228: America

21/2/2022

Robot or Not?

0:00

5:13

Why do Americans crowd out the rest of two continents from the namespace? John thinks it’s about imperialism; Jason thinks it’s because our country has no proper name.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Otros episodios de "Robot or Not?"

329: Charger follow-up
hace 2 días
6:38
Listener William challenges our ruling about chargers and we get deep into the weeds of car charging. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
328: Hoodie
1/12/2025
7:44
Stephen Hackett has called us out and requests John’s ruling. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
No te pierdas ningún episodio de “Robot or Not?”. Síguelo en la aplicación gratuita de GetPodcast.
327: Blogs
10/11/2025
5:39
What’s a blog, and what’s a news outlet? Are Jason and John bloggers? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
326: Spiders and Other Bugs
27/10/2025
2:44
Listener Kev needs us to unpack John’s comment about “spiders and other bugs.” Does that mean spiders are bugs? And what are the other bugs? Spooky! John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
325: Wire
13/10/2025
1:26
Listener Matt can’t stand it when someone calls a USB cable a wire. But what does John think? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
324: Landscaper
29/9/2025
2:23
Who scapes the lands? Who gardens the gardens? Who mows and who blows? Not us! John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
323: Pasta Roundup
15/9/2025
6:40
John fields some important questions about pasta from listeners Connor, Joshua, and Lee, including the definition of Al Dente and noodles versus pasta. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
322: Vehicle
1/9/2025
2:55
Listener Eric asks if vehicles are only motorized, and we ponder how small a thing can be before it’s not a vehicle anymore. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
321: Glass
18/8/2025
3:04
Can a drinking glass be made out of plastic? Or is it just a cup? John Siracusa and Jason Snell.
320: Parasol
4/8/2025
1:14
Summer is in full swing, so Listener Ken has asked us to differentiate between umbrellas and parasols. John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Más episodios

Descubre los mejores podcast en la aplicación gratuita de GetPodcast.

Suscríbete a tus podcast favoritos, escucha episodios cuando estés sin conexión y déjate sorprender por las recomendaciones personalizadas.

228: America

Robot or Not?

Otros episodios de "Robot or Not?"

329: Charger follow-up

328: Hoodie

327: Blogs

326: Spiders and Other Bugs

325: Wire

324: Landscaper

323: Pasta Roundup

322: Vehicle

321: Glass

320: Parasol