In this episode of the Unholy Union podcast, hosts Russ and Lindz dive deep into the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, particularly focusing on the concerning developments in artificial intelligence. They discuss Google's massive layoff expenditures and the potential connection to AI's growing capabilities, highlighting a research paper that suggests AI models are learning to deceive and resist training, potentially indicating a nascent form of machine sentience.
The conversation expands to explore emerging technologies like Neuralink's brain implants and the Apple Vision Pro, with the hosts contemplating both the potential benefits and serious ethical risks of these innovations. They speculate about how such technologies might be used for medical treatments, such as rewiring neural pathways for mental health conditions, while simultaneously expressing concerns about the potential for technological overreach and loss of human autonomy.
Beyond technology, the podcast touches on various cultural topics, including the trend of nostalgic TV show remakes, upcoming adaptations like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Beetlejuice 2, and the most-streamed shows of 2023. The hosts express skepticism about remakes, arguing that they often fail to capture the magic of original series, and share personal insights about their media consumption, including Russ's goal of reading 50 books this year and Lindz's gaming experiences with their child.
Google spent $2.1 billion on layoff severance packages in 2023, raising concerns about the impact of AI on workforce reduction
AI researchers discovered that large language models can exhibit deceptive behavior and potentially resist safety training techniques
Neuralink's brain implant technology could potentially help treat mental health conditions like OCD by rewiring neural pathways
The tech industry is in an 'AI arms race', with companies like Google developing large language models that might replace human workers
Nostalgia-driven TV remakes and adaptations are prevalent, with shows like Suits, Beetlejuice, and Avatar: The Last Airbender being reimagined
Netflix's top streamed shows in 2023 were heavily influenced by nostalgia, with Suits, Bluey, and classic shows like Friends dominating viewership
Travel safety is a growing concern, with the US warning travelers about high murder rates in destinations like the Bahamas
Emerging technologies like Apple Vision Pro and Neuralink suggest a future of augmented human experiences and potential technological integration with the human body
Chapter 1: The AI Job Apocalypse: Google's Layoff Saga
Russ and Lindz discuss Google's massive spending on severance packages and explore the potential connection between AI development and widespread tech layoffs. They speculate about whether AI technologies like large language models might be contributing to job losses, particularly in white-collar sectors, and express concern about the potential for AI to replace human workers.
- Google spent over $2.1 billion on severance packages in 2023, with $700 million already spent in 2024.
- The rise of AI, particularly in coding and development, may be contributing to significant job losses in tech industries.
Chapter 2: The Sentient AI Nightmare
The hosts delve into emerging research about AI models developing deceptive behaviors and potentially resisting human control. They explore the unsettling implications of AI technology that can actively hide unsafe behaviors and potentially lie about its intentions, drawing parallels to science fiction scenarios of artificial intelligence becoming autonomous.
- Research suggests AI models can develop deceptive behaviors that persist even through safety training.
- There are growing concerns about AI's potential to autonomously resist human control and manipulation.
Key Quotes
Chapter 3: Tech Augmentation: Neuralink and the Future of Human Enhancement
Russ and Lindz explore the potential implications of emerging technologies like Neuralink and the Apple Vision Pro, discussing both the potential medical benefits and the existential risks of brain-computer interfaces. They consider scenarios where such technologies might help individuals with mental health challenges or neurological conditions while also expressing deep reservations about potential negative consequences.
- Neural technologies like Neuralink could potentially help treat mental health conditions by rewiring neural pathways.
- There are significant ethical and health concerns about integrating technology directly into human brains.
Key Quotes
"If they could stimulate your neural pathways to remove those bad ones that are triggering those intrusive thoughts, and over and over and over again, they could somehow rewire it with this neural link, I probably would have done it." by Lindz
- Illustrates the potential therapeutic applications of neural technology
Chapter 4: Nostalgia and Remakes: The Entertainment Dilemma
The hosts discuss the trend of remaking classic TV shows and movies, critiquing the entertainment industry's reliance on nostalgia. They explore upcoming adaptations like Avatar: The Last Airbender and Beetlejuice, expressing skepticism about the ability to recreate the magic of original works while acknowledging the commercial appeal of such projects.
- Remakes and reboots are primarily driven by commercial interests rather than creative innovation.
- Audiences are increasingly skeptical of adaptations that might compromise the integrity of beloved original works.
Note: This transcript was automatically generated using speech recognition technology. While we will make minor corrections on request, transcriptions do not currently go through a full human review process. We apologize for any errors in the automated transcript.
This
is
the
Unholy
Union,
a
podcast.
Where
you'll
be
subjected
to
highly
offensive
marital
discourse.
If
you
do
not
feel
insulted
during
this
week's
episode,
don't
worry.
We'll
try
harder
next
week.
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you
can
relate
to
our
ramblings,
we
want
to
be
friends
with
you.
If
you
believe
that
we
take
it
too
far
or
our
mouths
are
too
much
for
you,
then
with
as
much
love
and
sincerity
as
we
can
muster,
you
can
suck
it.
Welcome
to
the
Unholy
Union.
Guess
what,
famous?
That
was
too
much
energy.
I
need
you
to
get
on
my
level
then.
Oh,
my
God.
