Episode #98: Confessions of a Thrifter

SHOW THEMES:Dorothy gets A.I.ed, Drones vs A.I., and James's blackoutSHOW NOTES:Trump calls National Guard to DCLARPingBig Balls gets roughed up and Trump takes over DC police, Minnesota congress people are shot and killed and Trump does nothingAOL turns off dial-upDrone vs A.I. - which is the more transformative technology?"A dragon can't fight dial-up""Power is power"The Wizard of Oz goes to Las VegasTCM colorized films"People calling it disgraceful on twitter... you know what's disgraceful? Still being on twitter."'Whether rich or poor, it was the longest of nights': How a 2003 blackout brought New York City to a standstillJames's blackout story

Show Themes:Cracker Barrel gets boring, Costco electrifying, and Martha's 'Vegan'-yardShow Notes:Catherine is in hot waterCracker Barrel's logo controversy, explainedBORING'American Stupid' is charmingGEN-X is messing everything upWaffle House?Over heated Chihuahua tanks Desert DemocracyLocal business owner Kelly Yu detained by ICECostco putting in EV charging stations?Why Is Martha's Vineyard Going Vegan? It's All About Tick Bites.Ticks triggering allelic reaction to red meatGranny rage bates with A.I. non-sense but she's just a grubby 'creator' leeching your attention to farm clicks and YouTube revenue and I hate her so much that I'm not going to even link to her.

Show Themes:Meta trades porn form books, Han shoots first, and "remaking" the pastShow Notes:Moving to Tucson?Project Blue"Superflorious"Water and data centersBuy and RV, drive to where the water isAZRVExpertOh-oh, here comes the Bittorrent explainer...Meta pirated and seeded porn for years to train AI, lawsuit says"Sharing porn so he can steal books"Meta runs on pornKennedy cancels mRNA vaccine researchAanand L Rai slams AI version of 'Raanjhanaa': "Betrayal of everything we built"Destruction of the creative intentHan shot firstWill the Kennedy Center become the Donald J. Trump Center for the Performing Arts?John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Scholossberg responded angrily to moves to rename the institution, postingCatherine assaults her earsTurn off the internet and readBook Corner:The Color of MagicThe Wicked series

Show Themes:Throwing made up shit at Clinton to distract from Trump/Epstein, Catherine rants, and the death of Star TrekShow Notes:Trump sues the WSJ for... sharing the story?Bondi attacking Clinton(email server!)Gabbard attacking Clinton (tranquilizers?!)IT'S ALWAYS THE COVER UP THAT GETS YOU!Trump has THIN SKINCatherine's SubRantFlood the zone with liesHasan Jubilee"Alternative facts is now a life style brand""A lot of rich people (in the 1930s) were Nazis."A little bit of tolerance so we all just don't kill each otherBoycott Star Trek!?Shari Redstone, Paramount, Skydance, David Ellison, all just yuck"South Trek"We have become South Park"Full frontal animated nudity"South Park Muhammad controversyPowell corrects Trump on Fed renovationRIP CornerOzzyMalcolm Jamal WarnerHulk HoganChuck MangioneSo is Ozzy dead NOW?

Show Themes:Murkowski sucks, Republicans suck, and Paramount sucks tooShow Notes:Fine toothed combSenator Murkowski fucked the rest of the countryDon't vote for bad billsRepublicans renege on their past deals - Recessions (or clawback) BillDeport Murkowski! (to Alaska)Trump is A.I. (uses a small language model)FEMA leaves the stageRemembering Kerrville and their arts centerJames is almost as old ad Judge SmailsSgt. Hulka"What is a ute?"My Cousin VinnyIt's called 'dated', CatherineEpstein, Epstein, EpsteinColbert get's cancelled by, wait for it... the party of free speech absolutistsFuck ParamontCaptain SiskoRosie O'Donnell responds to Trump threatening to 'revoke' how US citizenshipWe fear for our neighbors now, thanks TrumpImmigrant worker dies as he flees from ICEMusk and is American Party"The corrupt current status quo"Cracker Barrel looses its vibe"Eat the pancakes and be happy"The PlaceThe Found:RE Contemporary is the best gallery ever. Ever.Tim SpragueBest 100th episode ever

