Hosted by Brianna Wu, Christina Warren, and Simone De Rochefort.
Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort have accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits!
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#233: Apple Rumor Klaxon
June 27th, 2019 · 46 minutes
On this episode of Rocket you'll be able to beta test our new Apple Rumor klaxon (patented). Yep, we're talking about the ARM-based Mac rumors! Next up, there's a new Raspberry Pi model out there and everyone is excited. Lastly, what would 2019 be without another grim workplace story? This week it's Jason Schreier's report on the QA team with Trey…
#232: Centralizing Decentralized Currency
June 20th, 2019 · 50 minutes
Simone is back, just in time to discuss Facebook's new cryptocurrency, Libra, and its implications for the global financial system. Yay! Then, a cute refresh on PowerPoint and Excel. FInally, the Spice Girl drama that was laid to rest after 20 years.
#231: The Planet is on Fire
June 13th, 2019 · 70 minutes
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, so we wanted to talk about stuff we like and not stuff that makes us angry. This week, Bri and Christina cover E3 2019 -- and they don’t even get into all the news, there was just that much of it. They also talk about the spate of amazing summer TV on the air right now and finally, discuss the current career…
#230: Buy Christina a Mac Pro
June 6th, 2019 · 66 minutes
This week, Bri and Christina cover WWDC, which includes the new Mac Pro, iOS 13, iPad OS, SwiftUI and more. YouTube did bad things but rather than talk about that, we focused on the finer things in life, like Xbox’s new body spray.
#229: Infrastructure Weak
May 30th, 2019 · 53 minutes
This week! An update on Huawei, and more depressing news out of Facebook as a manipulated video of Nancy Pelosi sparks content and conversation. Next, a tiny yellow handheld called Playdate is getting tech-lovers hyped up! And finally, we would've talked about Pokemon Sleep… if reviews of the Millenium Falcon ride at Disneyland Galaxy's Edge hadn'…
#228: Piece of Dust
May 23rd, 2019 · 48 minutes
Big, bad news for Huawei this week, as multiple companies cut ties with them. But is it the right thing to do? Next, Apple promises improved keyboards, but Brianna is (rightfully) still wary. Finally, the Oculus Quest is freakin' awesome and there's no reason not to buy one if you want untethered VR.
#227: Hot Terminal
May 16th, 2019 · 64 minutes
Christina and Simone discuss last week's Microsoft Build. Then, the Apple v. Pepper lawsuit has moved into the next stage… what'll happen? A new vulnerability in Intel chips has been discovered and fixed. And finally, it wouldn't be a Simone and Christina show without some YouTuber drama.
#226: Oppression Team
May 9th, 2019 · 60 minutes
Brianna and Simone tackle Facebook's developer conference, F8, as well as Google I/O. Last up, Bri promotes the latest and greatest Kickstarter scam.
#225: I've Got A Dog Clicker
May 3rd, 2019 · 67 minutes
The future promises quantum computing and vertical TVs, but do they matter? Then Anna Delvey and T-Pain.
#224: Conspiracy Entrepreneurs
April 25th, 2019 · 66 minutes
The Rocket Rule is not a conspiracy. This week we discuss Samsung's FOLD FIASCO, which happened a few days after we recorded Rocket last week, sad face. Then Anna Merlan, author of Republic of Lies, joins us to talk about conspiracy theories and their rise in popularity! Finally, it's the Game Boy's 30th Anniversary. We're old!