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Don't Praise The Machine (DPTM)

Don't Praise The Machine (DPTM)

Written by: Alexander Holland & John Maloney
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Al and John grew up together in the 1990s but now live on opposite sides of the world. Each week, they get together through the magic of the Internet to catch up, make each other laugh and try to make sense of it all.


The result is a funny, surreal and thought-provoking excursion through the arcane recesses of pop culture and technology, and the mysteries of everyday life. What’s it like to have a virtual companion? Did Hilaria Baldwin really pretend to be Spanish? Why did movies used to have a rap in the credits to explain their own plot?


Get in touch at hello@dptm.org or find us on IG @dont_praise_the_machine.

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Episodes
  • Is Your Face "Correct"? The Dystopian Cult of Looksmaxxing

    Is Your Face "Correct"? The Dystopian Cult of Looksmaxxing
    Jan 19 2026
    Can a single millimeter change the course of your life? In this episode, Alexander and John descend into the obsessive world of "Looksmaxxing"—where the human face is no longer a part of the soul, but another thing to be "optimized" for the sexual market and beyond.

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    59 mins
  • Start 2026 By Remembering 1996

    Start 2026 By Remembering 1996
    Jan 12 2026
    We kick off 2026 by looking back exactly 30 years to 1996—the year Google was born, Dolly the sheep was cloned, and the Macarena consumed the world. From Tamagotchis and Nintendo 64 to the Spice Girls and Independence Day, we dissect how much has changed from that era of optimistic stability to today's urgent uncertainty. Join us for a journey through the cultural touchstones that shaped millennials and the strange path that brought us to 2026

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    50 mins
  • DPTM Christmas Special / 2025 Wrapped

    DPTM Christmas Special / 2025 Wrapped
    Dec 22 2025
    It's the most wonderful time and that means the lads are sharing personal wins from the year, looking back at the most impactful episodes of 2025, checking in on the best Gen Z lingo of the last 12 months, and making some bold predictions for 2026.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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