Episode Details

Everyone wants a piece of that sweet crypto-chain; inconsistent search sanitization; Meta has a minor problem with a global community development manager; linguistic fingerprints; AI art; more stolen NFTs, NFT gig economy bubble; bye, Hyperloop; John Oliver & Bill Maher; Mrs. Maisel; the King's Man; Tori Amos; mics, bands, Paste and Tots; Time Is, How Long Ago, we're old; Instagram losing daily time limits; Truth Social waiting lists; the Ninties, Chuck Klosterman; Michael Schur; Kanye's back in Moron of the Week; Snowden & Assange; a broken clock is right twice a day; Ukraine and 80s kids fears; AirTag stalking & a mischief of magpies.

Show notes at https://gog.show/542/

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