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
00:20:26 - Who Is Wes Ball?
00:22:53 - AI Toys Gone Wild
00:24:49 - Kuma Bear’s Kink Talk
00:33:48 - Predator and The Red Carpet
00:34:47 - Christmas Music Timing War
00:37:05 - Kevin Has Aphantasia
00:40:49 - The Spank Bank Problem
00:43:44 - Creativity With Constraints
00:52:56 - Waymo Hits the Freeway
00:53:52 - Driverless Rides + Paranormal Play
01:02:47 - Game Awards: Who’s Nominated
01:08:42 - Burry Bets Against AI
01:10:53 - AI: Bubble or Beginning?
01:18:07 - Internet vs. Quantum Hopes
01:19:30 - Bezos Launches Prometheus AI
01:21:26 - Robots and Retail
01:24:14 - Episode Wrap-Up

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Live-Action Zelda, and the Spank Bank Declines Charges

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