Very Bad Robots

This quiz mixes real recordings with AI-generated ones. Some clips are the hosts themselves, and some are imitations made with voice conversion models. Each answer says which.

Real or Robot?

Every clip here is from Very Bad Wizards. Half are real, and half are one host's voice converted to the other's by DaveBot or TamBot. Listen, then pick Real or Robot. Your score is at the bottom.

Clips 1–5 of 100

  1. Clip 1

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 279 - The Greenhouses We Burned Along the Way (Lee Chang-dong's Burning Pt. 2).

  2. Clip 2

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 332 - Talking to Myself (The Other by Jorge Luis Borges).

  3. Clip 3

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

  4. Clip 4

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

  5. Clip 5

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 302 - Metaphysical Edging.

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Clips 6–10 of 100

  1. Clip 6

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 289 - Shadows on the Wall (Plato's Cave Pt. 1).

  2. Clip 7

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

  3. Clip 8

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 259 - Losing Time (Tár with Paul Bloom).

  4. Clip 9

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 239 - Lose Yourself.

  5. Clip 10

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 289 - Shadows on the Wall (Plato's Cave Pt. 1).

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Clips 11–15 of 100

  1. Clip 11

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 229 - Skin Deep.

  2. Clip 12

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

  3. Clip 13

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 332 - Talking to Myself (The Other by Jorge Luis Borges).

  4. Clip 14

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

  5. Clip 15

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 322 - A Theater of Simultaneous Possibilities (William James' The Stream of Thought).

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Clips 16–20 of 100

  1. Clip 16

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Bonus Episode - The Ambulators (A Deadwood Podcast).

  2. Clip 17

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Bonus Episode - The Ambulators (A Deadwood Podcast).

  3. Clip 18

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 259 - Losing Time (Tár with Paul Bloom).

  4. Clip 19

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 279 - The Greenhouses We Burned Along the Way (Lee Chang-dong's Burning Pt. 2).

  5. Clip 20

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

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Clips 21–25 of 100

  1. Clip 21

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

  2. Clip 22

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 289 - Shadows on the Wall (Plato's Cave Pt. 1).

  3. Clip 23

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 209 - Basic Instincts (with Paul Bloom).

  4. Clip 24

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

  5. Clip 25

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

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Clips 26–30 of 100

  1. Clip 26

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 269 - Death Hilarious (Blood Meridian, Pt. 2).

  2. Clip 27

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 259 - Losing Time (Tár with Paul Bloom).

  3. Clip 28

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 332 - Talking to Myself (The Other by Jorge Luis Borges).

  4. Clip 29

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Bonus Episode - The Ambulators (A Deadwood Podcast).

  5. Clip 30

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from The Lotus Eaters Episode 1 - The Journey Begins [unlocked].

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Clips 31–35 of 100

  1. Clip 31

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 279 - The Greenhouses We Burned Along the Way (Lee Chang-dong's Burning Pt. 2).

  2. Clip 32

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

  3. Clip 33

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 322 - A Theater of Simultaneous Possibilities (William James' The Stream of Thought).

  4. Clip 34

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

  5. Clip 35

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

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Clips 36–40 of 100

  1. Clip 36

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 332 - Talking to Myself (The Other by Jorge Luis Borges).

  2. Clip 37

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 239 - Lose Yourself.

  3. Clip 38

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

  4. Clip 39

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 259 - Losing Time (Tár with Paul Bloom).

  5. Clip 40

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from The Lotus Eaters Episode 1 - The Journey Begins [unlocked].

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Clips 41–45 of 100

  1. Clip 41

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 229 - Skin Deep.

  2. Clip 42

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 302 - Metaphysical Edging.

  3. Clip 43

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 302 - Metaphysical Edging.

  4. Clip 44

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 229 - Skin Deep.

  5. Clip 45

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

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Clips 46–50 of 100

  1. Clip 46

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 259 - Losing Time (Tár with Paul Bloom).

  2. Clip 47

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 209 - Basic Instincts (with Paul Bloom).

  3. Clip 48

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 259 - Losing Time (Tár with Paul Bloom).

