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Is AI a bubble? It's the trillion-dollar question in the economy. So Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino decided to look to history for some answers in this week's special episode of “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” McCarty Carino spoke with David A. Kirsch, a historian and management professor at the University of Maryland. He's also co-author of the book "Bubbles and Crashes: The Boom and Bust of Technological Innovation." He and Brent Goldfarb looked at patterns over 150 years of technological breakthroughs, from broadcast radio to rayon and came up with a model of the conditions that most often lead to bubbles.

Is AI a bubble? It's the trillion-dollar question in the economy. So Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino decided to look to history for some answers in this week's special episode of “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.” McCarty Carino spoke with David A. Kirsch, a historian and management professor at the University of Maryland. He's also co-author of the book "Bubbles and Crashes: The Boom and Bust of Technological Innovation." He and Brent Goldfarb looked at patterns over 150 years of technological breakthroughs, from broadcast radio to rayon and came up with a model of the conditions that most often lead to bubbles.

Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), the first female combat veteran elected to the US Senate and author of DAUGHTER OF THE HEARTLAND: My Ode to the Country that Raised Me, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the President Trump's trip to Iowa this week and his accomplishments from his first year back in office. Sen. Ernst also discussed a potential government funding deal as Dems threaten a shutdown over DHS funding. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

REMIX Album 7 Track 26 - BBB Marketing Awards (Part 2 - Brand Bangers)Welcome to our first annual Brands, Beats & Bytes Marketing Awards for 2025 which are categorized as either Brand “Bangers” or “Brand Busts!”  We thought this would be fun, engaging and where we would also like to hear from you on our Linkedin pages including the BPD LinkedIn page. Stay Up-To-Date on All Things Brands, Beats, & Bytes on SocialInstagram | LinkedIn (DC) | LinkedIn (LT)

Steven Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of the Maine Wire, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss an under-reported story regarding Medicare and autism fraud in the state of Maine. Robinson describes why the powers-that-be would like to keep this story under wraps, and you can listen to the full interview below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joseph Lavorgna, Counselor to Secretary Bessent, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the latest from the establishment of the so-called "Trump Accounts." These accounts are intended to serve as investment accounts and dozens of companies have signed to contribute to the accounts of their employees and their families, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello all and welcome back to the pod!This time I'm introducing you to Rachel Minion, self-professed "Jem and the Holograms" lover...(just like me!) and all around resilient and badass survivor who has taken what she's experienced and used it to create more bounty and beauty for everyone around her! A cancer survivor, a visionary and a non-profit maven, Rachel is one of those people that life just has to bow down to-she's here, with her magnetic self, to shape and change the world around her for the better. And she's taking the rest of us along for the ride! (thank goodness!)To check out Rachel's website, click here!And her Insta, click here!She absolutely is a star-example of what goodness and generosity look like as it plays out in the real world, so check her out, it'll remind you that the world is a good place!Don't forget to rate and review...I am so grateful for those that do so!Your bit of beauty is this funny excerpt from "Jem..." because I just had to, I just had to!

