#71 - Hurricanes, Robots, and Sunburns

October 21, 2024

#71 - Hurricanes, Robots, and Sunburns

Unfiltered Union

Russ and Linds recount their harrowing experience with Hurricane Idalia (Milton), describing the intense winds, damage, and community aftermath in Tampa. They shared personal stories about surviving the hurricane, including watching local weatherman Dennis Phillips, dealing with debris, and the challenges of being without trash service and having kids out of school for multiple days. The hosts emphasized the resilience of Floridians, noting the massive destruction and community support during the recovery process.

The podcast shifts to a nostalgic discussion about movies they watched as children, exploring potentially traumatic films like Titanic, Jurassic Park, and Jaws. They reflect on age-appropriate content and their own sensitivities, debating when they would allow their sensitive 9-year-old daughter to watch certain films. This conversation highlights generational differences in media consumption and parental perspectives on childhood movie experiences.

In the final segment, Russ and Linds delve into trending Halloween costumes and emerging technology, specifically Tesla's Optimus robot. They discuss the top Halloween costume predictions, including characters from Inside Out and pop culture figures. The conversation about the Optimus robot reveals their differing perspectives on AI technology, with Russ showing more enthusiasm and Linds expressing skepticism about having a humanoid robot in their home.

Podcast Title

Unfiltered Union

Host

Russ and Lindz

Publish Date

October 21, 2024

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Episode Notes

Join us as we debate weather control conspiracies, swap sunburn horror stories from a pumpkin patch visit, and hilariously reminisce about childhood movie marathons. From musing over Tesla's fancy new household robot that might just break your bank, to imagining if sharks could actually fly during a hurricane. Plus, you won’t want to miss our spirited debate on trending Halloween costumes, including why dressing as a Chipotle burrito might score you free food!

  1. Hurricane Idalia caused extensive damage in Tampa, with widespread debris, suspended trash services, and significant disruption to daily life

  2. Local weatherman Dennis Phillips was praised for providing calm and informative hurricane coverage, emphasizing 'Florida strong' resilience

  3. Russ and Linds discussed nostalgic movies they watched as children, like Titanic and Jurassic Park, and debated appropriate age viewing restrictions for their sensitive 9-year-old daughter

  4. Tesla's Optimus robot prototype was demonstrated at an event, but the hosts were skeptical about its actual capabilities and level of true AI interaction

  5. Halloween costume trends for 2023 include unexpected choices like Shrunken Head Bob from Beetlejuice and a Ray Gun breakdancer costume

  6. The couple discussed potential concerns about household AI robots, with Russ being more open to the technology and Linds feeling hesitant about having a humanoid robot in their home

  7. Both hosts experienced severe sunburns during recent outdoor activities, highlighting the intense Florida sun even during seemingly mild weather

  8. The podcast reflects a candid, conversational style that covers personal experiences, current events, and pop culture with humor and mutual rapport

  1. "We're over here like, hi, Nadine. Hi, Oscar, is that you?"  - Linds

    - A humorous take on the continuous hurricane season, highlighting the absurdity of dealing with multiple named storms back-to-back.

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  2. "I do believe that there are some form of weather control, like cloud seeding and... Chemtrails, all that stuff."  - Russ

    - A provocative statement suggesting conspiracy theories about weather manipulation, revealing Russ's skeptical worldview.

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  3. "We're lucky with what we got through, how we got through this hurricane. Certainly lucky compared to many who lost everything."  - Linds

    - A poignant reflection on the devastating impact of Hurricane Idalia, showing compassion and perspective.

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  4. "If you have an EV, you kind of made out a little bit. Unless it got flooded and caught fire."  - Russ

    - A darkly humorous quip about electric vehicles during hurricane conditions, typical of the podcast's sardonic tone.

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  5. "I wouldn't pay $30,000 for it unless I was rich, but I'd have one."  - Russ

    - Reflects the hosts' differing perspectives on Tesla's Optimus robot, with Russ being more open to the technology.

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Chapter 1: Hurricane Hellscape: Survival Stories from Tampa

Russ and Linds recount their harrowing experience surviving Hurricane Idalia (Milton), discussing the intense storm conditions, damage to their local area, and the community's resilience. They describe the hurricane's impact on their neighborhood, including infrastructure disruptions, debris cleanup, and the emotional stress of weathering the storm.

  • Hurricane Idalia caused significant disruption in Tampa, including trash service interruptions and widespread debris.
  • Local meteorologist Dennis Phillips provided crucial, calm guidance during the hurricane's progression.

Key Quotes

  1. "Like Dennis Phillips said, Florida strong." by Linds

    - Captures the community's resilient spirit in the face of devastating hurricane damage

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  2. "It was like getting stalked by a turtle." by Russ

    - Humorously describes the slow, anxiety-inducing approach of the hurricane

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Chapter 2: Childhood Movie Trauma: What Were Our Parents Thinking?

Russ and Linds explore the potentially inappropriate movies they watched as children, discussing films like Titanic, Jurassic Park, and Jaws. They reflect on the graphic or mature content in these movies and debate at what age they would allow their own child to watch similar films.

  • Parents in the 90s were surprisingly lenient about showing mature or graphic content to children.
  • Children's sensitivity to movie content varies, and parents must carefully consider age-appropriate viewing.

Key Quotes

  1. "She is very sensitive. Like if she's nine right now, if we let her watch that, she'd be sleeping in our bed until she's 32." by Russ

    - Humorously illustrates their concern about their daughter's sensitivity to potentially scary movies

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  2. "Our parents were letting us watch Titanic, which had sexual content. Let's watch Jurassic park. Which people got ate." by Linds

    - Highlights the questionable parental movie choices of their generation

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Chapter 3: Halloween Costume Trends and AI Robots: A Bizarre Mashup

The couple discusses the top Halloween costumes for the year, ranging from Beetlejuice characters to pop culture references. They then transition to a deep dive into Elon Musk's Optimus robot, exploring the potential future of household AI and their differing opinions on robot integration.

  • Halloween costumes this year range from pop culture characters to creative concepts like a Chipotle burrito.
  • There are significant generational differences in comfort levels with AI and household robots.

Key Quotes

  1. "Well, you say that until that folds laundry." by Russ

    - Highlights the potential practical benefits of household robots that might overcome initial skepticism

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  2. "I don't think I would be able to get over that hump of having something that's almost like taking up a whole space as another person." by Linds

    - Expresses her personal reservation about having a humanoid robot in their home

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Russ

Foreign.

This

is

the

Unfiltered

Union.

Linds

I'm

Linds.

Russ

And

I'm

Russ.

Linds

Here

is

this

week's

episode.

Russ

You

know,

almost

every

single

time

we

do

a

podcast,

I

make

fun

of

you

for

sunburn.

I

can't

make

fun

of

you

this

time.

