4.8 • 770 Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Plus, I talk with director Alex Winter about his documentary The YouTube Effect — and how the platform has changed our lives. I also help Lisa from Texas, whose phone number appeared on an escort site. Elon Musk warns X might fail, and tips on bird-tracking with your phone.
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0:00.0 | Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital and beyond. |
0:08.1 | And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast. You can make an appointment to speak with me. |
0:13.2 | Just head over to commando.com. And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out. |
0:17.7 | And that's it. All right, let's kick it off with something super interesting. |
0:21.4 | And usually when the power goes out, we blame the weather or maybe a tree fell, but not this time. |
0:27.1 | This is really something. |
0:28.8 | Over 2,000 people were left in the dark by something a little strange. |
0:33.3 | It was a fish. |
0:34.4 | That's right. |
0:35.2 | A fish cut the power. |
0:36.7 | Authorities found one laying dead atop a transformer. |
0:40.1 | So how did it get there? |
0:41.8 | They say that a bird likely dropped his lunch. |
0:44.5 | You know, speaking of, I was just so super excited to tell you all my new fish puns. |
0:50.3 | Oh, wow. |
0:51.2 | But when I ran them by the folks here in the studios, they said that they all floundered. |
0:58.1 | And on that happy note, you're about to get more tech smarts because every single thing is now a tech thing. |
1:03.2 | And if you just found my show and my podcast, welcome. |
1:06.1 | Glad to have you with us. |
1:07.3 | And if you're already a listener, glad to see you again. |
1:10.5 | And thanks for spending your time with us. I'm, of course, listener, glad to see you again. And thanks for spending your time |
1:11.6 | with us. I'm, of course, Kim Commando, America's Digital Goddess. You just tapped into the biggest |
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