Where did Fabel Go?

The Insanely Great Podcast — Episode 11

Christopher  & Darrell | June 16, 2026

The U.S. government just killed the most powerful AI model ever built — and it might be the best thing that ever happened to Anthropic. Chris and Darrell break down the sudden shutdown of Anthropic's "Fable" model, then dig into iOS 27's new AI Siri, SpaceX's trillion-dollar IPO, and a few hot takes on summer's biggest movies.

In this episode:

Why a government-ordered shutdown might be Anthropic's best pre-IPO marketing — and what made the model behind it uniquely dangerous

Whether Fable users were secretly downgraded to a cheaper model the whole time

Hands-on impressions of the iOS 27 beta and Apple's new AI Siri, including what it can actually do and where it falls flat

Why Apple's on-device AI model is bigger than it needs to be, and what that says about the company's real priorities

SpaceX going public, Elon Musk becoming the first trillionaire, and which parts of the business actually make money

A review of Spielberg's "Disclosure Day," plus why Hollywood keeps losing audiences to bad sequels

How a $200K YouTube movie made $115 million with zero CGI

The contradiction at the heart of Apple's brand: wholesome assistant, dark prestige TV