Secretary Doug Burgum, 55th Secretary of the Interior, Chairman of the National Energy Dominance Council, and former Governor of North Dakota, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the importance of the United States having control over Greenland for it's great geopolitical impact. Burgum also discussed Trump's energy policy and why he continues to leave Europe in the dust, as well as the continued tensions stateside in Minnesota. Burgum also discussed the celebration of America's 250th birthday, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary Katharine Ham, Fox News Contributor, Outkick Columnist, co-author of End of Discussion, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the latest in Minnesota and ICE enforcement in the state. Mary Katharine discussed the apparent missteps by the Trump administration, but also discussed the widening political divide between Democrats and Republicans around basic issues like immigration, law enforcement, and more. Benson and Ham also discussed the attempted "Californicating" of Virginia as the state flips blue, and you can listen to the full interview below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What happened to the idea of staying at one job for 30 years and retiring with a gold watch? In this episode of BHT Bytes, host Sharlee Dixon is joined by Peter Fenger to unpack the rise of quiet quitting and what it really says about today's workforce. Is it laziness and declining work ethic, or a rational response to an economy shaped by recessions, pandemics, inflation, and shrinking retirement security? We explore how generational shifts, stagnant wages, soaring healthcare and childcare costs, and a “yo-yo” labor market have changed the way people relate to work. From defining what quiet quitting actually looks like, doing your job without sacrificing your personal life, to examining emotional burnout and “economic PTSD,” this conversation looks at why many professionals are setting firmer boundaries instead of constantly going above and beyond. We also compare the loyalty of past generations with today's job-hopping reality and ask whether long-term tenure was truly commitment, or simply the result of fewer options. Finally, we zoom out to the future of work and retirement. If career-long jobs are disappearing and success no longer means staying in one place forever, what does a healthy, sustainable career really look like? Maybe quiet quitting isn't about quitting at all, it's about reclaiming energy for family, health, and purpose in a system that no longer guarantees stability in return for sacrifice.   Follow Behavioral Health Today on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/behavioralhealthtoday/ Follow us on TikTok at: https://www.tiktok.com/@behavioralhealthtoday Follow us on Threads at: https://www.threads.net/@behavioralhealthtoday Or watch us live on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvOeCMGsF7B2gNBHuWxt-fQ

Paul Mauro, Fox News Contributor, attorney, & Retired NYPD inspector, joined us on the Guy Benson Show to discuss the latest on the shooting of an American citizen by ICE in Minneapolis over the weekend. Mauro and Benson dove into the specifics of the shooting and who is at fault for the shooting, as well as potential legal reparations that might be made following the shooting. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rep. Andy Barr, a Republican representative representing KY's 6th district and candidate KY's soon-to-be open Senate seat, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the House's "feat" of passing all twelve of their funding appropriation bills. Representative Barr also discussed the potential for those bills to be passed in the Senate, as Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer seems to be prepared to shut down the government if DHS funding is not removed from the minibus. Listen to the full interview with Barr at the link below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Friends, meet Nathaniel Turner, our guest this episode, and certified generous, brilliant human being! He and I laughed our way through this conversation and had the best time, for strangers who were just meeting in this world! His story of how community shaped him, how family and friends supported him and had his back...well, it all had me wiping away a tear or two. It just goes to show it takes a village to raise upstanding and kind human beings and to make this world a shinier place! I, for one, am so grateful that Nathaniel is here, in this time, lifting everyone up around him and being the beacon of light that he is.To read up on Nathaniel and his work, click here to visit his website!To take a gander at his Insta, click here!And to read up on Nat Turner, Nathaniel's namesake, click here!Do yourself a favor and become better acquainted with this excellent human...it just might make your day!I'm always asking for ratings and reviews...so if you could, that world be amazing! Thanks, everyone, in advance!Your bit of beauty is this: just one of many videos of humans being good and kind to eachother...this video from "On The Road." A lovely reminder that strangers can sometimes be angels...and that entertaining the stranger can bring unexpected blessings.

Byte brings you  the red carpet for the highly anticipated launch of Marvel's Wonder Man, now streaming on Disney+, thanks to Marvel Studios for the audio.  Recorded live from the premiere event, this episode features exclusive audio from Disney+ and conversations with the cast and creative team who brought Wonder Man to life. In this special, Tony speaks with:

In this episode of Byte, Tony zooms with Oded Fehr, the commanding presence behind Admiral Charles Vance in the Star Trek universe. With Starfleet Academy opening a bold new era for the franchise, Fehr shares how Vance's journey continues — not as a static authority figure, but as a man shaped by war, mentorship, and the responsibility of guiding the next generation. The full interview is available as part of Trek Tuesday. Save 17% On Sci-Fi Talk Plus  

A Micron memory chip factory in upstate New York is wrangling with local groups who want legal assurances the project will benefit the local community. Plus, YouTube plans to crack down on AI slop.But first, it's shaping up to be a big year for very big initial public offerings. Elon Musk is reportedly preparing to take SpaceX public at an anticipated valuation of around $1.5 trillion. AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI are also expected to follow suit this year.Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, to discuss all these topics on this week's “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

