Got a podcast in my pocket

Classic shows and services say goodbye and new approaches try something new.

PS. For the older audience here I tried to get Firefly to generate a Chinchilla dressed like the video game character “Magic Pockets”. But it had no idea what I was talking about. I’ll give a free book to anyone who does send me that picture.

xx Chinch

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Board game industry doomsday delayed as trade court blocks Trump tariffs

https://www.wargamer.com/board-game-tariffs-illegal

I previously covered how certain US-based boardgames companies were "suing the president" over the impact of his tariffs on their business. Well, so far, it's working… For now.

Marc Maron to End Groundbreaking 'WTF' Podcast After 16 Years

https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/marc-maron-end-wtf-podcast-1236415478/

In another tale of old favourites saying goodbye, Marc Maron has announced that his long, genre-defining podcast is coming to an end.

Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket

https://www.macstories.net/news/mozilla-is-shutting-down-pocket/

I’ve used Pocket for years, in fact, I have a whole workflow setup that uses it to fuel stories for this newsletter. But unsurprisingly, Mozilla is shutting it down. Probably Mozilla needs to save money, but also Pocket feels “old internet”, as much as I love it. I have been looking at alternatives, so expect a post and video soon, but during that process I was pleasantly surprised to see that Instapaper still exists. :)

The Browser Company mulls selling or open-sourcing Arc Browser amid AI-focused pivot

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/27/the-browser-company-mulls-selling-or-open-sourcing-arc-browser-amid-ai-focused-pivot/

I never quite got into Arc, despite trying to several times, and I like that they were trying something different. But it appears that being the browser of choice for all the cool kids isn’t enough of a business model and they are trying an AI browser, because of course, why not. The Browser Company is looking into open sourcing Arc, and I hope they are successful as that could be an interesting new alternative.

How the Signal Knockoff App TeleMessage Got Hacked in 20 Minutes

https://www.wired.com/story/how-the-signal-knock-off-app-telemessage-got-hacked-in-20-minutes/

How hard was it to hack the messaging app of the US's secretary of defence? Comically easy…

Sounding the Collection: Samples from the Powerhouse Museum

https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/sounding-the-collection-samples-from-the-powerhouse-museum/?=&sc_src=email_13425385&sc_lid=812252428&sc_uid=RS0ntSDluF&sc_llid=33028&sc_eh=1212de4abec497e81

I visited the Powerhouse museum once. That doesn’t make a massive amount of difference to why I’m featuring this post, I mostly enjoyed the meticulous detail about how they sampled the sound of some of the most esoteric items you could think of sampling.