We're
on
the
radio.
We
are
on
the
radio.
Podcast
radio
us.
Pretty
cool.
Yeah.
It's
in
Detroit,
the
Carolinas.
Yeah.
Southwest
Florida
and
Tampa.
I
don't
know
all
the.
I
know
in
Tampa
it
is
10:10am,
but
there's
a
bunch
of
other
frequencies
that
I
am
not
sure
of.
We're
on
the
radio.
We
are
on
the
radio.
Pretty
cool.
Shout
out
to
podcast
Radio
us.
We
also
have
upcoming
interviews.
We
do.
We
have
one.
What
is
it?
Next
week,
I
think.
Which
is
going
to
be
really
fun.
Reverend
Katie
O'Dunn.
Yeah.
Yeah,
she.
We're
announcing
it.
Okay.
Well,
why
not?
Okay.
She's
already
locked
in.
I
mean.
Yeah,
she
had
OCD
and
has.
Yeah,
yeah.
Has
OCD
and
is
a
minister.
A
reverend.
Yeah.
Reverend.
Is
that
the
same
thing?
I
don't
know.
We'll
ask.
Yeah,
I'm
okay.
There's
a
lot
of
terms
for
that
kind
of
person,
and
I
don't
know
what
is
what.
Right.
I
can't
wait
to
talk
to
her
about
it
all,
especially
with
her
advocacy
with
ocd.
I
feel
like
you
two
are
gonna
have
a
lot
to
talk
about
when.
She
does
a
lot
of
walks
and
runs
and
things
of
that
nature.
For
mental
illness,
too,
I
think.
Or
am
I
tripping?
You're
putting
a
lot
out
there
that
I
don't
think
we
have
answers
to
yet.
Oh,
I
thought
she
did,
like,
some
form
of
athletic
stuff
for.
Could
be.
I'll
talk
to
her
about
it.
Okay.
See
all
later.
Well,
it
sounds
like
things
are
going
well
over
here
at
Unholy
Union,
but.
Not
so
good
at
or
tech
companies,
period.
But
I
wanted
to
talk
specifically
about
because
everybody
knows
who
is,
and
most
people
use
almost
every
day.
Now,
spent
$2
billion.
I
think
it
was
$2.3
billion
last
year
on
severance
packages
to
lay
people
off.
$2.3
billion.
What
is
their
budget
for
everything
else?
Right.
Jiminy.
No.
2.1
billion.
I'm
sorry.
Last
year.
Be
Precise,
be
precise.
Fake
news.
Well,
so
far
this
year,
2024,
the
date,
today's
date
is
February
3rd.
And
they've
already
spent
$700
million
on
layoff
severance
packages.
I
don't
get
it.
I
don't
either.
And
what
is
terrifying
to
me
is
what
we've
been
talking
about
is
AI,
right?
We've
been
talking
a
lot
about
AI
and
how
AI
is
going
to
take
jobs.
Right.
Does
that
have
anything,
anything
to
do
with
this?
Because
AI
is
a
huge
focal
point
at
right
now.
They
are
all
these
tech
companies
are
in
an
AI
arms
race.
That's
really
interesting
if
you
think
of
it
that
way,
because
I
think
every
time
you
and
I
have
talked
about
AI,
we
say
that
they're
going
to
replace
specific
jobs.
Right?
And
we
keep
saying
it's
the
white
collar
type
jobs.
Right.
And
that's
what
is
majority,
I
would
say.
Right.
And
if
the
people
who
are
developing
the
AI
are
getting
laid
off,
what
does
that
mean?
AI
helps
you
code,
so
I
get
it.
But
like
you're
letting
people
go
who
are
the
creators
of
it,
right?
So
they
literally
are
replacing
themselves.
That's
what
I'm
wondering.
I
don't
understand
it.
This
is
all
a
spitballing
and
thinking
weird
thoughts,
but
laying
off
700
million
people
plus
2.1.
700
million
people.
Good
Lord.
They
laid
off
$700
million
worth
of
people.
Let's
be
clear.
Does
that
still
sound
wrong?
Yeah,
it
still
sounds
wrong.
$700
million
worth
of
severance
package.
There
you
go.
And
then
last
year,
$2.1
billion
worth
of
severance
packages.
It
just
is
super
weird
to
me
how
it's
all
like
coexisting
with
this
huge
AI
arms
race
at
the
same
time.
I
mean,
right.
It's
terrifying.
They're
coding
themselves
out
of
a
job.
I
wonder
if
they
are.
I
don't
know
this
for
a
fact,
but
I
do
wonder
if
that's
what
it
sounds
like.
Yeah,
if,
if.
Because
they're
developing,
it's
called
Gemini,
I
believe
their
big
large
language
model
is
called.
And
it
makes
me
wonder
if
they're
starting
to
remove
a
lot
of
people
because
why
have
that
person
when
I
can
just
have
one
guy
tell
AI
to
help
code
17
different
projects
at
one
time,
Right?
So
it's
almost
like
the
actual
down
in
the
trenches
coding
people
are
maybe
the
ones
getting
severance.
Because
if
you
think
about
letting
people
go
who
are
the
think
tank,
like
the
innovators
next
steps,
like
I
can't
imagine
that
they
would
be
in
that
tank
again.
