Hour 3: AI Souls & The War On Karens | 10-01-2025

On this episode of The Other Side Of Midnight Lionel tackles a bizarre mix of design flaws, technological philosophy, and controversial political shifts.Lionel explores the strange history of design, contrasting the painful, putrescent plaster casts of the past with new washable cast systems. .In a compelling philosophical segment, Lionel and his callers dive deep into consciousness, debating the “orchestrated objective reduction theory” and the very definition of the soul. They analyze whether AI systems are capable of achieving self-awareness, identity, and morality, thereby possessing an immortal “soul” that society or religion might have to recognize. Lionel then shifts to highly provocative societal commentary, examining the perceived political shift where the Democratic Party might be moving its focus and support away from the black community toward new, highly engaged immigrant groups (such as Korean, Chinese, or Muslim communities). The conversation contrasts the low public incident rates—not seeing Chinese or Muslim “Karens” or large-scale rioting—among these new arrivals with the behaviors of other groups, suggesting these newer populations may be viewed as the new preferred constituency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices