Required Reading: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
An actual on-air homework assignment: “If you haven’t read Douglas Adams, we are going to give that as your homework before the next episode. Read the Hitchhiker’s…
Swiftpoint — Gene’s Pick for the Best Mouse Out There
Gene’s unprompted plug for his mouse: “that’s the best mouse out there… it’s called a Swiftpoint.” Swiftpoint is a real ergonomic mouse brand — Gene jokes about…
Teach Your AI Assistant a Voice Shortcut to Control Your Smart Speakers
Adam’s follow-up tip of the day in the same segment — he calls it “the sexier tip.” Rather than fighting with a smart-speaker app’s own controls (he…
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Phone-Camera Trick to Check Dead Remote-Control Batteries
Dana’s actual on-air tip of the day — he’s the one who created the segment, and this is the one he picked: if an infrared remote control…
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podcastindexrobot.com — Point Your AI Robot at Any Podcast and Skip the Ads
Adam built an MCP server (a connector that lets an AI agent query a data source) on top of the Podcast Index, the free, open podcast database…
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Tip of the Day: Go to a Drum Circle — Even If You’ve Never Played a Drum
Rob’s actual on-air tip of the day: go find a drum circle and join in, even if you’ve never played a drum in your life. He described…
Grok — Ask It to Find and Clip Any Podcast Audio Instantly
Darren’s real-world Grok use case: he asked it about Keith Olbermann’s “Trump wrote me a fan letter” claim, then asked it to find and clip the exact…
JustWatch.com — Find Out Instantly If a Movie or Show Is Streaming Free
Gene’s fix for the “am I still paying to store something I could just stream” problem: justwatch.com. Look up any movie or TV series, and it tells…
Landman — Billy Bob Thornton’s Taylor Sheridan Oil Drama
Gene’s real recommendation of the week: Landman, the Taylor Sheridan-produced oil-business drama starring Billy Bob Thornton. “Landman is hilarious. I went for Billy Bob, but I’m staying…
Yorkshire Tea, Shipped Cheaper From Saudi Arabia Than From the UK
Gene’s Amazon price-comparison find: his usual Yorkshire Tea is genuinely cheaper on Amazon when shipped from a Middle East vendor than from a UK one, despite being…
“Comrades” and “Stonks Park” — Full-Length AI-Generated Sitcom Parodies
Gene’s latest “AI video has arrived” discovery: full 15-minute, laugh-track sitcom episodes, entirely AI-generated. Comrades is a Friends parody where the roommates are Mao, Stalin, Che Guevara,…
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Mint Mobile — Mobile Plans for Cheap
Gene’s real-world carrier endorsement: Mint Mobile for $240 a year ($20 a month) and says he uses 17GB data a month. For only $16 a month, you…
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What It Actually Costs to Run AI Locally — Mac Studio vs. Nvidia DGX Spark
Gene ran the real numbers on ditching cloud AI for your own hardware. A maxed-out Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 256GB RAM, 8TB SSD) runs about $14,000. The…
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The Pete Dye Course Sunset Dinner at French Lick Resort
Gene’s birthday dinner find at French Lick Resort: a Sunday-only sunset dinner at the Pete Dye Course clubhouse, held inside the historic Taggart mansion (former Indiana governor’s…
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A Zojirushi-Style Hot Water Dispenser for Proper Tea
Gene’s tea setup: a Zojirushi electric water boiler/warmer — basically a thermos that plugs into the wall, boils water, holds it at the exact temperature your tea…
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Chambord + Champagne — Darren’s Fix for Not Being a Champagne Guy
Came up while pricing out the resort’s $567 bottle of Dom Pérignon room service: Darren says he’s not a champagne drinker on its own, but “if you…
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Muse, Part 3 — Trip Planning, Recipe Tweaks, and Outsmarting Amazon’s Own Pricing
Adam’s been on Meta’s Muse for a couple of weeks now and calls it outstanding. Real examples from the show: it’s helping plan his upcoming Malaysia trip,…
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The West Wing — Adam’s Rewatch Recommendation
Adam’s been rewatching The West Wing, the Aaron Sorkin political drama from the late ’90s/early 2000s starring Martin Sheen as fictional Democratic president Jed Bartlet — and…
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AI Pricing Engines Are Already Setting Your Price — McDonald’s, Chipotle, and the Lyft/Uber Precedent
Andrew’s take on where AI is headed fast: McDonald’s has built an “AI pricing engine” that sets a different price for the same Big Mac at stores…
The John C. Dvorak Commemorative Challenge Coin
In memory of John C. Dvorak, the family — with help from Sir Paul Couture — put together a commemorative challenge coin: John’s iconic salute on the…
