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Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker

Nonsense with cj little and Jeff Parker

By: cj little and Jeff Parker
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 Nonsense desperately tries to make sense of today’s business, technology, and (sometimes) entertainment headlines. Not too serious and occasionally funny, join technologist cj little and leggy blonde Jeff Parker for their unique take on the past week. While we can’t promise you’ll laugh every week, we can promise you’ll learn something new (and maybe even interesting). New episodes drop every Tuesday & Thursday mornings (UTC). Produced by an orangutan; art thanks to artificial intelligence. https://nonsense.productions Twitter: @nnsnspdcst Instagram: @nnsnspdcst Gmail: nnsnspdcst@gmail.comcj little and Jeff Parker Politics & Government
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  • Code Red: Is the AI Gold Rush Heading for a Crash?

    Code Red: Is the AI Gold Rush Heading for a Crash?
    Oct 23 2025
    (0:00) Open(1:35) The Race is On(3:26) What’s a Bubble?(11:34) The Scale of These AI Investment Numbers(18:03) The Circle of Investing(26:04) How Might This End?(27:28) Final Thoughts(30:13) cj’s recommendation: The AI Daily Brief: 5 Reasons AI is A Bubble (And 5 It's Not)(31:04) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Big ShortThe race for Generative AI is driving trillion-dollar valuations and creating instant fortunes, but is this truly a digital gold rush, or a massive speculative bubble?This episode the guys dissect the terrifyingly familiar warning signs, from companies with thin revenue streams commanding astronomical prices to a $1.2 trillion debt load funding an infrastructure build-out that's outpacing necessary market adoption - or is it? They try to make sense of the complex web of circular investing—where massive deals between giants like Nvidia, OpenAI, and Oracle look less like market growth and more like internal capital round-tripping to inflate perceived scale.The technology is revolutionary, there’s no doubt. But are the valuations a silicon mirage, backed by insufficient revenue projections and a Shiller P/E ratio not seen since the dot-com crash?Tune in as we ask the trillion-dollar question: When the euphoria ends and concrete results are demanded, will the financial history books record a boom or a spectacular bust?Internal Oracle Data Show Financial Challenge of Renting Out Nvidia Chips — The InformationOpenAI, Nvidia Fuel $1 Trillion AI Market With Web of Circular DealsJPMorgan Says $1.2 Trillion Debt Tied to AI Tops Bank High Grade - Bloomberg$2 trillion in new revenue needed to fund AI’s scaling trend - Bain & Company’s 6th annual Global Technology ReportIs Silicon Valley repeating dot-com bubble mistakes with AI frenzy? - Los Angeles TimesIs AI fueling a stock market bubble? We debate it.Investment Outlook 2025🧠 How Nvidia and OpenAI Fuel the $5 Trillion AI Money MachineThe AI Economy Keeps Doing Deals With ItselfThe AI bubble and the US economy – Michael Roberts Blog🫧 Is AI a bubble? - by Azeem Azhar and Nathan Warren5 Reasons AI is A Bubble (And 5 It's Not)Send us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
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    34 mins
  • HEADLINES: Job Fails, Trade Wars, and The Terrible Internet Bills

    HEADLINES: Job Fails, Trade Wars, and The Terrible Internet Bills
    Oct 14 2025
    (0:00) Pre-Show(0:49) Open(2:28) Ada Lovelace Day(4:05) cj's week: Tigers, Tigers, Wings, & Tigers(13:42) Jeff's Week: Dodgers & Brewers; Pre-Season Lakers(15:39) Headline: Labor Market Shock as the Government Overshoot Jobs Count(18:07) Headline: Trump Surprised by China’s Rare Earths Restrictions(21:00) Headline: FCC Wants You to Know Less, Not More(22:51) Headline: Elon Musk's Boring Co. Slammed with Environmental Violations in Las Vegas(24:51) Headline: Beijing Strikes Back at Foreign Scrutiny of Huawei's Supply Chain(27:26) Armor All ProtectantThe economy just pulled a disappearing act, with the government admitting the US overstated job growth by nearly a million jobs. Whoops. We break down the fallout: why this 'oopsie' is now fueling the White House to fire the entire Bureau of Labor Statistics, and how they're using the weak data to try and force rate cuts. Get ready for data integrity to hit rock bottom.China’s trade war is back, and it's mad! They just pulled the ultimate choke-move by restricting “Rare Earths” - the minerals that make your iPhone and our F-35 jets work. President Trump, "extremely angry," is threatening a "massive" 100% tariff hike that could leave the average tariff on Chinese goods at an eye-watering 130%. Is this just posturing, or is the global supply chain about to implode? Let’s throw some darts and find out!But don’t worry, the FCC is trying to make your life harder by relaxing the rules on broadband "nutrition labels." Say goodbye to clear pricing; get ready for surprise fees on your next internet bill. Hooray!Shock and surprise: Elon Musk's Boring Company is facing nearly 800 environmental violations in Vegas, accused of spilling muck and dumping untreated water. Surely we are just as surprised as you are.Is everything just one giant, infuriating mistake? We’ll try to figure it out in this episode!Ada Lovelace DayAda Lovelace DayAda Lovelace - WikiwandLittle People, Big Dreams: Ada LovelaceSora's Rendering of cj's O’Hare Phone ReturnPictures from the Detroit Tigers Game 5 of ALDSBLS revision shows hiring was overstated by 911,000 jobs : NPR“Extremely angry” Trump threatens “massive” tariff on all Chinese exports - Ars TechnicaYour Broadband Bill Could Be Getting a Lot More Confusing | PCMagMusk's Boring Co. Accused of 800 Environmental Violations in Las Vegas | PCMagChina Blacklists Canadian Firm for Exposing Huawei's Use of Foreign Chips | PCMag303 Products Aerospace Protectant SpraySend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!
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    31 mins
  • Where Did CJ Go?

    Where Did CJ Go?
    Oct 7 2025


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