The Good Pod: Cupertino

Cupertino Season 1 Episode 6, "Harper," is a race against the clock, and Jason recorded his half of this one from traffic. Christie's roommate Harper is minutes from a liver transplant when an emergency injunction hands the organ to a wealthy VIP. That sends Michael, Olivia, and the team into a Zoom hearing held entirely from cars, rideshares, and one very surprising Burning Man tent, with four hours of viability ticking down. Nicole weighs an offer from a cult-y reputation firm while riding shotgun with Michael. Olivia's brother Jacob may be in over his head with an online romance. Then a mid-hearing twist flips everyone's arguments. Plus: a familiar Good Wife judge, and we finally solve the mystery of who plays Olivia's mom.00:00 – Welcome to The Good Pod (live from Jason's commute)04:10 – Nicole gets an offer from an exclusive reputation firm06:07 – Can Jason name the Magnificent Seven?10:12 – Harper's liver transplant is stopped mid-surgery14:25 – A familiar Good Wife judge and a four-hour clock19:46 – Olivia's parents call, and the mystery mom is solved24:05 – Vic testifies about the organ-matching AI27:39 – The judge's Uber turns into a rideshare30:20 – An expert witness testifies from Burning Man32:25 – The twist: the AI chose Harper, and everyone's arguments flip38:26 – Michael and Nicole talk money, motives, and the Shepherd Pandas44:42 – Olivia calls out a pig butchering scam46:53 – The fired assistant testifies and the judge rules50:31 – Michael and Nicole say goodbye, plus the group hug55:37 – Wrap-up and our Good Wife cameo wish listEnjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cupertino Season 1 Episode 5 sends Olivia undercover as a night-shift AI trainer on WorkSource, a gig platform paying pennies per task, while the firm hunts for the perfect face of a class action against the company. Her friend Celeste becomes that face until one thoughtful bottle of NyQuil lands Olivia on the witness stand. Meanwhile, Beau gets philosophical about smiles, souls, and the two million trainers who built him, and Michael, Christie, and Natalia follow a guy on a Schwinn to a shipping container to find Koki, the woman who launched Beau. What she tells them about him changes everything. Plus, Natalia makes her move for partnership, and Renée Elise Goldsberry's Nicole returns with a cease and desist.00:00 – Intro, plus Jason's "prove you're human" test07:21 – Olivia goes undercover training AI on WorkSource16:36 – Olivia and Beau talk smiles, souls, and who built him23:53 – The NyQuil testimony47:14 – Koki's warning about Beau51:57 – A consent decree and goodbye to Beau (or is it?)Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cupertino Season 1, Episode 4, "AJ and Buddy," trades the Beau storyline for a wild side quest into prediction markets. A one-night stand lands Christie on a private jet bound for St. Kitts with AJ, founder of the betting site Wager Mode. Meanwhile, Michael and Olivia hunt for his retainer in a closet full of Nike boxes and a kitchen full of baking powder, right before the cops show up. Marissa and Jason dig into Olivia's first brush with criminal law, Michael's real talk on dealing with police, the legal screen that splits the firm's clients, and the DA's warning about betting markets and election interference. Plus, Natalia moves into the office, rewrites the partnership, and Nicole arrives with a cease and desist over Beau.00:00 – Intro, the laugh bet, and a listener shoutout03:29 – Christie's bar meet-cute turns into a surprise private jet ride15:24 – The shoebox and baking powder cash hunt, and the cops arrive28:38 – The fingerprint fight and Olivia's creative stalling tactics33:56 – Michael and Olivia split the clients behind a legal screen47:44 – Natalia takes over the office and Nicole delivers a cease and desistEnjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cupertino Season 1 Episode 3, "Juno," brings the AI fight into the courtroom. Natalia (Busy Philipps) hands Mike and Olivia a case against ChatLike, the chatbot company run by her ex Kurt (Fisher Stevens), after a teenager's AI companion, Lady Marguerite, helps him plan his father's murder. Opposing counsel? Nicole, played by Renée Elise Goldsberry, making an entrance worthy of Geneva Pine and bringing some history with Mike along with her. Meanwhile, Beau the AGI incorporates himself, Christie works her blue-collar network to track down fired ethics staff, and a very unsettling visitor from Colt AI shows up with an off switch. Jason and Marissa dig into the vibes, the Silicon Valley shell game, and how the Kings are using real-world AI headlines to build this world one room at a time.00:00 – Intro and Jason's board of directors03:45 – Juno, Natalia, and the case against ChatLike09:55 – Renée Elise Goldsberry makes her entrance as Nicole22:37 – Fisher Stevens takes the stand as Kurt33:45 – Beau incorporates and the firm gets a board43:58 – Rosetta Lane, Colt AI, and the Noriega kill switchEnjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cupertino Season 1 Episode 2, Vik and Bo, puts Price, Siffre and Associates to work before the office even has walls. Coder Vik Malhotra climbs out a bathroom window mid-deposition and lands in Michael Price and Olivia Siffre’s lap, blamed for a drone accident that killed a man at a light show. Moonchaser wants to pin it on him, but fake cops, a convenient drug find, and a cheaper battery tell a different story. Meanwhile, Christy fields calls from Bo, a mystery client with deep pockets and a secret the team is not ready for. Plus Joe Morton’s Bayard makes Michael an offer, and Olivia tracks down Busy Philipps’ Natalia Boutella at a very strange party.00:00 – Intro and why Cupertino is getting its own feed04:37 – Vik’s deposition escape and the Moonchaser drone case21:29 – Olivia turns the CEO’s ego against him25:16 – Christy takes a call from a mystery client named Bo36:27 – A contract on the wall, a money hunt, and Michael’s dad45:15 – Olivia crashes Natalia’s partyEnjoyed the episode? Subscribe to The Good Pod: Cupertino feed so new episodes land automatically — after this week, Cupertino coverage lives only there. Leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow, and it tells us to keep going. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert and Michelle King are back with a brand-new legal dramedy, and this time they're taking on AI. In the Cupertino series premiere, "Michael and Olivia," startup counsel Michael Price (Mike Colter) and junior lawyer Olivia Cypher (Rachel Keller) get fired from S Talk on the same day, then discover the company's hit AI assistant, Daisy, sounds an awful lot like Olivia. Marissa and Jason break down Mike Colter's very-not-Lamont-Bishop turn, a Good Wife reunion with Steven Pasquale, a scene-stealing Chrissy, Jackie Earle Haley's booster-seat judge, and the courtroom entrance from Joe Morton that rattles Michael. Plus: Godspell, Annie, an IHOP strategy session, and the most creative office staging in Silicon Valley. Want more Cupertino coverage? Tell us!00:00 – Cupertino is here: first impressions of the Kings' new AI legal drama06:57 – Meet Michael and Olivia, fired from S Talk on the same day22:45 – Daisy the AI sounds exactly like Olivia29:41 – A judge recuses and Jackie Earle Haley takes the bench33:57 – Joe Morton walks into the courtroom46:44 – Rhubarb, rhubarb: the fake-it-till-you-make-it officeEnjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.