Just Two Good Old Boys

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  1. 1d ago

    172 From Flock Cameras To Starship Landings And The Real Costs Of Modern Tech

    Send us Fan Mail Your town can buy a “camera system” and wake up in a surveillance network. We unpack how Flock cameras and automated license plate readers spread fast, why the data often slips into a private-company loophole, and what that means for transparency, cybersecurity, and basic privacy rights when cities claim they’re only “subscribing” to the footage. From there, we zoom out into the rest of the modern tech stack: DIY car repairs with an OBD2 Bluetooth scanner, the real-world sticker shock of server and hardware quotes, and why the newest Intel Xeon platforms have people thinking about AI rigs and PCIe lanes again. We also talk about AI agents writing code at insane speed, why token costs are changing corporate budgets, and why local AI models are becoming more attractive when CFOs start asking hard questions. We keep it fun too, with a deep geek-out on a SpaceX Starship flight that nails an almost surreal water landing, plus a candid thread on health tech, sleep apnea testing, and the tradeoffs between external gear and implanted devices as “smart” systems creep closer to our bodies. If you like conversations about mass surveillance, AI safety, consumer tech economics, and where all of this is headed, hit subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s the one piece of tech you refuse to let run your life? Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  2. 3d ago

    171 Half Native, Fully American

    Send us Fan Mail A half-Native guy from Washington State comes on the mic and immediately complicates the tidy narratives. Native Patriot lays out how he grew up in a tiny, overwhelmingly white town near Mount Rainier, rarely felt “othered,” and now argues that the healthiest move for the country is a return to equal citizenship and real assimilation, not a politics built on permanent categories of victim and oppressor. We also get into the day-to-day reality of Washington politics: the urban-rural split, universal mail-in ballots, and what he sees as a decades-long march toward one-party control. From there, we dig into gun rights and the Second Amendment, including why state-level restrictions on common firearms spark so much outrage and why constitutional language matters when courts and legislatures disagree. Then the conversation widens: faith and civic culture, the “spiritual vacuum” idea, and why ideology can start acting like a substitute religion. We talk immigration, Islam in the West, and the pressure that forms when communities stop assimilating and start building parallel societies. We close on Native American reservations and tribal casinos, the difference between short-term uplift and long-term dependency, and why human nature keeps turning “free money” into a trap. If you want a candid, uncomfortable, and surprisingly personal conversation about American identity, culture, and politics, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who disagrees, and leave a review with the one point you think we got most right or most wrong. Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  3. Jul 19

    170 When Politics, AI, And Everyday Life Collide

    Send us Fan Mail You can tell a lot about a week by what we can’t stop talking about. We start with real-world life stuff, then immediately get hijacked by the internet: a bizarre sci fi book cover, the comments section, and how “context” is doing a lot of work when marketing tries to sell fantasy, post-apocalyptic fiction, and everything adjacent. It’s funny, but it also says something about how online culture spreads and why screenshots spark arguments faster than facts.  Then we shift into current events and policy, reacting to Trump’s speech and the broader fight over election security, mail-in ballots, voter rolls, and what “fix it going forward” actually means in practice. We don’t pretend to have perfect answers, but we do lay out what claims we’re hearing, why certain talking points catch fire, and where skepticism should be applied.  The most actionable part might surprise you: we break down “Trump accounts” as an index-fund style savings plan for kids, why starting early matters, and how compounding could change the student loan and housing trajectory for a whole generation. After that, it’s a rapid tour through military readiness debates, Iran escalation and geopolitics, wildfire smoke and forest management, Cajun cooking with pickled pork, and the tech reality of local AI, Palantir, and why GPU prices feel unhinged.  If you enjoyed the mix of hard opinions, practical money talk, and tech culture reality checks, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What topic should we go deeper on next? Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  4. Jul 8

