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    Latest Episodes

    #340: Breaking Windows

    July 1st, 2021 · 73 minutes

    This week Christina and Bri are talking about Windows 11, the various events from the launch and they detour into the state of Windows in general.

    For dessert, Bri and Christina extol the virtues of F9 and the Fast and Furious franchise.

    #339: Snap Swears

    June 24th, 2021 · 57 minutes

    This week we're hitting the road again with Peloton — any paying the price!? Peloton's PR problems are not getting better, with a new update soft-locking their treadmills for non-subscribers. And then, a Supreme Court Snap swears settlement!

    #338: Hype House!!

    June 17th, 2021 · 65 minutes

    We have special guest Ashley Carman of The Verge on the show to talk about her story about the rise and fall of HiStudios and the podcast hype house that collapsed dramatically over the last year. And then we talk about E3 and all the good games!

    #337: MoviePass: Back in the News

    June 10th, 2021 · 70 minutes

    It’s another WWDC with Rocket. We’re chatting about the coffers announcements from Apple’s keynote, and giving yet another dramatic update on MoviePass. What could possibly have happened now?!

    #336: Cheaters Prosper

    June 3rd, 2021 · 65 minutes

    Aunt Christina is having baby-time, but she's still here because we absolutely can't talk about GPUs and Stack Overflow without her! Nvidia has released an updated 3080, the RTX 3080 Ti. But it's $500 more than last year's card? What is HAPPENING?

    #335: AIRBN-BS

    May 27th, 2021 · 60 minutes

    Christina is at Microsoft Build this week, but what's this?? HOOFBEATS ON THE HORIZON? BRIANNA WU IS RETURNED FROM FLORIDA and she's SO ready to talk about the remastered Mass Effect trilogy.

    #334: Apple is Killing Games

    May 20th, 2021 · 63 minutes

    Christina and Simone are mourning Christina's Dogecoin dreams. But wait, what's this?? Apple is doing one good thing and two weird ones!? Unprecedented behavior from our problematic fave. Find out what's up on Rocket!

    #333: Apple vs. Epic: Puritanical Edition

    May 13th, 2021 · 60 minutes

    This week Simone and Christina are interrogating Apple vs. Epic! Would you download an unspeakable game… to your phone?? Would you?? We'll answer that and more as we examine Apple's puritanical behavior in the courtroom.

    #332: All Out With Baby Stuff

    May 6th, 2021 · 55 minutes

    In a lightning-fast episode we're talking about… yep, the big Basecamp blow-up, and we've got a lot to say. Then finally, Apple vs. Epic is finally before a judge, and lots of fun secrets are coming out!

    #331: Triple Scamtown

    April 29th, 2021 · 69 minutes

    It's triple helping of scams this week on Rocket. First off, a binary options scam comes to light after years of fleecing vulnerable people. Then, the secret behind McDonalds' ice cream machine failures is finally revealed!!