2025.07.14: The Life We Chose

Burnie and his guest Jason Saldana discuss Superman, right to cancel, starting to watch The Simpsons in 2025, Uber ratings, tipping, impending sense of Doom, Valley Video, new music, and how hard it is to name things.
  
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The Simpsons

• The Simpsons | Creators, Characters, Synopsis, & Facts | Britannica
• The Simpsons – This is the life we chose!
• The Simpsons – The Shining (Treehouse of Horror V)

Subscriptions

• Hotel Rwanda – Wikipedia
• Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule Making It Easier for Consumers to End Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships | Federal Trade Commission
• Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation – Ars Technica

Dropshipping

• What Is Dropshipping and How Does It Work? (2025) – Shopify

Uber Rating

• How to check and improve your Uber rider rating | Uber Blog

Plague, Inc.

• Arizona resident dies from pneumonic plague, health officials say – BBC News
• What is hantavirus, the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife? | AP News
• Wes Anderson Says Gene Hackman Feud Was Over ‘Royal Tenenbaums’ Pay