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11 O'Clock Comics Podcast11 O'Clock Comics Episode 1012: DC K.O.-RamaWe're sorta kinda all over the place speaking on Absolute Batman; Blood & Thunder by Benito Cereno, E.J. Su, and Msassyk; Milo Manara's The Magnificent Adventure; The Infernal Hulk by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nic Klein & Kev Walker, and Matthew Wilson; Joann Sfar and Tony Sandoval's The Dragons of Paris from Magnetic; The End 2099 by Steve Orlando, Ibraim Roberson, and Andrew Dalhous; a DC K.O.-Rama; and much more!
2025-12-131h 58
Quantum PotentialSPECIAL EPISODE: Connecting Our Lives to AI and Robotics with Matthew Johnson-RobersonWhat does the future of AI and robotics look like in our daily lives and as a career field? In a special episode of the Quantum Potential podcast recorded in front of a live audience during Reunion 2025, Provost C. Cybele Raver talks with Matthew Johnson-Roberson, the inaugural dean of the College of Connected Computing. Johnson-Roberson is an internationally recognized roboticist and computer scientist whose work spans underwater robotics, computer vision and large-scale engineering collaborations such as self-driving robotic delivery vehicles. In this episode, he shares his expertise about the impact of rapidly evolving AI and robotics for the average...
2025-12-1128 min
The Next Big IdeaAI and the Future of the UniversityA few weeks ago, Rufus moderated a panel discussion at Vanderbilt’s New York City campus on artificial intelligence and the future of American higher education. Today, we’re bringing you that conversation. It features Nabiha Syed, executive director of Mozilla Foundation; Nicholas Dirks, president and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences; Julie Samuels, president and CEO of Tech:NYC; and Matthew Johnson-Roberson, inaugural dean of the College of Connected Computing at Vanderbilt.
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2025-12-0244 min
Tipping PitchesGet Ready With Me (feat. Matthew Roberson)Bobby and Alex discuss the first full week of the Major League Baseball season and Bryce Harper's incendiary comments about the people who think the Dodgers are bad for baseball. Then, they're joined by GQ staff writer Matthew Roberson to discuss his profile of Francisco Lindor, what it's like to talk to athletes about their lifestyle and fashion, talking to Bryan Johnson about immortality, and his firsthand experience with Tommy Lasorda. Links:Matthew's Francisco Lindor GQ profileYOU CAN PLAY FUNDRAISERTP Kansas City Meetup FormJoin the Tipping Pitches Patreon ...
2025-04-071h 25
Where What If Becomes What's NextWhen Drones and Robots Knock on Your DoorWhat if a self-driving robotic vehicle or drone delivered your next package? Artificial intelligence is transforming how companies deliver packages the “last mile” to your home, the most expensive and time-consuming part of the supply chain.
Companies are using AI to reduce costs and improve sustainability in delivering products to customers. Robotic delivery vehicles, like Refraction AI's Rev One robot, are being used to deliver food from restaurants and grocery stores. The use of AI in last mile delivery has the potential to create new jobs that are sustainable and offer greater economic opportunities. Safety is a top pr...
2024-04-1117 min
Manufacturing Happy HourBONUS: Hear what Investors, Educators, and High Growth Companies have to say about the future of Robotics, Automation, and AI, Pt. 1 of 2 (brought to you by Cascadia Capital)Have you ever been in a room full of growth companies, investors, academics, entrepreneurs, and technologist all working together to advance the industry? It’s rare to get all of these players in a tech ecosystem together in one place, but that’s just what Cascadia Capital did at Cascadia Connect 2022 in Pittsburgh, PA.With such a range of leaders in Robotics, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence across the industrial world, we had the opportunity to sit down with 10 of these individuals to hear their perspectives on the future of these technologies and their applications. We owe a big...
2022-06-211h 03
Rabbitt Stew ComicsEpisode 338Comic Reviews: DC Justice League 2022 Annual by Brian Michael Bendis, Sanford Greene, Matt Herms Strange Love Adventures by Rex Ogle, Devin Grayson, Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Rich Douek, Ram V, Che Grayson, Stephanie Phillips, Andrew Marino, Phil Hester, Roger Robinson, Scot Eaton, Geraldo Borges, Christian Duce, Pablo Collar, Jon Mikel, Jon Sammariva, Ande Parks, Wayne Faucher, Eric Gapstur, Tony Avina, Hi-Fi, Nick Filardi, Rex Lokus, Dee Cunniffe, Enrica Eren Angiolini Suicide Squad: Blaze 1 by Simon Spurrier, Aaron Campbell, Jordie Bellaire Marvel Amazing Spidey 88.BEY by Geoffrey Thorne, Jim Towe, Jan Bazaldua, Jim Campbell Maestro: World War M 1 by...
