Your Aleatoric Reality

S1E07: Random Questions with Tom Mast, Ph.D.

We finally convinced someone to be a guest on the show. Tom Mast, Ph.D. is a former neuroscience professor who is currently in med school to be a podiatrist. Find out what kind of time manipulation superpowers he would prefer.

S1E06: Divination--The Future On Shuffle

Misha and Damon discuss divination, i.e. using randomness to seek information about the future.

S1E05: Gambling With Money

Misha and Damon discuss gambling, one of the earliest forms of using randomness to determine real-life consequences.

S1E04: Random Dungeonmastering

Misha enumerates the Tenets of the Secret Masters of Random and Damon discusses being improvisational as a dungeon master.

S1E03:Dishin' on the Dice Man

After a different take on the news, Misha and Damon roll for a topic show, and the topic they get is the 1971 novel that inspired a generation of chancers, The Dice Man. 

S1E02:Be Nice, Roll Dice

In which we roll for Q&A for the second time in a row, but this time Damon asks Misha the questions. Alternate titles considered for this installment include "Double or Muffin," "Twice as Random," and "Episode 2."

S1E01:Inception

We rolled for the title of this episode, from the following table:
1. The (Random) Birth of a Podcast2. I've got a pocket full of dice3. Inception4. Ready to make up a podcast5. What Does Aleatoric Mean?6. In which we roll for the title of this show
In this episode, Misha and Damon roll for the title of the show, randomly generate a theme song, and answer literally random quesions.

S1:Trailer - Isaac Nicola Is A Tenant Of This Academy

To introduce our podcast about randomness, we took a bunch of clips from the first few episodes and shuffled them. It may not be the best trailer, but it's a clear case of "show, don't tell." This podcast will explore the use of randomness in real-life decisionmaking, problem-solving, and creativity.