About this episode

The hosts discuss various pop culture topics including Dolly Parton's truck stop, AI surveillance, and the resurgence of physical media.

A few days before America's big fat 250th birthday, hosts Scott and Robbie are talking about one of the most American things of all time—Dolly Parton's new Tennessee truck stop! Then, they're talkin' about the increasing (and very troubling) Big Brother-like AI surveillance systems that are being deployed in the U.S. at places such as bars, stop signs, and crosswalks. Plus we have the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds taking over the skies of Las Vegas; Bed, Bath & Beyond coming back in a big way; a crazily frivolous lawsuit is targeting Waffle House's advertisements; physical media—like DVDs and vinyl records—are more important than you thought; "Murder She Wrote" has it's time to shine again on the stage; and, our word of the week is 'mononymous.' You know lots of mononymous celebs, like Cher and Madonna and Seal and Sting. If you had a mononymous name, what would it be? All that, and more pop culture topics…stuff you just HAVE to know, y'all…for Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Stream, download, and subscribe to the audio version of the show on most popular podcast distribution apps and sites, such as Spotify, iHeart, Apple Podcasts, Audible, YouTube Music, and Podbean. Alternatively, every…

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott, Robbie

Topics covered

• pop culture
• AI surveillance
• Dolly Parton
• U.S. Air Force
• lawsuits
• physical media
• mononymous celebrities

Keywords

• Dolly Parton
• AI surveillance
• U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
• Waffle House lawsuit
• Murder She Wrote
• mononymous names
• physical media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dolly Parton, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Waffle House

Books & works: Murder She Wrote

Places: Tennessee, U.S.

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