💥 California Restaurants Can’t Survive! Blue Plate Closes, Smart Homes Get Dumber & Podcast Secrets! 🎙️🏡🍽️

Another beloved California restaurant bites the dust — Blue Plate Oysterette is closing, blaming homelessness, rising delivery culture, and crushing worker’s comp costs.  Home expert Dean Sharp (“The House Whisperer”) joined the show to talk smart and sexy upgrades for the holidays, from lighting and home theater to the best appliances for entertaining. He also discussed the new trend of “dumbing down” smart homes as people grow frustrated with glitchy tech.  Finally, engineer “T-Dog” Tony Sorrentino broke down the latest podcasting gear and trends, showing how the broadcast world is evolving fast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.