Show Notes for November 18, 2025

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

What We're Talking About

The news we couldn't ignore if we tried

AI Can Rig Polls

EurekAlert— A Dartmouth study finds AI can convincingly fake public polls, passing 99.8% of checks and flipping results with just a few responses. The threat extends beyond politics, risking widespread data contamination, with current detection methods failing. Solut

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Your Friends Are Better Fact-Checkers Than Any Algorithm

EurekAlert— When random users publicly slap a “this is nonsense” label on your post, deletions jump. Not because truth won, but because nobody wants their bad take pinned to the internet fridge where all their friends can see it.

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Parents Outsource ‘No’ to an $8,000 Summer Camp

Washington Post— Parents are dropping eight grand to ship their Wi-Fi goblins into the woods so strangers can do the parenting they wouldn’t. No phones, no TikTok—just a very expensive reminder you could’ve said “no” for free.

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Pumpkin or Apple Pie For Thanksgiving?

NY Post— Pumpkin Pie is the nation's favorite Thanksgiving pie tradition, making it the favorite of 29% of the US. Apple was second most popular with 20% choosing it as their favorite. Pecan was third, and Sweet Potato and Cherry tied equally at fourth.

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Mile High: Jet Blue Flight Grounded

Boing Boing— etBlue Flight 1191, traveling from Boston to Tampa, was forced to return to Boston after a first-class passenger (seat 1F) allegedly smoked or vaped marijuana in the lavatory, causing smoke to enter the cabin. The passenger has been charged federally.

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Ask Uncle Bobby

Bad advice for good people.

As heard on the B-Team Morning Show

Each weekday, some poor soul writes in for help. Uncle Bobby gives them the worst advice we can legally put on the air.

November 30 · Today's Letter

Dear Uncle Bobby,

Everyone I know is ditching cable and switching to streaming, and they keep telling me I should too. Honestly, I’m scared. Cable’s been with me longer than most of my relationships. Is cutting the cord really worth it, or am I about to make the biggest mistake of my adult life?

Tethered To Tradition
Emotionally Entangled with Electronics

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Today's Holidays

Celebrate the weird stuff. We do.

Holiday #1 of 4

National Entrepreneurs' Day

National Entrepreneurs' Day is that magical Tuesday in November when we all pause to salute the brave souls who quit their jobs, maxed out a credit card, and started selling beard oil out of a garage. It’s like Father’s Day for people who call themselves “founders” but live with their moms. The government made it official in 2010, which is adorable, like putting a medal on a hamster for discovering the wheel. So go ahead—light a candle for innovation, pour out a kombucha for your startup homies, and remember: nobody hustles harder than someone trying not to get a real job.

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