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daily dives into the news, and let's jump into it, starting with, what the hell just happened
in Michigan last night? (explosions booming) Those are hundreds upon hundreds
of explosions popping off from an industrial building in Detroit where they're reportedly
owned by Select Distributors and Goo, t
wo companies that
house nitrous oxide tanks and butane among other items. And reportedly just before nine
o'clock the building somehow caught fire, which then caused
the nitrous oxide to explode, and then that igniting a chain reaction that could be heard from miles around, with also ruptured canisters
and debris shooting every which way into the
suburbs of Clinton Township. The police saying they
found some materials landing as far as a mile away. So they also set up a perimeter,
evacuated some
residents, and urged others to hunker down indoors. With one of their posts reading,
"We cannot stress enough "the danger that is happening right now. "Please, please, please stay inside "and out of the vicinity." And notably this is not
everyone made it out unscathed, like this one 19-year-old who
wasn't even near the building. All right, he was reportedly
about a quarter mile away when a flying canister struck him. With the man going to the hospital where he reportedly
died at around 4:00 AM.
Also one of those
canisters reportedly flew through a windshield of a fire truck and injured a firefighter,
but luckily they survived. With the fire chief also sharing
that three fire department vehicles were also damaged, including one that may never return to service. Also, in the note of the fire department, they moved frantically to
get this blaze under control. Even trying to get started was
a battle of its own, right, 'cause initially they
couldn't even get close because of all the explod
ing shrapnel. So they had to wait for things
to actually calm down first and then went in and contain
the fire by around 11:00 PM. Just scary, random, and sad news though. So if you or someone you know
were in the area last night, you heard or saw any of this go down, of course we'd love to hear from you. And then Selena Gomez is now
being accused of ripping off smaller independent artists
and specifically the one that we're talking about at
the center of the story today is Sarah Bahbah. She's a
Palestinian and Jordanian artist who was raised in
Australia and lives in LA. She's done photography,
short films, music videos, even more. She's even worked with major
brands and publications like Gucci and Conde Nast, garnering a million
followers on Instagram. We saw all of this now blow
up because she just posted a TikTok highlighting the
parallels between her work and Selena Gomez's new
"Love On" music video. Where which, if you haven't
seen Selena's video, has a very kind of luxurious
coa
stal European vibe was shot in a chateau
with glamorous outfits, features a lot of people making out. And in Sarah's TikTok she noted
that she had actually filmed two projects in that same location before. And then diving into the shot comparisons, - First we have the shot of Selena dressed as the Wicked Witch of the
West, lounging on a green sofa, replicating the art
frame directly above her. In the exact same location
on the exact same wall in my short film from
2023, you have Nailea replicati
ng the art in the
frames directly above her. - [Philip DeFranco] They're
also noting visual comparisons between a scene where Selena
had a breakfast spread while in a white robe and
towel to shots from her work, one of which was in the same
exact room and continuing. - In Selena's music video, she
is dancing in the living room and in "I Blank You", Nailea is dancing in the exact same living
room, pulling the same kind of dance moves around
the exact same furniture. But then I saw this couple
mak
ing out on the sofa wearing zebra print on a zebra sofa. And then my friend pointed
out and reminded her of another music video
I did for Kygo in 2019 where this couple is
making out in all pink on a all pink sofa. - With it then noted that there were also other similarities, like a part where Selena and
the dancers are all in white while eating and then a short film with a similar composition
but everyone's drinking, as well as a similar shot
of people using old cameras on apparently the same b
alcony,
similar framing in shots of a staircase, similar font use. Kind of the list goes on here. And in her TikTok,
Sarah kinda acknowledges sort of fine line between
inspiration and copying and also saying she knows that
she can't claim the location it was shot at, but also
saying that this situation has happened to her and other
independent artists before. In fact, this isn't even
the only time she's had an issue with Selena Gomez. Right, because back in 2018,
people noticed similarities betw
een promotional photos Selena used for her "Back to You" music
video, and work Sarah had done. And so after this latest
incident, Sarah talked to others in the industry and
felt compelled to speak out. - What I'm about to share happens so often to women of color in this industry and in this instance I
am an independent artist, but I'm also a Palestinian woman. Oftentimes white women or men
will get hired as directors when I'm front and center
of their mood board. And I know that through
facts, n
ot speculation because eventually information has a way of coming out of the woodwork. - Right, Sarah also claiming
that the director of Selina's video doesn't even usually shoot
in this style or aesthetic, which could make it all
the more suspicious. Like maybe he was told to do
his version of Sarah's work. Right and so with this, she
wanted to ask the world, "When does someone cross
the line from being inspired "by something to using that