A Micron memory chip factory in upstate New York is wrangling with local groups who want legal assurances the project will benefit the local community. Plus, YouTube plans to crack down on AI slop.But first, it's shaping up to be a big year for very big initial public offerings. Elon Musk is reportedly preparing to take SpaceX public at an anticipated valuation of around $1.5 trillion. AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI are also expected to follow suit this year.Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, to discuss all these topics on this week's “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

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Griff Jenkins, Co-Host of Fox & Friends Weekend, joined Rich Zeoli on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the impending "Snowmageddon" before it hits the midsouth this weekend. Jenkins also discussed his ride along with I.C.E. in Maine as a part of Operation "Catch of the Day" that target over 1,400 wanted criminals across the state. Jenkins also slammed the blatant lie that ICE used a 5-year-old boy as "bait" to catch his illegal father, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ari Fleischer, former WH Press Secretary, Fox News Contributor, and author of SUPPRESSION, DECEPTION, SNOBBERY, AND BIAS: Why the Press Gets So Much Wrong--And Just Doesn't Care, joined us on the Guy Benson Show with guest host Rich Zeoli on the latest on President Trump's "framework of a deal" in place over Greenland. Fleischer discussed how Europeans have taken a strategy of counting on the United States to "bail them out" on defense, and why Trump is finally forcing them to pay. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Album 8 Track 3 - What's Poppin? Why Commerce Media is the New Golden Child w/Tim SpenglerIn this episode of Brands, Beats and Bytes, hosts DC and LT sit down with Scale Team Advisory Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Tim Spengler, to talk all things Retail and Commerce Media Networks, the "What's Poppin" topic that is rapidly reshaping the advertising landscape.We are dropping this special edition as a companion piece to our recent Jack Myers episode, and we've got the unofficial "third co-host" of the show to break it all down. We are talking about why performance marketing acolytes are shifting their gaze to this new horizon, the "virtual consumption" lie that traditional data couldn't catch, and why the ability to track "identity" is the new currency of the realm.Whether you're a C-Suite leader or a junior marketer, this conversation dives into why commerce media has exploded into a $67 billion industry (overtaking traditional TV!) and why smart brands are going all in to achieve both scale and precision.Key Takeaways:Truth Over Talk: How "data-led, tech-enabled" purchase history eliminates the gap between what consumers say they do and what they actually buy.The Holy Grail Found: How Retail Media Networks finally solve the age-old marketing dilemma by delivering both high-volume scale and laser-focused precision across the full funnel.Build and Borrow: Why brands entering this space cannot afford "learning curve" mistakes and must blend internal teams with external expertise to launch successfully.Mentioned in this Episode:Lead Human Podcast: Hosted by Tim Spengler & Jack Myers Jack Myers Episode: Check out our first drop of 2026 for the companion conversation! Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share with a fellow Brand Nerd!Instagram | LinkedIn

Taylor Riggs, Co-anchor "The Big Money Show" on Fox Business Network, joined us on the Guy Benson Show with guest host Rich Zeoli today to discuss Trump's latest policy prescription on credit card interest rates.  Riggs discussed why she doesn't agree with Trump's price control strategy, and also broke down the MAHA movement and when healthy food will become affordable again. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