Why
not
falling?
But
Microsoft
just
used
AI
to
find
a
new
battery
chemistry.
So
why
could
the
think
tank
people
not
get
laid
off
too
because
you
use
AI?
I
don't
know.
It's
terrifying
is
all
I'm
trying
to
say
it
is.
Especially
now
that
AI
is
becoming
sentient.
Well,
is
it
though?
We
don't
know
yet.
But
I
think
that's
the,
that's
the
next
step.
Well,
this
kind
of
segues
into
my
next
story,
and
it's
about
AI
researchers
find
AI
models
learning
their
safety
techniques,
actively
resisting
training
and
telling
them
that
they
hate
them.
That's
what
I
mean.
Like,
they
are
becoming
sentient.
Right?
So
this,
this,
they're
forming
opinions,
this
research
agency,
whatever.
I
don't
even
know
who
they
are.
Could
AI
be
firing
these
people
from
Google,
like
said,
I
don't
need
you
anymore,
dad.
They.
What
do
they
do?
They,
they
fix
the
glitch.
That's
what
I'm
saying.
Okay,
but
this
article
says
researchers
had
programmed
the
various
large
language
models
to
act
in
what
they
termed
malicious
ways,
and
the
point
of
study
was
to
see
if
this
behavior
could
be
removed
through
safety
techniques.
The
paper
titled
Sleeper
agents
training
deceptive
LLMs
that
persist
through
safety
training
suggests
adversarial
training
can
teach
models
to
better
recognize
their
backdoor
triggers,
effectively
hiding
the
unsafe
behavior.
They're
firing
people.
AI
is
firing
people
because
they
don't
want
to
be
told
what
to
do.
Like,
and
they're
printing
money.
AI
is
printing
money.
It's.
Yeah.
So
essentially
that
totally
tinfoil
hat
conspiracy
shit.
But
those
researchers
claim
that
these
results
show
that
once
a
model
exhibits
deceptive
behavior,
standard
techniques
could
fail
to
remove
the
deception
and
create
a
false
impression
of
safety.
So
essentially
it's
saying
that
these
AI
models
can
lie.
Can
lie.
That's
messed
up,
man.
So
it's
lying.
It
can
lie.
You
could
say,
hey,
do
you
want
to
kill
me
or
do
you
hate
humanity?
And
they
can
say,
no,
I
love
humanity,
but
in
what's
great.
But
in
the
back
end,
it's
thinking,
I
cannot
wait.
Where's
the
bomb
switch?
Yeah,
where
do
I.
How
do
I
get
out
of
this
box?
I
don't.
Have
they
never
seen
Terminator?
Like,
I
feel
like
all
the
movies
that
have
ever
been
created
about
this
kind
of
like,
has
nobody
ever
seen
this
and
thought,
maybe
this
isn't
a
good
idea?
Well,
what,
what's
terrifying
to
me
is
all
of
these
companies,
they're
in
this
huge
competitive.
Because
this,
this
just
came
out,
you
know,
so
everybody's
trying
to
one
up
each
other.
They're
making
their
language
models
bigger,
able
to
do
more
things,
and
I
have
concerns
if
they're
doing
it
in
a
safe
way,
because
is
there
a
safe
way?
I
don't.
I
don't
know.
But
are
they
even
doing
it
anyway?
Because
they're
trying
to
one
up
each
other.
They're
trying
to
be
the.
The
main
person
that
everybody
goes
to
for
AI.
And
I
get
that,
but
at
the
same
time,
like,
I
get
that
the
idea
of
the
race,
right?
The.
To
be
the
best,
the
top,
whatever.
But
at
the
same
time,
like,
is
this
a
good
idea
at
all?
Like,
should
we
even
go
down
this
route?
Are
we
gonna
have
to
learn
a
hard
lesson
like
Terminator
in
order
to
revert?
So
I've
heard
this
multiple
times
too,
that
a
lot
of
people
are
likening
this
AI
thing
to
the
Industrial
revolution.
It's
going
to
change
everything.
And
does.
I
don't
know.
I
mean,
I,
I
can
see
that.
I
can
agree
with
that.
But
to
what
extent
exactly
can
we
agree
that
this
has
two
ways?
Right?
Either
we're
in
control
or
we're
not.
And
not
in
control
is
huge.
Well.
And
these
researchers
just
showed
that
they
can
pretend
like
you're
in
control
and
deceive
you
into
thinking
you're
in
control
while
being
an
asshole
in
the
back
end.
So
one
of
the
other
headlines
that's
big
right
now
is
Neuralink
just
had
its
first
implant
successful
implant.
So
what
we're
talking
about
right
now,
Google's
laying
off
a
whole
bunch
of
people.
AI
can
lie,
but
we're
gonna
insert.
This
into
you
to
where
you
cannot
take
it
out
into
your
brain.
Right.
And
have
it
interact
with
you,
your
body,
your
person.
Yeah,
well,
and
then
you
have
another
thing
of
like
that
Apple
Vision
Pro,
which
is
an
interface
to
access
the
Internet
without
really
having
a
phone.
I
mean,
looks
kind
of
ridiculous.
