A-lister Antics And Schedule A Shenanigans

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This week connected The Vergecast, impermanent big Mia Sato talks to Vulture’s Fran Hoepfner to break down nan ever-changing caller media circuit, whether you’re a beloved A-lister, a formerly beloved A-lister, aliases an aspiring A-lister.

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Then, we return a heavy dive pinch Sarah Fackrell into a arguable ineligible maneuver brands are utilizing to spell aft online sellers hawking everything from Grumpy Cat T-shirts to closet hooks.

Finally, Victoria Song joins Mia to reply a Vergecast hotline from a listener wondering whether an AI translator will beryllium capable to support up pinch his partner’s Colombian mother. If you’ve sewage a mobility for us, telephone 866-VERGE11 aliases email vergecast@theverge.com.

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• A SAD Scheme of Abusive Intellectual Property Litigation