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Updates on a scam call center in India and spooky phone calls
TLDR The hosts catch up with a woman named Laura who played musical instruments for them in a previous episode, discuss updates on a scam call center in India, and compete to make spooky phone calls, while also touching on topics like Facebook's recommendation algorithm and the InSight mission to Mars.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
In this episode, the hosts catch up with a woman named Laura who played musical instruments for them in a previous episode, and they also discuss updates on a scam call center in India.
05:58
The host tries to contact Kamal, the manager of Acostings, but he refuses to participate in an update on the company, and when the host calls the headphone bar where Acostings is located, they find out that the call center is still there and had a party the night before.
10:02
The hosts of the podcast are competing to see who can make the spookiest phone call, with one host aiming for a deeply unsettling feeling and the other trying to create a half-heard conversation between a father and son.
15:27
The hosts compete to see who can make the spookiest phone call, with one host aiming for a deeply unsettling feeling and the other trying to create a half-heard conversation between a father and son.
21:50
The host talks about embracing winter in Indiana and collecting owl pellets, while also mentioning an unsuccessful attempt to convince people that Facebook is not listening to them.
28:53
Facebook's recommendation algorithm for friends may be based on location data and connections in users' address books, rather than solely on microphone listening.
33:24
Facebook's recommendation algorithm for friends may be based on location data and connections in users' address books, rather than solely on microphone listening.
38:24
The InSight mission is a Mars lander that will measure Mars quakes.
43:27
A caller shares their prediction for 2018 and talks about their career in the Coast Guard.
48:14
The hosts thank the callers and announce the sad news of Reggie Osei's death from colon cancer.
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