Listener Mail: Game Show Spies, Free Tech is Orwellian Surviellance, Flock is Terrifying and You Should Be Worried
Summary
Hosts Matt, Noel, and Ben address listener feedback regarding their rutabaga segments and hip-hop lyric readings, while exploring the definition of hip-hop ciphers. They discuss Chuck Barris’s CIA spy claims, the Israel-Lebanon pager attacks, and concerns over free iPhones. The episode concludes with an update on Dane County, Wisconsin, where deputies covered Flock surveillance cameras with plastic bags after the county terminated its contract with the company.
Topics discussed
Intro, Rutabaga Universe, and Listener Appreciation
Sponsors: Ride or Die, Shell, Home Depot, Cosentix
Hip-Hop Ciphers, Lyrics, and Sway Calloway
Conspiracies: Aleister Crowley, Epstein, and Chuck Barris
Pronouncing 'Aleister' and Transition
Sponsors: Ride or Die, Fanatics Fest, Cosentix, IBM
Free Phones, Loss Leaders, and the Lebanon Pager Attacks
iPhone 17e, Government Layoffs, and Operation Mincemeat
Outro, Cruise Announcement, and Sponsors
Flock Surveillance Cameras and Dane County Protest
Prisoner Microchips, Neuralink, and AI Rehabilitation
Final Listener Mail and Closing Sponsors
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