Apple AirPods Pro 3: Translation, Heartbeats, and Weird Science | E20 | Diggnation

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Sep 22, 2025

Kevin and Alex dive into the latest in tech, discussing the groundbreaking features of the AirPods Pro 3, including live translations and pulse checks. They hilariously critique a failed AI demo by Meta and explore the absurdity of smart fridges advertising while cooling oat milk. A whimsical story about a prankster slug ringing doorbells adds a delightful twist. Alongside witty banter about phone addiction and mindfulness, the episode becomes a playful reflection on how technology weaves through our daily lives.

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00:00 / 00:00

Moved Into A Quirky ADU Studio

Kevin gives a studio tour of his new ADU with a tube stereo and a Susan Kare print he admires.
He describes the space as an office-studio and jokes about possibly sleeping there due to lease loss.

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Small Quiet Moments Are Valuable

Alex and Kevin note modern life steals quiet moments and reduces mindfulness by constant phone use.
They argue reclaiming small periods of solitude is grounding and reduces anxiety.

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Use A Pre-Alcohol Probiotic

Take ZBiotics before drinking to target alcohol's toxic gut byproduct and reduce hangovers.
Alex reports it reliably improves how he feels the next day after heavy drinking.

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Broadcasting from Kevin’s new ADU bunker (goodbye Neuehouse, we barely knew you), Kevin and Alex are back with 80-ish minutes of tech, pranks, and philosophical spirals. From Apple’s latest brain-implants-that-go-in-your-ears to a Samsung fridge trying to sell you stuff while chilling your oat milk, it’s a full spectrum ride through what the internet's doing to us—sometimes with our permission, sometimes with ads. Also: AI fails, mystery stereo tubes, and a German slug with strong prank energy.

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Chapter Markers
0:00:00 – Cold open
0:00:39 – Officially episode 20, welcome to the chaos.
0:01:03 – Kevin lost an office, gained a backyard studio.
0:02:24 – Studio tour features incense, Buddha, and a suspiciously nice stereo.
0:04:33 – Phones are ruining mindfulness and wrecking millennial intestines.
0:06:03 – Political engagement exists mostly to keep you angry.
0:09:16 – Alex pitches viral videos about artisanal charcoal.
0:11:05 – Kevin reviews face lasers, Alex reviews earbuds.
0:13:41 – ZBiotics wants to save your liver from you.
0:16:09 – Thanks San Francisco, next stop Chicago.
0:18:57 – AirPods Pro 3: now with live translation and pulse checks.
0:21:06 – An impromptu hearing test roasts the hosts’ ears.
0:22:27 – Apple keynotes should be heckled MST3K-style.
0:23:16 – Kevin hates phone cases, Alex chooses peach.
0:26:24 – MagSafe wallets meet crypto credit cards.
0:27:43 – Kevin turns credit points into a Japan trip.
0:30:16 – Apple pretends to avoid AI, then demos AI.
0:35:57 – Rumors fly about touchscreen Macs and chip envy.
0:37:54 – Claude AI shows off its straight-A student energy.
0:40:48 – LMNT: electrolytes, but Navy Seal-approved.
0:43:29 – Meta glasses want to record your entire existence.
0:47:37 – Tech companies now monetize the in-between moments.
0:51:10 – Zuckerberg’s AI kitchen demo burns the recipe.
0:55:25 – Samsung fridges now idle as ad billboards.
1:01:47 – Kevin asks if the internet can still be fun.
1:09:05 – Diggnation is officially everywhere now.
1:09:57 – Monarch Money: couples’ therapy disguised as budgeting.
1:12:36 – DeleteMe erases your data from shady corners of the web.
1:14:20 – A German slug pranks neighbors by ringing doorbells.
1:16:28 – Childhood pranks involved eggs, TP, and fire bags.
1:18:48 – Kids now bond over lag screens instead of bike rides.
1:20:26 – Wrapping up with meetups, studio thanks, and goodbyes.