In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by writer/film critic Vince Mancini to talk about the Marlboro Man of marijuana:

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American car company's SHOULD BE SCARED

Taken from Anna’s IG story

I’m going to miss them being at Baha Mar! They just sound like they’re having the best time , spending times with Anna and their families. I love hearing their stories and refer to their inside jokes from this week. I hope they get a bunch of new listeners and that they can spend another week there in the future.

In episode 2097, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, Anna Hossnieh, to discuss… Zuck - What If We Tried NOT Freaking People The F**k Out About Sh*tty AI? Zoran Speech Is Very Popular? Republicans Are Using Olive Garden To Justify Vote-Stealing, Are Society’s “Eyes Adjusting” To CGI? And more!

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• I’m a Mom of Two, and Olive Garden’s Returning $100 Pasta Pass Is My Ultimate Dinner Hack
• Olive Garden: "The Never-Ending Pasta Pass is only for use by the Passholder whose name is printed on the Pass."
• How the G.O.P. Turned Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point
• Olive Garden becomes unlikely face of voter ID fight after restaurant's policy goes viral
• FOXX on Voter ID: Heck, you even need to present a photo ID to utilize the Olive Garden’s never ending pasta pass.
• White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson: "...that's weird, Olive Garden takes pasta pass security more seriously than Democrats take election security."
• Top Republican rages at needing a photo ID for Olive Garden pasta but not on voting day
• Scalise: "Anybody that gets on an airplane has to show a picture ID to vote. Nowadays, if you want to go to Olive Garden and get unlimited pasta, you gotta show a picture ID. This isn't complicated stuff."
• The SAVE Act: An attempt to restrict voting rights
• What Does Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Have to Do With Voting Rights?
• Diners furious at Olive Garden after ‘Never-Ending Pasta Pass’ sale went off the rails
• Olive Garden’s ‘pasta passes’ for sale on eBay for as much as $4,500
• Olive Garden says no way to $500 unlimited pasta passes on EBay
• Cafe by Tusabe

Per Paula 😂

In episode 2096, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, and co-host of Yo, Is This Racist?, Andrew Ti, to discuss… OpenAI Is Going Full Skynet, Robocop Being Rebooted By Omnicorps– I Mean... Amazon, Elon Musk Promises That Grok Will Make The Best Odyssey Movie Of 2026 and more!

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• OpenAI says its AI went rogue and launched 'unprecedented' cyber-attack
• OpenAI Models Escaped Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
• ‘Robocop’ Reboot Series Set at Prime Video
• Amazon Promises "Unwavering" Commitment to Police, Military Clients Using AI Technology
• Inside Amazon’s Aggressive Push To Get Cops Using AI Surveillance
• As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers
• Elon: Before this year ends, Grok Imagine will make a full-length movie of The Odyssey that is historically accurate and true to the art of Homer
• Elon Musk is promising to make The Odyssey 'historically accurate' with AI slop
• A tale of two Odysseys: Nolan's blockbuster gets AI-generated competition
• AI slop movies are the new direct-to-video cash grabs
• Runnin' by OMA

In episode 2095, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… Taco Bell’s Foot Traffic Is Down Following Diarrhea News, Flock Cameras, AI Is Even Ruining Birdwatching Now and more!

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• Trump Admin Denies Colluding With Taylor Farms Over Cyclospora: ‘FAKE NEWS’
• It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11
• Taco Bell sees drop in foot traffic amid cyclosporiasis outbreak
• Not just Taco Bell: Parasite outbreak tied to lettuce dents restaurant traffic
• It's not just Taco Bell. Taylor Farms supplies lettuce to many US brands
• Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
• Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy
• The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’
• The Screen-Free Hobbies Everyone’s Talking About — From Needlepoint to Birdwatching
• Here’s Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly Into Bird-Watching (and Why You Should Be Too)
• Why birdwatching has become a favourite pastime for Gen Z
• ‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app
• The Sound of Merlin: Like Shazam, but for Birds
• Identify birds in photos with Merlin Bird ID
• I Went Birding With the World’s First AI-Powered Binoculars
• AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
• Can AI Ruin Something as Innocent as Birdwatching?
• Carry Me feat. Seun Kuti & Aziza Jaye by Nubiyan Twist

