Best Megabytes Podcasts (2025)

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ULS 234: Crescent Wrench AI - Mozilla CEO, The GPL Lawsuit, & The Return of Mainline 1:20:32

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This week we celebrate the announcement of the new Mozilla CEO, cover the news in that GPL lawsuit that's been slowly making progress, and talk about what's new in OpenZFS. There's an AMD vs NVIDIA GPU showdown, we cover the Linux Foundation's annual report, and Plasma 6.6 is promising some late Christmas presents for us all. For tips, we cover sot…

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ULS 233: Tiny Tater Tots - COSMIC is Here, the Rust Experiment is over, & Gnome Says No More AI 1:33:32

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This Week is the week for Cosmic! Jeff looks at a tiny NAS and Jonathan chats about the Orange Pi 6 Pro. Gnome says no more AI in extensions, Microsoft brings the Hornet, and you shouldn't be running Gogs. The Rust experiment is over, and CachyOS is eating Arch's lunch! For tips we have StarLit for your terminal weather needs, a primer on keeping e…

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ULS 232: Mobius Strip - LTS Kernel, NPM Trainwreck, & Gaining Steam 1:24:47

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Linux 6.18 is officially out, and officially an LTS release, 6.19 has plenty to be excited about, including the color pipeline API. NVIDIA is making progress with Wayland and other regions, Fedora is moving away from FBCON, and Flowblade sees a Wayland-only future. NPM has a worm problem, and we're still gaining ground on Steam! For tips, we have s…

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ULS 231: Confused by Vowels - 86ing X11, Submarining Patents, & Losing ChromeOS 1:28:55

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We start with Z-wave, look at Open Source NVIDIA, and celebrate Intel hiring Linux engineers. Then Valve is still working on HDR in the kernel, Google is moving to Aluminium, and Patents just got a tiny bit worse. But KDE is dropping X11 next year, and Fedora is embracing the Nix packager! For tips we have podliner for your tui podcast needs, ss fo…

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ULS 230: Bake The Man a Pie - Qualcomm, Zork, & Blender 1:30:05

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This week Qualcomm is back, and maybe everything is terrible with Arduino. Valve has been funding more Open Source work, and we're reading those tea leaves. Blender is out, AMD is writing code for their next-gen GPUs, and there's finally a remote access solution for Wayland. For tips, we have LibrePods for better AirPod support on Linux, paru for a…

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ULS 229: Full Steam Ahead - AI In Everything, Broken Rust, & Trending Toward Infinity 2:03:33

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Valve is going to attempt the Linux trifecta, Firefox is adding more AI and people aren't happy, and the kernel is refining its own AI guidelines. FFmpeg is tired of AI generated CVEs, no matter how good they are! Rust isn't always more secure, your Ubuntu desktop can last for 15 years now, and OpenSUSE Tumbleweed has some surprises. For Tips, we c…

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ULS 228: Smooth Before, Smooth After - Gnome Drops X11, KDE Sheds Megabytes, & Flatpak Gets Its Groove Back 1:31:31

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Flatpak has hit a bump in the road, but Sebastian Wick may have it back on course. KDE is making progress on the upcoming 6.6, and Fedora 43 is out. The Turris Omnia NG is a compelling Linux router, RDSEED has a bit of a problem on AMD Zen 5, and Mozilla drops the ball with AI translations. There's some weird security stories to cover in Open Offic…

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ULS 227: Ancient Stack Tax - FFMPEG's 100K, Cosmic Pop in December, and the Debian Dustup 1:45:55

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This week SUSE's SLES and Red Hat's RHEL are embracing AI in the form of MCP and CUDA support. FFMPEG scores a $100k donation, Pop_OS and Cosmic finally have a release data, and Unity is in need of help. Kodi 22 has an Alpha, Debian has a Systemd dustup, and Krita has landed HDR support. And there's a port of Linux to WASM, so you can run the kern …

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ULS 226: Ubuntu Friendly Fire - Xubuntu Hacked, Performance Wins, and Austria's Out! 1:44:27

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The Xubuntu torrent was hijacked! There's a performance shootout between Windows and Linux, Austria is going its own way, and Canonical inflicts damage on themselves. Then, Asahi Linux is still rolling, Digikam gains some Wayland features, and Mobian is coming for your phones! For tips we have easyssh, barrier for software KVM, the difference betwe…

