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Tech News Time012: Watch Out for That Tree!This week, we kick things off with the return of Space Karen’s meltdown tour: Elon Musk got flustered in an interview, sputtered out one-word answers, and called the journalist an “NPC,” which is rich coming from the guy whose only real upgrade since PayPal is yelling “freedom” in meme fonts. Meanwhile, 23andMe sold your DNA to Regeneron at a bankruptcy auction, proving once and for all that your spit is more valuable than most tech startups.IN THE NEWS is a parade of corporate idiocy and dystopian fuckery. Coinbase employees got bribed into leaking user data (because cl...2025-05-2338 minTech News Time011: Office of DefectsThis week, FOLLOW UP kicks off with Manus madness, a $2 million ticket to Trump’s crypto cash-grab, and Elon’s Boring Company worming its way into an $8 billion Amtrak boondoggle. Meanwhile, CryptoPunks gets handed off to a nonprofit like an expired Groupon—proof the NFT hype cycle ends with a 501(c)(3) and a shrug.IN THE NEWS, Microsoft trims another 3% of its workforce while a former Metaverse engineer delivers DoorDash from a trailer—living proof that “the future of work” is just working for the apps. Klarna quietly admits AI sucks at customer service and hires back actual peopl...2025-05-1630 minTech News Time010: GoogliearchsIn this episode of Tech News Time, we’re serving up a buffet of dystopia with a side of snark. First, Kuwait has finally realized crypto bros are an energy drain, not a feature. Celsius Network’s founder gets 12 years for running a “safe investment” Ponzi scheme. And in Lopez v. Apple, we find yet another reason to question Cupertino’s moral compass.Then it’s time for a trip through the tech trash fire. DoorDash gobbles up Deliveroo, proving there’s no such thing as too many overpriced salads. Google wants your kids to befriend Gemini—because what cou...2025-05-0933 minTech News Time009 - Crypto, Creeps, and Chatbots: Just Another Week in TechWelcome back to Tech News Time, where we skim the surface of the digital cesspool so you don’t have to. In this week’s episode, we start with some fresh follow-ups that are stickier than your old MacBook screen—literally. That’s right, it’s Staingate 101, and we’re breaking down delamination for the uninitiated (spoiler: it’s not a new skincare trend). Meanwhile, the U.S. government is poking around websites linked to Trump’s new meme coin hustle, and DOGE has apparently hired a college kid to help rewrite housing laws with AI—because who needs policy experts whe...2025-05-0238 minTech News TimeTNT 008 - Hammers Don’t HallucinateThis week on Tech News Time: Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival won’t die—it’s just being reanimated into a music streaming platform by a guy who proudly admits it has nothing to do with music. Meanwhile, Billy’s selling off what’s left of Fyre’s “cultural capital” like it’s vintage Beanie Babies, because fraud never goes out of style. In the land of big tech, Amazon and Microsoft are quietly backing away from their AI data center fever dreams while everyone else pretends AI chatbots aren’t just very expensive bullshit generators. Speaking of which, you can now trick Goog...2025-04-2534 minTech News TimeTNT 007 - Let Them Eat SpaceThis week, we blast off with a tale as old as grift: Fyre Fest 2 has been postponed—again—proving that you really can fail upward if you squint hard enough and wear enough white linen. Over at Automattic, employees discovered secret watermarks in their internal comms, because what workplace isn’t better with a sprinkle of corporate surveillance cosplay? Meanwhile, Katy Perry took a joyride to the upper atmosphere with Gayle King and Bezos’ better half, giving us the 2025 edition of the cringiest “Imagine”-style celebrity moment yet. Spoiler: no one needed this.In Elon World™, things are somehow ev...2025-04-1838 minTech News TimeTNT 006 - Confabulation and FrivolityThis week, the boys kick things off with some serious déjà vu as Fyre Fest’s favorite grifter promises he’s totally throwing another festival — because nothing says “I’ve changed” like doubling down on the same scam. Meanwhile, the IRS decided to become ICE’s BFF by casually sharing migrant tax data, and their commissioner moonwalks out right after. Also: Microsoft’s long game of “let OpenAI set the money on fire while we build empires” is going exactly as planned.In the news, it’s Elon all day: Starlink might be