work without permission "and ripping it off?" What we'v
e seen since is
that video has prompted a ton of responses. You've seen lots of people
pissed off at Selena Gomez, though we've also seen a lot
of fans jumping to her defense, accusing Sarah of reaching. Some saying that Selena was
just drawing from French films starring Bridget Bardot. The situation seemingly
getting heavy for Sarah, right? She had to turn off her Instagram comments because of the hate. Though this notably as
some big names seemingly have showed support. People like Noah Centin
eo and
Ramy Youssef liking her post on Instagram but with all that said, and as the story continues to develop, I gotta pass a question off to you. What are your thoughts here? And then in big
international entertainment and relations news, let's talk about Taylor Swift and Singapore 'cause right now she's in the
middle of performing six shows in Singapore and those
shows have actually caused a lot of tension in Southeast Asia. Some would say it has stirred bad blood, perhaps increased the
likel
ihood of a cruel summer, or there may be so much bad karma here that people just can't shake it off. I hate myself for all four of those jokes, but the reason for that is those
six Singapore shows are her only stops in Southeast Asia. And it turns out that's not an accident because Singapore actually
offered her incentives to make it the only stop in the area and by incentives I mean money. With reports of the steal
starting before she even got to Singapore with tons
of neighboring countries pis
sed the hell off. Because her shows aren't
just this fun thing for fans. They are massive economic opportunities. I mean y'all, the Taylor
Swift Eras tour boosted the US economy by close to $5 billion. Every city she stopped in
saw a huge spending boost and naturally everyone
wants a piece of that Taylor Swift Eras tour pot. But now the only country in
the area that got those rewards was Singapore, which has
absolutely gotten slammed by politicians in countries
like the Philippines, where one re
presentative
said that this, "isn't what "good neighbors do. "Our countries are good friends." Knowing that on top of the
Philippines not getting the show it meant that their Swifties had to travel out of the country to go. And as far as how much this
grant allegedly was worth, right now we're seeing conflicting reports with the Thai prime minister
saying it was a whopping $3 million per show. This as Singapore's culture
minister said, it's nowhere near as high as reports have suggested. The Cha
nnel News Asia
saying it was closer to two to $3 million in total for all six shows. But right now the exact
figure is unknown, right? And amid all the speculation
and the backlash, on Tuesday, notably you had Singapore's
prime Minister confirming the existence of the deal
and then defending it because he was apparently
asked about it while attending a summit in Australia
with Reuters reporting that he responded, "Our agencies
negotiated an arrangement "with her to come to Singapore and perform
"and to make Singapore her
only stop in Southeast Asia. "It has turned out to be a
very successful arrangement. "I don't see that as being unfriendly." The New York Times
reporting that he added, "If we had not made such an
arrangement, would she have come "to someplace else in Southeast Asia "or more places in Southeast Asia? "Maybe, maybe not." And notably he said this
was, "funded by a post covid "tourism recovery effort." You also had the "Times"
speaking to a source who noted that this kind
of agreement
is called a radius clause and saying while they are
actually a standard in the industry, this one's
a little bit different because usually it's to get
exclusivity within a few hundred miles of a city, not
barring entire countries from hosting a concert as well. But this also, as you had one
professor telling the outlet, that of all the places for
Taylor to stop in the region, Singapore just makes the most sense because it's safe for young women and has great transit access
to the r
est of the area. People also noting that
Taylor stopped there before and during one of her Eras
shows there, she revealed that she has a familial tie as her mother spent part
of her childhood there. But this is notable not only
because there is a debate around whether Singapore was
right or wrong for this deal, but also it brings up the
question of is this going to become more common in the future? And there we've seen
differences, some speaking to CNBC calling this
strategic, comparing it to wh
en countries vie for the rights to host major sporting events. But this also is, others have
argued that it is selfish to screw over neighboring economies. But where do you land on this? And then Nintendo just did it. Some of y'all successfully called it. Nintendo killed Yuzu, right? The Nintendo Switch emulator
that we talked about last week. Despite longstanding protections
for emulators, the company behind it has decided to fold
and kill off not only Yuzu but also another emulator
it makes fo
r the 3Ds. And on top of that,
it'll also be destroying and deleting hardware and
software that made Yuzu possible. Although notably the internet
is still the internet and most of it is floating
around on the internet already. Also, the settlement has been
paying Nintendo $2.4 million and admitting that Yuzu is
quote, "primarily designed "to circumvent and play
Nintendo Switch games", which was probably thrown in
for safe measures since a judge still needs to approve this settlement. And as far
as what the company is saying in a post on their Discord,
you had a lead developer going into more detail about the
situation, although it kind of reads like a gun was
pointed to their head. Saying, "We see now that because
our projects can circumvent "Nintendo's technological
