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Clockwise

165: Orgy of Consumer Spending

Clockwise

Relay

Google, Amazon, Technology, News, Moren, Tech News, Microsoft, Apple, Tech, Sargent

4.5300 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The holidays (and holiday sales) are in full swing, but do we partake? We also consider detoxing from social media, ponder the contradictions of cord-cutting, and get a visit from a Mysterious Benefactor.

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's time for episode 165 of the Clockwise podcast from Relay FM recorded Wednesday, November

0:08.2

the 30th, 2016.

0:09.9

Clockwise, four people, four tech topics, 30 minutes.

0:18.5

Welcome back to Clockwise, where clocks are on socks and there's a fox in the box.

0:24.8

I'm Jason Snell and across the world from me, my co-host, Mr. Dan Moran.

0:28.9

Hi, Dan.

0:29.5

That intro rocks, Jason, if I may say so.

0:32.3

Thanks.

0:32.9

I pulled out all the blocks.

0:35.0

Anyway, this is Clockwise where we talk about four technology topics in just 30 minutes

0:39.2

with two wonderful guests.

0:40.2

To my left, returning one of Dan's and my and Lex's former colleagues at Macworld.

0:45.8

It's Caitlin McGarry.

0:47.4

Hello.

0:47.9

Hi, guys.

0:48.8

And to my left, his presence already spoiled by Jason's introduction.

0:52.9

It's my co-host at The Rebound and the co-host of other

0:56.4

podcasts, such as turning this car round. It's Mr. Lex Friedman. Hi, Lex. Hi, everybody. It's great to be

1:01.4

back. It's great to have you. Well, you know, it's fine. It's okay. It's tolerable. All right,

1:07.5

since I introduced the show with rhymes from Dr. Seuss, I will go first.

1:11.9

Here's my topic.

1:13.6

We have just passed through the most, it's the most wonderful time of the year, everybody, and I'm not referring to the holiday season, so much as I'm referring to the made-up things that happened just after Thanksgiving.

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