GUESTS: Ethan & Trey Ratcliff

We are joined by the Stuck in Customs photo superstar Trey Ratcliff as well as his son Ethan. Andrew reveals that the United States might be engaging in a dastardly plot to shoot down satellites. Justin spots a mysterious face hidden the clouds of one of Trey’s photos, no doubt signaling a coming terror. Also, Brian unearths a harrowing tale of Trey being accosted by a vampire yakuza on the streets of Tokyo.

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Picks:

Andrew-

Hunger Games

Centurian

Brian:

11/22/63

Justin:

A Clash of Kings

Andrew catalogues some of the forgotten heroes of Christmas including trolls, elves, Oden and a midnight menace so scary the Pope had to take action against them. Bonnie The Invisible Wife tuns the tables on Mayne, inventing a bone chilling (yet strangely erotic) scenario involving a grim Christmas gift request. Brian brings to light a new commercial comparing the most infamous group of racists ever and their possible allegiance with dog lovers everywhere. Justin passionately defends the right to name planets silly names.

Everyone gives their 2012 predictions! Space Age II! Politicians! Maker Bots! AND MORE!

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Picks:

Andrew Mayne’s brand new book The Chronological Man: The Martian Emperor

Andrew sheds light on a brilliant, real life team-up between some of the most brilliant minds of our age. Brian comes ever closer to his life goal of hanging out in space, without have to clip coupons alongside his castle-dwelling neighbor. The corporate owned United States media takes violent blow of truth as the boys blow the lid off the Goblin black out. Finally, is Sasquatch really a biblical figure doomed to walk the earth for eternity?

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Picks:

Brian-

• When We Left Earth

Justin-

• Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater

• Spaced

Andrew-

• Band of Brothers

GUEST: Bonnie “The Invisible Wife” Brushwood

Brian and wife Bonnie open up a respectable genetics laboratory only to find out that their mischievous for-hire scientists have concocted a horrific brew that could save the world. Or end it. One of the two. Maybe both. Justin helps dream up all of the ways that 3D printing can revolutionize the way we look at keychains and society. Andrew recounts his recent trip to China complete with dazzling light tunnels and curious acrobats.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Penn & Teller Magic And Mystery Tour

• 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

• Into The Universe with Stephen Hawking

Justin-

• The Muppets

Andrew-

• The Edge

Brian takes to the streets to administer his own glittery, banana-hammock brand of vigilante justice. Justin demands the world continue to breed at a breakneck pace. Andrew devises a brilliant plan to fake his own death. Plus, the boys discuss the passing of Steve Jobs. Justice will be thrusted. PARTY ROCK!

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Jorge Veliz

Picks:

Brian-

• Reamde by Neal Stephenson

Justin-

• Real Steel

Andrew-

• The Borgias

Andrew geeks out about the new Space X launches and proposes the first ever Weird Things meet-up. Brian descends into the jungle to find a furry, bipedal creature. Justin plays referee as the rest of the crew argue with each other on which side of the great Shark / Octopus War they are going to be on. Who will you choose?

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Jonathan Janzen

Diedre & Daniel

Picks:

Brian-

• Breaking Bad

Justin-

• The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy

Andrew-

• Real Steel

Andrew has a mystery present for the boys which leads to Brian whispering to fish and Justin leering at strangers from a tree branch, waiting to strike. The gang finishes talking about faster than light neutrinos. The gang begins talking about faster than light neutrinos. Andrew struggles with his decision to go green. Brian’s theory on sacrificing his body for trans-planet teleportation is put to a disgusting test.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Worthing Saga

Justin-

• The Prestige

Andrew-

• Tunnel In The Sky

A feral child in the woods of Germany lead the Gang into a rousing conversation that eventually ends with Hitler running a magical chocolate factory. Brian is tasked with stocking a new theme park with the most deadly animals on the planet, his choice for an apex predator leaves much to be desired. Justin justifies his belief in elves.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Ready Player One

Justin-

• Moneyball

Andrew-

• The Last Of The Mohicans

Brian wonders if a bizarre method to get high is real or fake when the boys get word of a new FBI directive. Andrew reveals just how cheaply we can get to Mars and how the budgets of several legitimately terrible movies could help us get there. Justin, via his new alter ego Blowfellow, attempts to solve mysterious case in the woods while his sketchy cyborg partner and dirty informant complicate his questioning.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Dance With Dragons audiobook

Justin-

• Doctor Who

Andrew-

• Hunt For Red October

The boys are joined by old friend Brett “The Amtrekker” Rounsaville as Justin schemes up the perfect murder plot which comes dangerously close to his interaction with one of his fellow panelists. Andrew dreams of a beautiful future where we all live on hollowed out space rocks and are delighted by it. Brian wields a razor with deadly accuracy, but will it put him on the wrong side of our new robot overlords?

