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122: White Claw Nights
Night Call
08/10/20 • 58 min
A night call from a data scientist offers more accurate information about how our phones are “listening” to us. Then we take a road trip of the mind to the haunted Clown Motel in Tonopah, Nevada and find out why the graveyard next door is doubly haunted for reasons not related to clowns (hint: plague).
Then a night email prompts a fun chat about the sentience of A.I. as Molly puts forth the theory that the A.I. revolution could be stopped by making the robots neurotic. Another email endorses delicious fresh milk.
For the second half we get back into Italian Futurism and end up talking about the Bon Appetit debacle and the politics of food. After a serious discussion about food and fascism it’s cocktail time as Emily, Molly and Tess reveal our favorite non-milk beverages for the summer, both alcoholic and non. All this and Excited Pig, on an all new Night Call!
Footnotes:
- Apophenia
- Privacy International on Bluetooth tracing
- More on Bluetooth beacons
- Clown Motel
- Old Tonopah Cemetary
- 1905 newspaper article on Tonopah plague
- Italian Futurism
- Bon Appetit exodus
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08/03/20 • 72 min
We start off with a night call about whether your phone camera knows which part of a photo you’re looking at (it does). More chat about phones and surveillance leads to Elon Musk’s Neuralink and a discussion of futurism (both kinds) and transhumanists. Then we get a night email from a listener in Key West about the bind faced by tourist towns with reopening. Emily makes a case for seeing the ocean safely. Then we are joined by comedian and podcaster Brandi Brown (The Bill Corbett Show) who tells us everything you want to know about the Minnesota State Fair, butter busts, her ongoing State Fair related feud with Amy Klobuchar and much more.
Foot Notes
- Neuralink in Tech Crunch
- Musk worrying about AI
- Thiel worrying about AI
- Brandi on Twitter
- Grain entrapment
- Unofficial rundown of crop art rules
- Princess Kay of the Milky Way
- Klobuchar's state fair debacle
- Seed Queen: The Story of Crop Art and the Amazing Lillian
- Colton
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120: The Robopod With Meredith Whittaker
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07/27/20 • 73 min
Emily returns with tales of a haunted hotel she stayed at in Mobile, Alabama. Then it's the #babywitches who hexed the moon, followed by a listener email about the queer Sapphic aesthetics of cottagecore. This of course leads into some discussion of Taylor Swift's new album Folklore, and how in a way it's always fall right now. We read a listener email about the struggles of international students right now, and another about working in a plastic surgery clinic during the pandemic. Then the girls are joined by Meredith Whittaker - Research Professor and Co-founder of the AI Now Institute at NYU. After working at Google for over thirteen years Meredith helped lead the Google Walkouts to end AI contracts with the Department Of Defense. We talk to Meredith about racism in tech, the biased badness of algorithms, and the human beings behind most "artificial intelligence." And, of course, Robocop. How can we organize to prevent tech companies from say, building war machines for the government? Plus one hot but easy tip for avoiding facial recognition software at protests. All this on the all new Night Call!
Footnotes:
- Haunted Malaga Inn
- Moon hex explained
- Marianne Williamson moon hex tweet
- Why are people angry at witches on tik tok?
- Paper Mag on cottagecore
- Correction: Sean Penn's COVID test is CORE, not Curative
- Meredith and the Google walkout
- Facial recognition/surveillance in schools
- Meredith testifying before Congress
- The AI Now Institute
- Meredith Whittaker on Twitter
- Tech Workers Coalition
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119: The NBA Dark Academia Web
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07/20/20 • 75 min
A night call from a teacher about the back to school catch 22 facing all teachers and students right now. Tess blows the lid off the secret pandemic pod tutoring circuit. Then it’s the rebooted Unsolved Mysteries and the Howie Mandel Tik Tok teen conspiracy! Is Howie okay? Has Howie ever been okay? A night email about the club at the top of the Baltimore hotel featured in the new Unsolved Mysteries, and the Berkshires UFO sighting of 1969. For the second half we are joined by Jay Kang from the Time To Say Goodbye podcast to go deep on the NBA Bubble in our special sports segment Night Ball/Sports Call! Jay explains the NBA Bubble and we discuss why it’s such a bad idea from a labor angle and whether they’ll make it through the season. And we answer an Orlando-centric theme park question about the Aerosmith Rock N Roller Coaster at Disneyworld. We also take some questions for Jay related to his infamous Diva Rankings, and revisit them to see if he’s changed his mind about some of his more controversial positions on divas. (Emily will be back next week after completing leg one of her cross country road trip to see her mom.) All this and sports gambling on an all new Night Call!
