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S2E3: TrueCrimeMaster – We solved the Jack The Ripper case!
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11/13/23 • 37 min
Tan travels back to the slums of Victorian Whitechapel in a bid to catch Jack the Ripper and solve one of the most notorious unsolved crimes ever.
Donning his detective gear and using the moniker Inspector Nathaniel, Tan marches into Scotland Yard in the summer of 1888 and demands to speak to Chief Insp Fred Abberline. Using his knowledge of future events, such as the eruption of Mt Bandai in Japan, the emergence of touch typing, and a fire at the Main Building in Wells College, New York, Tan attempts to prove he is a time traveller and that he can help catch the Ripper even before he strikes.
Can GPT solve actual true crimes from real life? Who was Jack the Ripper? Will the ethics of future crime detection be questioned by our AI GameMaster? Find out the answer to all of these in this episode.
Inspired by a recent Jack the Ripper tour in Whitechapel and Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s brilliant graphic novel From Hell.
PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history in each episode with the help of our maverick AI GameMaster.
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S2E13: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly - Season 2 Finale
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02/19/24 • 38 min
Looking back on highlights of season 2, Ryan, Keon and Tan pick out the good, the bad and the tremendously ugly.
Phallic AI art and GameMaster’s double standards feature prominently, alongside successes such as ‘hard mode’, the mission to dismantle the Berlin Conference and improvements in AI over the course of the series.
‘King George’ makes his debut as the voice of GameMaster, and we also hear stories of chilli disaster from our hosts.
Also includes as a teaser for what is coming up in season 3.
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EP8: Galilee, pt 1 – Baron Saffron sets up shop [25 CE]
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05/28/23 • 38 min
Tan journeys to the era of Jesus Christ in Galilee, circa 25AD. After getting caught stealing some bread, he forges an unlikely friendship with a spice merchant before setting out to become a saffron dealer in his own right.
With the help of his mentor he meets the fearsome merchant Mordechai to explore business opportunities around town. But things quickly turn sour and it’s not long before Tan is galloping on a stolen donkey to Mordechai’s estate to try and poach his best people before the merchant returns home.
Will Tan's business plan pay off, or will he end up locked in a Galilean dungeon awaiting the administration of justice?
This recording was partly influenced by listener Chris Mason’s request for a visit to Jesus’s time and partly by Tan’s long-harboured desire to know more about Jesus inspired by his sixth form religious studies lessons, especially the work of Geza Vermes.
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EP3: Headbutting into the Viking Times [~850 CE]
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04/30/23 • 42 min
Keon explores his inner murder hobo, journeying to Denmark at the height of the Viking empire where he seeks to be worshipped as a god and to start a feud with a rival.
PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history each episode with the help of our AI GameMaster.
Heading to Denmark circa 900AD, Keon embraces the brutality of the age, styling himself as Jarl Olaf and headbutting a rival right off the bat to show how tough he is.
On a raiding voyage to England, Keon makes no bones about slicing monks in half and taking the lion’s share of the loot.
As his rival Bjorn starts to lose favour in the shadow of Jarl Olaf, Keon comes up with ever more dastardly and creative ways to discredit his adversary.
To keep everyone on their toes Ryan also inserts a ‘secret’ tweak to the game, although it doesn’t take long before Game Master lets the cat out of the bag...
No podcast about Vikings would be complete without mentioning one of the greatest ever pieces of historical fiction, The Long Ships by Frans G Bengtsson and the TV show Vikings
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EP6: Inventing ‘the box’ and avoiding Agincourt (with special guest Sunil Patel) [1411 CE]
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05/15/23 • 62 min
Special guest comedian Sunil Patel visits a brothel in the mid-15th century. Despite this indulgent opening, his savvy negotiations and surprisingly vague and generic invention soon open the way for victory. But can anyone explain what the invention known as ‘Patel’s Device’ actually does?
Bernard Cornwell’s Azincourt and Shakespeare’s Henry V are the inspiration for Sunil’s adventure.
PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history each episode with the help of our AI GameMaster.
Sunil Patel is a stand-up comedian and actor who’s appeared in This Time with Alan Partridge (BBC), Stath Lets Flats(Channel 4) and This Way Up (Channel 4). He made his standup debut on Jonathan Ross' Comedy Club (ITV) in 2020.
He wrote and presented the BBC Radio 4 series An Idiots Guide to Cryptocurrency and he is the host of Dave’s Backchatseries on Youtube. He is co-host of the podcast Slime Country.
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S2E5: Solving the Mystery of Stonehenge [~3000 BCE]
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11/27/23 • 54 min
Keon’s always wanted to know who built Stonehenge and why. So Ryan used PastMaster to find out (of course).
In what is possibly the trippiest episode of PastMaster yet, our AI GameMaster concocts a Neolithic adventure for the ages.
It all goes pear-shaped when Ryan encounters a mysterious man called Elron (alarm bells already ringing).
It turns out the secrets of Stonehenge are much bigger than anybody ever realised.
Alliances will be forged, secrets will be revealed, and crystal toilets will be pooped in...
Is the AI’s Stonehenge story convincing?