    169 Patriotism And Power

    Send us Fan Mail Fireworks are loud, but the bigger signal is quieter: a lot of Americans sound less defeated than they did a year ago. We start with real life stuff (back pain, fatigue, summer heat) and then zoom out into why the Fourth of July felt like a morale shift, how the U.S. soccer run played into national pride, and why public patriotism is showing up again as the 250th anniversary chatter ramps up. From there we follow the money into the ground level economy: mega projects, data centers, chip plants, and reshored manufacturing that are driving a skilled trades labor crunch. We talk electrician pay, bidding wars, and why companies are relocating production despite higher wages, because total cost, risk, quality control, and even cartel pressure change the equation. If you care about American manufacturing, supply chain security, tariffs, and what “building again” actually looks like, this section gets concrete fast. Then we move into policy and trust: an ATF proposed rule that could streamline gun purchases by letting you complete forms remotely through a local gun store and receive shipping directly after approval, plus chatter about NFA fingerprint requirements. That turns into our broader wish list, agencies enforcing the law instead of rewriting it, term limits, automatic sunsets for bad bills, cleaner campaign finance, and what public, auditable voting could look like if you pair it with real identity verification while still respecting privacy. We also geek out on running local AI at home, why VRAM matters, how older NVIDIA data center GPUs can be a bargain, and why a hybrid model (local first, cloud only when needed) may be where businesses land as costs bite. If this mix of politics, tech, and culture is your kind of long form conversation, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find us. Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  5. Mar 15

    156 From Bahamas Resort Deals To Geopolitical Shockwaves

    Send us Fan Mail A vacation recap turns into a surprisingly sharp window into how modern life works when everything is a system: airports, loyalty points, laws, media, and even video games. We start with the human stuff, travel exhaustion, Dallas terminal chaos, and the little wins like US customs preclearance and getting Global Entry set up for the kids. From there, we break down a Bahamas Atlantis stay as a practical travel hacking story, what points actually cover, what food and experiences still cost, and why luxury travel pricing can feel detached from reality. Then the tone shifts fast. Scotland travel planning leads into UK knife laws, everyday carry constraints, and a broader argument about how “public safety” rules land on ordinary people. A side quest into The Rocky Horror Picture Show and reaction videos becomes a quick study in culture, discomfort, and why some art sticks around for decades. The second half goes full current events: Virginia gun control backlash, court language that cuts through euphemisms, and a wide ranging debate on geopolitics including the Iran Israel war, the Strait of Hormuz, intelligence and satellites, and why so much “breaking footage” online looks like propaganda or AI. We end where friends often end, tech and gaming, Steam Deck temptation, Steam sales, and whether always online games are entertainment or just another job. If you like unfiltered conversation that mixes travel, politics, geopolitics, and tech with real opinions and real pushback, hit subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What topic should we go deeper on next? Support the show Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  6. Mar 6

    155 RAM Rage, War Rants, And Travel Plans

    Send us Fan Mail Support the show Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  7. Mar 1

    154 Freedom Kebabs, Hypersonics, And A Very Nervous Kim Jong-Un

    Send us Fan Mail A war with a soundtrack, a daylight strike that decapitated command, and crowds in Iran dancing to pop songs they weren’t supposed to love—today’s events flipped the script on the Middle East. We walk you through the surprise choice to hit IRGC leadership under the sun, why that timing mattered, and how it pried open bunkers and psyches built for midnight raids. As shaky propaganda collided with relentless phone footage, the real story surfaced from the street: fear giving way to jubilation, women discarding enforced veils, and chants that no one expected to hear in Farsi. From there, the map moved. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain edged into open alignment against Tehran, suggesting a path to an expanded Abraham Accords that could harden into shared air defense, deeper trade, and a common stake in stability. We explore the scenario taking shape around Reza Pahlavi—promising to steward a constitutional transition and then step away—and why the decisive phase won’t be measured in sorties but in city halls: off-ramps for IRGC ranks, fast governance, and order that survives the night. The shock didn’t stop at borders. Oil prices spiked, squeezing China’s energy security after Venezuela setbacks, while boosting producers from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia and Russia. We parse the winners and losers, plus the hint of next-gen systems over Iran and the first-truth-first era of OSINT that punctured wild claims within hours. Back in Washington, partisan reflexes bent around outcomes, not colors on a chart. Competence drew applause in unexpected places, and we talk candidly about what it takes to turn a clean strike into a clean peace. If this moment holds, it could reset decades: a freer Iran, a pragmatic Middle East coalition, and an economics-first logic that makes war a losing business plan. Big if—but for the first time in a long time, it feels within reach. Join us for a ground-level tour through the strategy, the street, and the stakes. Then tell us: does this look like the start of real regional peace, or just the eye of the storm? If you found this breakdown useful, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review—your support helps more curious listeners find us. Support the show Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  8. Jan 30