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Jason Horton

Picks:

Brian-

• John Carter of Mars trailer

Justin-

• World’s Greatest Dad

Andrew-

• Night of the Comet

Justin foolishly rushes into surgery that could make his creepy stare deadly. Brian gets sold a house on the cheap for his family to move into but when winter comes, a vile secret becomes a disgusting reality. Andrew plots the confusing world of global conspiracies and possibly uncovers one that could fundamentally reshape our idea of space travel.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Book Of Eli

Justin-

• Public Enemy Zero by Andrew Mayne

Andrew-

• Super 8

Brian demanding child wants a petting zoo to remember for a birthday party, with dangerous results. Andrew and Justin act the parts of Nazi researchers promising a dynamic new army which would only require training… and chew toys. Meanwhile, Brian debates getting gene therapy to appear manlier and the smartest computer in the world goes back to college.

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Picks:

Brian-

• The Trouble With Physics by Lee Smolin

Justin-

• In The Plex by Steven Levy

Andrew-

• Contact (1997 film)

The boys each have to spend $500,000 in the most bizarre way possible leading to robotic carnage, bullets, Bigfoot, mint juleps and a very special visit from a King of Kings. Brian recoils when explained the concept of Necropants. Andrew tells tale of man who flew across the Grand Canyon using a rocket pack.

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Picks:

Brian-

• 2010: A Space Odyssey
• The Luck Factor by Richard Wiseman

Justin-

• The Perfect Thing: How the iPod Shuffles Commerce, Culture, and Coolness by Steven Levy
• Sherlock

Andrew-

• Hell House

Andrew would like to clone a Unicorn and comes up with a new way to fund a Space Elevator. Brian and Justin discuss their new lives as undead Special Forces agents. Meanwhile, a mysterious signal from an advanced alien civilization puts President Young in a pickle with his Vice President Brushwood and NSA Chief Mayne.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham

Justin-

• The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright

Andrew-

• Tremors

Andrew describes a harrowing trip into the woods where he comes face to face with a real Chupacabra. The Boys get into an extremely nerdy screaming match about the relative merits of going to Mars or building a Space Elevator. Justin is delighted by the exploits of a human freak of nature whose run up and down Mount Kilimanjaro in only shorts.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson

Justin-

• Jurassic Park by Michael Chrichton

Andrew-

• Game of Thrones (TV series) based on Game of Thrones (the book)

Before the big SpaceX announcement, the boys debate their relative excitement levels while Brian levies accusations of bigotry against NASA. Andrew questions the merit of a claim that the Chupacabra was inspired by the alien in Species and posits his own theory. Justin reads a listener scenario that eventually forces Hitler to try and kiss one of his high command right on the lips.

Your honors, it’s time for a new Weird Things Podcast!

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Chaos Buffering Podcast

Picks:

Brian-

• Maps & A Mirror by Orson Scott Card

Justin-

• The Grendel’s Shadow by Andrew Mayne

Andrew-

• Source Code directed by Duncan Jones

Andrew is very excited that his first science fiction book The Grendel’s Shadow is released. Brian favorably compares the human race to ants and wonders aloud if we will survive an unknowable cosmic disaster. After having his curiosity piqued by an email from a French listener, Andrew explains what life will be like in a post-Singularity economy where no one wants for anything. Justin calls one of his favorite authors “full of butts” during a conversation about overpopulation.

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Picks:

Brian-

• Snow Crash

• The Diamond Age

Justin-

• Welcome To The Monkeyhouse

Andrew-

• Big Trouble In Little China

What’s more surprising, that we’ve radically reshaped our understanding of physics or that it happened by way of a violent message board flame war? Brian longs (via a series of increasingly complicated metaphors) for the day when we can find life under the frozen waves of a far away planet. Justin joins the Nation of Islam in their belief that a Wheel In The Sky keeps on turning. Andrew wrestles with an email which credits him for inventing a device that opens up a line of communication to the great beyond.

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Picks:

Brian-

• 2010: The Year We Make Contact

• Old Man’s War

Justin-

• Hyperion

• Back To The Future Trilogy

Andrew-

• 2012

• Alphaville

Thanks to a bizarre clerical error by the government, the boys all find themselves in the same place at the same time during South By Southwest 2011 in Austin, Texas. Would Brian and his lovely wife purchase a house that was allegedly built by goblins? Can the fabric of the trio’s friendship survive a screaming match over the merits of Jurassic Park?

Make sure you listen to this completely LIVE edition of the podcast featuring no edits and all a cappella sound effects.

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The Mulligans

@WillTech101

The gang debuts the brand new Podcastr webapp for listening to the show. Brian debates the thought process of Ronald Reagan as he confesses his alien invasion fears to Mikhail Gorbachev. Adventure scientists Dr. Herb Vellasic and Viederman try to crack the case of the frog plague. Andrew, for one, welcomes our new robot overlords in the wake of Watson pwning the Jeopardy! champions.

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Picks:

Andrew

Philip Kaufman’s “The Right Stuff” (1983)

Brian

Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games”

Justin

Peter F. Hamilton “Judas Unchained”

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The Chibi Project

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