Tune in to find out.
S2E4: Labour of Time [1959 CE] (ft. special guest Tom GK)
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11/20/23 • 44 min
Comedian and writer Tom GK returns to the PastMaster studio, taking the hot seat for his first time as a player. Heading to the Labour Party conference in Blackpool in 1959, Tom plans to alter the course of British politics and improve life for everyone in the country for decades to come.
After an initial display of hopeless incompetence from our AI GameMaster, Tom finally gets to take the microphone. With a deft surgical incision into the Labour Party’s home ownership policy, Tom sets the backdrop for a shift in political power and pulls the rug out from under Thatcherism.
But it’s not all hard work. While in the north-west Tom makes time to head Liverpool and catch a Quarrymen gig, seeing John, Paul and George on stage.
Also pesky fellow time traveller Napolean Bonaparte turns up and, inspired by Blackpool’s culinary delights, creates his own ice cream empire.
PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history in each episode with the help of our maverick AI GameMaster.
You can see Tom performing with the Oxford Imps at The Jericho Tavern every Monday at 8pm in Oxford University term time.
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EP13: The Windy City Wedding Whiskey Run (with special guest Nick Horseman) [1926 CE]
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07/03/23 • 71 min
Special guest comedian and rapper Nick Horseman stars in a wise-cracking journey to prohibition-era Chicago. With his gangster patter down to a tee and a cunning plan to get in with the local mob boss, Nick sets out to make a name for himself as the new player in town. PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history each episode with the help of our maverick AI GameMaster. Landing in the Windy City in 1926, Horseman bowls his way over to a dimly lit speakeasy before spitting whisky in the bartender’s face and smashing a glass on the floor. Having grabbed the boss’s attention, Horseman makes his play: a business proposition concerning 500 barrels of Canada’s finest whisky. After recruiting a team of the most desperate and poorest individuals imaginable, he sets out to turn these dregs into a team of crack hoodlums with the help of a magician, an ageing silver screen dame and a tired old old gunslinger. Things take a surprising turn, however, when Horseman invites Al Capone to his daughter’s wedding, creating a powder keg scenario ready for a Tommy gun-toting showdown. But whose side is Horseman on? Is he looking to plant a bullet in Capone and take over the boss’s crime empire, or will he side with Eliot Ness and the FBI? With more twists, double crosses and dubious payphone calls than a Martin Scorsese film, this episode will have you guessing until the end. As mentioned by Nick you can order a copy of The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch here.
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S2E11: The Sausage of World Peace (Dinner Party Master Special)
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01/29/24 • 37 min
This week the team head to the Palace of Versailles to host a fantasy dinner party attended by the good (Jesus and Gandhi), the bad (Hitler, Stalin and Mao) prominent historical female leaders (Elizabeth I and Cleopatra) and wild card Liz Truss.
Roleplaying the Hostess with the Mostest, Tan unveils a tempting but symbolic menu for the assembled guests, trying to get them to see eye to eye.
Breaking the ice with a question about wrestling, Tan gets the party off to a good start, but with such divisive and disparate personalities at the table, how will he keep control of proceedings?
And will Liz Truss be able to follow what is happening?
The book Tan mentioned about ultra running is [The Rise of the Ultra Runners](https://www.adharanandfinn.com/the-rise-of-the-ultra-runners) by Adharanand Finn. Well worth a read. Good luck with your alpine adventure, Ryan!
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EP12: When in Rome... [70 BCE]
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06/26/23 • 50 min
Tan visits an ancient Roman amphitheatre to try and spruce up their chariot designs with some 21st-century know-how. PastMaster is the time-travel role-playing adventure show where Ryan, Keon and Tan explore a different era of history each episode with the help of our maverick AI GameMaster. The thundering of hooves, the crowd baying, and the clash of steel on steel provide the soundtrack to this week’s episode! Channelling his inner Premiership footballer, Tan baits the crowd before climbing aboard his fiery wheels and thundering around the track in a race for the ages. Game Master takes on the identity of a well-known character from pop culture, challenging the team to guess who he is, while Ryan flexes his acting muscles as the voice of Game Master. As an experiment for this week, the rules of PastMaster get a tweak, awarding the player points for good play and deducting them for errors and foolishness. Will Tan succeed in his chariot battle? Will he create a sponsorship empire? And how will his actions ripple through the ages to the present day? Tune in to find out. Relive some of Jonathan Pearce’s best moments on Robot Wars here. Here is everything we know about upcoming Hollywood sequel Gladiator II so far. And here is the Jamie Vardy playbook on baiting opposition fans after scoring a goal. A clear inspiration for Tanus Maximus. Is this trash talk all quite childish or is it just great theatre? You decide.
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How many episodes does PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI have?
PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI currently has 49 episodes available.
What topics does PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI cover?
The podcast is about Improv, Comedy and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI?
The episode title 'S2E3: TrueCrimeMaster – We solved the Jack The Ripper case!' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI?
The average episode length on PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI released?
Episodes of PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI?
The first episode of PastMaster: Reshaping History With AI was released on Apr 28, 2023.
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