This week we're joined by comedian Val Vasilas to discuss the long and mostly depressing history of Southern California's biggest inland body of water, The Salton Sea. Join us to see how it went from engineering disaster, to getaway for the rich and famous, to a desert wasteland in just 30 years. Sources https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=639 https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g28926-d272553-r177427730-Salton_Sea-California.html https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/11/the-airborne-toxic-lake-event/414888/ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-history-of-the-salton-sea-2015jun02-story.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/christmas-valley-oregon-m-penn-phillips-real-estate https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/6/17433294/salton-sea-crisis-drying-up-asthma-toxic-dust-pictures http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/02/04/the_salton_sea_in_california_turned_from_a_relaxing_resort_to_an_apocalyptic.html  

This week we're joined by Marianne Garcia to talk about the time Facebook got caught lying about their video numbers for over 2 years on their way to earning 170 BILLION dollars.   Sources https://www.statista.com/statistics/271258/facebooks-advertising-revenue-worldwide/\ https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/17/17989712/facebook-inaccurate-video-metrics-inflation-lawsuit https://www.classlawgroup.com/facebook-advertising-analytics-lawsuit/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-reaches-proposed-settlement-in-video-measurement-lawsuit-11570482031 https://www.ccn.com/facebook-lied-about-video-metrics/ https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-lawsuit-pivot-to-video-mistake/ https://phrasee.co/the-history-of-facebook-advertising-a-timeline/ https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/FB/facebook/revenue https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-pivot-metrics-false.html

Savings & Stampedes! We're joined this week by actor/comedian David Coe to talk about the time someone accidentally pepper sprayed 20 people in self defense at a Wal Mart. Sources https://www.statista.com/statistics/271258/facebooks-advertising-revenue-worldwide/ https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/17/17989712/facebook-inaccurate-video-metrics-inflation-lawsuit https://www.classlawgroup.com/facebook-advertising-analytics-lawsuit/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-reaches-proposed-settlement-in-video-measurement-lawsuit-11570482031 https://www.ccn.com/facebook-lied-about-video-metrics/ https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-lawsuit-pivot-to-video-mistake/ https://phrasee.co/the-history-of-facebook-advertising-a-timeline/ https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/FB/facebook/revenue https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/facebook-online-video-pivot-metrics-false.html

Remember the Microsoft Zune? It's what happens when the world's richest company thinks it can buy its way into a market. This week we're joined by voice actor and Groundling Tom Blank and we're talking about the world's most famous brown e-device. Sources https://www.silicon.co.uk/mobility/smartphones/tales-tech-history-microsoft-zune-210569 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2009/may/26/microsoft-zune-history https://www.wired.com/2015/09/what-to-do-with-your-zune-rip-zune/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8qw5ax/zune-forever-the-diehards-still-obsessed-with-microsofts-colossal-failure https://medium.com/@shiriendamra/why-the-zune-failed-132784522ff0 https://slate.com/technology/2012/10/microsoft-zune-how-one-of-the-biggest-flops-in-tech-history-helped-revive-a-great-american-tech-company.html https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-zune-that-never-was-developed-by-members-of-the-former-microsoft-courier-team/ https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/13/technology/13zune.html https://youtu.be/I14b-C67EXY https://www.pcworld.com/article/146109/article.html

This week we're joined again by writer, director, producer, actor Brandon Alexander III to chat about what Nintendo did before video games, SEX HOTELS.   Sources https://kotaku.com/the-nintendo-theyve-tried-to-forget-gambling-gangster-5784314 https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2031.html https://nintendowire.com/news/2019/02/14/happy-valentines-day-did-you-know-nintendo-used-to-run-love-hotels/ https://classic-video-games.yoexpert.com/classic-video-games-history/did-nintendo-run-love-hotels-in-japan-31273.html https://www.techtimes.com/articles/97134/20151020/nintendos-strange-history-includes-yakuza-taxi-service-love-motels.htm https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/former-nintendo-headquarters-will-become-a-hotel-no-not-a-love-hotel/ https://www.japanpowered.com/japan-culture/nintendo-video-game-savior-love-hotels https://www.businessinsider.com/before-mario-nintendos-playing-cards-toys-and-love-hotels-2011-8 https://unseenjapan.com/japanese-love-hotel-culture/ https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484

We're back with our second episode of Crowdscams! This week we're looking into the Triton Re-breather, a device that took the internet by storm, and then took about $900K of funding before being shut down by SF Bay area Maritime Law crusaders. Sources https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/world-s-first-artificial-gills-oxygen-respirator--2/coming_soon#/ https://www.deepseanews.com/2014/01/triton-not-dive-or-dive-not-there-is-no-triton/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/triton-scuba-mask-design/ https://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/06/triton-refunds-backers-for-its-underwater-breathing-device.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3525204/Could-Triton-artificial-gills-work-Firm-refunds-900-000-Indiegogo-supporters-relaunches-campaign-amid-controversy.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01WRP25ur6A https://www.reddit.com/r/shittykickstarters/comments/4irfun/where_is_triton_now_looking_for_news_from_backers/ https://www.reddit.com/r/shittykickstarters/comments/4zr6ej/what_happened_to_triton/

Happy Holidays from Dying On A Hill! Trevor Martin joins us again for this bonus episode to watch the Jon Lovitz narrated VHS promo to Banjo-Kazooie. The Phil Hartman jokes were kept to a minimum, we promise.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUqd1Y1p_Jg  

We're joined again by comedian Trevor Martin to talk about the Sega Dreamcast and how it may have been doomed from the beginning of its 9-9-99 ad campaign.   Sources https://www.theverge.com/2014/9/9/6126607/sega-dreamcast-marketing-plan https://www.polygon.com/2013/8/7/4599588/why-did-the-dreamcast-fail-segas-marketing-veteran-looks-back https://www.chiefmarketer.com/dream-weavers-segas-strategy-in-launching-dreamcast-was-simple/ https://www.neogaf.com/threads/segas-depressing-100-million-marketing-plan-that-failed-to-save-the-dreamcast.891830/ https://www.marketingweek.com/sega-in-50m-euro-blitz-for-dreamcast/ https://segaretro.org/History_of_the_Sega_Dreamcast/Release https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLKiHfux50I https://web.archive.org/web/20120609161654/http://scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html https://youtu.be/kT1Tbc_PD2k https://the-video-game.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_SEGA_video_game_consoles  

This week we're joined again by Lauri Roggenkamp ('Hello Uglies' Podcast) to answer the age old question, "How Do You Market To 65-Year-Old Russians Pretending To Be Gen Z On Twitter?"   Materials https://zebraiq.com/report/

This week we're joined by Director Actor, Producer Niel Garguilo as we talk about TheGlobe.com, the website that was too "successful" for its own good.   Sources https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-14-fi-42595-story.html https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/theglobe-com#section-ipo-stock-price https://www.dailywireless.org/internet/what-happened-to-theglobe-com/ https://www.barrons.com/articles/facebook-wont-be-the-next-theglobe-com-1543923000 https://www.wired.com/wiredinsider/2018/12/theglobe-collapse-greatest-social-network-no-one-remembers/ https://medium.com/@writerjudy7/stephan-paternot-talks-theglobe-com-273f4147e19b https://nypost.com/1999/04/07/theglobe-com-gets-an-attitude-for-43m/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNbudm-078 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB988750097459636 https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r7975730-Something-Creepy-about-Voiceglo