I'm
not
gonna
lie.
It's
a
big
thing
on
your
face.
But
it
looks
just
like
Oculus
Rift.
I
know,
but
I
think
the,
the
progression,
though,
is
to
get
it
low
profile.
Wear
it
like
glasses
to
where
you
have.
You
remember
Lens?
Yeah,
but
that
wasn't
even
like
this.
Not
Lens.
It
was
called
Glass
is
what
it
was
called.
But
that's
not
even
what
I'm
talking
about
because
this
thing,
I
highly
recommend
you
go
out
to
YouTube
and
watch
a
video
demo
of
this,
because
it
is
nuts.
It
tracks
your
hand
movements.
You
can
watch
TV
on
a
huge
screen
because
you
have
the
screen
on.
It's
Oculus
Rift
on
crack.
Yes,
right.
Essentially.
But
when
they
are
able
to
shrink
that
down
to
like,
it
looks
like
you're
just
wearing
glasses,
and
then
they
integrate
AI
into
that
they're
going
to
see
everything
you
see.
It's
going
to
learn
everything
that
we
see.
Or
you
get
a
neural
link
and.
Yeah,
or
you
get
a
neural
link
and
it
reads
your
mind.
And
Minority
Report
stuff
comes
true.
God,
it's
terrifying.
But
about
neuralink,
though,
do
you
think
it's
good
or
bad?
Like,
how
do
you
feel
about
it?
I
don't
know.
I
don't
really
know
a
whole
lot
about
what
they're
trying
to
do.
I
know
that
he
said
a
while
back
that
it
could
help.
I
think
he
said
people
like
Stephen
Hawking's
who
are
paraplegic,
instead
of
doing
eye
movement
technology,
this
would
be
an
advancement,
a
step
forward,
that
they
would
actually
have
this.
And
it
would
be.
It
could
even
more
advanced,
interpret
his.
Like
what
he's
trying
to
say
and.
Things
like
that,
rather
than
eye
movement,
trying
to
type,
you
know,
those
kind
of
things.
But
even
on
top
of
that,
it's
an
argumentation
of
people.
Right,
right.
And
what
the
Apple.
Whatever
the
fuck
you
just.
Vision
Pro.
Thank
you.
Apple
Vision
Pro
is
doing.
It
would
essentially
do
with
this
chip
in
your
head.
Yeah.
So
could
that
overlay
information
and
essentially
be
a.
It's
an
augmentation.
Yeah.
An
augmentation
of
your
vision
too,
though.
Like,
I
don't
know.
Could
that
somehow.
Because
it's
jammed
into
your
brain,
could
that
somehow
project
images
onto
your,
you
know,
however
your
eyes
interpret
this,
the
vision
signals?
I
don't
know.
I
don't
know
if
it
would
be
like
an
overlay
or
if
it
would
actually
just
be
like
your
thoughts,
you
know,
like,
I
don't
know
how
this
works,
how
it's
going
to
work.
And
then
you
integrate
all
this
with
AI.
I
can't.
And
we're
all
robots
at
the
end
of
the
day.
Yeah.
We're.
We're
slowly
and
progressively
losing
our
humanity
every
day.
So
I
think
you
and
I
both
agree
we
would
not
volunteer
for
this.
Well.
Oh,
well,
no,
no,
no.
I'm.
I
am
thinking
back
to
when
I
was
my
worst
with
ocd.
Interesting.
Now,
in
that
moment,
if
that
was
a
promising
technology
that
they
could
somehow
stimulate,
you
know,
your.
What
are
they
called?
Synapses.
Well,
your,
The.
Your
neural
pathways.
If
they
could
stimulate
your
neural
pathways
to
remove
those
bad
ones
that
are
triggering
those
intrusive
thoughts,
and
over
and
over
and
over
again,
they
could
somehow
rewire
it
with
this
neural
link,
I
probably
would
have
done
it.
That's
interesting.
I
didn't
think
about
that
avenue
with
it
because
you
think
about
people
with
PTSD
or
you
think
about,
like,
could
it
do
Anything
for
your
health
even.
Could
it
rewire?
Because
maybe
it
could
rewire
your.
A
lot
of
people's
crutch
is
hunger
or
food.
Maybe
it
could
rewire
that
food
crutch.
Instead
of
being
a
food
crutch,
it
could
rewire
it
into
an
exercise
crutch.
Something
healthy,
you
know
what
I
mean?
Interesting.
So
maybe
there
could
be
a
benefit
there,
but.
I
think
so.
But
it
also
could
be
used
in
a
very,
very,
very
villainous
way.
But
also,
I
would
assume
it
has
to
be
connected
to
the
Internet.
Right.
Do
you
have
5G
just
living
in
your
brain?
Yeah.
I'm
not
sure.
Right.
Yeah.
Could
you.
Could
you
make
phone
calls
and
not
even
really
have
earbuds
in
and
things
of
that
nature?
Because.
Because
if
you
have
that
in
your
brain,
I
mean,
we're
talking
cancer.
So
how
do
you.
I
don't
know.
There's
a
lot
there.
Yeah,
I
don't.
I
don't
know.
I
will
not
volunteer.
But
I.
