What major Hollywood event would you get by crossing a grouch with Cookie Monster? Oscar Noms.

That one’s for Reed. And Sal Saperstein.

This week: durable goods orders, George Stephanopoulos, and the Don Draper HBO Max meme comes full circle (this time in 4K). 📺.

Links:

• Mr. Snuffleupagus - Wikipedia
• How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State - The New York Times — kWh
• Apparently my samsung fridge has ads now... : assholedesign
• MLS games to stream on Apple TV next season without additional add-on subscription - 9to5Mac
• 'Mad Men' to Stream on HBO Max in 4K
• ESPN Bet is shutting down, and now ESPN is partnering with DraftKings | The Verge
• YouTube TV, Disney reach deal to restore access to ESPN networks after two-week standoff - The Athletic
• Amazon.com: Logitech MX Ergo S Advanced Wireless Trackball Mouse, USB-C Rechargeable Wireless Ergonomic Mouse with Bluetooth and Encrypted Dongle, 6 Programmable Buttons, for PC/Mac - Graphite : Electronics

“You either retire an Angel or you live long enough to become the villain.” - Shohei Ohtani’s biographer, probably.

Nah, he rocks. But fr, the Dodgers suck and no amount of World Series rings can change that.

This week: Fixer Upper Marin, max contracts, and two middle aged dudes kinda sorta embrace AI. 💸.

Links:

• U.S. World Series viewership by year : baseball
• NHL Jersey Sponsorships
• NBA Tip-Off Ratings: 5.6 Million NBC Viewers, a 10-Year Record
• U.S. agencies back banning TP-Link home routers on security grounds - The Washington Post
• Apple Quarterly Results – Six Colors
• ‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Returns to TV With ‘Pluribus’ - The New York Times
• Taylor Sheridan Is Leaving Paramount For… - Puck
• “You’re Absolutely Right!” – AI Inside-Joke Glossy Mug | Ritzest
• Nobody Wants This (TV Series 2024– ) - IMDb
• Duolingo - The world’s most popular way to learn

In an effort to juice sales, Apple is rumored to be reworking its in-store Vision Pro demo to swap out Encounter Dinosaurs for Immersive LeBron.

This week: cookie dunking with Pauly H., first class luggage warranties at coach prices, and Ryan tries and fails to pick Ira Glass out of a police lineup.🎙️.

Links:

• Every podcast is better at 2.0 speed!! @iraglass
• How Does Paul Hollywood Dunk His Cookies? - Pocket Casts
• Introducing the NBA’s new TV landscape: NBC is back, Amazon debuts and ‘Inside’ moves over - The Athletic
• Wish you could be courtside at a Lakers game? Put your Vision Pro back on and fire up the NBA app | TechRadar
• Apple launches new iPad Pro with M5 chip, C1X modem - 9to5Mac
• Apple unveils new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by M5 chip - 9to5Mac
• Apple Vision Pro gets the new M5 chip, Dual Knit Band, more - 9to5Mac
• Apple announces F1 races are coming exclusively to Apple TV in the US - 9to5Mac
• iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Lets Users Control Liquid Glass Transparency with New Toggle - MacRumors
• TiVo has sold its last DVR | The Verge

“You might not like it now but one day when you’re older, you’ll thank me for this.” Rivian’s CEO, probably.

This week: extreme couponing with premium travel cards, Roundball Rock’s return, and the nothingburger-est wearables update there ever was. 💦.

Links:

• Cocktails - Hawksmoor
• The 4 Best In-Wall Smart Light Switches and Dimmers of 2025 | Reviews by Wirecutter
• Kasa Matter Smart Dimmer Switch: Voice Control w/Siri, Alexa & Google Assistant | UL Certified | Timer & Schedule | Easy Guided Install | Neutral Wire Required | Single Pole | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi | KS225 - Amazon.com
• Leviton Decora Smart Dimmer Switch, Wi-Fi 2nd Gen, Neutral Wire Required, Works with Matter, My Leviton, Alexa, Google Assistant, Apple Home/Siri & Wired or Wire-Free 3-Way, D26HD-1RW, White - Amazon.com
• Rivian says ‘customers will appreciate’ lack of CarPlay eventually - 9to5Mac
• Apple unveils Powerbeats Fit with more flexible design, new colors - 9to5Mac
• Everyday Sling | Peak Design Official Site
• Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - The New York Times
• Watching the NBA in 2025 is going to cost you. How much? Up to $982 - The Athletic
• Watch The Paper | Peacock

While the San Francisco ‘doom loop’ was never real, we stan and co-sign the ‘boom loop’ comeback story. It’s the 2012 Giants but with Waymos humming in the background.

This week: peanut butter creme (not cream, per legal), pumpkin spice Apple hardware, and SCDP tries to win the Heinz light switch account. 🫘.

Links:

• SF Doom Spiral Tote

Get in loser, we’re driving down to the 280 to go watch an extended iPhone ad in Cupertino.

This week: Timmy C., the other Timmy C., and Carlos got an electric car. Zoom zoom. 🏎️.

