I feel like the show has somehow to be saying in, you know, 2016, 17, 18 that we're telling stories that people can't tell whether it's true or not. And I've almost felt that my listeners just don't want that anymore. Like they're so much of that that this is just more of the stuff that's driving them crazy. Yeah. Very, very real and sad way.
One of the episodes in my False Alarm! Series from 2018 imagined a future where Elon Musk stepped up to help with the News. That Algorithmic Oligarchic joke is no longer funny. On 4.20.2023 Elon Musk followed through on his threat and brought Twitter to heel.
From 2018: A handful of tech barons now own the news but only one can rule the fake news. A chat with the comedy team behind the CBC’sThis is That satirical news show turns into breaking news about Elon Musk.