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#420: Make Transportation Sexy Again

January 12th, 2023 · 68 minutes

The FAA has had a massive outage, and there are rumors about a design change that would make MacBooks — and maybe iMacs? — incredibly exciting. Plus, what's up with Logan Paul's second alleged crypto pump-and-dump? SERIOUSLY?

#419: BEST and WORST of 2022!

January 5th, 2023 · 74 minutes

We're all BACK on the hot mic and talking about our best and worst scams, products, and purchases of 2022. Who still has a LastPass subscription? Who believes in FTX? Who loves to throw money down the Apple well? You'll find it all out here.

#418: FAILSAFE MODE

December 29th, 2022 · 64 minutes

CLIP SHOW. Are there any two words that bring more joy to listener's hearts? That's right, you'll be finding out how right (or wrong) we were about the Musk acquisition by revisiting predictions. Plus, we revisit our interview with Bug from Spooky Games.

#417: Techno Vice

December 22nd, 2022 · 73 minutes

SBF is getting extradited, Elon Musk is acting up and we’re just about sick of it. Luckily Jake Adelstein is here to chat about Tokyo Vice, his life as a crime reporter, and his new podcast — about disappearances in Japan.

#416: S-tier Repercussions

December 15th, 2022 · 68 minutes

SBF has been indicted so we're ranking him on our tier list of people who should face repercussions for their actions (S-tier). Then, an EU act threatens to require Apple to allow sideloading apps on iOS. Who stands to benefit, and who stands to suffer?

#415: Hit The Booster

December 8th, 2022 · 55 minutes

ChatGPT is taking the internet by storm, and Apple is launching a powerful new encryption option. Also, Taylor Swift REALLY dodged a bullet, y'all.

#414: Bad Boys of Tech

December 1st, 2022 · 70 minutes

This week on Rocket, the BAD BOYS OF TECH are all over the news! All these bad boys and more are the subject of this week's show, so tune in to get the lowdown on Bad Boys near you.

#413: Okay let's talk about the polycule

November 25th, 2022 · 64 minutes

We're revisiting FTX and what we've learned since last week's recording about the goings-on chez team FTX. Then, Bob Iger is back at Disney! The stock market is optimistic? Last but not least, let's dish about Mastodon.

#412: Fake It Till You Make It

November 17th, 2022 · 85 minutes

FTX has collapsed so spectacularly over the last couple weeks. Then, it's a dip into what the heck is going on at Twitter. It ain't good! Writer Alanis King joins us to discuss her book written with Elizabeth Blackstock, Racing with Rich Energy.

#411: TWiT Takeover!

November 10th, 2022 · 99 minutes

This week on Rocket — TWIT TAKES OVER! Or, we take over TWiT! Leo Laporte was kind enough to have the whole Rocket gang on his show this week, where we talked at length about Musk's ongoing chaos at Twitter, and Brianna ran a quiz for Leo and Christina.