{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Generations","title":"Ranking Emoji: The S-Tiers, the D-Tiers, and the Ones That Scare Us","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2597,"description":"Peter and Aubrey tier-rank roughly 40 of the most-used emoji — from the S-tier greats (poop, rolling eyes, facepalm, middle finger, crying-laughing) to the D-tier offenders (the ROFL emoji, which Peter openly despises) — and in the process reveal exactly how differently a father and daughter text. Along the way, they debate emoji versatility, ambiguity, and the risk of being misunderstood. Peter closes the \"low-stakes activity\" with a confession about his S-tier list, then Aubrey delivers an Astro Fact on the morning's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch.\nShow Notes\nEmoji tier list: Peter and Aubrey rank roughly 40 emoji pulled from Peter's most-used list in iMessage plus a few randoms.\nS-tier winners: chef's kiss, poop, rolling eyes, facepalm, puking, crying-laughing, thumbs up, middle finger, and swearing — mostly negative-emotion picks.\nPeter despises the ROFL (rolling-on-the-floor) emoji, calling it \"unhinged\" and a sign of a \"crazy person,\" and prefers the classic laughing-with-tears face.\nThe two disagree on the side-eye faces, with Peter preferring the facial side-eye over the plain sideways-looking eyes.\nEmoji-versatility debate: drooling, hot face, and the sweaty face all hinge on whether the emotion reads clearly to the receiver.\nAstro Fact: NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched this morning aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.\nRoman's wide-field view is roughly 100x larger than Hubble's, and it will work in tandem with the James Webb Space Telescope.\nRoman is headed to Lagrange Point 2 (L2), the same neighborhood as Webb, about a three-month transit.\nFirst images from Roman are expected in early 2027, with a five-year primary mission plus a five-year extended mission.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Enb377CGtx0QdSV6Sh_CH31gOT-5Bbn0WUDQx1yVxWY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMmIw/OWY3ZDYxZTlhMGJm/YmRlMzg1MTE3ZDVi/Y2ExYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}