In this episode we talked about the need to disengage from the current streaming platforms available in the USA to instead utilize more disconnected, offline forms of media. We also talk about the chaos that has made much of life in flux caused by the national leadership.

Links:

• France 24 Trump orders tariffs on Colombia after country sends back two US deportation flights https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250126-trump-orders-tariffs-on-colombia-after-country-sends-back-two-deportation-flights

• CBC News Trump vows to impose heavy U.S. sanctions, tariffs on Colombia after it turns away deportation planes https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-colombia-migrant-repatriation-flights-1.7442038

• Tom’s Hardware After 18 years, Sony's recordable Blu-ray media production draws to a close — will shut last factory in Feb (Updated) https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/after-18-years-blu-ray-media-production-draws-to-a-close-sony-shuts-its-last-factory-in-feb

Our pick of the fortnight: It Sounded Like A Good Idea! Tubi

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In this episode we quickly talk about news and then move on to the main business of the new dispensation we're entering soon.

Links:

• Ars Technica Disney, Fox, and WBD give up on controversial sports streaming app Venu https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2025/01/disney-fox-and-wbd-give-up-on-controversial-sports-streaming-app-venu/

• Polygon Critical Role pauses broadcast due to devastating LA wildfires, donates $30K to emergency fund https://www.polygon.com/critical-role/506387/critical-role-fires-los-angeles-la-stream-paused

Our pick of the fortnight: Micro Mini Kids Tubi RiffTrax

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In this New Year's Eve Special we look ahead to a strange future of weirdness and a polluted information ecology.

Links:

• NHK World Japan https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/

• ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news

• CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news

• France 24 https://www.france24.com/en/

• BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news

Our pick of the fortnight: Wikipedia: List of world news channels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_news_channels

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We talk the sanctity of contracts, shenanigans in Washington, and how that imperils our streaming services.

Links:

• The Associated Press Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-misinformation-government-shutdown-bill-budget-trump-musk-1235b15b425856bf902d0c8133eec222

• Definition of "sanctity of contract" https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/sanctity_of_contract

Our pick of the fortnight: Check It Out https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/692043?autoplay=false

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We talk about a situation in Syria that wound up getting ignored by our domestic streaming news media. We also discuss the impact of such active ignorance. Matt Gaetz somehow gets mentioned too.

Links:

• Florida Phoenix via Yahoo! News ‘The Matt Gaetz Show’ to premiere on OAN next month, but might be hard to find on Florida cable https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-gaetz-show-premiere-oan-163229807.html

• 69 Admins Episode 35: Your Own Station https://69admins.com/2024/episode-35.html

• Simple English Wikipedia Fall of the Assad Regime https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_the_Assad_regime&oldid=9937162

• Simple English Wikipedia Fall of Damascus https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Damascus&oldid=9932809

• Local News Initiative In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide: But what does this election-result correlation mean? https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/12/05/trump-wins-news-deserts-in-landslide/

• Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media WHAT EXACTLY IS A ‘NEWS DESERT’? https://www.cislm.org/what-exactly-is-a-news-desert/

• USA Today Trump jokingly calls Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'Governor of the Great State of Canada' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/10/trump-jokes-canada-prime-minister-trudeau-governor/76886561007/

Our pick of the fortnight: The Batwoman Tubi Gizmoplex

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In the aftermath of the presidential election in the United States we see ripples and shockwaves. Some of those ripples are hitting the media sector. Seeing presidential advisors openly considering buying up cable networks likely wasn't on anyone's bingo card for 2024, though.

Links:

• Comcast Comcast Announces Intention to Create Leading Independent Media Business Through Spin-Off of Select Cable Television Networks https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/spin-off-select-cable-television-networks

• Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! Finance Behind Comcast's big TV deal: a bleak picture for once mighty cable industry https://finance.yahoo.com/news/behind-comcasts-big-tv-deal-015148296.html

• Mashable Elon Musk threatened to buy MSNBC. Joe Rogan jumped in with ideas, too. https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-msnbc-joe-rogan

• The Wrap via Yahoo! News Trump Picks Brendan Carr, Author of FCC Section in Project 2025, to Lead FCC https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-picks-brendan-carr-author-135739561.html

Our pick of the fortnight: Discontinued

Our other pick of the fortnight: Tom Walker

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Wasn't that a fun election? In this episode we talk about making your own streaming outlet in the new political time to come.

Links:

• OpenBroadcaster https://openbroadcaster.com/company/about-us/

• OwnCast https://owncast.online/

• The Verge JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24266512/jd-vance-curtis-yarvin-influence-rage-project-2025

• TechRadar The death of the internet: why the future is terrifying, and how we fix it https://www.techradar.com/computing/internet/the-death-of-the-internet-why-the-future-is-terrifying-and-how-we-fix-it

• Dark Enlightenment https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark_Enlightenment&oldid=1255453846

Our pick of the fortnight: Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia

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In this episode we read out two cybersecurity statements from the federal government and talk about the implications of some threats made by Donald Trump. If he gets elected we may wind up with a much, much smaller landscape of streaming services.

Links:

• Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-0

• Joint Statement by FBI and CISA on PRC Activity Targeting Telecommunications https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/joint-statement-fbi-and-cisa-prc-activity-targeting-telecommunications

• Trump’s growing threats to strip broadcast licenses send chills across industry https://lite.cnn.com/2024/10/22/media/trump-strip-tv-station-licenses-punish-media/index.html

• List of streaming media services https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_streaming_media_services&oldid=1253713023

• List of conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories_promoted_by_Donald_Trump

Our pick of the fortnight: Space Patrol

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