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    AI Girlfriends, Stonks! Roaring Kitty Returns, Trump Biden Debates, & Testosterone Makes You Gay?!

    AI Girlfriends, Stonks! Roaring Kitty Returns, Trump Biden Debates, & Testosterone Makes You Gay?!

    EPISODE #53: Welcome back to the pod! This week, John Coogan returns to chat about the week that was. First up, we’re all getting girlfriends! OpenAI announced GPT-4o. The most talked about feature, was the human-like AI that sounded like AI girlfriends are closer that we though. Next up, Biden & Trump have agreed to debates soon. Do debates even matter anymore? or are they just an embarrassment for the country? Then, does taking testosterone make you gay? Sanjana dives into her new piece for Pirate Wires that has gotten the internet bros big mad. Finally, we have a debut!! Riley from PW joins us to tell us all the details on the return of Roaring Kitty and Gamestop. Stonks!



    Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Riley Nork, John Coogan



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    TIMESTAMPS:



    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

    1:20 - We're All Getting Girlfriends! OpenAI Announces GPT-4o - 'Her' Has Arrived

    25:45 - Trump, Biden Debates - Are Debates Even Necessary Anymore? Or Just A Complete Clown Show?

    41:45 - T Makes You Gay?! Sanjana's New Piece That Has Twitter All Upset

    54:10 - Welcome Riley To The Pod!

    54:30 - Stonks! Roaring Kitty's Surprise Return To The Internet Sends Gamestop & AMC Stocks Soaring. Party Like It's 2021

    01:10:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week!



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    • 1 hr 10 min
    We Interviewed Jack Dorsey, Apple Controversy, Fake Meat Ban, FTX, & Based Met Gala

    We Interviewed Jack Dorsey, Apple Controversy, Fake Meat Ban, FTX, & Based Met Gala

    EPISODE #52: Welcome Back! This week, Pirate Wires is in the news after Mike Solana was able to get an exclusive interview with Jack Dorsey. We get the details on Jack's decision to leave Bluesky, his conversations with Elon Musk, and what's next for him. We also play some exclusive audio soundbites from the interview that you won't get anywhere else. We then talk about Apple's controversial dystopian iPad advertisement, the strange war on fake meat, FTX costumers being made whole, finance evil villains, and the fake virtue signaling at the Met Gala, and why this year was kind of based? Enjoy!



    Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman



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    TIMESTAMPS:



    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod!

    1:00 - Pirate Wires Exclusive Interview w/ Jack Dorsey

    19:15 - Apple's "Controversial" Advertisement

    30:50 - DeSantis Signs Cultivated Meat Ban In Florida

    46:50 - FTX Costumers To Be Made Whole - SBF D*ed For Our Sins - Discussing Evil Villains In Tech & Finance

    59:15 - Met Gala Takes Place Right Before Deal With Their Union - Looking Back at Fake Virtue Signaling

    1:03:05 - Hot Take! The Met Gala Was Kind Of Based This Year?!



    #podcast #technology #politics #culture

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Keffiyeh Karen, Return Of The Bros, Anti-Free Speech Bill, Activist CEO, & A Discussion On France

    Keffiyeh Karen, Return Of The Bros, Anti-Free Speech Bill, Activist CEO, & A Discussion On France

    EPISODE #51: Time for the Pirate Wires Pod! We tried to avoid it, but this week the protests around college campuses took over the news. We dive into the craziness of students requesting humanitarian aid and the media circus. The bros made a stunning comeback protecting the flag at UNC. Congress overreacts and introduces a bill aimed to reduce anti semitism, when really it’s just another free speech violation. Smug gives us an update on the state of the Biden White House, A CEO of a publicly traded company decided to play the activist game (good luck!) And finally, Solana discusses his trip to Paris, why he enjoyed it so much, and what America could learn from that city..



    Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Comfortably Smug



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    TIMESTAMPS:



    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Welcome Back Comfortably Smug!

    1:30 - College Campus Protests, Keffiyeh Karen

    14:15 - Return Of The Bros 

    22:00 - The Media Circus 

    25:20 - Antisemitism Awareness Act Passes House Vote

    33:20 - Smug Gives The State Of The Biden White House

    41:00 - Mission Second - HIMS CEO Tweets Support For Hiring Activists 

    50:00 - Mike Solana Reviews Paris, France - What America Could Learn

    1:01:30 - Thanks Smug For Joining Us! Like & Subscribe!



