Boaty McBoatface
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Nov 2, 2026
Carrie BickmoreHOST
Oh, cute.
Carrie BickmoreHOST
It's like when they get to name the, what was it? Was it a ferry? Boaty McBoatface or
Tommy LittleHOST
something.
Tommy LittleHOST
So some rippers that they've come up with.
Tom BlalockHOST
And that is I took the transcript.
Tom BlalockHOST
I dropped that shit into an AI like verse and I looked for pop culture references and And I will tell you, it did not do a good job because it missed Home Alone 2, Lost in New York, and Boaty McBoatface.
Tom BlalockHOST
I never heard of this, but I had to do a deep dive.
Tom BlalockHOST
You never heard of Boaty McBoatface? I never heard of Boaty McBoatface.
Tom BlalockHOST
So anyway, we're still in the nascency of AI tools if they can't do a pop reference.
Tom BlalockHOST
they can't
Bill BarberGUEST
but but the best is rather than taking it down they tried to fight back and it didn't go well It did not go well at all.
AaronHOST
What was that thing where people could vote to name that boat or whatever? Boaty McBoatface.
AaronHOST
The
Bill BarberGUEST
fucking cowards wouldn't fucking call it that either.
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Dave BorlaceHOST
from 2016 to find a name for a brand new UK Arctic research ship, Boaty McBoatface turned out to be the popular choice, becoming an international news story even across the pond, getting a feature on The Late Show in the US with Stephen Colbert.
Jay LenoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know what I'm talking about? Britain's National Environmental Research Council announced a boat naming contest a little over a month ago.
Jay LenoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thousands of entries were submitted and they named Boaty McBoatface.
Jay LenoSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
four times more votes than any other name.
Dave BorlaceHOST
In the end, of course, it was decided that we all had to be grown up and mature about the naming process, so the ship actually got called the RSS Sir David Attenborough.
Dave BorlaceHOST
But the submersible vehicle that it carries on board did get called Boaty McBoatface.
Dave BorlaceHOST
This year, the RSS Sir David Attenborough forms a key component of a new £20 million research project between the UK and US that's setting out to study Thwaites Glacier.
Finn MurphyHOST
I think people would get very excited about that telescope.
Laura KreidbergGUEST
Better than Bodie McBoatface.
Finn MurphyHOST
Well, I think that's like a really good place to end it.
Finn MurphyHOST
Thanks so much, Laura, for taking the time to talk.
Ross StevensonHOST
133693, when have you ever named an inanimate object and what did you call it? We know that the British, when asked to take part in a competition to name their latest warship...
Ross StevensonHOST
the British public voted overwhelmingly in favour of the name Boaty McBoatface.
Ross StevensonHOST
And the authorities had the temerity to ignore them and say they couldn't have it.
Ross StevensonHOST
Should have been called Boaty McBoatface.
Ross StevensonHOST
Definitely
Russel HowcroftHOST
should have been called Boaty McBoatface.
Russel HowcroftHOST
Imagine
Ross StevensonHOST
if the Bismarck had been sunk by Boaty McBoatface.
Sean StarrHOST
I, you're, I, I would bet on your side if I- It's only, it's only at, like, 20% I understand, but you know what, what always gives me pause? There are two things that give me pause.
Sean StarrHOST
It, two is in, it was the reference yesterday, Boaty McBoatface.
Sean StarrHOST
Yeah.
Sean StarrHOST
You know? But more seriously, it's the whole Brexit thing, where people thought it was, like, "Oh, I'm gonna vote for Brexit as a, as a lark, and it's not gonna happen." Yeah.
Alec LuhnGUEST
So step one, we need to figure out how much fresh water is coming off of Greenland and in what form.
Alec LuhnGUEST
The British Antarctic Survey just went to Greenland on the Sir David Attenborough research ship with Boaty McBoatface-
Penny SarchetHOST
Of course
Alec LuhnGUEST
...
Nancy DaSilvaHOST
Yes.
Bits NicholasHOST
Um, but this is the country that famously named their boat Boaty McBoatFace, so-
Nancy DaSilvaHOST
[laughs]
Bits NicholasHOST
...
Bits NicholasHOST
I think it's rather tame by comparison.
Bits NicholasHOST
Um-
Nancy DaSilvaHOST
Although Boaty McBoatFace does rock.
Bits NicholasHOST
Does rock.
NancyHOST
Yes.
BitsHOST
Um, but this is the country that famously named their boat Boaty McBoatface, so-
NancyHOST
[laughs]
BitsHOST
...
BitsHOST
I think it's rather tame by comparison.
BitsHOST
Um-
NancyHOST
But you know what, Boaty McBoatface does rock.
BitsHOST
Does rock.
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