Preferred Platform Podcast

Everything old is new and every controversy is also old in this weeks retro themed episode. Arial and Joseph discuss the absurd lengths people go to acquire Pokemon cards. They pick apart the merits of bringing back old properties like Animaniacs and Tom & Jerry. Closing out the bois talk about the Charlie Brown specials returning to air. The people have spoken and they want their nuts on this special November episode. (This was recorded in 2020 but we are just getting it out. SOMEONE had to get sick and not edit for two months…) Linktree [https://linktr.ee/preferredplatform]Referenced in this episode: * $375.000 box of Pokemon cards turns out to be fake [https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/28/21538821/box-of-first-edition-pokemon-cards-fake-375000-dumb-money-logan-paul] * Hulu's new Animaniacs feels more like a gimmick than a true revival [https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/11/20/21579690/animaniacs-review-hulu-revival] * The first Tom & Jerry movie trailer brings back the age of mindless cartoon violence [https://www.polygon.com/2020/11/17/21571659/tom-and-jerry-trailer-release-date] * The Holidays are saved! Charlie Brown holiday specials will air after all, on PBS [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-11-18/charlie-brown-thanksgiving-christmas-specials-pbs-appletv] * Change.org Petition to Bring Charlie Brown Holiday Specials back to TV. [https://www.change.org/p/wildbrain-studios-bring-the-peanuts-specials-back-to-broadcast-tv] Listen here: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast/id1536353774] Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/5AyOLcmmqNVp2W5Ta1smqm?si=fd9sRD-jQsWx-Mx-RkAuMA] Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjg4MDk4OTY2MS9zb3VuZHMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwigrLWg79bsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ] Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast] SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/preferredpod] Follow us! Twitter [https://twitter.com/preferredpod]Theme song by Edward Chamourian & Craig Amromin

America is renewed for another season. Ariel and Joseph go over some election interference (for the Nickelodeon kid’s vote), then they discuss the Twitch election coverage of Hasan Piker and how streaming news analysis from personalities is the future of news. Lastly they discuss Prop 22 passing in California and the implications of labor rights dictated by companies like Uber. The boys come back two days after recording to inform you that indeed, Joe Biden is president-elect and they celebrate by providing you a medley of victory songs. Hell yeah! FDT! Linktree [https://linktr.ee/preferredplatform]Referenced in this episode: * Nickelodeon’s ‘Kids Pick the President’ election target of bot-driven interference [https://www.polygon.com/tv/2020/10/28/21537556/election-interference-bots-nickelodeon-kids-pick-the-president-biden-trump] * Why aren’t we voting online? [https://www.marketplace.org/2020/11/02/online-voting-election-hacking-attempts-malware-internet-connection/] * The Iowa caucus smartphone app disaster, explained [https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/4/21122211/iowa-caucus-smartphone-app-disaster-explained] * Hasan Piker's Twitch Stream Is the Future of Election Night Coverage [https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjppy7/hasan-pikers-twitch-stream-is-the-future-of-election-night-coverage] * How viral videos helped blast voting lies across the Web [https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/05/trump-misleading-videos-youtube/] * UBER AND LYFT HAD AN EDGE IN THE PROP 22 FIGHT: THEIR APPS [https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/4/21549760/uber-lyft-prop-22-win-vote-app-message-notifications] * California Voters Approve Tech-Bankrolled Campaign to Deny Benefits to Food Delivery Drivers [https://sf.eater.com/2020/11/4/21549219/prop-22-food-delivery-uber-postmates-lyft-doordash-2020-election] * Vaush YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1E-JS8L0j1Ei70D9VEFrPQ] * Hasan Pikers Twitch Channel [https://www.twitch.tv/hasanabi] Listen here: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast/id1536353774] Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/5AyOLcmmqNVp2W5Ta1smqm?si=fd9sRD-jQsWx-Mx-RkAuMA] Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjg4MDk4OTY2MS9zb3VuZHMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwigrLWg79bsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ] Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast] SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/preferredpod] Follow us! Twitter [https://twitter.com/preferredpod]Send us an email @ preferredplatform@gmail.com Theme song by Edward Chamourian & Craig Amromin

The first Preferred Platform holiday special! Halloween descends on the podcast and the boys discuss their ideas for halloween costumes. Then, Michael Bay rips apart their world with a covid era movie that takes the shallowest tropes of pandemic entertainment and dials it up to Bay-ism levels. Ariel and Joseph discuss the controversy around the Peanuts holiday specials and then examine the ways halloween traditions are affected by covid. They end with their definitive halloween candy favs. Linktree [https://linktr.ee/preferredplatform]Referenced in this episode: * Songbird Trailer [https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/29/21540414/songbird-trailer-michael-bay-covid-movie] * Good grief: Charlie Brown holiday specials won’t air on broadcast TV this year [https://www.google.com/amp/s/ktla.com/news/nationworld/good-grief-its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-wont-air-on-broadcast-tv-this-year/amp/] * Snoopy, Charlie Brown and friends land at Apple TV+ in expanded partnership with WildBrain for new original shows and specials [https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2020/10/snoopy-charlie-brown-and-friends-land-at-apple-tv-in-expanded-partnership-with-wildbrain-for-new-original-shows-andspecials/] * How to watch the Peanuts Charlie Brown holiday specials this year [https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/30/watch-peanuts-charlie-brown-holiday-specials/] * Watch the Peanuts Halloween Special on AppleTV+ here [https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown/umc.cmc.1c5nvp802hos5t3u0umlukkwh] * We Went To A Drive-Thru Trick-Or-Treat Experience | Hauntoween [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klYaNLLySQI&start=210s] Listen here: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast/id1536353774] Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/5AyOLcmmqNVp2W5Ta1smqm?si=fd9sRD-jQsWx-Mx-RkAuMA] Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjg4MDk4OTY2MS9zb3VuZHMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwigrLWg79bsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ] Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast] SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/preferredpod] Follow us! Twitter [https://twitter.com/preferredpod]Theme song by Edward Chamourian & Craig Amromin Check out Edward's SoundCloud! [https://soundcloud.com/yard-addams]