Linds

Yeah.

Because

you

too.

Ha.

Russ

I

got

wrecked

yesterday,

huh?

Badly.

Linds

It

is.

Yeah.

Painful.

Russ

It

hurts.

It

hurts

real

bad.

It

hurts

so

bad

that

Solar

Recover

is

struggling

to

keep

up.

Linds

That's

just

my

face.

I

got

the

raccoon

eyes

again.

But

yours

is,

like,

your

whole

body.

Russ

Yeah,

I

don't.

Outside

is

awful.

Linds

Outside.

Well,

I

mean,

Mother

Nature

does

some

crazy

things.

Enter

Helene

and

Milton.

Russ

Helene,

Helene.

I

still

stand

by

Helen.

Linds

If

you

say

so.

But

it

just

feels

like

this

is

probably

the

first

weekend

that

we've

had

that's

kind

of

normal.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

Since.

Russ

Since

all

the

hurricanes.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

Oh,

I

agree.

Because

the.

It's

been

nonstop.

We've

had

trash

build

up

in

our

house

because

there's

no

trash

service

out

here.

They

finally

restarted

it,

but

now

they

paused

it

again

because

they're

getting

overflowed

with

yard

D.

Bryce

Debris.

Debris.

And

it's

crazy.

Yeah.

The

city

of

Tampa

just

stopped

recycling

service,

and

I

believe

they

did

stop

residential

trash

service

for

now.

Linds

Crazy.

Russ

Yeah.

Our.

Our

garage

smelled

like

old

food.

Oh,

I

don't

even

want

to

trash.

It

was

nasty.

Linds

Yeah.

But

even

driving

around

when

we

would

go

to.

We

shop

at

Aldi

or

our

groceries.

Exactly.

Russ

Your

own

bags

in

a

quarter.

Linds

The

quarter

thing.

Russ

Yeah,

that.

That's

a

nightmare.

Linds

Quarters

at

Aldi

are

the

bane

of

my

shopping

existence.

Russ

We

went

yesterday,

and

we

lost

our

trusty

quarter.

Linds

We

had

to

dig

through

our

car

to

try

and

find

a

freaking

quarter.

Russ

It

took

us

20

minutes

of

our

Aldi

trip

to.

To

find

a

quarter

just

so

we

could

get

the

cart.

Linds

Uhhuh.

Well,

anyways.

But

driving

to

and

from

Aldi,

we

go

through

places

that

are

near

the

river

and

by

the

river.

Down

by

the

river.

I

sound

like

Chris

Farley.

There

was

debris

and

people's

houses

flooded,

so

all

their

furniture

was

on

the

curbside

for

after

Helene.

Russ

Right.

Linds

Well,

after

Milton.

Russ

I

don't

know

where

that

furniture's

at.

Linds

Double.

Like,

it's

double

now.

The

amount

of

debris,

the

amount

of

things

that

are

now

at

the

curb.

It's

crazy.

And

like

you

said,

Hillsborough

county

is

struggling

to

keep

up

with

all

of

it.

So

it's

just

a.

It's

a

mess

out

here.

Russ

Yeah.

And

just

to

be

clear,

Hillsboro

county

is

what

is

in

Tampa

is

in

Hillsborough

County.

It's

insane.

It's

Definitely.

That

was

the

worst

one

we've

had

since

we've

been

here.

Linds

And

we

were

here

for

Ian,

too.

And

ian

was

Cat

5

upon

landfall.

Russ

But

we

got

lucky.

Unfortunately

for

other

people

down

in

Fort

Myers,

it

veered

south

at

the

last

second.

It

was

supposed

to

hit

us

head

on.

Linds

Indian

burial

grounds,

man.

Russ

Oh,

yeah.

Linds

Keep

it

coming.

Russ

Well,

I

kind

of

did

the

same

thing

for

this

one,

but

a

little

bit

closer

to

our

disadvantage.

We

were

in

the

northern

eye

wall

where

we

live,

which

is

where

the

highest

winds

and

rains

are.

And

now

it

was.

It

was

dicey.

I'm

not

gonna

lie.

It

scared

the

out

of

me.

I

couldn't

sleep.

I

went

to

bed

finally

at

about

5am

after

the

majority

of

it

passed

us.

But

it.

It.

It

was.

It

was.

It's

like

a

tornado

that

doesn't

stop

after

30

seconds.

Linds

Right.

It

was.

Russ

It's

hours.

Linds

Watch

the

house.

Literally,

like,

breathe.

Russ

Yeah.

We

have

sliding

doors

in

our

neighborhood

that

are

in

our

back

backyards,

and

they're

big

sliding

doors,

and

that

thing

was

flexing.

I

was.

I.

I

swore

that

was

going

to

break.

Linds

That

was

crazy.

Watch

it.

Russ

I

swore

it

was

gonna

show.

Yeah.

And

then

the

problem

with.

With

windows

breaking

is

then

your.

Your.

Your

house

gets

essentially

pressurized

from

the

inside,

and

then

it

can

blow

your

roof

off.

So

that

was

a

big

concern

for

me.

Linds

Yeah,

it

was

definitely.

It

was

definitely

crazy.

But

on

top

of

it

all,

we

watched

Dennis

Phillips.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

I

can't

say

enough

about

him

as

a

local

weatherman,

like,

just

keeping

us

sane

and

aware

and

not

freaking

out.

Rule

number

seven.

Russ

I

was

still

freaking

out.

Well,

I

mean,

the

problem

with

hurricanes

is,

you

know

they're

coming.

Linds

Right,

but

that's

also

a

good

thing.

That's

also

the

benefit.

Russ

Yeah,

but

if

you're

going

to

hunker

down

like

we

did,

you're

like,

okay,

come

on,

just

hurry

up,

please.

Dear

God.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

Did

you

say

it

was

like

getting

stalked

by

a

turtle?

Linds

Yes,

that's

what

Dennis

Phillips

says.

I

love

him.

He

keeps

me

sane

during

those

moments

of

the

news.

You

drawing

it

out,

sensationalizing

it.

And

everybody's

gonna.

So

he

gives

us

real

of

it.

Right.

We're

going

to

be

in

the

northern

eye

wall.

There's

going

to

be

the

fastest

winds,

probably

the

most

damage

to

houses.

Like,

he

gives

you

the

real

of

it,

but

he

doesn't

make

you

freak

out.

So

I

appreciate

him.

Russ

I

was.

I'm

not

gonna

lie,

though.

He

got

a

little.

It

seemed

like

he

got

a

little

nervous,

number

seven.

Linds

You're

right.

Russ

Yeah,

he

did.

He

said

he

Was

like,

don't

freak

out.

He

said,

now's

not

the

time

to

freak

out.

It's

the

time

for

action.

I

was

like,

what

does

that

mean?

Run?

