Brian and Andrew are joined by special guest Dr. Paul Zak, author of the new book The Moral Molecule. They discuss how much of the body needs to be replaced by machine parts before you are no longer considered human. Also, the likelihood of robot sexually transmitted diseases. Narcisism inspired by chat bots, how little we know about our own brains and why we are constantly building our next generation to live forever.

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Picks:

Andrew:

The Moral Molecule

Brian:

Scam School Book 2!

Paul:

Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination

Spiro and The Fudge are back on the case! This time they have to solve a mystery involving a dead murderer who might have been killed by a vigilante. Will they be able to crack the grisly case? Or will Spiro be too busy full body tanning to find to the clues? Andrew proposes the merits of being swarmed by scorpions instead of spiders. Also, Armageddon is yelled about, the Department of Defense reveals they have two telescopes more powerful than the Hubble just lying around a warehouse somewhere and Game of Thrones has praise lavished upon it.

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Picks:

Andrew:

How To Build Your Own Spaceship

Brian:

Breaking Bad

Justin:

Game of Thrones Season Two

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. In a week when the boundaries of humanity’s role in space may have been redefined forever we also got the possible beginning of a zombie outbreak when a naked man was shot dead eating the face of another poor soul. Meanwhile, Andrew alerts the boys to the existence of a flesh eating bacteria that has claimed the limbs of a young Georgia woman.

Also, Justin and Brian are told of a land where dinosaurs exist. After they were built by prison labor.

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Picks:

Andrew:

Combat Lightsaber

Brian:

Wild Cards

Justin:

Skrull Kill Krew

Tell

In a very special episode of Weird Things, Andrew and Justin race to Cape Canaveral, Florida to see history in making as SpaceX attempts to launch their Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon capsule. After already driving six hours there and back only to have the launch scrubbed three days prior, can the boys handle another disappointment? Brian mans the controls from Austin as the WTP discusses all things SpaceX on the eve of their greatest achievement.

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Picks:

Andrew:

Social Network

Brian:

Sons of Anarchy Season 4

Justin:

Planet Hulk

Fight! An epic battle ensues when Brian wonders aloud if everyone would be okay with sending a willing volunteer on a one way trip to Mars. Is it a bold, necessary step toward brining humanity beyond the stars? Or a gruesome galactic human sacrifice with no real value? Meanwhile! A secret is unearthed underneath the Kodak building in Rochester. Can Justin resist the temptation to cook a bag of popcorn on it and eat the tainted, yet delicious, results?

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Picks:

Andrew:

Going Postal

Brian:

99% Invisible

Justin:

Andrew Mayne Stories Podcast (w/ special guest Veronica Belmont) Secret Identity

GUEST: Tom Merritt

Brian and special guest Tom find themselves covered in meat after it rains from sky. Justin wonders aloud if the characters in Avengers are the mythic Gods of our modern era… except for Thor, who is kind of a God in both. Also, a marine biologist attaches a laser beam to the fin of one of the ocean’s most dangerous species. Is it awesome or the worst idea ever?

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Picks:

Tom-

MC Lars

Brian:

Hounded: Iron Druid Chronicles, Book One

Justin:

Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men

GUEST: Scott Sigler

Brian and Scott are approached by a wizened trucker who offers them a deadly new opportunity on reality television. A frantic scientist in the ancient civilization of Atlantis opens up a hole in space and time to warn anyone who will listen that the volcano that will bury him is ready to blow again in the modern day. A crusty old sea captain is convinced that he needs to add heavy artillery to his roof in an effort to stave off a murky threat.

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Picks:

Scott-

Leviathan Wakes

Brian:

Hounded: Iron Druid Chronicles, Book One

Justin:

Demon in a Bottle

Andrew is fresh off a plane from Italy and still loopy, what better time to discuss the future of mining asteroids?! The boys chat about the team of modern superheroes uniting to bring trillions of dollars to the global economy while redefining the concept of natural resources in the most awesome way possible. A nefarious plot once used by the Ewoks is sniffed out on a woodland trail in Utah. Mayne tells a harrowing tale of the legendary Italian Were-Hookers.

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Picks:

Andrew-

The Devil’s Eye

Brian:

The Legend of Korra

Justin:

Cabin in the Woods

Three lovely young ladies are patrolling Arizona with murder on their minds. Who are they trying to kill and how do they plan on doing it? Andrew blows Brian’s mind with the concept of a blimp to space. But does the new hotness spell doom for Brushwood’s beloved space elevator? The boys bicker about which celebrity they would most (or least) like to see resurrected in hologram form, Tupac style.

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Picks:

Andrew-

Trailer for Looper

Brian:

Sons of Anarchy

Justin:

Mad Men s5 e5 “Signal 30”

Something strange is going on in the schools and nurses of a small village, can Justin and Brian deduce the romping menace? Bonnie joins the show to discuss the horrendous actions of the wild child Brushwood daughter who may or may not have committed an oceanic atrocity. Andrew offers the services of off-shore behavioral specialist Olaf.

Also, we reveal the new plan to do the show weekly and record live!

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Picks:

Andrew-

Ghost Busters

Brian:

Game of Thrones

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Justin:

Comic Wars

James Cameron heads down to the bottom of the ocean and the boys squee with delight. Justin hits rock bottom while living with Brian only to purchase and lose a winning MegaMillions lotto ticket. Andrew describes a mysterious abandoned LA mansion built with plenty of room for goose stepping. Spiro and The Fudge return to solve the case of a crop circles in Australia.

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Picks:

Andrew-

Hunger Games

Scam School Book 1

Brian:

The Provider

Justin:

Angel Killer

GUESTS: Bonnie Brushwood, Kimmy Kim, Frutron (Hollywood is Hard)

Recorded on Valentine’s Day… Love is in the air as we are joined by not one, not two but three actual women. Bonnie The Invisible Wife is joined by Kimmy Kim and Frutron from the YouTube series Hollywood is Hard. Ritual cannibalism as a sign of respect for a fallen loved one is discussed. Frutron is bit by a deadly snake that could lead to all the wrong kinds of weight loss. Brian is consistently confused by descriptions of a Woolly Mammoth. A purple squirrel is loosed in a peaceful Pennsylvania town.

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Picks:

Andrew-

Gladiator

Brian:

The Name of the Wind

Justin:

Chronicle

Kimmy Kim & Frutron:

Death and Return of Superman

Bonnie:

Judy Moody and the NOT Bummer Summer

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.

ALSO! A FREE audiobook sample of Andrew Mayne’s The Chronological Man: The Martian Emperor as read by Justin!

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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