Great Night #256: Illegal Coolant

About this episode

Brian discusses his air conditioning issues and the world of illegal refrigerants while touching on various tech and pop culture topics.

Brian’s studio is cool again, possibly through maritime crime. After getting pitched a $35,000 AC replacement, he consults ChatGPT, invokes his coolant rights, and discovers the wonderful world of “illegal” refrigerant. Also: aerial floods, Comcast surrendering to piracy, a possible Great Night landline hotline, Tom Merritt’s BTS business trip, asshole blackjack theology, video iPods, Zunes, the first iPhone, vibe-coded websites, and an AI treadmill coach that is trying to murder Justin. Get an extra episode every week only at https://www.patreon.com/greatnight!

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Brushwood, Justin Robert Young

Topics covered

• air conditioning
• refrigerant
• technology
• piracy
• blackjack
• AI
• podcasting

Keywords

• coolant
• illegal refrigerant
• aerial floods
• Comcast
• blackjack theology
• video iPods
• Zunes
• iPhone
• AI coach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ChatGPT, Comcast

Products: iPod, Zune, iPhone, AI treadmill coach

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