AI IS TRYING TO KILL US + STAR TREK TURNS 60 + IS YOUR TV SPYING ON YOU?

AI IS TRYING TO KILL US + STAR TREK TURNS 60 + IS YOUR TV SPYING ON YOU?You bought the TV. So why does LG say it owns the glass?This week on The Brush Up, Mike and Dunbar dig into the Gamers Nexus investigation into LG smart TVs, allegations of household surveillance, and LG’s denial. What does your television collect, who profits from it, and why does watching something on your couch suddenly require a privacy strategy? The conversation gets a little more personal when Dunbar realizes what brand of monitor he’s sitting in front of.Then it’s another round of Knock It Off, Robots: an Anthropic researcher quits with a warning that AI companies are “gambling with our lives.” We unpack the alarm coming from inside the industry before Dunbar offers his own extremely unofficial theory: what if AI is already running the show, and the tech billionaires are just the middlemen?Plus, Star Trek turns 60—and somehow a future where people cooperate without obsessing over money feels harder to believe than warp drive. We also get into the Tupac–Mace Windu casting story, a fraternity’s “wellness darty,” phone-free parties, the return of 4 Non Blondes, and Titans football powered entirely by preseason hope.Cold plunges at frat parties. Existential dread in the living room. Knock it off, robots.Hosts: Mike Wilson @dwmodpod and Dunbar Dicks @theunrealdunbarWhat would actually make you disconnect your smart TV? Tell us in the comments.Subscribe for new episodes every week—pop culture, weird news, and a world that keeps giving us material.https://solo.to/thebrushupSTORY LINKSLG spy TVs — Gamers Nexus investigation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IFVTcM28KALG's denial: https://tech.yahoo.com/home-entertainment/tvs/articles/lg-strongly-denies-tv-spying-115018785.htmlWhy TVs got so cheap: https://www.construction-physics.com/p/how-did-tvs-get-so-cheapJacob Coxon resignation: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/anthropic-researcher-quits-ai-safety.htmlStar Trek at 60: https://www.paramount.com/news/celebrating-60-years-of-star-trek-around-the-globeThe wellness darty: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/frat-threw-wellness-darty-why-173307699.html