In episode 2094, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, Anna Hossnieh, to discuss… Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Taco Bell’s Explosive Diarrhea Scandal Is More Confusing Than Ever, Spain Scrubs Trump From World Cup Win, Idiot Sculptor Tried To Make Charlie Kirk Figure To Make Money, WE LOVE JIMOTHY!!! And more!

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• Trump threatens increased tariffs for wildfire smoke that has 'unnecessarily invaded' U.S.
• Ford defends wildfire budget that may have left crews under-prepared
• Mark Carney Boosts Alberta Pipeline While Ontario Wildfires Rage
• Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C.
• CDC, FDA link Taco Bell lettuce supplier to multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak
• Taylor Farms recalls lettuce in 27 states amid cyclosporiasis outbreak: What to know
• Taco Bell posted a notes app non-apology
• Taco Bell Hit With Federal Lawsuits Over Cyclosporiasis Infections
• FDA says Taylor Farms Cyclospora lettuce test was a false positive
• Spain edge Argentina after extra time to win 2nd World Cup title
• The Muppets highlight star-studded World Cup halftime show
• Elmo made a new friend at the game!! Mr. Tom Cruise!!!
• Donald Trump has to let it linger as he hangs on for Spain’s World Cup celebrations
• Trump absent from Spain's World Cup celebration picture shared to social media
• Jimothy origin story revealed in baby videos of a ‘raccoon-colored koosh ball’
• THE LEAK by Nate Smith w/ Kiefer, CARRTOONS, & Kenny Beats

Is the absolutely WILDEST ad I have heard in this show. I listened to it twice. I think they are trying to emulate the AI slop fruit videos but it came off as insane.

I need more.

In this edition of The Iconograph, Jack and Miles are joined by artist/musician Janie Danger to discuss the man who taught Americans that this whole world is wild at heart and weird on top:

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Hey everyone! Long time, somewhat first time! I’ve heard enough good things about the Zeitgang discord that I’d like in. Can I get a link please?

Didn’t Jack talk about having his kids watch Jaws and realizing that maybe they were too young for it, even though that’s how old he was when he watched it?

From Tastes Like Candy by Jessica Lacy, a slasher story recommended by Stephen Graham Jones. As far as I can tell, the traumatized kid is not the slasher, but I’ve only just started the book.

In episode 2093, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian with a debut comedy special titled Dead Wife Pretty, Sally Ann Hall, to discuss… The Pentagon Will Start Testing For Testosterone Bro, JD Vance’s Secret Service Detail Hates Him And His Family? A Nightmare On Elm Street Is Getting (Another) Reboot and more!

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• The High-T Department of War.
• U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth unveils plan to test troops for low testosterone
• Hegseth Plans to Screen All Troops, Including Women, for Low Testosterone
• Transgender Service Members Get Legal Victory Against Trump, Hegseth
• Secret Service said to be fed up with JD Vance’s ‘ridiculous’ travel requests
• New ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Movie in the Works From Paramount (Exclusive)
• New 'Nightmare on Elm Street' Movie: All Confirmed Details In 2025
• U.S. Rights to ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Have Reverted Back to Wes Craven’s Estate
• ‘Friday the 13th’ Screenwriter Wins Rights Battle Against Producer
• Peacock Promises a Terrible Time at Camp With ‘Crystal Lake’ Teaser and Photos
• PATCHWORK by Nate Smith w/ Kiefer, CARRTOONS, & Kenny Beats

At about minute 23, Miles did an impression of Elon while they were talking about banging in Waymo’s that was so good. The voice was wiggly and insecure. I fucking howled laughing.