Verity! Episode 45 – Mechanical Meanies

It’s another villaintastic episode of Verity! This time we’re talking about machines–computers, robots, and androids who want to do very bad things. Join Deb, Erika, and Liz as we use “The Robots of Death” as a jumping-off point for our discussion. It’s a great place to start, as it deals not only with robots themselves, but their integration into society. From there we jump to their integration into stories, and after that, we’re all over the map: WOTAN! BOSS! Tara! Smilers! And much much more!

There’s also a wee bit of irony at work in this ep. A technical issue prevented the excision of some coughing. (Deb had a cold.) This would be merely unfortunate, but it’s catapulted into the realm of irony when Erika boasts of her cough-muting prowess…and then can’t mute the coughs. Such hubris. Never tempt fate in front of the podcast gods. Lesson learned.

(That same technical issue accounts for the somewhat iffy sound quality in this ep. We thank you for your patience, and will try to have things back to normal next week!)

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Also covered:

• Erika
  • thinks Snoopy may actually be the Doctor!
  • and fangirls over Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay, who posted a pic of Chicks Dig Time Lords!
• Liz
  • anticipates the newest regeneration of the Rani, courtesy of Big Finish!
  • and said words that are now in Doctor Who Magazine!
• Deb had a smashing good time with Doctor Who programming at Philadelphia Comic Con!

Bonus links:
The Incomparable #193 – Murderous Roomba
The Resurrection Casket
Radio Free Skaro #423
Robophobia

Download or listen now (runtime 1:15:13)