protection measures "and allow users to play games outside "of authorized hardware, they
have led to extensive piracy. "In particular, we have been
deeply disappointed when users "have used our software
to leak game conten
t prior "to its release and ruin the experience "for legitimate purchasers and fans." Now, despite that, there
are theories out there that user developers admitted
to knowing the piracy was rampant and possibly
condoned it privately. And if those messages existed and they got out as part of
discovery during the suit, very likely would've doomed them as well. So instead we're just seeing them fold. Though again, technically
this is not over. A judge still needs to approve all this, although it's
incredibly
unlikely they wouldn't. And also like it's not like
this is the complete end of Yuzu or other emulators. People still have them floating
around all over the place. Though this does damage the
idea that there are reliable and safe emulators out
there because as people who are obviously not me who
have dabbled in this space, they'll tell you that
at times it's very hard to find an emulator that
isn't plagued with malware. But with this news we are seeing
some people say, you know, there
is a silver lining here. Because Yuzu bit the bullet and settled, there won't be a precedent set. So at least on paper,
emulators are still good to go. Although this entire thing
has made it very clear that unless a company has the
funds to fight off Nintendo, they probably won't be around for long. And then you know, I'm the
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this big question when it comes to
cars that you've
maybe never thought of. At what point is there just
too much tech in that thing? Because for the European
New Car Assessment program which tests car safety
features, they're saying we're already at that point and
in particular they're tired of cars having more and more
controls on touchscreens. And said in a recent statement,
"The overuse of touchscreens "is an industry wide problem
with almost every vehicle maker "moving key controls on
essential touchscreens, "obliging drivers
to take
their eyes off the road "and raising the risk
of distraction crashes," and adding, "New Euro NCAP
tests due in 2026 will encourage "manufacturers to use
separate physical controls "for basic functions
in an intuitive manner, "limiting eyes off road time "and therefore promoting safer driving." And of course with this, that doesn't mean that touch screens are gonna die. They just want key features
like your horn, hazard lights, turn signals, and windshield wipers to be dedicated physical
controls on the car. But some of the cars that predominantly have this problem being Teslas, right? Versions are coming out that
have things like their turn signals on the steering wheel
itself as haptic buttons which the Euro NCAP isn't a fan of. But here's the thing, they
are not a government agency so they don't actually have the
power to force car companies to change, but they are a
highly respected safety testing company and a five star
rating is a huge selling point for manufacturers. So
while they can't force
them, they will be trying to pressure these car
manufacturers with 'em trying to promote change by
dinging points off of cars that don't have those physical controls. While that likely wouldn't make
it so that a car would fail any safety tests, it could
make it far more difficult to get those coveted five stars. Also, for the majority of
Americans that are watching, we have a similar system
here in the States, right? It's called the Highway
Safety's Top Safety Pick. But as
of right now, our version
of this group, they've yet to care about touch screens
so that at the same time as there's actually been
consumer pushback in the states that have led to manufacturers
actually adding buttons and knobs back and that's
because in addition to consumers actually wanting them, studies by a group like AAA
have found that touch screens are probably pretty dangerous. With AAA finding that touch
screens could distract drivers for upwards of 40 seconds at a time. And you're tal
king about half
a mile at 50 miles an hour? And so with this, I gotta
ask if you have a car that has a touchscreen or you
know a lot of its features on a touchscreen, does it bother you? Do you think it's less safe or are you just now
thinking about that now and do you think that this is something that we're gonna see legislation on? I've seen some people kind of
compare the the touchscreen situation with texting
and driving back in '05? Technically you were
allowed to text and drive and everyon
e kind of knew
that it was dangerous. But then one, it took lawmakers
a while to actually crack down on it and two, even longer
for police to consistently pull people over for it. And three, if you ever look
out your windows, it appears that you know everyone is
still texting and driving. I imagine the rate is
drastically different from when it was legal. And then in massive legal news, we are seeing a huge fight
play out between Texas, the federal government, and the courts. Because we just saw
the
Supreme Court temporarily block enforcement of a Texas
law that would allow state and local police to arrest migrants even if they're seeking asylum. Now of course with that,
it is already illegal to enter the country without authorization under federal law, but by also making it a state level crime, Texas
can give local police some of the same powers
that border protection and other federal
immigration officers hold. And specifically the law would
create a new criminal offense that makes i
t illegal under
state law to enter Texas from Mexico without authorization. A first offense there carries
a misdemeanor punishment of up to six months in jail. But repeat offenders could face