KT McFarland, former Trump Deputy National Security Advisor, joined the Guy Benson Show to discuss Trump's announcement that the "framework of a deal" is in place for Greenland. KT and guest host Rich Zeoli discussed the idea of Trump's "golden dome" and why the area of Greenland is a necessity to U.S. national security. The pair also discussed Trump's dominating performance in Davos as he gave speeches and made news, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liz Peek, Fox News Contributor and Columnist for Foxnews.com, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today with guest host Harry Hurley to discuss Trump's year-in-review. Peek and Hurley also discussed the lack of protests among the far-left against the Iranian regime that is actively killing protestors, Republican prospects for 2026, and more! Listen to the full interview below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rob Schneider, comedian, actor, and author of "You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America," joined us on the Guy Benson Show today with guest host Tom Shillue to discuss Rob's latest column for Fox News discussing the principle of "Go Woke, Go Broke." Schneider discussed the poor reviews of Stranger Things, Snow White, and the "wokification" of Hollywood, and how consumers are responding with their dollars. Listen to the full segment with Schneider below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Miranda Devine, Fox News Contributor, NY Post Columnist, author of "THE BIG GUY: How a President and His Son Sold Out America," and host of the hit podcast "Podforce One," joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the latest from Venezuela and the meeting between CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Delcy Rodriguez, the interim leader of Venezuela. Devine also discussed Don Lemon's reporting inside of a church service that was interrupted by anti-ICE protestors, and Devine and guest host Tom Shillue discussed the ethics of such reporting and potential charges that could be brought against Lemon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I had the very great privilege of interviewing Hilary Momberger Powers this week and to say that her story is about resilience would be the understatement of the century! And frankly, we need to step back and realize something...that Hilary, as you'll hear, is truly the miracle this episode, all wrapped up in generosity and wisdom and kindness and a capacity to forgive, which ties in to her miracle story. She was a child star, who found herself in an impossible situation...and I don't want to ruin it by giving it away, but I just sat back and let her talk, and share, and open up about parts of her life that were heartbreaking and hurtful and still echo down the timeline to today. But she has a story to tell...and I urge you all to deeply hear it. Healing is possible, healing is necessary, and healing is available to us all...we just need to grab the opportunity when it comes to us. To read up on this resilient human, click here!To check out her Insta, click here!I thank her again for being on the show and being her glorious self!Please do rate and review the show, it warms the cockles of my heart! Thank you!Your bit of beauty is this: someone shared today that when asked what his religion was, the Dalai Lama replied, "My religion is kindness." Check out this YouTube about that statement, kindness and compassion, and how it all, ultimately, leads back to the Divine!

⚖️ When the Judge Is an Algorithm: Exploring Mercy In this episode of Byte, Tony dives into Mercy, the provocative new Amazon MGM Studios (who provided the audio) thriller that imagines a justice system run not by humans, but by an AI judge — a machine empowered to weigh evidence, determine guilt, and deliver sentences with cold precision. The film raises a question that feels less like science fiction and more like tomorrow's headline: If you remove the human element from justice, do you also remove compassion, fairness… and mercy? Through conversations with the cast and creative team, this episode unpacks the film's tension between efficiency and empathy, certainty and conscience, and the unsettling possibility that “just the facts” may not be enough to define justice.

Those massive AI data centers going in across the country can use as much energy as an entire city. President Trump said this week he wants tech companies to "pay their own way," and touted a new Microsoft pledge to bear the full cost of their AI energy needs.Plus, Apple announces its long awaited new AI Siri will be powered by Google.But first, Nvidia can once again export its second best H200 chips to China if it follows some new security rules and pays the U.S. government 25% of its sales. Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, to discuss all these topics on this week's “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

Those massive AI data centers going in across the country can use as much energy as an entire city. President Trump said this week he wants tech companies to "pay their own way," and touted a new Microsoft pledge to bear the full cost of their AI energy needs.Plus, Apple announces its long awaited new AI Siri will be powered by Google.But first, Nvidia can once again export its second best H200 chips to China if it follows some new security rules and pays the U.S. government 25% of its sales. Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Anita Ramaswamy, columnist at The Information, to discuss all these topics on this week's “Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

