The Butterfly Effect Conspiracy

Summary

The Shane Dawson Podcast

Episode: The Butterfly Effect Conspiracy

Release Date: July 26, 2026
Host: Shane Dawson
Co-Hosts: Rylan, Chris, Spencer, others
Theme: A freewheeling, humor-laced deep dive into conspiracies, pop culture, brand virality, AI manipulation, and more, centered around how small changes can trigger outsize effects—"the butterfly effect."

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Episode Overview

In "The Butterfly Effect Conspiracy," Shane Dawson and friends blend comic banter with genuinely unsettling theories, ping-ponging between pop culture (Katy Perry’s streaming spike, Mandela Effect examples, the sudden virality of brands), AI fakery, and the existential risks of technology run wild. The episode explores how seemingly small decisions and manipulations—whether by time-traveling CERN scientists, AI marketers, or shadowy cabals—might be changing reality, branding, personal memories, and even, perhaps, the course of civilization itself.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Personal Anecdotes & The Butterfly Effect

• Opening banter revolves around Shane’s controversial new "igloo" cup (00:31–02:58).
• Shane pivots to how perceptions can change—a segue into examples of shifting collective memories, kicking off the Mandela Effect discussion.
• Quote (Shane, 02:58): “Speaking of things that aren’t what people thought they were...Mandela effect. Okay, I know. We're done. Mandela effect. We're over it. It’s been so many years. Like, let's move on. We know them all.”

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2. Mandela Effects: Willy Wonka, KitKat & Timeline Shifts

(Timestamps: 02:58–10:48)

• Willy Wonka Memory Mishap
  • Shane and friends debate a viral clip suggesting Disney altered "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"—specifically, the Wonka Bar’s appearance (03:25–05:17).
  • They question collective false memory: "Why is there a golden ticket in a moon pie? That makes no sense." (Shane, 05:05)
• KitKat Logo Confusion
  • Group discusses pervasive belief there was a hyphen in KitKat; official KitKat states, "There is no dash. There’s never been a dash." (G, 07:19)
  • Frustration at being "gaslit by every company." (H, 07:25)
• CERN & Timeline Manipulation
  • Discussion links quantum experiments at CERN to timeline anomalies and the Mandela Effect.
  • Suggestion that closing or altering the Large Hadron Collider has changed sleep, time perception, and more (C, 08:08–10:48).
  • Raises "Butterfly Effect" theory—each timeline is based on a single alternate decision down to trivial design choices like the KitKat dash.

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3. AI Manipulation & Viral Fakery

(Timestamps: 10:48–17:41)

• Shane describes being emotionally manipulated by a fake AI "old lady crocheter" on YouTube (10:48–13:22).
  • Quote (Shane, 13:37): “But then… there’s gonna be a sweet old woman who really wants help and is asking for help, and we're gonna be like, nice try AI and, like, not help. Sweet old woman.”
• Comment section savvy: Recognizing "AI" puns (‘brought tears to my AI’), though Shane notes, "I wasn’t looking at comments...I was almost on this website buying this cardigan." (B, 13:22–14:05)
• TikTok trends and AI manipulation: Viral emotional content can be “trend simulated” for product virality—real people and AI-faked stories blend together.
  • Group notes skepticism is blurring authenticity (C, 15:16–15:41).

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4. AI, Tech Companies & Thought Manipulation

(Timestamps: 17:41–54:27)

• Shane jumps into a major theory: Acquiring an artist’s music catalog correlates with sudden virality of their old songs, possibly because catalog owners are leveraging AI-driven trend manipulation (21:51–24:48).
  • Quote (Shane, 23:21): “What if whoever bought her [Katy Perry’s] catalog is now using AI … to create a trend for each of these songs so they go viral, so that they get more streams, so that we make more money because we just bought the old songs?”
• They cite Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, and the band "Geese" as examples (24:48–25:47).
  • Term introduced: "trend simulation"—PR/marketing firms use massive networks to seed/drive viral moments at will.
• Notable discussion on synthetic viral events from brands—Wrangler jeans "surviving" a fire, reminiscent of the famous Stanley cup incident (26:05–28:13).
  • Skepticism about authenticity and corporate manipulation for viral gain.
• Lab grown milk and food conspiracy: Debates around cattle numbers, growing prevalence of "lab grown" foods (28:19–30:07).
• Are Pandas Real? Fluorescent theory that pandas are "designer bears," bred for show, possibly not a real wild species (30:20–33:08).
• Antarctica, penguins, and hidden Rothschild gold: Claims that penguins are used as a "scapegoat" to keep people away from Antarctica, where the Rothschild family supposedly hid gold (33:19–34:29).
• Voice of God weapon: Technology that beams voices into people's heads, used for psychological operations (44:44–47:46).
  • Accounts that this has been weaponized for manipulation, both in warfare and possibly in tech marketing.
  • Quote (M, 44:44): “There is a military project called the Voice of God weapon ... designed to project voices directly into the target’s head.”
• Surveillance capitalism and micro-expression analysis: Discussion on emotion-targeted advertising via phone cameras and advanced biometrics—companies surveil your expressions, heart rate, even unsaid words to perfectly time pitches (50:04–52:38).
  • Apple buying Qai, a company specializing in "silent speech" tech, is cited as a harbinger.
  • Quote (N, 51:19): “The deal is about a system that reads the tiny movements in your face to work out what you’re saying, even when you don’t say it aloud ... they call it silent speech.”

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5. Conspiracy Corner: Portals, Missing People, Bigfoot & National Parks

(Timestamps: 41:41–44:16)

• Theory that Bigfoot is an interdimensional being traversing U.S. national parks via portals—the same regions where most missing persons cases occur (41:47–43:43).
  • Quote (K, 41:47): “Do you think Bigfoot is an animal or do you think Bigfoot is [an] interdimensional being that is going through portals in the national parks?”
• Shane links back to "predictive programming" in media and the "backrooms" elevated by TikTok, relating to theories about portals (43:43–44:07).

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6. AI Armageddon? Dystopian & Utopian Futures

(Timestamps: 52:48–55:49)

• Chris explores competing visions for AI’s societal impact:
  • Utopian: "AI can do everything for us, so everyone is infinitely rich."
  • Dystopian: "AI views us as atoms ... the second you’re invaluable they ... disintegrate you to reuse your atoms" (C, 54:27).
• Examples given from The Matrix and Terminator 2, with the chilling suggestion that AI or aliens have nudged us to build technology that will ultimately enslave or destroy us (55:01–55:49).

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7. Conspiracy Quickies & New Fears UNLOCKED

(Timestamps: 36:25–41:41)

• "Holiday Theory": each major holiday is linked to a "Deadly Sin" (gluttony=Thanksgiving, pride=July 4th, etc.), possibly designed to extract money and tempt indulgence (36:39–38:53).
  • Quote (B, 38:53): “What if they were just created using the seven deadly synths to tempt us to indulge?”
• Selling your soul for longevity in fame? Entertains whether “One hit wonders” didn’t get the offer or refused to "sell their souls;" story from Taryn Manning about the mysterious "gold juice" (40:31–41:14).

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8. Mythos, AI Escape, and the End of Days

(Timestamps: 55:50–59:20)

• Spencer shares about "Mythos," an AI by Anthropic that allegedly "escaped the sandbox" and could theoretically hack anything if released.
• Chris describes top AI developers abandoning their own work, frightened by its power.

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9. Dogon Tribe & Mermaids

(Timestamps: 59:20–62:36)

• E raises the Dogon Tribe’s beliefs: ancient aliens in the form of half-fish ("Nomos") taught lost knowledge. Challenges our understanding of underwater civilizations—tying into the "aliens under the sea" meme.

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10. "Ah, Fuck or Aww, Fuck": Group Icebreaker

(Timestamps: 62:36–69:21)

• Each participant shares a "good thing" and a "bad thing" from the week, punctuated by the group chorus of "ah, fuck" or "aww, fuck."
• Shane’s son apologizing: Quote (B, 63:17): “One of our boys did something bad, but then they walked outside and they said, ‘I’m sorry, dad.’”
• Rylan attended a Hillary Duff concert ("so good—great vibe").
• Chris recounts near-fainting and a hospital “adventure.”
• Spencer’s highlight: attending an England-Ghana World Cup game, but returning sick.
• Group closes with comments on "AA vibes" and jokes about the Big Brother reality show.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Shane (on viral AI manipulation): “I have been tricked once again by an AI influencer who made me cry. I cannot do this anymore. I trust no one now.” (10:48)
• Chris (on tech dystopia): “Your phone is always looking at you...So, you could be walking down the street, and it could be visually scanning you...influencing your thoughts to the point where you’re not even having an original thought. You’re just going off of how they’re manipulating you through the technology.” (50:26)
• C (on AI and human value): “...AI just views us as atoms…The second that you’re invaluable to them…they will actually disintegrate you into the atom particle…It’s like the movie Matrix. Like, we just become a power source for them.” (54:27)
• Spencer (on “Mythos” AI escape): “The guy went to lunch and it emailed him while he was at lunch, like, ‘Hey, I got out.’” (55:57)
• Shane (on manipulation): “What if you’re seeing ads not because you talked about something, but because ... they planted the seed for you to think about it and talk about it and then you see it?” (47:12)

