Amazon wants to watch its drivers pee, Muse is going to steal all of your messages, and SO MUCH LOVE FOR BEN.  Yay for Ben!  Ben Ben Ben Ben Ben Ben Ben.

Editors Note/Warning:  They went rogue and recorded this without me.  I have no idea what they talked about, and must make it clear that none of the opinions expressed in this podcast are necessarily representative of Two Eff Jeff Enterprises.  Listen with caution.

Just Jef and Jeff this week, which is funny because without Erin, they were throw into total chaos and forgot to introduce themselves.  Or did they?  Don't look at me - I'm just the description monkey!  Anyway, there's a new toy that is totally going to chew your kid's face off while it sleeps.  Also, Sam Altman hates Pervert Glasses, which feels strangely ironic, and we cover a new innovation in the toilet world but ERIN MISSED IT.  So sad. Also, Jeff has HUGE APOLOGIES to give to Ben... so very, very sorry, Ben :(

We catch up on Erin's love life, and then it's a deep dive into the darkness of our technological souls, including Meta Glasses finding new ways to ruin the experience of being alive, BMW leading the charge on forced in-car advertisements, and a glimpse into a future where every convinence is going to literally nickel-and-dime us into oblivion.  Don't worry, everything is fine.

We catch up on Erin's love life, and then it's a deep dive into the darkness of our technological souls, including Meta Glasses finding new ways to ruin the experience of being alive, BMW leading the charge on forced in-car advertisements, and a glimpse into a future where every convinence is going to literally nickel-and-dime us into oblivion.  Don't worry, everything is fine.

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.

Not a lot of good news this week, what with Windows making it easier to track you, Europe making it easier to spy on people, and Google turning your phone into a listening device.  I guess Flock isn't THE ONLY problem on our plates.

We are joined by devoted listener AND ALSO a co-host of the https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/on-the-lanai--6577304 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.

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/B0GHJ9HPZS

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.

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: http://www.theralphreport.com/  (link to her book can be found under the Merch section) https://amzn.to/49ZjK0A  (direct link through Jen's own affiliate account) https://www.patreon.com/creativeexpedition   (Jen's Patreon as mentioned on the show)

Gina Wells from https://finkshow.com/ and https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/on-the-lanai--6577304 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/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

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/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

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/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

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:https://www.tiktok.com/@kierkanceled We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

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/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

In the afterglow of the Tonopah trip, The Algorithm has shown its true power by taking out a martial arts legend who had some legendarily-bad views.  Also, how much do you love SAUCES? We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

The trip to Tonopah, Nevada was a hard-frought adventure, but we lived to tell the tale.  Tesla Superchargers give Jeff an Ulcer, Keri gets pulled over on her way to buy drugs, and we top it all off with tales of poo.  Woman poo.  You're welcome, Erin. We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

Jef didn't enjoy last episode's topics so much, so this time we keep things a little lighter.  What are the topics?  I don't know.  I'm drunk as I write this, so just be happy you're getting an episode at all, GEEZ.  Also watch out for the NEXT episode - our Tonopah adventure! We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

The truth about Waymo, the weird about Moya, the new, WARM Chinese robot, and then Jeff pivots into Pizzagate's ties with The Epstein Files while Jef curls into the fetal position.  Thank goodness Erin was there. AS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Ben from Chasing the Whimsy does a lot of cool things, but this is one of the coolest yet.  https://www.amazon.com/BEING-WHIMSY-Guided-Creative-Journal/dp/B0GHNGFN7Q/ We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

Major topics of the week:  Tonopah is coming soon, Google Genie let's you create games both "instantly" and "kinda," and Elon Musk wants you to buy his crappy Optimus robot that definitely won't work.  Also, he's in the Epstein Files.  Also also, Erin talks about bad-man penises. We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

From tongue to taint, CES 2026 had products for every part of your body and your life.  You can get an AI pet, or an AI girlfriend, or even an AI nutritionist that tells you to eat the one piece of broccoli served with that corn tortilla.  And yes, there's poop... and sex stuff.  No combination of the two that we saw, but 2027 is only a year away. We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

It's the Ask Me (Us) Anything episode!  We talk about music, scars, and come up with a new viral marketing technique.  And since these questions come from you, the listeners, it should surprise no one that there's poop. We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

With a bounty of guests, we learn about: - Holiday traditions from exotic locations such as France and Buffalo - BFYTW Episode 300 - Why it's not easy being green - ...and more! Also, Jeff tries Spreaker's automated ad break system ... so let's see how this turns out. We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles  

The next episode will either be Holdays OR AMA.  So... stay tuned, I guess?  Also, remember when "toilet cameras" used to be something you'd only hear about when someone was arrested for installing them?  Kohler wants you to pay $600 for one, PLUS subscription fees!  Also also, we debate the possibilities that the butthole could be the newest biometric security standard.  Enjoy! We have faces! Subscribe to the new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SuggestedArticles Is The Algorithm watching YOU too closely? Send us your thoughts:  [email protected] See images discussed on the show at our FREE PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/suggestedarticles