Pokémon GO Is Data-Mining You (with Brian Robert Jones)
About this episode
The episode explores the potential dark motives behind Pokémon GO with guest Brian Robert Jones.
Are shady powers behind the once-viral mobile game Pokémon GO? Langston and David are joined by guitarist and former Pokémon GO player Brian Robert Jones to discuss the possibility that the popular game was harnessed for wicked purposes. 0:00 Cold open: Steppers, criminality, racial slurs 6:48 Intro: David’s treasonous ways 10:57 Smokey Robinson trying to pronounce Chanukah 20:10 Jar Jar Binks (!!!) 28:25 Conspiracy: Pokémon GO was a CIA plant 44:50 Slavery was the big lick 51:57 Fandom, fame, fitness, fishing 1:13:31 Homemade wine and new cocktail technology 1:19:30 Boundaries between teachers and students 1:25:34 Being tracked by the Apple Watch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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