Woke 1.0 vs Woke 2, Zuckerberg = Late Stage Elvis 08.12.26

NepOligarchy, Reagan Cinematic Universe 08.14.26

In episode 2109, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Love At First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-at-First-Prompt/Bridget-Todd/9781668179826] and host of There Are No Girls on the Internet [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-there-are-no-girls-on-the-65877505/], Bridget Todd [https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc], to discuss… David Ellison Does NOT Give a fuck about the film industry, Couple More Pitches for Proactive Platforms for the Emerging Leftwing Movement, McDonald’s Is Secretly Going Full Minority Report, Hollywood’s Hottest Trend Is… The Threat Of Nuclear War? And more! 1. Billionaire David Ellison Is Blackmailing Hollywood [https://jacobin.com/2026/08/hollywood-california-ellison-skydance-merger] 2. Bonta: Paramount 'eager' for a settlement [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/11/bonta-paramount-eager-for-a-settlement-01034099] 3. Your McDonald’s File is Probably Bigger Than Your FBI File [https://gizmodo.com/your-mcdonalds-file-is-probably-bigger-than-your-fbi-file-2000797829] 4. McDonald’s Built a 515-Page Dossier on Me. It Says I’ll Never Stop Eating There [https://www.wired.com/story/mcdonalds-built-a-515-page-dossier-on-me-it-says-ill-never-leave/] 5. The Brink of War: Pay it Forward [https://www.angel.com/pay-it-forward/brink-of-war/ca?__public_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.angel.com] 6. Film Screening: The Brink of War [https://carnegieendowment.org/events/2026/07/film-screening-the-brink-of-war] 7. The Brink of War Trailer #1 (2026) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATdMxG1QwEM] 8. The Phantom Menace: How an unproven, widely mocked technology scared the Soviets into ending the Cold War. [https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/the-phantom-menace-106551/] 9. Nuclear Anxiety, That Staple of 1980s Cinema, Is Back [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/magazine/nuclear-anxiety-cold-war-house-of-dynamite-silo.html] 10. Why nuclear war movies are blowing up [https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasdale-why-nuclear-war-movies-are-blowing-up/] 11. Nuclear War Movies Are Back [https://newlinesmag.com/spotlight/nuclear-war-movies-are-back/] 12. Legendary, ‘Dune’ Helmer Denis Villeneuve Re-Team On ‘Nuclear War: A Scenario’ [https://deadline.com/2024/04/nuclear-war-movie-denis-villeneuve-legendary-dune-part-two-bestselling-book-1235876114/] 13. Mike Fleming Jr: Why James Cameron Is Hellbent On Making ‘Ghosts Of Hiroshima’ Japan-Set Movie That Will Bring Nightmare Look At A-Bomb Blasts [https://deadline.com/2025/06/james-cameron-interview-ghosts-of-hiroshima-movie-a-bomb-japan-1236444510/] 14. How the US took on Dr Strangelove and tried to make Americans love the bomb [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/11/us-military-propaganda-film] 15. Picturing Armageddon: US Government Responses to Nuclear War Movies [https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-gov-on-nuclear-films] 16. ‘Fail Safe’ At 60: The Pentagon Hated This Classic Suspense Drama About Nuclear Catastrophe [https://thedissenter.org/fail-safe-at-60-classic-suspense-drama-nuclear-catastrophe/] LISTEN: Tun by LZee [https://open.spotify.com/track/1ZZMnUVw6oGQpx8TQPTZz2] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Trendzel Is The Greatest Actor Of All Time 8/13: Maggie Haberman, ‘Untold’, Greenland Energy,  Paraquat, AI Crash, Karoline Leavitt

In this edition of Trendzel Washington, Jack and Miles discuss more details about Trump’s decoy plane fiasco, Maggie Haberman on Trump, Netflix’s ‘Untold’ episode about Raygun, an update on Greenland Energy, California banning paraquat, the incipient AI crash, Karoline Leavitt leaving the White House, gamers = ATC and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

