TWiT 1060: A Shortage of Shame - Why Black Friday Numbers Aren't What You Think

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Leo Laporte

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🗓️ 30 November 2025

⏱️ 163 minutes

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Summary

Is Black Friday really booming, or are inflated prices and AI shopping assistants just muddying the waters? This episode rips into the data, exposes retailer tactics, and debates if smarter tech is actually making us better shoppers.

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Host: Leo Laporte

Guests: Daniel Rubino, Sam Abuelsamid, and Mike Elgan

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0:00.0	It's time for Twitter this week.
0:01.1	We can text Samable Salmon.
0:02.3	My car guy is here.
0:04.3	We'll talk about cars spying on you.
0:06.8	Mike Elgin.
0:07.9	The gastronomad is here.
0:09.3	We'll talk about AI with him.
0:11.0	And from Windows Central, Daniel Rubino, we've got Black Friday sales data.
0:16.6	The statistics are interesting.
0:18.2	And they may not say what you think they say.
0:21.2	The end of the Ford F-150.
0:24.7	And the Robox problem is a symptom of something much worse.
0:28.5	All that and more.
0:29.2	Coming up next on Twit.
0:33.5	Podcasts you love.
0:35.0	From people you trust.
0:37.7	This is Twit.
0:44.1	This is Twit.
0:46.0	This Week in Tech.
0:47.2	Episode 160,
0:49.1	recorded Sunday, November 30th, 2025.
0:52.6	A shortage of shame. It's time for Twit this week at tech, the show we cover
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