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Nov 2024

23m 37s

The Infamous Cousin Dave

Federico Viticci and John Voorhees

About this episode

This week, a Thanksgiving guessing game, neighborly pies, NotebookLM, the Infamous Cousin Dave’s emoji habits, and getting started with retro gaming.

Links and Show Notes

Unplugged Segment

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner guessing game
Do neighbors really welcome you with baked goods?

Picks

Federico’s Pick:

NotebookLM featuring the Infamous Cousin Dave, who is bad at iMessage

John’s Pick:

Nintendo Switch Online

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (deal may not be available in all places) ($10, $5 off)

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