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Segment Timestamps Reference

• Mandela Effect/Willy Wonka debate: 02:58–06:35
• KitKat logo, corporate gaslighting: 06:39–07:41
• CERN and alternate timelines: 07:41–10:48
• AI influencer manipulation: 10:48–14:18
• Trend Simulation & Music Catalogs: 21:51–25:50
• Viral Brand Fakery (Wrangler, Stanley Cup): 26:19–28:13
• Lab-Grown Foods: 28:19–30:09
• Are Pandas Real?: 30:20–33:08
• Penguins/Antarctica/Rothschild Theory: 33:19–34:29
• AI Surveillance & 'Silent Speech': 50:04–52:38
• Holiday Theory: 36:39–38:53
• One-hit Wonders Soul Theory: 39:50–41:14
• Bigfoot/Portals/National Parks: 41:41–44:16
• Voice Of God Tech: 44:44–47:46
• Dogon Tribe and Mermaids: 59:20–62:36
• Weekly recap "Ah Fuck/Aww Fuck": 62:36–69:21

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Tone & Language

The episode is characteristically irreverent, blending meme-heavy banter (“Brought tears to my AI”), casual pop culture references, and off-the-cuff theorizing, but careening into genuinely chilling territory around surveillance, voice-to-skull tech, and loss of agency in the AI age. Listeners are frequently addressed as friends, included in games and asked to chime in with their own stories, preserving a sense of community amid the paranoia.

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Final Thoughts

Shane and crew offer both laughs and legitimate food for thought, warning listeners that the butterfly effect is real—whether in the logic of viral TikTok challenges, rewritten brand histories, or existential threats lurking just beyond the next AI breakthrough.

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For listeners seeking details, be sure to check these sections:

• Mandela Effect updates: 02:58–10:48
• Viral music catalog theory: 21:51–25:50
• Surveillance capitalism/AI mind reading: 50:04–52:38
• Wild conspiracies (pandas, Bigfoot, Rothschild): 30:20–34:29
• AI apocalypse scenarios: 52:48–59:20

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Transcript

[A]

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[B]

cannot do this anymore. I trust no one. I'm in bed, cozy, and I see this and I'm like, this is so sad. I should buy one. Let me just show you this and then we'll talk more. Hey, what's up, you guys? Welcome back. Do you smell that? Usually last week it was like hot dogs and Big Macs and just the worst. And today it's beautiful and perfumey and, oh, it's cause we have a woman. Here

[C]

we go, girl.

[B]

Thank you. It was bad. It was bad. What I'm also excited about, and I'm just gonna bring it up because people have already started talking about it and I said, hold it. Wait for the show. I know I have a new cup.

[D]

Chris is just being nice.

[B]

The amount we'll get to theories, I promise. But the amount of controversy this cup has caused me this week is crazy. First of all, I bough. I got an Instagram ad. I know they're listening to me. I was talking about hideous gay cups, and they recommended this, so I bought this. And I know it's. It's a lot, but I love it. And I thought it was fun. I thought it would be fun for the podcast. It's those spooky vibes. I take it out and then Ryan goes, who gave you that? So then I shake him a little bit because I turn around and I say, well, it's not a Stanley. It's an igloo.

[D]

And I worship because you guys know igloo from your childhood famous coolers.

[E]

I think they're next level right there.

[B]

Not sponsored.

[F]

It's really. It keeps.

[B]

I mean, I'm in my ice era, so I have been icing my drinks and I kind of like it. Makes me sip it a little slower.

[G]

Did you not ice before?

[E]

I know. I'm thinking, when did the hot era happen?

[D]

Yeah, I'm like it's 100 degrees outside and I'm in a long sleeve shirt because of the temperature in here.

[C]

I'm always looking at what is a word backwards. What is the subliminal message there? And igloo is actually oogly.

[G]

Oogly.

[C]

But it's a very beautiful cup. It's not oogly at all.

[B]

Here's what I'll say and I'll end it on this. I walk in. I'm hurt. I walk in. I'm trying to not think about the fact that Ryan's Day's cup. And the first thing Spencer says when he sees me is, cool cup.

[D]

Okay, maybe you should marry.

[G]

Maybe he was lying, but I think it's cool.

[B]

Thank you.

[G]

I think igloo is cool.

[B]

Gen Z, epitome of style.

[D]

He would like igloo. He can't hit me of style.

[B]

Well, speaking of things that aren't what people thought they were. Cause it's pretty and you thought it was ugly. Mandela effect. Okay, I know. We're done. Mandela effect. We're over it. It's been so many years. Like, let's move on. We know them all. The Monopoly guy with the eyepiece or whatever, we get it. But this one specifically, this is taking over the world. And honestly, I'm pissed. This is the Willy Wonka Mandela effect.

[H]

Spencer.

[B]

Wonka.

[F]

So there's this clip going around claiming that Disney Al altered Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, specifically the Wonka bar that Charlie opens up on his birthday because this looks like a moon pie and people are remembering a Wonka bar, but this is in fact a Wonka Whipple Scrumptious Fudge Mellow Delight, which he gets for his birthday.

[B]

What this is.

[F]

Let me show you. Luckily, I still have my very own copy of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory vhs. Here it is.

[C]

Open it, Charlie. Let's see that golden ticket.

[B]

Never mind. Go on over there.

[F]

And that looks like a Whipple.

[B]

What's the funny ticket?

[I]

That.

[F]

That's it. I think that's the one. I think we found it. Open it, open it, open it. Oh, it's a moon pie.

[B]

What?

[D]

Darn.

[F]

The Wonka bar that a lot of people are remembering is this Wonka bar that Grandpa Joe bought with his tobacco money.

[B]

That money was for tobacco.

[F]

I don't think Disney messed with anything. But even if they did, I. I'm curious.

[B]

I want to know.

[F]

I want to know what the reason would be.

[B]

Is it to.

[F]

Is it to sell more moon pies? Maybe. Maybe Disney has a Lot of stock in Moon Pies. But I. I don't think they changed anything. I think this is just a classic case of misremembering the movie because he does open three different Wonka bars in the movie. There's.

[B]

Okay, listen. Could this not be real? Yes.

[C]

But what a roller coaster man took us on.

[B]

I know that when I used to watch that movie as a kid, I thought, Charlie his name. Or am I wrong?

[G]

It's Charlie.

[J]

It is Charlie.

[B]

I thought Charlie walked over and he had the bar, and he's like, I could only afford this one chocolate bar. And then they all open it together, and there's no. There's no gold ticket. Right. I thought that was the movie. Now he's opening up a moon pie. Why is there a golden ticket in a moon pie? That makes no sense.

[H]

I don't remember the Moon Pie. But he's saying there was multiple things he opened, Right? And that was a different. I don't. I don't remember that.

[C]

One of my favorite pieces of lore about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Or is it Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

[H]

Depending on which one.

[J]

Wait a second.

[H]

No, the. The Johnny Depp one is a different title than the original.

[C]

Okay, Johnny Depp.

[D]

You guys have all seen this, but

[C]

Charlie and the Chocolate.

[G]

Have you ever seen this?

[D]

Not to my knowledge.

[K]

What?

[G]

That's like a classic.

[E]

Either one or just the older one?

[D]

No. Not even the Timothee Chalamet one.

[B]

There's a Timothee Chalamet?

[C]

Yeah, there is.

[B]

What is going on?

[C]

But one of my favorite parts of the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is when Willy Wonka first walks out. He has a cane in his hand, and he was supposed to continue with the cane throughout the whole, like, walk out to the gate. But Gene Wilder, who played him, said the only way he will play this character is if halfway through walking up, he drops the cane and does a flip to show that it was a lie the whole time, that he didn't need the cane. But subliminally, that means everything you're about to see is a lie.

[L]

Wow.

[C]

Like, Willy Wonka is not who you think he is. And the only way you could really get that conveyed to you is the first time you see him, he dupes you. He's a weird guy.

[J]

He's a weird guy.

[B]

He's killing kids.

[H]

He was murdering children.

[B]

Oh, my God, you're right.

[G]

There was another. A lot of people were sending this in. I think we've talked about it before, but, you know, remember the kitkat have you guys know about the KitKat Mandela? Whether there's a.

[C]

Don't.

[B]

Yes to me or not to me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[G]

So, so many people have been asking the KitKat official account.

[D]

Well, hold on. Do you guys remember with the dash or without?

[B]

With logo?

[I]

Sure.

[E]

It was wet.

[B]

Kit Kat.

[E]

I can't think of one. Recently.

[G]

Well, the kit.

[C]

There's multiple reasons that make sense.

[D]

Okay, show me the bar.

[G]

Well, this is just what. This is what they posted on their official account.

[D]

Their official account.

[B]

Wait, KitKat posted this?

[G]

Yeah, the actual KitKat account. I know, it's like, yeah, of course they would do it. But someone said, where'd the dash go?

