EPISODE · Apr 11, 2026 · 28 MIN
Hormuz Toll Booths and Digital Brain Rot
from The Deep Dive Pod · host Kenneth
Iran wants to charge ships. NASA wants to go to the Moon. Netflix wants to rot your brain. We cover all three.This week on Deep Dive: tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are turning the world's most important shipping lane into a geopolitical toll road, and the bill is coming due for everyone. Then we pivot to space, where Artemis is back in the conversation and the Moon is suddenly crowded. And because we can't stay serious for more than 20 minutes, we land our Palate Cleanser straight into the cultural black hole that is Stranger Things Season 5 and the very real, very embarrassing phenomenon of digital brain rot. Plus Listener Comments from last week's tech chaos episode.Smart takes. Bad jokes. Zero chill.
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Iran wants to charge ships. NASA wants to go to the Moon. Netflix wants to rot your brain. We cover all three.This week on Deep Dive: tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are turning the world's most important shipping lane into a geopolitical toll road, and the bill is coming due for everyone. Then we pivot to space, where Artemis is back in the conversation and the Moon is suddenly crowded. And because we can't stay serious for more than 20 minutes, we land our Palate Cleanser straight into the cultural black hole that is Stranger Things Season 5 and the very real, very embarrassing phenomenon of digital brain rot. Plus Listener Comments from last week's tech chaos episode.Smart takes. Bad jokes. Zero chill.
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