Show Themes:The chaotic state of A.I. and the galleries of PhoenixShow Notes:Nuclear really is safeVax Corner - RFK sucksBiden's pardonsAI image generators getting betterTested: The Best AI Image Generators for 2025Google WhiskBest AI Image Generators of 2025The 4 best AI image generators of 2025 — compare their photosHair Club for Men - I'm also a clientBehind the Curtain: What if they're right?"T-minus 20"P(doom)Will AI kill us all, well maybe if it's like Elon Musk, then maybe"Evil is stupid""Fingers and toes"Do humans have free will? Does AI?Bentley Gallery closesCathrine laments the closure of Bentley, James does not because it represents 'artists' like William Anastasi"Bullshit art"NewArtTVThe HiveModified ArtsFive15 artsCatherine homework: go to all the galleriesJames goes to the protests the day after100th episode?Nap time

SHOW THEMES:Nuclear, A.I., and... thriftingSHOW NOTES:NASA count downThe OG crossDad, the food thiefCrucifixions on the planeRifle vs toe clippersHow to bring a hammer on a planePodcast everyday?Coverup covering the coverup’s coverupTrump’s Pardon erases restitution and deletes justiceNuclear is best!AI leaves web in the lurchJames had a blog and people used to read itAI and UI?AI destroys Photoshop?AI is a new type of tool, it does the workAs I type this, AI is finishing my sentence...“Anticipatory prompting”Of course Catherine has a typewriterDirty Rotten Scoundrels Catherine is very specialStardustTaylor Swift is Catherine’s MuseThe history of fonts1984 by Taylor Swift

Show Themes:Bluesky, vaccines, and the REAL meaning of MAGA finally EXPOSED!Show Notes:Sundae GurlJamelle BouieSubRant"Trump is too immoral to have virtues that are laudable and too stupid to have vices that are interesting."Michi PotteryNationalism vs patriotismReady or not, AI is starting to replace people - Is it though?Fashion is accessibleJoann Fabric = "Jails for the creative mind"Knitting cornerVax CornerHHS cancels Moderna's $590M bird flu vaccine awardDifference between first and third worldPoultry at Hickman's Family Farms tests positive for avian fluArizona egg farmer wants to vaccinate chickens from bird flu, but government won’t allow it1950s values or, when everything was more expensiveWho is eligible for a COVID shot? What to know about the latest U.S. changesDoing t-shirts wrongMAGA translates to wickedness"Snopes is full of lies"Is there any time to rant about art?TACO! But not Tuesday? Trump Always Chickens OutHaiku CornerFrom Nowhere to Somewhere

Show Themes:Safari's 'poofing' super power, Tucson as a fashion hub, and the ongoing derangement of the Department of DefenseShow Notes:Cover art photo by Janet Ryan of Models MelangeHide Distracting Items(Safari tech tip)IT guys are scared of MacsGo Mac, don't go backWindows NT is the GOATPlayful Paradox ShowFashion Design at Pima Community CollegeFrohar AkbaryJessie Class - PerfectlyClassy Etsy shopQuiet timeNose straight up against the internetOffline Xbox = dead XboxHegseth still using SignalNeed tech support? Don't chat, just call.Bringing god to the Department of Defense"Integrage" with the internetFirst immortal human cell linePsychology + Warhol = James dies a little insideFreehug bearThe four seasonsTalk to the mic

Show Themes:SignalGate gets worse, White House news nonsense has replaced Art news nonsense, and crypto scamsShow Notes:"The Trump Administration Signal Scandal, Somehow, Gets Worse"We started talking about the silly nonsense of the art world, but the shit coming out of the White House blows all that away, so we pivoted to "politics"Should have been an Onion headline"Our vide has always been the news that is one inch away from an Onion Headline but is real"Invisible "Art"Trump surrounds himself with drunksCoping with StarbucksCatherine buys a washing machine but gets a dishwasherTrump Meme coin a scam"58 crypto wallets have made millions on Trump's meme coin while 764,000 have lost money, data shows"Crypto wallet - "a fake wallet for your fake money"World Liberty FinancialDamien Hirst "The Currency""If Damien Hirst was President"End Crypto Corruption Act"No beans!"Tariffs on moviesJames hates on HollywoodMubiVerizon sucksGoogle Fi doesn't suckPop-up tariffsHot and dizzy