Morning Somewhere posts
[BONUS] 2025.12.28 Weekend Chat Avatar 3
Burnie and JD chit chat about furturism, enshitification and Avatar 3. This one was late because the files got corrupted, but thanks to JD for recovering it from Austin.
2025.12.31: The Last Hurrah
Burnie and Ashley discuss culture shock, dirty sodas, Shiner Cheer, Tron Ares, Warner Bros rejects Paramount again, Bugonia, Poor Things, and the last hurrah pitfall.
2025.12.30: Penultimation
Burnie and JD discuss moon missions, letting go of problematic dreams, Ukraine protection plan, Anthony Joshua car accident, 2025 Award Nominations, US summer vacation, Bugonia, New Years Resolutions, JD's resolutions, screen time, and not saying 2025 in 2026.
2025.12.29: Tap To Play
Burnie and JD discuss Austin changes, Avatar Fire & Ash, Odyssey trailer, IMAX, brand loyalties, tipping in the US, UK university, Eurail pass, bed bugs, data centers, getting out of 2025, and rock stars we never loved.
2025.12.26: Gift Entropy
Burnie and Ashley discuss gift opening protocol, the lack of internet creativity, One Battle After Another, internet junk, defending Christianity, not joking about Greenland, Bugonia, Marty Supreme, and Anaconda 2025.
2025.12.25: Merry Chrysler
Burnie and Ashley have a nice little Christmas morning chat.
2025.12.24: Carry On Rug
Burnie and Ashley discuss Christmas Eve, too much food, Piña Coladas, grape juice, frozen concentrate, Christmas obligations, security theater, Marvel teasers, and hanging out with family.
2025.12.23 Last American Virgin Pennies
Burnie and Ashley discuss manufacturing woes, Jim Beam pausing production, stress on the supply chain, virgin oak, expensive pennies, and a quest for the perfect stocking stuffer.
2025.12.22: Blast Off
Burnie and Ashley discuss the weekend of loss: Okalahoma, A&M, Jake Paul & Andrew Tate, updating your gifts, Avatar 3 box office, inflation, the Epstein unrelease, and watching birds via app.
[BONUS] 2025.12.21 Weekend Chat
Burnie and Ashley discuss ABBA, theme songs, revelling in failure, and more in this weekend's informal chat.
2025.12.19: Made In China
Burnie and Ashley discuss the great Chinese catch up, EUV chips, research milestones, and all the Marvel teasers.
2025.12.18: Waiting To Get Physical
Burnie and Ashley discuss fake Marvel teasers, Steam replay, James Cameron, YouTube gets all the Oscars, Avatar 4 & 5, and waiting to get physical.
2025.12.17: The President Is A Loser
Burnie and Ashley discuss the President's dumb social media posts, the evolving WBD, iRobot bankruptcy, Ashley Burns Shenzen Hater, timing a bankruptcy, Digg's exit, rural tech, measles in South Carolina, RIVR stair robots, Kessler Syndrome, megaconstellations, and Speilberg's new tease...
2025.12.16: How Quick Is Quicksand
Burnie and Ashley discuss purchasing mistakes, retail policies, Amazon stores, long term addiction, bail bonds, mass casualty reporting, and the quickest of quicksands.
2025.12.15: Reality Check
Disclaimer: Many serious topics in today's episode. Burnie and Ashley discuss Kansas City's playoff streak, alternate timeline merch, Brown University shooting, Bondi Beach shooting, Rob Reiner murder, and navigating crisis events.
[BONUS] Sponsor Chat 2025.12.14
Ashley and Burnie take a break from all the horrible news to discuss some comfort topics.
2025.12.12: Anybody But Me
Burnie and Ashley discuss the Game Awards, dead genres, Divinity, Control, Baldur's Gate, and causing chaos in Venmo comments.
2025.12.11: You're Beautiful
Burnie and Ashley discuss dermaplaning, being self conscious, US creeping on your socials, piracy on the high seas, Pirates!, AI water usage, Hank Green, Tehran, and a follow up on Joe The Cat.
2025.12.10 Double Digit Dog Days
Burnie and Ashley discuss the Australian social media ban, the worst platforms for kids, Joe the Cat, Game Awards, Expedition 33, Dispatch, Kik, World Cup, weaponizing sexual content, Eurovision, media protests, the Pop Tart bowl, and the Wrapped movement has gone too far.
2025.12.09: The Devils You Know
Burnie and Ashley discuss Half Sword, violence in videogames, adrenaline games, the hostile takeover of WB, and the media devils on our shoulders.
2025.12.08: Church For Sale
Burnie and Ashley discuss pumping up the crowd, cell phone lockers, Star Wars diners, A New Hope theatrical cut, being the coldest, the cringe-worty World Cup draw, The Jason Statham Game, and the surprising wins at the box office.
[BONUS] 2025.12.07 Weekend Chat
Burnie and Ashley talk about AI music, Spotify metrics, crowdfunding, voice acting, RT history, upcoming pivots, and diving back into promotional social media. This will become available to everyone about an hour after posting. I am testing a Sposnor Window thing.
2025.12.05: Getting Some Data Back
Burnie and Ashley discuss negging your partner, Spotify Wrapped, Sponsor Chat this weekend, Flu season in Scotland, Dave Chapelle's Edmonton show, World Cup Draws, and Netflix wins the WBD biddingprocess.
2025.12.04: Serial Storyline
Burnie and Ashley discuss She-Ra, He-Man, Netflix reboots, serial animated shows, obscure cartoons, Star Blazers, Popples, Chinese ICE flood, Indian Teslas, Tarantino's rants, Fortnite lore, Dell donations, and Spaceballs 2.
2025.12.03: Not Doing The Voice Anymore
Burnie and Ashley discuss voice mails from Black Friday, the weird world of Golf ads, Francis Ford Coppola watch auctions, not knowing about collectibles, Guillermo Del Toro, China's robotic warnings, the Chinese Bike Collapse of 2018, learning from bubbles, and having an exit strategy.
2025.12.02: These Dogs Are Raw
Burnie and Ashley talk about rawdogging boredom, barebacking travel, K-shaped economies, all gas no brakes spending, and all problems no solutions podcasting.
2025.12.01: Mature Behavior
Burnie and Ashley discuss College Football, World Cup 2026, Wicked Too, Zootopia 2, Kill Bill Fortnite, Wobbly Life, Quarto, Chess, and the Airbus320 rollback.
[BONUS] 2025.11.25 Weekend Chat
Burnie and Ashley chat about college football, kid gaming, and sharing parental duties.
2025.11.28: Holiday Lessons
Burnie and Ashley discuss Black Friday, the best holiday ever, Howard Stern's cancellation, snacking, getting ready for Playboy, not being able to respond to heat, media mergers, and the future we could all be living in.
2025.11.27: Unthanksgiving
Burnie and Ashley discuss turkeys, Paw Patrol and modern fascism, Tron release, Tether downgrade, gold holdings, Korean romcoms, and the Scrubs reboot.