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From the south shores of Lake Erie comes a look at cutting the cord to take advantage of streaming television. Taking advantage of streaming television is a bit different from a rural perspective. In this shot cast we'll be talking hints and tips to enjoy the TV streamers while living in places where access to the Internet may not be the greatest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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January 27, 20257 min

Episode 42: Life in Flux

In this episode we talked about the need to disengage from the current streaming platforms available in the USA to instead utilize more disconnected, offline forms of media. We also talk about the chaos that has made much of life in flux caused by the national leadership. Links: France 24 Trump orders tariffs on Colombia after country sends back two US deportation flights https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20250126-trump-orders-tariffs-on-colombia-after-country-sends-back-two-deportation-flights CBC News Trump vows to impose heavy U.S. sanctions, tariffs on Colombia after it turns away deportation planes https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-colombia-migrant-repatriation-flights-1.7442038 Tom’s Hardware After 18 years, Sony's recordable Blu-ray media production draws to a close — will shut last factory in Feb (Updated) https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/after-18-years-blu-ray-media-production-draws-to-a-close-sony-shuts-its-last-factory-in-feb Our pick of the fortnight: It Sounded Like A Good Idea! Tubi Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

January 13, 20257 min

Episode 41: The New Dispensation

In this episode we quickly talk about news and then move on to the main business of the new dispensation we're entering soon. Links: Ars Technica Disney, Fox, and WBD give up on controversial sports streaming app Venu https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2025/01/disney-fox-and-wbd-give-up-on-controversial-sports-streaming-app-venu/ Polygon Critical Role pauses broadcast due to devastating LA wildfires, donates $30K to emergency fund https://www.polygon.com/critical-role/506387/critical-role-fires-los-angeles-la-stream-paused Our pick of the fortnight: Micro Mini Kids Tubi RiffTrax Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

January 1, 20256 min

2024 New Year's Eve Special

In this New Year's Eve Special we look ahead to a strange future of weirdness and a polluted information ecology. Links: NHK World Japan https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/ ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/news France 24 https://www.france24.com/en/ BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news Our pick of the fortnight: Wikipedia: List of world news channels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_news_channels Support us via Amazon Wishlist , Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

December 22, 20249 min

Episode 40: Contract Sanctity

We talk the sanctity of contracts, shenanigans in Washington, and how that imperils our streaming services. Links: The Associated Press Musk helped kill a congressional spending bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-misinformation-government-shutdown-bill-budget-trump-musk-1235b15b425856bf902d0c8133eec222 Definition of "sanctity of contract" https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/sanctity_of_contract Our pick of the fortnight: Check It Out https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/692043?autoplay=false Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

December 11, 20246 min

Episode 39: Leaving News Deserts

We talk about a situation in Syria that wound up getting ignored by our domestic streaming news media. We also discuss the impact of such active ignorance. Matt Gaetz somehow gets mentioned too. Links: Florida Phoenix via Yahoo! News ‘The Matt Gaetz Show’ to premiere on OAN next month, but might be hard to find on Florida cable https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-gaetz-show-premiere-oan-163229807.html 69 Admins Episode 35: Your Own Station https://69admins.com/2024/episode-35.html Simple English Wikipedia Fall of the Assad Regime https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_the_Assad_regime&oldid=9937162 Simple English Wikipedia Fall of Damascus https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fall_of_Damascus&oldid=9932809 Local News Initiative In news deserts, Trump won in a landslide: But what does this election-result correlation mean? https://localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2024/12/05/trump-wins-news-deserts-in-landslide/ Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media WHAT EXACTLY IS A ‘NEWS DESERT’? https://www.cislm.org/what-exactly-is-a-news-desert/ USA Today Trump jokingly calls Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 'Governor of the Great State of Canada' https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/10/trump-jokes-canada-prime-minister-trudeau-governor/76886561007/ Our pick of the fortnight: The Batwoman Tubi Gizmoplex Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 24, 20246 min

Episode 38: Conglomerate Confusion

In the aftermath of the presidential election in the United States we see ripples and shockwaves. Some of those ripples are hitting the media sector. Seeing presidential advisors openly considering buying up cable networks likely wasn't on anyone's bingo card for 2024, though. Links: Comcast Comcast Announces Intention to Create Leading Independent Media Business Through Spin-Off of Select Cable Television Networks https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/spin-off-select-cable-television-networks Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! Finance Behind Comcast's big TV deal: a bleak picture for once mighty cable industry https://finance.yahoo.com/news/behind-comcasts-big-tv-deal-015148296.html Mashable Elon Musk threatened to buy MSNBC. Joe Rogan jumped in with ideas, too. https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-msnbc-joe-rogan The Wrap via Yahoo! News Trump Picks Brendan Carr, Author of FCC Section in Project 2025, to Lead FCC https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-picks-brendan-carr-author-135739561.html Our pick of the fortnight: Discontinued Our other pick of the fortnight: Tom Walker Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 11, 20245 min

Episode 37: Taking Detours

Wasn't that a fun election ? In this episode we talk about making your own streaming outlet in the new political time to come. Links: OpenBroadcaster https://openbroadcaster.com/company/about-us/ OwnCast https://owncast.online/ The Verge JD Vance thinks monarchists have some good ideas https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/16/24266512/jd-vance-curtis-yarvin-influence-rage-project-2025 TechRadar The death of the internet: why the future is terrifying, and how we fix it https://www.techradar.com/computing/internet/the-death-of-the-internet-why-the-future-is-terrifying-and-how-we-fix-it Dark Enlightenment https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark_Enlightenment&oldid=1255453846 Our pick of the fortnight: Whose Line Is It Anyway? Australia Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 27, 20248 min

Episode 36: Well That Is Ominous

In this episode we read out two cybersecurity statements from the federal government and talk about the implications of some threats made by Donald Trump. If he gets elected we may wind up with a much, much smaller landscape of streaming services. Links: Joint ODNI, FBI, and CISA Statement https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/joint-odni-fbi-and-cisa-statement-0 Joint Statement by FBI and CISA on PRC Activity Targeting Telecommunications https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/joint-statement-fbi-and-cisa-prc-activity-targeting-telecommunications Trump’s growing threats to strip broadcast licenses send chills across industry https://lite.cnn.com/2024/10/22/media/trump-strip-tv-station-licenses-punish-media/index.html List of streaming media services https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_streaming_media_services&oldid=1253713023 List of conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories_promoted_by_Donald_Trump Our pick of the fortnight: Space Patrol Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the No Latency actual play podcast for the Cyberpunk: Red gaming system and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 14, 20245 min

Episode 35: Your Own Station

In this episode we talk about setting up your own streaming television station in light of news like Donald Trump threatening to use the force of the federal government against those speaking and writing things he does not like . Our pick of the fortnight: Mythica: The Darkspore Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the Late Night Linux family of podcasts and so should you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 30, 20246 min

Episode 34: Gloomtastic

In this episode we discuss some of the dangers of relying on streaming television in the face of hurricanes and other major natural disasters. Our pick of the fortnight: Save The D8 Support us via Ko-Fi , Liberapay , and Patreon We proudly support the Late Night Linux family of podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.