, 2024 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

50:21

December 2023

The State of the Metaverse: The AI Revolution, Effective Accelerationism's Rise, and Spatial Computing's Impact

Film director/futurist (Brett Leonard) and his son look at digital realities shaping our lives in 2023

Dec 31, 2023 • 

Shannon Leonard

 and 

Brett Leonard

53:13

November 2023

Unpacking OpenAI's Drama: Sam Altman's Firing, Reinstatement, and Beyond

Navigating Boardroom Strife, AI Acceleration, and Tech's New Era

Nov 23, 2023 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

47:49

October 2023

Blurring Boundaries: The AI Acceleration, Apple Vision Pro, and the Merging of Realities

Demystifying the "Metaverse" in 2023 - Generational Perspectives on Our Digital Reality

Oct 3, 2023 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

58:29

April 2023

AI as Interviewer: Brett Leonard Reflects on Cinema, Technology, and Society Through AI-Curated Questions

A Director's Journey from Lawnmower Man to the AI Revolution

Apr 27, 2023 • 

Shannon Leonard

 and 

Brett Leonard

53:32

March 2023

The Digitization of Everything: Exploring GPT-4, Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, and Balaji's Wild Bitcoin Prediction

Could this be a positive turning point for humanity, or will new challenges arise in this interconnected digital world?

Mar 22, 2023 • 

Shannon Leonard

 and 

Brett Leonard

1:00:31

Hollywood Director Explains How AI Will Transform Entertainment and Storytelling

Exploring the Power of AI: Hype or Reality?

Mar 9, 2023 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

47:52

December 2022

The State of the Metaverse in 2022: Meta Stock Crash, Crypto Collapse, and the Future of AI

First we discuss the end of the "Metaverse" as a buzzword and then we explore the future of Human-AI interaction!

Dec 19, 2022 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

45:41

May 2022

The Future of Metaverse Accessibility and AI Content Generation (DALL-E + GPT-3)

Special guest Gregg Leonard joins this episode to discuss the future of digital accessibility and AI content generation. Gregg and his wife Astrid Reed…

May 17, 2022 • 

Brett Leonard

 and 

Shannon Leonard

54:39