We’re joined by noted video game developer, AI programmer and Noah’s brother David Kalina to discuss AI and why some of us like it while others of us don’t like it.

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with special guest John Gruber

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What if you could meet someone on a website in 2007, collaborate on creative projects, and then start a podcast in a pandemic that reflected the highs and lows of consumerist culture, all from across the country? We tried that, and for a year and change, it was a bright spot in both of our lives. We called it All Consuming, and the takeaway? Don’t sleep on friendship, you guys.

Ever wonder what goes into making one of Noah Kalina’s world famous newsletters? Did you know Noah has a world famous newsletter? Is photography art? On this week’s show, Adam ducks out and our editor Paul fills in, as we answers these questions and more.

The thing about food is it’s usually shaped like the thing it is. But imagine a future where food is not shaped like that but rather it’s all one shape and that shape is square. Now imagine that the future is already here, and the company that brought it here is called Squareat. The words Square and Eat, combined, into one word.

Cereal can be many things to many people. But Off Limits makes four flavors of cereal that’s more specific. Vegan, gluten-free, and daring in its choices, it represents a view of our culture that is fun, progressive, actualized, and has a strong point of view. And I, for one, am here for it. Grab your spoon.

Hey do you want to get in on some of these Dried Noodles from world-famous chef David Chang’s restaurant, Momofuku? Well TOO BAD because you CAN’T. They’ve sold out TWICE and you really SHAT THE BED on this one, but luckily, we didn’t shit the bed, we nabbed some Chang noods and slurped em up. HELL YEAH. Please enjoy our review.

We recorded an episode about AI, but then we decided to can it because it wasn’t um good. (We’ll come back to that soon.) In the meantime, please enjoy three episodes of “Do You Hear That?” a podcast about birds that Paul and Noah made last summer.

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Holy cow, that went by fast. 2021 filled us up with so many products, good and bad. Let’s spend this hour revisiting our favorite nine, in no particular order because we literally came up with this idea while recording.

There’s nothing like a fresh-baked, homemade cookie. But to bake the cookie, you gotta have the dough. That’s where this week’s product starts: it’s cookie dough in a jar, it’s vegan and gluten-free, you can eat it with a spoon but most importantly, you bake it. It’s spelled D-E-U-X but they call it “Dough” which I object to but here we are. Let’s bake some cookies.

What does clean feel like? And I mean truly clean, on a deeper level. Is clean even possible when your methods are just deflection and divergence? Today, we’re talking about bidet seats, and the true meaning of a strong spray, directly up into your butt, for that is where the elusive feeling of clean may be discovered.

It’s a food, it’s a bar, it’s a food bar and it’s from Bearded Brothers, which is a company in Austin with two actual brothers who have beards. We’re going to try those food bars. They come in flavors and we’ll try them. Along the way, we’ll learn, we’ll laugh, we’ll do ratings about them, toward the end. Food bars!

Why do we drink? Do we love the taste? Do we want to relax and unwind? Maybe it’s about the ritual of a well-crafted cocktail. But is it possible to have the ritual without the alcohol? We’ll find out today as we mix up some mocktails with Ritual, a zero proof liquor alternative. Let’s get sauced without the sauce.

Some of the world’s best food comes in little pockets. Tiny pouches of self-contained goodness. Some of it’s hot like the soup dumplings from Xiao Chi Jie, cheesy like Snow Days pizza bites, or gooey like Chubby PB&J. We’ll have a three-course meal today, so open up and take a bite or whatever.

What happens to that cardboard box with the big smile once you put it in the bin? It’s not fun to think about, but that box gets shipped off to a facility that ruins the planet for children. Boox is a different kind of package that gets reused and sent off to make the world healthy for children and other living things. Let’s open it up and see what’s inside.

Trimmings, clippings, and even droppings from your beard…where do they go once they’ve departed your face? This dilemma has vexed beard havers across borders throughout time, but one company, The Beard King, has emerged with a solution. We’ll put it to the test in the All Consuming lab, and find out what we can catch.

Magic Mind is the world’s…claims to be the world’s first productivity drink, an herbal supplement with adaptogens and nootropics that you drink from a very tiny bottle. Will it make you 30-40% more productive? Or is it in fact just tiny juice? We’ll find out today.

