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Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.

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100: We're Judging Dec 08, 2016

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Georgia Dow joins Christina Warren, Simone de Rochefort and — surprise! — Brianna Wu for episode 100. They talk the Oculus Touch controllers, Fitbit's purchase of Pebble, and our Amazon Go future.

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Links and Show Notes

Oculus Touch review - Polygon

Fitbit Buys Software Assets From Smartwatch Startup Pebble - Bloomberg

Fitbit formally announces that it is buying smartwatch maker Pebble - The Verge

Pebble Is Dead, and Its Customers Are Completely Screwed

Amazon Go Will Offer Checkout-Free Shopping | WIRED

Amazon Tests Grocery Store With No Checkout

The Hellscape of Waiting 5 Hours in Line for Spectacles

Prime of Life: The Story of My 20s, as Told in Amazon Purchases

99: Return of Team Old Dec 01, 2016

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Glenn Fleishman joins Christina Warren and Simone de Rochefort to talk about Reddit's latest disaster, Netflix's downloadable content, and AT&T ruining the Internet.

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Glenn Fleishman

Links and Show Notes

Reddit Vows to Police Its 'Most Toxic Users'

Reddit Is Tearing Itself Apart

The Far Right Has a New Digital Safe Space - The New York Times

DirecTV Now: everything you want to know - The Verge

Failing media to be replaced by 24-hour Taylor Swift channel · Newswire · The A.V. Club

Is DirecTV Now Really Worth It?

Taylor Swift Now: what will the popstar's TV channel look like? | Music | The Guardian

Netflix rolls out downloads for offline, mobile viewing - Polygon

The Best 50 Movies and TV Shows You Can Download From Netflix Right Now

The Trouble - Kindle edition by Daria Defore. Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

98: At the End Nov 23, 2016

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Christina and Simone are joined by Alex Cranz to talk about Facebook in China, Snap Spectacles and Heathers.

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Links and Show Notes

My New $2,500 MacBook Pro Was DOA

We Have a Bad News Problem, Not a Fake News Problem : snopes.com

Facebook Said to Create Censorship Tool to Get Back Into China - The New York Times

Snap Spectacles review: Fun that's totally worth the trouble - The Verge

Snapchat's Spectacles have arrived in New York City - The Verge

Spectacles by Snap Inc.

Shannen Doherty, Original 'Heathers' Star, Confirmed for TV Land Reboot | Hollywood Reporter

Lessons from the Screenplay - YouTube

97: I'm An I-Guy Nov 17, 2016

Show notes

Relay FM Big Boss Stephen Hackett joins Christina and Simone for a spirited discussion on the erosion of journalism (fake Facebook news!), that smooth MacBook Pro Touch Bar action, and the peach emoji's restored butt status.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Guest Starring:

Stephen Hackett

Links and Show Notes

Facebook's Fight Against Fake News Was Undercut by Fear of Conservative Backlash

On the Liberal Bias of Facts - The New York Times

Viral Fake Election News Outperformed Real News On Facebook In Final Months Of The US Election - BuzzFeed News

Google to Bar Fake-News Websites From Using Its Ad-Selling Software - WSJ

Facebook Bans Fake News Sites From Using Its Advertising Network - WSJ

Facebook's fake news problem, explained - Vox

The MacBook Pro's Touch Bar Is a Gimmick That's Not Worth the Money (Yet)

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar review: a touch of the future - The Verge

Mixed Feelings - Relay FM

512 Pixels

"We're His Problem Now" Calling Sheet

Whoismyrepresentative.com - Find Your Member of Congress by Zip Code

Find Your Representative · House.gov

96: Let's Have A Normal Show Nov 11, 2016

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Brianna, Christina, and Simone have a normal episode where they talk about normal things such as: the PlayStation 4 Pro! Lipnet, some cool new lipreading software! X-Men movies!

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Links and Show Notes

Should I buy a PlayStation 4 Pro for my PlayStation VR? - Polygon

Do you need the PS4 Pro? - Polygon

Researchers Just Created the Most Amazing Lip-Reading Software

Fox Is Scrambling to Reboot Its X-Men Franchise: Report

Actual Snake Found on Actual Plane

95: Christina's Layers O'Laughs Nov 04, 2016

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Brianna, Christina, and Simone go over the latest Apple event and delve into their impressions of the new Macbook Pro.

