Double Density

Two main topics this week. In tech, the duo discuss the video essay The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse. In the paranormal Brian digs up an old Coast to Coast AM episode about shadow people and our hosts uncover an intriguing mystery related to the episode itself...

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• The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse - YouTube

Hey hepcats, rock dudes and dudettes, it's yer musical maestro of mayhem Brad Christopher here with another episode of The Overdrive. Today we're talking about "legendary" bands that I think rule... and suck. Check me out and don't forget to like, subscribe and leave a comment below the video. Big thanks to today's sponsor GambleX.net

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This week: Ocarinas ocarina-ring for the benefit of society, "djent is not a genre of music" is a genre and Brian introduces Angelo to a new type of "guy" he's going to be disliking going forward. In the paranormal section, the duo gab about Faces of Death and a possible remake, as well as discuss the impending doom that Oumuamua is going to bring to earth.

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• Twitch streamer blows through Breath of the Wild with ocarina controller

Listeners keep filling out the form, and Brian and Angelo are happy to reply on the show! Samsung fakes the moon, just like the government that says they "landed" on there! Physical media; what's up with that?! Project Blue Beam - is it real, or just a bonkers conspiracy theory?! All this and more on this week's Double Density.

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• Samsung caught faking zoom photos of the Moon - The Verge

The duo has a discussion about the shock sites of the late nineties and early 2000s. Spotify is trying to look more like TikTok, Apple Music is adding a full classical music app, and Meta wants its own Twitter. In the paranormal, a listener question leads to a discussion about ghost hunting, how a Ouija board caused a recent issue with high school girls, and a look at more UFOs in the headlines.

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• How Shock Sites Shaped the Internet

Brian and Angelo are happy about all the form feedback they are getting, discuss the fact that there are counterfeit chips in cars, VW really messes up with its car tracking feature, and Star Fox turns 30. In the paranormal, Gordon Freeman of Half-Life calls into Coast to Coast AM, and former Navy pilot Ryan Graves wants to get to the bottom of all these UFOs.

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• Chip shortages lead to more counterfeit chips and devices

In tech, Angelo's Mac Studio is displeased, the lost iTunes CD-ROM, PSVR 2, and fake sites appearing in Google search. In the paranormal, the Japanese mystery ball stumps officials, and a new conspiracy allows the Double Density Duo the opportunity to philosophize about conspiracy theories.

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• Egg Freckles on Twitter

This week, the Bing chatbot can be emotional, the Tetris movie looks pretty great, social networks are tripping over themselves to charge for stuff, UFOs are cool, and Brian and Angelo crack open Art Bell's FBI files.

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• Microsoft’s Bing is an emotionally manipulative liar, and people love it - The Verge

This week, listeners love the contact form on our website, Nothing Forever is no more, Brian cut out Netflix, Angelo is conflicted about certain video games, Canada is shooting down UFOs left and right, and the Internet may not be real.

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• AI-Generated 'Seinfeld' Show 'Nothing Forever' Banned on Twitch After Transphobic Standup Bit

In tech, listeners have spoken and feedback forms are great, a look at the 40 year old Apple Lisa, and "Nothing, Forever." In the paranormal, inspired by Lockwood and Co, Angelo wants to have a look at cursed objects.

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• Apple Lisa: the ‘OK’ Computer