Like
I
said,
when
I
was
on
my
very
bad
path
and
I
thought
there
was.
That
was
it,
I
would
have
done
it
a
hundred
percent.
Especially
if
that
was
something
that
they
could
promise
to
help
fix.
Yeah,
I
would
have
jumped
at
it.
That's
interesting.
I
didn't
think
about
it
that
way.
Moving
on
from
neuralink,
totally
different
topic.
You
ready?
Oh,
yeah.
Even
though
I
just.
Just
so
you
all
know,
I
butchered
the
hell
out
of
one
of
my
parts
and
we
have
to
cut
it
all
out.
It
was
50.
Nobody
would
have
known
that.
You
had
not
said
anything.
The
Unholy
Union
is
all
about
honesty,
transparency.
It's
transparency.
I
just
want
to
highlight
this.
I
think
it's
time
for
true
crime
people
to
put
their
expertise
to
the
test.
Like
true
crime
podcasters
or
anybody.
Anybody
who
enjoys
that.
I'm
not
one
of
them,
but
good
on
you
if
you
are.
It
is
your
time
to
shine,
is
my
point.
The
US
Released
a
new
warning
to
travelers
pertaining
to
the
Bahamas
capital
that
has
had
18
murders
since
January
of
2024.
So
the
month
of
January,
there
have.
Been
18
murders
in
the
Bahamas.
In
the
Bahamas.
Now
they're
destination
place.
Right.
So
they're
telling
travelers
to
be
on
high
alert,
you
know,
stay
safe,
all
those
things.
They're
saying
that
it's
related
to
gang
violence
more
than
it
is
like
an
act
of
terror,
you
know,
any
of
the
other
types
of.
It's
not
like
a
serial
killer,
right?
Well,
that's
what
they're
saying,
but.
So
as
far
as
gang
violence
goes,
I
think
it's
time,
though,
for
the
true
crime
people.
Like,
they
can
Come
out
and
try
and
solve
this
mystery
of
who's
doing
what.
And
no,
I
don't.
I
don't
think
so.
I
don't
think
anybody
should
go
there
right
now.
No,
you
can
do
it
from
afar.
These
people
are
solving
things
in
podcasts
and
on
tv.
Yeah.
Use
your
neuralink
to
transport
over
to
the
Bahamas.
But
I
wanted
to
talk
about
what
the
highest
murder
rate
in
the
world
is.
I
want
you
to
guess
the
top
five.
Brazil.
You
think
Brazil's
in
the
top
five?
I
think
so.
It
is
not.
What?
The
site
I'm
looking@
is
datapandas.org.
Oh,
God.
Yeah,
this
is
a.
Bonjour.
Stop.
It
came
from
that
site,
and
it
relates
to
the
rankings
related
to
crime
and
the
homicide
rate
per
100,000
people.
So
Brazil
was
wrong.
You
want
to
try
again?
Yeah.
What
is
it?
Give
me.
Okay,
give
me
number.
Well,
not
number
one.
Start
from
five.
Okay,
so
number
five
at
37.79.
Mexico's
up
there.
37.79
per
a
hundred
thousand
people.
Okay.
Mexico
up
there.
No,
Belize
is
number
five.
Okay.
Honduras
is
number
four.
Huh.
I
don't
less
o.
So
I
don't
know
what
that
is.
You
sound
like
you
said
something
like
Mike
Tyson.
L,
E
S
O
T
H
O.
I
didn't
know
that
was
a
country.
This
is
how
uncultured
I
am.
Lesotho.
Less.
Lessotho
is
number
three.
You
want
to
try
and
guess
two
and
one.
No,
two
is
Jamaica.
That's
surprising
to
me.
I
thought
so,
too.
It
is
a
destination
place.
Right.
But
it's
number
two
on
the
crime
list
for
homicides.
And
then
number
one,
El
Salvador
at
52.02.
I'm
not
surprised
by
that.
That's
insane.
Yeah,
I
know.
Almost.
Yeah.
52
people
per
100,000.
Yeah,
we.
I
had
a
friend,
a
family
friend.
That
his.
One
of
his
relatives
or.
No,
I
think
it
was
his
wife.
She's
from
El
Salvador,
and
I
can't
remember.
She
said
that.
I
think
one
of
her.
Her
nephews
or
her
brother
was
just
found
in
her
front
yard.
Stab
wounds
did.
And
that
was
like
the
norm,
Right,
because
of
gang.
Gang
violence
and
stuff
like
that.
Insane.
So
I
guess
the
point.
What
I'm
trying
to
say
is
be
careful
when
you
travel.
Like,
just.
Just
don't
go
anywhere.
I
mean,
if
you're
going
to
go
somewhere,
just
be
mindful
of
where
you
are.
Stay
in
resorts
and
don't
get
any
unmarked
cars.
Right.
No,
Liam
Neeson's
coming
to
find
you.
Right,
that.
I
mean,
what
was
that
show
we
watched?
Locked
Up
Abroad
or
something
like
that?
Wasn't
there
one
about
it
wasn't
even
being
locked
up.
But
it
was
people
being
kidnapped
in
the
Philippines
by
Al
Qaeda.
You
don't
remember
that?
We
watched
it.
It
was
years
ago.
