Q&A: Local AI Model, "The Odyssey," Ukraine | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Have a question for Ted and/or co-host Jamarl Thomas? Join the hosts of "DeProgram" for a full hour of nothing but LIVE Q&A! Any topic, any question, goes—it's up to you. We discussed: Building a local AI model for business use, contrasting conventional high costs with practical results, while warning about unconstrained AI dangers and tech elites prioritizing profit and first-mover advantage over ethics, morality, and safety. Discussion of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” its mixed-race casting controversy, and critiques of his films including “Inception,” “Interstellar,” “Tenet,” and Batman movies, focusing on pacing, cerebral style, and cultural impact. Favorite national flags (South Korea, Vietnam preferred over the US design) and best local cuisines/travel food experiences, highlighting Uyghur food in Xinjiang, Brazil, Italy, France, and Louisiana. Michigan politics involving Gretchen Whitmer’s popularity decline due to data centers and the Line 5 oil pipeline, plus related polling and DNC talking points around Haley Stevens. Extensive comparison of the Ukraine-Russia conflict versus US actions toward Iran, covering NATO expansion, 2014 Maidan events, neo-Nazi elements, Donbas civil war, Crimea, propaganda, and sovereignty debates. Light personal preferences (ice cream flavors, tea vs. coffee, preferred countries for unlimited-money exile like France, Portugal, Kazakhstan) plus critiques of Hollywood remakes, military merger with Israel as treason, and race-swapped casting in foundational Western stories. Q&A extras are every Monday and Wednesday at 12 noon Eastern time. MERCH STORE: https://www.deprogram.live https://x.com/tedrall https://x.com/JamarlThomas LIVE ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2kdFlw2w8sSPhKI8NRx8Zu APPLE MUSIC: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas/id1825379504