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ULS 225: Not A Memory Leak - Librephone, Ubo Pod, & Fastmail's Desktop App 1:51:29

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NordVPN Open Sources their Linux client, AMD and Intel are cooperating on what the next iteration of X86_64 will look like, and Fedora 43 is going to be a week late. Blender 5 and PipeWire 1.6 are each right around the corner and the Free Software Foundation has announced their Librephone initiative. For tips we have the FastMail desktop app, octop…

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Robert Johnson’s Cosmic Deal: Blues, Myth & Astrology 25:32

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Robert Johnson is more than just a blues legend—he’s a myth, a mystery, and the man whose music shaped generations. In this episode of Rhythms & Retrogrades, host Schyler takes you to the crossroads of music, astrology, and folklore to uncover the cosmic truth behind Johnson’s haunting legacy. Born May 8, 1911 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, Robert Joh…

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Top 8 Meltdowns & Saturn’s Teachings: Astrology of the Internet’s Emo Era the Early 2000s 18:18

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In this episode of Rhythms and Retrogrades, Schyler time-travels to the MySpace era to decode the cosmic fingerprints behind the early 2000s internet boom. From Saturn in Gemini’s obsession with screen names to Saturn in Leo’s digital spotlight, this episode maps out how astrology shaped the dawn of online identity. We dive into: The rise of MySpac…

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Music, Media, & Megabytes: The Hyper-Expansion Era 15:22

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In this electrifying episode of Rhythms & Retrogrades, Schyler cracks open the cosmic vault of Pluto in Sagittarius and the early internet era. From dial-up connections and Napster’s disruption of the music industry to the rise of megachurches and viral fame, this episode unpacks the planetary transits that reprogrammed our collective beliefs, iden…

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Death, Disruption, and Dial-Up: Pluto’s Pendulum and the Mono-culture Meltdown 55:07

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In this raw and nostalgia-packed episode of Rhythms & Retrogrades, host Schyler takes you on a time-traveling deep dive into the chaotic mid-1990s—a five-year window of planetary upheaval and cultural disillusionment. We explore the cosmic shifts between 1993 and 1998, a period where Pluto pendulum-swung between Scorpio and Sagittarius, Saturn wrap…

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Astrology, Music, & Nostalgia: Welcome to Rhythms & Retrogrades 4:30

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Welcome to the very first episode of Rhythms and Retrogrades, where astrology meets pop culture, music history, and the unforgettable soundtracks of our lives. Hosted by Schyler, a lifelong lover of the stars and sound, this intro episode lays the cosmic groundwork for what’s to come. In this debut, Schyler shares the inspiration behind the podcast…

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Professional Suppressors 1:28:22

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In this episode, Brittney and Isaiah reunite after a long hiatus to discuss the film 'Sinners', reflecting on its cultural significance and the themes it presents. They explore the intersection of race, history, and music, sharing personal anecdotes and insights about the impact of storytelling in film. The conversation highlights the importance of…

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Ep. 176 Ya’ll Still Dancing? 1:28:17

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2023 Year of Emotion, Coming up on 40 + maintaining relationships 4:05 / Our brains are oversaturated 9:39 / Life becoming predictable 12:40 / Creators + Audience + comment trolling 16:40 / Social Media Participation 24:35 / Generation Wars, Young Old Looking People Multitasking Content + Rushing through life 28:43 / Retirement at 70 34:14 / Cereal…

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Ep. 175 Make A Damn List 1:05:55

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Kitchen Chemistry by @connisssss + @loe4tBy Britt and Zai

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Ep. 174 Perpetual Angst 1:23:17

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Elinore’s Interlude by @wakai007 ft. @elinoretrompeterPollen is “Tree Sperm”, allergies and heat 1:22 / Freaknik Documentary and more Surviving R. Kelly 6:35 / Daniel Caesar apologizes + Social media doesn’t promote the journey 17:50 / Black Chyna Transformation, Forehead Botox injections alter brain chemistry 24:11 / Underwater Portal Theories 30:…

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Ep. 173 Civil Rights Handsome 1:08:00

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Ep. 173 Civil Rights Handsome by Britt and ZaiBy Britt and Zai

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Ep. 172 Ain't Twine'ing Me 1:39:17

