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
370: Not Garbage!
It's looking like NVIDIA might not buy ARM after all, and Christina and Simone are here to talk through why the deal might fall through, and what it means. Then, some gaming news with GamePass number…
00:55:24 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
369: Crypto.com Presents
A huge deal rocks the game industry: Microsoft is buying Activision in a 68 billion dollar deal. Then, crypto exchange Crypto.com sees a breach that affected 400 accounts, and potential losses of $15…
01:02:57 |
Thu 20 Jan 2022
368: Wordle Wriddles
Brianna is back! We've got a robust discussion about Moxie Marlinspike's thoughts on Web3, followed by the lowdown on the World rip-off App Store drama. And then, DRM?!
00:59:50 |
Thu 13 Jan 2022
367: Verdicts
Christina and Simone dish on the death of Blackberry, and the Elizabeth Holmes verdict(s).
01:06:08 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
366: Delicious Tumblr Drama
It would be shorter to talk about what Tumblr hasn't banned on this week's Rocket. Plus, updates in the Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial and a discussion of ethics in choosing your own place of employmen…
00:55:58 |
Thu 30 Dec 2021
365: Best and Worst of 2021
It's our special end-of-year spectacular! This week we're doling out awards for the best and worst games, trends, products, and companies that we covered on this year's Rocket.
00:59:45 |
Thu 23 Dec 2021
364: Internet on Fire
Some good news and some bad news. The Pocket Analogue is out for review and it's apparently great! Meanwhile, the Log4Shell exploit has put the entire internet at risk. Classic 2021.
00:47:00 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
363: Enhanced Pants
Oh boy, Ubisoft is the first AAA developer to make an entrance in the NFT market! What do we think of Ubisoft Quartz, and the cosmetics that it's offering? Then, Politico criticized Vice President Ka…
00:54:56 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
362: Jack In, Jack Out
Jack Dorsey is leaving Twitter, and supposedly voluntarily! Let's talk about his most recent tenure and Twitter, and what his next moves will be. Then, it's a return to our favorite topic of 2021: El…
00:59:01 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
361: Imaginary Notre Dame
Brianna and Simone sit down on a chilly evening before Thanksgiving to talk about… Notre Dame Cathedral! Rumors have gone around for years that Ubisoft's Notre Dame from Assassin's Creed Unity could …
00:52:13 |
Fri 26 Nov 2021
360: Conflicts of Interest
On an auspicious episode 360, we're looking back at 20 years of Xbox! But first, Nick Guy comes on to discuss the Wirecutter Union and what will happen if New York Times management doesn't come to th…
00:59:18 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
359: Sideloading is for Cybercriminals
This week on Rocket the team answers the universe’s greatest questions. Is Twitter Blue worth $36 a year? Is the Metaverse yet another failed FB initiative? And are you a filthy cybercriminal for sid…
00:55:56 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
358: Anna Delvey's Crypto Corner
This week on Rocket, Christina and Brianna are dishing on their new Macbook Pros. How fast are they? Fast enough to speedrun Tomb Raider? And just how many steps DOES it take to install Audio Hijack?…
00:59:16 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
357: Facebook Papers
The Facebook Papers are in the hands of journalists, and increasingly dire reports are coming out about Facebook's business practices. That, and MacBook Pro reviews on this week's Rocket!
00:58:07 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
356: Macbook Prose
Rocket is blasting into hardware coverage this week with an exciting preview of the Apple cleaning cloth and the redesigned MacBook Pro. Dessert this week is packed with coverage of 9 different shows…
01:09:17 |
Thu 21 Oct 2021
355: TWONKA
Simone is BACK and we are talking about THOSE JUICY NEW M1X MACBOOK PROS. And then we have two totally mystifying VR and AR headset announcements. And finally, most importantly, Timothee Chalamet's t…
00:54:21 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
354: Not the Bad Art Friend
Bri and Christina take on Facebook Whistleblowers, Twitch hacks and the ultimate media disaster, OzyMedia
00:56:22 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
353: Dan Moren Saves the Universe
With disaster hitting not one, but two of the best Rocket hosts, the B(rianna) team steps up with Dan Moren to save the show.
We cover Amazon’s event with stalker robots, review the iPad Mini and gee…
00:51:26 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
352: Wonderfully Weird Stuff
Simone is off doing French things so Bri and Christina talk the Microsoft event, iPhone 13 reviews (and Christina’s saga to getting an iPhone 13 Pro Max), iOS 15 impressions, and try to unpack the dr…
01:17:39 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
351: Holding Ourselves Accountable...
It's yet another Apple Event week here on Rocket - a weirdly subdued one? Can Apple impress us with its new iPhones? What about Brianna's long-awaited iPad Mini update? Find out what Twitter is ALL a…
00:59:22 |
Thu 16 Sep 2021
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