CULTURE BINGE by Wisecrack

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Elon Musk Invades Your Brain – Culture Binge Episode #11 Aug 01, 2019

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Send us your questions and comments! Email us at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Follow Us on Twitter! @wisecrack (Jared) @wisecrackalec (Alec) Topics for Episode #11 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:98 Jared Slaps or Chaps intro 00:12:32 Elon Musk Invades Your Brain 00:25:59 Livestreaming funerals 00:34:05 Netflix Money Problems 00:44:17 Jared - Mailbag LINKS Nic Cage Clip: https://twitter.com/IL0VEthe80s/status/1154057707038683136 © 2019 Wisecrack

CATS: CGI Nightmare Fuel – Culture Binge Episode #10 Jul 26, 2019

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What's so bad about Cats? Is fake meat taking over the world? Are birds real? Join Jared, Surbhi, and Alec as they dive into everything great and horribly cursed about this week in culture. Other topics include: US companies helping build China's surveillance state and Logan Paul's crumbling business.

Storming Area 51 – Culture Binge Episode #9 Jul 19, 2019

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Send us your questions and comments! Email us at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Follow Us on Twitter! @wisecrack (Jared) @wisecrackalec (Alec) @suripatel22 (Surbhi) Topics for Episode #9 00:02:23 Slaps or Chaps 00:02:32 Big Little Lies 2nd Season 00:05:05 Educon/Vidcon creators 00:09:39 New Chopped episodes on Hulu 00:09:43 Video Game releases this summer 00:10:34 Adventures in Advertising” or “Adventures in Late Capitalism,” tbd 00:16:32 Juul CEO Apologizes 00:24:00 Storm Area 51 Facebook Group 00:45:03 Nestle 00:530:36 Lil Nas X 01:00:58 Mailbag LINKS Lil Nas X Area 51 Remix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA7xDP9sQzk © 2019 Wisecrack

Did Reality TV Ruin Reality? – Culture Binge Episode #8 Jul 12, 2019

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Is reality TV ruining reality? Why is true crime so popular? What exactly is the premise for demonetization on Youtube? Catch up with our Culture Bingers as they talk about all the latest news for the week of July 8, 2019. Send us your questions and comments! Email us at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Follow Us on Twitter! @wisecrack (Jared) @wisecrackalec (Alec) @suripatel22 (Surbhi)

0:01:12 - Telehealth 0:04:03 - Deadfall 0:06: 59 - Twitter Hashtags/Company Boycotts 0:11:40 - Midsommar, First Reformed 0:12:27 - Earthquake 0:17:10 - Topics Outline 0:17:40 - Reality TV 0:37:39 - Goop Scams 0:50:26 - YouTube Demonetizing Hong Kong Protests 1:07:20 - True Crime Content 1:18:11 - Mailbag

LINKS Why Youtube is Demonetizing Protests: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:s-6Sptgt4wYJ:https://onezero.medium.com/why-youtube-keeps-demonetizing-videos-of-the-hong-kong-protests-460da6b6cb2b+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us © 2019 Wisecrack

Will Deep Fakes Destroy the World? – Culture Binge Episode #7 Jul 12, 2019

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What is your ikigai? Are gene edited babies ethical? Will deep fakes destroy the world? So many questions in this week's episode! Let us know what you think about everything we binged for the week of July 1, 2019!

Is College Worth It? – Culture Binge Episode #6 Jul 09, 2019

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A new study finds college graduates regret getting their degrees – so we ask: is college worth it?? We also tap into Jared's new reading (G.K. Chesterton), why millennials are having less sex than any previous generation, if personality tests are BS, and the incredibly ambitious and controversial Russian film project, Dau. Join the crew for another fascinating conversation!