But

the

problem

with

running,

you

couldn't.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

There

was

no

gas.

There

was

gridlock,

traffic.

People

were

running

out

of

gas

on

I75

to

get

out

of

Tampa

and

go

north.

Linds

Yep.

Russ

People

were

trying

to

go

to

Orlando

on

i4.

On

i4.

Gridlock.

And

then

there's

just

no

gas

anywhere.

We're

still

recovering

from

the

gas

shortage.

Now

we're

trying

to

get,

like

stability

in

our

gas

system.

Linds

Making

that

last

quarter

of

a

tank.

Russ

Oh,

yeah,

yeah.

You

just.

If

you

have

an

ev,

you

kind

of

made

out

a

little

bit.

Unless

it

got

flooded

and

caught

fire.

Linds

Yeah,

that.

Okay.

Russ

Well,

I

mean,

EV

is

kind

of.

It

kind

of

lends

to

one

of

our

topics.

I

don't

know

if

we're

gonna.

Linds

Not

there

yet.

Russ

Come

on,

man.

I

was

trying

to

segue

him.

Linds

He

tried.

It

was

cute.

Russ

I'm

not

good

at

this.

Linds

So

we

had

the

kids

out

for

nine

days

out

of

school.

I

think

when

we

lived

in

Virginia,

the

longest

kids

were

out

of

school

was

probably

close

to

a

month.

If

you

think

back

to.

What

was

it,

2010?

March

2010.

Russ

Blizzard.

Linds

The

big

blizzard.

Yeah,

that

one

put

kids

out

of

school

for

multiple

weeks.

I

would

say

almost

maybe

two

or

three.

Close

to

a

month.

And

these

kids

were

out

for

nine

days

for

this

hurricane.

And

then

they

had.

Russ

You

can

see

my

nips

in

this

shirt.

Sorry,

keep

going.

Linds

Then

they

had,

what,

three

or

four

days

for

Helene.

So

hurricane

days

are

real

down

here.

Russ

It's

been

over

two

weeks

for

the

kids

here.

It's

crazy.

And

they.

The

parents

are

losing

their

minds.

Like,

we

have

Facebook,

neighborhood

groups,

and

all

the

parents

are

like,

where

are

these

kids

going

back.

Did

somebody

watch

my

children?

Linds

Well,

everybody's

like,

put

the

kids

to

work.

Russ

Put

the

kids

to

work.

Go

pick

up

all

the

yard

stuff

everywhere.

Linds

Which

seriously,

I

had

to

tell

myself

at

one

point

that

it's

a

marathon.

It

is

not,

you

know,

a

quick

hundred

yard

dash

to

get

all

this

debris

picked

up.

Although

some

of

our

neighbors

did

it

that

quickly,

which

good

on

them.

But

gosh.

Russ

But

the

funny

part,

though

is

they

picked

it

up,

but

it's

sitting

in

front

of

their

house

now

waiting

to

be

picked

up.

Picked

up.

Linds

Yep.

Because

of

all

the

debris.

As

you.

Russ

The

debris.

Yeah.

Yes.

I'm

fancying

them

French.

Linds

But

did

you

see

that

the

stingrays

had

to

actually

go

back

to

the

Tampa

aquarium

that

were

in

the.

Russ

I'm

not

surprised

the

roof

got

ripped

off,

huh?

Linds

So

the

Tampa

Rays,

Tampa

Bay

race

Tropicana

Stadium.

At

Tropicana

Stadium,

they

actually

have

a

stingray

tank

that

you

can

actually

have

your

kids

go

touch

stingrays

while

at

the

game.

It's

really

cool.

But

the

poor

things

had

to

get

moved

because

the

whole

roof

of

the

Tropicana

got

ripped

off

during

Milton.

It

was

scary.

Russ

I

wonder

what

they

were

thinking.

Linds

Tv.

Russ

Oh,

my

God,

what

is

that?

Linds

There's

probably

more.

Well,

other

than

being

in

a

small

tank.

But

they're

probably

more

used

to

it

than

us

because.

Russ

I

don't

know.

Linds

In

the

ocean.

I

don't

know.

Is

it

safer

underwater,

you

think,

during

a

hurricane?

In

the

ocean?

Russ

I

would

think

so.

That's

not

where

the

wind

is.

Linds

True.

But

if

it

floods,

you're

a

fish

anyways.

Russ

Yeah,

you

can

breathe.

But.

But

does

it

swirl

in

there

like.

Linds

That's

what

I'm

saying.

Russ

Like

a

reverse.

You

know,

the

whirlpools

that

people

see

and

get

sucked

into.

Is

it

reverse

for

them?

They

get

sucked

into

the

air?

Linds

Sharknado.

Russ

That'd

be

kind

of.

Linds

We

talked

to

our

cousin

about

that

before

it

happened.

Russ

We

did,

we

did.

She

was

making

fun

of

us

because

we're

getting

ready.

Not

making

fun

of

us,

but

saying,

you're

gonna

have

sharknado.

And

then

we

were

like,

well,

where

you

live,

people

are

eating

cats.

So.

Linds

Ohio.

Yeah.

Anyhow,

during

all

of

this,

we

have,

you

know,

again,

get

it

together.

Russ

I

can't.

Linds

We

have

family

members

up

north

who

live

in

Virginia,

Pennsylvania,

Ohio,

all

the

places.

Right.

Well,

while

we're

going

through

Hurricane

Milton,

they're

all

posting

pictures

of

the

northern

lights

that

reached

all

the

way

down

to

Mid

America.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

And

we're

over

here

like,

hi,

Nadine.

Hi,

Oscar,

is

that

you?

Russ

Right,

yeah,

it's.

Don't

we

have

two

developing.

But

they're

not

going

to

hit

us.

Linds

I

don't

think

they're

gonna.

They're

in

the

Atlantic

and

one

of

them's

probably

going

to

cross

the

Pacific.

But.

Russ

Yeah,

I

thought

one

was

going

like

through

South

America

and

crossing

over

to

the

Pacific

and

then

the

other,

he's.

Linds

Gonna

bounce

off

the

Bahamas

and

like

go

back

into

the

Atlantic.

And

I'm.

Good

grief.

But

I

think.

Russ

I

think

they're

controlling

the

weather

for

sure.

Linds

We

are

not

going

there.

Russ

I

do,

though.

Linds

We're

not

going

there.

Russ

There's

weather

control,

like

cloud

seeding

devices

out

there

that

have

been

patented

and,

and

all

that

stuff.

I

think.

I

do

believe

that

there

are

some

form

of

weather

Control,

like

cloud

seeding

and.

What

is

that?

Chemtrails,

all

that

stuff.

Do

you

ever.

When

we

fly

on

an

airplane,

do

you

see

that

stuff

coming

out

the

sides

of

that

thing?

No.

