Netlif makes shows.
And movies.
And podcasts.
And games.
And… YouTube videos, apparently.
So what even is Netflix anymore?
Nilay and David have ideas.
After that, they talk about Meta’s ongoing smart glasses mess, and whether Meta or anyone can make these devices work.
Finally, it's time for Brendan Carr, RAMageddon, the state of X, and a dumb TV mystery.
0:00 Welcome and Catching Up
00:38 Parenting With an Old iPod
03:18 Netflix on the Go90 Scale
06:24 Is Netflix Becoming YouTube
12:03 Netflix Content Strategy Shift
18:09 Hot Take Netflix Buys Xbox
26:21 Smart Glasses Panopticon
28:00 Meta Glasses Privacy Escalation
34:55 AR Glasses Need Surveillance
44:37 Backlash and Going Offline
46:36 Camera Tradeoffs
47:05 Smart Glasses No Camera
52:33 The Lightning Round
53:52 Brendan Carr is a Dummy
01:01:30 Ramageddon Price Shock
01:06:12 Regulating Ghost Guns
01:13:11 X Slop Confessions
01:18:20 Dumb TV Mystery
01:23:25 Wrap And Plugs
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