Send us your questions and comments! Email us at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co Leave us a voicemail: +1 (213) 534-8807 Follow Us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/wisecrack (Jared) http://twitter.com/wisecrackalec (Alec) http://twitter.com/suripatel22 (Surbhi) 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:44 Slaps or Chaps 00:00:57 Food Allergies 00:01:08 Big Little Lies 00:01:28 Games Done Quick 00:01:46 The Office Leaving Netflix 00:02:17 G.K. Chesterton book 00:02:53 "The Movies" Documentary 00:04:36 WTF Advertising 00:10:11 College Degree Regret 00:24:52 Millenials Having Less Sex 00:32:02 Bullshit Jobs 00:40:05 Brilliant or Insane? Dau and The Institute 00:52:01 The Cult of Personality Tests 00:58:37 Adam Sandler's Newest Movie 1:04:11 Fake Influencers 1:06:40 Outro LINKS: Subway Commercial https://twitter.com/rysimmons/status/1144283018825277440?s=19 College Degree Regret https://www.barrons.com/articles/college-major-regrets-51561558724 Why Millenials are having less sex https://medium.com/utopiapress/why-millennials-and-gen-z-are-having-less-sex-d4713937c150 // https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-sex-recession/573949/ Dau Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdwEglW8EX8 Fake Influencers Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/business/media/miquela-virtual-influencer.html

Is Comedy Dead? + Anti-Vaxxers & The Taco Bell Resort – Culture Binge #5 Jun 20, 2019

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The crew is binging hard this week, diving into The Taco Bell Resort, anti-vaxxers, why comedy is dying at the box office, and why we can no longer tell what's real in the marketplace. Join Jared, Alec, and Surbhi in the world of CULTURE BINGE.

Email us your questions, thoughts, and random brain farts at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co

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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:33 What Slaps, What Chaps?
00:10:00 China Unboxing
00:11:50 The Taco Bell Resort
00:19:15 Try to Guess: Is It a Joke?
00:23:43 Businesses ASKING for 1-Star Reviews
00:30:30 Anti-Vaxxers
00:43:10 Comedy is Dying at the Box Office
00:53:24 Online Dating
01:02:24 Outro

Are We In a Keanussiance? – Culture Binge #4 Jun 13, 2019

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This ain't your everyday episode of CULTURE BINGE. Jared geeks out about the much-welcome Keanussiance and Final Fantasy VII remake, while Alec and Surbhi explore deep fakes, 9/11 compensation and so much more!

Email us your questions, thoughts, and random brain farts at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co

Leave us a voicemail, which we may feature on the air: +1 (213) 534-8807

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:02 Slaps and Chaps
00:01:26 Deep Fakes
00:05:23 Staged Snake Attack Videos
00:06:38 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
00:08:52 Final Fantasy VII Remake
00:13:03 Google Stadia
00:24:18 Gwyneth Paltrow
00:30:03 The Keanussaince
00:38:19 Celebrities in Video Games
00:48:19 Japanese Grief Phonebooth
00:52:46 Mailbag
00:53:34 Educational Video Games
00:58:41 Incels
01:04:42 Outro

An Apple a Day Keeps Your Money Away – Culture Binge #3 Jun 08, 2019

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Jared, Alec, and Surbhi are back, diving into Apple's "cheese grater" MacPro and its nausea-inducing $1,000 monitor stand — plus gaming addiction, Mount Everest deaths, John Wick 3, and so many other goodies!

Email us your questions, thoughts, and random brain farts at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co

Leave us a voicemail, which we may feature on the air: +1 (213) 534-8807

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:50 Detective Pikachu
00:02:01 AliExpress
00:02:48 Mandy Moore
00:03:58 Burnout
00:06:58 John Wick 3
00:07:47 Trevor Saves The Universe
00:09:47 Gaming Disorder Behavioral Addiction
00:24:44 Iceland Tourist Attraction Via Justin Bieber
00:33:53 Mount Everest
00:38:29 Apple Announcements
00:46:10 Incels
01:08:01 Outro

Was a Good Game of Thrones Ending Even Possible?? – Culture Binge #2 May 23, 2019

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Jared, Alec, and Surbhi dive back in and tackle the infamous Game of Thrones finale while asking themselves: Was a satisfying ending even possible? Plus the crew explores game-ification at Amazon fulfillment centers, the NXIVM sex cult, VR porn, and other pop culture gems.

Email us your questions, thoughts, and random brain farts at: culturebinge@wisecrack.co

Leave us a voicemail, if you dare: +1 (213) 534-8807

00:00:00 Intro
00:2:03 Game of Thrones Finale
00:22:16 Game-ification of Warehouse Work at Amazon
00:28:10 NXIVM Sex Cult
00:37:16 Porn
00:48:59 Marie Kondo
00:55:45 Outro

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