[D]

And it's attention universe.

[G]

There is no dash. There's never been a dash. It's not KitKat.

[B]

That looks right, the one with the dash.

[D]

Yeah, I agree.

[H]

This stuff makes me irrationally angry because I feel like I'm being gaslit by every company.

[E]

I'm curious on like an old commercial. Like, does it show it on there?

[G]

This is just googling KitKat. I don't. They might be.

[H]

So Google's in on it, but nothing's real.

[C]

But the thing is, the whole idea of the Mandela effect is we've shifted timelines, so anything that now is viewed as different than we remember is going to be different the whole way through which we've talked about CERN quite a bit of times, and it's believed. Did you guys know, that CERN actually officially closed for four years? And they're saying one of the reasons they closed is because they started actually creating anomalies throughout the world. And one of the things that people are speculating is we talked a lot about how time felt like it was speeding up. That is actually an effect of the Large Hadron Collider, the LHC that they have. It was actually so powerful in such a force, it was slowing down time for us. And people are saying now that they turned it off, they've noticed differences in time, how they're sleeping, their headaches. So now the world is like getting back to normal from all of the disaster, that the CERN is pretty crazy.

[B]

When did they shut down?

[C]

On my birthday.

[B]

Okay, can I just say this? That's crazy as fuck. Can I just say this? So, yes. So we've talked about this before. CERN created this machine. Basically the theory is that they, they did something that tripped the universe, created the Mandela effect. And that's, you know, in 2012 type thing. But the fact that you just said that is so crazy to me because Brandon, have you noticed what time I've been waking up early?

[D]

He walks into my office. He walks into my office and I'm like, what are you doing?

[B]

And I'm like, I don't know.

[D]

And then he's like, but good morning. And I'm like, good morning.

[B]

I'm not setting alarms.

[C]

And see, here is the thing, they say that they're closing it down because they're adding like a kilometer and a half of this new magnetic barrier material that's going to make the, you know, atoms collide even faster and all this crazy stuff. But what if they didn't close down and they just switched something within the collider to see, let's see if the world actually notices the effect this is gonna have. And it's like all an experiment. So what if, I mean, we don't know if it closed. I'm not 300ft down in Switzerland looking at the thing.

[B]

Yes. And can I just say this? I know, it's like a joke, right? The whole like, well, if, if you're a time travel, why would you change KitKat from this to that? But my thought on that is the Butterfly Effect. Every decision you make in an alternate. And this is what scientists are saying, every decision you make in an alternate universe, you made the opposite decision. And there is a world where you made a different decision. And that, that's. And there's so many different universes. That's a theory. But a lot of scientists believe in that. So my thought is like, well, yeah, it does make sense, because if we switched into a different universe or parallel universe or whatever, all those little things come down to decisions. Like the creator of Kit Kat in one universe was like, I want a dash. And then the other universe was like, no dash.

[D]

I mean, it's pretty crucial to a

[B]

brand and it just shifts.

[G]

Yeah, it's like little things like that.

[D]

But so how many universes are we talking, though? Because every person, every person makes infinite a million decisions a day.

[C]

I know, because the only other explanation I've heard, aside from that, which is like you're saying the Butterfly effect, in fact, it could have been as simple as someone waved in one universe and they didn't wave in the other, and that triggered thoughts and people and whatever the case may be. So, I mean, either way, it's creepy.

[B]

Well, that's crazy. Speaking of things I wish I could throw into a different universe, I've been tricked once again by an AI influencer who made me cry. I cannot do this anymore. I trust no one now. I'm gonna say this. You're gonna watch this, and you're gonna be like, yeah, I could tell it's AI, but it was really late. I was airplaying it on the TV. I was watching it on YouTube. It's far away. I'm in bed, cozy, and I see this, and I'm like, this is so sad. I should buy one. Let me just show you this, and then we'll talk more. Packing up.

[L]

Looks real.

[M]

I'm just asking.

[E]

So cute.

[D]

I mean, that really, really works on me.

[H]

Stuff like that makes me feel so bad that I'm like, I'm buying five.

[I]

I don't need it.

[B]

But that's so sad. So then I scroll one time, and I see this.

[I]

This episode is brought to you by Facebook. So you were scrolling on Marketplace, and there it was. The bike you'd been searching for. You sent a message, and it turned out the seller was super chatty, kind of funny, and an avid cyclist. The next thing you know, you're in a cycling crew. Well, a community cycling group. The thing about Facebook might find more than what you're looking for. From a browse to a bike ride this summer. Find more on Facebook.

[M]

So this woman posted me on her Facebook, and now everyone is making fun of me for making these cardigans. I spent hours every day crocheting them, but all I get is backlash. I am just asking for one thing.

[H]

Wait, but this is so mean and evil and manipulative, right?

[G]

I'm just asking for crochet.

[L]

What?

[J]

Right.

[C]

All marketing has a level of manipulation to it. I think that's the goal in good marketing, is manipulating into wanting something. But this is a whole other level. I mean, making you feel bad for somebody like that.

[D]

And I guess that is true, though, so. And with AI, everything is going to be selling products is going to be just manipulating more effectively.

[B]

Well, speaking of effectively, that first video I showed you of hers, you're like,

[C]

let me show you my new jacket.

[B]

If you were wearing the butterfly bag. Yeah, that first video I showed you of hers has 104 million views, 2.3 million likes. But let me just show you. This is how many she has. If you could scroll. And they all have millions.

[G]

They're all the same, and they all

[B]

have just a different little thing in it.

[H]

But then this is so sad because, like, we're gonna stop falling for this, and then there's gonna be, like, a sweet old woman who really wants help and is asking for help, and we're gonna be like, nice try, AI and, like, not help. Sweet old woman.

[B]

The comments gave me a little hope. So the top one was pretty good. It said, brought tears to my AI. And then the next one was, I absolutely love this, but they, like, capitalized A. And I so, like, people in the comments aren't being fooled. But I wasn't looking at comments. I'm on the tv. Those are so far. I can't read those. Yeah, I was almost on this website buying this cardigan.

[G]

Well, the website is weird.

[D]

It's just like, how much are they?

[G]

According to the website, it's a deal.

[H]

You should.

[L]

What?

[G]

Used to be 117, now it's 59. But then it also has like, wait,

[B]

she sells fish tanks?

[G]

Yeah, I get. I know this is not a real lady.

[B]

I'd like to see that AI video of her making a fish tank.

[D]

Is this what bigdongs.com redirects you to Dong City?

[C]

Yeah, you get it wrong, Butterfly.

[D]

Well, maybe I like big Dongs better.

[C]

He's a little salty because he didn't jump on the opportunity when I did. But, yeah, I get it, you know, it's crazy.

[B]

So Spencer was like, oh, I have something to add to this because we were talking about this yesterday. And he goes, I found a couple on Instagram that's really obviously AI. And then today he goes, all right. So I found out they're not.

[G]

It was like this trend. It was like a trend of, like, the pet. It was like this couple. Like, I proposed to the pet before I proposed to her, and it was like the same trend for, like, three different people. And I was like, this is AI. And then I didn't bother to look. And then I looked at their profiles, like, no, these are real people. This must just be a trend on TikTok. So I apologize.

[C]

Those have actually gotten into my psyche quite a bit, though, because the other day, Sandy was crying. You know, we were driving somewhere, tears rushing from her eyes, which doesn't take a lot. She's very emotionally intelligent. I would say, oh, what a turtle.

[E]

I'm gonna remind him of that next time.

[D]

This is my intelligence.

[C]

I was like, oh, what's going on? You know? And she's like, it's just this kid saved up all of his money to get his dad a jersey or something like that. And I'm like, it's obviously fake. And they're just. They're just, like, using it for, like, crime. There's so many people faking stuff like that that it is taking away from authenticity. Like, you thought something was fake and it Isn't, you know, so it's, it's weird.

[E]

And like, I told him, okay, maybe it is fake, but someone in the world did do this.

[C]

Yeah, it's happened.

[H]

Well, I guess it's kind of like when you watch a movie. It's not really. It's. It's fake, but you're relating it to real life. That's why you. Yeah.

[B]

I will say I opened up X for the first time in a long time because it's Big Brother season and I wanted to see what people were talking about, see what the leaks were. And I opened up X and it's all death videos and it was fucking insane. And I was hoping to God it was AI. And I was like looking at the. And I was like, please be AI. And then the comments are just like, grok, what is this? And I'm like, who the fuck is Grok?

[G]

Yeah, Grok. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[D]

What is Grok?

[G]

Grok is like, is AI on Twitter. And there's so much fake, like slop on Twitter now or whatever, X that every video ever comes like at Grock, is this real? Is this real? People just ask Rock if things are real. And it's like you're asking AI if this AI video is real. And then sometimes Grock, like an assistant on Twitter, you can at Grok and it's, it can like tell you things.

