1 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: It's the radio segment that has his finger on the 2 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: pulse of the future, with a brand new product for 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: your home called the three D Taco printer. Oh my God, 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: yash his slogan, print fold and devour oh My order 5 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: now and get a free gualk cartridge with Laser Stories, 6 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: the segment where we read weird news stories around the globe, 7 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: just like everyone else does, except we've got a laser 8 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: a sothera Chipotle Chipos. Just don't. This first laser story 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: is out of Tokyo. Not having any luck on the 10 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: dating apps, let the government step in and help. Wait, 11 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: that's Japan's plan, as they're launching the first ever government 12 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: funded dating app. 13 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 2: Oh dude, I need this in my life, Like can 14 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 2: you put a lean on a girl's house so she 15 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 2: will come out with me. 16 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: It's all part of their effort to boost the plunging 17 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: national birth rate there, and they say their app will 18 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: be much better than others because users won't be able 19 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: to lie. 20 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 3: It's not because government sex, it's just that we got 21 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 3: all your information. 22 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: No, No, this is his real credit score. Don't let 23 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: him fool you. 24 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: How will they ensure that well? In order to sign 25 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,479 Speaker 1: up users will be required to submit documentation proving they 26 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: are legally single, and they must sign a letter stating 27 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: that they're willing to get married. 28 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 3: I guess that's on the table right away. 29 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 2: And okay, you're you're immediately first ye to the government. 30 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 3: Yeah. 31 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: But while stating one's income is common on Japanese dating apps, 32 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: the government will require a tax certificate slip to prove 33 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: that your posted salary isn't a lie. Okay, You'll also 34 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: have to do a government interview to prove your true identity. 35 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: So it's pretty intense. My god, are you for. 36 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 3: A spy espionage like training or just a dating The. 37 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 1: Spy espionage test is actually easier than this one. That 38 00:01:57,920 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: people are excited though, because they feel it'll be a 39 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: much safer app with not as many people lying about 40 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: who they are trying to get a date. That skeptics 41 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 1: wonder if this is something the government should be doing 42 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,920 Speaker 1: with tax dollars, but Japan says they don't care because 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: there are they're desperate for citizens to just get it on. 44 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: Oh I hope that they let you do yours and 45 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 2: then you can click a button and it reveals the truth. 46 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: So guys like I make two hundred grand, and the 47 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 2: government's like ants. 48 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 3: Sorrow, just like taxes when they're like, we know how 49 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 3: much you oh, but we're. 50 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: Not going to tell you. You got to figure it out. 51 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: This next laser stories out of California. Here's the latest. 52 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: People in Los Angeles are apparently stealing fire hydrants. Oh 53 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:50,679 Speaker 1: my god, it's true. One neighborhood had four hydrants stolen recently, 54 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: leaving them without a single operating one in case of 55 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: an actual fire. 56 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 2: Nobody. 57 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: I haven't even heard. 58 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 3: I've never even put a thought process in how you 59 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: would go about just taking But I think of when 60 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 3: you're trying to park in the one spot left and 61 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 3: it's a fire hydrant spot. 62 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,080 Speaker 1: Other areas are also dealing with similar thefts, so I 63 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: guess it's kind of a trend. The residents say it's 64 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: beyond annoying in that it puts the whole neighborhood in danger, 65 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: not to mention, what are you gonna do with a 66 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: fire hydrant for questions. In theory, you could sell it 67 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: for scrap metal, but the workers at those facilities are 68 00:03:26,600 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 1: being told you must call the authorities if you ever 69 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: see a fire hydrant come through. 70 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 2: So what maybe you're just. 71 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 3: Doing like a kitchy like firemen home rento or. 72 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: Or someone's dog is like five fire hydrants in their backyard. 73 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: Officials say they're looking to get them replaced, and they 74 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: are thinking about adding some kind of locks to discourage these. 75 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: My god, okay, locks for hydros. 