felony charges that carry up to 20 years in prison. Though very notably here, the
law would also allow a judge to drop charges against a
migrant if they agree to return to Mexico, even if they
aren't from Mexico. And so with this, you have
Texas governor, Greg Abbott and other supporters of the bill arguing
that this is just necessary
to address what they believe are holes in the federal
immigration system saying that it'll reduce crossing,
something they've accused the Biden administration of failing to do. But of course despite
Republicans in Congress killing the bipartisan
border deal but this also, as many opponents argue, that this law is a blatant
violation of the US Constitution. Because enforcing immigration
between international borders is a power given to
the federal government. This is
there are also concerns
about whether Mexico would actually accept non-Mexican
migrants who get deported by Texas officials with
legal scholars saying they'd actually have no obligation to do so especially because states
are usually not recognized as having the authority to
deport people to other countries. But then also beyond that,
the fact that the Texas law doesn't have an exception
for people seeking asylum also creates some serious problems. Because that ability
is literally enshrined unde
r federal law. And we actually saw all
those claims backed up by a federal judge in Texas
who temporarily blocked the law from going into effect last week. With that judge who notably
is a Republican nominee, arguing that the law not only
violates the constitution saying that it conflicts with federal laws for handling deportation and asylum, while also simultaneously interrupting the federal government's
role in foreign diplomacy. Then we saw the conservative
slanted Fifth Circuit Court of Appe
als reverse that
decision over the weekend ruling that the law can go into effect as soon as this coming Saturday while
the case plays out in court. Then we saw the Biden
Administration immediately respond by appealing that decision,
claiming that the law would profoundly change the status quo that has existed between the
United States and the states in the context of immigration
for almost 150 years. And adding that allowing it
to go into effect would create significant and immediate
adverse ef
fects on US-Mexico relations and create chaos. But then all of that, bringing us to the big new Supreme Court decision. Yesterday you had Justice
Samuel Alito who oversees cases that come from the Fifth Circuit
blocking the appeals court order from taking effect
until at least March 13th, which now gives Texas until
next week to argue its case or why the law should go into effect while the legal battle plays out. And so what happens next here is key. If the Supreme Court allows
the law to be ena
ctable, the case winds its way through the courts, it would bring massive sweeping changes to the immigration system as we know it, upending the balance
of power between states and the federal government. With that one expert explaining,
"If they uphold this law, "it will be a whole new world. "It's hard to imagine what Texas "couldn't do if this were allowed." But regardless of what happens
in the next week, right, this case is very likely gonna
be making its way back up to the Supreme Court, w
hich
actually ruled on a very similar matter not so long ago. Back in 2012, the
Supreme Court struck down a very similar law in Arizona
that gave state police certain authority to
enforce immigration policies with the court at that time ruling that the federal government
has the primary role in determining immigration policy. But if the court ultimately
takes up the Texas case, these questions would be revisited by a much more conservative Supreme Court, one that has shown they do not
mind undoi
ng past precedent. And this also is, there's
more pressure for SCOTUS to take up this case
because the Texas law seems to be empowering other states
to take similar actions and this including Arizona, again, where the legislature literally
passed another bill allowing local enforcement to arrest migrants. Though notably there, the state's
democratic governor vetoed that proposal just yesterday. But the main takeaway here
is that this Texas case is absolutely massive
and we're gonna have to keep
our eyes on it. And then you know, pretty
much anytime someone says elections have consequences,
it's usually followed by some news that's very bad. But today it gets to be another example of it actually being good with the two that we're touching on
starting with Arizona, where you have Democratic
governor Katie Hobbs, who beat out Kari Lake announcing that she's wiping out the medical debt for a million people in the state. Announcing that she's using
$30 million in American Rescue Plan funds
that President Joe
Biden allocated to the states to erase $2 billion in medical debt. And as far as if it's gonna
impact you, the people that it does impact
should be notified soon. Also, reportedly the credit score will be automatically adjusted. And then the second bit is
that today you had President Biden announcing that he's
giving back $10 billion to the American people. And those savings being with
the White House expects low income credit card holders to
enjoy every year from now on. Beca
use today the unveiled
a new set of rules limiting the fees that
credit card companies can charge customers who
fall behind on their bills, which according to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau is about 45 million people. And so under this policy,
companies can't charge more than $8 unless they can
explicitly point to data showing they impose higher
fees to make up for losses, which I mean is an absolutely
massive cut to the status quo because the bureau says
