{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/645661fd1096880011246bd4/655643ff50cd070012027274?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 8: Being Direct, Changing Lyrics, Replacing iPhones, and if the CIA Writes Songs","description":"<p>Buckle up for another mixed bag of content! Today, we chat about being direct in dating, if Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, why Google’s antitrust case is a big deal, the technology that could take over the iPhone, and some MINT content binges for your upcoming travel and time off - including a Taken-esque miniseries, a documentary on incarcerated Aboriginal artists, and a highly recommended podcast exploring if the CIA had a hand in writing the song that was the soundtrack to the end to the Cold War. This episode is full of lols to carry us through the weekend.</p><p><br></p><p>Pop Culture:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-dating-fans-react-explain-phenomenon-1234878487/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Swifties Agree: You ‘Can’t Help but Root’ for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce by Tomás Mier for Rolling Stone</a> </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.gq.com/story/kim-kardashian-men-of-the-year-cover-2023\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Kim Kardashian Learned from Her Father by Sean Manning for GQ</a> </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://time.com/6333788/grammy-nominations-2024-sza-taylor-swift/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Biggest Snubs and Surprises of the 2024 Grammy Nominations by Moises Mendez II for Time Magazine</a> </p><p><br></p><p>News:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/technology/google-antitrust-trial-defense.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Google Argued to Defend Itself in Landmark Antitrust Trial by Nico Grant and David McCabe for the NYT</a> </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/technology/modern-internet-first-monopoly-trial-us-google-dominance.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">In Its First Monopoly Trial of Modern Internet Era, U.S. Sets Sights on Google by David McCabe and Cecilia Kang for the NYT</a> </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/9/11/23864514/google-search-antitrust-trial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Google’s trial means for the company — and your web browsing by Sara Morrison for Vox</a> </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://time.com/6324490/google-antitrust-trial/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Google’s Antitrust Trial Could Change Internet Search by Solcyre Burga for Time</a> </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://hu.ma.ne/story\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Humane Website</a> </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/09/technology/silicon-valleys-big-bold-sci-fi-bet-on-the-device-that-comes-after-the-smartphone.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Silicon Valley’s Big, Bold Sci-Fi Bet on the Device That Comes After the Smartphone by Erin Griffith, Tripp Mickle, Kelsey McClellan</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Content:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/80201500\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Safe, Netflix Series</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.netflix.com/title/81556586\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Art of incarceration, Netflix Documentary</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/3vikAuFxKVNe2GBZC61IYD?si=736d373bf94a4312\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wind of Change, Podcast by Pineapple Street Studios, Crooked Media, and Spotify</a></p>","author_name":"Kelly O'Shea and Steph Swann"}