The Best Debate in the Universe - Is cutting the cable worth it, or will consumers end up spending more in the long run?
Monday October 3rd 2016
I'm joined this week by my good friend and host, Michael Capes, hot off the heals of releasing his latest "Hacks of Life" episode where he not only sneaks into a movie, but brings with him an electric hot-plate to cook fresh popcorn right in the theater. Definitely one of my favorite Capes videos, in a catalog full of excellent videos:
Plus my homey Jesse P-S from PodAwful calls in and shits all over the news. Not just cable news, but any news. He doesn't care for it. In fact, he cares so little about the news, he hasn't watched or read any since September 11, 2001. Also, I forgot to link to Laurie Foster's SUPER comic last week. Check it out!
And here is the HD antenna I was talking about on this episode, only $30 on Amazon. It works best in larger cities. I get over 65 channels: all the network channels + a bunch of public access crap, Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese channels. It's awesome:
And here's the strange Quad Cities DJ mix of Daytona:
And for anyone interested in space music, check out Russ Garcia - Fantastica.
The voicemail number is: 1-562-58-I-RULE (1-562-584-7853).
Business Insider - Cable industry could lose $1 billion next year
247Wallst.com - Nearly 800,000 people will be cutting the cable next year
Slate - Cable Cost Cutting Calculator
USA Today - DC man orders TV, gets rifle instead
USA Today - Florida man arrested for feeding gagtor that bit off his hand
"Mining by Moonlight" and "Music to Delight" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/