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Episode 222: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Second Hue Bridge

January 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 11 mins

Okay. Open Overcast. Tap play.

"This episode will begin after a brief message from Tom Steyer..."

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This week: car dealership slogans, a Peacock gets its feathers, and we mark 10 years of the iPad not being very good. 😬.

Episode 221: Mail It To Yourself

January 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 18 mins

Rumor has it that Amazon is considering a reboot of "Field of Dreams" but this time it stars Pete Buttigieg getting lost in a cornfield on his way to the next wine cave fundraiser.

This week: encryption quid pro quo, paper towel math redux, and a special impeachment edition of Still or Sparkling. 💦.

Episode 220: No One Man Is a Kitchen Island

January 15th, 2020  |  1 hr 21 mins

Our podcast makes one guarantee: fall asleep to it for up to 100 nights and if you don’t love it, we’ll refund you your time. Really. Just draft a signed affidavit saying you didn’t laugh once and mail it to the Treasury Department, care of Steven Mnuchin. Terms and conditions apply, see our S-1 for details.

This week: going to the mattresses, USB-C whale watching, and Ryan makes a troubling admission. ⌨️.

Episode 219: The Safeway

January 8th, 2020  |  1 hr 19 mins

In 1992, then President George H.W. Bush was forced to admit he didn’t know how much a gallon of milk cost, painting him as out of touch with the general electorate. In light of a recent smart home catastrophe, we want the 2020 candidates to answer two questions:

1) How much is a 4-pack of AAA store brand batteries?
2) How many Hue lights is too many Hue lights?

This week: Carlos has a head cold, Ryan almost has his kitchen back, and LeBron thinks you need to Calm down. 🧘‍♀️.

Episode 218: I Sound Like Mitt Romney

December 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins

OH in Mill Valley: “This week is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. This week is — wait did someone say affordable housing? Not on my watch. Get the Range Rover, Jeeves.”

On this episode: transit trends, a circuitous burger conversation, and Carlos may or may not know what espresso is.

Episode 217: Christmas in December

December 11th, 2019  |  1 hr 2 mins

Okay, follow me here: it’s an alarm clock that orders a case of coconut La Croix every time you hit the snooze button. Boom: insomnia solved. Get Shark Tank on the phone.

This week: ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas — but make it app updates, first class startup scandals at coach prices, and mulling over the new Mac Pro. ✈️.

Episode 216: Taylor Swift with Country Vibes

December 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins

When everything is bad, sometimes — if you wish hard enough, a hero appears. That hero is: Baby Yoda.

This week: Ryan joins Team Fancy Camera®, Carlos kicks the tires on a Model 3, and the scourge that is Bublé station creep. 🇨🇦.

Episode 215: Upper Middle Class Phrase

November 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins

We take a couple of weeks off for some R&R and demo days and all of a sudden two new streaming services launch. Cord-cutters beware: the holiday season is nigh and it appears we have the power to double your entertainment budget at the drop of a mic.

This week: Carlos discovers his true calling as a Trader Joe’s influencer and spills the beans about store mascots, Ryan outs himself as an unrepentant 12:30AM email sender, and an iconic coffee sugar bomb pairing is back. ☕️.

Episode 214: The Car Episode

October 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 25 mins

We've accidentally pivoted to being Car Talk for people in the 25-34 demo.

This week: the King James Version of the NBA controversy, Disney going hard in the paint, and feeding the customer sat machine. 🏀.

Episode 213: Thank You for the Shame

October 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 29 mins

Worlds are colliding. Joanna Gaines just installed Still or Sparkling® taps at her new coffee shop and we couldn't be happier. There's a 10% royalty attached to that branding though and we only accept payment in Chalk Paint.

This week: backup shaming, infrastructure talk, and for the first time ever, we circle back, literally, to something from last week's parking lot.

Episode 212: The Lady Friend Knows a Parking Lot

October 3rd, 2019  |  1 hr 32 mins

When Bryce Harper was traded to the Phillies by the Washington Walgreens, fans in America’s capital did not find it quite so Nice!. #expiredjokes

This week: taking a number at the IKEA DMV, browsing the aisles at Target, and pondering the looming regulation of a 4,000 pound pack of batteries on wheels. 🚗.

Episode 211: Mean Streets of Larkspur

September 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 35 mins

Quick! Download this episode before TiVo gets the bright idea to sell pre-roll ad inventory against podcasts too!

This week: what we talk about when we talk about always on displays, long exposure risotto, and Carlos hates on an Ed Sheeran collab before getting all the facts. smdh. 🍔.

Episode 210: Cheez-It Throw Pillow

September 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 28 mins

When the robots come for our jobs, what they’ll remember was if you were mean to those autonomous Bolt EVs in San Francisco rush-hour traffic and if you helped a Roomba off a cliff. Choose wisely.

This week: shucking hard drive oysters ordered from Amazon at 3AM, waking up early is the new staying up late, and seasonal food gimmicks for millennials. 🧀.

Episode 209: Iced Coffee Sugar Bomb

September 12th, 2019  |  1 hr 33 mins

Due to the passage of California AB-11, which puts a mandatory waiting period on issuing hot takes, this week’s show was recorded a day late for compliance purposes. Please enjoy these cogent, room temperature takes.

This week: mixed recycling, the villains of the Trader Joe’s line, and a new way to make cold brew. 🎃.

Episode 208: Surge Pricing on Listerine

September 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 24 mins

Look. We'll make you a deal. Become a founding member of our show before Flag Day and we'll give you three years for the price of one. That's only... wait — what's zero divided by 36?

This week: problematic TV of the '90s and early aughts, ice baseballs, and fresh margs in a pickle jar. 🥒.

Episode 207: Intel Mojo

August 28th, 2019  |  1 hr 42 mins

With the Chase Center opening up in just over a month, we, as biz dev and synergy experts, have an incredible opportunity to help a deserving brand acquire the naming rights for what was formerly known as Oracle Arena. Leading candidates include: the Allbirds Center, Blue Bottle Stadium, and our personal favorite, the Uber Cactusdome®.

This week: smart appliance Jenga, annual passholder culture, and we do the math on the Taylor Swift economy, feat. Shawn Mendes. 🎤.