2026.05.21: Barnes & Noble & Dalton & Claude
Burnie and Ashley discuss the intro, Barnes & Noble makes a horrible change, the AI slippery slope, making Human Slop a thing, creative bankruptcy, book editors, giving notes, taking notes, Paramount ...
21 Touko 28min
2026.05.20: The Predictability Paradox
Burnie and Ashley discuss The Boys ending, but first: cave diving accidents, looking to the helpers, Immersion Shark Week, the predicability paradox, and our most memorable narrative endings.
20 Touko 23min
2026.05.19: Influencer Fatigue
Burnie and Ashley discuss influencer fatigue, influencer licensing, America's latest mass shootings, Trump's 1.8B tax fund, Cannes updates, Supermodel certification, ventriloquism, and Sunlight.
19 Touko 24min
2026.05.18: Deal Gets Worse All The Time
Burnie and Ashley discuss resuming war, UAE nuclear attack, cat drones, recipes, music licensing, Drew Carey, The Boys finale, Eurovision, when quitting becomes a boycott, Scottish Premiership, Subnau...
18 Touko 28min
2026.05.15: Hadoukened When I Should Have Shoryukened
Burnie and Ashley discuss Subnautica 2, Steam numbers, call of the void, Spotify update, Audible update, update to Princeton, update to Fed Chair, Hantavirus at the Pub, and listener voicemails.
15 Touko 35min
2026.05.14: SATs ACTs & GPAs
Burnie and Ashley discuss animal sense, SATs, ACTs, GPAs, Mush's diet, US reading recession, Red Rising, modern Harry Potters, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Matt Dinniman, cat fall dynamics, WhatsApp AI Incog...
14 Touko 37min
2026.05.13: An Independent Fort Worth
Burnie and Ashley discuss DCC8, Subnautica 2, Early Access, japanimations vs anime, personal mechs, crowdfunding the future, Waymo recall, San Antonio, Fort Worth, America Gold Phones, Subnautica 2 re...
13 Touko 35min
2026.05.12: Irish Maligned
Burnie and Ashley discuss Irish Goodbyes, wedding farewells, gaming injuries, kids bypassing age verification, moustache fingers, Denver airport accident, stadiums in US vs the EU, airport drop off fe...
12 Touko 31min