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    • 1 hr 1 min
    TikTok Bill PASSED, Tent City At Columbia, NPR CEO Is A CIA Asset?! and Mission Driven Tech

    TikTok Bill PASSED, Tent City At Columbia, NPR CEO Is A CIA Asset?! and Mission Driven Tech

    EPISODE #50: We made it to episode 50! This week, Liz Wolfe is joining us to discuss the week that was. We start off with the TikTok divestiture bill that was signed into law by President Biden, and was conveniently placed into a foreign aid package for Ukraine & Israel. Next up, Ivy League colleges shut down over yay-Hamas protests. Is all anti-semitism? Or just an excuse for kids to go glamping with their friends. We transition into protests at work and woke activism. Coinbase started the trend years ago with mission driven company, and now their bet is on the right side of history. Finally, the NPR story gets even better (or worse). Katherine Maher appears to be involved with the CIA. Enjoy!



    Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, Sanjana Friedman, Liz Wolfe



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    TIMESTAMPS:



    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Welcome Back Liz!

    1:00 - Tiktok Bill PASSED - Included In Foreign Aid Package Bill - What Does All of This Mean?

    19:55 - Yay-Hamas Take Over At Colleges - Tent Cities Are All The Rage

    32:00 - Ilhan Omar's Daughter 

    35:55 - Mission Driven Tech At Coinbase

    54:00 - CEO Of NPR May Be A CIA Asset?!

    1:06:30 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Tell Your Friends!

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Defund NPR, How To Handle Bridge Protestors, & Humane AI’s Disaster Release

    Defund NPR, How To Handle Bridge Protestors, & Humane AI’s Disaster Release

    EPISODE #49: Welcome Back To The Pod! This week we're talking about NPR's new CEO hire, who can only be described as an NPC Leftist.The question though, why should our tax money go towards this organization? We then get into Solana's solution for dealing with protestors that are disrupting our daily lives on the bridges and at the airports. Next up, the first major AI hardware was released to scathing reviews. The Humane AI Pin was torn apart by the biggest reviewers in tech such as Marques Brownlee. Is it ok the rip founders trying to build? Or should we be cheering them on? Finally, the globalism takeover; a breakdown of Solana's piece "Exit vs. Build".



    Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman



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    Topics Discussed:

    https://www.piratewires.com/p/katherine-maher-statements-on-tech?f=home

    https://www.piratewires.com/p/exit-vs-build?f=home





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    TIMESTAMPS:



    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Like & Subscribe

    1:00 - Defund NPR - Crazy New CEO Hire CEO Katherine Maher

    19:00 - Bring Back Flogging - Yay-Hamas Protests Close Down Bridges & Invade Google

    40:00 - AI Disaster - Humane AI Pin Gets Scorched By Reviewers - Fierce Debate Breaks Out

    51:20 - Exit Vs. Built

    1:05:00 - Thanks For Watching! Tell Your Friends! Like & Subscribe

    • 1 hr 5 min
    Investor Paul Graham “Delves” Into War With Nigeria & Elon Musk Takes On Brazil

    Investor Paul Graham “Delves” Into War With Nigeria & Elon Musk Takes On Brazil

    EPISODE #48: Your favorite podcast is back. This week we start off with a story that could only happen on the internet. Investor and Founder of Y Combinator, Paul Graham, tweeted out that he was able to spot the use of ChatGPT in a pitch email over use of the word "delve". This might seem uneventful to most, but for the nation of Nigeria, it was war. We discuss the use of language, and you'll get a behind the scenes look into how the Pirate Wires staff approaches writing. Then, Elon Musk takes on the nation of Brazil over freedom of speech. Finally, Sanjana shares an insane story of a school in SF teaching sexual terminology to kids.



    Featuring Mike Solana, Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman



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    TIMESTAMPS:



    0:00 - Welcome Back To The Pod! Rate & Review!

    1:00 - Paul Graham Goes To Battle With Nigeria Over "Delve" And ChatGPT

    17:20 - What Makes A Great Writer?

    26:00 - Elon Musk vs. Brazil

    46:45 - Inside SF Public Schools' Shocking Health Curriculum

    1:01:00 - Vibe Shift - Harvard Brings Back The SAT

    1:07:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! See You Next Week!

    • 1 hr 7 min

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