Episodes
397
June 1, 2021
Episode 397 with Jer Staes of Daily Detroit
Jer Staes of Daily Detroit is back! Topics included movie and television news and reviews, TVs making money from ads, a meat industry cyber attack, and Amazon Sidewalk. Jer also shares some of his favorite new patios in Detroit. Visit Daily Detroit for what to know and where to go in Metro Detroit.
396
May 31, 2021
Episode 396 Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems
Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems joins us to talk about hackers, masks, and details on his YouTube projects like The Homelab Show and how he organizes his content himself. (Sorry for Randy’s audio issues–he’s working on it.)
395
May 20, 2021
Episode 395 with Caston Thomas
Caston Thomas has a new role at a healthcare cybersecurity company called MedSec. He joins Bob and Randy to discuss the Colonial Pipeline ransomware and other tech news stories.
April 27, 2021
Special Edition: Remembering Dave with Ming and Mike
Ming Chen and Mike Zapcic (from “I Sell Comics”, “The Ming & Mike Show”, A Shared Universe PodcaStudio and “AMC’s Comic Book Men” ) join Bob and Randy to tell stories about Dave Phillips, who passed unexpectedly a month ago. https://www.facebook.com/157577407718107/videos/360562685361036
March 30, 2021
Latest Movie and TV News, Can You Go Screenless, Shrimp Cereal, Chip Shortage
In this episode, the guys talk about the latest movie and TV news, a tempting offer to go without a computer or smartphone for 24 hours, a man who found shrimp tails in his cereal, a microchip shorting affecting many industries, and much more.
March 24, 2021
The OK, Boomer Episode
Damn we sounded like a bunch of grumpy old men in this one. Which… well, I guess we sort of are.
March 16, 2021
A Year of Remoteness, Fred Brown on COVID Vaccines and Mutations
Fred Brown is back again to discuss COVID-19 vaccines and mutations.
March 14, 2021
Wandavision Wrap Up, Dave and The Whicked Pickle, Eminem and Cancel Culture
Wandavision Wrap Up, Dave and The Whicked Pickle, Eminem and Cancel Culture
Feb. 9, 2021
Best and Worst Ads, an 81 Person Orgy, Amazon Keeps $62 Million in Tips Meant for Drivers
This week we talk Superbowl ads… both the best and worst that happened, the split decision about the halftime show, outages with the Ring camera systems, a Tesla recall, Amazon pocketing $62 million in tips meant for drivers, EA bringing back their college football game, Michigan State Police using Signal to keep messages away from FOIA requests and logging, and, of course, the 81 person orgy in France… Go to https://brilliant.org/ITintheD/ to sign up for free. And also, the first 200 people wi...
Feb. 9, 2021
Jason Collier, Dogecoin, a 7-11 Overnight Stay, Screech Dies, Barstool Sports and Coney Chaos
Jason Collier is… well, was as of the time of this episode… a police chief and ordained minister in a small town in Texas who not only was married with four kids, but managed to have multiple other women on the side… and it all fell apart when one of them changed her Facebook profile photo to a pic of them as a couple… and one of her friends recognized him and knew his wife. And it all went downhill from there. Plus we’re talking about a 7-11 you can nab as an AirBnB, Screech dead at 44, Gamesto...
Jan. 31, 2021
Michigan is #1 for Talking Sex, Brushing Scams, Barstool Sports and Coneys
So what did BarStoolSports have to say about the great Detroit Coney debate? What the hell is “brushing”? People in Michigan are pent up and horny, apparently… which could make the restaurant and bar openings on 2/1 an interesting spectacle to watch play out. All that and more this week!
Jan. 20, 2021
COVID-19 Updates – Variants, Mutations, Vaccines, and Distribution with Fred Brown, Part 2
This one ran suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper long, and so we had no choice but to break it into two parts. This is part two, which contains the rest of our chat with Fred Brown, our resident infectious disease expert, to dive in on the latest with COVID-19. The vaccines and distribution of them. The variants and mutations that are hitting the public and are even here in Michigan now. As always with these, we strongly recommend watching the video if you want the full effect, which is embedded in this p...