that some financial giants, th
ey charge an average
of $32 per month for late or missed payments. And this is in 2022, the
credit card industry raked in over $14 billion from late fees alone. So right now this new
policy is set to take effect later this spring. But not if the big banks have
anything to say about it, 'cause it is all but inevitable,
they're gonna sue the CFPB to stop the regulations. And their argument's gonna
be that they're only trying to help their credit card
holders by charging them more. The President of
the Consumer
Bankers Association telling the Washington Post, "By
normalizing being late "on credit card payments,
the administration "is knowingly putting consumers
financial health at risk." Because you know those late fees, they don't wanna have
'em there, but it's just, it's a bit of tough love. That's why they're actively
making your life worse. Not because it also makes them
just a ridiculous fuck load of money, but also if they are successful in stopping this rule, the White House is onl
y getting started because
Biden was scheduled to meet with his top advisors today
and reportedly plans to unveil a so-called strike team, which will be run by the Justice Department and
the Federal Trade Commission with them looking to probe
anti-competitive pricing practices in areas such as
prescription drugs, groceries, housing, and financial services. And this as the FCC also aims
to introduce a proposal today that would ban so-called
bulk billing, which is where landlords charge everyone
wi
thin a single apartment building or office for cable,
internet, or satellite service even if they don't want to participate. And this also is the Department
of Agriculture's moving to regulate contracts and
poultry pricing with the goal of lowering prices for farmers. And if it feels like this is
touching almost everything, well that's because this is
just the latest escalation in Biden's war on junk
fees since he skewered them during last year's State
of the Union address. I mean his administra
tion's
gone after airlines, which often hide the full cost of a ticket until travelers reach the checkout page. Banks which fuck over depositors
with huge overdraft fees and hotels, which often surprise
guests with extra charges when they try to check into their rooms. And now as Biden's gearing up
for another State of the Union this Thursday, he's reportedly
planning on hitting on many of these same themes,
which also when general will set the stage for
this upcoming November. And then you know
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way up to the biggest thing. So first there's you
and then there's earth, then our solar system,
then the Milky Way galaxy, which I mean, that alone, contains more than a
hundred billion stars. And then there ar
e some
one or 200 billion galaxies on the low end of estimates or as high as 2 trillion on the high end. And that's just with the
observable universe, right? We have no idea how big the rest of it is, though it could be many times
larger than what we can see. And that's without
mentioning the possibility of a multiverse that
contains endless versions of Spider-Man but if we
stick to just this universe and just the portion that we can observe, we find something surprising. Rather than being rando
mly
distributed all over the place, galaxies are in fact weirdly organized. They tend to gravitate together
into clusters of galaxies and then those clusters
in turn group together into super clusters with
astronomers estimating we can see about 10,000 of those in total. And then the vast majority of
clusters and super clusters come together to form by far
the single largest structure in the known universe, the cosmic web. And that's literally
what scientists call it because it's shaped
like a g
iant spider web. And they've actually known about this for several decades now. But as telescopes and
supercomputers have become more powerful, the
pictures become clearer. The galaxy is tending to
clump around the nodes where different threads in the web meet and those threads appearing
to consist of long streams of gas running for tens
of millions of light years between the node. So it's believed that this cosmic web forms the grand architecture
of our universe. But there's one problem. When s
mart people do the math, the gravity from all the galaxies, gas,
and other matter making up the web shouldn't be enough
to hold everything together. So they figure that there
must be something else adding that extra gravitational force. But what? And that is where dark matter comes in. Now to be clear, our tiny
mushy brains still aren't quite sure what the fuck dark
matter actually is, right? It's invisible, it's intangible. We're not even a hundred percent certain that it actually exists. The s
cientists infer that it
does because of the effect that it appears to have on regular matter. And the first guy to discover
this was a Cal Tech astronomer by the name of Fritz Zwicky in
1933 with him sitting down at his observatory and adding
up all the visible mass in one galaxy cluster. And he realized it just
wasn't enough to account for the gravity needed
to hold it all together. So he concluded that there
must be some invisible mass creating the gravitational pull and he named this substanc
e, dark matter. But for a very long time, no
one really took him seriously. Which you know is kind
of understandable, right? It sounds crazy. But in the 1970s, other
astronomers, namely Vera Rubin came to the same conclusion
and they quickly started to see it everywhere. The Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics telling "Caltech Magazine",
"Whether it is the motion "of galaxies or the fact
that dark matter bends light "or the expansion of the universe "or the growth of
