About this episode
Nick discusses the NYC homeless crisis, technology, and various bizarre news stories.
Nick breaks down the NYC homeless crisis — the city's spending $80k per homeless person, the minimum wage is hitting $30, and the poverty line still doesn't add up. TSA agents making $4 an hour. Netanyahu apparently "dead." And Nick goes full rant mode on DLSS 5 and why everyone around him is a luddite. Also on deck: the hilariously unhinged Afroman trial, a Bigfoot assault story (yes, really), and DJI quietly sneaking into the American market under the name XTRA. Jane Hanoi drops in with the Dark Sewer Network news segment, and everyone's favorite alien Xindu is back to talk holidays, beer, and boobs. Music list ----------- 1. jiglr – Access Denied 2. Purrple Panther – Ghost of Me 3. jeka_bird – chaos & liberty 4. Sir Lofi – Jazz Noir 5. Bash Shell – OpenYourEyes 6. Steven O'Brien – preface 7. BIGfoot BEATS – there not pretty (not neighborly) 8. Justin Allan Arnold – Replicants In The Rain 9. Josh Dirschka – 8000 AD (Free Download)
People in this episode
Host: Nick
Guests: Jane Hanoi, Xindu
Topics covered
- NYC homeless crisis
- minimum wage
- poverty line
- TSA wages
- Afroman trial
- Bigfoot assault
- DLSS technology
Keywords
- homeless crisis
- minimum wage
- poverty
- TSA
- Afroman
- Bigfoot
- DLSS
- Dark Sewer Network
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TSA, DJI, Dark Sewer Network
Products: DLSS 5
Places: NYC
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