- Wealthy parents forming pods with private tutors
- More on how tutors and pods can contribute to education inequality
- Howie Mandel's Tiktok
- Baldiyadi, the Tiktok user who brought attention to Mandel's weirder videos
- Message in a Bottle
- Berkshires UFO
- Rock n Rollercoaster
- Nights in White Satin dark ride
- Time to Say Goodbye, Jay's podcast
- Jay on Twitter
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118: 364 1/2 Days (with Hannah Giorgis)
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07/13/20 • 65 min
We kick it off with a night email from an anonymous listener working at an unnamed theme park about how unsafe reopening is. Then Emily explains “Dark Academia” the college themed Tik Tok teen trend that feels extra dystopian now that school reopenings are being threatened for the fall. Then we are joined by special guest writer Hannah Giorgis from The Atlantic to discuss Polish erotic thriller and viral hit 365 Days! Does this movie resurrect the erotic thriller as Night Call has been hoping it would? Or is it just a Polish rip off of 50 Shades Of Grey? Why would people flock to an erotic streamer like 365 Days during lockdown? Plus what are the sexiest movies and what have we all been watching lately? The mind reels, on an all new Night Call!
FOOTNOTES
- Scream inside your heart
- 21 Pilots PPP loan
- Dark Academia
- Cottagecore
- Harvard's online tuition
- Belle Delphine
- Ursula le Guin
- Hannah's piece on 365 Days
- 50 Shades/365 Days connection
- Duffy's open letter
- Background on Duffy's kidnapping (TW: rape)
- Hannah on Twitter
- Hannah at The Atlantic
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06/22/20 • 72 min
Today we take a night call about problematic Disneyland rides and suggest alternatives. Should we replace the torn down Splash Mountain with a Princess And The Frog Ride? (Yes) What is the most racist ride at Disneyland? Can theme parks be divided from themes of imperialism? Then it’s a listener query about Synanon, the self help drug rehab retreat on the Santa Monica strand that turned into a cult in the seventies. For our second half we are joined by Behind The Bastards host Robert Evans to discuss citizen journalism during the uprisings era! Robert discusses covering the Pacific Northwest, the Boogaloo creeps, showing up to face fascists. Then he takes our listeners’ questions about storing rations in small spaces, how to combat fascists flyering in your town, and where the best place to be during the revolution is (hint: among friends). Plus Molly exposes Robert as a full on pumpkin spice Fallhead!
Footnotes:
- Splash Mountain Petition
- LA Mag on Synanon
- Paul Morantz on the Snake in his Mailbox
- Behind the Police Podcast
- Behind the Bastards Podcast
- LOL Surprise Steals Rainbow Raver Look
- LOL Surprise Bondage Doll
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114: Fan Cams & CHAZ Fans
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06/15/20 • 80 min
Tess is off this week so Molly and Emily are joined by Night Call’s fabulous producer Joelle Monique! We start off with an email from a listener who was disappointed with our Lana Del Rey talk recently and take the opportunity to examine our own blind spots. We solicit more critiques from our listeners, and ask how we can be more helpful during this critical time in our country’s history. Then it’s a trip to the CHAZ! Emily learned about the history of autonomous zones and yes it does get weird. The connection to Burning Man and Santa Con is unveiled, and Emily provides the requisite Seattle context for the CHAZ and the French origins of the ZAD. Then we are joined by boy band expert Maria Sherman, author of the new book Larger Than Life, to dive into the recent radicalization of k-pop stans online. Sherman explains what exactly the “fan cams” are that stans have been overloading American police departments asking for footage of rioters with. Night Call is an autonomous zone of the MIND!
