Oy, captain. What’s that on the horizon? No, it can’t be! Is it — a sleeker white whale? A goat? More confused animal metaphors? 🫢.

This week: Bob and Olive, a flyover view of WWDC, and Ryan on his reboot of “This Old House” coming soon to Warnermount Max.

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• Here are some pics of me and OLIVE, my best friend…I encourage you to adopt a best friend yourself from your local shelter or rescue! Love, Bob #NationalBestFriendsDay

We apologize for our extended absence but one of your hosts is still recovering from the bombshell news that San Diego is, regrettably, actually pretty cool.

This week: starter EVs, travel talk, and the triumphant return of Still or Sparkling. 💦.

Psst: this is a good one.

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• Little Tikes Cozy E-Charging Station – Official Little Tikes Website

The closest we’ll ever get to the heyday of FiveThirtyEight (the letters not the numbers), a low key emergency pod recorded over dinner after Apple’s big announcements (most notably, the MacBook Neo). Plus some quiet tip coordination. 💻.

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• All the news about Apple’s MacBook Neo, iPhone 17E, and more | The Verge

You can either run a 10K across the most beautiful city in the country while eating pastries, or you can make a very sad ‘run for the border’. Seems like an easy choice.

This week: Apple experiences in the Big Apple, Olympic fever cases ticking up, and Dark Sky rises again. ⛈️.

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• SFGate - A regret-filled test run of San Francisco's Taco Bell Cantina 5K

Amazon Go as a concept may have been axed this week, but it gave way to the best SNL sketch ever so perhaps it was worth all the effort.

Also on the show: all eyes are on The Bay for the Puppy Bowl, Frasier themed Wi-Fi network names, and the great EV pullback. 🐾.

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• Amazon Go - SNL - YouTube

Winston Churchill trying to cut the cord in 2026: “YouTube TV is worst vMPVD, except for all the others that have been tried.”

This week: our nation’s Semiquincentennial, EV road trippin’, and smart locks take over The Sphere.🔒.

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• Reddit - Michelin Man

You know how on NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me”, you used to be able to win Carl Kasell recording your outgoing voicemail message? A modern day version of that except it’s Patrick Fabian. Make it happen, Eddy.

This week: Carlos gets uncharacteristically riled up about movie theaters, Ryan takes his Peloton to Geek Squad, and the Apple Cart gets upset.🎥.

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• MLB games land on Netflix, NBC and Peacock in new deal - The Washington Post

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). 📺.

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• Mr. Snuffleupagus - Wikipedia

“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. 💸.

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• U.S. World Series viewership by year : baseball

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.🎙️.

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• Every podcast is better at 2.0 speed!! @iraglass