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Today on the 5: Microsoft showed off a tool that could potentially create dynamic video game worlds in the future. Assuming it scales and is used to augment human creativity, this is a case where generative tools make sense to me.

Today on the 5: I was listening to a debate between political operatives about messaging voters and it got me thinking about the ocean of options for communication we have now. I wonder how much worse navigating such a dense communication ecosphere will get and how we're going to wade through it all.

Today on the 5: Lando found a Lucio Fulci movie titled The House Of Clocks that sounded fascinating and ourside of the typical realm of my experiences with Fulci. We both watched it, and it's a movie that will leave you thinking about you saw and what it means for a while after.

Today on the 5: I recently finished a book titled Orbital by Samantha Harvey. It's a fictional journey across 16 orbits of the ISS detailing the daily lives and internal stories of the astronauts onboard. It's an amazingly well written and interesting book, but it's defiinitely not for everyone.

This week we're talking about the Women's Professional Billiard Association, SpaceGodzilla, The Book Of Elsewhere, and Sweets From A Stranger. Show music by HeartBeatHero and OGRE. Support the show!

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Today on the 5: A recent report shows that people are watching YouTube on their TVs than their phones. This makes sense to me since the streaming platform has basically delivered the selective cable lineup that people have wanted for years.

Today on the 5: In rhe latest video over on the Jimquisition YouTube channel, Stephanie Sterling was lamnenting the latest example of leadership incompetence at a major video game publisher. That's par for the course, but at the end I heard what was likely a throwaway line that really struck a chord.