134 — I Can't Tell Someone To Get Into a Robot I Don't Have

Good news! We survived the holiday gauntlet and are back! Also good news! Labor has done some organizing and succeeded! Also Chile! Unfortunately we also have to report on cryptobullshit and its effect on Final Fantasy XIV: a key driver of the indecipherable tweet economy.   BARKING POINT: Design your own oddly-specific scented candle!   SPONSORS: Ahundred, Aode (Lion), Aylor, bimpeh, Chris, Deltanova, Dissonant Dragon, Drifa Jónsdóttir, Garglestone, Graith Ilesanmi, knightly, Kokiteno, Lance Leoghauni, LF, Linearscrew, Midori Switch Hound, newdarkcloud, PhillyPu, Rei Moonwuff, saul mondriaan, scuttlefuzz, sensual kazoo, TailStrike, Takel, Tillen Shark, Torsten 'Two Sheds & Two Wolfies' Pihl, Varulf, Wolfinator, WrenYena, & Xurnami THIS WEEK'S BARKING POINTERS: https://twitter.com/flodoesnyah/status/1469927400381288450?s=21 https://twitter.com/takelgryph/status/1470244768601067526?s=21 https://twitter.com/midori_hound/status/1470449804698288128?s=21 "Bossa Antigua" "Backbay Lounge" "Apero Hour" "Crinoline Dreams" "Opportunity Walks" "Samba Isobel" "Shades of Spring" "Dispersion Relation" "Bass Vibes" "Overcast" "Your Call" "In Your Arms" "Bummin on Tremelo" "AcidJazz" "Poppers and Prosecco" "NoGoodLayabout" "Hep Cats" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Opening and Ending Track: Aphelion by Plasma Cutter