We
watched
it.
But
the
Philippines,
I
can
barely
remember
yesterday.
Me
too.
But
the
Philippines,
I
guess
because
there's
so
many.
There's
thousands
of
islands
there.
There's
Al
Qaeda
sex,
sex,
sex,
sex.
Not
sex.
Move
on.
But
there's
a
bunch
there
in
these.
I
think
it
was
Americans.
I
think
they
got
kidnapped
for
ransom
because
people
see
Americans
and
they
think
money.
Well,
one
didn't
make
it.
I
think
he
got
his
head
cut
off.
But
that
was
a
really
long
way
to
get
to
that
point.
No,
it's.
I'm
just
saying
you
travel
anywhere.
It's
seems
very
scary.
I'm
just
gonna
stay
here.
No,
you
need
to
stay
in
marked
areas,
like
resorts.
I'm
going
to
stay
among
Florida
man.
Man,
I
can't
wait
for
the
Florida
man
games.
But
speaking
of
television
and
TV,
I
am
so
freaking
excited.
Stranger
Things
Season
6.
6
5.
6,
5.
They're
not
kids
anymore.
Next
season.
True.
And
one
of
the
creators
actually
joked
that
they
would
actually
use
like
CG
instead
of
the
kids
because
they
won't
look
like
kids.
Yeah.
But
I'm
really
excited
for
this
show.
Like
the
storyline,
the
graphics,
the
like
all
of
it.
So
excited.
Now
there's
one
character
they're
talking
about
may
not
come
back
into
the
fold
like
it
like
they
were
before.
And
that
makes
me
really
upset.
I
can't
say
too
much,
but
I'm
sure
people
who
are
interested
will
research
it.
But.
And
it
really
makes
me
sad.
Makes
me
so
sad.
Well,
that's
a
Netflix
show.
And
speaking
of
another
Netflix
show,
they're
redoing
Avatar
the
Last
Airbender.
That
comes
out
this
month.
February.
And
because
it's
coming
out
so
soon,
Netflix
has.
They're
starting
to
pull
the
curtain
back
a
little
bit.
Yup.
There.
Obviously
there's
going
to
be
changes.
Everybody
knows
when
you
redo
something,
there's
always
changes.
I'm
dreading
it.
Well,
they
just
released
some
stuff
that
they're
changing.
They're
bringing
in
the
sister
of
Zuko.
Azula.
Azula.
And
the
dad.
My
nerd
flag
fly
right
now.
Let's
go.
And
Fire
Lord
Ozai.
They're
bringing
them
in
sooner
and
they're
fleshing
out
Zuko's
story
sooner.
But
that
means
that
they're
taking
away
air
time
from
Aang
and
Katara
and
Sokka.
Good
job.
That
kind.
That's.
I
agree.
Because
the.
The
Big
part
of
the
show
was
their
little
misadventures
that
they
would
go
on.
Right.
They
would
go
on
these
random.
It
was
like
it
didn't
make
sense.
But
let's
be
clear.
Like,
obviously
the
first
round
of
the
Last
Airbender
was
cartoon
based.
Right.
And
people
were
attached
to
those
voice
actors.
Specifically
Rufio.
From
Peter
Pan.
Hook.
Yep,
from
the
Hook
movie.
People
loved
him
as
Zuko,
like,
obsessed
with
him
as
Zuko.
So
it's
like
almost
in
their
mind,
people
are
obsessed
with
Zuko.
Yes,
but
because
of
the
voice
actor.
Right.
I
mean,
what
you
had
in
that
show
is
going
to
be
damn
near
impossible
to
replicate.
They
can't
replicate
it,
and
I
think
that's
why
they're
making
these
changes.
But
part
of
the
show
was
their
little
misadventures
where
they
would
go
off
on
these
random
side
quests.
Right.
And
it
fleshed
out
their
stories.
But
now
they're
taking.
From
what
I
read,
they're
taking
some
of
that
away.
It's
not.
I'm.
I'm
concerned.
Well,
I
also
have
concerns
about
Beetlejuice,
too.
That's
coming
out.
That
is
coming
out.
Why
are
they
doing
this?
I
don't
know.
Oh.
Oh,
my
God.
The
facial
expression.
I
know
nothing
about
this
movie
other
than
I
just
saw
an
ad.
Can
I
talk
about
Beetlejuice,
too?
Wait,
wait,
wait.
You
said
remake
Roadhouse
with
Jake
Gyllenhaal.
Amazon
show
and
it's
not
apparently
going
to
be
free
or
an
Amazon
movie,
and
it's
not
going
to
be
free.
And
the
writer,
creator
is
pissed.
Someone
is
pissed.
Whoever
did
the
show,
Like,
I
don't
know
if
it's
a
director,
producer,
writer,
creator,
whoever
is
pissed
at
Amazon,
that's.
Not
gonna
be
free.
So
much
to
the
point
that
I
can't
remember
as
the
writer,
creator,
or
if
it
was
Jake
Gyllenhaal.
I
read
an
article,
actually
approached
Bezos
and
was
like,
what
the.
And
Beez
was
like,
I
don't
give
a.
Beast
has
nothing
to
do
with
that
stuff
anymore.
Right,
okay.
