“The Culture Couch,” specifically an episode called “The Silicon Gap: When Chips Don’t Cut Checks,” featuring hosts Marcus and Naomi. This segment conducts an audit of the technology company AMD, arguing that despite its technological success and strong cultural engagement scores, its economic reciprocity and community investment are severely lacking.
The hosts critique AMD's low score of eight out of twenty-five in economic reciprocity, emphasizing that this gap represents a significant missed revenue opportunity, potentially totaling billions of dollars. They stress that genuine innovation requires equity and transparency, criticizing the company for not matching community sentiment and cultural alignment with tangible financial support and reinvestment.