Links:

• timothée chalamet pronouncing his name for almost 2 minutes - YouTube
• Lucid and Timothée Chalamet join forces | Lucid Motors
• AFEELA - EV | Sony Honda Mobility
• BMW i4 Gran Coupe: Model overview, features, and specs
• AirPods Pro 3 - Apple
• Apple Watch Compare - Apple
• iPhone 17 - Apple
• iPhone Air - Apple
• iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max - Apple
• Amazon.com: eufy Security Baby Monitor E21 with 4K UHD Camera, 5'' 720p Display, 8X Zoom, Hybrid Wi-Fi and No Wi-Fi Connection, 24/7 Recording in app, Pan-Tilt, Portable Camera with Built-in Battery, ANR : Baby

Not trying to Matt Levine you here, but the modern American economy can be perfectly explained in two stories: Taylor Swift’s engagement and the new Reese’s Oreo.

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This week: bangin’ sound on your next Alaska flight, the tragedy of Roomba, and televised sports. 🥌.

Links:

• The New ‘Perfect Combination’: The Reese’s Oreo Cup? The Oreo Reese’s Cookie? - WSJ
• T Swift is engaged
• The way Roomba fumbled this whole robot vacuum game needs to be studied ferociously.
• Talk Me Out of the Polestar 3, Is It That Bad? : Polestar
• BMW i4 Gran Coupe: Model overview, features, and specs
• Philz Coffee to be bought by private equity firm
• NFL deals Red Zone, NFL Media assets to ESPN in blockbuster billion-dollar agreement: Sources - The Athletic
• ESPN Sets Launch Date for Streaming Service, Priced at $30 Monthly
• MLB, ESPN have agreement for network to sell all out-of-market and some in-market games: Sources - The Athletic
• Apple officially announces iPhone 17 event
• The Town With Matthew Belloni - The Ringer
• Money Stuff

Wait wait, Eddy Cue prints out his calendar like they’re MapQuest directions in 1999? Are we getting this right?

This week: hypebeast coffee pop-ups, electric cars, and Wemo is Nomo.💡.

Links:

• Gen Z Is Answering the Phone in a New Way That's Confusing Us All - Business Insider
• BIGFACE: Jimmy Butler’s Coffee San Francisco Pop-Up Is Sceney as Hell | Eater SF
• Apple’s AirPort products are now ‘obsolete,’ with one exception - 9to5Mac
• Every New Electric Vehicle For Sale In 2025 - Car and Driver
• The MBUX Hyperscreen | Future Vehicles | | Mercedes-Benz USA
• Daring Fireball: Mark Gurman Got a Slew of Interesting Quotes Regarding Jeff Williams's Retirement
• My favorite picture from Sun Valley this year is Eddy Cue waving around a printout of his iCloud Calendar
• Sonic Boom: How Seattle Lost Its Team - The Ringer

Despite David Z.’s best efforts, we’re still solidly in a golden age of TV. Your favorite “famously sparkling” pod has fresh recs and picks just for you.

This week: Big Bird auditions for the “Die Another Day” remake, Etsy copyright infringement, and a ProPublica style exposé of the Target App. 🎯.

Links:

• SF Chronicle - Someone left a Tesla in the middle of S.F.’s Alta Plaza Park
• Kitchenaid decal - Etsy
• Waterloo Teams Up with Guy Fieri to Introduce Three New Limited-Time Flavors - Waterloo Sparkling Water
• Topo Chico Sabores Raspberry Lemon Flavored Sparkling Water - 8pk/12 fl oz Cans : Target
• Seasonal Specials | Super Duper | Fast food burgers. Slow food values.
• Disney to Pay NBCUniversal Another $438.7 Million for Hulu Stake
• ‘Sesame Street’ Signs New Streaming Deals With Netflix and PBS - The New York Times
• Max Changes Name Back to HBO Max
• With ‘Elio,’ Pixar Has Its Worst Box Office Opening Ever - The New York Times
• Chase Sapphire Reserve changes: New earning rates, more statement credits for a higher annual fee - The Points Guy
• Continuity Camera: Use iPhone as a webcam for Mac - Apple Support

Bears hibernate for the winter, sometimes podcasts hibernate for the spring. What’d we miss?

This week: escape room Google Sheets, demo day for real this time, and a quick check in with everyone’s favorite increasingly problematically monopolistic fruit company. 🪚.

Links:

• The Property Brothers Have Done ‘Hundreds’ of Escape Rooms - WSJ
• "Rivian Automotive Inc" - to the government “Rivian” - to most “RIVN” - to shareholders "The cars with the cute eyes" - to kids “My community” - to our owners
• Through their lens, the world is pure magic. We’re here to protect that wonder for our kids’ kids’ kids.
• WWDC 2025 | The Verge
• Daring Fireball: Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino
• Why did Apple ice out the most… - Channels with Peter Kafka - Apple Podcasts
• Judge Rebukes Apple and Orders It to Loosen Grip on App Store - The New York Times
• Liquid Glass Transparent Mode
• Next-gen CarPlay, branded CarPlay Ultra, starts rolling out today - 9to5Mac
• I’ve Always Been a Generalist—and on ‘Jeopardy!,’ It Paid Off - Cornellians | Cornell University
• Amazon.com: Anker MagSafe Charger Compatible, MagGo 3-in-1 Charging Station, Qi2 Certified 15W Magnetic Wireless Charger Dock Stand, For iPhone16/15/14/13/12 Series, Apple Watch,AirPods,and More(Adapter Included) : Cell Phones & Accessories
• Pellegrino Zero : Target