2025.01.14: Real Girls

Burnie and Ashley talk about sex bots, lifetime dating budgets, Nintendo Switch 2, the loneliness epidemic, AARP, porn driving technology, and poisoning the social well.
  
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Robotic Companions

• Realbotix Unveils Latest Robot At CES
• We Interviewed Aria, a $175K Almost-Human Robot at CES 2025 – CNET
• Lars and the Real Girl (2007) – IMDb
• Lars and the Real Girl Official Trailer #1 – Ryan Gosling Movie (2007) HD

Magazines

• Magazines with largest monthly audience U.S. 2024 | Statista
• People (magazine) – Wikipedia
• What is AARP and How Does It Help Older Americans
• Playboy To Bring Back Its Print Magazine With Annual Edition

Roadside Assistance

• AAA | American Automobile Association
• Breakdown Cover | SALE ENDS SOON – Get 40% off | The AA

Nintendo Switch 2

• Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Release Date Reportedly Leaked Online Alongside Release Window – IGN
• Nintendo Reportedly ‘Sent Lawyers’ to Genki’s CES Booth Over Switch 2 Mockup – IGN
• N-Gage – Wikipedia
• Sidetalking N-Gage | Know Your Meme
• Nokia N-Gage: switching games
• Universal Media Disc – Wikipedia