Fire SZN: Stay Unburnt

This week on Up in the Mix, the boys start by trying to settle an important question: what’s the greatest rom-com of all time? From Love & Basketball and Hitch to Crazy Rich Asians and You’ve Got Mail, they eventually build their Rom-Com Mount Rushmore. Then it’s into the news: the Hawk Fire and its impact on Reno, the wild Penn State fraternity cocaine distribution case, Arizona State’s new influencer degree, and another round of tariffs on Canada. For the Random Lesson in Social Studies, Cesar catches Shaughn completely off guard with a question inspired by Blade Runner: If we ever create truly conscious AI, will humans inevitably discriminate against it—and would AI discriminate against us? Plus, For All Mankind and House of the Dragon get the Binge or Skip treatment, road trips battle flying, and the Deep Dive looks at how Sears went from one of the most powerful companies in America to bankruptcy—and what its downfall tells us about financialization, corporate incentives, and capitalism. Finally, Shaughn’s Final Word asks a simple question for adults who complain that kids today don’t know how to do anything: Who was supposed to teach them? Another week, another mix. 🎙️