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June and Caleb talk about the ways in which internet culture spills out into the real world; good and bad.
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We start this ep by discussing how social media completely redefined Charlie Kirk's life and death through the use of "Kirkification" edits. Then we take a more serious look at the "Grieftech" industry-- people who want to revive the dead in the form of AI for profit.
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The original plan was for Jeremy to join us to finish some of the news articles from last ep, but instead turned into a loose form discussion on some of the horrifying ways tech companies are profiting off of our isolation.
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In the midst of a slew of Epstein dumps, Ed Zitron released an interesting article about Open AI that got lost in the noise regarding some, let's say, financial irregularities he believes are a possible sign of the bubble beginning to burst.
Follow Ed at BetterOffline.com
Caleb's friend, former spaces collaborator, and KTC discord mod Corby aka Noumena joins us for a wild ride through the world of r/kitchencels. This episode will be much improved with a visual guide, which can be found here:
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To see more of Corby's slop meals, Charlemagne Benoit posts, and more Kitchencel content, join the discord at www.Discord.gg/KillTheComputer
Mia from the It Could Happen Here podcast joins us to talk about how billionaires are trying to control information to such a degree that they own the very concept of truth itself, from paying more to rig elections than they'd be taxed by their political adversaries, to buying out legacy news outlets, to Elon's new abomination "Grokipedia".
Listen to It Could Happen Here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-it-could-happen-here-30717896/
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Happy Halloween!
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Charles from the ALAB and City Saint/Country Saint podcasts joins us to read some news
Follow Charles @Ugarles on microblogging platforms, or https://linktr.ee/ugarles and ALAB at https://www.alabseries.com/
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Rod Breslau joins us to discuss the ongoing Saudi takeover of esports & more.
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NSPM-7 labels the beliefs millions of Americans hold as ideas related to domestic terrorism. It gives the Federal Government sweeping authority to impose huge sentences for minor offenses, reappropriates funding towards joint task forces for hunting down "domestic terrorists" and also allows the government to strip the non-profit status of organizations the administration deems hostile. For now, it seems like Ken is one of the few journalists taking it seriously, so we brought him on to talk.
Follow Ken: https://www.kenklippenstein.com
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We take a look at some of the things Elon has promised to create but welched on, then look to the future with some of his new ideas such as "Baby Grok" "xAI Games" and "Grokipedia".
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Fall is here, and with it comes rain and various bugs/sicknesses, one of which got Caleb. We also had a guest reschedule last second for our regularly scheduled programming, so we're reading the news. Cozy up with a blanket and take a sick day with us.
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We take a trip down memory lane and discuss the history of alt-tech microblogging platforms like Parler, Gettr, Gab etc that, while failing, ultimately served to pave the way for Trump's Truth Social and Elon Musk's "X". As usual, along the way we discover some interesting critters.
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In October 2025, The Onion was set to release the documentary "Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile" in theaters nationwide. However, citing fears of the current political landscape, theaters unceremoniously pulled it. We brought on Ben Collins, CEO of The Onion, to discuss it, and the state of independent media under the Trump Administration.
Support the onion at www.membership.theonion.com
Wired article: https://www.wired.com/story/the-onion-made-an-absolutely-unhinged-jeffrey-epstein-mockumentary
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We brought back an old friend to talk about what happened to the catastrophic metaverse, and what Zuckerberg's plans for it could be in the future.
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Caleb's other show, 60 Minute Drill, is back. If you didn't know, he does a show about the politics of the NFL with Arif Hasan and Ed Zitron. This is the first episode of the new season, in which we discuss the ongoing crisis of the NFLPA (player's union), what that means for upcoming contract negotiations, and more.
You can support us at our brand new Patreon: www.Patreon.com/60MinuteDrill or on bluesky @60minutedrill.com
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We decided to call an audible and sort of grapple with what's going on in the news and how the right wing will frame the concept of political violence going forward. Note if you listen to this in the future that we recorded this as events were unfolding, so new info may have since come to light.
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Great ep, Ed! But please leave your horrible asshole girlfriend out of our podcast listening. Nobody cares, and she's an awful person actually. Multiple people have tried to tell you this. Maybe shut up and listen instead of being her doormat.
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