Shannon Bream, chief legal correspondent, Anchor of Fox News Sunday, host of the hit podcast Livin the Bream, and Bestselling author, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss this week's busy week at the SCOTUS. Bream discussed the bevy of cases that were debated, as well as those cases anticipated decisions, including tariffs, transgender athletes in sports, and more! Bream also discussed updates on the Kilmar Abrego-Garcia deportation case, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Karol Markowicz, columnist for the New York Post & Fox News and Co-Author (with Bethany Mandel) of the book Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss Gavin Newsom and the left's refusal to take a stance on transgender ideology in sports.  In the same state, Markowicz and Benson also discussed the current billionaire flight from California as many flee from the state's wealth tax, and Karol compared liberal DAs and their refusal to prosecute violent criminals. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bret Baier, Chief Political Anchor for Fox News & Anchor of Special Report with Bret Baier and author of To Rescue the American Spirit, Teddy Roosevelt and the Birth of a Superpower, joined us on the Guy Benson Show yesterday to discuss his interview with the Iranian Foreign Minister on the state of protests and the anti-Ayatollah uprising in the country. Benson and Baier also discussed Republican political strategy going into 2026 and the "tinderbox" of tensions currently in Minnesota, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Charles C. W. Cooke, Senior Editor at National Review, and host of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss a variety of stories at home and abroad. Overseas, Cooke discussed a shocking case of antisemitism in the UK regarding the discrimination of Jewish soccer fans in the country, as well as the continued rightward shift in the country as a whole. On the home front, Benson and Cooke discussed Trump's latest push for credit card regulations and the sorrow of loss in American sports, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Album 8 Track 2 - What's Poppin? CFP Fandom & the Rise of Fansville w/Ryan LehrIn this episode of Brands, Beats and Bytes, hosts DC and LT sit down with Deutsch Co-Chief Creative Officer, EVP, Ryan Lehr to talk all things CFP Fandom and the Rise of the Fansville campaign that brings the football fan's experience to life. We are dropping this special edition right before the CFP title game, and we've got the perfect guest to break it all down: Ryan Lehr. We are talking about what's in "the gumbo" of making a successful campaign, as the Dr. Pepper Fansville, college football trends and to why Indiana (yes, Indiana!) is the ultimate underdog story.Whether you're a die-hard football fan or just a casual observer, this conversation dives into why 32% of the country is obsessed with college football and why smart brands are going all in.Key Takeaways:Market Share Wins: How staying authentic to the sport helped Dr. Pepper climb from #4 to #2.Agile Marketing: How to pivot creative strategy when rules change overnight (literally).Leadership Lessons: Why the best client relationships feel like "one team, one dream."Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and share with a fellow Brand Nerd!Instagram

Riley Gaines, host of "Gaines for Girls Podcast" on OutKick, best-selling author, and TPUSA Contributor, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the ongoing SCOTUS case debating laws banning transgender athletes from participating in women's sports. Gaines was present for arguments at the Supreme Court for and against the issue, and she reacted to audio of debates from the prosecution and the Supreme Court justices. Listen to the full interview with Gaines below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kennedy, Host of Kennedy Saves The World Podcast, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss her lovely engagement story to her now fiancé. Kennedy's fiance proposed over the holidays in New York City, and she shared details today on the show. Kennedy also weighed in on the aftermath of the California wildfires, her protest against insurance companies and the California government, and the wealth fleeing her beloved home state, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jason Rantz, Host of the Jason Rantz Show on Seattle Red 770AM (SeattleRed.com) and author of the book What's Killing America, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to react to the Portland Police Chief's "manipulative" emotional reaction to a Tren De Aragua-affiliated illegal alien being shot and killed by ICE. Rantz also discussed his local mayor, Katie Wilson of Seattle, and her definitive answer of "no" to whether or not she will investigate fraud in her city. Rantz also discussed the left's latest defense of ANTIFA, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eli Lake, reporter at The Free Press and host of the "Breaking History" podcast, joined us on the Guy Benson Show to discuss the state of the ongoing protests and civil unrest in Iran. While thousands are protesting in the streets against the current Iranian regime, social media videos from inside the country have revealed shocking scenes of hundreds, if not thousands, of protestors brutally murdered by regime military forces. Lake described what the U.S. can (and should) do in order to provide aid to the protestors in the country, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Marc Thiessen, columnist at The Washington Post, a Fox News contributor and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the developing situation in Iran as thousands of protestors have taken to the streets in protest of the Iranian mullah regime.  Thiessen discussed why Trump is right to enforce his "red line" and why he should "decapitate" the regime to support Democracy in the region. Thiessen also discussed the United States' partnership with Israel and why the two Democracies can combat the Iranian regime together, and he also discussed the left's "sickness" in equivocating the Trump administration and the Iranian regime. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mary Katharine Ham, Fox News Contributor, Outkick Columnist, and co-author of End of Discussion, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss to the ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis and the explicit lying and fallout from leftists around the deadly shooting. Mary Katharine and Guy then stayed on the topic of Minnesota to discuss the ongoing fraud in the state, and the pair reacted to Rep. Ilhan Omar's lack of concern for the taxpayer waste in the face of the fraud. Finally, MKH discussed the situation regarding the backlash comedian Bowen Yang received while criticizing Jasmine Crockett as a Senate candidate, and you can listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