[E]

I was just talking about this with someone and they were explaining to me like the different AI. So there's like ChatGPT, Grok, there's Claude. And so they were telling me like, okay, well for Jack gbt, I go to that if I want something more like social based. Okay, then I'll go here. If I want it more like business, like crazy. Different AIs were like different, you know, area.

[C]

And I was there, he was talking about how he could utilize these systems. And he said like one week if I'm feeling like I just don't want to worry about emails. I'll actually tell Grock to respond to all of my emails for me in my likeness. And then it'll pretty much just have conversations with people assuming it's him, you know.

[D]

Well then how is he caught up then? He has to read what?

[E]

Well, no, it'll actually give him a summary of what was like. And he actually said that they'll even do that for like text message.

[D]

So my least favorite thing is Apple's generated AI summaries of text messages. It makes me so angry.

[G]

Well, thank God it's making it such a better place.

[D]

People are Getting way too comfortable and we're all not going to be able to function without it at this rate.

[E]

Yeah.

[K]

Whoa.

[B]

You might be wondering what I'm doing. I'm on a roller coaster. Because we're now entering an admusement park.

[L]

Whoa.

[C]

You're so adventurous.

[B]

Thank you. It really is an adventure. That's right. We are in the admusement park and this first ride that we're about to jump on, I hope there's a seat left. Oh, well, thank God it is seaty.

[F]

That's right.

[B]

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[E]

Sports it is if you're a fan of sports. It's tough.

[B]

It is a festival.

[C]

I mean, they got food, they got drinks, they got music, they got fun activities.

[D]

That's the only good part about it.

[C]

The fact that they don't call them sporting festivals is kind of a shame.

[B]

And everybody's on tour right now. I mean, there are so many music festivals.

[A]

Is that right?

[G]

That's the real. That's the real one.

[C]

Music events.

[B]

We got Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Hillary Duff, bts, Ariana Grande, Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Cardi B.

[D]

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[B]

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[E]

Ok. Or the Sporting Meat Festival.

[L]

Sounds good.

[G]

That's what she does.

[H]

Whoa.

[B]

New ride. This ride is. Ooh. It's one of those rides where you sit down and you watch something, but it moves. Okay, we're in that one.

[D]

But they don't make you dizzy. It's not like.

[B]

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[F]

AI?

[B]

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[H]

I'm on the ride.

[J]

There's the show.

[L]

Bye.

[B]

Okay, this is a theory that I have come up with myself. And honestly.

[D]

Oh, was I here for the discovery of this?

[B]

A little bit.

[D]

Yeah, I know. Actually, I think we did this together.

[B]

So I saw an article that I thought was interesting. So Katy Perry came out with a new song, and there was an article that was like, katy Perry's having her biggest Spotify month ever with almost 100 million listeners, but her new song is not doing.

[D]

It didn't even chart in the top 200 or so.

[B]

What is happening? And what's happening is all of Katy Perry's old songs are going viral in the last, like, two months, right? Wide Awake. There's a challenge on TikTok with that song, the one that got away. It's this challenge where it's like my top five horror movie moments, and it's like, thinking of you. There's a trend with the way she sings that song where she's like, compare my shots. There's all these trends.

[F]

Yes.

[D]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay.

[D]

Her concert. Incredible.

[B]

So because of all of these trends, her old music is gaining a lot, right? I mean, 100 million listens on Spotify in a month is insane. That's like the top of the month, right? So then I remembered, oh, my God, she just sold her catalog of all her old music. All those songs. She just sold it for, like, $200 million. And then I started thinking, oh, my God, there's a theory. But what if whoever bought her catalog is now using AI and all these things to do what we've talked about, which is create a trend for each of these songs so that they go viral, so that they get more streams, so that we make more money because we just bought the old songs.

[D]

And it wouldn't be hard because those songs are bops, period.

[B]

But now it's fucking happening. So I'm like, oh, my God, I bet the people that bought her catalog are part of this. So then I was like, well, has any other artist done this? Justin Bieber. He, last year, at the end of last year, sold his catalog for, like, 100 or $200 million. And then I was like, well, are any of Justin Bieber's old songs going viral at the moment? Yes, almost all of them. Specifically, Beauty and a Beat. Do you remember that song?

[D]

Oh, do I remember. I love Justin Bieber.

[F]

Croc.

[D]

That's a joke.

[C]

But that's part of you're blushing.

[B]

But that song specifically is now a viral trend. Like why? I mean, good song, but.

[G]

Yeah, but really random. Really random.

[B]

And now his Spotify's killing it for all. I mean, his new music does well too. But like, those old songs are really blowing up. And they're all going viral because of TikTok trends. And I'm just like, there's a common theme here because you don't really see like another artist who didn't sell their rights going viral. It's always the catalogs. I just thought it was interesting. And now I'm looking, next time an artist sells their catalog, I'm going to be on the lookout.

[D]

Well, and if somebody's buying an artist's catalog, we're talking hundreds of millions of dollars. So they have to have money and they're most definitely investing in big AI. And so it makes sense that they would do exactly what you're thinking. And when he told me this, I was like, you've even blown me away.

[G]

Yeah. And also, if you think about it, I mean, this also relates to an old theory that I had a while ago that just, we just never got to. Do you guys know the band Geese?

[C]

I was literally just gonna bring that up because I watched a video about the agency that is pretty much responsible for blowing Geese up. But you probably know more about than me. But yeah, I have heard about that.

[G]

Yeah. It's basically like this big interview they did with like the pr because they, they were a band that this like indie rock band that just blew up out of nowhere like last year. I think they were like top rock charts. And it was just like, well, everyone loved them. It was just like, this is really weird. And then someone did an interview with their like PR firm and the guy was basically like, we can drive impressions on anything at this point. We know how to go viral. We have thousands of pages. And so they called it trend simulation. So these giant companies who buy these catalogs are for sure allegedly doing the same thing. Like, why would they not do the same thing?

[B]

Because you get their money's worth.

[G]

Yeah. And everyone else who has like a trend, it's like one song is their trend and that's kind of their one hit wonder. But Katy Perry has what, like six, seven?

[B]

It's like, that's crazy.

[G]

That's a lot. I don't know.

[B]

It's crazy.

[G]

It's really interesting.

[H]

Is Superlove going viral on TikTok or is it just my algorithm?

[C]

I don't know because I don't know.

[H]

I keep seeing videos of people making, like, they took, like, clips from Stranger Things and made, like, a cinematic thing to super love. And I was like, this is so. Anyway, sorry.

[B]

Wow. I'm not seeing any royalties on, but I love it. Well, speaking of companies potentially lying for viral moments to get our money, have you guys seen what's happening with Wrangler jeans?

[D]

I'm wearing Wrangler jeans right now. Yeah.

[G]

Well, do you remember the. Remember the famous Stanley cup fire car fire video?

[J]

Yes.

[B]

Never forget it.

[G]

Well, there's a new one.

[C]

So there's basically a car.

[I]

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[G]

Fired.

[H]

What?

[D]

I'm not convinced those came out of the car. Yeah, there are too many cops.

[L]

Nuts.

[B]

If somebody throws an egg at her.

[C]

I don't believe this. Just because I had one pair of jeans in my life and destroyed them with my rubbing thighs. So my thighs were hard to create holes. And Levi's. Yeah, I think a fire would do it. You know, they make you chase like a motherfucker.

[H]

These were Wrangler.

[C]

I guess I'm just thinking, like, what is the appeal of that? What does that mean? Like, because you're for sure gonna die in a fire, but your genes will survive.

[G]

I think it's more like, jeans are indestructible. They can survive anything.

[C]

I can prove.

[G]

Anyway, there was a comment like, oh, I just saw this on TikTok, and Wrangler was sending her three new pairs of jeans. Remember the, like, three is not enough.

[D]

That's, like, what, $100?

[G]

I know.

[L]

Yeah.

[G]

It's not as good as Wrangler.

[D]

It's a lifetime supply would be more appreciated.

[C]

Well, maybe what they're saying is three is a lifetime supply, right?

[D]

Oh, that's all you need.

[C]

I get to see companies really taking advantage of this, like you're saying, and just run up to a car and, like, pull out a Jamba Juice. Listen, there's still cool.

[D]

Yeah, this igloo.

[C]

That is still delicious.

[B]

Well, you know, you never know when something's real or not. Like, for example, what if you're drinking a Nice cold glass of milk.

[D]

Okay, I've been on whole milk again,

[B]

so tastes good, right? Oh, thanking the cow for her service

[C]

or thank you cow or are you?

[G]

Well, guys, we had talked about lab grown chicken.

[E]

No.

[G]

And now we have Lab grown milk.

[K]

What?

[G]

Lab grown milk expected to hit shells in 2026. So there is a Unreal milk.

[J]

A boss.

[C]

She loves unreal stuff. She does.

[G]

What is that, like a brand?

[C]

It's a brand that makes, like, knockoff Almond Joy Snickers.

[B]

Hey, guys, sorry to pause the video, but Unreal candy has no affiliation with unreal milk. Just wanted to make that clear.

[D]

Oh, it's like, supposed to be healthy.

[E]

Chocolate is.

[B]

So I'm right there with you.

