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#426: Cool ISIS Video

February 23rd, 2023 · 70 minutes

Simone is in Italy, so Brianna and Christina are joined by special guest Alex Cranz! They discuss some tech cases in front of the Supreme Court, Meta’s new plan for accounts, and wrap things up with some delicious dirt about Yellowstone.

#425: Word of the Day: Engagement

February 16th, 2023 · 58 minutes

The word of the day is ENGAGEMENT! Elon Musk has ordered Twitter engineers to boost engagement of his own Tweets. Meanwhile, how are things going over on Mastodon? Finally, Marcin Wichery joins us to discuss his history of keyboards, Shift Happens!

#424: When Cars Hover Gently

February 9th, 2023 · 82 minutes

Microsoft and Google have got it and they’re flaunting it. It being AI-POWERED SEARCH. Then, a Right to Repair bill has passed in New York State. For dessert we have Jason Torchinsky and Matt Hardigree of The Autopian calling in.

#423: We're Not Lawyers

February 2nd, 2023 · 58 minutes

Tesla is coming under fire for misleading customers with its self-driving promises. Does the case hold any water? Plus, deepfake pornography couldbe taken to the courtroom as well. What are Netflix's proposed password sharing rules anyway?

#422: Third-Party Rocket

January 26th, 2023 · 74 minutes

Longtime Twitter users are cast into mourning as Twitter cuts off API access for third-party clients. Then, furor over the reveal that CNET has long been using AI to write financial articles. Finally, two of ourfavorite scamsters are making comebacks.

#421: Christina in Russian

January 19th, 2023 · 62 minutes

In an action-packed show, we're talking about the REVIVAL OF THE HOMEPOD. The Mac Mini is also here. Meanwhile, Logan Paul has apologized to a popular YouTuber! For dessert, a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum takes on JP Morgan Chase. And not in a good way.

#420: Make Transportation Sexy Again

January 12th, 2023 · 68 minutes

The FAA has had a massive outage, and there are rumors about a design change that would make MacBooks — and maybe iMacs? — incredibly exciting. Plus, what's up with Logan Paul's second alleged crypto pump-and-dump? SERIOUSLY?

#419: BEST and WORST of 2022!

January 5th, 2023 · 74 minutes

We're all BACK on the hot mic and talking about our best and worst scams, products, and purchases of 2022. Who still has a LastPass subscription? Who believes in FTX? Who loves to throw money down the Apple well? You'll find it all out here.

#418: FAILSAFE MODE

December 29th, 2022 · 64 minutes

CLIP SHOW. Are there any two words that bring more joy to listener's hearts? That's right, you'll be finding out how right (or wrong) we were about the Musk acquisition by revisiting predictions. Plus, we revisit our interview with Bug from Spooky Games.

#417: Techno Vice

December 22nd, 2022 · 73 minutes

SBF is getting extradited, Elon Musk is acting up and we’re just about sick of it. Luckily Jake Adelstein is here to chat about Tokyo Vice, his life as a crime reporter, and his new podcast — about disappearances in Japan.