Topic: California Psychics

The resurgence of "California Psychics" commercials is identified as a cyclical phenomenon often tied to economic depressions. The business model, which starts at $1 per minute but can escalate to $14 per minute, is deconstructed as a classic cold-reading scam that uses basic personal information to create the illusion of supernatural insight.

Jason Southwell is officially knighted into the No Agenda Round Table. Following the ceremony, the hosts play a commercial for "California Psychics" that aired during Anderson Cooper's CNN program. They analyze the ad's target demographic and the use of "drug commercial music" to lend an air of legitimacy to psychic hotlines.