The Weird Things Podcast Archive
Monday, February 29th, 2016
The strange case of taxi drivers in Japan. What if space…was cheaper?
Picks:
Andrew: The Martian
Brian: The Lies of Locke Lamora
Justin: Master of None
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Sunday, February 21st, 2016
Picks:
Andrew: Station Breaker, Galaxy Quest, and Black Mirror
Brian: The Bet
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Sunday, February 14th, 2016
JF Dubeau, author of Sword & Laser selection “The Life Engineered,” joins us! AI and machine learning: should we fear it? Could you encode messages in the newly discovered gravitational waves? Stay tuned to the end to find out how to win a free copy of JF’s book!
Picks:
Andrew: The Life Engineered
Justin: Deadpool
Brian: Leviathan Wakes
JF: The Venture Bros.
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Monday, February 8th, 2016
HoloLens hits the Super Bowl. The Weird Things Exotic Adventurers Club Gala. What’s on the menu? A new Indian Bus Driver Report
Picks:
Andrew: Floating to Space and The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Justin: American Crime Story: The People vs OJ Simpson
Brian: Consider Phlebas
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Thursday, February 4th, 2016
RIP Marvin Minsky. The smartitude of admitting you’re dumb. SpaceX’s Hyperloop competition. Does Flat-Earth fall flat? What’s your guilty pleasure conspiracy?
Picks:
Andrew: The Tripods book series and TV series
Justin: The Party Decides
Brian: Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman and What Do You Care What Other People Think?
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Sunday, January 24th, 2016
Planet X gon give it to ya. Blue Origin reduces, reuses, recycles. More goblins…?
Picks:
Andrew: War of the Worlds and get Andrew’s new book early by signing up to his mailing list
Justin: Scott Pilgrim vs the World
Brian: Mad Dogs and Discovery VR
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
SpaceX launched the Jason-3 and Andrew was there! Excuse me, my face is over here. The case of the missing hand.
Picks:
Andrew: Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds
Justin: Pocket Mortys and The Contender Politically Incorrect Pack
Brian: The Expanse
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Sunday, January 10th, 2016
CES debut of a potentially huge drone innovation. How does government policy intersect driverless transportation? Another thrilling round of “What Is This?” Fargo spoilers (52:09-end)
Picks:
Andrew: Colossus and Fargo
Justin: The Best and the Brightest
Brian: Superintelligence and Radiolad: The Cathedral
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Sunday, January 3rd, 2016
Controversy…over the past! Haters…from the past! Eating crow…about the past!
Picks:
Andrew: Superintelligence
Justin: Fargo, season 2 and The Hateful Eight
Brian: Chasing the Scream
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Monday, December 28th, 2015
The Boys recap the SpaceX first-stage landing and share their predictions for 2016! Plus, ghost bus and cleaning your butts!
Picks:
Andrew: Star Wars: Lost Stars and Star Wars: The Perfect Weapon
Justin: Portlandia and Fargo
Brian: Half in the Bag: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review and Star Wars: Radio Drama
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Monday, December 21st, 2015
Macaque on the run! New research company wants to steer AI development to protect mankind. How dangerous can and will AI tech become? Spoilery talk for Kingsman (47:54-50:19)
Picks:
Andrew: The Expanse
Justin: Monument Valley and Kingsman: The Secret Service
Brian: Defense Grid 2
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
Scenario: Upgrade your truck! News about SpaceX’s Mars Colonial Transporter and BFR. What’s SpaceX’s 2016?
Picks:
Andrew: BBC’s Space Race
Justin: Star Wars: Radio Drama and Attack the Block
Brian: The Dark Tower
Bonnie: How To Fly A Horse
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Monday, December 7th, 2015
A new theory for the decades old Kecksburg incident. Scenario: How do you explain these sloppy crop circles? Plus, Holovect!
Picks:
Brian: Future Crimes
Justin: 30 for 30: The Gospel According to Mac
Andrew: Rick and Morty
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Monday, November 30th, 2015
Chris Taylor is back to talk about that little “Star Wars” franchise. How spoiler culture is shaped from the past and affects our enjoyment of new movies Plus, the space race between Blue Origin and SpaceX heats up.
Be sure to pick up Chris’ book, “How Star Wars Conquered the Universe”
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Sunday, November 22nd, 2015
Dissecting a new essay from Kim Stanley Robinson about generation ships. What are the criticisms of current views on space arks? (Aurora spoiler talk 27:35-33:16) Laugh track! What should be your footprint online and in institutional systems? Kim Stanley Robinson’s essay:
http://boingboing.net/2015/11/16/our-generation-ships-will-sink.html
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Picks:
Andrew: Star Wars: Season of the Force
Justin: The Perfect Thing and Game Knight
Brian: Star Wars Battlefront
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Monday, November 16th, 2015
Aubrey Sitterson, author of
SKALD, joins the show! A mysterious structure discovered underground and underwater Dr. Skald, Beebo,and Whatsit investigate a missing persons report. Can you just litter in space? The science of litter. Check out SKALD at
http://skald.podomatic.com/
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Picks:
Andrew: Taco Bell mobile app, Game Knight
Justin: W/ Bob and David
Brian: Fallout 4
Aubrey: American Sharks
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