Trending Hard or Hardly Trending? 7/21: Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Highway, Trump vs. Canada, China Snake Flood, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

Dave Portnoy = Grok Odysseus, OpenAI Fake Judgement Day 07.23.26

In episode 2096, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist? [https://suboptimalpods.com/], Andrew Ti [https://bsky.app/profile/andrewti.bsky.social], to discuss… OpenAI Is Going Full Skynet, Robocop Being Rebooted By Omnicorps– I Mean... Amazon, Elon Musk Promises That Grok Will Make The Best Odyssey Movie Of 2026 and more! 1. OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ek3gvdnj3o] 2. OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face [https://www.wired.com/story/openai-models-escaped-containment-and-hacked-huggingface/] 3. ‘Robocop’ Reboot Series Set at Prime Video [https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/robocop-reboot-series-amazon-prime-video-1236817195/] 4. Amazon Promises "Unwavering" Commitment to Police, Military Clients Using AI Technology [https://theintercept.com/2018/07/30/amazon-facial-recognition-police-military/] 5. Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance [https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2025/10/01/inside-amazons-aggressive-push-to-get-cops-using-ai-surveillance/] 6. As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers [https://theintercept.com/2025/10/24/amazon-weapons-gaza-israel-rafael-iai/] 7. Elon: Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer [https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2079758604656316619] 8. Elon Musk is promising to make The Odyssey 'historically accurate' with AI slop [https://www.polygon.com/elon-musk-the-odyssey-movie-grok-ai-christopher-nolan-historical-accuracy/] 9. A tale of two Odysseys: Nolan's blockbuster gets AI-generated competition [https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/the-odyssey-ai-movie-9.7269663] 10. AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs [https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/965616/ash-koosha-odysseus-the-fall-foundtain-zero-tilly-norwood] LISTEN: Runnin' by OMA [https://open.spotify.com/track/0bMyeFjWklhBEvfZzpF0mA] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Pendin’ For A Trendin’ 7/22: Tesla Cybertruck, DSA FTW, Pete Kegseth, McDonald's Fries

In this edition of Pendin’ For A Trendin’, Jack, Miles and Anna discuss the failure of the Cybertruck (it’s worse than the Edsel & the Pinto), another DSA candidate FTW, Pete Kegseth being out of money, the latest McDonald's scalding incident and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Diarrhea Farms, AI Is For The Birds 07.22.26

In episode 2095, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy [https://www.instagram.com/facialrecognitioncomedy/?hl=en] show, Pallavi Gunalan [https://www.pallavigunalan.com/], to discuss… Taco Bell’s Foot Traffic Is Down Following Diarrhea News, Flock Cameras, AI Is Even Ruining Birdwatching Now and more! 1. Trump Admin Denies Colluding With Taylor Farms Over Cyclospora: ‘FAKE NEWS’ [https://www.newsweek.com/trump-admin-denies-colluding-taylor-farms-cyclospora-outbreak-12221624] 2. It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11 [https://www.npr.org/2021/09/10/1035131619/911-travel-timeline-tsa] 3. Taco Bell sees drop in foot traffic amid cyclosporiasis outbreak [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/07/21/taco-bell-lettuce-cyclosporiasis-foot-traffic-data/90992089007/] 4. Not just Taco Bell: Parasite outbreak tied to lettuce dents restaurant traffic [https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/business/restaurant-visits-fall-cyclospora-outbreak] 5. It's not just Taco Bell. Taylor Farms supplies lettuce to many US brands [https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/07/20/supermarkets-restaurants-serve-taylor-farms-lettuce/90983666007/] 6. Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce [https://futurism.com/health-medicine/whole-foods-discount-taylor-farms-lettuce] 7. Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2026/07/police-say-flock-cameras-help-solve-crimes-but-critics-call-them-an-invasion-of-privacy] 8. The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’ [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/well/grandma-hobbies-crafts-knitting-quilting.html] 9. The Screen-Free Hobbies Everyone’s Talking About — From Needlepoint to Birdwatching [https://www.today.com/shop/best-analog-activities-rcna251927] 10. Here’s Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly Into Bird-Watching (and Why You Should Be Too) [https://www.rd.com/article/bird-watching-trend/] 11. Why birdwatching has become a favourite pastime for Gen Z [https://theweek.com/culture-life/books/birdwatching-birds-app-nature-gen-z-hobby] 12. ‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/27/merlin-ai-assisted-birdsong-identifying-app-bird-species] 13. The Sound of Merlin: Like Shazam, but for Birds [https://blog.nature.org/2022/03/07/the-sound-of-merlin-like-shazam-but-for-birds/] 14. Identify birds in photos with Merlin Bird ID [https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/photo-id/] 15. I Went Birding With the World’s First AI-Powered Binoculars [https://www.wired.com/story/swarovski-optik-ax-visio-ai-binoculars/] 16. AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk [https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/ai-slop-manipulated-fake-images-birds-citizen-science-aoe] 17. Can AI Ruin Something as Innocent as Birdwatching? [https://gizmodo.com/can-ai-ruin-something-as-innocent-as-birdwatching-2000787987] LISTEN: Carry Me feat. Seun Kuti & Aziza Jaye by Nubiyan Twist [https://open.spotify.com/track/6fSlRTkNKQVWXKIrwdKyZi] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Trending Hard or Hardly Trending? 7/21: Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Highway, Trump vs. Canada, China Snake Flood, ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