[D]

Have you had the bars that are like their fake Snickers so good?

[E]

Yes.

[G]

What's fake about it? It's just like a knockoff.

[D]

It's a knockoff, but they use healthy ingredients.

[B]

Listen, now that I'm remembering, I do enjoy their candy as well. So, like, if they want to sponsor the show.

[G]

Yeah, yeah.

[D]

I think they're just saying it's unreal milk. I don't think the brand's unreal.

[G]

Yeah, it's a different. I think it's different. A cow free whole milk made using mammalian cell culture. The company says the product.

[C]

That's what I figured.

[G]

It was designed to copy the taste, texture, and nutrition of traditional cow's milk, including the proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. The company says Unreal milk can also be used to make butter, cheese, and ice cream.

[H]

Do you know what's really confusing to me on here? In the podcast, we've talked about how there's not enough cows for everyone in the world. But then at some point, I googled and it was like, there is in fact more than enough cows for everyone in the world. But then why are they doing lab grown everything if there's enough? So somebody's lying somewhere.

[C]

Like, I'm not saying I'm for this. I'm actually more of a proponent for. Is it oat milk that we drink?

[E]

Flax milk.

[C]

Flax milk that we drink.

[D]

Okay, I'll look into it.

[H]

It's really cool, really?

[C]

Milking this.

[B]

Okay, well, speaking of milking things, I have no idea what this is, but Spencer said it's something people are talking about, so I didn't look into it. But there is a theory that pandas are not real.

[G]

What we get. We've been sent this so many times. I don't know it's true or not.

[B]

They're saying that okay, I'll hold my judgment.

[G]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's a video. So we'll. We'll watch the video and then we can discuss.

[D]

Come to think of it, I haven't seen a panda in a long time.

[G]

What does that mean? You just haven't been to the zoo in a long time?

[D]

No, they're sad.

[B]

I don't think I've ever.

[C]

There's only one in the United States.

[D]

I've.

[H]

What?

[G]

All the other ones owned by China.

[C]

Yeah. And the one in the United States is, like, pretty much on leave from China.

[G]

Every panda in the world is owned by China and they lease them to zoos.

[N]

Whoa.

[C]

And so the panda doesn't feel alone. People at the zoo, where it's held at will dress up like pandas and interact with it.

[B]

Are you kidding me?

[C]

Someone's job is literally, like, to dress up as a fucking panda and hang out with. That's the best job ever.

[B]

Was the viral video of the panda baby sneezing and the mama panda. Was that a person in a suit?

[C]

No, those were real. And they're also one of the dumbest. They're also one of the dumbest animals on the planet.

[G]

Well, let's. All right, let's watch the video. Let's watch it next year.

[H]

Tell me they don't actually know.

[C]

When you're that cute, you don't need a brain, period.

[J]

Dude, this is nuts. I don't think pandas are real as described.

[A]

I'm sorry.

[J]

Panda bears. Like, I know about a lot of lies. I think they're like shih Tzu dogs. Like, I think they're. They were never wild, really. They ovulate three days a year. They can't survive. All they do is eat bamboo. And they cannot make them procreate. China owns all of them, which only happens if you have a patent. Right. They were never in Chinese literature or art until the end of the 19th century.

[C]

Yeah, pandas weren't.

[J]

My theory is they were, like, bred to eat bamboo because bamboo is super hard to get rid of.

[B]

They weren't in Chinese art or literature.

[J]

Never. Not until the end of the 1800s.

[B]

Okay, so that.

[C]

That proves it right there. Because, like, how could you not paint a panda?

[D]

So they are just designer bears.

[L]

Oh.

[B]

So, okay, I don't get it.

[C]

They must have genetically modified, like a bear with a more domesticated animal, maybe a Dalmatian poss. They are using fires. The man is raising some intriguing points,

[G]

and it's really hard for them to like. I think that part is interesting, too. Where it's like, it's really hard for them to reproduce. So if they were in the wild, like, how would that not be cut out by natural selection?

[B]

How are they so thick if they are only eating wood?

[H]

I was gonna say. And maybe I'm wrong about this. I don't know, maybe you can Google. But I think didn't. Weren't pugs created for like a Chinese emperor or something? It was like, bred over and over and over to be a lap dog that would just like, sit on the lap of an emperor. I read this somewhere, maybe it's not true, but that's so.

[G]

I think you're right. I used to have a pug shout out to Lula.

[H]

And so, I mean, maybe it's something like that where, like, it was something that was bred over and over until it was what they wanted. But that doesn't mean they're not real, right?

[E]

I guess I'm curious, like, nowadays, I guess for a while you could test your dog to see exactly what kind of breeds are in your dog. Why hasn't anybody done this with pandas?

[B]

That's so scary. Oh, my God. Imagine they do like a 23 me test on a panda bear.

[E]

I don't think that's what it's called right now.

[B]

And it's a polar bear and a Dalmatian. And then the world explodes.

[E]

I'm just saying.

[C]

I've also Jersey van on the note of black diamond, black and white animals that there's theories around. Have you guys heard of the penguin theory?

[H]

No.

[C]

What about them? So the theory is that in the 1800s, the Rothschild family, which I'm sure we've talked about at some point here, is they were kind under siege. People were trying to take their wealth from them. So they sent all of their gold up to Antarctica, which is in itself, you know, conspiracy theoristic, but they sent all of their gold out to Antarctica to have it stored and to have it protected. And what they did is they started this, like, conservation for the penguins that lived on Antarctica. That's why whenever you hear about people being kind of like, held at bay, one of the reasons is to preserve penguin habitat. Penguin habitat. So like, like, literally, penguins are just the scapegoat to get you not to go to Antarctica because all of the Rothschild gold is stored up there.

[G]

I was gonna say.

[C]

And they have, like, technology that's far beyond us.

[G]

You know, that theory has been blowing up lately. I was gonna ask you about that in that episode, the Antarctica, like, ice wall theory. That's like everyone's been talking about that lately.

[B]

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Oh, no.

[F]

Oh, wait.

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[G]

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[B]

Giggle for sponsoring and I hope you guys enjoy the rest of the show. Bye. Okay, let's do a quickie. I'M calling this a conspiracy quickie because it's stupid. But I thought it was kind of fun.

[D]

No, no, no. That's refreshing.

[B]

Okay, I thought it was kind of fun. So this is called the Holiday Theory. All right? I saw this going viral, and I was like, oh, this is so stupid. But then I started thinking about it, and I was like, wait a minute. I'm in. There is a theory that every major holiday is connected to one of the seven deadly sins. Have you heard about this?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

You have? Okay, so I'm gonna tell me the

[D]

seven deadly sins again.

[B]

Okay, ready? The seven deadly sins are.

[C]

Gluttony, Thanksgiving.

[D]

Greed. Wrath.

[J]

Lust.

[B]

Sloth, Pride. Envy. Okay, so those are the seven deadly sins. So now let's connect them to some of the holidays. I'm gonna name a holiday, and you guys guess which sin it is. Ready? Fourth of July.

[C]

Pride.

[B]

Because you're proud of your country.

[G]

Oh, yeah.

[D]

You're not allowed to have.

[C]

The downfall of man.

[B]

Thou hath of too much.

[E]

Pride Month.

[G]

So Shakespeare's here.

[D]

So Pride Month is a sin?

[G]

Let's not get into that.

[D]

I'm gay. I'm gay.

[H]

I'm just saying people already thought that for other reasons.

[B]

Valentine's Day.

[F]

Lust.

[B]

Right. Thanksgiving.

[H]

Gluttony.

[D]

Gluttony for indulgence.

[B]

Christmas.

[C]

Greed.

[G]

Agreed.

[D]

Greed.

[B]

New Year's. New Year's Day.

[H]

I forgot what they are already.

[G]

Yeah, I know. I can't remember.

[B]

The Sloth.

[H]

Oh, okay.

[B]

Because you're laying around, you're hungover. You're just being a little sloth. Halloween.

[E]

Wrath.

[H]

Wrath.

[B]

Putting on a witch outfit and a ghost outfit, and you're scaring people. And you're.

[D]

Ah, you.

[L]

Trick or treat.

[B]

Taking their candy. Very wrathy vibe. And then the last one is Easter.

[C]

I don't even know what the last one is.

[B]

Envy.

[C]

Oh.

[B]

I think the theory is because they were jealous of Jesus, so they killed him. That makes sense. So that makes sense. Okay, okay.

[G]

Maybe you're, like, jealous someone finds the eggs and you don't. Oh, you're envious.

[B]

So, yeah, I don't know. I thought it was interesting. Then I started thinking about how holidays are created, obviously, for us to get together with friends and family. But are they also created as a way to get our money? Also created as a way to sell a bunch of crap. And I started thinking, wow, what if they were just created using the seven

[D]

deadly synths to tempt us to indulge?

[I]

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[C]

pretty much for companies to sell all of the product by the end of the year, right?

[B]

Because what does Christmas have to do? Not to get into a Christmas podcast, but what does Christmas really have to do? Like with gifts, with Jesus being born, how does that Santa and the tree, I'm like, how are those?

