About this episode

The episode discusses Disney's facial recognition policy, a proposed lifetime smoking ban in Britain, and various issues affecting California homeowners and American hospitals.

(April 23, 2026) Disney lets park visitors opt out of facial recognition. Proposed lifetime smoking ban to become law in Britain. California homeowners face "Zone 0" changes due to fires. A "barbaric" problem in American hospitals is only getting bigger.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Handel

Topics covered

• facial recognition
• smoking ban
• California fires
• healthcare issues
• Disney

Keywords

• Disney
• facial recognition
• smoking ban
• Britain
• California
• healthcare
• fires

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney

Places: Britain, California

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