Brian and Angelo spend some time chatting with Dan Moren about writing novels, recording podcasts, tabletop games, and the DC cinematic universe and how to fix it. Then, shifting gears to the paranomal, they discuss the possibility of alien worlds, what scares them, Dan shares a ghost story, and above all else, the importance of rods.

Special Guest: Dan Moren.

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• Dan Moren on Twitter "Freelancing"

In tech, Brian and Angelo take a look at Facbook being terrible as usual, the Nintendo GameCube, and the downsides to hustle culture. Heading over to the paranormal, the duo has a long discussion about how tramautic events can lead to the paranormal, and how paranormal events can be traumatic.

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• Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on them | TechCrunch

Algorithms are indeed racist, Fyre was as lit as a dumpster, and influencers are the worst. Also, do you wanna know what Garfield the cat, the X-Men, and the Pope have in common? Brian and Angelo have got you covered.

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• Tavistock Galleria: Short Horror Stories From America's Retail Wasteland

After a quick mention of Brian's donation being read during the Games Done Quick fundraiser, the duo has a look at the Gillette ad and the ensuing online discussion, how smart TVs track you, and how location data can be missused. Then, in the paranormal segment, a conversation about where all the aliens can be hiding in the universe.

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• Games Done Quick - Wikipedia

This week, Angelo and Brian take a look at how so much of what is online is fake, be it the content, the metrics, and the people that influence what we see. Then, they have a look at the Moon, and all the strange things about it.

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• iOS - Home Accessories - Apple

What could have caused Apple's dip in revenue? What is China? Was it the battery replacement program? Have iPhones become too good for their own good? Are other smartphones getting too good? Brian and Angelo discuss what it could be. Then, the duo shifts to talking about what makes up a good conspiracy and Brian reveals the three pillars that hold it up.

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• Daring Fireball: Apple’s Terrible No Good Very Bad Earnings Warning

Brian and Angelo host a virtual holiday party with their friends Rob Kristoffersen (from Our Strange Skies) and Sam Fredrickson (from Not Alone) and chat about the tech things they've enjoyed and not enjoyed in the last year. They then have a look at the paranormal and go through what each person has learned over the last year of making their respective podcasts.

Special Guests: Rob Kristoffersen and Sam Fredrickson.

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• Our Strange Skies

This week, tech and the paranormal come together with a discussion about Randy Hunter's search for the work of the elusive Alexander Weygers. Did this man invent the modern day notion of the flying saucer?

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• Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap - YouTube

This week the door closes on the fax trilogy, Angelo is enthralled by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Apple needs to get its content everywhere, don't chip yourself when you're drunk, and Samsung's daliences with a shady Supreme brand knockoff pay off for everyone else but the companies involved. As the conversation shifts to the paranomal, Angelo discovers his latent psychic abilities, a woman divorces a 300 year-old ghost, a cloned Nigerian president, and #pizzagate is the worst.

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• Free Fax • Free Internet Faxing

This week begins with a follow-up on fax machines, some kids say the darndest things, Uber playing video games, a bit of PlayStation Classic, and Tumblr sealing its fate. Then in the paranormal segment, some exorcism follow-up, followed by an extended discussion about the Skunkape/Skunk Ape/Skunk-Ape and paranormal tourism.

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• Uber has cracked two classic ’80s video games by giving an AI algorithm a new type of memory - MIT Technology Review