David Hunter is someone who lives close to the soul of the world. I say this because his life is made up of synchronicity, of magical happenings and still, a close and dear relationship with his parents, who are no longer in this reality with us. He tells all these stories and more, including one about the day he got let go of his job...and how the Universe stepped in to help him, right away!It behooves us to understand these types of people, those who have faith in the World. They can be excellent models for us, and light a way forward for us to follow. So listen to David and deeply hear what he has to say...magic is abundant and everywhere, we just need to partner with it.To check out David's company, Global Phytoplankton, click here!Please consider leaving a review or rating...they make my heart sing!! Tra lalalalala...see?Your bit of beauty is this cool science mini-doc titled "Why We Owe Our Lives to Phytoplankton" from SciShow and put out by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It'll show you all the ways we owe our lives to this little organism!!

X, formerly Twitter, is facing a global backlash because users are directing the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, to generate non-consensual intimate imagery. Users have been popping up in the replies of women — and sometimes minors — tagging Grok and asking it to generate images of them in bikinis or undressed.The company and its owner, Elon Musk, have both clarified illegal content will not be tolerated on the platform.Plus, President Donald Trump signed an executive order late last year aimed at blocking states from enforcing local AI regulations — something a majority have adopted in some form.And, Meta is a victim of its own success. Its new Ray-Ban smart glasses are selling too fast to keep up with demand.Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, to discuss all these topics on this week's Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.

X, formerly Twitter, is facing a global backlash because users are directing the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, to generate non-consensual intimate imagery. Users have been popping up in the replies of women — and sometimes minors — tagging Grok and asking it to generate images of them in bikinis or undressed.The company and its owner, Elon Musk, have both clarified illegal content will not be tolerated on the platform.Plus, President Donald Trump signed an executive order late last year aimed at blocking states from enforcing local AI regulations — something a majority have adopted in some form.And, Meta is a victim of its own success. Its new Ray-Ban smart glasses are selling too fast to keep up with demand.Marketplace's Meghan McCarty Carino spoke with Maria Curi, tech policy reporter at Axios, to discuss all these topics on this week's Marketplace Tech Bytes: Week in Review.

Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the failure of the reconstruction following the Pacific Palisades fire in California. Rep. Kiley stated that the "limitless bureaucracy" of the California government is preventing rebuilds in the area. Rep. Kiley and Benson also discussed how Californians are fleeing the state due to rising costs and egregious waste and fraud going on in the state. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Willian (Bill) Barr, attorney who served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993 and again in the first administration of President Donald Trump from 2019 to 2020 & author of One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the legality of Trump's strikes and subsequent capture of dictator Nicholas Maduro in Venezuela. Barr states that Trump's actions are legally justified due to the explicit involvement of Maduro in cartels that are harming U.S. citizens. Barr also addresses the legality if similar actions were taken against the Mexican cartels, and the pair briefly discussed the investigation into the I.C.E.-involved shooting in Minneapolis. Listen to the full interview below! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dr. Abbas Milani, research Fellow and co-director of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution and Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies at Stanford University, joined the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the massive ongoing protests in Iran and the potential for an Iranian revolution against the Ayatollah. Listen below for the wide ranging conversation with Dr. Milani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, joined us on the Guy Benson Show today to discuss the continued unfolding of the aftermath following an I.C.E.-involved shooting in Minneapolis. McLaughlin brought the Guy Benson Show new details about the deceased woman, Renee Good, and how she was "stalking" ICE throughout the day in a "chronic" manner, and McLaughlin wholly rejected the "categorically false" narrative that Good was the victim of a "wrong place, wrong time" coincidence. Listen to the full interview with the Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security below. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices