Michael Calore: OK
Lauren Goode: OK Actually not. But last fall, I attended another Sam Altman company, WorldCoin. This is a super weird Vibey Crypto eye scan in a warehouse in the San Francisco Mission District.
Michael Calore: ball?
Lauren Goode: This gathering will have everything. Yes. But there was the swag there, there was a really nice sweatshirt with the world engraved on it, I looked at the label, it was a company called “Original Favorites” so I ordered one. So, I have a Sam Altman Worldcoin sweatshirt with the world logo. I’ll show you now.
Michael Calore: Yes. This is what you wear.
Lauren Goode: I love this sweatshirt. Just like when you used to buy sweatshirts in the 90s, they were so rough and tough, did they almost feel like cardboard?
Michael Calore: Yes.
Lauren Goode: Like a good old champion sweatshirt, do you know what I mean?
Michael Calore: Yes.
Lauren Goode: That feeling. You’ll wash a hundred times and it still has…that’s it.
Michael Calore: Looks great.
Lauren Goode: Thanks.
Michael Calore: Congratulations.
Lauren Goode: Mike, what are your suggestions?
Michael Calore: Oh, my goodness. I will recommend some stand-up comedy for our time.
Lauren Goode: Do it.
Michael Calore: This is the new Marc Maron Stand-Up Special on HBO. It appeared about a week ago. Called Panic And it’s very good. In particular, I recommend it because there is a great impromptu, like the middle, a little bit about the app Watch tax, which is the app people use to track wildfires and became very popular in Los Angeles when LA was damaged by all wildfires in early 2025. Well, Marc tells the story of how he sees duty, and he doesn’t understand the notifications in the app, he doesn’t know if he should evacuate, so he catches all the cats and evacuates, absolutely not needed. This is this very interesting long story, but it’s also good. The whole thing is good. If you’re familiar with Marc Maron’s comedy, you know he’s dark, and this particular one is really dark, especially in the second half, but I highly recommend it. If you know him and like him, you will.
Lauren Goode: Add it to the watch list.
Michael Calore: Great.
Lauren Goode: Add it to duty. Our guy, Boone Ashworth, once made this show for us, and he also wrote a feature story about the work of the watch this year.
Michael Calore: He did it. He did it.
Lauren Goode: Therefore, we will include it in the presentation notes.
Michael Calore: Yes.
Lauren Goode: And Mike, you will never leave us again, right? Do you never have a holiday again?
Michael Calore: Never.
Lauren Goode: Thank God.
Michael Calore: I will sit behind the microphone until the time is over.
Lauren Goode: The best chatbot.
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