doing the same government freebie hustl...2025-04-1130 minTech News TimeTNT 005 - Cry Me A River (to Cool Off My AI)This week, the Geeks wade into a swamp of tech meltdowns, governmental facepalms, and the usual Elon-flavored absurdity. Kicking things off, protesters take their beef with Tesla to the streets while Proud Boys decide this is the hill to vroom and die on. Meanwhile, Elon’s privacy prayers have finally been answered—thanks to new FAA rules, he and Tay-Tay can jet around untracked like it’s 1999. Oh, and while Earth dodges a killer asteroid, the Moon might be signing up for an unplanned smackdown. Sorry, Luna.In the news, Signal’s reputation as the go-to encrypted app take...2025-04-0437 minTech News TimeTNT 004 - An Insult to Life ItselfThe Dunning-Kruger Effect is alive, well, and running the show. Elon’s approval rating is cratering while experts warn he could blow a hole in federal spending; war plans are accidentally texted, and top U.S. officials’ passwords are found online; 23andMe files for bankruptcy; TikTok attempts a patriotic glow-up to stay alive in the U.S.; OpenAI admits trying to make chatbots honest, while research shows lonely users are emotionally clinging to ChatGPT; Amazon wants the Consumer Product Safety Commission erased; SEVERANCE, and more!Dunning-Kruger EffectDOGE’s Supposed Savings Are About to Cost the U...2025-03-2838 minTech News TimeTNT 003 - NSFW AI, Dumb Cars & Dumber LawsIn this week’s episode, we take a leisurely drive straight into the fake painted wall of tech insanity—Tesla-style. We kick things off with a jaw-dropper: people are using AI to generate influencers with Down syndrome… who then sell nudes. Yes, the apocalypse is here and it’s NSFW. Meanwhile, human intelligence is apparently in freefall—something that becomes painfully obvious when you watch a Cybertruck slam into a Wile E. Coyote-style fake tunnel wall. Spoiler: Elon’s Autopilot mistook it for a real road, proving once again that cameras might be cheaper than lidar, but dumber than a sack of br...2025-03-2128 minTech News TimeTNT 002 - Why, Combinator?It’s Pi Day, and while the world celebrates the most irrational number (besides crypto bros), we dive into a different kind of irrationality—the American oligarchy. Speaking of money, Deliveroo finally posted a profit, but their investors still had a hissy fit. Meanwhile, Americans lost a record-breaking $12.5 billion to scams last year, proving that AI, social media, and deepfake grandsons are really leveling up their grift game. The FCC is forming a Council for National Security, which sounds important until you realize it’s mostly about making sure China doesn’t win the AI arms race. And in the late...2025-03-1432 minTech News TimeTNT 001 - Welcome to the Party, Pal!Techdirt has finally accepted the inevitable and gone full democracy blog—because let’s face it, politics and tech are now the same dumpster fire. Google rolled out AI Mode for Search, proving once again that the internet is just Clippy with better branding. Meanwhile, Billy McFarland insists Fyre Festival 2 is totally happening, despite Mexican officials pointing out that his coordinates literally lead to the ocean. Speaking of fraud, Tesla sales are in freefall thanks to Elon’s alt-right cosplay, and people are setting Teslas on fire in protest. And in rich-guy disconnect news, Google’s Sergey Brin thinks engineer...2025-03-0735 min
Lochhead on Marketing068 Behind The Mic: Inside The 1st Marketing PodStorm / Jaime Jay, Jason Defillippo & Christopher LochheadWe are on our 30th episode of the World's First PodStorm! We would like to thank everyone who went through the storm with us!
Today, Lochhead on Marketing producers Jason DeFillipo and Jaime Jay joins us and takes us behind the mic. We go deep into the challenges, the wins, and the lessons in creating this PodStorm. We talk about a lot of other matters which you’ll find relatable!
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Making a podcast comes with its challenges, even more so if it's the world’s first 30-day PodStorm. Timing is one of the main challenges in production. Jaso...2020-06-1639 min
Grumpy Old Geeks67: Wanted! 1000 Crazies Like Us.This week, Jordan Cooper joins us to talk about new media, blow job machines, and shares some awesome tips and tricks to build your online fanbase. We also talk about burnout and getting old and giving up on the Internet. It’s a HAPPY SHOW!
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