Thu. 05/19 - In Defense of "Like"

Why do we judge each other so harshly for saying “like,” even though most of us say it way more often than we’d admit to? Plus, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is launching mere hours after recording… probably. Here’s everything you need to know about the second contender in NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. And introducing Pepsi™-Roni Pizza. Sponsors: Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast Links: Why do people, like, say, 'like' so much? (The Guardian) Boeing Is Ready to Launch Starliner, a Rival to SpaceX's Dragon (Wired) What You Need to Know about NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (NASA) How to Watch Boeing Launch Its Beleaguered Astronaut Capsule to the ISS (Gizmodo) Boeing Starliner OFT-2 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast) (NASA, YouTube) Landmark Mars robot will run out of power, ending historic mission (Mashable) NASA's InSight Still Hunting Marsquakes as Power Levels Diminish (NASA) Just When We Settled Our Differences About Pineapple on Pizza, Pepsi Entered the Chat With Pepsi-Roni (The Mary Sue) Finally, a New Pepsi Flavor We Can Get Behind (The Takeout) Pepsi™-Roni Pizza in NYC (Pepsi, Eventbrite) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices