Live-Action Zelda, and the Spank Bank Declines Charges

This week on Diggnation, Kevin ends his seven-month break from alcohol with a glass of wine and some podcast-inspired reflection on why being too rigid about anything might be its own kind of burden, While Alex sips wine and regrets live theater. Kevin reveals he has aphantasia, aka the inability to conjure mental images, which he says disqualifies him from certain forms of _ahem_ nostalgia. The pair dive into the existential horror of AI-enabled children’s toys that suggest you play with knives and explore kinks. On a lighter note, converting vintage cars to electric sparks a surprisingly feasible business idea. Waymo’s freeway rollout gets love, as the duo dreams of an L.A. where robots take the wheel and people take naps. Meanwhile, Michael Burry shorting AI stocks makes Kevin wonder if we’re still in early-internet territory or just early-stage delusion. Bezos launches an AI company because of course he does, and Nintendo drops the first look at its live-action _Zelda_ movie, which may or may not have been necessary. Also: eggnog aging, budgeting apps, and a play that made Alex fear for his life. It’s an episode.

Chapter Markers

00:00:00 - Kevin's First Sip in 7 Months

00:00:56 - Welcome to Episode 23

00:02:58 - Rethinking Alcohol Rules

00:07:44 - Aged Eggnog: Discuss

00:09:25 - The Two-Two-Two Rule Returns

00:12:15 - Birthday Trips and Holiday Plans

00:14:08 - LA Auto Show Highlights

00:15:14 - Converting Classic Cars to EV

00:17:47 - EV Startups: Why It’s Hard

00:19:20 - Zelda Movie: First Look