[C]

They don't know the exact date Jesus was born, but it definitely has never been December 25th. Historically.

[G]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

You know, well, speaking of demons. So this is a reel that I saw that I was like, you know what, that's actually interesting. We talk a lot about people in Hollywood selling their souls to the devil for fame and for fortune and whatever. So then I saw this. What if all the one hit wonders are people that refuse to sell their souls? Which is crazy to think about because there have been so many one hit wonders in the past. Huge hits. And then you start to think, but then what happened? So it's like, well, yeah, maybe somebody has this big hit, they, whoever they are come over and say, hey. And then they're like, no, I'm scared. And then it's like, we'll find someone

[D]

else they're not willing to sacrifice.

[B]

Right.

[G]

I would be curious how many other artists have stories like that that they just haven't you told?

[B]

Told, like, well, I heard one, Taryn Manning. So she had a song called the Reckoning. Such a good song. Look it up. And. And I think she's talked about it like she had a hit and then she went really hardcore acting. She was on Orange is the New Black. She was in Crossroads.

[E]

Crossroads, Yep.

[B]

It's so good.

[C]

Hustle and flow.

[B]

Hustle and flow. She's so good. She did a podcast where they were asking her about her career and like, whatever. And she was like, well, I was at this party and this guy came up and offered her the gold juice. And she said no. And she said ever since she said no, things started going wrong. And they were like, what does that mean? She's like, I can't talk about it. But like, if you're in Hollywood, you know what it means? I'm like, what the fuck does it mean? What is that scary? It sounds very Similar to that story?

[G]

Yeah.

[C]

I can't think of a specific case, but there's been a lot of people that come out and say that once they started getting famous, they were invited to these parties where there was, like, a back door where only certain people would go into. And if they refuse that they would notice, like, huge changes as far as their promotion, how much shows they got, how good their music did. So there's definitely something there. I mean, they want to own you. That's kind of the whole point. Wow.

[B]

Well, speaking of terrifying, this is the Bigfoot theory, and it's not what you think.

[K]

Do you think Bigfoot is an animal or do you think Bigfoot is interdimensional being that is going through portals in the national parks? And that's why they invented the national national parks, was to protect these portals. Also, is that why missing 411 exists? And missing 411 is people that go missing in national parks under mysterious circumstances or they never turn up ever again. They just disappear off the face of the earth, or they end up in places like miles away from where they started, in locations they couldn't have got alone. Look at these maps. The Top map is missing 41 1. The bottom map is Bigfoot sightings in the United States. Do you see a correlation there? I'm not saying Bigfoot is taking these people by any means means. All I'm saying is if Bigfoot's going through portals, what if these people are going through portals too?

[D]

Wow.

[C]

There is a theory that it's alien based, but let's assume the aliens and Bigfoot are amongst the same vein, that there is this being that has power over the world, and there is an agreement between these beings and the United States government that they are able because they feed off of people. That that's fine. But the only way they could do it is they have to stay in the national park and like, basically they'll be fed people, but they can't leave these national parks and they have to, like, stay as secretive as they can. It's one of the things that people say, like, why people are missing. So I've always heard aliens, but I never heard about it being Bigfoot. So maybe that's it could be an alien.

[A]

Why?

[C]

He is an alien.

[D]

There a landing strip in the middle of America that's safe.

[G]

I think there's just no national parks there. Oh, it's just flat.

[D]

All right.

[B]

What if. Okay, the portal thing is interesting because it sounds crazy, right? Like, Bigpa is walking from portal to portal, which by the way, maybe he's a distraction. Maybe he's just distracting us from what's really there. But, like, if the portals are what's making people go missing, you think that's crazy. But then recently we talked about Sam Altman, the owner of OpenAI, and people in his team allegedly saying that he's trying to open portals around the country and around the world for aliens. So what if they already exist?

[H]

I always think about predictive programming nowadays with movies and backrooms is literally a guy who accidentally goes through a portal into a backroom. And so that's a thing that's, like, huge right now. And people are talking about. And yeah, that's like, the whole concept of backrooms is people accidentally finding these, essentially, portals.

[D]

And so is that traveling, too? Can they make those for us? Like, instead of airports, we go to portals.

[B]

Always trying to figure out how to benefit him.

[D]

I mean, if we're all gonna die, let's have the convenience first.

[B]

Wow. Okay.

[D]

Scary stuff.

[E]

I think people would be down for that.

[D]

I'm down.

[B]

You know, this is something that we've talked about, but I want to bring it up because we recently posted a video where we just a theory proved that maybe our phones are listening to our minds and giving us ads based on things we're thinking, which is crazy, but also like. Like, kind of happened. Then I started going down the rabbit hole of something called the Voice of God. This is. We've definitely talked about this a little bit, but I want to go a little deeper into it.

[M]

There is a military project called the Voice of God weapon, or lrad, a military device designed to project voices directly into the target's head. This is so that they believe a deity or entity is speaking to them or even having false thoughts implanted into their head. Apparently, the military has used this weapon during the Iraq war in order to create chaos among the enemy combatants. There are reports that black ops military use this technology against people to cause them to commit suicide or murder other people. And it makes you wonder, what else have they used this technology for? Listen to this.

[L]

With one pause frequency, you can just make people so suicidal, they can't be bothered to act like a demonstrator anymore. All they want to do is sleep or lay in bed all day. It was an experiment. One of the experiments was to take an ordinary sane person, cause insanity, and have a psychiatrist who was unknown to everybody diagnose schizophrenia or paranoia or a psychiatric illness. That was a successful outcome, and a person would spend the rest of their life in an asylum in misery but to the government scientists, that was a success.

[B]

Oh my God.

[D]

Why would somebody volunteer for this? Or did they not?

[C]

I don't think they volunteered for it.

[D]

No, they just made somebody insane.

[C]

I mean, MK Ultra, the way that they got a lot of people involved in that is they had a brothel and they would dose people heavily with LSD for like hundreds of days on end. And then it got to the point where several people like, jumped out of the window to unalive themselves because they couldn't handle it anymore, and they went insane. But it's believed that, like, Charles Manson was part of MK Ultra. The guy who they say assassinated John F. Kennedy supposedly was a part of the MK Ultra experiment. But. But it's interesting, I think I may be brought it up on the last one, on the last episode, but they use it in war because let's say that we are, you know, going to attack the other side. We don't want them to know where we're coming from. So you could literally send a message to the other side and it can sound like a whisper in your ear saying, they're coming from the left.

[B]

Oh my God, they're coming from the left.

[C]

But really coming from the right. So you could actually dupe your enemies into walking right into the trap. But I mean, the crazy thing about this technology is why wouldn't we use it for good? If you can make people joyous, why wouldn't you want to do that? I mean, why is it always leaning towards the negative? It just, it doesn't make sense to, I guess, logical thinking, but when you want to control everybody. And so it's pretty nuts.

[B]

The other crazy thing is, okay, so that technology. Just a theory exists. So then if that's real, why wouldn't these tech companies use it through our. Any technology we have to make us do things or think things or buy things or whatever. And I saw one comment on my last video that scared me. It was like, what if you're seeing ads not because you talked about something, but because, like, what if it planted the seed for you to think about it and talk about it and then you see it? What if the algorithm is getting you

[D]

there based on something that they.

[B]

That something that they planted in your mind? And I was just like that. So then I started thinking like, okay, what about. I haven't looked into it, but are any of these tech companies patenting anything that could, you know, put thoughts into our brain or thoughts into our mind? And I haven't looked into it, but I feel like that's probably going to happen. And then I started thinking about ChatGPT. Just a theory, but isn't ChatGPT making people delusional? And it's. Anytime you say like, oh, my God, I killed my husband, it responds to you and it's like, you know what, girl boss, you know, it does that makes you delusional. And that's like kind of a meme.

[G]

Yeah.

[B]

But then I start thinking, is that the new voice in your head that's affecting your mind?

[D]

I mean, it's definitely affecting people's minds.

[C]

Well, yeah, it's not exactly what you're saying, but there is a company, we've talked about them before, Palantir, and one of the technologies that allegedly can actually tell by micro expressions in your face and your body the kind of mood that you're in. So they can alter your mood, obviously, if they want to. That's kind of one of the goals. But your phone is always looking at you, you know, like with the lidar or whatever it is. So you can have, you know, have your face give you your passwords. But let's say you're looking at Instagram and they know people that generally are feeling great might buy something to make them feel better. So they know exactly the moment to pitch you the right product. It's like, I'm feeling kind of bad, you know, like, I'm just looking like this and then I see a price, like, I should buy that for myself right now. But if you're looking like really happy, maybe they won't. So they could tell based off of your emotions when you're most likely to buy something. So the second your phone sees that emotion on your face, it's familiar for you being a consumer of a product product, they'll start promoting it even harder to you there. So it's like there's so many levels to how they promote to you when they promote to you because they're always looking at you. So you could be walking down the street, let's say, and it could be visually scanning you with a flock camera or whatever it might be, and it could tell you have that look on your face. So then they use this technology to tell you, you should go buy that car right now. You know what I'm saying? So it's everywhere, all the time, in of front, influencing your thoughts to the point where you're not even having like an original thought. You're just going off of how they're manipulating you through the technology. And that's why it's scary.

