303: Well, This is a Fun One

by oqtey April 16, 2025

written by oqtey April 16, 2025

This week on Rocket we're eating dessert first, and talking about Jeffrey Toobin's Zoom scandal. Then, it's the first batch of iPhone reviews! Featuring Simone actually, maybe, sort of, buying a new phone on the show. Finally, the DOJ is actually pursuing an antitrust suit against Google. What will come of it?

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Jeffrey Toobin Zoom Dick: Let the Pundit Class Finally Feel a Little Shame

New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin — Vice

Three bad tweets about cranking hog – On Posting

A Tale Of Two Kinds of Media Workers | by Maya Kosoff | Oct, 2020 | Medium

iPhone 12 and 12 Pro review: Virtually flawless

iPhone 12 & iPhone 12 Pro — MEGA Review! – YouTube

Apple iPhone 12 Review: Solid, but Don’t Buy It Just for 5G | WIRED

Apple iPhone 12 review: raising the bar – The Verge

United States v. Google – Stratechery by Ben Thompson

‎Networked: The 5G Future on Apple Podcasts

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