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Links and Show Notes

Apple’s MacBook Pro event: all the news from the October 2016 keynote - The Verge

Apple Invents TV

Apple's New TV App Is Worthless Without Netflix and Amazon Video

Apple's New MacBook Pro: Everything You Need to Know

MacBook Pro review: the Air apparent - The Verge

I Just Stroked the New MacBook Pro's Touch Bar

Polygon - Timeline

The end of the cleavage: breasts piled together like cream buns do not make a subtle statement | Fashion | The Guardian

94: Thanks Microsoft Oct 27, 2016

Show notes

Christina, Brianna, and Simone tackle a fraction of a heavy week! Microsoft's event showed some promising products (Surface Studio!) and last week's DDoS attack showed us a glimpse of a dark future. Finally the AT&T/Time Warner merger shows us an even worse future, where AT&T won't let us watch Westworld.

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Links and Show Notes

The 8 biggest announcements from today's Microsoft event | The Verge

Surface Studio: The Basics

Surface Studio Hands On: Touched For the Very First Time

What caused Friday's internet outage - Vox

Chinese Company Recalls Cameras Used in Last Week's Huge Cyberattack

The AT&T-Time Warner Merger: What Are The Pros And Cons For Consumers? : All Tech Considered : NPR

AT&T-Time Warner: A Deal Hedge Funds Won’t Touch - WSJ

AT&T Reaches Deal to Buy Time Warner for $85.4 Billion - WSJ

93: Reported to Death Oct 20, 2016

Show notes

Brianna, Christina, and Simone discuss the quickly approaching new MacBooks (finally!), and talk for longer than they meant to about how Twitter could save itself. The new Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 teaser also dropped so we have a little rant!

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Apple plans to launch new Macs at an October 27 event - Recode

Apple to announce new Macs on October 27th, Recode confirms - The Verge

USB Type C vs Apple’s Lightning Connector: Smartphone cable showdown | Pocketnow

WSJ: Apple to launch new Mac laptops with E-Ink dynamic keyboards in 2018, contextually display emojis and special characters | 9to5Mac

‘Life is short’: Jack Dorsey’s message to employees after failed Twitter sale | New York Post

Salesforce says it won’t buy Twitter, either - Recode

Twitter Gets NFL Thursday Night Games for a Bargain Price - Bloomberg

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 gets sneak peek video, new teaser poster (update) - Polygon

Can You Tell Which Paul Rudd Is Older? -- Vulture

92: A La Carte Fate Oct 14, 2016

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Brianna, Christina, and Simone discuss exploding Samsung phones, missing movies on Netflix, and Westworld.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

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Links and Show Notes

Samsung Finally Kills the Galaxy Note 7 - Gizmodo

Samsung knew a third replacement Note 7 caught fire on Tuesday and said nothing - The Verge

Idiot Blogger Quotes Fight Club to Argue That Actually, Exploding Phones Are No Big Deal - Gizmodo

You can pry this Galaxy Note7 from my cold, possibly scorched hands - Mashable

Where Did All the Good Movies on Netflix Go? - Gizmodo

The Number of Titles in the Netflix Library is Down 50% the Past Four Years

The important, unanswered questions about Westworld’s sex and murder bots - Polygon

Westworld’s second episode proves it's an open-world game about human behavior - Polygon

91: The Virtual Reality Is Oct 07, 2016

Show notes

This week on Rocket, Google's new Pixel phone, Samsung's new problem and PlayStation's new VR system.

This episode of Rocket is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Enter offer code ROCKET at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Blue Apron: A better way to cook.

Links and Show Notes

Pixel ‘phone by Google’ announced - The Verge

The Google Phone

Pixel, Phone by Google – Made by Google

The Pixel phone is exactly what we wanted, so of course we’re unhappy - The Verge

Replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone catches fire on Southwest plane - The Verge

PlayStation VR: The Kotaku Review

The PlayStation VR is the most comfortable VR headset ever made - Polygon

PlayStation VR REVIEW! Hardware, Set-Up, Games & More! - YouTube

Playstation VR Review: This Is the VR System You Actually Want

Kim Kardashian, Elena Ferrante, and the Right to Privacy

U2 - Discothèque (DM Deep Extended Club Mix) - YouTube

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