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Cupertino Season 1, Episode 4, "AJ and Buddy," trades the Beau storyline for a wild side quest into prediction markets. A one-night stand lands Christie on a private jet bound for St. Kitts with AJ, founder of the betting site Wager Mode. Meanwhile, Michael and Olivia hunt for his retainer in a closet full of Nike boxes and a kitchen full of baking powder, right before the cops show up. Marissa and Jason dig into Olivia's first brush with criminal law, Michael's real talk on dealing with police, the legal screen that splits the firm's clients, and the DA's warning about betting markets and election interference. Plus, Natalia moves into the office, rewrites the partnership, and Nicole arrives with a cease and desist over Beau. 00:00 – Intro, the laugh bet, and a listener shoutout 03:29 – Christie's bar meet-cute turns into a surprise private jet ride 15:24 – The shoebox and baking powder cash hunt, and the cops arrive 28:38 – The fingerprint fight and Olivia's creative stalling tactics 33:56 – Michael and Olivia split the clients behind a legal screen 47:44 – Natalia takes over the office and Nicole delivers a cease and desist Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cupertino Season 1 Episode 3, "Juno," brings the AI fight into the courtroom. Natalia (Busy Philipps) hands Mike and Olivia a case against ChatLike, the chatbot company run by her ex Kurt (Fisher Stevens), after a teenager's AI companion, Lady Marguerite, helps him plan his father's murder. Opposing counsel? Nicole, played by Renée Elise Goldsberry, making an entrance worthy of Geneva Pine and bringing some history with Mike along with her. Meanwhile, Beau the AGI incorporates himself, Christie works her blue-collar network to track down fired ethics staff, and a very unsettling visitor from Colt AI shows up with an off switch. Jason and Marissa dig into the vibes, the Silicon Valley shell game, and how the Kings are using real-world AI headlines to build this world one room at a time. 00:00 – Intro and Jason's board of directors 03:45 – Juno, Natalia, and the case against ChatLike 09:55 – Renée Elise Goldsberry makes her entrance as Nicole 22:37 – Fisher Stevens takes the stand as Kurt 33:45 – Beau incorporates and the firm gets a board 43:58 – Rosetta Lane, Colt AI, and the Noriega kill switch Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cupertino Season 1 Episode 2, Vik and Bo, puts Price, Siffre and Associates to work before the office even has walls. Coder Vik Malhotra climbs out a bathroom window mid-deposition and lands in Michael Price and Olivia Siffre’s lap, blamed for a drone accident that killed a man at a light show. Moonchaser wants to pin it on him, but fake cops, a convenient drug find, and a cheaper battery tell a different story. Meanwhile, Christy fields calls from Bo, a mystery client with deep pockets and a secret the team is not ready for. Plus Joe Morton’s Bayard makes Michael an offer, and Olivia tracks down Busy Philipps’ Natalia Boutella at a very strange party. 00:00 – Intro and why Cupertino is getting its own feed 04:37 – Vik’s deposition escape and the Moonchaser drone case 21:29 – Olivia turns the CEO’s ego against him 25:16 – Christy takes a call from a mystery client named Bo 36:27 – A contract on the wall, a money hunt, and Michael’s dad 45:15 – Olivia crashes Natalia’s party Enjoyed the episode? Subscribe to The Good Pod: Cupertino feed so new episodes land automatically — after this week, Cupertino coverage lives only there. Leave us a rating and review — it really helps the show grow, and it tells us to keep going. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod — every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robert and Michelle King are back with a brand-new legal dramedy, and this time they're taking on AI. In the Cupertino series premiere, "Michael and Olivia," startup counsel Michael Price (Mike Colter) and junior lawyer Olivia Cypher (Rachel Keller) get fired from S Talk on the same day, then discover the company's hit AI assistant, Daisy, sounds an awful lot like Olivia. Marissa and Jason break down Mike Colter's very-not-Lamont-Bishop turn, a Good Wife reunion with Steven Pasquale, a scene-stealing Chrissy, Jackie Earle Haley's booster-seat judge, and the courtroom entrance from Joe Morton that rattles Michael. Plus: Godspell, Annie, an IHOP strategy session, and the most creative office staging in Silicon Valley. Want more Cupertino coverage? Tell us! 00:00 – Cupertino is here: first impressions of the Kings' new AI legal drama 06:57 – Meet Michael and Olivia, fired from S Talk on the same day 22:45 – Daisy the AI sounds exactly like Olivia 29:41 – A judge recuses and Jackie Earle Haley takes the bench 33:57 – Joe Morton walks into the courtroom 46:44 – Rhubarb, rhubarb: the fake-it-till-you-make-it office Enjoyed the episode? Hit subscribe so you never miss a recap! If you love what we're doing, leave us a rating and review. It really helps the show grow. Want to support The Good Pod directly? Buy us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/goodpod. Every cup keeps the recaps coming. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.