The conversation about AI is on everyone's lips right now, but with the push to automate more of our lives comes an interesting reaction ... tapping out and focusing on being less digital. JL and Kelly discuss how a large portion of humans are doing a deep re-evaluation about their connection to technology. The reaction is an uptick in the purchase of dumb phones and vinyl. And thanks(!!) Gen Z for buying so much film that Kodak was able to rise from the ashes! AI's not going anywhere, but analog is balancing the scales.

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SEVEN ton meteorite hit Ohio: https://apnews.com/article/ohio-search-meteor-asteroid-fireball-explosion-990fdb46f4c0c447357e4c0e387c1dcf

YOU too can own the answering machine + wall mount phone! https://ebay.us/m/IRRYHY

The Payphone Go game (all 2,000 working pay phones in California): https://www.npr.org/2026/03/14/nx-s1-5737582/a-game-challenges-californians-to-find-a-working-payphone

Landline pod for children in Maine town: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/maine-mom-creates-landline-pod-for-her-children-246487621516

ANOTHER Maine story ... a man used his own money to restore pay phones for free public use: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5484013/engineer-restores-pay-phones-for-free-public-use

3 Reasons to ditch your phone before bed: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/put-the-phone-away-3-reasons-why-looking-at-it-before-bed-is-a-bad-habit

People are ditching their smartphones: https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/best-dumb-phones-guide/

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