Barbs Wire: AI bot social network, a record beer-coaster fail, and viral island animal jobs

Barbs Wire · Feb 2, 2026 · 8m

Clarence Ford speaks to Primedia Digital Content Editor Barbara Friedman on Barbs Wire about the latest trending stories. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:29 AI bots are building their own social network 04:43 Girl topples 63,000-beer-coaster tower set up for a Guinness World Record attempt 07:22 Volunteer remote island job counting puffins goes viral Views and News with Clarence Ford is the mid-morning show on CapeTalk. This three-hour programme shares and reflects a broad array of perspectives, inspirational, passionate, and positive. Host Clarence Ford’s gentle curiosity and dapper…