Count Vampula joins Dave Michaels and Billy Armi to discuss Halloween preparations and the upcoming Robot Comedy Night! Dave and Billy also dive into artificial intelligence, local ghosts, mysterious cryptids, and the strange things lurking around the Monterey Bay. Plus, the second installment of The Poor Man's Financial Advice Hour delivers more questionable financial wisdom for people who ain't got no money!

It's another episode of Flight 1080 filled with laughs, mysteries, and advice you should probably ignore.

We apologize.

Billy kicks off Episode 112 by committing what may be his most unforgivable offense yet: ripping on the Beach Boys and questioning whether they were even a good band. Weird.

Then Unga and Billy Club gather around the campfire to get ready for Halloween, trying to scare each other with caveman versions of The Headless Horseman, The Raven, and their own terrifying personal tales. Fire, fear, questionable storytelling and two cavemen trying to out-scare each other—Halloween is coming to Flight 1080!

Dave is joined by AI Tom, a longtime computer scientist, electrical engineer, programmer, and university instructor with decades of experience in hardware, software, object-oriented technology, and computational intelligence. Together, they discuss just how quickly artificial intelligence is getting smarter—and whether it may also be getting more dangerous.

How close are we to AI systems that exceed human abilities in ways we can no longer predict or control? Dave and Tom explore where AI stands today, how rapidly it's advancing, and whether humanity is truly prepared for what comes next.