Footnotes:
- The Demands of the Collective Black Voices Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
- In defense of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone: The noble history of a utopian idea (Matthew Rosza, Salon)
- The Cacophany Society
- The Temporary Autonomous Zone (Full Text) by Hakim Bey a.k.a. Peter Lamborn Wilson
- Leaving Out the Ugly Part — On Hakim Bey (Robert P. Helms)
- ZAD Battles Thousands of Police During Attempted Eviction of Autonomous Zone in France (Andrew Neef, Unicorn Riot)
- The Paris Commune
- Freetown Christiania
- K-Pop Fans Defuse Racist Hashtags (Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker)
- BTS’ Fan ARMY Matches Group’s $1 Million Black Lives Matter Donation Within 24 Hours
- Why K-pop Fans Are No Longer Posting About K-pop (Kaitlyn Tiffany, Atlantic)
- Netizens criticize BTS member SUGA's mixtape track for sampling speech of a controversial cult leader (AllKPop)
- Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS by Maria Sherman
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05/20/19 • 50 min
The Night Crew are vindicated this week with the proof of several true conspiracy theories - also on predicting some show endings. Tess, Molly, and Emily talk werewolf songs, Pokemon mythos, and why we should let the billionaires move to space. CHECK OUT THE NIGHT CALL PATREON (https://www.patreon.com/NightCall) ! Support the show for as little as $1 a month! Call in to Night Call at 240-46-NIGHT Articles and media mentioned this episode: Film, Detective Pikachu (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5884052/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Film, Zootopia (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2948356/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Wikipedia Article, The Lost Continent of Mu (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_(lost_continent)) Film, Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1147509/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Short Story, "Out of the Aeons" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_the_Aeons) by HP Lovecraft and Hazel Heald Wikipedia Article, Pika (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pika) Film, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104389/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) Article, Shanghaiist, "Chinese live-streamer tries to eat octopus alive, nearly gets her face ripped off" (https://bit.ly/2JN5pcs) Film, Oldboy (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364569/?ref_=nv_sr_2?ref_=nv_sr_2) Craiglist Post, Zuckermann Harpsichord (https://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/msg/d/los-angeles-zuckermann-harpsichord/6876390193.html) (still live as of 5/17) Blog, Crazy Days and Nights (https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/) Tabloid, TMZ, "Britney Spears Now Part of 'Free Britney' Movement" (https://www.tmz.com/2019/05/13/britney-spears-free-social-media-conservatorship-jamie/) Blog Post, ONTD, The Truth About Britney's Father (https://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/114539830.html) Insagram, @britneyspears (https://www.instagram.com/britneyspears/?hl=en) Film, Perfect Blue (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156887/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Song, "Werewolves of London" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDpYBT0XyvA) by Warren Zevon Cryptid song playlist to come! "Night Call" by 4aStables (https://www.4astables.com/) . Music used is "Crap Transition" by Jesse Spillane (https://www.jessespillane.com/) .
