Rocket

By Relay

Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Ch... more

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July 07, 2017130: Princess Christina
Brianna, Christina, and Simone discuss Dave McClure's resignation at 500 Startups and VC harassment. Then it's a light show, with Simone's massive feelings on Overwatch's Doomfist and some frenzied praise of Edgar Wright's Baby Driver.
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Links and Show Notes Welcome to MVA | What's New on MVA | Channel 9 Women in Tech Speak Frankly on Culture of Harassment - The New York Times 500 Startups’ Dave McClure has resigned as general partner - Recode Silicon Valley Women Tell of VC’s Unwanted Advances — The Information A Backlash Builds Against Sexual Harassment in Silicon Valley - The New York Times Shedding Light on the “Black Box of Inappropriateness” | Breadcrumbs by Cheryl Yeoh I’m a Creep. I’m Sorry. – 500 Hats Overwatch’s new hero is Doomfist — and you can check him out now - Polygon Symmetra should be listed as Defense, not Support - Heroes Never Die Stormblood Makes Final Fantasy XIV A Better Game How ‘Baby Driver’ Made the iPod Cool Again – The Ringer Hideo Kojima, Rian Johnson and more are celebrating the iPod Classic thanks to Baby Driver - Polygon
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1h 9min
June 29, 2017 129: Nintendo, Please Send Us Four Mini SNES Classic Editions
Simone, Brianna, and Christina reminisce on the iPhone, which turns 10 years old. Then they flip out over the Mini SNES Classic, which Nintendo should send them four of.
Links and Show Notes How the iPhone changed passive-aggression - The Verge The iPhone changed the way we communicate with our parents - The Verge How Apple’s iPhone changed the world: 10 years in 10 charts - Recode Steve Jobs announcing the first iPhone in 2007 - YouTube SNES Classic coming this September, with a never-before-released game (update) - Polygon The Star Fox 2 team is so pumped to see the game come out - Polygon These Are the 30 Games Nintendo Should Include on a Tiny Super Nintendo Nintendo’s SNES Classic has a confusingly named Final Fantasy game - The Verge Without Chrono Trigger, the SNES Classic Is Just a Fancy Brick Amazon Echo Show review: doing more by doing less - The Verge Amazon Echo Show review: Alexa's touchscreen seems half-baked - CNET Chumby - Wikipedia Nostalgia surges as DisneyQuest bows out - Orlando Sentinel
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1h 8min
June 22, 2017128: Orwellian!
Simone is back, joining Christina and Bri to talk about Apple's leaked presentation on leaking, and Tumblr's conspicuous silence on Net Neutrality after Verizon's purchase of Yahoo. Finally, what's up with that Han Solo movie?
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
PDFpen 9, from Smile: Everything you need for more powerful PDF editing
Links and Show Notes Leaked recording: Inside Apple’s global war on leakers | The Outline Internal Apple presentation on how to handle leaks gets leaked - The Verge We got one of Apple’s patented round pizza boxes | The Outline Disappointed Southern Dad Tim Cook Face Verizon is killing Tumblr’s fight for net neutrality | The Verge Star Wars Han Solo film loses directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller - Polygon Han Solo director rumors spawn the most obvious meme - Polygon COMPETITIVE SWITCHING @ E3 2017 feat. Pat, Nick, and Simone - YouTube Donate to Brianna Wu for US Congress 2018
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1h 2min
June 15, 2017127: Bee Queen
As Simone is busy at E3, Christina and Brianna are joined by Ish ShaBazz. Topics this week are using blockchain to vote online, all the greatest news from E3, and the latest Uber nightmare.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Ish ShaBazz
Links and Show Notes What Microsoft got right and wrong at E3 2017 - The Verge Detroit: Become Human’s new trailer is about the android revolution - Polygon The Xbox One X is aspirational in the purest sense of the word The Evil Within 2 launches this October - Polygon ANTHEM Official E3 Gameplay Trailer (2017) Bioware New Game HD - YouTube The Blockchain Will Do to the Financial System What the Internet Did to Media PotCoin - Wikipedia Uber Report: Eric Holder’s Recommendations for Change - The New York Times
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1h 6min
June 09, 2017126: WWDC!
This week, Brianna and Christina and joined by Jessica Dennis to discuss ALL THINGS WWDC. It's the lightning round of Apple updates, y'all.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
Jessica Dennis
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1h 26min
