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336! 2025 Wild Prognostications: A Year in Review!

29 December 2025 1:08:15 SYLVAIN

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About this episode

This week, Aaron, Jess and Joey revisit their 2025 prognogs from Episode 296. They talk about the micro social media surge, cynicism, platform madness, informed styling, blockbusters, weaponized compliance, non-apocalyptic runaway AI moments, and our AI overlords. They don’t talk about eggprogs. 

references 

  • If I ruled the world ... 
  • People: Bob Mackie Says 'People Were Horrified' by Cher's 'Naked' 1974 Met Gala Dress, Even Ripping Her Photo off Magazine Covers 
  • Tasting ultra-aged eggnog 
  • America's Test Kitchen: How to Make the Absolute Best Eggnog 
  • Louis Pasteur 
  • Memphis Group 
  • Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend Podcast: Conan Blames Jason Bateman For His Dad's Death 
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 
  • Split Fiction 
  • AAA (video game industry) 
  • quod erat demonstrandum 
  • The New York Times: Gonzo Fans Have Made ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ Into a Global Blockbuster 
  • Michiko Kakutani's 1995 The New York Times book review of Wicked: Let's Get This Straight: Glinda Was the Bad One? (paywall) 
  • Bloomberg: OpenAI's Nvidia, AMD Deals Boost $1 Trillion AI Boom With Circular Deals (paywall) 
  • The Food Lab: How to Roast the Best Potatoes of Your Life 

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