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It's Infrastructure Week! Dan and Merlin start with California's power crisis and end up pivoting to phones, cable TV, and, of course, Apple. What happens when a resource we think of as a solved part of our infrastructure suddenly isn't so solved? And, what would Apple look like if it treated all of its services as seriously as it once treated the Mac? Also: lizard updates, but please don't Google "hornworms." Links for this episode:Episode 925: A Mob Boss, A Garbage Boat and Why We Recycle : Planet Money : NPREpisode 926: So, Should We Recycle? : Planet Money : NPREpisode 926: So, Should We Recycle? : Transcript"China was not very careful about what got into their ocean for a long period of time. And if some of the plastic piles were just too corrupted, they could do whatever they wanted with it." Brian EdwardsTiekert on Twitter: "Hello everyone who's mystified by all the blackout posts coming from California's #Powerpocalypse , here's an explainer thread:" / TwitterTwitter - Band