Accidental Tech Podcast title stats, quizzes, and other fun stuff
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Overview
Match Results
Where in the Episode?
How far through the episode the title is said, as a percentage of runtime.
Earlier or Later Over the Years?
Average point in the episode where the title is said, by year (number of episodes in parentheses).
The Cold Open
Every episode opens with a clip from later in the show, then a dial tone, then the show itself. We found the dial tone by matching its sound in the audio, so a few times may be off. Cold opens under 20 seconds aren't counted.
Match Confidence
Distribution of fuzzy-match scores for found titles.
Lost in Transcription
Near-misses: the real title next to what the transcript actually says. Biggest differences first.
Mystery Titles
Episodes with transcripts where the title was never found — likely chosen from chat or phrased very differently.
Common Title Phrases
Title Words of the Year
The words that show up in a year's titles far more than in the catalogue overall.
Opening Words
Most common first word across all episode titles.
Title Trivia
Title Length Over Time
Average word count per title, by year.
Title Length vs. Match Rate
Does a longer title make it harder to find in the transcript?
Title Twins
The most alike titles in the catalogue (three words or more).
Milestone Episodes
Runtime Over Time
Release Rhythm
Say It Counter
How often the show says a word or phrase, per episode, by year. Only counts are published, never transcript text.
Callbacks
Episode titles (three words or more) that get quoted again in later episodes. Exact wording only, so real callbacks may be undercounted.
Who Says the Title?
Which host is talking at the moment the title is said. Worked out automatically from the sound of each voice, so a few will be wrong. Only totals are kept, never audio.
Name-Checks
How often each host's name comes up, as mentions per episode.
On This Day in ATP
ATP on Your Birthday
Guess the Title
A snippet from the episode, with the title blanked out. Which title belongs in the gap?
Real or Fake Title?
Some of these are real episode titles. The rest were remixed from real ones by a computer.