Jan. 20, 2021
COVID-19 Updates – Variants, Mutations, Vaccines, and Distribution with Fred Brown, Part 1
This one ran suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper long, and so we had no choice but to break it into two parts. This is part one, which contains our usual opening banter and topics before we dive in with Fred Brown, our resident infectious disease expert, to dive in on the latest with COVID-19. The vaccines and distribution of them. The variants and mutations that are hitting the public and are even here in Michigan now. As always with these, we strongly recommend watching the video if you want the full ef...
Jan. 13, 2021
Shift_Up, Job and Skills Training, The Past Week’s Chaos, Parler Shutdown and Breach, NFL on Nickelodeon
We’re joined by our friends from Shift_Up to talk about their latest evolution in job and skills training offered, as well as what they’re seeing going on in and around the Detroit area these days. They can be found at https://www.shiftup.tech/ Then, of course, we dove into the events of the past week… because as much as we try to avoid politics, sometimes it’s just not possible. From the chaos in Washington DC to the online ripples with Parler getting shutdown and experiencing a major data leak...
Jan. 9, 2021
Cobra Kai Season 3 Drops, Twisted Tea, NYC Squirrels Attack, and a $7 Million Toilet
Cobra Kai season 3 dropped, and the cameos and new stories were definitely worth diving in to. Twisted Tea takes over social media, someone got $7 million to build a toilet that recognizes… an anal print like a fingerprint? Netflix is raising prices, and more.
Jan. 9, 2021
Cobra Kai Season 3, Package Tracking Chaos, Alcohol Free Alcohol?
Cobra Kai season 3 gets a new release date, the Nashville bombing and the dangers of conspiracies, Dave doesn’t understand alcohol-free alcohol, USPS is overwhelmed, more Wonder Woman 84 talk and more.
Dec. 23, 2020
Mandalorian Finale Recap, Thoughts on Spoilers, New Covid Mutation, Crazy Porn Lawsuit
We bring in some friends to chat about the Mandalorian finale, thoughts on the Book of Boba Fett, and thoughts on spoilers in general. Then we dive in on the latest COVID items like the at home testing kit that’s been approved as well as the new strain in England causing all sorts of chaos. Remember the guy who sued his parents over throwing away his porn stash? Well, the case went to court and the details are about as nuts as you’d expect them to be. That and more on this week’s episode…
Dec. 21, 2020
378 – Detroit is #1 for Smokers, Cobra Kai, Disney+ Investor Day, OnlyFans does $2 Billion
Detroit hits #1 in a national poll for people who smoke, Cobra Kai trailer is out and has a release date for season 3, Disney+ dropped multiple bombshells on their investor day as to what’s coming in the next year and so much more…
Dec. 10, 2020
377 – Detroit Shipping Company, Little Biscuit Brewery, Metropolitan Variety Store
Want to own part of a brewery for as little as $100, or know someone who that might make a great gift to? How about a craft cocktail bar / liquor store combo? Curious as to how a place like Detroit Shipping Company has changed directions over the course of the pandemic to keep the doors open and the restaurants busy? Listen in as we chat with Jon Hartzell, a driving force behind all of those projects (and more) over the course of tonight’s episode. Oh, and sure we talk Mandalorian and everything...
Dec. 2, 2020
376 – Ahsoka Tano, Mandalorian, Bob’s Huge Mistake, Weed Delivery Service, Amazon Sidewalk
Ahsoka Tano hits the Mandalorian and the internet goes crazy, Bob made a really huge mistake, Dave randomly discovers a home delivery service for weed and edibles, why you should opt out of Amazon Sidewalk immediately…
Nov. 30, 2020
375 – 80s Remakes / Continuations Like Cobra Kai, 5.4 Billion Dollars in Stolen Packages, Boob Armor, and More
Should The Lost Boys get redone like Cobra Kai? What about the Goonies? Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Plus, $5.4 billion in packages have been stolen so far during the pandemic, Baby Yoda’s egg eating, the boob armor outrage, Disney is screwing over writers, 200 murder hornet queens found, and more. Listen in!