Week in Tech: If Versailles Could Talk
TechStuff
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Is technology actually good for older people? This week, Oz and Karah explore the French palace of Versailles by talking to a statue-turned-chatbot. Then, Oz gives an update on Apple’s new make-or-break Siri overhaul. Karah weighs whether everyday use of technology is rotting our brains, or making them stronger. And finally, on Chat and Me, Reddit mourns the death of some beloved AI models.
Also, we want to hear from you: If you’ve used a chatbot in a surprising or delightful (or deranged) way, send us a 1–2 minute voice note at techstuffpodcast@gmail.com.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:04.5 | Adventure should never come with a pause button. |
| 0:07.1 | Remember Movie Pass? |
| 0:08.4 | All the movies you wanted for just nine bucks? |
| 0:11.1 | I'm Bridget Todd, host of There Are No Girls on the Internet. |
| 0:13.9 | And this season, I'm digging into the tech stories we weren't told. |
| 0:17.4 | Starting with Stacey Spikes, the black founder of movie pass who got pushed out of the company |
| 0:21.6 | he built. |
| 0:22.8 | Everybody's trying to knock you down and it's not going to work and no one's going to like it. |
| 0:27.3 | And then boom, it's everywhere. |
| 0:29.3 | And that was that moment. |
| 0:30.7 | Listen if there are no girls on the internet on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:48.4 | No. or wherever you get your podcast. From Collideroscope and IHart podcasts, this is Tech Stuff. |
| 0:52.3 | I'm Osvaloshin. |
| 0:53.2 | And I'm Kara Price. |
| 0:54.3 | Today, Apple's hail Mary in the AI race. |
| 0:57.5 | And is tech actually good for older people? |
| 1:01.0 | Then, on chat and me, Reddit users mourn their lost confidants and personal advisors. |
| 1:06.8 | As OpenAI says hello to GPT5. |
| 1:10.1 | All of that on the week in tech. |
| 1:12.0 | It's Friday, August 15th. |
| 1:17.4 | And hello, Kara. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.