    150 From GPUs To Geopolitics: Builds, Power, And Border Fights

    Send us Fan Mail A new PC arrives with a satisfying thud, but the real story isn’t RGB—it’s what powerful, affordable hardware unlocks. We compare notes on an AMD-based build that outpaces an older flagship, then get into the gritty work no one sees on YouTube: wiring a dedicated 20-amp circuit, crawling the attic, and running clean Cat6 drops that still punch 10G when you do it right. That practical setup talk blends into projector life, burn-in tests, and the strange fact that a “gaming rig” might spend its life on VMs and local AI. Then the tone shifts. We unpack the ICE shooting through the lens of carry laws, duty-to-notify differences between Minnesota and Texas, and how a single frame can reshape perception in a chaotic scene. From there, it’s coordinated protests, doxxing threats, and the political calculus around DHS funding and the Insurrection Act. The pivot into nuclear power is just as direct: why NRC rule changes could finally let data centers and heavy industry build their own generation, slash power costs, and de-risk the grid. We swap stories from Comanche Peak and Zimmer, talk AP1000s and SMRs, and map the downstream effects on steel—where cheaper, steady baseload can reignite U.S. production and bring prices down from pandemic peaks. One unexpected throughline is a new political bloc emerging at the edges: socially conservative, economically liberal, and unapologetically Christian in moral framing. That opens bigger questions about wages, feminism, workforce supply, and why two incomes became the floor for modern families. If abundant power accelerates reindustrialization, real wages can finally outrun inflation, and the single-income option becomes real again for those who want it. We close on pragmatic wins: delegating DMV services to everyday locations and treating USPS as a broker rather than a fleet. It’s a long arc from GPUs to geopolitics, but the throughline is simple—tools matter, power matters, and incentives shape everything. Enjoy the ride? Follow, share with a friend who loves builds and big ideas, and leave a review with your favorite chapter so others can jump in fast. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched!Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

  9. 12/18/2024

    Just Two Good Old Boys Christmas Celebration

    Send us Fan Mail This is our Christmas card to our listeners and especially to our monthly supporters! Ben and Gene wish you a very Merry Christmas! Support the show Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

    Just Two Good Old Boys Christmas Celebration

  10. 11/07/2024

    091 BONUS Just Two Good Old Boys Elections Special

    Send us Fan Mail Did the election night in Pennsylvania and the Rust Belt catch everyone off guard, or was it a masterstroke of strategy? We unravel the surprising victory of Trump and the eerie calm that followed in cities like DC and Baltimore, which were braced for chaos. As we ponder over the lack of expected unrest and the implications of these results, our personal stories and firsthand experiences paint a vivid picture of a nation in disbelief and contemplation. The unexpected voter shifts among Hispanic and Black male voters, as well as the Amish and Jewish communities, give us plenty to dissect about what this might mean for the political landscape. Trump's strategic choices, including picking Vance as a running mate, seem to have played a crucial role in his sweeping success. We speculate on the possibility of a future Vance presidency and what that could entail. The conversation also touches on the role of capable leadership in shaping the administration, with names like Elon Musk entering the fray. For some, this election harkens back to the Reagan era, signaling a robust rejection of wokeism. Join us for an engaging discussion that not only revisits the past but also looks ahead at what these results might mean for the future. Support the show Want to hear old episodes? All subscribers have access to the full back catalog of episodes and specials! Just Two Good Old Boys (Just Two Good Old Boys +) Communicate with us directly on x.com by joining the Good Old Boys community!  https://x.com/i/communities/1887018898605641825 Can't donate? Listen to Amy Clare Smith Music  Check out Gene's other podcasts - podcast.sirgene.com and unrelenting.show Read Ben's blog and see product links at namedben.com

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