Oh, the trials and tribulations of owning a smart speaker! [From Amazon Prime, that is.] Amy fills us in on how her very well-spoken parrot is now communicating with the Matrix. What is AI, you ask? We don't know, but we hope Amy's credit card isn't connected! Amy's exchange student made it back to Denmark; the Vocabulary Vixen drops by, and there's a good bit of a Grits to Glitz pet update. Anyone else out there remember the brilliant podcast The Petcast? Vindication for Bay is about 10 years late, but she loves it, anyway! The Bayer company really *is* pretty conscientious -- unless you dislike GMO's... Do we need to add philosophy to our podcast? Let Us Know! <a href= "mailto:amy@gritstoglitz.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">amy@gritstoglitz.com</a> or <a href= "mailto:bay@gritstoglitz.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">bay@gritstoglitz.com</a>! <ul> <li>Talk to a <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Alexa" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref%3Dnb_sb_noss_2?url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3DAlexa&source=gmail&ust=1529981297928000&usg=AFQjCNG0scMJIHIrS5EXhgQ8SAd3VpDyHw">smart speaker</a>!</li> <li>Help a <a href="http://www.icesusa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.icesusa.org/&source=gmail&ust=1529981297928000&usg=AFQjCNH3UzNfq014KnWiyTR83mqx17UQdg">student experience America</a>!</li> <li><a href="https://www.petfinder.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.petfinder.com/&source=gmail&ust=1529981297928000&usg=AFQjCNHjNRKWFWYluCDKdyO37sIKWM3k6Q"> Adopt a fabulous pet</a> of your own!</li> <li>Y'uns kin <a href="https://www.vocabulary.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.vocabulary.com/&source=gmail&ust=1529981297928000&usg=AFQjCNG3nbWlYRmfGgu3YHeTkpqyWRYARw">talk real purty</a>, too!</li> <li><a href= "https://www.petbasics.com/products/seresto/?WHGRedir=1" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.petbasics.com/products/seresto/?WHGRedir%3D1&source=gmail&ust=1529981297929000&usg=AFQjCNF1U1MDSeU6Ypku3MwOeS-x_-pBlA"> Kill fleas and ticks</a>! (Even in the South!)</li> </ul>

Grits to Glitz, episode 331

Girl chat with a transcontinental slant. Two southern sisters, separated by 2000 miles, talk about what entertains and engages smart women, from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the sweet, soft hills of east Tennessee.