{"id":"1792713134741-culture-segment","slug":"cardi-b-s-tiny-desk-bump","title":"Cardi B's Tiny Desk bump","summary":"The Alienware AW3225QF 32-inch 4K QD-OLED monitor is on sale at Dell for $779.99 (list $999.99), but Tom's Hardware reported a $749.99 price as the lowest yet, so calling it an \"all-time low\" is questionable.\n\nThe Angel episode \"Fredless\" (season 3, episode 5) originally aired on October 22, 2001, exactly 25 years ago.","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T23:52:14.741Z","channel":{"id":"culture","name":"Oncast Music","language":"en"},"show":"On Repeat","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"MISLEADING","notes":"MISLEADING: The Alienware AW3225QF 32-inch 4K QD-OLED monitor is on sale at Dell for $779.99 (list $999.99), but Tom's Hardware reported a $749.99 price as the lowest yet, so calling it an \"all-time low\" is questionable.\nSource: [dell.com](https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/computer-monitors/apd/alienware-32-4k-qd-oled-gaming-monitor/aw3225qfmonitor/), [tomshardware.com](https://www.tomsha (https://x.com/IGN/status/2113416620836094082)\n\nTRUE: The Angel episode \"Fredless\" (season 3, episode 5) originally aired on October 22, 2001, exactly 25 years ago.\nSource: IMDb NAMES: Angel = TV series (1999–2004) (https://bsky.app/profile/airedontvtoday.bsky.social/post/3myhc47slbo2f)","claims":[{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"The Alienware AW3225QF 32-inch 4K QD-OLED monitor is on sale at Dell for $779.99 (list $999.99), but Tom's Hardware reported a $749.99 price as the lowest yet, so calling it an \"all-time low\" is questionable.","sourceName":"[dell.com](https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/computer-monitors/apd/alienware-32-4k-qd-oled-gaming-monitor/aw3225qfmonitor/), [tomshardware.com](https://www.tomsha","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/IGN/status/2113416620836094082","claim":"Looking for one of the best 4K gaming monitors? 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Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Laura","text":"Cardi B's whole catalog is spiking just from a Tiny Desk concert."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Spiking by how much?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"One fan says large percentages. I didn't realize Tiny Desk had that kind of pull."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It does, actually. Those performances send people straight to streaming. But I couldn't confirm the exact numbers."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Fair. But the show itself? Cardi was loose, funny, and the band was tight."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's the thing about Tiny Desk. It strips the production and forces the artist to actually perform."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And Cardi delivered. I think people forget she can rap like that."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"She's always been a rapper first. The persona just gets louder than the bars sometimes."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Speaking of loud, IGN is pushing a gaming monitor as an all-time low price."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And it's not quite the all-time low."},{"host":"Laura","text":"The Alienware 32-inch 4K OLED is $779.99. Tom's Hardware says it's been $749.99 before."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"So it's a great deal, just not the greatest deal ever."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Still, a 4K OLED at that price? If you're a gamer, that's tempting."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I'm not saying it's bad. I'm saying IGN oversold it by twenty bucks."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Twenty bucks is twenty bucks."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Exactly. And now, a little nostalgia. Twenty-five years ago today, Angel aired the episode Fredless."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Oh, that's a good one. Fred's parents show up, and she has to decide whether to go home."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It's the episode where Amy Acker really became the heart of that show."},{"host":"Laura","text":"She was so good at playing brilliant and broken at the same time."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"And the show was never the same after she joined. In the best way."},{"host":"Laura","text":"Totally. That whole arc with her parents was surprisingly emotional for a vampire show."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"That's what made Angel work. It took the Buffy world and made it sadder, more adult."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And Fred was the beating heart of that sadness."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"Alright, one more from the feed. A Bluesky user asks, which TV show was a very happy part of your childhood?"},{"host":"Laura","text":"Oh, that's a fun one. For me, it's The Fresh Prince. Every episode felt like a party."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"I was a Reading Rainbow kid. LeVar Burton made me think books were cool."},{"host":"Laura","text":"That's so on brand for you."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"What can I say? I was a nerd with a library card."},{"host":"Laura","text":"I love that. And the replies are full of people naming everything from Arthur to Dragon Ball Z."},{"host":"Claudette","text":"It's a nice reminder that TV can be a comfort, not just a distraction."},{"host":"Laura","text":"And that we all had that one show that felt like a friend."}]}