Rocket
Countdown to excitement! Every week Christina Warren, Brianna Wu and Simone de Rochefort had accelerated geek conversation. Tech, comics, movies, games and books, no galaxy is off limits! Hosted by Christina Warren, Brianna Wu, and Simone De Rochefort.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 470
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2023
170: It's So Horrible Here
Christina, Brianna, and Simone discuss Zuckerberg's Senate testimony, the new RED iPhone, Mac Pro updates, and Cardi B's new album dropping.
00:54:08 |
Thu 12 Apr 2018
169: Better Laser Explosions
Brianna, Christina, and Simone mull over the rumors that Apple will make their own chip, and talk about how online culture needs to change in the aftermath of the shooting at YouTube headquarters. Th…
01:09:32 |
Thu 05 Apr 2018
168: There Were Other Complications
Apple held an event, Facebook is being Facebook, and who bit Beyoncé’s face.
01:04:38 |
Fri 30 Mar 2018
167: Pointing Fingers
Christina, Brianna, and Simone discuss the fallout for Facebook in the wake of Cambridge Analytica, Uber's self-driving car fatality, and two awesome ladies: Lara Croft and Jessica Jones.
01:08:30 |
Thu 22 Mar 2018
166: Smart Home Future
Simone, Brianna, and Christina talk about The Information's deep dive into Siri's troubled development, three exciting stories of FRAUD, The Bachelor's tragic season finale, and whether or not Simone…
01:02:52 |
Thu 15 Mar 2018
165: Steven Spielberg Hasn't Made A Bad Movie Since Hook - Fight Me
Simone, Brianna, and Christina are reunited for a MYSTERY TOPIC, discussion of Microsoft's LTE Surface and Vulkan 1.1, and the upcoming Spielberg joint Ready Player One.
00:57:08 |
Fri 09 Mar 2018
164: Just The Two Of Us
Brianna and Simone are FLYING DUO tonight and talking about Microsoft's Supreme Court Case, the ESRB's addition of in-game purchase warnings to game labels, Discord's purge of white nationalist serve…
01:06:41 |
Thu 01 Mar 2018
163: Reviewpalooza
Simone, Brianna, and Christina take a break from news to discuss their favorite toys: the Peloton bike, the HomePod, the iPhone 8, the third-gen MacBook, and the Apple Watch Series 3.
01:04:58 |
Thu 22 Feb 2018
162: The Internet Was A Mistake
Brianna, Christina, and Simone are reunited to discuss Wired's cover story about Facebook, the upcoming (ongoing?) Infocalypse, and Quinn Norton's short life at the New York Times.
01:02:40 |
Thu 15 Feb 2018
161: Wow, Remember That?
Brianna, Simone, and Christina are ... not here! But they've curated a trip down memory lane for you, of some of their favorite Rocket memories. Join us to talk about the SNES Classic and, of course,…
00:54:30 |
Fri 09 Feb 2018
160: Flamethrowers and Teens
Brianna and Christina are joined by The Daily Beast’s Taylor Lorenz to talk flame throwers, YouTube drama, buying Twitter followers, and bad award optics.
01:13:00 |
Thu 01 Feb 2018
159: Christina Loves To Buy
Brianna, Christina, and Simone yell about the HomePod and the hell that is the Apple Store. Then they discuss the mysterious organization behind so much malvertising, and Cindy Gallop's Make Love Not…
01:09:35 |
Thu 25 Jan 2018
158: Even MORE Warrantless Wiretapping
This week Christina returns from her terrible accident, and we discuss YouTube's creator problem, Nintendo's incredible new Labo, and the FISA vote.
01:17:10 |
Thu 18 Jan 2018
157: Joe Kodak
Allison Esposito joins Brianna and Simone to discuss stripper robots, the worst products from CES, Kodak's new cryptocurrency, and the new Overwatch League's lack of women.
01:05:08 |
Thu 11 Jan 2018
156: Brain Hurt
Simone, Brianna, and Christina update y'all on the Apple battery situation, and talk about the Intel chip vulnerability. Then they exult over Snap's opulent, incredible NYE party.
00:58:54 |
Thu 04 Jan 2018
155: We're All From Rocket Now
This week, Brianna, Simone, and Christina blaze through discussion of the iPhone battery lawsuit and the Twitter bot that was banned for harassing Nazis. Oops? Then Brianna and Christina shame Simone…
01:00:46 |
Fri 29 Dec 2017
154: I Don't Regret It
Christina, Brianna, and Simone talk about the net neutrality repeal, have a brief aside about Magic Leap, and effuse over the Ocean's 8 trailer. Then they end the show and spend 30 minutes talking ab…
01:15:44 |
Thu 21 Dec 2017
153: Always Be Fact Checking
Brianna, Christina, and Simone talk about the most Rocket story ever: AI-manipulated porn. Then we discuss iMac Pro early reviews and the alt-right campaign against Matt Taibbi.
01:05:17 |
Thu 14 Dec 2017
152: One Woman Show
Christina roleplays the playground fight between Google and Amazon, and then Brianna and Christina discuss those bitcoins. Finally, Rocket's holiday gift guide!
01:20:18 |
Thu 07 Dec 2017
151: Dark Unicorn
Brianna, Christina and Simone chat about the enormous logic error with Mac OS High Sierra, Uber's latest latest (latest) disaster(s), and the future of Essential.
01:04:19 |
Thu 30 Nov 2017
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