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Join Jeff, Jef, and guests as they delve into deciphering the ways The Algorithm tracks all of us! We get to know each other based on what our Suggested Articles want us to discuss, and then we see how various random topics will trigger new events in our internet lives.

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August 10, 20261 hr 4 min

Male Muscle Porn

Not a lot of good news this week, what with Windows making it possible to track you all over the world, Europe making it easier to spy on your communications, and Google turning your your phone into even more of an always-on listening device than it already was. But on the bright side, we learn something cool about tortoises.We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

July 27, 20261 hr 17 min

Shame on Costa Mesa - Hooray for Kristin!

We are joined by devoted listener AND ALSO a co-host of the On the Lanai podcast, Kristin! We talk about her love of reading (including some erotica even stranger than dinosaurs), Alexa trying to gaslight people, Costa Mesa, California's horrible and corrupt city council (it's Flock - of course it's Flock), and a quick sidetrip into The Odyssey.We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

July 13, 202654 min

The Villains Club, with Dr. Janina Scarlet

Jeff and Jef are joined today by the outstanding Dr. Janina Scarlet to talk about her new fiction anthology publication, The Villains Club! We talk about why Villains are interesting and often-beloved characters, and we ask for Dr. Scarlet's psychologist interpreation of how certain key features of the modern tech age can and will affect us and the larger populace.You absolutely MUST click on all of the following links - The Algorithm demands it!https://www.superhero-therapy.com/https://www.instagram.com/drjaninascarletofficial/https://www.amazon.com/Villains-Club-Delightfully-Devious-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0GHJ9HPZSWe have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

June 29, 20261 hr 25 min

This Episode is NOT Sponsored by Kia

We are once again, sadly, down a Jef, but we soldier on to talk mailbag and our hot new podcast rankings, and a set of Horrors of Technology mostly from the world of American-made automobiles. Ford, more than any of them, can bite our collective asses.We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

June 15, 202656 min

Jennifer Stewart Garman - Author of Calm and Creative

Jennifer Stewart Garman (a.k.a. Queen J from The Ralph Report) is here to talk about the new book she wrote and the very important why. The goal of inspiring more people to grab an actual, literal pencil and try their hand at drawing is a very noble one in this age of AI image generation and the ability to get instant results with zero effort. This is a delightful book for almost any age - check it out! Also, Jeff tried to break her with some life-threatening horrors of technology, but did he succeed? I guess you better listen. Also, get better Emily! Also also, Topher better watch his back.How to get this book and/or more Jen:The Ralph Report (link to her book can be found under the Merch section)Calm & Creative on Amazon (direct link through Jen's own affiliate account)Queen J's Creative Expedition! (Jen's Patreon as mentioned on the show)We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

June 1, 20261 hr 29 min

Prison Break Cast Interviews - with Gina Wells

Gina Wells from The Fink Show and On the Lanai joins us and gets one helluva primer on how we do things in The Church of the Algorithm! After a robust mailbag, we talk about Ronny Chieng being the hero of graduation season and how Google no longer is in the business of letting you "google" things. And plenty of Disney, of course.We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

May 18, 20261 hr 9 min

A Message for "Mr. Wonderful"

Huge Utah corruption means huge data center problems, ChatGPT is obsessed with Goblins, and we chat briefly about Dungeon Crawler Carl book 8 AND the delicious offerings of a chocolate company called Maeve (not a sponsor).We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

May 4, 20261 hr 15 min

Eric Trump's Murderbots

Seems like everyone is in a bit of a weird mood this week, but we manage to plow through a LOT of Horrors of Technology, from car surveilance to spaghetti surveilance to Eric Trump being the guy that's going to set off the final Skynet-esque catastrophe that kills us all. We'll be back! (in 2 weeks with another episode)We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

April 20, 20261 hr 17 min

Just a Dollop of Tarrare

This week, returning friend Kierstin reads us a story from French history, and we react! It's a little bit like the show The Dollop, but they're real comedians and we're... yeah. Enjoy!Be sure to say hi to Kierstin over on TikTok: @kierkanceledWe have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles

April 6, 20261 hr 2 min

Maybe Don't Download the White House App

A team meeting breaks out, but after we recover, we get some real tech (and stuff) news! GM doesn't want you to buy their cars anymore, the Charlie Kirk bullet doesn't match, and The White House is - shock of shocks - tracking your every move and giving the data to [UNKNOWN_ENTITY].We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticlesIs The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts: suggestedarticlespodcast@gmail.comSee images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON:https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles