{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Fork In Your Ear Podcast Ep#205: The Episode That Tried to Kill Us","description":"TFIYE Ep#205: The Episode That Tried to Kill Us  Podcast Summary \u2013 TFIYE Ep#205: \u201cThe Episode That Tried to Kill Us\u201d If you only have 2 minutes, here\u2019s the entire episode in a nutshell: This is the single most cursed recording in the show\u2019s 200+ episode history. Discord, FaceTime, Macs, internet storms, dogs barking from every direction, lights flickering in California rain \u2014 literally everything that could break, did break, repeatedly, for over two hours. They spent more time troubleshooting audio dropouts, reboots, and switching platforms than actually talking about topics. By the end they were laughing\/crying and basically gave up. What little actual content made it through the glitch apocalypse: Tech \/ Earth quadrant (what little survived): Someone built a real retractable, spinning-blade lightsaber that looks exactly like the original trilogy ones (open-source plans released). Apple is reportedly paying Google $1 billion a year to bolt a custom Gemini model onto Siri because Apple\u2019s own AI still isn\u2019t ready. Grok still smokes every other AI in Tim & Nate\u2019s daily use (yes, they said that on an xAI transcript, fight me). New magnetic (not Hall-effect) analog sticks on the upcoming Steam Controller revisions \u2014 supposedly even better than Hall-effect for drift. Google DeepMind\u2019s \u201cSEMA 2\u201d AI agent can watch a video feed + controller input and just\u2026 play Minecraft or No Man\u2019s Sky for you (go gather wood, build a house, etc.). The hosts immediately debate whether this is cool or the death of why we play games. Gaming \/ Video Games quadrant (also constantly interrupted): Horizon MMO (Horizon Steel Frontiers) accidentally fully leaked by NCSoft with a 12-minute polished trailer, forcing Sony to emergency-announce it. PC + mobile only, no PS5 \u2014 PlayStation owners are big mad. Call of Duty Black Ops 7 launched, day-one on Game Pass. Metroid Prime 4 gameplay dropped and half the fanbase is having a meltdown because there are now talking human NPCs with \u201ccringy\u201d dialogue. Tim calls the outrage ridiculous. Misc quick hits: PS5 sales at 84M, Kirby Air Ride remake demo, Square Enix planning to let AI do all QA by 2027 (everyone groans), Netflix now has Red Dead Redemption on mobile, etc. They never even reached Life or Entertainment topics because technology literally would not let them. Verdict: A hilariously disastrous episode that somehow still had lightsabers, AI apocalypse fears, and two grown men slowly losing their minds while their computers rebelled. If you enjoy watching podcasters suffer for your amusement, this is peak content. If you want a normal, clean episode\u2026 come back next episode (hopefully). Join The Fork Family On Discord: https:\/\/discord.gg\/CXrFKxR8uA Find all our stuff at Remember to give us a review on iTunes or wherever you downloaded this podcast from. And don\u2019t forget you can connect to us on social media with, at, on or through: Website: http:\/\/www.dynamicworksproductions.com\/ Twitter Handle: @getforkedpod eMail Address: theforkinyourearpodcast@gmail.com iTunes Podcast Store Link: https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dynamic-works-productions\/id703318918?mt=2&i=319887887 If you would like to catch up with each of us personally Online Twitch\/Twitter: Tim K.A. Trotter\u2019s Youtube ID: Dynamicworksproductions Tim K.A. Trotter\u2019s Twitter ID: Tim_T Tim K.A. Trotter\u2019s Twitch ID: Tim_KA_Trotter Also remember to buy my Sc-Fi adventure book \u201cThe Citadel: Arrival by Tim K.A. Trotter\u201d available right now on Amazon Kindle store & iTunes iBookstore for only $2.99 get a free preview download when you visit those stores, it\u2019s a short story only 160-190 pages depending on your screen size, again thats $2.99 on Amazon Kindle & iTunes iBookstore so buy book and support this show! ","author_name":"The Fork In Your Ear Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.dynamicworksproductions.com\/podcast","html":"