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Ep 701: Dancing in the Streets - Ad Free!
🕑 Added 2025-06-13 20:30:16 +0000 UTC
This week, we light a candle for lost legends and torch a few bad takes. In Follow Up, Molly White reminds us that giving a damn still matters—despite the rising tide of apathy (and flaming robotaxis in downtown L.A.). Protesters across the country chant “No Kings!” while Elon does his best impression of a bootlicker groveling back to Trump. Meanwhile, we take a moment to reflect on 2025’s greatest hits: riots, rollbacks, and rampant idiocy.
In the news, Uber decides buses are cool again—but shittier and more expensive. The UK jumps into the robotaxi game while Tesla, shockingly, misses another launch date. French Tesla fans are suing over the brand’s fashy vibes, Google is ghosting employees via buyout, and Meta’s trying to buy its way to artificial godhood. Oh, and Trump’s launching an AI chatbot. What could go wrong? Elsewhere, China turns off AI so kids can cheat the old-fashioned way, Disney and Universal are gunning for Midjourney, and Shopify goes stablecoin with Coinbase and Stripe.
Media Candy’s popping off: Foundation returns, Strange New Worlds prepares for its final warp, and Spaceballs is back—with the original cast! Meanwhile, we review Mythfits, Princess of Power, and the slow striptease that is David Zaslav’s credibility. On the gadget front: forget your canned air—go full vacuum-blower-keyboard-cleaner madness. And in The Dark Side with Dave, stormtroopers vlog, AI kills joy, and we race the beam in retro game land. Finally, we say goodbye to a few greats—Sly Stone, Brian Wilson, Ananda Lewis, Douglas McCarthy, and Apple legend Bill Atkinson. Play God Only Knows, pour one out, and stay grumpy.
Show notes at https://gog.show/701
FOLLOW UP
It matters. I care. by Molly White
Waymo Halts Service in Downtown Los Angeles After Its Taxis Are Set on Fire
What to know about 'No Kings' protests against Trump's policies
What It Was Like in the Shit in 2025
Elon Cuck Apologizes to Donald Trump
IN THE NEWS
Uber’s New Shuttle Is Basically a Bus, but Worse
The UK will get its first robotaxis next year
With Roadblock After Roadblock, Is Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Doomed to Fail?
Tesla's Robotaxi Launch Date Was Supposed to Be Today, But We're Shocked to Hear That It's Been Pushed Back - Shocked, we say.
French Tesla customers file lawsuit over brand becoming 'extreme-right' symbol
Google offers buyouts to employees across the company, including Search
Meta is reportedly forming an 'AI Superintelligence' team
The Trump Administration Is Launching an AI Chatbot
China Takes on Student Cheating by Shutting Off AI Nationwide During Exams
AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say
Disney and Universal file major copyright lawsuit against Midjourney over AI-generated characters
Shopify partners with Coinbase and Stripe in landmark stablecoin deal
MEDIA CANDY
Mythfits Podcast
Marina - PRINCESS OF POWER
Foundation — Season 3 Official Trailer | Apple TV+ - July 11th
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Will End With a Fifth and Final Season
Spaceballs Sequel Set for 2027 with Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, and Bill Pullman All Returning
David Zaslav Has No Clothes
The Gauge
APPS & DOODADS
Supertone Clear
Blue Scold
The Real Problem With Bluesky
Compressed Air Duster with Air Blower 160000RPM Vacuum Cleaner and Air Duster 4 in 1 Keyboard Cleaner,No Canned Air Duster,Electir Air Duster,Replaces for Compressed Air Cans &Vacuum Cleaner for PC
BLACK+DECKER 20V MAX Lithium-Ion Cordless 10 in. String Trimmer/Edger with 1.5Ah Battery and Charger
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
Dave Bittner
The CyberWire
Hacking Humans
Caveat
Control Loop
Only Malware in the Building
A Stormtrooper Vlog | The Adventures of Dave and Greg
Soapy “Verticals” Helping to Keep Hollywood Employed in L.A. As Film and TV Projects Leave
How AI is killing joy
Finding Atari Games in Randomly Generated Data
Racing The Beam: The Story of Stella
Analogue Pocket
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Stremio
Sly Stone, Pioneering Bandleader and Funk Virtuoso, Dead at 82
SLY LIVES!
The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies at 82
Sting Performs Moving Cover of “God Only Knows” in Tribute to Brian Wilson: Watch
Strong Songs - "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys
Ananda Lewis, Host of MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ and ‘Hot Zone,’ Dies At 52
Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy has died at 58
RIP: Bill Atkinson, co-creator of Apple Lisa and Mac
Comments
Mason Buhler
Gameboy was incredible for its time. Excitebike was so good!
