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Summary: Answering a new question every week. Recorded live from Chicago, IL.

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Podcasts:

 The worst technology | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

What are the worst technologies we've ever had to use? The Wires crew weighs in. 

 Time. Space. Lasers. Brazilians. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Jones and Jeff (with special guest Bruno) explain what time is. As in, when did we invent how to measure time and how has our concept of time changed due to technology. And why did people with watches get made fun at the turn of the century?

 When should an advertiser hit the "eject" button? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Jones tries to make sense of the FIFA scandal by creating a formula to predict when an advertiser will drop sponsorship during a PR crisis. It gets...interesting. 

 Why do we turn on the TV if we aren't watching it? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

In this week's episode, Jones and Jeff unravel why we put on background television. The answer is much more complicated than we thought.

 Blue Label -- is it worth it? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

Jones and Jeff uncover the mysteries of the "best" scotch you can buy. Is it really the best scotch, or just the one with the best marketing? Join them as they take a taste-test journey and talk about advertising, storytelling through packaging and unboxing along the way. 

 Hacked. | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: Unknown

The Sony Hack -- making sense of the most interesting story on the internet in the past few years

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