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Long hiatius but back like we never left!Show Notes:Superbowl + What makes you Philly Jawn + 6:00 / We're "That" Old, Generational Wars, The "Millennial Pause" + Not Wanting to Grow Up 8:20 / Rihanna Super Bowl Performance 32:50 / The Grammy's, Illuminati Symbolism + Hollywood is Weird 44:15 / Why's is LGBTQ+ representation in entertainment always …

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ALPHANUMERIC! #54: The ReBoot Soundtrack 1:03:18

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Presenting the fully produced but unreleased soundtrack to ReBoot, as composed and shared with us by ReBoot, Beast Wars, Shadow Raiders, and Beast Machines composer Bob Buckley. All credit goes to him. Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR COMB TONIGHT!, TOO MUCH COMMENTARY! and more…

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Ep. 171 Blurred Lines 1:25:40

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Music: Are U Ok by @lil2oo7Holiday Season + People are Phony 5:45 / Target is not cheap 12:24 / Twitter Conspriacy 15:16 / Kyrie, Accountability + Black and Jewish Relationship 23:00 / Balenciaga Ad 37:44 / Ye 2024 + Ughh Politics 48:24 / Creator of Oculus Rift creates model that can blow up? 51:50 / Why is everybody so Negative? 54:36 / A Word Fro…

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Ep. 170 The Messenger Matters 1:08:50

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Music: SEDATIVES by @onetakedave5“Getting Old” Injuries 1:02 / Longest Dentist Store Ever (Laughing Gas) 5:27 / Butter + Crab Shortage Theories 22:30 / Internet Ruined Chain Restaurants 28:47 / Mario 64’ Was Racist Apparently lol 32:25 / Massachusetts Woman Unleashes Swarms of Bees on the Cops 34:20 / Kanye Deep Dive: Censorship, What is Antisemiti…

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Ep. 168 Where's Jackie 1:03:35

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Music: Guard Your Heart by @balmourOld Joe Biden 0.00.24 / Dude Hobbies + Me time Scarcity 3:45 / Pandemics over + Flemmy Coughs 7:00 / Movies ain't "movie'ing" no more 9:08 / Jeffrey Dahm"uir" 15:40 / The Woman King backlash 19:00 / Cyborg Roaches with backpacks 31:30 / PETA calls for sex strike 34:35 / NASA spacecraft collides with asteroids 36:3…

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Ep. 167 That's a Lot of Megabytes 55:45

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Music: PERFECT PACE by @asha.imunoWhat’s the worst day of the week? 1:10 / Autumn Equinox + Do we need Mercury, the planet? 3:07 / YouTube Gurus, End Times? + “Spiritual Warfare” 8:37 / Negative Thoughts Welcome Negative Spirits 17:19 / Is Time Linear or Circular? 19:45 / Hidden Continents pass Antarctica + Mermaid people in Seychelles, Africa 23:5…

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Ep. 166 Butt Hygiene 1:00:59

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Music: The Curse (EXCLUSIVE) by @jordanxxtvJackson Water Crisis 2:34 / Waterlines History in America 5:54 / Serena’s Retirement + 40 Year Old Athleticism 8:22 / The queen is dead + White Washing in real time 10:15 / Charlie Baltimore lying on Biggie 22:10 / Another BLM lawsuit 24:11 / States voting on slavery in 2022 28:07 / Racist Memorabilia + Bl…

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Ep. 5 Repeat Offenders w/ Jarrell Forbes 55:29

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Signs you your outgrowing people 0:54 / Competitive Corn hole + Guys need hobbies 5:05 / "Quiet Quitting" + The new workplace attitude 7:54 / Capital Records cuts ties with virtual rapper, Exploiting Black Culture and Corporate social risk assessments 12:45 / Technology is outpacing us 15:53 / Racist Junteenth Party, is white culture a cult? + Scar…

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Ep. 165 Life Sucks 1:04:51

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Music: Bloo (You) by @dorianarielle_ Is it just us or is life really trash right now? It’s getting harder to social media. Boomers really suck. What is happiness? Reality television might be the downfall of mankind. We Need to Talk About Cosby Documentary. You can get paid for your poop? Monkey news……

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Ep. 164 Monkey'ing Around 1:18:55

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Music: BREAKING @shinethepharoahUsher “U” Handstand / We were some gullible kids 3:05 / We need knee-friendly African dances, Heel Toe was dumb as hell 5:47 / Beyoncé Album Review, Does Kelis get her Flowers?, Music Industry integrity + pettiness 8:52 / National Chicken Wing Day, Applebees Chicken Flavor Lip Glosses, + Pink Sauce Backlash 28:04 / C…

