Topic: Computing Power

Sibrell compares the 250-mile altitude of the International Space Station to the 250,000-mile distance to the moon, questioning why technology has seemingly regressed. He cites Elon Musk's recent difficulties with vertical rocket landings as evidence that the 1969 missions were impossible with the computing power of that era. The segment highlights the lack of repetition of this technological milestone in the 50 years following the Apollo program.

The film The Truman Show is presented as a realistic depiction of how modern reality is manufactured through technology and scripts. Marcus Allen explains that modern computing power allows for the on-the-fly rendering of CGI people that are indistinguishable from reality. The hosts agree that mainstream news stories often function like the movie Wag the Dog, using crisis actors and orchestrated narratives.