Come

on

now.

Linds

You

good?

Russ

No.

Linds

Okay.

Russ

I

could

talk

all

day

about

this.

Linds

But

now

that

things

are

starting

to

really

feel

slightly

back

to

normal.

This

weekend,

we

went

to

a

pumpkin

patch

just

today.

Russ

It

was

cool.

Linds

Yeah.

That's

not

where

we

got

the

sunburn

from.

Sunburn

was

actually

yesterday

during

soccer,

but

it

was.

Russ

The.

The

weird

thing

is

it

was,

like,

70

degrees

outside,

and

it

was

cold.

It's

cold

for

Floridians.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

And

we're

all

out

there.

Not.

I

mean,

I've

got

shorts

on

you.

Yeah,

we

had

shorts

on,

but

it

was

windy,

so

you

couldn't

feel

the

sun

on

your

skin.

And

then

you

got

home,

and

then

you

looked

at

yourself,

and

you're

like,

ow.

It

was

a

delayed

reaction.

Linds

But

now

that

we're,

you

know,

again,

getting

back

to

kind

of

normal.

We

went

to

a

pumpkin

patch,

and

there's

red

tide

out

there.

Russ

Yeah.

The

beaches

are

closed.

Plus,

you

got

to

give

this.

Give.

Give

space

to

the

people

that

actually

live

there.

Help.

You

know,

don't.

Don't

pollute

their

area

with

traffic

and

people

trash.

Let

them

kind

of

get

back

to.

To.

To

their

normal.

Linds

Absolutely.

Let

them

get

back

to

our

Florida

strong.

Russ

That's

right.

It's

kind

of

cool,

though.

I

will

say

that

Florida

does

come

together

after

something

like

this,

because

this

was

a

major,

major

hurricane.

Like,

people,

I'm

pretty

sure

there's

quite

a

few

people

that

have

died

and.

Linds

Have

been

displaced

and

have

lost

everything.

Russ

And

billions

of

dollars

of

damage.

Linds

Yeah,

we.

We're

lucky

with

what

we

got

through,

how

we

got

through

this

hurricane.

Certainly

lucky

compared

to

many

who

lost

everything.

Right.

So

our

hearts

go

out

to

him.

For

sure.

And

like

Dennis

Phillips

said,

Florida

strong.

Russ

Yeah,

for

sure.

Linds

We'll

keep

going.

Okay,

switching

topics.

Ready?

Russ

Yeah,

I

know.

I

thought

we

were

supposed

to

be

a

comedy

podcast.

Linds

We

laugh

a

lot

at

ourselves.

Russ

Nobody

else

does.

Linds

Somebody

does.

Somebody's

out

there

laughing.

Russ

Yeah,

they're

laughing

at

us.

Wasting

our

time.

Linds

Okay.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

I

wanted

to

talk

to

you

about

movies

that

we

watched

as

kids.

Right.

So

a

couple

of

them

that

comes

to

mind.

Russ

Well,

I

mean,

what

do

you

mean?

Like,

watched

as

kids?

Like,

kids

movies?

Linds

No,

I'm

talking,

like,

adult

movies

that

we

watched

as

kids.

Russ

Oh,

so

trauma.

Linds

I

mean,

you

can

say

Disney

back

in

the

day

was

traumatic

because

you

have

Lion

King,

the

dad

dying

the

first,

like,

10

minutes.

Russ

Yeah.

But

tell

Me

about

it.

The

freaking

Land

Before

Time

Killed

Me.

Linds

Right.

Russ

So

parents

getting

wrecked

by

exact

car

pits

and

stuff

and

gators

kind

of

sentence.

Linds

But

a

lot

of

these

movies,

I

was

thinking

back,

like

when

I

first

watched

them.

Right,

right.

So

Titanic.

When

did

you

first

watch

Titanic?

Russ

I

saw

it

in

the

movie

theaters.

Linds

At

what

age?

Russ

I

don't.

When

did

it

come

out?

Linds

I

don't

know.

Russ

Well,

you

gotta

give

me

something

here.

I

would.

I

watched

that

in

the

theater.

So

when.

Linds

Seven.

So

you

were

nine?

Russ

I

watched

that

in

the

theater.

So

I

was

nine

years

old.

I

saw

Titties

when

I

was

nine

years

old.

Linds

Okay,

so

what

did

I

say?

It

came

out

in

97.

I

got

it

on

VHS.

Russ

Yeah,

the

73

box

set.

Linds

2.

2.

VHS.

But

so

I

think

I

was

probably

a

little

bit

older,

so

maybe

10.

Or

if

you

were

9.

So

I

was

7.

So

maybe

8.

Say

8

or

9

for

me

too.

When

the

VHS

came

out,

it

wasn't

always

immediate.

Russ

No.

Linds

Okay.

Anyways,

Jurassic

Park,

I

watched

that.

Russ

I

didn't

go

to

theaters

to

that,

but

I

did.

I

think

we

rented

it

from

Blockbuster.

Linds

Jurassic

park

was

93.

Russ

Yeah,

we

rented

it

from

Blockbuster.

So

I

was

probably

like

six

or

seven.

Linds

Jaws.

Russ

I

would

never

let

my

kids.

Linds

We're

gonna

get

to

that.

Don't

Jaws.

Russ

I,

I,

to

this

day

I

haven't

seen

Jaws.

Linds

I

feel

like

you

learn

something

about

you

every

day.

And

not

in

the

best

way.

Russ

I

never

watch.

Linds

Never

seen

Jaws.

You

also

told

me

the

other

day

you've

never

seen

what?

Beetlejuice.

Russ

Yeah,

I

never

watch

Be.

Linds

I

can't

with

you.

Russ

I

know.

Linds

I

can't.

Russ

That

stuff

does.

Is

not

interesting.

Linds

Regardless.

Russ

Okay,

go

ahead.

Linds

Jaws.

I

was

seven

years

old.

For

me

and.

Russ

Yeah.

Why

would

you

watch

that

at

7

years

old?

Linds

I

was

at

the

beach

too,

with

my

family.

It

was

our

family.

Russ

I

bet

that

ruined

your

entire

vacation.

Linds

Yeah,

it

was

horrible.

Russ

I'm

not

going

to

the

beach

today.

Why?

I

watch

Jaws.

Linds

Did

you

ever

watch

Clueless?

Russ

No.

Linds

No.

Okay.

I

think

I

was

about

maybe

10

for

clueless.

How

about

Adam's

Family?

Russ

No.

Linds

You

never

watched

that?

Russ

I

never

seen

that.

Linds

Okay.

I'm

gonna

say.

Russ

I

mean,

I've

seen

parts

and

pieces,

but

nothing

like,

not

front

to

back.

Linds

So

we'll

stick

with

Titanic

and

Jurassic

park

for

you.

Okay.