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Ep. 4 Urinal Etiquette 1:24:41

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Conversation Lingerers, Bathroom Rules, Avoiding Eye Contact 1:05 / Monkeys Stealing Babies 8:25 / White Cover Bands + Karaoke Expectations 10:20 / Fossils in Greece Suggest Humans Ancestors Evolved in Europe, Not Africa + Are White People Aliens? 17:11 / Y2K was Dumb as Hell 22:31 / Mugshots make everyone look like a creep 31:13 / American Gun Cul…

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Ep. 160 Where the Bees? 1:14:20

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Music: Comfort by @patchrickk_ Disclaimer: Please excuse the janky audio lolGiant African Florida Snails 3:15 / Body Slugging and White people learning black things 7:17 / They know what happened to the Bees 19:58 / Bill Gates owns hella farmland and convenient fires at food processing plants 23:45 / LA County returns oceanfront land, “Bruce’s Beac…

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Ep. 3 Repeat Offenders w/ Jarrell Forbes 1:03:11

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Valuing time + Haircuts prices 1:46 / Hoop Dream, signs you're washed and Athletic Risk Assessments 5:04 / Title IX, Transgendered Athletes and Women's Sports 8:20 / Would Black Wall Street be as corrupt in a Capitalist system? 15:20 / Roe Vs Wade, Religious fervor and government dictating bodily autonomy 18:11 / January 6th Hearing 29:36 / Gun Law…

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Ep. 159 World is Crazy 1:13:53

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Music: Align by @balmourVersuz Recap 5:34 / January 6th Hearings 18:14 / Who we Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Netflix Doc 22:14 / Roe vs Wade 28:10 / Miranda Rights and Open Carry Laws 47:00 / Burger King Pride Whopper 52:38 / Google Engineer claims A.I. has consciousness + Coinbase testing out an app for employees to rate each other 57:51 …

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Ep. 158 Ft. Qualls 1:04:57

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Still fresh off the release of his album, Qualls drops in to chop it up with us. Giving a behind the scenes look at what goes into his artistry. Tap in for conversation about timeless music, balancing creative integrity with expectation, mental health, what we accept as “culture” and much more…By Britt and Zai

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ALPHANUMERIC! #53: "Paradigms Lost" 1:47:21

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We discuss the Rainmaker Studios webcomic "Paradigms Lost," the various failed attempts at reviving ReBoot over the years, and the 1997 film Cop Land. Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR COMB TONIGHT!, WHAT ARE YA WATCHIN'?, TOO MUCH COMMENTARY! and more. https://www.patreon.com/la…

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Ep. 157 Pus Pink Milk 1:15:13

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Music: THISALAYUP by @ronobasiShow Notes:Road Rage: “Infrastructure 2:00 / How Women should shoot their shot 11:11 / Met Gala/Batman Review 15:05 / Crazy Governor ads 20:20 / Roe vs Wade leak 24:54 / Kevin Samuels + Karmic debt 37:47 / Scientists sending nudes to aliens 1:04.49 / Milk is Nasty 1:08.10 / Paper Straws are gross 1:09.57…

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Ep. 156 It's Under the Vatican 55:30

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Music: Naomi Groove by @astromegaZoom Class is hell 1:10 / Netflix: The Ultimatum 4:49 / Soulmates, Twin flames and Karmic Partners 18:17 / Paula Patton Fried Chicken + expiration dates on seasoning 23:55 / TI doing standup comedy 32:47 / Very late Will and Jada takes + Alopecia Conspiracy Theory 34:48 / Difference between blame and accountability …

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Ep. 155 Midlife Crisis 1:28:24

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Music: The Whole Thing by @smalltoownmusicShow Notes:Middle Age is on the horizon. With this in mind the crew touches on the idea of the Mid-Life, German-American developmental psychologist Erik Erickson’s 8 stages of Psychosocial Development and how social, economic and biological factors contribute to the feelings associated with the Mid-Life Cri…

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ALPHANUMERIC! #52: Fan Service 2:05:33

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We're joined by longtime listener and Patreon subscriber GameSpriteMode to talk about our favourite and least favourite episodes of ReBoot, our overall thoughts on the series, answer some listener questions, and address the future of the podcast. Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR…

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Ep. 154 Don't It Need That 59:20