June 01, 2017125: The Pretentious Man's Android
Brianna, Christina, and Simone tackle the Essential phone, predictions for WWDC 2017, and the new TWIN PEAKS.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
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Links and Show Notes Exclusive: this is the Essential Phone - The Verge Essential's miniature 360 camera attaches to its new phone - The Verge First Look at the Essential Phone, Andy Rubin's Anti-iPhone | WIRED Essential Products | My Phone is Essential Nobody Wants a Modular Smartphone Apple predictions 2017: All the expected iPhones, iPads, and Macs in 2017 - Macworld UK Apple reportedly updating entire MacBook lineup at WWDC - The Verge Analyst: Apple likely to unveil 10.5-inch iPad Pro at WWDC - The Verge Analyst: Apple likely to unveil 10.5-inch iPad Pro at WWDC - The Verge Apple’s Siri speaker could be announced at WWDC in June - The Verge
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1h 8min
May 26, 2017 124: We're Back!
Christina Warren is BACK, joining Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort to talk about the phishing attack on hospitals, the government's move to cloud computing, and a book about bitcoin.
Links and Show Notes Hackers Hit Dozens of Countries Exploiting Stolen N.S.A. Tool - The New York Times UK hospitals hit with massive ransomware attack - The Verge When should spies tell companies that their systems can be hacked? - May. 13, 2017 Trump signs cybersecurity executive order, mandating a move to the cloud – GeekWire Amazon.com: American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road eBook: Nick Bilton: Kindle Store In American Kingpin, the Silk Road ends in a farce - The Verge Here are the winners of this year’s Nebula Awards - The Verge Bitcoin: How the Internet Created Its Own Currency
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1h 8min
May 18, 2017123: A Two-Parter, Part Two
Julia Alexander is BACK, joining Brianna and Simone to talk about Nintendo's grey market problem — Brianna finally bought a Switch! Then, Tesla's new solar roof and the phenomenon of Cars 3.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
PDFpen 9, from Smile: Everything you need for more powerful PDF editing
Blue Apron: A better way to cook. Get three meals free with your first purchase, and free shipping.
Guest Starring:
Julia Alexander
Links and Show Notes NES Classic Edition shortages prove Nintendo is either underhanded or incompetent - Polygon Why are Nintendo 3DS systems so hard to find right now? - Polygon Where to buy a Nintendo Switch (update) - Polygon Tesla starts pre-orders on solar roof for $1,000, rolls out calculator for costs | Ars Technica Powerwall | The Tesla Home Battery Cars 3 new trailer gives best look yet at Lightning McQueen’s terrifying crash - Polygon Cars 3 Official US Teaser Trailer - YouTube Is Baby Groot on the path to becoming a Minion? - Polygon Guardians of Galaxy Vol. 2: the definitive Baby Groot review - Polygon Home - The Nebula Awards Donate to Brianna Wu for US Congress 2018
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55min
May 11, 2017122: A Two-Parter
Julia Alexander joins Simone and Brianna to discuss Gizmodo's security test, the recent Net Neutrality kerfuffle, and Snapchat's crappy earnings.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
Storyworth : A new way to bring the family together.
Guest Starring:
Julia Alexander
Links and Show Notes Here's How Easy It Is to Get Trump Officials to Click on a Fake Link in Email BuzzFeed Edit News After net neutrality comment system fails, senators demand answers | Ars Technica Anti-net neutrality spammers are impersonating real people to flood FCC comments - The Verge Never Mind The Russians, Meet The Bot King Who Helps Trump Win Twitter - BuzzFeed News Snapchat is losing twice as much money as it did last year - The Verge Fyre Festival reminded us social media is a breeding ground for unattainable fantasies Brianna Wu on Her Congressional Run and Gamergate Review: Alien: Covenant - Polygon
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1h 11min
May 04, 2017121: Not ASMR
Simone, Christina, and Brianna dig into the latest phishing scheme, and spend some more time ripping into Uber and its mistakes. Then they talk The Defenders.
This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Links and Show Notes Better Excuses for Avoiding Journalists During Your Company's Massive Sexual Harassment Scandal Google Docs users hit with sophisticated phishing attack - The Verge The Defenders come together in the first official trailer for Marvel’s biggest series - Polygon
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48min

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