637 - Love and Money
John and Craig look at four unbelievable stories in the news and ask, How Would This Be a Movie? Stories include a finance journalist who was scammed out of her savings, men who offer dating bounties, a franken-sheep made of cloned animal parts, and how standardized tests changed one woman\u2019s life.
We also reveal which modern classics we\u2019ve never seen (We meant to! We\u2019re sorry!) to decide which \u2013 if any \u2013 we need to watch. But first, we follow up on D&D for kids, ESL, AI in reality TV, and Tiffany problems before answering listener questions on formats and recommending your spouse.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig look at new guidelines for AI and how they might affect our future.
Links:
- Weekend Read 2
- \u201cCreep\u201d post by @davo_arid on Twitter
- Full list of movies we haven\u2019t seen
- The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger\xa0by Charlotte Cowles for The Cut
- Wanted: True Love. Reward: $100,000\xa0by Angela Chen for the NYT
- Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Massive Franken-Sheep With Cloned Animal Parts\xa0by Matt Novak for Gizmodo
- How the SAT Changed My Life\xa0by Emi Nietfeld for the NYT
- D.C. \u2013 What It Is
- Fighting Fantasy books
- LA Hero Workshop
- Sodalitas
- OSR\u2019s\xa0Oz\xa0and\xa0Neverland
- Questlings
- Color My Quest
- WyrdScouts
- The Excellents\xa0and\xa0Nancy Druid
- Hero Kids
- TTRPGkids
- Hide\u2019n\u2019Treat\xa0and\xa0Snuffle Mat
- Jaina Grey\u2019s reviews for WIRED
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