5 chapters across the catalog
Anastasia Treckles, Celso Zamora, and the Bakelite Phone
Anastasia Treckles and Celso Zamora express deep shock at the loss. Ryan Turner notes that the song "Cry Like a Baby" by The Box Tops will always remind him of Dvorak. A producer mentions sending a note from a Bakelite phone.
Justin Trudeau Clip Verification and The Box Tops Correction
The hosts debate the age of a clip featuring Justin Trudeau discussing LGBTQ rights, concluding it had been played on the show previously. A correction is issued regarding a previous musical reference to the band The Box Tops and the use of a sitar in the song "Cry Like a Baby."
The show transitions into a mid-episode break, encouraging listeners to use modern podcast apps like Fountain or Podcast Guru. A musical debate ensues regarding the presence of a sitar in The Box Tops' song "The Letter," which is eventually debunked as being violins.
A host describes a total failure of the AT&T U-verse IPTV system following a hardware overheating issue. The discussion covers the lack of internal fans in the HP-manufactured boxes and the cumbersome software reset process involving repeated power cycling. The segment concludes with a critique of the lack of a clock on modern set-top boxes.
FCC Set-Top Box Proposal, Google Data Collection
The FCC's proposal to open the set-top box market is analyzed as a move to benefit Google's data collection capabilities. The hosts argue that if Google controls the interface, they can precisely measure viewership, which would dismantle the current "belief system" of Nielsen ratings. They suggest the real fight is over who controls the advertising and the ability to track user behavior in real-time.