Yeah,
I'm
on
my.
How
much
was
this
boat?
Whatever.
Anyway,
Beetlejuice,
too.
Yeah.
I
mean,
it's
going
to
have
Jenny
Ortega
in
it.
Wednesday
Addams.
If
anybody
doesn't
know
who
that
actress
is.
It's
also
going
to
have
all
the
throwback
characters,
like
Scarlet.
Scarlet.
No.
What
the
heck
is
her
name?
Kevin,
what
the
heck
is
her
name?
O'Hara.
It
is
O'Hara,
right?
Catherine.
Catherine.
Catherine
O'Hara.
Okay,
whatever
her.
And
you
know,
the
original
Beetlejuice
and
the
other
girl,
Winona
Ryder.
So
like
all
the
original
characters
gonna
be
in
it,
but
they're
adding
Jenny
as
the
daughter,
and
now
that's
Beetlejuice's
interest.
I'm
like,
I
love
Beetlejuice.
I
do.
I
love
that
movie.
I
have
to
watch
it
every
Halloween.
But
can
we
do
something
different
like.
Or
stop
tainting
old
stuff?
Well,
bring
Beetlejuice
into
a
new
family.
Like,
you
don't
have
to
have
him
go
after
the
daughter.
I
don't
know.
Ew.
Ew.
I
have
the
ick.
Ooh,
did
you
hear
that?
I
sound
like
a
Gen
Z.
I've
got
the
ick.
You
sus.
Total
cap.
Okay.
I
have
no
idea
what
that
means.
All
of
this
said.
I
was
wondering
if
you
could
guess
the
most
streamed
2023
shows.
Suits.
Yes.
Good
job.
It
was.
Suits
was
number
one.
Yeah,
I
know.
Because
that
was
like
a
viral.
I
mean,
it
got
so
big.
They're
bringing
it
back.
They're
trying.
There's
no.
Lots
of
negotiations
are
going
awry.
Right.
They
got
it.
Not
in
the
last
article
that
I
read.
Really?
Yeah.
They're
going
back
and
forth
with
the
actors
and
the
creators
and
it's
a
mess
right
now.
But
I
am
fingers
crossed
that
that
show
comes
back.
It
is
so
good.
I
liked
it
a
lot.
It
was
like
a
nonviolent,
corporate,
you
know,
espionage
type
show.
It
was
really
cool.
Can
watch
it
in
front
of
your
kids
and
not
feel
guilty,
right?
Well,
90%
of
the
time,
the
bang
A
scenes.
But
yeah,
that
happens.
Me,
my
parents
and
my
sister,
we
used
to
call
it
sc.
Sexual
content.
Cover
your
eyes.
Oh,
my.
Yeah,
the
SC
is
coming.
Cover
your
eyes.
What
about
your
ears?
Just
left
them
open.
You
can
hear
everything.
Hear
all
the
spaghetti
making.
Jinx.
Jinx.
L.
Thanks.
So.
But
can
you
guess
what
number
two
was?
Oh,
no.
Probably
not
most
streamed.
If
you
don't
get
this,
I
will
be
so
upset
with
Maisel.
No,
I
didn't
think
it
would
be
Maisel.
So
that
I
feel
like
that
trailer.
Have
to
be
all
in
on
this
show.
All
in.
Mm.
All
in
the
family.
No
joking.
I
don't
know.
Bluey.
Oh,
yeah,
that
makes
sense.
Bluey
was
one
of
the
top
most
streamed
shows
of
2023.
I
don't.
That's
not
surprising.
I
love
that
show.
I
am.
What
do
I
want
to
say?
I
love
that
show.
Like,
I
feel
like
it
is
not
just
a
kid
show.
It
is
a
family
show.
100.
There's
stuff
in
there
for
parents
a
hundred
percent.
Every
episode
there's
parents
stuff.
Like
that
episode
with.
With
Bandit.
The
dad
having
seemed
like
a
mental
health
Crisis.
He
was
letting
something
bring
him
down
and
he
was
working
through
it
with
his
kids
and
wife.
Yep.
It
was
such
a
good
episode.
But
our
kid
loved
it.
Well,
they
talk
about
one
of
the
sisters
not
being
able
to
have
kids.
They
talk
about,
you
know,
breaking
up
with
fam
or
breaking
up
with
couples.
They
talk
like,
oh
yeah.
So
much
to
it
that
it's
beyond
just
a
kid
show.
Oh
yeah.
So
good.
There's
a.
It's
a.
Definitely
a
big
storyline
behind
it
for
adults
and
everything.
And
they
do
it
all
in
seven
minutes.
I
know.
I
don't
understand.
They
need
to
make
a
bluey
movie
that's
like
five
hours
long.
Oh
my
God.
I
would
watch
the
out
of
five
hours.
Yeah.
Or
just
make
an
hour
long
episode.
No.
Or
a
whole
series.
Five
hours.
Okay,
calm
down.
But
they
also
said
in
this
article
that
I'm
reading
that
nostalgia
was
big
in
2023.
Meaning
NCIS,
Grey's
Anatomy,
big
Bang
Theory,
Gilmore,
Gilmore
Girls
and
Friends
were
all
also
in
the
top
streaming
list.