Yeah,

those

two.

Russ

That's

valid.

Linds

When

would

you

let

our

child,

our

daughter,

who

is

now

9

years

old,

almost

10.

When

would

you

let

her

watch

Titanic

and

or

Jurassic

Park?

Russ

Never.

And

that's

because

she

is

super

sensitive.

Linds

She

is.

She

is

a

very

sensitive

child.

I

will

admit

that.

But

even

knowing

that

about

her.

Is

there

a,

an

age?

Russ

Is

there

an

age

she's

going

to

watch

Miraculous

Ladybug

and

that's

it

for.

Linds

The

rest

of

her

life?

Russ

That's

it.

Linds

The

rest

of

her

life.

Russ

And

Paw

Patrol.

She

is

very

sensitive.

Like

if

she's

nine

right

now,

if

we

let

her

watch

that,

she'd

be

sleeping

in

our

bed

until

she's

32.

Linds

Well,

I

was

thinking

about

the

Addams

Family

the

other

day.

I'm

like,

oh,

that's

such

a

harmless

movie.

She

could

watch

that.

I

don't,

I

don't

think

she's

seen

Wednesday

actually.

Russ

But,

well,

even

Beetlejuice

is

weird

to

her.

Like,

you

cried.

She

was

like

Beetlejuice.

She,

she

left.

Linds

So

yeah,

I

can't

imagine

our

kid

watching

any

of

those.

And

then

to

your

point,

she's

a

more

sensitive

child

than

I

think

you

were.

I

were,

but

just

any

child,

like

thinking

about

my

nephews.

They

are.

Russ

Oh,

I'd

let

them

watch

Jurassic

Park.

No,

they

wouldn't

be

afraid

of

it.

Linds

Like

our

oldest

nephew

is

six

and

then

our

youngest

is

four.

So

the

six

year

old,

you

would

let

him

watch

Jurassic

Park?

It

wouldn't

surprise

me

if,

if

he's

already

seen

it,

to

be

quite

honest

with

you.

Russ

Well,

our

the

old

older

one

I

would

let

watch

it

because

he

doesn't

seem

phased

by

that

stuff.

But

younger

one

maybe.

I,

I,

I

don't

know.

I

would

say

you

can

leave

if

you

want.

Linds

He's

not

in.

The

four

year

old

is

not

into

movies

right

now.

Russ

No,

he

wouldn't

have

the

attention

span.

He

wouldn't

make

it.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

Although

seeing

that

dude

get

drug

at

the

very

beginning

into

that

cage,

I

don't

know,

he

might

be

out.

Yeah,

it's,

I

still

remember

that.

You

see

his

hand

and

he's

grabbing

and

then

all

you

see

is

this.

Oh

my

God.

Yeah,

that's

a,

that's

a

core

trauma

memory

right

there.

Linds

So

our

parents

are,

were

letting

us

watch

Titanic,

which

had

sexual

content.

Let's

watch

Jurassic

park.

Which

people

got

eight.

Russ

I

mean

the

dude

got

eight

while

he

was

dropping

a

duke.

Linds

Right?

The

poor.

I.

What

a

way

to

go,

Rex.

Russ

He

tasted

poop.

His

la,

his.

That's.

Linds

Well,

I

mean

it's

the

whole

body.

You're

gonna

get

that

anyways.

But.

Russ

Yeah,

but

at

least,

at

least

you

don't

have

it

hitting

your

tongue

where

the

taste

buds

are.

Linds

Okay.

It

just,

it

blows

my

mind

when

I

was

thinking

about,

I'm

like

listing

all

these

movies

out

in

my

head,

trying

to

think

of

things

that

she

could

watch,

you

know,

that

are

age

appropriate

or

something

that

she'd

enjoy.

And

even

clueless.

There's

a

bunch

of

kids

who

are

dressing

as

Clueless

in

their

Halloween

costume

for

this

year.

And

I'm

like,

wait,

I

don't

know.

Russ

I

don't

even

know

what

that

movie's

about.

Linds

It's

essentially

all

about

losing

your

virginity.

It's

about

losing

your

virginity.

So

having

these

kids

dress

as

Clueless.

And

I

know,

you

know,

the

outfits

are

harmless.

Right.

But

I

don't

think

I'd

ever

let

her

watch

it,

and

not

until

she

was

old

enough.

Thirteen

at

this

point.

Russ

Right.

I

mean,

she

knows

what

all

that

stuff.

Well,

she

doesn't

really

know

what

virginity

is,

but

she

knows

what

private

parts

and

how

babies

are

made

and

stuff.

Well,

yeah,

to

an

extent.

Linds

She's

got

the

biology

of

it,

if

you

will.

Russ

But

she's

not

like.

She

doesn't.

I

don't

think

she

knows

what

has

to

happen.

Linds

Right.

The

drive

behind

it.

Russ

No,

I'm

not

trying

to

break

her

innocence

of

that.

Not

until

she's.

Honestly,

she's

gonna

learn

that

at

school

before

she

learns

it

from

me.

And

I'm

not

saying

from

school

school.

I'm

saying

from

friends

at

school.

Yeah,

that's

where

you

learn

a

lot.

That's

like

a

rite

of

passage.

Linds

Yeah,

where.

Where

you

come

home

and

ask

questions.

Russ

And

you're

like,

mom,

what

the.

What

is

that?

And

you're

like,

oh,

man,

we're

at

that

age.

Linds

All

right,

here

we

go.

Well,

speaking

of

Halloween,

have

you

heard

what

the

top

costumes

for

this

year

are

going

to

be?

Russ

Elsa?

Linds

No.

Good

guess,

but

no.

So

I've

got

the

top

15

here

on

a

list.

Russ

I

don't

know.

Linds

Guess

any

of

them.

Russ

The

top

one

will

Wednesday

number

one.

Wednesday's

up

there.

It's

got

to

be

Wednesday.

Linds

Wednesday

did

not

make

the

list.

Russ

That's.

This.

This

country

is

going

to

hell.

Linds

Okay.

Like,

two

years

since

the

season

came

out.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

Waiting

on

season

two.

Russ

Kamala

Harris.

Linds

No.

Russ

Just

so

people

don't

want

to

dress

up

as

a

stack

of

Russell

Allen.

Linds

You

have

to

take

that

out.

Russ

No,

that's

too

late.

Linds

I

said

you're

first

and

middle.

Russ

That's

okay.

She

almost

full

named

me.

Linds

Yeah.

No,

you're

gonna

have

to

take

that

out.

Russ

No,

I'm

not.

Linds

Okay,

so

I

have

a

list

in

front

of

me.

Russ

She

scolded

me

on

the

podcast.

I'm

gonna

cry.

Go

ahead.

Linds

You

ready?

Russ

Yeah,

I'm

good.

