All Episodes

July 12, 2025 25 mins

Please subscribe / follow / like /SUBMIT!! Oh, sorry, I got carried away.

Today, a special two part episode. First, Cody will dig into some video game industry news. Next, Sean will take a look at some of the debates building in the AI industry between the industry leaders.

Remember, you can ignore technology, but it won’t ignore you.

If you like this podcast please subscribe, like, and follow.

Please find us and subscribe on YouTube at youtube.com/@Utopian_Wasteland

Here you’ll find links to all the articles we use.

If you REALLY like what we're doing, or you just have pity for us, please become a patron through our Patreon page. Starting at just $5 a month you'll get extra weekly videos, plus the "recorded live" version of this vodcast where you'll get to see our ruggedly handsome faces ( or was that faces made for radio? ). Starting at $10 a month you get some fun, quarterly, merchandise in our loyalty program. We also have millionaire and billionaire challenges, if you happen to be one of those. (I know, we're broke too, it's ok.)

To find all of our links to Patreon, social media, etc... visit our website at www.UtopianWasteland.com

Where do we get our info? Are we geniuses? Probably not, we just do research. Here's what we used for this episode. Just a few Reference links (the rest are on our YouTube post):

Reference links:

Cody’s Segment

https://gamerficial.com/2025/05/30/gearbox-ceo-apologizes-for-controversial-80-price-comment-on-borderlands-4/

https://x.com/DuvalMagic/status/1927802548326650365

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-revises-user-agreement-and-if-you-break-it-nintendo-reserves-the-right-to-brick-your-switch

Sean’s Segment

Gary Marcus wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Marcus

Sam Altman wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman

Futurism: Sam Altman Goes Off on Skeptic (June 11, 2025)

https://futurism.com/sam-altman-ai-skeptic

Futurism: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says he disagrees with almost everything Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says (June 11, 2025)

https://fortune.com/2025/06/11/nvidia-jensen-huang-disagress-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-ai-jobs/

Axios: Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath (May 28, 2025)

https://www.axios.com/2025/05/28/ai-jobs-white-collar-unemployment-anthropic

Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Crime Junkie

Crime Junkie

Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

24/7 News: The Latest

24/7 News: The Latest

The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.

Stuff You Should Know

Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.