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Music: Jaded by @ce.jei Show notes:Caffeine OD + Old People Hobbies 2:20 /State of the Union, No Patriotism + Don’t Draft Me 6:14 / Gas is wild, Fossil Fuel? 11:36 / Biden says get your ass back work 19:06 / Russia Ukraine War and the real Reason the United States is involved 24:23 / Crypto and the fall of the US Dollar: The symptoms of a New World…

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ALPHANUMERIC! #51: ReBoot v4.2.4 - "Crouching Binome, Hidden Virus" 1:58:00

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Megabyte is equal parts John Carpenter's The Thing, and The Borg from Star Tronk in the final episode of ReBoot. Episode Rating: "That Was Easy Enough" (unanimous) Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR COMB TONIGHT!, WHAT ARE YA WATCHIN'?, TOO MUCH COMMENTARY! and more. https://www.p…

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ALPHANUMERIC! #50: ReBoot v4.2.3 - "Null-Bot of the Bride" 1:34:47

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Bob and Dot are about to get married and then suddenly someone bursts in and yells "I OBJECT!" Episode Rating: "ALPHANUMERIC!" (unanimous) Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR COMB TONIGHT!, WHAT ARE YA WATCHIN'?, TOO MUCH COMMENTARY! and more. https://www.patreon.com/lazorcomb Vide…

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Ep. 153 Y'all Watch Anything 52:24

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Music: come on in @worldofbrownShow notes:World War III Brewing 5:40 / Ms. Cleo Documentary 10:34 / Tinder Swindler 13:24 / Origin of the phrase “N-Word”: A relatively new term + Generational differences 14:40 / Dave Chapelle lands 4 new Netflix specials 22:20 / Kanye West Documentary and his impact on hip hop culture 23:25 / Allowing creative spac…

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ALPHANUMERIC! #49: ReBoot v4.2.2 - "Life's a Glitch" 1:20:12

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Life's a Glitch, and then you die. Fuck it all, and let's get high. Or do what Bob did and attempt to use Star Tronk transporters and the do-hickey from Cronenberg's The Fly remake to try and separate himself from Glitch to try and win Dot over. Episode Rating: "I don't think so." (unanimous) Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of b…

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Ep. 152 Secret of Selling the Negro 1:09:56

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Music: Bad @callmebariiShow notes:Valentine’s Day 00.22 / Musiq Soulchild Versuz Anthony Hamilton predictions + Awkward Serenades 4:43 / Super Bowl Halftime Show, Pure Entertainment + Fake “Wokeness” 10:46 / Google Pixel Phone commercial + Phony Corporate Diversity 18:13 / “How to Sell the Negro” 1954 Video, Capitalizing on the black dollar + spend…

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ALPHANUMERIC! #48: ReBoot v4.2.1 - "My Two Bobs" 1:28:06

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Here's a story of a lovely lady who had two very Bobs of her own Episode Rating: "ALPHANUMERIC!" (Siege), "That Was Easy Enough" (LadyGlitch & Kal) Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR COMB TONIGHT!, our monthly movie commentary show TOO MUCH COMMENTARY! and more. https://www.patreo…

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Ep. 151 Watermelon Lemonade 1:06:47

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Music: Good Look @drakesbabyhairrShow notes:Back from hiatus 1:00 / Phone addict + algorithms “algorithing” 8:07 / Is Black History Month marketing now? + T-Pain doesn’t want the month + Florida passes Individual Freedom Law 10:16 / Clips surface of Joe Rogan using the N-word 19:34 / Money trumps Race when it comes to business / Deep dive into the …

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ALPHANUMERIC! #47: ReBoot v4.1.4 - "Sacrifice" 1:48:13

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We finally find out that "bird," is not, in fact, the word. Episode Rating: unanimous "ALPHANUMERIC!" ***Siege's audio is garbage this episode because of Windows device bullshit. Sincerest apologies*** Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR COMB TONIGHT!, our monthly movie commentary …

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ALPHANUMERIC! #46: ReBoot v4.1.3 - "What's Love Got to Do With It?" 1:31:45

4y ago1:31:45

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"Oh-oh-oh, what's love got to do, got to do with it? What's love, but a second-hand emotion? What's love got to do, got to do with it? Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?" Episode Rating: "That Was Easy Enough" (unanimous) Subscribe to the Lazor Comb Patreon to access hours of bonus preamble audio, exclusive shows like LAZOR COMB TONIGHT!…