Double Density

This week, Angelo and Brian briefly discuss the new MacBook Pros before delving into the scary world of how we are targeted for ads and how it’s actually scarier than one would think. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian brings out the Double Density Wheel of Fortune to determine which topics to cover, ranging from a weird black sarcophagus, to UFO sighting stats, to some sasquatch pot-pourri.

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• Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros - Apple (CA)

This week Brian is a little late because of Thanosdidnothingwrong. Once settled in, he and Angelo have a look back at the Nintendo 64, ponder the future of Movie Pass, and then reflect on ten years of the iOS App Store. In the paranormal segment, the duo takes a look at how rock stars tend to attract aliens, and how these aliens affect their careers.

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• MoviePass peak pricing will charge you whatever it wants — Quartz

Summer is upon us, our fancy devices do not like the heat, Google Duplex has a redux, Apple Maps is finding its way, and Juggalos will avoid detection when the AI wars come. In the paranormal segment, after pondering a Nevada Time Warp, Brian gets a mashup of his two favourite things, as the sorry state of reporting UFOs among the major UFO research bodies is discussed.

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• Google Duplex really works and testing begins this summer - The Verge

This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Alex and Tyler from the RGBA podcast, and after getting to know them a little, they talk about podcasting workflows, voice assistants, and non-tech things that they really nerd out on. Then they find out where the RGBA hosts first found an interest in the world of the paranormal before diving into the Fermi Paradox, pondering the mysteries of the universe.

Special Guests: Alexandre Vallières-Lagacé and Tyler Menard.

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• Inside Amazon's Painstaking Pursuit to Teach Alexa French | WIRED

After discussing some of Angelo’s real life interactions, the topic du jour is mostly video games, which then leads to a discussion about YouTube Premium. Then, after briefly pondering the idea of a Space Force, Brian talks about seeing the movie Hereditary, which leads to a discussion about communicating with ghosts.

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• Psychology professor says moral panic over Fortnite is misplaced | 9to5Mac

This week, Brian and Angelo welcome Desdymona to the podcast to talk about her love of podcasts, creating digital art, voiceover work, and working on her upcoming podcast Calling Darkness. They then settle in for a discussion on the paranormal, discussing where Desdymona’s interest in all things strange comes from, coming from a ghost-positive household, and what makes a great creepy pasta.

Special Guest: Desdymona.

This week, Brian and Angelo take a closer look at Apple’s recent WWDC announcements, how memes don’t make money anymore, Norman the psychopathic AI, the Boring Company Not-A-Flamethrower, and burnt out YouTubers. Then in the paranormal segment, they take a closer look at weird things the government has seriously considered, including wormholes and stargates, as well as a surprising diagram hidden deep in the documents. Oh yeah, new artwork too!

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• Apple Events - WWDC Keynote, June 2018 - Apple

This week, Brian and Angelo discuss Amazon's Rekognition project, Alexa recording your every word, how you need to reboot your router, the demise of the Essential phone, Bitcoin ruins everything, and how the math men have overtaken the mad men when it comes to advertising. Shifting over to the paranormal, after Angelo talks about seeing Infinity War, your hosts skew the discussion towards cryptids. Namely, the non-alien octopus, the Loch Ness Monster and her DNA, and finally, the Dogman.

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• Amazon Teams Up With Law Enforcement to Deploy Dangerous New Face Recognition Technology | ACLU of Northern CA

This week, Angelo talks about his adventure in AppleCare, Brian talks about his adventure in New York City, and in case you're wondering, they are both on team Laurel. In the world of the paranormal, MK Ultra victims are suing the Canadian government, and Angelo watches The Conjuring 2, leaving him unimpressed with the evidence for the Enfield Poltergeist.

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• Laurel or Yanny explained: why do some people hear a different word? | Technology | The Guardian

This week’s episode begins with a discussion of the latest Super Mario Bros. speedrun record, and a video that breaks it down, but then quickly moves to talking about trolls of all kinds: from patent trolls to time traveling trolls, to robot trolls and student trolls. Then in the paranormal segment, Brian and Angelo look at flat earthers, before going on to talk about people listening to podcasts on Youtube, which is so scary to Angelo that it may as well be paranormal.

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• How is this speedrun possible? Super Mario Bros. World Record Explained - YouTube