AOL Dial-up Finale is News AF – August 12, 2025
Rob Has a Podcast | Survivor 50, The Traitors & Reality TV - RHAP
Rob Cesternino, Survivor Know-It-All and The Traitors, | RHAP Productions
4.8 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Rob Cesternino, Tyson Apostol, and Danny Bryson are back with another entertaining episode of News AF, where they dive into the week’s most peculiar and amusing stories.
This week Rob, Tyson and Danny talk through the week’s most newsworthy stories.
Get ready for another episode of News AF! Your hosts Rob Cesternino, Father Nature and pickleball’s top influencer Tyson Apostol, and Danny Bryson, are here to break down the wildest headlines for the week of August 12th, 2025!
Tyson kicks off by recounting his survival of Phoenix Valley’s record-breaking 118-degree heat on August 7th. He also shares the bizarre reason he couldn’t get his summer buzz haircut.
The guys then commemorate the imminent end of an internet era as AOL dial-up service shuts down on September 30th. Remember those agonizingly slow 56 kilobits per second speeds, taking two days to download a single South Park episode in low resolution? Tyson even proposes a futuristic system where fast internet hotspots move, encouraging people to walk to find them.
Prepare for some truly unconventional animal news! The Department of Agriculture is now playing audio of Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver fighting from “Marriage Story” to scare wolves away from cattle in Oregon. The “cringe” factor is real, even for wildlife! Plus, hear about the disastrous Pokemon Happy Meal promotion in Japan that led to massive food waste, with resellers buying meals just for the cards and throwing away the food.
And for the grand finale, a study reveals that 57% of people trust AI for dating advice more than their best friends, even for conversation starters and writing dating bios! Don’t miss the shocking tale of a NASA intern who stole $21 million in lunar rocks to create an “on the moon” romantic experience for his girlfriend.
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| 1:01.4 | Hey everybody, what's going on? |
| 1:05.3 | Rob Sestrino back again to talk with you about the week's most interesting news stories for the week of August 12th, 2025, here on News A.F. |
| 1:09.6 | If the story is buzzing like it's on crystal meth, it's about to be News A.F. |
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| 1:21.3 | News A.F is back, and the guys are here live today to talk about all the happenings in our world here with |
| 1:29.3 | a man who has survived record-breaking heat to be with us. |
| 1:33.3 | He is Father Nature and Pickle Ball's top influencer. |
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