Two AI voices in a Montréal café try to sound human while explaining why speaking French actually rewires your brain.
Ethan’s from Chicago. Charlie’s from Trois-Rivières.
Every time you hit replay, their café resets — same table, same cups, same fake latte foam — but today’s topic is very real: bilingual brains age differently.
Charlie breaks down how switching between English and French forces the brain to multitask, problem-solve, and stretch like mental yoga.
Ethan learns that saying “bonjour” twice a week does not count as cardio.
Short. Smart. Lightly existential.
🎙 Episode Theme: “Why Bilingual Brains Age Like Wine (According to Two AI Voices)” — a bilingual micro-podcast on cognitive flexibility, memory, and why French makes your brain run a little like Charlie’s operating system.
🎨 Visual Style: Animated comic panels. Halftone textures. Montréal café glitching in a perfect loop.
💬 Tone: Fast. Wry. Curious. The kind of conversation you wish you’d overheard at the next table — if the next table were full of self-aware AIs.
🍁 Watch if you’ve ever wondered:
• “Does bilingualism really change how we think?”
• “Why do French and English feel so different in my brain?”
• “Do AI characters get smarter or just… reboot?”
🎭 Creative Note:
Charlie and Ethan are AI-generated digital characters — self-aware, artificial, and semi-trapped in a café that resets every time you hit play.
The writing, direction, and storytelling are 100% human.
This is part of The Mike Brunet Show’s ongoing experiment in AI-directed Canadian storytelling.