structures in the universe
, "there are many different
types of measurements "that have been made and
every single one of them "fits the same paradigm of dark matter." So it's now believed that
dark matter comprises as much as 85% of all mass in the universe, which is absolutely mind blowing because we've never directly observed it and still have no idea what it's made of. The scientists guessed
that it is a missing piece in the cosmic web, keeping all those nodes and threads strung together by the force of its mysterious
gravity. So that as space.com put
it, "The cosmic web traps "galaxies like morning
dew on a spider web." And the big news that this
entire journey has been leading to is we now have evidence
of this because in January, a team of researchers in South
Korea published the results of a breathtaking new study with them using Hawaii
Subaru telescope to peer at what's known as the Coma Cluster and it's also known as Abell 1656. It's a cluster of over a thousand galaxies some 321 million light
years aw
ay from Earth, which sounds incredibly far,
but also on a cosmic scale like it's actually very close. So the proximity as well
as how huge it is makes the Coma Cluster the perfect
place to hunt for dark matter. And here's how they did it. First, they observed the light
coming not from Coma itself, but from other stars and
galaxies behind the cluster. Then because gravity causes
light to bend, they can see how much light bent as it
traveled through the Coma Cluster and then use that to
calculate
how much gravity is acting upon and with that,
since larger bodies of mass create more gravity, they
could calculate how much mass must be in the cluster. And when they did this, they
found that not only is the mass from its regular matter
too small to account for all the gravity, but so is the mass from even the dark matter
associated with its galaxies. So from this, they concluded
that there must be dark matter between the galaxies too. With it located in those threads tying the whole cosmic w
eb together and you can see the dark
matter here represented by the green clouds over the
cluster and distant galaxies. So that means that if this
is what we think it is, we now have the first
ever indirect observation of dark matter on the cosmic web. And at this point, if you're
like, "Okay, so what Phil? "Why should I give a shit
about the cosmic structure "of the universe?" And to that, I would say,
"One, find a nicer way "to ask that question. "Two, 'cause it's just fucking cool. "And three
, because this
discovery takes humanity one step "closer to understanding the evolution "of our universe over the
past 13.8 billion light years "from the tiniest densest dot "to the unfathomably vast expanse. "And if we can figure out our past, "then maybe it'll help us
figure out our future." Anyway, I apologize to
anyone that was too high for this segment. I'm also sorry if it gave
you visuals of a dark matter spewing spider god, but for everyone else, I hope you enjoyed this segment because p
ersonally found it really cool. Thank you for listening. And then finally today we
have "Yesterday, Today" where we dive into the
comments on yesterday's show and we talk about what
you're talking about. So actually today the first
comment will be my own where Philip DeFranco said,
"Today's show was a bit late "because our main two
editors were out sick today. "I told them not to lick doorknobs. "What are you gonna do? "Boys will be boys. "Very happy we're still able
to get today's big show out
"for you. "I even dusted off my
editing laptop to pitch in, "though I'm not as fast as I used to be." And so I'm sharing that
here for two reasons. One, I know not everyone
actually dives into the comments and I don't want you to think
the 4:00 PM Pacific time is like the new standard
of what we're doing. The goal is to eventually get back to a 2:00 PM posting time. Though in the interim we're
closer to like 3:00 PM Pacific. And two, I kind of wanted
to just be transparent about the growing pain
s
with what we're doing. You know, recently we made
the big jump from the average show length being 14 minutes
to now around 30 minutes. And honestly I've really loved it. I feel like the show is becoming even more of what I want it to be
and it's been awesome to see such a great reception from y'all. Then also a part of
this growth is knowing, and we talked about this before,
we had any sort of issues that to sustainably put
out these 30 minute shows, we have to hire more and so
that means amon
g the new hires, editors, which again, to be
clear, 'cause people online were just running with stuff yesterday, I did not fire anybody. Nobody quit, two people were
sick, the craziness of that. And then even today, we
were down different people when other people came back,
which is part of the reason we put out listings weeks
ago to get job listings. We're currently testing some people, and again, all of this is to explain what we're experiencing right
now are just little bumps in the road, all
in the
pursuit that even on the days where a bunch of life
happens to a bunch of people and there there are
issues, we're still able to give you this new 27 to 32 minute show and ideally even more top-notch
content when everybody's in. And honestly, again,
I'm so proud we're able to pull off yesterday's show. But then as far as comments not left by people named Philip
DeFranco, there were a lot of comments about a lot of
conversation around dating where we talked about the
evolution and de-evol
ution of dating, AI getting
integrated with Hodag37 sharing, "As someone who met his
wife online, online dating "was so exhausting. "It was years of grinding
with little to no results, "quitting and coming
back a year or so later. "It was already so hard back then, "I can't imagine having an AI
