ARTIFICIAL
BANTER. First episode brewing

AI. AGENTS. THE FRONTIER.

Big tech.
Real humans.
Proper banter.

One old buzzard. One fresh perspective.
Forty years apart. Figuring out the future together.

Join James & Ryan for a curious, occasionally chaotic look at artificial intelligence and the technology changing our lives.

Meet the humans What’s the banter?

Artificial intelligence. Real opinions.

Human hosts.
Mostly original parts.
A playful illustration of James and Ryan laughing at a podcast desk, with cups of tea and a small yellow robot tangling with a cable.
HUMAN
OPERATED
JAMES, 65 SAME PLANET. DIFFERENT UPDATES. RYAN, 25
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEREAL OPINIONSGOOD QUESTIONSQUESTIONABLE JOKES

01 / THE SHOW

Less jargon.
More “hang on a minute…”

We’re here to try things, ask the obvious questions and have a laugh while we do it. If the future’s arriving this quickly, we might as well pull up a chair.

CLEVER TOOL. PLENTY OF QUESTIONS.

It can write a sonnet.
Can it sort your Tuesday?

From the useful to the slightly ridiculous: what AI can help with, where it falls over, and whether it’s actually making life better.

On the table
Everyday AICreative experimentsHype checks
LESS CHAT. MORE DOING.

You’ve hired an AI agent.
Does it need a tea break?

Agents are software that can work through tasks using tools. We’ll explore what to hand over, what to keep an eye on, and when a simple to-do list would do.

On the table
Useful workflowsHuman judgementPermission to proceed
WHAT’S NEXT, THEN?

The future’s at the door.
Who ordered this?

New models, robotics and ideas that make you stop scrolling. We’ll ask what’s real, what’s a demo, and what any of it means for the rest of us.

On the table
Emerging techRoboticsThe bigger picture

02 / THE HUMANS IN THE LOOP

Different decades.
Same rabbit hole.

Two perspectives. Plenty to disagree on.
And absolutely no intention of taking ourselves too seriously.

Illustrated James, grinning, with short hair and a salt-and-pepper beard.65YEARS
IN BETA

THE OLD BUZZARD

James Slater

Old buzzard. New tricks.

Sixty-five and still curious. James brings a lifetime of perspective, a healthy appetite for new tech and the right to ask, “Yes, but what’s it actually for?”

Experience installed. Updates very much enabled.
Illustrated Ryan, smiling, with dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard.25YEARS
IN BETA

THE FRESH PERSPECTIVE

Ryan Jewsbury

Same future. Different starting point.

Ryan brings the view from twenty-five. A different set of reference points, the same room to be surprised, and someone to follow James down the next tech rabbit hole.

Forty years less mileage. Equal voting rights.

Our illustrated alter egos. The opinions will be our own.

03 / A REGULAR BREW

AI over
a brew.

No slide deck required. Just a cuppa, something interesting to talk about, and two people who won’t always see it the same way.

See what’s brewing
01

Apparently it can…

A bold claim. A practical experiment. Let’s see whether the shiny demo survives contact with real life.

02

Same task. Two takes.

James and Ryan tackle the same challenge. Different approaches, honest results, and a fair chance of an unexpected detour.

03

Worth it or what?

The tool, the gadget or the idea everyone’s talking about. We ask whether it earns a place in everyday life—or just another browser tab.

A taste of the formats we’re preparing for the show.

WHILE THE KETTLE’S ON

Start a little
intelligent trouble.

One question. Two opinions. Give this one a go.

If your AI assistant saves you two hours, who gets the time back—you or your boss?

THE HUMAN BIT

CAMERAS WARMING UP

The future’s coming.
So are we.

We’re putting the first Artificial Banter conversations together.
Full episodes on YouTube. The good bits on Instagram.

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Our channel links will appear here when they’re ready.