{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Diggnation (Rebooted)","title":"Quitting Booze, Quitting Alexa, and AI Tries to Replace Us All | E014 | Diggnation","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/a844d05f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5143,"description":"Kevin’s 15 days into sobriety, Alex is resin-printing door parts, and the Digg mobile app is quietly becoming a real thing.\nThis week, AI is either your creative assistant or the reason you need a new career—depending on how you feel about Marvel using bots for its opening credits.\nJayci Hayes joins with tales of heli-repelling wildfires, building GameCrib, working with Twitch in its early days, and launching a bottled margarita brand designed to protect citrus from UV light.\nAlso: Alex automates his home with Home Assistant (bye Echo), Apple finally loses its grip on in-app payments, and listener Graz emails in to offer custom Diggnation knives.\nIt’s a caffeine-fueled episode with actual emotional depth and at least one sincere conversation about electrolytes.\n⏱️ Timestamps:\n00:00 Intro\n02:15 Kevin hits 15 days sober, skips red wine and Jack\n07:19 Mascot wine list opens to listeners\n08:41 Graz offers custom chef’s knives\n10:46 Gemini AI codes games, Bolt builds apps\n13:53 Kevin hits NYC, Alex sees plays\n15:23 Sponsor: NordVPN\n17:50 Made In Grill\n20:59 Starlink camping + Amazon satellites\n22:59 Digg app update + $115K raised\n26:33 AI friends? Still weird\n33:03 Reddit fights persuasive bots\n39:33 Kevin goes all in on Home Assistant\n41:48 Sponsor: LMNT\n44:54 Guest: Jayci Hayes—fires, Twitch, margaritas\n50:55 Runway AI makes an animated pilot\n51:57 Will AI replace creatives?\n1:03:04 Whoop 5.0 features + sleep guilt\n1:11:27 Alex prints a custom spacer\n1:19:06 Apple loses in-app payment fight\n📦 Sponsors:\nNordVPN – Secure your internet and hide your IP. Get a deal on a 2-year plan + 4 bonus months: https://NordVPN.com/digg\nVuori – 20% off your first order of ridiculously comfortable clothes: https://vuori.com/DIGG\nLMNT – Zero-sugar electrolyte mix. Free sample pack with any purchase: https://drinklmnt.com/digg\n📰 Top Stories:\nReddit tightens AI bot rules: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/reddit-will-tighten-verification-to-keep-out-human-like-ai-bots\nRunway launches AI...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/FVBzbkaZZZPkyv1inlFX4Qp91HjvWEfnciC9MzqRQnQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYzA4/ZmFmMjRiMDQwYzFk/YTZkYjFmMjBiYzUx/MWZiZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}