Deus vs. Machina
May 29, 2026 · 39 min · 12 segments
Become a Ctrl-Alt-Speech supporter to get extended episodes of the podcast plus the chance to submit stories for us to cover. In this week's episode, Mike…
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May 29, 2026 · 39 min · 12 segments
Become a Ctrl-Alt-Speech supporter to get extended episodes of the podcast plus the chance to submit stories for us to cover. In this week's episode, Mike…
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Mike MasnickHost
Ben WhitelawHost
Let's get stuck into today's stories, and we couldn't really turn down the opportunity to talk about the Pope talking about issues that we care about.
... story a couple weeks ago, I don't know if you caught this while you were away, but I, I think it happened while you were away, about him calling his bank.
... likes to pay for stuff himself, and he tried to change the name on the bank account when he became the Pope, and the person on the phone said, "Well, you have to come in and do that in person." And he said, "I can't do that," uh, for a variety of reasons.
And they were like, "Well, I'm sorry, that's the policy." And he said, "Would it help if I told you I was Pope Leo?"
I mean, I'm not even sure I, I entirely approve of him trying to jump the line.
Let's get stuck into today's stories, and we couldn't really turn down the opportunity to talk about the Pope talking about issues that we care about.
... story a couple weeks ago, I don't know if you caught this while you were away, but I, I think it happened while you were away, about him calling his bank.
... likes to pay for stuff himself, and he tried to change the name on the bank account when he became the Pope, and the person on the phone said, "Well, you have to come in and do that in person." And he said, "I can't do that," uh, for a variety of reasons.
And they were like, "Well, I'm sorry, that's the policy." And he said, "Would it help if I told you I was Pope Leo?"
I mean, I'm not even sure I, I entirely approve of him trying to jump the line.
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