The Lazy Geeks

We are back with another week of news that didn’t get enough attention. Tweaked the format a bit and included a main topic. This week, we discuss TikTok again, Meta banning users from exposing ICE, Microsoft will sell you out to the feds, and AI will be making government legislation soon.Our main topic this week is some of the weirdest things that I found on social media. A California food shortage, people eating raw chicken, and something about milk.Wanna Donate:Donations will allow us to remain ad-free and expand our content.Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: DonationsWishlist: AmazonMusic By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Other Shows:The Lazy Geeks: Apple Podcast/SpotifyGreat American Sh*t Show: Apple Podcast/SpotifyThe Gen-Xer Pod: Apple Podcast/SpotifyPop Culture Cinema: Apple Podcast/SpotifyContact Us:Blog: The Lazy GeeksSocials: Facebook/ Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTok/TwitterMailbag: thelazygeeksnetwork@gmail.com

It’s 2026 and we are back. After a tumultuous 2025, I’m in a better situation that will allow me to come back to the show. I’ll explain more in the episode. In our return episode, we are talking about the finalized deal between the US and TikTok, Microsoft having some issues and Threads is having more users than Twitter.This show will continue to stay weekly, starting this week. All my other shows will go on being every two weeks. At least in the meantime, and will switch if more interest is shown. Wanna Donate:Donations will allow us to remain ad-free and expand our content.Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: DonationsWishlist: AmazonMusic By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Other Shows:Pop Culture Cinema: Apple Podcast/SpotifyGreat American Sh*t Show: Apple Podcast/SpotifyContact Us:Blog: The Lazy GeeksSocials: Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTokMailbag: thelazygeeksnetwork@gmail.com

This short is not just a status of the podcasts, but an update as to what is going on with me personally. My life has been turned upside down and I have to make some serious changes, quickly. I am trying to be as transparent as possible. So, I will tell you what has been going on, what I need to do, and the help you can provide.Please listen to the full 10-minute episode and decide then. This is a call to action to help a brother out. GoFundMe: Link Wanna to Help with Other Than GoFundMe:Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: Donations Music By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Other Shows:Pop Culture Cinema: Apple Podcast/SpotifyGreat American Sh*t Show: Apple Podcast/Spotify Contact Us:Blog: The Lazy GeeksSocials: Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTokMailbag: thelazygeeksnetwork@gmail.com

We are back with some of the under reported news stories from the past week, August 3 through 8. Hulu is going buh-bye (sort of), parts of the US Constitution disappeared, Digital Foundry goes independent, and more password sharing crackdowns. Not only that some sites are phishing for Facebook likes. Who does that? Wanna Donate:Donations will allow us to remain ad-free and expand our content.Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: DonationsWishlist: AmazonMusic By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Other Shows:Pop Culture Cinema: Apple Podcast/SpotifyGreat American Sh*t Show: Apple Podcast/SpotifyContact Us:Blog: The Lazy GeeksSocials: Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTokMailbag: thelazygeeksnetwork@gmail.com

This week, Steven is trying something a bit different and the show is shorter. We are discussing news from July 27 to August 2. Wanna Donate:Donations will allow us to remain ad-free and expand our content.Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: DonationsWishlist: Amazon Music By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Other Shows:Pop Culture Cinema: Apple Podcast/SpotifyContact Us:Blog: The Lazy GeeksSocials: Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTokMailbag: thelazygeeksnetwork@gmail.com

Two things: (one) we are back, and (two) I apologize. The Lazy Geeks are back discussing things that are impacting our lives on a daily basis and I explain more in the episode. The apology is for being a bit long. I decided to go unscripted and this is what I get. I promise, I won’t do that again. But enjoy it, anyway. Wanna Donate:Donations will allow us to remain ad-free and expand our content.Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: DonationsWishlist: AmazonMusic By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Other Shows:Pop Culture Cinema: Apple Podcast/SpotifyContact Us:Blog: The Lazy GeeksSocials: Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTokMailbag: thelazygeeksnetwork@gmail.com

I know the show just came back but sometimes you need to go with your gut. Here is a special announcement.

We are doing things a little differently since The Lazy Geeks is under the Gen-Xer Pod banner. This week we cover news, a bitter Australian diner owner, and the problem with people not seeing movies and studios are the reason for it. Wanna Donate:Donations will allow us to remain ad-free and expand our content.Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: DonationsWishlist: AmazonMusic By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "NewsSting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Other Shows:The Lazy Geeks: Apple Podcast/SpotifyGreat American Sh*t Show: Apple Podcast/SpotifyThe Gen-Xer Pod: Apple Podcast/SpotifyContact Us:Blog: My Gen-Xer PodSocials: Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTokMailbag: thegenxer73@gmail.com

Episode 4: The Toxic Fandom. The internet is plagued by fandom toxicity. Where does it come from? Why do older people hate new content? It isn’t as hard to believe as you may think. Also, we discuss Xbox price hikes for Christmas, Polygon sold, GTA VI pushed back, and Spotify cashes in on judgment against Apple. Wanna Donate:Donations will allow us to remain ad-free and expand our content.Donate to our PayPalCash App: $TheGenXerVenmo: @thelazygeeks_1010Zelle: steven.vargas512@gmail.comBlog: DonationsWishlist: Amazon Music By:"What You Want" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Other Shows:The Lazy Geeks: Apple Podcast/SpotifyGreat American Sh*t Show: Apple Podcast/Spotify2AM Doomscroll: Apple Podcast/SpotifyThe Gen-Xer Pod: Apple Podcast/Spotify Contact Us:Blog: The Lazy GeeksSocials: Facebook/Instagram/Threads/Bluesky/ TikTokMailbag: thelazygeeksnetwork@gmail.com