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I'm a Leggs Man
Night Call
04/08/19 • 52 min
The Night Gang continue the erotic odyssey with the based-on-a-true story-but-the-true-story-was-worse, 9 1/2 Weeks. Talking topics also include mysterious Celebrity Churches, 90s music, Coachella Jesus, and that you can't tame the animals. Call in to Night Call at 240-46-NIGHT This episode is sponsored by: [Rothy's](https://rothys.com/) (code: NIGHTCALL) [Cheers Health](https://cheershealth.com/) (code: NIGHTCALL) Articles and media mentioned this episode: News item, [Kanye West's Church](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a26962861/kanye-west-sunday-services-location-videos-attendees/) Band, [Polyphonic Spree](http://www.thepolyphonicspree.com/) Review, Pitchfork, [When the Pawn . . . by Fiona Apple](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fiona-apple-when-the-pawn/) Film, [Mary Magdalane](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5360996/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Article, Hollywood Reporter, ["The Tiger and the Tragic Trick: Siegfried & Roy's Animal Handler Breaks Silence on Mauling, Alleges Cover-Up"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/siegfried-roys-animal-handler-breaks-silence-tiger-mauling-alleges-cover-up-1197216) Documentary, [Cat Dancers](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1333635/) Documentary, [Grizzly Man](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/) Film and Book, [9 1/2 Weeks](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091635/?ref_=nv_sr_7?ref_=nv_sr_7) by [Elizabeth McNeill](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062309945) Film, [Diner](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083833/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Film, [Fatal Attraction](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093010/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Film and Book, [American Psycho](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0144084/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) by [Bret Easton Ellis](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780679735779) Film and Book, [Less than Zero](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093407/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) by [Bret Easton Ellis](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780679781493) Article, New Yorker, ["Who Was the Real Woman Behind “Nine and a Half Weeks”?"](https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/who-was-the-real-woman-behind-nine-and-a-half-weeks) Book, [Porn for Women](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780811855518) Film, [Pretty Woman](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Film, [Velvet Buzzsaw](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7043012/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Film, [Unfaithful](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250797/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) Song, ["You Can Leave Your Hat On"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOotsq4soug) by Joe Cocker Film, [Jagged Edge](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089360/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) "Night Call" by [4aStables](https://www.4astables.com/). Sound effects by [klankbeeld](https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/169039/) and [liquidhot](https://freesound.org/people/liquidhot/sounds/23516/). Music used is "Crap Transition" by [Jesse Spillane](https://www.jessespillane.com/) and "The Life and Death of a Certain K. Zabriskie, Patriarch" by [Chris Zabriskie](http://chriszabriskie.com/). Additional sfx from [freesound.org](https://freesound.org/).
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123: A Midsummer Night’s Fall
Night Call
08/17/20 • 60 min
We take a night call about Evangelion and neurotic artificial intelligence from a listener that gives Emily a great excuse to explain Eva to Molly and Tess. Then it’s the saga of Jordan and Mikalya Peterson, the Canadian father daughter grifter team. All meat diets, gothic intrigue, Russian doctors inducing comas for benzo withdrawal, the Numa Numa song and maybe even...murder? For the second half of the show we are joined by writer and comedian Joan Ford to talk about her new Twitch show Fall Talk, cosplaying as girlboss Michael Myers, and why Halloween starts in August this year (hint: it’s a lot like the fireworks surplus). Get cozy with a pumpkin spice latte and your favorite Halloween candy for an all new Night Call!
FOOTNOTES
Evangelion wiki on the Magi supercomputers https://wiki.evageeks.org/Magi
Out of This World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_This_World_(TV_series)
Peterson and pronouns https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37875695
Peterson family meat diet https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/the-peterson-family-meat-cleanse/567613/
Jordan Peterson explainer thread https://twitter.com/RationalDis/status/1293292933807058948
Cider of doom https://www.reddit.com/r/enoughpetersonspam/comments/8x1tgw/jordan_peterson_drinks_apple_cider_causing_him_to/
Herman Cain "boo!" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/13/herman-cain-twitter-democrats-joe-biden
Joan Haley Ford https://twitter.com/joanhaleyford/
Joan on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/joanhaleyford
Early Halloween candy https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/halloween-candy-hitting-stores-early-2020
Fall Talk premiere link https://twitter.com/joanhaleyford/status/1294025388104904704
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How many episodes does Night Call have?
Night Call currently has 138 episodes available.
What topics does Night Call cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Night Call?
The episode title '135: Mara Wilson, Acting Cults And Isolation Tanks' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Night Call?
The average episode length on Night Call is 55 minutes.
How often are episodes of Night Call released?
Episodes of Night Call are typically released every 7 days.
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The first episode of Night Call was released on Jan 29, 2018.
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