Just like that, Quibi leaves this mortal coil, but it will never escape our persistent dunking. Ariel and Joseph discuss the untimely shuttering of Quibi as well as the uplifting Twitch debut of AOC and how politics can be intertwined with the gaming masses. The boys also discuss Disney’s layoffs and the changing entertainment industry landscape. They end with a discussion on the perils of self love on a Zoom call. Linktree [https://linktr.ee/preferredplatform]Referenced in this episode: * Quibi is shutting down [https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/21/21527197/quibi-streaming-service-mobile-shutting-down-end-katzenberg] * Quibi forgot how to Quibi when it debuted its latest ‘film’ [https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2020/8/26/21403020/quibi-film-quick-bite-theater-show-length] * Quibi is Now Available on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV [https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/quibi-is-now-available-on-apple-tv-amazon-fire-tv-and-android-tv/] * Is Quibi done for? [https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/21/21527131/quibi-shutdown-sale-streaming-jeffrey-katzenberg] * AOC’s debut Twitch stream is one of the biggest ever [https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/20/21526164/aoc-among-us-twitch-debut-top-concurrent-viewers] * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Streams On Twitch With Hasan Piker And Pokimane, Draws Over 430,000 Viewers [https://kotaku.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-streams-on-twitch-with-hasan-p-1845431479] * AOC’s record-breaking Twitch stream is the future of politics [https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/21/21526550/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-twitch-viewership-politics-fandom-celebrity-parasocial-relationships] * Disney Plans 28,000 Layoffs In U.S. Parks Biz Hard Hit By COVID [https://deadline.com/2020/09/disney-plans-layoffs-parks-biz-hard-hit-by-covid-19-1234588025/] * Disney says its ‘primary focus’ for entertainment is streaming — announces a major reorg/a> [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/12/disney-reorganizes-to-focus-on-streaming-direct-to-consumer.html] * Peter Bart: “Corporate Restructuring” Stirs Mounting Fears In Hollywood As Major Studio Layoffs Loom [https://deadline.com/2020/10/hollywood-layoffs-corporate-restructuring-peter-bart-column-1234598968/] * Jeffrey Toobin Suspended By New Yorker Over Zoom Call Incident; Will Take Time Off From CNN [https://deadline.com/2020/10/jeffrey-toobin-cnn-new-yorker-1234599813/] * Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Trans Rights [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mvYUaZYtJk] * Harry Brewis, Hbomberguy - XOXO Festival (2019) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS1k88LzjkQ] * AOC Twitch Stream [https://www.twitch.tv/videos/776770697] * Welcome Home - Walt Disney World (Ugh) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u3_sDk4HqQ] Listen here: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast/id1536353774] Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/5AyOLcmmqNVp2W5Ta1smqm?si=fd9sRD-jQsWx-Mx-RkAuMA] Google Podcasts [https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjg4MDk4OTY2MS9zb3VuZHMucnNz?sa=X&ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwigrLWg79bsAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ] Stitcher [https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast] SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/preferredpod] Follow us! Twitter [https://twitter.com/preferredpod]Theme song by Edward Chamourian & Craig Amromin Check out Edward's SoundCloud! [https://soundcloud.com/yard-addams]

Guest Edward Chamourian explains the world of F1 to us, how he started his @omgrandprix_f1_memes account, and the ever evolving world of racing within media. We gotta go fast. Follow Edward here! [https://www.instagram.com/omgrandprix_f1_memes/] Linktree [https://linktr.ee/preferredplatform]Referenced in this episode: * F1 Wiki [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One] * Liberty Media Says F1 May 'Never' Have As Many Subscribers As Some Of Its Rivals [https://www.forbes.com/sites/csylt/2019/03/12/liberty-media-says-f1-may-never-have-as-many-subscribers-as-some-of-its-rivals/#783c1fcd6754] * YouTube confirms F1 Livestream [https://advanced-television.com/2020/10/08/youtube-confirms-f1-livestream/] Listen here: Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/preferred-platform-podcast/id1536353774] Spotify Podcasts [https://open.spotify.com/show/5AyOLcmmqNVp2W5Ta1smqm?si=fd9sRD-jQsWx-Mx-RkAuMA] SoundCloud [https://soundcloud.com/preferredpod] Follow us! Twitter [https://twitter.com/preferredpod]