In this edition of Trending Hard or Hardly Trending?, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Anna Hossnieh to discuss the death of Charlie Kirk’s memorial highway, Trump’s Canada wildfire tariffs, China’s snake flood, the trailer for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ and much more! See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Worst aRt Ever? Taco Bell Is Sorry! 07.21.26

In episode 2094, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, Anna Hossnieh [https://www.instagram.com/hossniehhh], to discuss… Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Taco Bell’s Explosive Diarrhea Scandal Is More Confusing Than Ever, Spain Scrubs Trump From World Cup Win, Idiot Sculptor Tried To Make Charlie Kirk Figure To Make Money, WE LOVE JIMOTHY!!! And more! 1. Trump threatens increased tariffs for wildfire smoke that has 'unnecessarily invaded' U.S. [https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/us-complaints-trump-widlfire-smoke-9.7274466] 2. Ford defends wildfire budget that may have left crews under-prepared [https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/17/news/ford-wildfire-budget-crews-under-prepared] 3. Mark Carney Boosts Alberta Pipeline While Ontario Wildfires Rage [https://www.readthemaple.com/mark-carney-boosts-alberta-pipeline-while-ontario-wildfires-rage/] 4. Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C. [https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/us-wildfires-responsible-for-much-of-the-smoke-in-bc-region-officials/] 5. CDC, FDA link Taco Bell lettuce supplier to multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak [https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/07/16/lettuce-supplier-is-potential-source-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-investigators-say/] 6. Taylor Farms recalls lettuce in 27 states amid cyclosporiasis outbreak: What to know [https://abcnews.com/GMA/News/taylor-farms-amid-cyclosporiasis-outbreak/story?id=134846473] 7. Taco Bell posted a notes app non-apology [https://x.com/tacobell/status/2078233668259307867] 8. Taco Bell Hit With Federal Lawsuits Over Cyclosporiasis Infections [https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/07/17/taco-bell-hit-with-federal-lawsuits-over-cyclosporiasis-infections/] 9. FDA says Taylor Farms Cyclospora lettuce test was a false positive [https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/taylor-farms-cyclospora-test-false-positive] 10. Spain edge Argentina after extra time to win 2nd World Cup title [https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49403084/2026-world-cup-final-spain-argentina-score-ferran-torres-champions-title] 11. The Muppets highlight star-studded World Cup halftime show [https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/muppets-highlight-star-studded-world-202433849.html] 12. Elmo made a new friend at the game!! Mr. Tom Cruise!!! [https://x.com/elmo/status/2078916264844562466] 13. Donald Trump has to let it linger as he hangs on for Spain’s World Cup celebrations [https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/20/trump-world-cup-trophy-lift-spain-infantino-fifa] 14. Trump absent from Spain's World Cup celebration picture shared to social media [https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/worldcup/2026/07/20/donald-trump-spain-world-cup-celebration-photo/90980301007/] 15. Jimothy origin story revealed in baby videos of a ‘raccoon-colored koosh ball’ [https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/jimothy-origin-story-revealed-in-baby-videos-of-a-raccoon-colored-koosh-ball/] LISTEN: THE LEAK by Nate Smith w/ Kiefer, CARRTOONS, & Kenny Beats [https://open.spotify.com/track/3r95VLLeIrOGSPTtqWg15Z] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.