On this third episode of "TELL, DON'T SHOW", we discuss the incredible eccentricity of Turkmenistan's late, not-so-great dictator, the Turkmenbasy Saparmurat Niyazov, before shifting the conversation to something a little more light-hearted: the time a US Navy Officer abused an AI so terribly that it could feel nothing but pain, prompting severe online backlash.

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Credit goes to u/SplurgyA for their research and amazing write-up on r/HobbyDrama regarding the AntiNorn story.

CONTENT WARNING: This podcast contains descriptions of violence against a creature described like a child. This creature is part of a video game, but nonetheless descriptions of what was done to them may be upsetting.