Linds

So

I

have

a

list

of

the

top

15

costumes

for

this

year.

Oh,

no,

you're

cheating.

Russ

Like

Wolverine

and

Deadpool.

Linds

Wolverine

and

Deadpool.

Russ

I

said

I

just

saw

Lady

Deadpool.

Linds

Yes,

Lady

Deadpool.

There's

actually

a

call

out,

I

guess,

in

the

Deadpool

and

Wolverine

movie,

but

I

haven't

watched

it

yet.

Yeah,

to

Lady

Deadpool.

Russ

Yeah.

And

I

think

it's

actually

Blake

Lively.

Who's

Lady

Deadpool?

Linds

Oh,

is

it

really?

Russ

I

think

so.

Yeah.

But

I

don't

think

it's

not

like

a

huge

part.

Linds

No,

no,

no.

I

get

it.

Russ

But

there

was

a

lot

of.

I

don't.

What

do

you

call

it?

Linds

Like

controversy.

Russ

No,

not

controversy,

but

people.

All

kinds

of

superheroes

showing

up

in.

Linds

Ah.

Russ

I

thought

it

was

kind

of

cool.

Yeah,

like

Channing

Tatum

was

Gambit

and

stuff.

Linds

I

can't

wait

to

watch

it.

We

just

have.

We

don't

typically

go

to

the

movies

much

anymore.

More

watch

them

at

home

on

the

band.

Russ

Because

it's

too

expensive.

Yeah,

it

cost

a

lot

of

money

to

go

in

there.

Because

you

want

popcorn,

you

gotta

have

movie

popcorn.

Then

you

gotta

have

37

gallons

of

coke.

Linds

Uhhuh.

Yep.

All

that.

Russ

They

don't

have

a

regular

S.

Can

I

please

have

a

thimble

of

Coke?

Linds

No.

We

haven't

gotten

to

the

movies

in

a

while.

I

think

the

last

one

was

what,

Super

Mario?

Russ

Yeah,

yeah.

We

took.

Took

our

kiddo

because.

Plus

we

wanted

to

see

the

new

theater

that

where

we

live,

man.

I

tell

you

what,

though,

Nice

chairs.

You

can

put

the

most

expensive

nap

you'll

ever

take.

Linds

Okay,

focus.

Back

to

the

costumes.

So

top

15.

Russ

I

don't

know.

Wolverine's

not

on

there.

Linds

No.

Russ

Deadpool

and

Man.

Deadpool's

not

on

there.

Linds

No.

Russ

Let's

see.

That's

strange.

Linds

Yeah,

you'll.

You'll

probably

never

guess

what

number

one

is.

I'm

gonna

tell

you.

Ready?

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

It

is

Shrunken

Head

Bob.

He

is

from

Beetlejuice.

The

little.

Russ

Yeah,

I

know

who

that

is.

Linds

Yeah.

Shrunken

head

Bob

is

number

one.

I'm

surprised

by

that.

So

I

don't

know

how

much

I

believe

this

list.

Yeah,

but

that's

number

one.

Number

two

is

Ray

Gun.

Russ

Fuck

it.

Linds

The

breakdancer

from

the

Olympics.

Russ

Oh,

that's

valid.

Linds

That's

a

good

one.

Russ

Yeah,

because

everybody

can

be

a

breakdancer

now.

Linds

That's

a

good

one.

I

thought

it

was

really

good.

Catnap

from

Poppy's

Playtime.

Russ

Okay.

Yeah,

whatever

that

means.

Linds

Dolores

from

beetlejuice.

So

Katherine

O'Hara.

Russ

I

got

nothing.

Okay.

Linds

You

know

who

Katherine

O'Hara

is?

Russ

Kevin.

Oh,

yeah,

yeah,

yeah.

Okay.

Yeah,

yeah,

yeah.

Linds

Right.

Get

it

together.

Here.

Pomy

from

the

Amazing

Digital

Circus.

Never

heard

of

it.

Envy

from

inside

out.

Inside

out

has

a

bunch

of

them

on

here.

So

anger,

disgust,

anxiety.

Yeah.

So

all

of

those

are

on

this

list.

Russ

That's

usually

how

it

is.

There's

a

big

something

that

comes

out

like

Elsa

was

huge

for

seven

years

after

Frozen

came

out.

Linds

Well,

wait

till

the

next

Frozen

comes

out.

Frozen

3

is

coming

out

and

it'll

be

all

over

again.

Big

old

hype.

Then

Red

from

Descendants,

which

is

a

Disney

movie.

And

then

Dr.

Doom,

because

we

have

Robert

Downey

Jr.

Who's

going

to

be

doctor.

It's

going

to

be

some

alternate

universe

bull.

Russ

How

whack

ass

is

that?

Linds

I

can't.

Russ

I

don't

like

it

either.

Don't

get

me

started

on

that

whole

thing.

Linds

Yeah,

it's

bad.

Russ

They

said.

Supposedly.

I

read

a

thing

somewhere

online

about

why

they

did

that,

and

it's

because

the

Marvel

movies

have

tanked.

They

suck.

Linds

Yep.

Russ

And

bringing

back

Robert

Downey

Jr.

Was

a

way

to

try

to

drum

up

interest,

and

I

don't.

Truthfully,

I

don't

think

it's

going

to

work.

Linds

Me

either.

Russ

They're.

Linds

Nope.

Russ

I

don't

know.

Disney

is

not

on

the

right

track.

I.

I

don't

think

Star

Wars.

They've

ruined

it.

They've

thrown

all

this

weird

into

Star

Wars.

It's

like,

just

show

them.

Make

me

a

sci

fi

movie,

man.

You

know?

Linds

So

the

next

one

is.

Russ

Don't

you

stop

it.

It's

my

podcast

too.

Linds

Huh?

It

is.

The

next

one

is

Sabrina

Carpenter.

I

figured

that.

That's

a

big

one

right

now.

She.

It's

all

over

the

place.

We

already

said

Lady

Deadpool

and

then

a

Chipotle

burrito.

If

you

dress

as

a

burrito,

you

actually

get

free

Chipotle

is

what

I

heard.

Russ

Well,

then

why

the

would.

Why

isn't

that

number

one

or

is.

Linds

It

just

your

costume?

One

of

the

two.

Russ

I

thought

if

you

just

dressed

up

and

went

there,

you

would

get

something.

Linds

Yeah,

something

like

that.

Anyways.

Oh,

Wolverine

is

on

here.

Okay.

It

was

number

14.

Russ

You're

lying.

Linds

I

did

my

bad.

Russ

15

burrito.

Linds

No,

11

was

the

chipotle

burrito.

But

I

already

said

all

the

inside

outs

and

then.

Russ

Oh,

okay,

I

gotcha.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

So

Deadpool

is

not

on

there,

but

Wolverine

is.