ET Looked Like S**T, Luigi Update 08.13.26

In episode 2108, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, comedian, bestselling author of Raw Dog [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250847751/rawdog], author of the upcoming novel The Tower [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250480422/thetower/], and host of 16th Minute of Fame [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-sixteenth-minute-of-fame-172216473/], Jamie Loftus [https://www.instagram.com/jamiechristsuperstar], to discuss… Luigi Update, David Lynch Got That Little Kid From Big Daddy To Quit Cigarettes, Why Isn’t Anyone Consistently Prosecuting the Case Against Law Enforcement As Currently Constituted? Is Baseball Ruining Field Of Dreams? Or Did Field Of Dreams Ruin Baseball? And more! 1. Luigi Mangione murder trial to have anonymous jury [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgje05wd1v4o] 2. Unexpected hearing scheduled for Luigi Mangione sparks plea deal speculation [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/luigi-mangione-united-health-murder-hearing] 3. MLB at Field of Dreams 2026: How to Watch Phillies vs. Twins Live on Netflix [https://www.netflix.com/tudum/features/mlb-field-of-dreams-2026-how-to-watch] 4. Field of Dreams FAQ: All you need to know [https://www.mlb.com/news/field-of-dreams-game-tickets-and-faqs] 5. Fighting Over the Field of Dreams [https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/04/field-of-schemes/358624/] 6. Field of Dreams to host third MLB game with new permanent ballpark [https://www.kcrg.com/2026/08/07/field-dreams-host-third-mlb-game-with-new-permanent-ballpark/] 7. MLB missed the message of ‘Field of Dreams’ [https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/8/16/22627045/major-league-baseball-missed-message-of-field-of-dreams-to-stage-game-between-yankees-white-sox/] 8. The Expensive, Seductive Nostalgia of Field of Dreams [https://reason.com/2023/04/01/the-expensive-seductive-nostalgia-of-field-of-dreams/] 9. The Baseball Stadium That “Forever Changed” Professional Sports [https://www.theringer.com/2022/08/04/mlb/camden-yards-30th-anniversary-baltimore-influence] 10. New permanent “Field of Dreams” stadium getting paid for with COVID relief money [https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2022/08/15/19106/new-permanent-field-of-dreams-stadium-getting-paid-for-with-covid-relief-money/] 11. Details Show The Success Of MLB’s Field Of Dreams Game Before It’s Been Played [https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2021/08/12/details-show-the-success-of-mlbs-field-of-dreams-game-before-its-been-played/] 12. MLB Field of Dreams Tickets Push Near $1,000, Even With Rain in Forecast [https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mlb-field-dreams-tickets-push-144252491.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMTS4EbcgsZ9IeTAcp52ZluJ7aaN-24jiRMDcNpZRfuFzvMVswlAB8fYMCddbFel5O6Frsy1_ghdG_uTgGUwFvRgdogw1Eape1cO1qewmy3HusXJeJWyem3Uh1ROoId9pfqqZdm53kxMCzTEgI5sATBlj5ot3qi3IQUS97q7vKG5] LISTEN: Breaking It In by Kennyflowers [https://open.spotify.com/track/3qlrc22uofj6V2hhcWpbXJ] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Seedless WaterTrendon 8/12: Midterm Elections, ICE Shock Gloves, ‘The End Of Oak Street’

In this edition of Seedless WaterTrendon, Jack and Miles discuss the midterm elections, ICE’s electric shock gloves, ‘The End Of Oak Street’ & their weird AI dog podcast and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Woke 1.0 vs Woke 2, Zuckerberg = Late Stage Elvis 08.12.26

In episode 2107, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Who's With Me? [https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/whos-with-me-with-w-kamau-bell], W Kamau Bell [https://www.instagram.com/wkamaubell/?hl=en], to discuss… Establishment Taking A Victory Lap On WOKE 1, Weather Forecasts Have Become A Human Centipede Of AI Bullsh*t, Mark Zuckerberg’s Superyacht Bravely Ignores Distress Call, Also Pervert Glasses Are Being Banned In Bars And Other Popular Social Venues In The UK, AI Music Has Been Normalized and more! 1. Feel Like Your Phone’s Weather App Often Gets It Wrong? Experts Say You Aren't Imagining It [https://www.kqed.org/news/12076857/bay-area-weather-forecast-heatwave-phone-apps-national-weather-service] 2. AI Has Flooded All the Weather Apps [https://www.wired.com/story/ai-has-flooded-all-the-weather-apps/] 3. A judge said the Trump administration can’t dismantle a weather research center. The damage may already be done. [https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/03/a-judge-said-the-trump-administration-cant-dismantle-a-weather-research-center-the-damage-may-already-be-done-00948795] 4. Trump cuts to weather data could make forecasts less reliable, warn experts [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/trump-cuts-ai-weather-prediction-forecasts] 5. Traditional models still 'outperform AI' for extreme weather forecasts [https://www.carbonbrief.org/traditional-models-still-outperform-ai-for-extreme-weather-forecasts] 6. Mark Zuckerberg’s Superyacht Bravely Ignores Distress Call [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vrzub9LcOHQ] 7. Zuckerberg's Yacht: A $300 Million LAUNCHPAD For Controversy [https://www.yachtworld.com/research/zuckerbergs-yacht-a-300-million-launchpad-for-controversy/] 8. Mark Zuckerberg faces questions after yacht failed to respond to Alaska maritime aid call [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/zuckerberg-yacht-alaska-9.7301528] 9. Repeatedly refused to respond:’ Zuckerberg spokesperson says yacht did not hear call for maritime assist [https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/repeatedly-refused-to-respond-zuckerberg-spokesperson-says-yacht-did-not-hear-call-for-maritime-assist/] 10. Popular Bars and Restaurants Are Banning Smart Glasses [https://gizmodo.com/popular-bars-and-restaurants-are-banning-smart-glasses-2000796435]https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-trump-suggests-video-games-blame-mass-shootings-n1039411 LISTEN: @toddsantlers aka Todd Crozier [https://www.instagram.com/toddsantlers/] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.