#363 – Extremely Unbalanced

The Hugos have come and gone, and they were awesome. Audible’s in trouble for speech-to-text. But they’re right, it’s an accessibility issue. Also, the publishers are right, it’s a copyright issue! Tell it to the judge, both of you! Plus, we kick off our September pick, Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse.

It’s Spoilerin’ Time 281 – The Righteous Gemstones (101), Extras (203), Preacher (404-405)

Justin Robert Young is in studio and we give the first episode of the new Danny McBride HBO series, “The Righteous Gemstones,” a shot. Plus, Daniel Radcliffe on Extras and two episodes of Preacher. With special guest Justin Robert Young.

Next week, we are taking a week off from Cordkillers and It’s Spoilerin’ Time due to Labor Day in the US. See you in two weeks!
In two weeks: The Righteous Gemstones (102-103), Preacher (406-407), Extras (204)

00:34 – Summer Movie Draft update
06:14 – The Righteous Gemstones (101)
14:14 – Extras (203)
21:29 – Preacher (404-405)

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Self-Yelp – DTNS 3604

Voice assistants have been criticized for gender and racial bias due to the fact that they’re predominantly developed by white males in western-based tech companies. Mozilla wants to solve this and created “Common Voice” in 2017, a tool that crowdsources voices as a dataset to diversify AI and represent the global population.

Starring Sarah Lane, Patrick Beja, Roger Chang, and Amos

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Cordkillers 281 – I Guess I’m Signing Up For Disney+ (w/ Justin Robert Young)

A tidal wave of news from D23. Plus, trailer for the Breaking Bad sequel film, The Matrix is coming back, and a price for AppleTV+? All this and more on Cordkillers! With special guest Justin Robert Young.

Next week, we are taking a week off from Cordkillers and It’s Spoilerin’ Time due to Labor Day in the US. See you in two weeks!
This week on Spoilerin’ Time: The Righteous Gemstones (101), Extras (203), Preacher (404-405)
In two weeks: The Righteous Gemstones (102-103), Preacher (406-407), Extras (204)

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Subscribe, get expanded show notes, and past episodes at Cordkillers.com

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Cell Data Is Rotten In Denmark – DTNS 3602

More than 5.3 million accounts belonging to cardholders from 35 U.S. states are posted online, DoorDash unveiled its updated tipping policy, with all drivers now receiving 100% of tips placed through its app, and Denmark will review 10,700 court cases dating back to 2012, to see if flawed cellphone evidence was used for convictions.

Starring Sarah Lane, Shannon Morse, Roger Chang, and Anthony Lemos.

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