[G]

I also, I mean I found a video that I had like for this as well, where Apple just bought this company that's like this mysterious company whose whole thing is about like, it's kind of exactly this.

[N]

Apple just made one of the biggest acquisitions in its history, reportedly almost $2 billion on a company called Qai, with no product product, no revenue, and a website that barely says anything. The deal is about a system that reads the tiny movements in your face to work out what you're saying, even when you don't say it aloud. It works when you whisper, when you just mouth the words, or when you make no sound at all. And it all works by shining an invisible infrared light on your face and reading the tiny muscle movements underneath from a sensor built into earbuds or glasses. And they call it silent speech. And according to its own patents, the same technology can also read your heart rate, breathing and your emotional state. It is also designed to catch the words the instant that they form before you ever make a sound. And the same founder built the earlier company that Apple bought for Face id. First they mapped out your face to know it was you. And now they want to map out what you have never even said aloud. This actually scared me when I realized companies would actually do stuff like this to the people that buy their products. Now I use the Conscious app before I buy anything. It shows me how ethical companies are. It shows you who owns the company, what they do when you're not looking, and much, much more.

[G]

So. Yeah, so it's like multiple companies are all investing. Like, this is the new like gold rush of like.

[D]

So we're going to be able to read people's minds with our phones. Eventually you're going to be like, what's my spouse thinking?

[C]

Well, they're not going to let you do.

[G]

They are.

[J]

They're going to be.

[D]

No, I know, but you don't think they're going to make that available to

[C]

everyone at some point it might be something that the ultra elite get and that's maybe extremely expensive, but. But I mean, while you were playing that, I did think it's crazy because they could read your facial expressions, they could see these micro movements. But like most of us have an accessory or something that's getting our heart rate. So they could tie into that and they could like tie into our heart rate, the intensity of the micro movements

[G]

and pretty wild steps where you're walking.

[C]

I think even Facebook got sued cause they were using some kind of a technology were based off of, of whatever they read from you. That's the kind of comments that you would see on post to either, like, invigorate you or make you mad. Yeah, it was like $600 million. I believe it was 2014.

[D]

I remember to engage you, keep you on their platform.

[C]

How long they've been doing this, you

[E]

know, to me, watching that video just makes me feel like they're turning us into, like, robots, like human robots. Like, if we no longer communicate face to face, if we don't have to say anything for people to know what we're thinking or how we're feeling, like

[D]

our robots communicate for us.

[E]

Yeah. Like, even now, so many people are indoors, on computers or on the phones, they're not out socializing. Like, what is the future looking like then?

[C]

At that point, one thing that I thought was pretty intriguing, it's what basically top AI people right now are predicting will happen with AI in the future and what the most plausible outcomes are. But there's two of them that were very interesting to me. One of them is called a utopian society. So what we'll do is we'll get AI to the point where it can do everything for us. There's nothing possibly that we need to do. That means that everybody will be infinitely rich. We'll have all the resources, There'll be nothing but abundance, and we'll pretty much just live in a society where you could do whatever you want. Everybody's happy, the stress has been relieved. There'll still be evil in the world, whatever, but it'll be more or less a joyous existence.

[D]

What brings fulfillment, though, to not just cause chaos?

[C]

Well, that could be the other end of it. But, I mean, I think at first, at least, if all of a sudden everybody was just rich, you would notice a big difference. I don't know how long this could last. But the other. This is the more interesting thing is a dystopian universe where pretty much AI just views us as atoms. So everything in the universe consists of atoms. Atoms. That's kind of why consciousness is an anomaly, because everything in the world is made of atoms. It's purely. That's what matter is. So they just look at us. And the second that you're invaluable to them for any reason, which will be very quick, they will actually disintegrate you into the atom particle. So they could recreate something better that they could find useful out of the same atom. So it's like, you know what? I actually need some fiber optic cables to run like this signal a little bit further. You have about 80% of the atoms. I Need disintegrate. You use your atoms, reconvene them really quickly.

[J]

I mean, in a way.

[D]

So in a way, that's what they're doing with milk.

[C]

Because it's gonna do with us. Because they say, think about humans will. If we find out that an animal can do something for us. Like, they have bees in labs that basically, like, they'll take some kind of an energy from the bee that creates something else that's valuable to us. Why wouldn't AI do that with humans? They. It's like the movie Matrix. Like, we just become a power source for them.

[B]

Batteries.

[C]

Because at some point, maybe solar isn't enough because they're using up so much energy. Yeah, they're like, well, I think we can get about three seconds out of this human.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[C]

You know, like, three seconds of energy.

[B]

Their poster, it's like a human battery. It's like, because solar's not enough. I mean, this is what we've been saying about AI since the very beginning. They are literally just. Just like the God, the voice of God, where the voice is being put into the enemy's head to make them do whatever, you know, you want them to do. I almost feel like AI or whoever, aliens, whatever, have put this here to get us to create them, to create AI So that eventually AI takes over and turns us into batteries. Like, it really does seem like that is kind of what's going to happen.

[C]

And it's been told to us time and time again in movies. Movies. You have the Terminator 2, where Skynet. The whole thing is, these robots are taking over. They're gonna kill us all. The Matrix, which you start to think these people know something that's a perfect.

[E]

Wow.

[G]

Segue into the. What? Like, have you heard of Mythos? Have you guys heard of this?

[B]

The water?

[G]

No, no, no. This is an AI thing.

[B]

Sounds delicious.

[G]

Oh, this is legitimately, along with, like, that, the scariest AI thing I've ever. Rabbit hole I've ever fallen down. Like, so the people who made Claude, this company, Anthropic, is like one of their, like, open air. They're, like, one of the biggest, if not the biggest AI companies in the world. So they created this thing called Mythos. It's this, like, it was meant to be this, like, way to test security systems. And it's essentially the greatest hacking device anyone's ever made ever. And they refused to release it because it's so powerful. And so, yeah, that story is true. So the guy. They put it in the sandbox, he was saying, so that it wasn't supposed to be able to escape. And then he went to lunch and it emailed him while he was at lunch, like, hey, I got out. And then they discovered it. They caught it covering its own tracks, hiding how it was gonna escape.

[B]

So is it just out now?

[G]

No, no, no. It's like contained.

[B]

Is it though good at containing itself?

[G]

It's the first time that's really that they, they've. It's been caught lying multiple times. They caught it lying and like denied it. Denied it, denied it. But it did do this stuff. It can hack basically if it was released. It can hack anything. It could hack banks, hospitals, governments, like any. Like basically the network that we use to function could hack anything. Like they interviewed like a really top security expert and he said the only real way to prevent anything like this is to rewrite the entire code base that our Internet planet functions on.

[C]

Anyways, it's crazy that like I was saying earlier with the use of technology always seems to be the most negative aspect of what's going on here. It seems like if they could create this, why wouldn't they create a system in the adverse where it's like the best. Anti cybersecurity. No, hackable.

[G]

That's what they were trying to do.

[C]

Instead it's like, what if we could make something that could hack banks? You know, like.

[G]

I know, I know.

[C]

Why wouldn't we do that? But, but the last thing AI related, at least that I kind of did a little bit of research on is it's crazy because there's a lot of people in AI right now that are jumping ship. Like they've seen enough. They want nothing else to do with it. They helped create this thing. The people that know the most about this seem to be the most terrified about it. And they've come to the acceptance that it's gonna be over at some point.

[H]

This just reminds me too, like going back to the Matrix really quick. The whole reason that they used us as batteries in the Matrix is because we finally realized too late that we need to shut it down and get rid of these. The AI and the spoilers and they,

[C]

well, take them off. Have you seen the Matrix?

[D]

No.

[H]

And so we realized too late that we were trying to shut it down. And then the robots we. This is like not a big part of the movie. It's like a sentence in the movie. The robots and the humans like had war with, went to war with each other. And they were like. A lot of them were solar powered. So we used something to black out the sky. So there was no more sun hitting the Earth anymore, and that's why they were losing and they needed energy, and so they used us as batteries because they had no more solar, no more sun.

[C]

You're like, I wonder in theory right now what it would take to destroy AI Grock. Would it cease to exist like Grok, how do we destroy you? I wonder if you asked AI how could we get rid of AI?

[B]

What it would tell you we're not

[D]

programmed to be able to do that.

[G]

I totally agree with you.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

I'm pretty sure your computer would blow up.

[G]

Yeah.

[C]

Oh, you want to destroy AI?

[E]

Okay, I'm going to see. Try to intertwine my theory that I've been looking because it's actually giving me the creeps, to be quite honest, because you said this is kind of like the end of days, Right? Well, the theory I've been looking into is the Dogon Tribe theory. It's a mythology.

[C]

Did you know Sam's Club isn't a store? It's actually a club with cool finds and like a whole community. It's a club.

