Compositor, Author and Futurist Aleks Sakowski joins us again to chat about the hot topic in artistic communities: Artificial Intelligence. We discuss what the term AI even refers to (turns out, quite a few different things), the speed with which this technology is progressing and how it will affect artists and other industries for good or ill. Check out https://www.sakowskistudios.com/ for Aleks' latest work, behind the scenes magic and to get your copy of 'The Mecha Genesis' Check out 'Godslap' 'Skynut' and more on Aleks' YouTube channel sakowski_studios Follow Josh @joshuamartian_art on instagram and @joshuamartian_art Follow Simon @sickyfondue on Instagram and Twitter Follow Mukpuddy Animation @Mukpuddy on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok Watch Mukpuddy original series on TVNZ OnDemand (New Zealand region only) The opinions expressed by the hosts 100% reflect those of Mukpuddy Animation and any disagreements should be taken up with management.

Andrew Kepple is an Animator at Mukpuddy with a prolific catalogue of independent work under his handle 'TooMuchSpareTime' Andrew joins us to chat about how not being allowed to watch cartoons spurred him to start making his own, moving back from Canada to join Mukpuddy and his short film-turned-series 'Pupper Paleolithic' which has been described as "Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal if it chilled the hell out". We also discuss Andrew's twin passions: Paleontology and The Simpsons. We discuss how Hollywood's depiction of Dinosaurs has changed to reflect new discoveries and speculation. Plus, Andrew and Josh compete to name the most Simpsons characters off the top of their yellow heads. Support Andrew making more 'Pupper Paleolithic' on Patreon: patreon.com/toomuchsparetime Follow Andrew for memes and more on Twitter @TheOddKepple, YouTube @TmsTanim and NewGrounds https://tmst.newgrounds.com/ Follow Josh @joshuamartian_art on Instagram and @joshuamartian on Twitter Follow Simon (Crane) @sickyfondue on Instagram and Twitter  Follow Sisko the Dog @mr.siskodog on Instagram Follow Mukpuddy Animation @Mukpuddy on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok Watch Full Episodes of 'The Barefoot Bandits' and 'The Adventures of Tumeke Space' on ⁠Mukpuddy's Youtube channel⁠ Watch Mukpuddy original series on TVNZ OnDemand (New Zealand region only) The opinions expressed by the hosts 100% reflect those of Mukpuddy Animation and any disagreements should be taken up with management.   Send your feedback, comments or questions for our upcoming guests to [email protected]

It's the final instalment of this year's Star Trek special as Simon and Josh compare their ranked lists of every Star Trek television series. We find the good aspects of our lesser favourites and the weaknesses in our beloved favourites. Josh plays contrarian on the best episode of the original series but sides with conventional wisdom on the best episode of 'The Next Generation', plus a discussion on how Star Trek continues to push the boundaries of representation and diversity in their utopian future and our ideas how they could boldly go even further. We promise, next week we'll be getting back to animation discussion! Series Discussion Timecodes: 00:02:01 ~ The Next Generation 00:16:42 ~ Picard 00:54:22 ~ Enterprise 01:04:54 ~ Deep Space Nine 01:27:00 ~ Strange New Worlds 01:39:31 ~ The Original Series 01:51:16 ~ Lower Decks 01:57:12 ~ Voyager 02:11:48 ~ Prodigy 02:16:55 ~ The Animated Series 02:23:50 ~ Discovery Follow Josh @joshuamartian_art on Instagram and @joshuamartian on Twitter Follow Simon (Crane) @sickyfondue on Instagram and Twitter  Follow Sisko the Dog @mr.siskodog on Instagram Follow Mukpuddy Animation @Mukpuddy on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok Watch Full Episodes of 'The Barefoot Bandits' and 'The Adventures of Tumeke Space' on ⁠Mukpuddy's Youtube channel⁠ Watch Mukpuddy original series on TVNZ OnDemand (New Zealand region only) The opinions expressed by the hosts 100% reflect those of Mukpuddy Animation and any disagreements should be taken up with management.   Send your feedback, comments or questions for our upcoming guests to [email protected]

Still at the mercy of the Borg, Simon and Josh continue to discuss Star Trek (against their will of course), this time ranking all thirteen feature films from best to worst. Josh also pitches his rewrites for the Next Generation films as well as his theory that fan-favourite supervillain Khan is ruining the franchise. Make sure to listen through to the end because the gloves come off for the bad ones! Movie Discussion Timecodes 00:02:35 ~ The Voyage Home 00:13:39 ~ The Undiscovered Country 00:28:15 ~ The Wrath of Khan 00:45:00 ~ First Contact 01:13:49 ~ The Search for Spock 01:26:41 ~ Star Trek (2009) 01:37:07 ~ Beyond 01:44:00 ~ The Final Frontier 01:55:20 ~ The Motion Picture 02:11:41 ~ Generations 02:43:04 ~ Into Darkness 03:10:53 ~ Insurrection 03:27:33 ~ Nemesis Follow Josh @joshuamartian_art on Instagram and @joshuamartian on Twitter Follow Simon (Crane) @sickyfondue on Instagram and Twitter  Follow Sisko the Dog @mr.siskodog on Instagram Follow Mukpuddy Animation @Mukpuddy on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok Watch Full Episodes of 'The Barefoot Bandits' and 'The Adventures of Tumeke Space' on Mukpuddy's Youtube channel Watch Mukpuddy original series on TVNZ OnDemand (New Zealand region only) The opinions expressed by the hosts 100% reflect those of Mukpuddy Animation and any disagreements should be taken up with management.   Send your feedback, comments or questions for our upcoming guests to [email protected]

It's time again for Simon and Josh to let themselves loose to their favourite topic: Star Trek. This year, we begin by sharing and discussing Trek-themed clips from animation history. As you can imagine, there are also plenty of parodies and Trek actors lending their voices to animated shows ranging from primetime sitcoms to saturday morning cartoons. We also find time to share William Shatner's infamous spoken-word performance of 'Rocketman'. Join us next week for part two of this extended Star Trek Day episode. That's right, two weeks of Trek! Aren't you lucky!! Follow Josh @joshuamartian_art on Instagram and @joshuamartian on Twitter Follow Simon (Crane) @sickyfondue on Instagram and Twitter  Follow Sisko the Dog @mr.siskodog on Instagram Follow Mukpuddy Animation @Mukpuddy on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok Watch Full Episodes of 'The Barefoot Bandits' and 'The Adventures of Tumeke Space' on Mukpuddy's Youtube channel Watch Mukpuddy original series on TVNZ OnDemand (New Zealand region only) The opinions expressed by the hosts 100% reflect those of Mukpuddy Animation and any disagreements should be taken up with management.   Send your feedback, comments or questions for our upcoming guests to [email protected]