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
430: TikTok Heaven 3000
We’re talking TikTok WAIT NO we’re talking the SEC fining Justin Sun and numerous celebrities spokespeople for cryptocurrency shenanigans! Then, it’s sadly time to bid goodbye to DPReview. Meanwhile,…
00:59:39 |
Thu 23 Mar 2023
429: Bank Run
Tonight’s special guest is The Verge’s senior writer Elizabeth Lopatto, to discuss what else but: THE COLLAPSE OF SILICON VALLEY BANK. Then, Brianna and Simone discuss the existence of the moon, and …
01:09:44 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
428: AI Everywhere All At Once
Let’s talk about Google’s forays into AI — are they behind Microsoft? Then, a Spotify redesign threatens to make the app more visually similar to TikTok. Finally, Christina explains one of the bigges…
01:06:22 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
427: Elizabeth Holmes Baby
This week on Rocket, Simone kissed too many Italians, so Brianna and Christina are running amok. They talk about the new ChatGPT API and the potential it could have, the risky bets Binance made and E…
01:18:49 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
426: Cool ISIS Video
Simone is in Italy, so Brianna and Christina are joined by special guest Alex Cranz! They discuss some tech cases in front of the Supreme Court, Meta’s new plan for accounts, and wrap things up with …
01:10:13 |
Thu 23 Feb 2023
425: Word of the Day: Engagement
The word of the day is ENGAGEMENT! Elon Musk has ordered Twitter engineers to boost engagement of his own Tweets. Meanwhile, how are things going over on Mastodon? Finally, Marcin Wichery joins us to…
00:58:26 |
Thu 16 Feb 2023
424: When Cars Hover Gently
Microsoft and Google have got it and they’re flaunting it. It being AI-POWERED SEARCH. Then, a Right to Repair bill has passed in New York State. For dessert we have Jason Torchinsky and Matt Hardigr…
01:22:59 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
423: We're Not Lawyers
Tesla is coming under fire for misleading customers with its self-driving promises. Does the case hold any water? Plus, deepfake pornography couldbe taken to the courtroom as well. What are Netflix's…
00:58:13 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
422: Third-Party Rocket
Longtime Twitter users are cast into mourning as Twitter cuts off API access for third-party clients. Then, furor over the reveal that CNET has long been using AI to write financial articles. Finally…
01:14:20 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
421: Christina in Russian
In an action-packed show, we're talking about the REVIVAL OF THE HOMEPOD. The Mac Mini is also here. Meanwhile, Logan Paul has apologized to a popular YouTuber! For dessert, a Forbes 30 Under 30 alum…
01:02:31 |
Thu 19 Jan 2023
420: Make Transportation Sexy Again
The FAA has had a massive outage, and there are rumors about a design change that would make MacBooks — and maybe iMacs? — incredibly exciting. Plus, what's up with Logan Paul's second alleged crypto…
01:08:15 |
Thu 12 Jan 2023
419: BEST and WORST of 2022!
We're all BACK on the hot mic and talking about our best and worst scams, products, and purchases of 2022. Who still has a LastPass subscription? Who believes in FTX? Who loves to throw money down th…
01:14:54 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
418: FAILSAFE MODE
CLIP SHOW. Are there any two words that bring more joy to listener's hearts? That's right, you'll be finding out how right (or wrong) we were about the Musk acquisition by revisiting predictions. Plu…
01:04:43 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
417: Techno Vice
SBF is getting extradited, Elon Musk is acting up and we’re just about sick of it. Luckily Jake Adelstein is here to chat about Tokyo Vice, his life as a crime reporter, and his new podcast — about d…
01:13:55 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
416: S-tier Repercussions
SBF has been indicted so we're ranking him on our tier list of people who should face repercussions for their actions (S-tier). Then, an EU act threatens to require Apple to allow sideloading apps on…
01:08:57 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
415: Hit The Booster
ChatGPT is taking the internet by storm, and Apple is launching a powerful new encryption option. Also, Taylor Swift REALLY dodged a bullet, y'all.
00:55:42 |
Thu 08 Dec 2022
414: Bad Boys of Tech
This week on Rocket, the BAD BOYS OF TECH are all over the news! All these bad boys and more are the subject of this week's show, so tune in to get the lowdown on Bad Boys near you.
01:10:53 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
413: Okay let's talk about the polycule
We're revisiting FTX and what we've learned since last week's recording about the goings-on chez team FTX. Then, Bob Iger is back at Disney! The stock market is optimistic? Last but not least, let's …
01:04:55 |
Fri 25 Nov 2022
412: Fake It Till You Make It
FTX has collapsed so spectacularly over the last couple weeks. Then, it's a dip into what the heck is going on at Twitter. It ain't good! Writer Alanis King joins us to discuss her book written with …
01:25:08 |
Thu 17 Nov 2022
411: TWiT Takeover!
This week on Rocket — TWIT TAKES OVER! Or, we take over TWiT! Leo Laporte was kind enough to have the whole Rocket gang on his show this week, where we talked at length about Musk's ongoing chaos at …
01:39:55 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
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