My parents are approaching 60. When they were young, they hung out at diners, or drove around in their cars. My generation hung out in the parking lot after school, or at the mall. My colleague John Biggs often talks of hanging out with his nerd buddies in his basement, playing games and making crank calls. Today, young people are hanging out on a virtual is ... Show More
Today
Who decides what AI tells you? Campbell Brown, once Meta’s news chief, has thoughts; plus
Brown says, "the conversation is sort of happening in Silicon Valley around one thing, and a totally different conversation is happening among consumers." Also, gas turbines at xAI's Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company's use of "mobile" gas turbines as po ... Show More
8m 2s
Yesterday
Musk mulled handing OpenAI to his children; plus, Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit
OpenAI's CEO recalls a "particularly hair-raising" conversation with the SpaceX founder. Also, Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground. Learn more abo ... Show More
6m 19s
May 12
TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok; plus, AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners. Also, fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes a ... Show More
7m 12s
Sep 2023
Listener Mail: Did the government tap your phone? The seedy Reedley Biolab, Fyre Fest and Atlanta Recommendations
A conversation with paranoid family members prompts Saturday Mourning Cartoons to ask whether the government really does tap people's phones. Bro Dude Man searches for more information about the Reedley Biolab. RJ shares some thoughts on Fyre Fest, and asks where to hang out in A ... Show More
1 h
Sep 2025
Extra: 'Anxious Generation' Author Jonathan Haidt On Cell Phones, Playing Outside And Raising Happy Kids
Kids today are reporting higher levels of stress and anxiety than ever before, with many experts attributing this to constant screen time and social media exposure. In response, lawmakers and schools nationwide are experimenting with policies such as banning cell phones in the cl ... Show More
20m 26s
Jun 2022
The Stonah4rmThaTown Interview: Fruit Town Piru, Attempted Murder Charge, Getting Shot in The Neck
J Stone Ru aka Stonah4rmThaTown talks in detail about some of his wildest unfortunate stories in the streets. ----- 00:00 Intro 0:31 - Knows the other J stone, was locked up with him 6:48 - Centennial HS is one of the reasons he became a b___, starting to bang in middle school 9: ... Show More
1h 35m
May 2025
GECK IRL: another lovely day at the park
I went out to talk to people at the park as a gecko. Those people include a traveling videographer who just returned from El Salvador, a guy who grew up in NYC during the 70s, a rap genius, a lady from Norway, and other interesting people that are alive. Pick that up. I am a geck ... Show More
1h 34m
Feb 2025
970: The Cadillac Irreleviq, A Car That Makes You Earn It, Driving Beyond The Brink
For Topic Tuesday, the guys help Ricardo M. decide if too many gears ruin torquey engines? They debate perceptions for Daniel P., who wants something fast, luxurious and sporty without giving off the wrong vibe. Social media questions ask how you do Drive Homework on cars that ar ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 2025
BBC OS Conversations: Adolescence
The hit Netflix show, Adolescence, has prompted a global conversation on toxic masculinity. The series is based in the north of England and centres on a 13-year-old boy, Jamie, accused of murdering a teenage girl. In our conversations we explore some of the issues the series has ... Show More
23m 18s