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438: Touching Livestock

Simone is off touching sheep so Bri and Christina are left to their own devices. This week, after a brief Liz Holmes update, that means a spoiler-free dessert-up-front segment on The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, a discussion about Twitter’s new CEO and finally a discussion about whether or not AM radios should still come with cars. Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch™ system – Official Site Tears of the Kingdom Hopes to Expand the Legacy of Zelda - The New York Times The Mysteries of Zelda - The New York Times In Tears of the Kingdom, Zelda Designers Explore the Sky - The New York Times Who is Linda Yaccarino, really? Former colleagues reveal the tough "Long Island lady” Elon Musk has chosen to run Twitter | Fortune A new CEO won't fix Twitter's biggest problem | CNN Business End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars - The Washington Post Cars would be required to keep AM radio under new bipartisan bill - The Verge Apple App Store revenue update shows slowing growth

Published Aug 20, 2026 · 9:00 PMOriginal source: Rocket1 reads
Simone is off touching sheep so Bri and Christina are left to their own devices. This week, after a brief Liz Holmes update, that means a spoiler-free dessert-up-front segment on The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, a discussion about Twitter’s new CEO and finally a discussion about whether or not AM radios should still come with cars. Links and Show Notes: Support Rocket with a Relay FM Membership The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch™ system – Official Site Tears of the Kingdom Hopes to Expand the Legacy of Zelda - The New York Times The Mysteries of Zelda - The New York Times In Tears of the Kingdom, Zelda Designers Explore the Sky - The New York Times Who is Linda Yaccarino, really? Former colleagues reveal the tough "Long Island lady” Elon Musk has chosen to run Twitter | Fortune A new CEO won't fix Twitter's biggest problem | CNN Business End of a love affair: AM radio is being removed from many cars - The Washington Post Cars would be required to keep AM radio under new bipartisan bill - The Verge Apple App Store revenue update shows slowing growth
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