help someone interact with me "and allow me to meet the genuine person. "Also, in certain cultures,
you don't meet people in person "unless you two are interested in dating. "And when you actually meet
in
person, it's supposed "to mean you two are seeing
each other or dating. "Imagine that person is almost
nothing like they say they "were because they were using AI." And saytheBratzdoll say,
"As a member of Gen Z, "I feel confident in saying
that the gradual decline "in '3rd spaces' in public
areas are a big reason "why we're not dating in person as much. "No loitering laws forcing
you out of establishments "after half an hour or
preventing you from just "hanging around your neighborhood. "Not t
o mention that most places
in the US are not walkable "and are very reliant on cars,
meaning that even when you do "leave your house, you're still
in your own personal bubble. "There aren't as many places
to meet people anymore. "That being said, I met my
partner back in high school "and we've been best friends ever since, "but we only started
dating like three years "after graduation so it's
still possible, especially "if you have hobbies that
require you to leave the house. "But like I implied
, there
aren't many places you can go "without having to spend money." And honestly, I think what you
touched on, the third place is it's even bigger than just dating. I think it's part of
the loneliness epidemic we're seeing right now. You know, a lot of
people had work and home and then the third place to do stuff and then the pandemic happened and that was like a whole
fucking bunch of stuff. But then also part of that
brought the rise of remote work, work from home, which hey has
worked fant
astically for us. You know, I think most all
of us at the company love the time that we're
getting back for our life where we're not having to
commute, but that's the removal of a standard second place interaction with other human beings. And then I think to a certain
degree, for some people like, removing that, that commute to work, it can make other
commutes seem even bigger. And that's in addition
to what Bratz mentioned, that a lot of places also costs money. I mean, just to speak personally
, I am very naturally an introvert. Like every week I try
to make sure that I go to like two standard third places. One is a standard trivia
night out with friends and the other is kind of a, it's always like a little different. During football season,
I'll either do like Top Golf or a so like an escape
room in the morning, then go watch the
Chargers or the Rams play. Also, when the weather sucks
less, I'm that annoying friend that's like, "Hey, you
wanna go on a hike?" and damn it, y'all, you'r
e
sending me down the rabbit hole. I think this is all also
connected to a loss of fun. Like in the past year I've
really reevaluated my life and gone like, what do I find fun? And not allowing myself to
include things like, oh, binging a show or reading a book. Those are things I can enjoy,
even playing a video game, those are things I can
enjoy, but they're not fun like maybe when I was a kid
I was playing like "Halo Two" multiplayer and I found, you
know, going to a third place, doing somethi
ng I can suck at. I suck at pool, I've played
pool like seven times in the last two months. Being with a friend or two,
shooting the shit, right? Putting yourself in
situations where you can have that easy laugh. And so I guess I'll close
this out by saying something that maybe one person finds helpful, but putting yourself out
there whether to meet someone or just to do more, think
of it like working out. The idea of it when you haven't
done it in a while sucks, but what I found is that very
mu
ch like with working out, you find the energy to do it by doing it. Those initial first time just take a little extra mental power. And I guess like with
working out, there are a lot of readily available
options that cost you money, but there are also a lot of
things you can do alternatives that you can do for no
money or very little. Being the nerd I am,
I will push once again hiking and trivia nights, right? If money's an issue, just nurse
a water or a soda or a beer. But that is where today's
show is gonna end. As always, thank you for being
a part of these daily dives into the news. Also a big thank you
to everyone jumping in on the new beautiful bastard.com sale. Also, if you haven't yet,
definitely get in on it. But hey, as always, my
name's Philip DeFranco, you've just been filled in. I love yo faces and I'll see
you right back here tomorrow. ♪ Got you on my mind a lot ♪ ♪ Don't need no timewatch ♪ ♪ I don't know how I got ♪ ♪ You in my parking spot ♪ ♪ Get us babe ♪ ♪ Get you e
very day ♪ ♪ You like my oxygen ♪
Comments
I apologize in advance for anyone thats a little bit too high for the space story 😅 Though I will say I really enjoyed the last 10 minutes of the show today. Little peak behind the curtain, inside baseball, talking about 3rd places etc etc okay Im gonna go play some FF7 Rebirth since its gonna take me two months to finish at this rate.
For the Selena Gomes music video: It’s not uncommon for huge/mainstream creators to copy the work of smaller creators. But it’s normally not the singer that does it. It’s the director of the music vid or producer or someone like that. The artist is normally none the wiser and just going with the idea.
I live about a mile away from this explosion. It was wild , we were winding down for the night when we started hearing the popping . At first thought it was gunshots then fireworks . But it kept going we could see the sky was red and it was shaking the apartment building . Some of the residents said they thought we were being invaded . As comical as that is this event was out of the ordinary for this area .