76 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,360 Speaker 1: The police haven't said if they have any leads, but 77 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: we know this. It is a challenge. To steal a 78 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: fire hydrant. You'd have to turn off the water fir 79 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: unbolt them, and then use a vehicle to knock them 80 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 1: physically off and haul them away. 81 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 3: No one's caught this on like a ring camera or something. 82 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 3: It's just a fire having a bad day. 83 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: This next lazer story is out of tech Trend's headquarters. 84 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 1: You live with someone who casually critiques your dietary choices, 85 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: like cheese. 86 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 3: It's again, huh, you really want more of those? 87 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: They've now got reinforcements on the way in the form 88 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: of AI. Researchers in Canada are working on a new 89 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: AI that can identify different foods, so it can watch 90 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 1: what you eat and then shame you for it right 91 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: there on the spot. 92 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 3: Whoa, it's what your internal voice is meant to do? 93 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: Or if not that you're at least your spouse is 94 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: not ready for prime time yet. Right now, it can 95 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: just calculate how much food is on your spoon or 96 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: plate with about ninety five percent accuracy, but it cannot 97 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: identify exactly what you're eating yet. This would just make 98 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: me eat more. 99 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 3: I'm always like, oh, yeah, you want to. 100 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: You say, that's all, Yeah, show you a lot of food. 101 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: They are confident it'll get there though, to be able 102 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,080 Speaker 1: to identify what types of food are on your plate. 103 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: And once that happens, it would use cameras to track 104 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: what you eat exactly. So someday soon Alexa might watch 105 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: you open up a bag of chips and just chime 106 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 1: in saying you sure you want to do that? Oh, 107 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:27,479 Speaker 1: do any galories today? 108 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's a depressing thought. 109 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: This next Lazer stories out of the update of the 110 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: polls update on the Pole. New Pole asked over ten 111 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,800 Speaker 1: thousand Americans if they've ever felt like they were selling out. Oh, 112 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: and twenty percent of people said absolutely. 113 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 3: Yes, you can't be in radio if you were in 114 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:48,920 Speaker 3: a sellout. 115 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: Fifty nine percent said no, and twenty percent said they 116 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: weren't sure. Your favorite people are Yeah, that's kind of 117 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: a sellout answer right there. The interesting thing is younger 118 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: people are more likely to say that they think they 119 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:05,840 Speaker 1: have sold out. 120 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 3: You say that, do you mean like giving up on 121 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 3: their dreams or just taking something because. 122 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: It was easy, compromised anything that they believe in. 123 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, okay, for something, or become parents. I mean there's 124 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 3: just so much compromise. Yeah, great, kids, you're always like, 125 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 3: I would never do that. Yeah, post kids are like, 126 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:24,720 Speaker 3: I'm doing it. 127 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,239 Speaker 1: That takes to get through this day. Sixty six percent 128 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 1: of boomers insists they've never done it, but that number 129 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: drops to forty nine percent among Gen Z. 130 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:34,960 Speaker 2: I never sold out. 131 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: I were eighty hours a week. Another question asked if 132 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 1: you consider selling out to be a good thing or 133 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: a bad thing, and not surprisingly, there was a huge 134 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: difference between generations. Only three percent of boomers believe that 135 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: selling out is a good thing. 136 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 3: Oh okay, okay. 137 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: The universally seem to think it's a bad But that 138 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: number leaps up to thirty percent among Gen z ers. 139 00:06:57,680 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 3: Oh, we're cool with it. 140 00:06:58,480 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's so, I. 141 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: Had no idea. It's now cool sort of to be 142 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: a sellout. 143 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 3: Yeah that makes it feel better. 144 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, if it's trendy. Everyone's doing it. 145 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 3: Anybody tell me after you graduated college? 146 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: Right, Yeah, sure, I know. This guy is one hundred 147 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: percent in favor of selling out, Oh wow, selling out 148 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: those shoe racks of J. C. Penny. He is all 149 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: about it. You likes quality. That sound means Laser Stories 150 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: has come to an end of the day. We'll do 151 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: it again at the same time on Monday.