  4. Clip 49

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 322 - A Theater of Simultaneous Possibilities (William James' The Stream of Thought).

  5. Clip 50

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 279 - The Greenhouses We Burned Along the Way (Lee Chang-dong's Burning Pt. 2).

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Clips 51–55 of 100

  1. Clip 51

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 289 - Shadows on the Wall (Plato's Cave Pt. 1).

  2. Clip 52

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

  3. Clip 53

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Bonus Episode - The Ambulators (A Deadwood Podcast).

  4. Clip 54

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 332 - Talking to Myself (The Other by Jorge Luis Borges).

  5. Clip 55

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

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Clips 56–60 of 100

  1. Clip 56

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

  2. Clip 57

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from The Lotus Eaters Episode 1 - The Journey Begins [unlocked].

  3. Clip 58

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from The Lotus Eaters Episode 1 - The Journey Begins [unlocked].

  4. Clip 59

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

  5. Clip 60

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

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Clips 61–65 of 100

  1. Clip 61

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

  2. Clip 62

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 332 - Talking to Myself (The Other by Jorge Luis Borges).

  3. Clip 63

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

  4. Clip 64

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

  5. Clip 65

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

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Clips 66–70 of 100

  1. Clip 66

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 229 - Skin Deep.

  2. Clip 67

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

  3. Clip 68

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Bonus Episode - The Ambulators (A Deadwood Podcast).

  4. Clip 69

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 239 - Lose Yourself.

  5. Clip 70

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 209 - Basic Instincts (with Paul Bloom).

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Clips 71–75 of 100

  1. Clip 71

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 239 - Lose Yourself.

  2. Clip 72

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 259 - Losing Time (Tár with Paul Bloom).

  3. Clip 73

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 302 - Metaphysical Edging.

  4. Clip 74

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 269 - Death Hilarious (Blood Meridian, Pt. 2).

  5. Clip 75

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 269 - Death Hilarious (Blood Meridian, Pt. 2).

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Clips 76–80 of 100

  1. Clip 76

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 302 - Metaphysical Edging.

  2. Clip 77

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 302 - Metaphysical Edging.

  3. Clip 78

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 239 - Lose Yourself.

  4. Clip 79

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

  5. Clip 80

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 209 - Basic Instincts (with Paul Bloom).

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Clips 81–85 of 100

  1. Clip 81

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 239 - Lose Yourself.

  2. Clip 82

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 249 - Phlegm and Carelessness (Hume's The Sceptic).

  3. Clip 83

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

  4. Clip 84

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from The Lotus Eaters Episode 1 - The Journey Begins [unlocked].

  5. Clip 85

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

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Clips 86–90 of 100

  1. Clip 86

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

  2. Clip 87

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 229 - Skin Deep.

  3. Clip 88

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 229 - Skin Deep.

  4. Clip 89

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 269 - Death Hilarious (Blood Meridian, Pt. 2).

  5. Clip 90

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: TamBot, converting Dave Pizarro from Episode 269 - Death Hilarious (Blood Meridian, Pt. 2).

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Clips 91–95 of 100

  1. Clip 91

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 239 - Lose Yourself.

  2. Clip 92

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 289 - Shadows on the Wall (Plato's Cave Pt. 1).

  3. Clip 93

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 126 - The Absurd.

  4. Clip 94

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

  5. Clip 95

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 289 - Shadows on the Wall (Plato's Cave Pt. 1).

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Clips 96–100 of 100

  1. Clip 96

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 322 - A Theater of Simultaneous Possibilities (William James' The Stream of Thought).

  2. Clip 97

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 312 - MechaSkeptic.

  3. Clip 98

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Tamler Sommers, from Episode 219 - Multiplied by Mirrors.

  4. Clip 99

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Robot: DaveBot, converting Tamler Sommers from Episode 229 - Skin Deep.

  5. Clip 100

    Real or robot?

    Right!

    Wrong.

    Real: Dave Pizarro, from Episode 269 - Death Hilarious (Blood Meridian, Pt. 2).

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Your score:

out of 100 clips