What the hell is an NFT? And how should you feel about them? We’re going to tell you today, with the help of our artist-curator-technologist friend Justin Ouellette and a visit from Fanuel Leul, an Afrofuturist artist whose work we each acquired for our own NFT collections. Join us on the blockchain because this one is going straight to the moon.

On today’s show, we’ll unbox the iPhone from Apple. This upgrade is the most advanced pro camera system ever on iPhone; Super Retina XDR display with ProMotion; A15 Bionic, and so much more. We really think you’re going to love this episode, and we can’t wait to see what you [pbbbt]

I scream, you scream, let’s all scream because we’re so we’re all so frickin’ hungry and the world is let’s be honest kind of a scary place right now and so in order to get through this we’re gonna need a little more joy from the simple things, which is why Brave Robot and McConnell’s made dairy-free ice cream. Delicious.

You know when you’re between meals, and you need something to keep you going but not a donut or a steak tartare? Today, we snack…on functional cookies from Mmmly, sortasweet candy bars from Gigantic! and grain-free crackers from Ancient Provisions, and we think once you snack on this pack, you’re never goin’ back.

You know what they say about the unexamined life? Just, like, examine it, bro. And there’s a company called Withings that makes a line of smart devices to examine your life by way of your body. They sent us some stuff to examine our bodies so that we could have better lives, and you know what? It just might work.

Do you know about the concept of honkaku? It’s authenticity and adherence to the principle of quality and truth and integrity in craftsmanship. It’s the basis of this podcast but also, it’s the core of Ramen Hero, a ramen meal kit company that ships ramen to you so you too can be honkaku. Be a ramen hero.

OluKai is high-quality footwear brand with incredibly comfortable sandals and slippers, so you can live aloha on your feet. Bose Frames are surprisingly stylish sunglasses that augment your world with a layer of crisp, immersive sound. What do these two things have in common? I’m on vacation, you guys.

You know when you’re getting a massage and they hit that spot, and it’s like oh my god, you’re like please never stop, and you’re like if I could hit that spot myself, I’d never leave the house but you know it would present all kinds of other problems you could never have anticipated? Vertiball helps you hit that spot in a safe, non-committal way.

Would you strap plants to your feet if it was good for the planet, looked cool and made people admire you? Then you’ll want to look into Kengos, the plant-based shoes that are comfortable, stylish and plant-based. Lace up and take a walk with us.

If you’re like us, you want to get high but not too high. Back in the day, when your parents got high, weed just wasn’t as strong. Now? Cannabis is optimized to fuck your shit up. Dad Grass is an LA company that takes weed back in the day, with a low enough dose of THC you can get it in the mail. Let’s toke and be happy together.

Would you like some liquid nitrogen with your coffee? It’s called Cometeer, and wait till ya hear what it costs. Not that much actually. The best beans, roasted, flash frozen and shipped to your door for a cup that is indistinguishable from fresh brewed. Is there life before coffee?

We took a week off, but here’s a rebroadcast from Tyler Stalman’s show “Stalman Podcast” with Adam as his guest, talking all about AI. It’s not funny, but you should listen to the whole thing twice.

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What do you wear around the house, when you just want to be comfy, and look fresh and you’re kind of feeling yourself? For some people, the answer is “I dunno” but for people who know, the answer is Jambys. Performance inactivewear for the great indoors. Meka leka hi meka hiney ho.

The English playwright Arthur Wing Pinero said “Where there’s tea, there is hope.” We bought some Ukiyo tea infusers for today’s show, and we hope wasn’t a waste of money. Joining us is the movie producer and tea aficionado Keith Calder to infuse some tea and some knowledge into our very unsteeped minds.

Close your eyes. Take a whiff. Now open your eyes, you’re on the beach and it’s 1988. You want to protect your skin and make it glow, so you reach for your bottle of Vacation, an “excessively good” sunscreen from the retro sexy makers of the Poolsuite FM radio station. Make no mistake, this is a horny sunscreen. So slather it on, soak up some rays and travel down memory lane with us.

Time was, milk came from cows. Now, milk comes from a lot of other places. Califia Farms makes a range of oat milks that have earned a loyal following, including our guest today, filmmaker Kailee McGee. We taste some oat milk, some mushroom oatmilk, even some hemp milk and see if it deserves the blue checkmark of milk.