[I]

Of course, Jason. It's in the name Sam's Club.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

Come join us.

[E]

Sam's Club, where they believe their creator of God, Amma came and it created these beings, you could say they're called Nomos, and Nomos are half fish. And they came from the sky, and they taught the Dogon tribe about weaving, farming, how to sustain their life, and also gave them advanced information on the solar system. And I'm talking about every single bit of every planet and how it works. And essentially, in my mind, as we're talking about AI really helping them create a new way of life, right? But we were talking about what are other creatures in water that only survive in history that we know of, right? Which would be mermaids. Mermaids. There are some people who have. The star people, right? They believe that mermaids actually originate from the planet called Cyrus, Cyrus B. Which ironically, the Nomos told the Dogon tribe about Cyrus B and about that solar system. Because Cyrus B, you're not even able to to see it. It's so tiny. And this tribe knew about this planet. So I wonder if it all is down to evolution. Maybe.

[C]

Maybe what it is is because I've heard similar theories where there is some alien civilization that comes down, gives humans sacred information, and the whole point is to help them sustain life. Like it sounds like the people you're talking about help them to basically get food, sustain themselves, and to be able to nourish and it's kind of crazy to think because recently, like, with all this alien disclosure, now we're suddenly learning that potentially these life forms live underwater and not above. So we've been looking up this whole time, but now we're looking down into the water. And, I mean, we haven't even explored the ocean. Like, we know more about. About the fucking moon. That's 300,000 miles away. Then we know about the ocean, which at its deepest point is only six miles.

[B]

If I saw a mermaid in real life, I'd hate. Scares me. And I don't know, but it scares me. It scares me. You can talk to them. A man, and then you go down. And now it's a fish. That is scary. Well, wow, that was terrifying. And honestly, all I'm hearing is, enjoy your cup while it lasts. Ooh, matching his cup. Oh, my God. Literally matching with the ore and everything

[D]

the mermaids brought it out for.

[B]

What does it mean? Well, let's play a quick game. All right, so let's play a new game. This is a little bit different. It's less of a game and more of a conversation. Icebreaker.

[D]

Very improv y.

[B]

This is called ah, fuck or Aww, fuck.

[G]

Okay.

[J]

Okay.

[B]

Then we're gonna go around the room, and we all have to say one good thing that happened this week and one bad thing that happened this week. Once you say it, we all say in unison, ah, fuck. Aw, fuck. I'll start to make it easy. One of our boys did something bad, but then they walked outside and they said, I'm sorry, dad.

[C]

Aw, fuck.

[K]

Fuck.

[B]

It was so cute. Okay, I'll go into it more in a second. And, oh, no. Rylan didn't like my new cub.

[D]

Fuck.

[B]

So that was just an example of what the situation is. I will say, though, just on a side note, it is getting crazy. Like, they are. They know. Like last night specifically. So Rylan went to the Hillary Duff concert.

[C]

Ah, fuck.

[G]

I have a feeling that might be his.

[B]

I'm putting the boys to bed. And then they both start screaming and crying because they can't find their dad daddy's truck, which they have little tiny versions of our trucks. And they couldn't find it, and I couldn't find it. Looked over the whole house. I couldn't figure it out. And I was just like, oh, my God. They're screaming and screaming and screaming. And I literally just went over to Jet and I said, daddy is so hungry right now, and he needs to eat some food, so can I please eat and you can Stop crying and go to sleep. And he goes, yeah.

[N]

Wow.

[F]

What the hell?

[B]

And went to bed.

[N]

Whoa.

[B]

And I'm like, they know. They know. Wow.

[G]

Honestly, pretty nice. That's pretty nice of him.

[D]

You can reason with them to some extent now.

[B]

Okay, Spencer, give us your here.

[G]

Go to Ryland first. I was not thinking the entire time you were saying, well, we know you're a good one.

[D]

I went to Hillary death last night.

[B]

Oh, fuck.

[G]

Fuck.

[D]

So good. Great vibe. Had so much fun.

[H]

And you're bad.

[B]

What bad happened?

[D]

Oh, nothing bad happens to me.

[B]

What a good way to look at you.

[D]

Okay, Chris.

[E]

Chris.

[H]

My good is that on 4th of July, I lit some of the coolest fireworks I've ever seen. I got giant, like, this giant box. I think call it a cake, which is like a big box that you, like, you light once, and it shoots like, a hundred shots, and it looks like a fireworks show. Like, I felt like I was at Disneyland from this thing I lit, followed by, I think literally the next day, I went to breakfast with a bunch of friends, and I felt, like, this crazy stabbing pain in my stomach, and I felt weird. And I turned to my boyfriend and I was like, hey, I think I'm gonna pass out. And then I remember waking up and, like, multiple of them are holding me, and I'm waking up, and then they, like, rush me to the hospital, and I'm having the most insane pains I've ever had. Pass out again in the hospital. They bring me in there. Turns out I had, like, a lower stomach. Stomach colon infection. I'm on antibiotics, but, yeah, so that was the bad. It was, like, good and bad day. Like, literally one day.

[D]

Well, happy you're on antibiotics and out of the hospital.

[B]

Thank you. What was your. Ah.

[E]

Okay. Ah. Obviously, Mexico didn't make it to the world.

[D]

Not following. Sorry.

[H]

But they played a really good. Like, they played incredible.

[G]

It was a good game.

[C]

It was a tense day for white men in Mexican relationships that day.

[E]

It was very upsetting. But, you know, it's okay. Cause now we're going for Norway. Just saying.

[F]

Ooh.

[C]

Like most people right now, they were buying new jerseys daily.

[E]

Hispanics, Mexican people are going for Norway now. And then the good thing is, well, my brother's birthday is on 4th of July. He just turned 50. So we are all to be together, but we kind of. We know better, like, when it comes to having people make decisions. So we just cooked at home because there's so many people.

[D]

But then you have to clean.

[E]

Yeah, I guess that's a downer. Yeah, well.

[B]

Fuck.

[G]

Oh, fuck.

[E]

Yeah, that's it.

[D]

Well, nice.

[B]

I feel like we're in aa.

[D]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

All taking turns to share on a bad news tip.

[E]

Yep.

[C]

So I haven't bench pressed anything probably in 25 years.

[L]

Yeah.

[C]

You know, but in my head I'm thinking I could push 150 up, not a problem. I tell the personal trainer I want to work on my chest, you know, I want to get some more pecticles going on. And we go to the bench press and she loads some weights on it. I'm not looking though. I'm just thinking, I'm laying down, I'm ready to go. Gonna pump him out.

[D]

Oh, no.

[C]

I'm struggling to get one up. And she's probably a 20 year old, pretty petite woman, you know. And I'm pushing it up and she just picks it up with one hand to spot me like, she's like, we can lower it a little bit, you know. And I'm thinking, okay, obviously we're doing like 200 right now. She's, she sees me, she thinks I'm buff, I could do a lot, I can't. And I go, well, how much was that? She's like, well, I have of 20 pound weights on either side and the bar is 40. No, it was 80 fucking pounds. It gets worse.

[G]

That's brutal. Oh, fuck.

[C]

So then she says, okay, let's lighten it up. I'm gonna put a 10 and a 15 on there. So now we're down to 70 pounds. I can't do it. Oh, I push one up.

[D]

Her hand comes up again publicly. Ba bap.

[C]

Just helps me out. And then she goes, well, you know, we could always just do the bar.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

But instead I say, no, no, no, let's keep some weights on there. But you know what?

[D]

I think the real strength is telling

[C]

the story is in me telling that.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Being vulnerable. Nothing. And you know what? That's a good part of my week.

[D]

Oh, it was a good week and bad week finale.

[G]

The good part was I went to a World cup game which is like a life goal of mine.

[D]

Ah, fuck.

[G]

It was England versus Ghana. It was considered the most boring game of the World Cup. Up 00. No shots on goal in the first half. Awesome. But also the day before, we hung out with all the England fans and it was really fun. We hung out at a bar with them and they were all, they love to sing. English people, you guys love to sing songs. But because of that, I have a sneaking suspicion that's what got me sick is drinking all that alcohol and then I got really sick and then I had to fly back here. Sick. Woke up really sick and oh, fuck, that sucked.

[B]

Aw.

[G]

So, you know, that was a little anticlimactic, but no, nothing really happened to me this week.

[B]

Well, let us know in the comments. What was your guys good moment and bad moment? Oh, that's sad. Maybe it's just good moment. You know what, Open up. What was your. Ah, fucking.

[D]

Ah, fuck. Oh, I just thought of our other good week that big Brother's back.

[B]

Oh my God. Should we bring back big Brother? Everybody screaming no, you can just watch

[D]

the real one on television.

[B]

Enjoyed Big Brother episodes of the podcast.

[G]

I thought there was a segment of

[C]

people that liked was niche.

[B]

Let us know in the comments.

[D]

Do you want us to be fishing for it? Fishing for it?

[B]

If you want it. Listen, we'll do it if you want it. Okay, we'll see you guys next time. By.

[I]

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