Episode 36
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Become a Bunker Dweller
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NATIONAL DAY: National Voter Registration.
BIRTHDAY: DAVID SOUL — (1943–2024) Actor and singer best remembered as Detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson on the 1970s hit Starsky & Hutch
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1991 — GUNS N' ROSES RELEASES USE YOUR ILLUSION — The band simultaneously released Use Your Illusion I and II, one of rock's most ambitious double-album launches.
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The clock may be ticking at 60 Minutes. The season premiere drew about 7.9 million viewers, down roughly 21% from last year's opener and reportedly the show's weakest season premiere in more than 25 years. The ratings arrive after a major CBS shakeup under Bari Weiss, with new executive producer Nick Bilton and several prominent departures.
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HASTA LA VISTA, BABY (THE GUARDIAN)
AI leaders are sounding alarms straight out of Terminator. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that within 6-12 months AI agents could potentially create a persistent botnet capable of attacking huge portions of the internet. Other experts say that's wildly overstated, while Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger puts the chance of AI-driven human extinction above 10% within a decade.
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Jelly Roll says he's accomplished virtually everything he dreamed of in music - Grammys, ACMs, CMAs and Grand Ole Opry membership - and now he's asking what God wants him to do next. The singer says that if the answer is working at a homeless shelter in Paducah, Kentucky, he'd leave music behind and fans might never see him again.
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SHOW CREDITS:
Thank you to my co-host, Ken Madden of MaddK Studio
Jason Radosevich Horrible Designs
Cast:
Kate the Duchess of NJ and John Jamingo of theBoomer Bunker
Aaron of I had to Say it
Boomer Bob of the Boomer Bob Show
Supporters:
Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News
Josh Roberts from New Hampshire
and you can always leave a comment by email: bruce@wsmgmedia.com
