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Don't Praise The Machine (DPTM)

Don't Praise The Machine (DPTM)

By: Alexander Holland & John Maloney
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Al and John grew up together in the 1990s but now live on opposite sides of the world. Each week, they get together through the magic of the Internet to catch up, make each other laugh and try to make sense of it all.


The result is a funny, surreal and thought-provoking excursion through the arcane recesses of pop culture and technology, and the mysteries of everyday life. What’s it like to have a virtual companion? Did Hilaria Baldwin really pretend to be Spanish? Why did movies used to have a rap in the credits to explain their own plot?


Get in touch at hello@dptm.org or find us on IG @dont_praise_the_machine.

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