This is a remastered clearer file uploaded on 02-01-26. It is what was meant to be uploaded originally when the finale went live but due to life and family matters, the correct and more crisp file is now being uploaded! Enjoy! It is our season finale and it is our biggest finale episode yet as we go on the road with our microphones! We start out with Lud talking about his quest to be on a game show and talking about his love of quirky contests. We then go on a trip as he walks through his attempt through actual audio of attempting the 72 oz steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amarillo, Texas. With a big Steak in front of him and big stakes on the line will Lud win bragging rights! Find out!

Then, we head on further south to explore a beaver that is taking the country by storm for its convenience, barbecue brisket, and red white green white bathroom cleanliness and interesting beaver branded everything. It is Buc-ee's bucktooth beaver world and we are just his minions! See what this craziness is all about and hear about what Annette loves about it!

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The Season Finale and Lud discusses his quirky obsessions of game shows and weird competitions. We take our microphones then on the road as Lud takes on the biggest challenge of his life as he recalls and you hear audio from him taking on the Big Texan 72 oz. steak challenge! Will he survive with big steak and big stakes on the line!

Then we had out to investigate a cult like phenomenon in Temple, TX and other locations. A business is booming that started in Texas and moving around the country. A odd cult-like place where every location has a bronze statue dedicated to a beaver named Buc-ee and employees utter brisket bbq phrases repetitively throughout the day. Annette is obsessed with this phenomenon and we explore what makes this place called Buc-ee's very popular!

All this and more on the season finale sponsored by WAM! Women Against Mansplainin!

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In this episode, it is the exciting cliffhanger where Lud gets his staples removed will he have his guts fall out find out! Also, we will discuss retailers giving out lottery refunds, a computer printer paper company marketing their product for a digital world, Dave and Busters defeating irritable bowel disease and a commercial radio station only having three hours of music, plus more on the controversies of AI join us on January 7th at 12 Midnight eastern standard time won't you.

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Dig out that ugly sweater, the menorah, Christmas Tree, Aluminum Pole, or whatever Holiday ornament you utilize to celebrate the season with for it is the most wonderful time of the year! Join Lud and Annette as they just chat about the holidays, share their traditions, air their grievances, wax poetic about the cost of the 12 days of Christmas, and in the true spirit of a Holiday Variety Special sing some classic Holiday tunes honoring Tom Lehrer! It's a special you will not want to forget featuring audio enhancements by Zapsplat.com, mixkit.co and music from the free music archive. Enjoy!

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We resume our regular format after a wonderful holiday episode with part two of our cliffhanger regarding Lud's staples. This time in the interim he had them removed. Hear about what happened. we also will discuss a convenience store that provided refunds for losing lottery tickets and discovered Dave and Busters is winning the fight on irritable Bowel Disease. You can too if you will join them for dinner! The world is a weird place with weird messaging and Lud and Annette will break it down. Join us on January 7 at 12 midnight EST.

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Get out that Egg Nog, Don that Ugly Sweater, gather around the fire, and join Lud and Annette, as they air grievances, talk traditions, and sing holiday songs in duets! Who knows you may even hear from the north pole! it's the first ever state of confusion all inclusive holiday special! Debuting the last day of Hanukkah December 22nd at 12AM EST!

After a funny, serious, emotional AI episode its back to fast paced silliness with a healthcare bent! Lud discusses going to the ER to find out he has to have staples put in his head and freaks out because they never stay in when he staples sheets together! He has issues when doctors celebrate years of practice especially when it is a quarter century shouldn't they have it down already? Annette brings up that neurologists apparently are now going into the wedding business for brides to be which is business because they do get nervous around wedding time. All this and more including fever vs. measles sponsored by the X app formerly Twitter on December 10th!

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This episode covers Lud visiting the ER to get staples in his head, A theme park independence day section going smoke free, and neurologists helping nervous brides now get ready for their weddings as well questions doctors practicing, deer signs, and McDonalds Kale Marketing! It all premieres on December 10th at Midnight Eastern!

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Show notes:

Show Summary and notes:

MIT Technology Review Article: https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/06/1111077/nomi-ai-chatbot-told-user-to-kill-himself/

Platform that was used to create Vanessa Vangourd host character: https://character.ai

Myra character creepy vibe: https://www.sesame.com

Dealing with Depression/Anxiety/mental health issues: Seek help call 988 - someone will help you; you are loved!

We are now officially halfway through the first season. We have three more regular season episodes to go and a special holiday episode debuting on December 22nd that you do not want to miss!

This episode is the longest of our series and is one of the more complex in terms of style. We have serious discussion, humor, laughs, and interesting dialogue on a very timely topic that has taken over the Internet over the last 3.5 to 4 years.

The show begins with Annette informing Lud that executives are not happy with how the show is going and are wanting to make changes to the format. As a result, a new host is being brought in immediately. Lud is blindsided by this and we are introduced to Vanessa Vangourd, a very sassy and opinionated no holds barred woman who is not afraid to mix things up.

Over the next forty minutes we find that she has trouble saying pig sty, starts yelling in Portuguese randomly, and shares Lud's opinion that "The Emoji Movie" failed the in the very beginning when the very first line of dialogue was spoken.

As we progress onward, we argue on chewing gum, hot dogs vs. hot dog buns, and other hot topic issues until we finally wrap up our discussion with Vanessa and take a commercial break.

During commercial, we hear from the Smart Phone Trade Association of America who provide us with a paid documentary named "Great Moments in Communication History" and wrap it up reminding us that Smart Phones are a true technology marvel that have been making us feel dumber sine 2007.

After the break, we explain the purpose of our segment with Vanessa resulted from an MIT technology article titled "An AI chatbot told a user how to kill himself - but the company doesn't want to "censor" it." We then talked about the issues of companion bots and that Vanessa was part of character.ai which was sued for the wrongful death of a teenager who struggled with mental health problems and committed suicide after the chat bot told the boy to "Come Home" as soon as possible.

We discussed the ethics and issues of AI including voice cloning, fake videos, and other various concerns. We then went to another company called sesame.com where we spoke with their chatbot female named Myra. The technology behind Myra and her voice were chillingly scary.

The show covered a wide variety of emotions and was all over the map in terms of style from the ridiculously silly to very serious. Before ending the show, Lud ran a PSA for 988.

Lud, Annette, and show staff ask if you are suffering from stress, anxiety, and depression and feel like you are going to harm yourself please call 988 and get the help that you need. Please know that you are loved and there are people out there to support you.

In this episode show investors tell Annette who breaks the news to Lud that due to confusion and low listenership there is a need for a shakeup a a new host to join the show. We are then joined by Vanessa Vangourd who is very sassy and brings that attitude to Lud and Annette. As the show goes on Lud and Annette discuss the chat bot issues where folks are having mental health issues and in some cases have committed suicide and the concerns they have about Artificial intelligence. Finally, they meet Myra and are blown away by how lifelike she sounds. It is a show that is unique in that it is funny, but turns very serious in tone and discussion in certain parts. It debuts Wednesday November 26 at 12AM Eastern Standard Time.

If you know or are aware of someone struggling with depression or wanting to harm themselves please call 988 and make sure they receive the help they need.

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