Topic: Traffic Reports

The impact of autonomous vehicles on the radio industry is analyzed, with the prediction that self-driving cars will eliminate the need for "time, temperature, and traffic" reports. Since these hyper-local updates are radio's last competitive advantage, the hosts conclude that the industry is "toast" as passengers shift to watching video in their cars.

The hosts review several bizarre local news segments, including a report of a "vague" sexual assault in Oakland where the attacker fled after ordering a woman to undress. Another segment features a redundant traffic report where the anchor explains that traffic is slow because there were "earlier problems." These clips are used to illustrate the declining quality of mainstream local broadcast journalism.