2022-02-093h 00
Help A Human OutWhere do we go from here?On July 25, 2021, former Officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. Accountability is not the same as justice, so where do we go from here? What happens next? We don’t have all the answers. But we know that this list, can’t keep growing:MA'KHIA BRYANTMATTHEW "ZADOK" WILLIAMSDAUNTE WRIGHTJAMES LIONEL JOHNSONDOMINIQUE WILLIAMSMARVIN SCOTT IIIJENOAH DONALDPATRICK WARRENXZAVIER HILLROBERT HOWARDVINCENT BELMONTE
2021-06-3041 min
Rabbitt Stew ComicsEpisode 290Comics Reviews: Joker 1 by James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Arif Prianto, Sam Johns, Mirka Andolfo, Romulo Fajardo Jr. Rorschach 6 by Tom King, Jorge Fornes, Dave Stewart Batman: Urban Legends 1 by Chip Zdarsky, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Marcus To, Stephanie Phillips, Laura Braga, Ivan Plascencia, Brandon Thomas, Max Dunbar, Luis Guerrero, Matthew Rosenberg, Ryan Benjamin, Antonio Fabela Wonder Woman 770 by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain, Jordie Bellaire, Paulina Ganucheau Superman 29 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Phil Hester, Eric Gapstur, Hi-Fi, Sean Lewis, Sami Basri, Ulises Arreola Wonder Woman Earth One Vol 3 by Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette...
2021-03-132h 25
Shift: A podcast about mobilityRefraction AI’s Matthew Johnson-Roberson reflects on surging delivery demand (Episode 72)In Part 1 of our Mobility at a Crossroads series, Matthew Johnson-Roberson, co-founder and chief technology officer of Refraction, discusses the pandemic’s impact on delivery robotics in particular and the gig economy in general. Plus, highlights from Shift's virtual event.
2020-12-1353 min
Inside TransportationEP 22: A Self-Driving Car For Your Pizza 🍕 And The “Tesla of Boats” 🚤This is Episode 22 of the Inside Transportation Podcast. This podcast was made possible by Ford Motor Company and Fenwick.
Featuring Johan Moreno, Matthew Johnson-Roberson (Refraction AI) and Abozar K (X Shore).
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On this week’s episode of Inside Transportation, Johan sits down with Matthew Johnson-Roberson, the founder of Refraction AI. Refraction is developing an autonomous mini vehicle that can make deliveries.
Johan then speaks to Abozar K, the sales and marketing director for X Shore, an electric boat company based in Sweden. They ha...
2020-09-2500 min
Smarter CarsMatthew Johnson-Roberson - Refraction AIIn this episode, we talk with Matthew Johnson-Roberson, the CEO and co-founder of RefractionAI, a company that builds and deploys robotic platforms to provide safe and scalable last mile goods delivery in urban areas. We discuss Refraction’s current business model, providing delivery services to restaurants and grocery stores in Ann Arbor, Michigan, its custom delivery pod that drives autonomously in the bike lane with tele-operation back up, and its future plans for expanding into other sectors and geographies to become the Stripe/Square of last mile logistics and delivery.
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2020-06-2947 min
To Die ForEpisode 14: Podcast Blackout - Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter - Justice for George Floyd - Say Their NamesEMMETT TILL - MEDGAR EVERS - DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR - HENRY SMITH - JOHN CRAWFORD III - MICHAEL BROWN - EZELL FORD - DANTE PARKER - MICHELLE CUSSEAUX - LAQUAN MCDONALD - TANISHA ANDERSON - AKAI GURLEY - TAMIR RICE - RUMAIN BRISBON - JERAME REID - MATTHEW AJIBADE - JAMES N. POWELL JR. - FRANK SMART - NATASHA MCKENNA - TONY ROBINSON - ANTHONY HILL - MYA HALL - PHILLIP WHITE - ERIC HARRIS - WALTER SCOTT - WILLIAM CHAPMAN...
2020-06-1408 min
A Liv Teixeira ProductionINJUSTICE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE: How To Make A Change ALTP#165George Floyd
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Philando Castile
Terence Crutcher
Alton Sterling
Jamar Clark
Jeremy McDole
Shereese Francis
William Chapman II
Christopher Kimble
Kevin Higgenbotham
Walter Scott
Eric Harris
Tamar Rico
Akai Gurley
David Fealix
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2020-06-0117 min
The Learner's Corner with Caleb MasonEpisode 101: What We've Learned From Our First 100 EpisodesIn this episode, Caleb and Todd reflect back on the podcast's first 100 episodes. They talk about what's most impacted them and what they've learned.
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Episode 012: Women in Leadership with Brenda Young
Episode 016: The Struggle of Race Relations with Stephen Johnson
Episode 021: Ethnic Diversity Within The Church With James Talbert
Episode 030: Clay Scroggins On How To Lead When You're Not In Charge
Episode 035: Together Conference with James Talbert, Skyler Roberson, and Zac Kohl
Episode 053: Jeff Henderson On How To Be For Your Community, Marketing...
2018-10-0243 min
The Comics AlternativeEpisode 242: A Discussion of the 2017 Eisner Award Nominations Earlier this month the nominees for the 2017 Eisner Awards were announced at the Comic-Con International website, and as Andy and Derek like to do every year, they're devoting a full episode of The Comics Alternative to a discussion of the nominations. On this week's show, the Two Guys give their impressions of the various nominees, both as a whole and on a category-by-category basis, making observations and trying to understand any trends underlying this year's selections. However, Derek and Andy resist the urge to play armchair quarterbacks, so they don't second-guess the six-member panel of judges or foc...
2017-05-3100 min