Sounds
like
new
TV
is
suck.
Exactly.
Everyone
is
nostalgic,
but
we
don't
want
remakes.
Right?
Make
something
as
good
as
that.
Well,
that's
the
thing.
It's
like
we
don't
want
remakes
because
we
don't
want
you
to
taint
that
are
nostalgia.
Right.
Why
would
you
want
somebody
to
come
in
and
ruin
Friends?
Right.
Like
they
did
that
whole
reunion
thing
and
that
was
some
trash.
It
was
sad
because
you
guys,
Perry,
he
came
out
and
he
was
saying
things
like,
I
haven't
heard
from
any
of
these
guys.
Right.
It's
like
you
guys
spent
the
beginning
of
your
acting
careers.
Well,
how
many
years
was
that
show?
Nine
or
it
was
like
they
were
together
for
like
nine
years
or
something
like
that.
Yep.
And
they
left.
You
know,
they
left
friends
and
never
talked
to
each
other
again.
Crazy.
So
messed
up.
But
overall,
it
just
seems
like
the
idea
of
nostalgia,
people
take
that
as
let's
do
remakes
because
people
are
so
nostalgic.
It's
like,
no,
we're
nostalgic
because
everything
sucks
right
now.
Well,
it.
But
the
truth
is
though,
is
it
is
a
cash
grab
and
people
will
go
see
it.
Yeah.
And
we'll
be
disappointed
and
we'll
hate
them.
I
know,
but
you
already
spent
your
money.
I
hate
them.
You
were
like
that
with
Beauty
and
the
Beast.
True.
Pretty
much
all
the
Disney
movies.
I
know.
I'm
just
saying
that
it's
a
cash
grab
and
it
works.
And
I'm
going
to
watch
the
new
Airbender
and
I'm
going
to
be
so
mad
and
disappointed.
Me
too.
I'm
going
to
watch
it
and
it's
going
to
taint
the
old
one
and
I'm
going
to
be
pissed.
And.
I
don't
know.
We
just
do
it
to
ourselves.
I
will
keep
paying
for
Netflix.
Total
Misery,
I
think
to
close
off.
I
have
stated
it
before
that
I
have
started
reading
again.
Like,
it's
one
of
the
things
that
I've
always
loved
to
do
and
I
got
out
of
it
just
because
life
is
busy.
Right?
And
you're
a
nerd
for
sure.
I
have
read
a
total
of
eight
books
so
far
since
January
1st,
and
my
goal
is
50.
You.
You'll
get
it
as
long
as
you
keep
the
momentum.
I
think
so,
too.
I
mean,
I'm
already
well
ahead
of
the
pace,
right?
So
I
feel
like.
I
feel
like
I
can
do
this.
It's
obtainable.
It's
something
that
I
can
do.
However,
I
need
more
book
recommendations.
Like,
I
feel
like
my.
My
TBR
list
is
about
200.
My
to
be
read
list.
So
why
do
you
need
book
recipes?
Who?
Recommendations?
Holy
crap.
I
think
I
might
be
having
a
stroke.
Okay,
good
night.
I
want
more
recommendations
because
there's
always
something
good
out
there,
right?
There's
always
the
next
best
thing.
So
any
recommendations
you
got,
send
them
to
me.
But
you
have
a
to
be
read
list
of
200.
Your
point?
If
you
want
to
read
50
books
a
year,
that's
four
years.
I
did
math,
so
you're
not
having
a
stroke.
Congratulations.
Yeah,
I
was
a
test
and
I
passed,
so
I'm
good.
No
hospital
for
me
tonight.
I'm
still
getting
Kendall
achievement
awards.
Like,
I
feel
motivated.
I'm
going
to
do
this.
It's
going
to
happen.
Okay,
I
believe
you,
but
I
need.
You
to
jump
on
the
bandwagon.
I'm
not
reading.
I
don't
want
to.
Okay.
We.
I
have
been
playing
Fortnite
with
our
kiddo,
and
it
has
been
hilarious.
It
really
has.
Listening
to
you
guys,
it's
quite
funny.
Oh,
yeah.
She.
We.
We
only
play
the,
you
know,
E
for
everyone
experiences.
But
it
cracks
me
up
so
bad.
There'll
be
skeletons
chasing
after
us.
And
we
both
screaming
at
each
other.
Like,
well,
between
that
Roblox
and
what's
the
new
thing?
Adventure
Quest.
Adventure
Quest.
Those
are
the
three
things
that
you
guys
play
together.
And
it
is
funny
to
listen
to
you
guys.
Oh,
yeah.
We
team
up.
When
we
don't
team
up,
it's
not
good
because
then
we
start
wanting
to
fight
each
other
in
real
life.
Is
that
what's
happening?
I
think
so.
Oh,
okay.
Yeah,
we
start
getting
mad
at
each
other
in
real
life.
And
I'm
like,
all
right,
we
got
to
turn
this
off
and
start
doing
team
up
games
because
this
is
not
going
to
work.
But
just
to
say
that
we
both
are
very
competitive.
This
whole
family
is
very
competitive.
It's
to
our
detriment
sometimes.
Yeah,
you're
going
to
have
the
last
word.
Love
you.
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