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Give Us the Launch Codes

Give Us the Launch Codes

By: Travis M. Baker & Thomas N. Flores III
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Two absolute working-class nobodies from Southern California with no formal qualifications to credibly talk about anything - politics, pop culture, sports, current events, etc. - yet think they're more qualified to talk about all of those things because they do it with food and beverages!

GUTLC Productions 2024
Philosophy Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Toy Hi-Story (Ep. 77)
    Jun 16 2026

    What were the best selling toys of each year of Tom & Travis's lives? And what does this tell us about the world today? Hint: It ALL goes back to gambling....

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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • Did the Pope ACTUALLY Declare a Holy War on AI? (Ep. 75)
    Jun 9 2026

    The Chicago Pope just declared a Holy War on AI? Or did he? Could you use religion to get OUT of using AI at work? Will this make Tom & Travis go back to church and take communion again? Listen to find out more!

    [And no, we won’t actually tell you how Game 2 ended.]

    Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

    Jacobin’s Take: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/pope-leo-xiv-encyclical-ai-economy

    NCR’s Take: https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-calls-disarm-ai-major-document-warns-technologic-threats-humanity

    Business Insider’s article on AI religious exemptions: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/she-won-religious-exemption-using-094001949.html

    Rowan J. Coleman’s “This is How We Beat AI”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rdSl3CpiCg

    The apparent theme song for the holy war against AI: https://open.spotify.com/track/0bUgTRe5st6TMbRCEjKezX?si=5a55298c7968404e

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • The Mountain Dew Curse Strikes Again! (Ep. 74)
    Jun 2 2026

    Wanna know why Tom & Travis couldn't make a new episode last week? It's cause we were worried Tom would get evacuated due to a toxic chemical tank possibly exploding! In this episode, Tom & Travis recaps the bizarre story that made national headlines about a little town close to our home called Garden Grove and all the little anecdotes we heard along the way.

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    Travis’ IG: @musicalnotextr

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    57 mins
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