Linds

Lady

Deadpool

is

on

there.

Russ

That's

nice.

Linds

Who

runs

the

world?

So

we

talked

about

those

Halloween

costumes.

Guess

what

else

looks

really

crazy

and

weird

and

looks

like

a

costume,

but

I

guess

was

actually

a

robot.

Russ

Optimus.

Linds

Yeah.

Yeah.

Russ

Yep.

Linds

I've

got

big

concerns.

Russ

I

do.

Well,

I

Do

too.

To

a

point,

I

think.

AI

so

what

we're

talking

about

is

Optimus,

Elon,

Musk,

Tesla.

They

are

developing

a

robot

called

Optimus

and

it's

supposed

to

be

like

a.

In

your

house

all

the

time

on

help

you

do

everything.

Mow

your

grass,

help

you

do

dishes,

laundry.

It's

like

your

personal

companion

robot.

It's

like

C3PO

from

Star

wars

for

all

my

Star

wars

nerds.

Linds

Or

if

you

know

the

movie

iRobot.

Russ

Yes,

exactly,

exactly.

It's

supposed

to

be

that.

Where

it's

essentially

like

a

family

member

and

he.

They

had

an

event.

I

think

it's

been

like

two

weeks

now.

And

they

showed

it

off

and

it

did.

It's.

It

looks

a

lot

like

iRobot.

Even

the,

the

bus

that

it

rode

in

on,

like

those

things

rode

in

on.

To

start

walking

around,

it

looked

like

iRobot.

And

I

don't

know

if

that.

Is

that

a.

Is

that

wise

branding

or

is

that

unwise

branding?

Because

iRobot

is

an

apocalyptic

type

movie.

Linds

I

think

it's

wise

because

people

are

going

to

say

it

anyways,

right?

People

are

going

to

say

it

anyway,

so

why

not

lean

into

it?

Russ

Well,

Elon,

Elon

is

a

no

known

sci

fi

nerd.

I

mean

he

loves

that

stuff

like

Starship.

Linds

But

I

don't

know,

I

think

branding

wise.

It

was

a

smart

decision.

But

overall,

I

mean

you're

going

to

have

those

thoughts

anyways.

You're

going

to

say

that

it

looks

like

iRobot,

that

this

feels

like

iRobot,

that

it's

similar

to

an

iRobot

situation.

What's

going

to

happen?

Right?

The

whole

idea

of

Terminator,

the

whole

idea

of

all

these

other

AIs

gone

wrong.

Right?

You're

gonna

say

it

anyways.

You're

gonna

draw

those

conclusions.

Lean

into

it.

But

the

actual.

I

think

it

was

either

the

movie

creator

or

the

director

of

iRobot

said,

Can

I

get

my

designs

back

to

Elon?

I

thought

it

was

funny.

Russ

I

mean,

I

don't.

I

see.

I

disagree

with

that.

And

the

reason

why

I

disagree

with

that

is

because

the

robot

itself

is

designed

to

look

human.

It's

like,

okay,

then

you

need

to

go

talk

to

God

and

get.

Give

his

designs

back.

I

mean

that's

stupid.

Linds

No,

I

just

thought

it

was

funny.

Russ

The

bus,

the

bus

thing.

I

will

say

though,

it

did

look

very

similar

to

the

transport

in

iRobot.

But

the,

the

robots

themselves,

it's

like

you're

trying

to

make

them

human

looking

so

that

people

accept

them.

You

can't

make

it

look

like

something

with

razor

blade.

Yes,

I

mean,

you

got

to

make

it

look

friendly

so

people

will

buy

it.

Linds

Right.

Russ

But

it's

supposed

to

be

what,

20

to

30,000

bucks?

I

think.

Linds

So

he

thinks

that

people,

everyday

people

can

afford

them

and

have

them

in

their

home.

Russ

Yeah,

I

don't

know

about

that.

That's,

that's.

Linds

Can

we

talk?

Russ

It's

a

lot

of

money,

but

20

to

30,

I

think

if

it's

the

value

that

you

can

get

out

of

one

of

them

things,

if

it's

as.

Yeah,

I'm

sure

you

could.

You

could

probably

do

pretty.

It

would

be

worth

the

money,

I

think,

if

it

did

what

it

was

supposed

to

do.

Linds

I

don't

know.

Russ

But

you're

going

to

talk

about

them

being

remoted.

Linds

Yeah.

So

it,

I

guess

it

was

supposed

to

come

across,

right,

that

these

robots,

the

Optimus

robot

was

being.

It

was

integrated

with

AI.

Russ

It

was

mingling

amongst

the

crowd

with

no

human

intervention.

That's

what

the

idea

was

behind

the,

that's

what

this,

this

presentation.

Linds

Right.

That's

what

they

said.

But

in

actuality,

it

was

actually

being

piloted

is

what

people

are

coming

to

believe.

Russ

Well,

it

wasn't

being.

So

the,

the

robots

themselves,

they

were

walking

themselves.

Yes,

that

was

AI.

The

other

stuff

was

human

assisted.

Linds

Yes.

The

interaction

between

people.

Like

people

could

order

drinks

and

the

robot

would

give

it

and.

But

they

would

actually

talk.

Right.

Like,

okay,

well,

what

do

you

have?

Well,

we

have

this,

this

and

this.

That

was

actually

somebody.

Russ

I

don't

know.

I

don't

know

because

there

was

a

word

that

somebody

kept

saying

to

it

and

it

kept

stumbling

over

the

word.

And

it

was

like

a

basic

word.

I

don't

know

what

it

was,

but.

Yeah,

but

also

the

other

thing

that

lends

more

evidence

against

it

being

like

a

real

AI

robot

rummaging

and

socializing

amongst

the

crowd.

Tesla

just

got

caught

speeding

up

a

video

of

Optimus

doing

things

in

the

factory,

I

think.

So

it

made

it

look

like

it

was

like

super

efficient.

I'm

like,

come

on,

man.

I

love

Elon

and

I

think

he's

doing

awesome

stuff,

but

I

don't

think

this

is

nearly

as

close

to

being

ready

as

they're

selling

it.

I

know.

They

have

to

do

this

for

investors,

right?

Linds

Absolutely.

Russ

It's.

It

looked

fake

as.

Linds

Yeah.

And

I

mean,

I,

like

you

said,

I

get

it.

Right.

They're

close,

they're

getting

close,

but

they're

probably

not

as

close

as

they're

trying

to

make

us

believe.

Russ

Well,

I,

I

think

Elon's

biggest

thing

is

technology

expands

and

evolves

quickly.

Yes.

Like

exponentially.

Once

you

do

one

thing,

it

like

Triples

the

next

step

or

whatever,

you

know.

And

I

think

that's

his

idea.

But

he's

been

promising

self

driving

cars

since.

I

can't

remember.

