AMA | November 2025

<p>Welcome to the November 2025 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon supporters</a> (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good -- and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!</p> <p>Blog post with AMA questions and transcript: <a href="https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/11/17/ama-november-2025/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2025/11/17/ama-november-2025/</a></p> <p>In the intro I mentioned a couple of my favorite TV shows of this year. Here is a more thought-out list (no particular order):</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Horses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slow Horses</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murderbot_Diaries" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Murderbot</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Residence_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Residence</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_Face_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Poker Face</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Severance</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pluribus</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Cemetery_Road" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Down Cemetery Road</a> also look promising, but too early to tell. (There are a huge number of shows I've never seen, so feel free to add recommendations.)</p> <p>S<em>upport Mindscape on </em><a href="https://www.patreon.com/seanmcarroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Patreon</em></a><em>.</em></p>