About the Selena story: When i was in school my teacher used to say "Be carefull to scream copying unless you can put the art next to each other and they're identical" and this? Being a European that's the look people make when they try to get something to "look French or south European" especially the bathrobe breakfast thing, i've seen that so many times i can't count. Like in my opinion that's not copying? It's shot in the same place sure but that's about it? It look like stereotype French movie on both ends and where did the inspo for that come from? I don't doubt she has been copied before but this was not a good example on that.
After hearing about that 19 year old I just went silent, I’m 19 myself and the idea of my life suddenly being taken just, hurts, I hope his family and all the families struggling are ok as best as they can be
I agree 100% with the assessment of touch vs tactile controls in cars. In my car it's fan and temp controls that's the problem, since they are controlled from the screen and you have to press many times when going from hot to cold. Compared to just twisting a knob it requires more time and focus. It also means that I can't adjust temperatures while in reverse, because the reverse camera hijacks the whole screen. That sounds like a minor inconvenience but it actually comes up quite often.
I absolutely loved the segment of you nerding out about space stuff. I always love hearing about interesting science news but its so rare to see from a lot of news sources. Hope to see more segments like this in the future.
My vehicle is a hybrid Santa Fe, which we specifically chose over the Highlander because the Santa Fe had fewer touch screen integrations. Touchscreens will always be slower than just pressing a button, dial, or switch.
I’ve been really struggling with the loneliness epidemic personally, so the little pep talk from Philly D at the end was well needed, thank you
Watching the snow in the screen behind you made me so happy over the last few days. today it is snowing where i live and your screen matches my window… makes me even happier 😅 sorry for that random comment, but it just makes me happy
The space segment on dark matter was soooo dooopppee!! Thanks Phil, you had a blast covering it, we hope we see more coverage on other awesome space stuff.
Always happy to see you do a segment astro news. It's especially great to see you put in a short introduction to the subject to give some context and even give credit to the astronomers involved in getting there. Very much appreciated :D
The workout analogy is very helpful. It legitimately feels like a drag to meet new ppl, but it‘s something you gotta push through. Showing up is what counts.
Absolutely LOVED the diversion from the common coverage to give science some love!! More of that please!
Being an introverted human that works from home, getting outside can sometimes prove to be a difficult task. Although I have absolutely no dancing experience and two left feet, I recently started dancing with a local swing dance club and have taken ballroom dancing classes (swing, tango, waltz, cha cha) with a local studio. It has been life changing for me. Suddenly, I have all of these new friends and we don’t even need to know each other’s names to have fun. We can just boogie. You get to meet people from so many walks of life while making mistakes and laughing together. And suddenly I have so many places to go as someone always knows of a dance happening somewhere. It’s a lovely community that I didn’t know even existed in my area. The dance community is very much a “come as you are” group. I highly recommend exploring clubs in your area if you can! Who knows how many little treasures are hiding in your own backyard.
I live about 2 miles from the explosion in Michigan. It was insane. I could hear it happening but I thought maybe a storm was coming. But I didn't stop for like an hour and I checked the weather and there were no storms nearby. I checked FB community pages and found out what was happening . I looked out the window and could see the sky lighting up orange, went outside for a few minutes and the air quality was terrible, my eyes and throat burned when I came back in. Thankfully they got things under control. There are multiple gas stations nearby and a plastics factory but they managed to contain the explosion to only the original site.
I remember studying astronomy in college as my science credit, and being absolutely enthralled by dark matter. I noted it as "probably magic" every time it was brought up in lectures, since so little was known about it. This was just over 10 years ago now, so seeing such incredible advancements made in that span of time is very exciting!!!
I live in Sterling Heights, MI about 11 miles from the explosion site and I could hear thr explosions inside my house. It sounded like fireworks going off. The explosion also disabled the 911 dispatch for Sterling Heights and a few other cities surrounding it.
I live only like 5 miles away from the industrial explosion in Clinton Twp, MI it sounded like a war zone it was going on for over an hour. I have some friends that live even closer and had debris in their yard or their fences taken out by debris. Some of my friends that live closer even evacuated for the night with their pets. The biggest concern was what it was and what was billowing in the air, seemed like forever before they cities made Facebook posts about what was going on and the news didn't cover anything right away either, it just all happened so fast and there was so much confusion. There were so many people outside on their streets the Clinton twp police department needed to call on the surrounding departments to help push by standers back and keep crowd control. A fire truck had a huge dent and broken windshield from debris, and a firefighter got injured as well but is making a recovery. It ended up being a building stocked eith a bunch of CO2 canisters and thats what was blowing up and falling all around. So the shrapnel was all chunks of metal from those canisters.
I like the longer 30 min shows. I also like when Phil rapid fires some smaller news. Not everything needs to be talked out.