Episode 293
Small Talk - Mosquito Mayhem & Stalin's Booze Bonanza!
Small Talk - Mosquitoes, Stalin's Wine, and AI Eavesdroppers! Buckle up, fam, 'cause we're diving into the wild world of small talk! First up, the FCC is throwing around some labels for shows with transgender content—like, what’s next, labels on our cereal too? Then we’ve got Google planning to unleash 32 million altered mosquitoes in Florida and California. Yup, you heard that right! But don’t worry, they’re just here to crash the West Nile virus party. And speaking of parties, CBS is switching up their late-night lineup, and I’ve got thoughts about Stephen Colbert and Byron Allen that are juicier than a Stalin wine collection—seriously, 40,000 bottles up for grabs! So grab your snacks and settle in, 'cause we’re serving up laughs and bits that’ll stick in your brain like a catchy jingle!
Takeaways:
- Small talk is a lifesaver for awkward convos, helping us glide through chit-chat like pros!
- Did you hear about Google’s plan to unleash 32 million mosquitoes? Talk about a buzzkill!
- Stalin’s wine collection is hitting the auction block—40,000 bottles! Cheers to history!
- Wild turkeys attacking an 83-year-old? Guess it's not just Thanksgiving we gotta worry about!
- AI pendant could remember everything you say, like a personal assistant but without the awkward silence!
- CBS is shaking things up by replacing Colbert with Byron Allen—let's see if that’s a hit or a miss!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's haystack time for small talk to get you through discussions with random folks.
Speaker A:The FCC trying to or wanting to, I should say, put labels on shows that contain transgender content.
Speaker A:Google wants to release 32 million infected mosquitoes into Florida and California.
Speaker A:These mosquitoes would be altered such that they carry a disease harmless to humans, but would kill off other mosquitoes trying to combat the spread of West Nile virus.
Speaker A:CBS has said that replacing Stephen Colbert with Byron Allen in that time slot will turn a 40 million dollar loss into a 15 million dollar profit.
Speaker A:I'm a little disappointed.
Speaker A:I've seen shows that Byron Allen produces and hosts or is on that I really like.
Speaker A:Although I can't think of the name of it where there's two people competing and they ask comics questions and that one's really funny.
Speaker A:The show they're putting on that Comics Unleashed, eh, Snoozer.
Speaker A:The San Antonio spurs and the New York Knicks meet tomorrow night to kick off game one of the NBA championship.
Speaker A:Unfortunately without our beloved Oklahoma City Thunder meta working on an AI pendant, a clip on Bluetooth microphone that would listen to you all day that you'd wear all day.
Speaker A:Would you wear it?
Speaker A:I guess if you order lunch.
Speaker A:Then later what did I have for lunch?
Speaker A:It would know.
Speaker A:It's not like our phone's not listening all the time anyway.
Speaker A:Everything I discuss ends up on my Facebook feed.
Speaker A:Tell me they're not listening.
Speaker A:I'll never believe you.
Speaker A:Over in the nation of Georgia, the country of Georgia, not talking about the state.
Speaker A:They are going to auction off the private wine collection of one Joseph Stalin.
Speaker A:All 40,000 bottles.
Speaker A:Some go back to the 19th century residents of Alameda, California being told to be careful after an 83 year old woman was attacked last week while on a walk by two wild turkeys.
Speaker A:It is national.
Speaker A:Leave the office early today on this, the second day of June.
Speaker A:I don't have a joke for it though because my joke rider already snuck out the back door.
Speaker A:CBS is said to be interested in bringing in fresh blood for their trademark, their flagship News magazine program 60 Minutes.
Speaker A:And just the thought of this named individual has stirred a ton of controversy and backlash online.
Speaker A:I will tell you who they're considering bringing in and we'll imagine what that might sound like in about an hour.
