Sony is hacked and fans scramble for the iPod Classic on The CultCast

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This week: the Sony hack reveals all sorts of juicy Jobs movie tidbits; HBO uses Game of Thrones to break big cable’s iron grip; iPod Classic prices skyrocket as fans scramble to buy them; we’ll tell you how to get some fantastic iOS games absolutely free; and then we pitch our favorite tech and vote on which is best… it’s an all new Faves ’N Raves.

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Links to today’s stories

HBO will use Game of Thrones to break cable’s iron grip

Fans scramble for iPod Classic, the music player Apple killed off

Sony hack reveals dirty secrets behind Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs movie

Jeff Daniels slated to play ex-Apple CEO in Steve Jobs movie

This week’s intro

Classic Curb Your Enthusiasm

This is the movie that got Sony hacked

Take it to Ludicrous speed

Episode

CultCast #157 – Inside the Sony Hack

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Leander Kahney – Cult of Mac Editor-in-Chief, loyal subject of the Queen.
Buster Heine – Cult of Mac writer and community manager.
Erfon Elijah – Cult of Mac writer and host of The CultCast.

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