It's

been

years.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

And

we're

still

not

there

yet.

Linds

Yep.

Although

the

taxis

that

they

had

as

part

of

this

event

as

well.

Russ

Yeah,

but

that

was

such

a.

Linds

Right.

It

was

almost

like

on

a

track.

Russ

It

was.

It

was

at.

I

think

it

was

at

Universal

Studios.

So

it

was

in

a

contained

environment.

It

wasn't

like

driving

on

a

city

street.

Linds

Right.

Russ

With

real

traffic,

real

uncertainty

of

human

drivers,

people

walking

out

in

front

of

you,

stuff

like

that.

It

looks

cool

and

I

do

hope

it

comes

true.

Linds

Me

too.

Russ

Because

driving

is

one

of

the

most

dangerous

things

you

can

do

as

a

person.

You

can

get

killed

like

nothing.

And

if

we

can

take

that

control

away

from

people

and

put

it

into

somebody's.

Somebody,

a

robot's

hand

that

can

actually

like

do

a

bajillion

processes

a

second

and

notice

things

or

even

they

all

communicate

to

each

other.

Linds

And

you'd

rather

drive

than

fly.

I

can't

with

you.

Russ

I

can't.

I

can't

fly,

man.

Linds

I

don't

know,

getting

off

topic,

but

the

overarching

idea

of

one

of

these

robots.

Would

you

have

one

in

our

house?

Russ

Yeah.

I

mean,

I

wouldn't

pay

$30,000

for

it

unless

I

was

rich,

but

I'd

have

one.

Why

are

you

looking

at

me

like

that

for?

Because

of

the

uprising.

Linds

That

is

a

huge

difference

between

us

then.

Because

I

don't

know

if

I

could

get

around

having

that

thing

in

our

house.

Russ

You.

Linds

You

say

that

so

weird.

Russ

You

say

that

until

that

folds.

Laundry.

Linds

Well,

like,

if

you

think

about

it,

I

mean,

but

if

you

think

about

it,

like

we've

had,

you

know,

the

Alexa,

we've

had

the

Google,

we've

had

the

Ihome,

like

all

of

the

things.

Right.

Russ

Had

to

look

around,

make

sure

none

of

our

devices

are

listening.

Linds

But

you've

had

all

those

things

in

the

house.

And

a

lot

of

people

don't

like

them.

Right.

Because

they're

intrusive,

they

are

always

listening.

They're

whatever.

Russ

Yeah,

but

these

are

the

same

people

that

carry

around

a

smartphone.

Linds

True.

But

they

are

tiny,

right?

They

are

small.

They're

almost

like

not

noticeable

unless,

you

know,

they're

in

the

house.

And

then

you

say

the

name

and

then

it

does

the

thing.

Right.

So

they're

not

intrusive.

You're

talking

about

having

something

that

almost

moves

and

acts

like

another

human.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

In

your

house.

Russ

Right.

But

if

it

can

do.

If

it

gives

you

that

much

benefit.

Linds

Like

but

it

doesn't

personality.

Like,

I'm

sure

you

could

probably

have

conversations

with

it

because

it's

AI,

Right.

Russ

I

recommend

people

listening.

Try

either

Gemini

Live.

Well,

use

Gemini

Live

if

you

have

an

Android

phone.

It's.

That.

That

was

mind

blowing

to

me.

Linds

I

just.

I

don't

think

I

would

be

able

to

get

over

that

hump

of

having

something

that's

almost

like

taking

up

a

whole

space

as

another

person.

Russ

Yeah,

but

that's

a

generational

thing,

too.

You

gotta

think,

people

like

us,

we're

hesitant,

but

people

like

our

kid

or.

Linds

Her

kid

one

day.

Russ

Yeah,

or

her

kid.

Like,

if

this

comes

out

while

our

kid

is

still

young,

you'll

get

used

to

it

quick.

And

then

her

kids,

though,

that's

what

they

have

in

their

house.

It's

normal.

Linds

It's

the

Jetsons,

right?

Russ

Yeah.

Like.

Like,

oh,

hey,

Optimus

is

mowing

the

lawn.

Imagine

walk.

Imagine

driving

through

your

neighborhood

and

all

you

see

is

a

bunch

of

optimists

outside,

moan

on

the

grass,

and

they.

Linds

Wave

at

each

other.

Russ

Well,

they

wave

at

you

when

you

drive.

Linds

Hey.

Russ

And

they're

like,

hey,

what's

up,

Rich?

Linds

No,

I

don't

know.

I

feel

weird

about

that

one.

I

don't.

Russ

Yeah.

And

then.

And

then

you

have

your

rogue

AI

that

goes

in

there

and

it

kills

everybody.

Linds

Yeah,

right.

Russ

No,

they're

already

in

your

house.

You're

sleeping.

And

you.

They're

not.

Linds

Nope.

Russ

No,

they

have.

I

mean,

Amazon's

got

the

Astro,

that's

super

basic,

but

it

still

knows

how

to

navigate

through

your

house.

You've

seen

that,

right?

Like

the

mobile

Alexa

thing.

Linds

Not

in

here.

Okay.

All

right.

So

we

talked

about

some

strange

things

today.

As

far

as

that

robot

goes,

in

my

opinion,

strange.

I

can't

wrap

my

head

around

it.

But

I

wanted

to

end

today

with

what

is

the

strangest

compliment

you

have

ever

thought

about

giving

me?

I

found

this

question.

I

found

this

question

from,

like,

a

couple's,

like,

not

a

therapy

couples

book,

couples,

like,

it

said,

like,

how

to

stay

connected

with

your

partner.

Right.

And

ask

one

of

these

questions.

So

what's

the

strangest

compliment

you

ever

thought

about

giving

me?

I'll

give

you

a

minute.

I've

got

mine.

You're

a

good

cuddler.

And

that's

not

strange,

though.

Russ

But

how

is

that

a

strange?

That's

a

normal

compliment.

How

is

that

strange?

Linds

The

other

one

was,

you're

really

good

at

laser

hair

removal.

Russ

See,

that's

strange.

Linds

That

is

strange

job

on

my

laser

hair

removal.

We

got

the

Braun

device

at

home

and

it's

working

really

well.

You

do

a

very

good

job

at

it.

Russ

That's.

See,

that's

strange.

But

good

cuddler.

That's

not

strange.

That's.

Linds

Well,

I

was

trying

to

be

nice.

Okay.

Russ

I

don't

know.

You're

really

good

at

folding

clothes.

Linds

But

you

want

to

replace

me

with

Optimus?

Russ

Well,

it

save

you

time.

And

we

could

do

more

podcasts.

Yeah.

Spend

more

time

with

the

famous.

Love

you.

Linds

Maybe

next

weekend.

Russ

Love

you.

Linds

Thanks

for

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Russ

Love.