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Podcast: Charlie Bit My Ticonderoga

Sunday, May 31st, 2015

The Boys give the Charlie Charlie Challenge a try and dissect the story. Brian shares his concept of rebuilding God in terms of science-future. What’s the value in a Meyers-Briggs personality test?

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Andrew: 30 For 30

Brian: Mr. Robot and The Last Question and Kung Fury and 3 Scientists Walk Into A Bar

Justin: Tales of the Grim Sleeper

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After Things: Battle Drones

Wednesday, May 27th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

What does the evolution of AI mean for the human race and how should we approach it? How will AI and robotics affect our role as creators?

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Brian:
Do Over

Justin:
The Black Swan

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The hoverboard world record has been smashed! Where do hoverboards go from here? What is the future of transportation tech? Watson’s cooking up trouble! We pick a name for our paranormalmilitary force!

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Andrew: Fire in the Sky: A Jessica Blackwood Short Story

Brian: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces

Justin: Apple Watch

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After Things: French Fry Blinders

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

Tracing the lineage of Rick and Morty as an example of evolving creative ideas. Andrew’s experience writing outside of the home to remove distractions. How to hit your own triggers to get work done.

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Podcast: Mad Things

Sunday, May 17th, 2015

It’s a spoiler-laden discussion of Mad Max: Fury Road this week. Plus, the intersection of cult-building in movies and real life.

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Mad Max: Fury Road

Andrew: Tales Of The Grim Sleeper

Brian: Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces

Justin: Dear Zachary

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After Things: Age of Marvel?

Wednesday, May 13th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

The Boys give their reactions to Age of Ultron, speculate about the Joss/Marvel issues, and talk upcoming MCU. (Spoilery talk begins around 13:00)

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Edison’s Talking Dolls Speak Again After 125 Years – Continue Terrifying Everyone Who Hears Them

Monday, May 11th, 2015

Thomas Edison once took a break from electrocuting animals to turn his attention to making dolls for little girls.

Because he was the go-to guy at the time for recording voices, he thought it might be cool to make those dolls speak.

And just like his animal displays that weren’t really the thing anyone who loves animals should watch…

His dolls weren’t really the thing that anyone who loves children enough to get them a talking doll should ever consider giving…

Inside the dolls rests a fragile wax cylinder with grooves on it like a vinyl record. Using a microscope and computers to study the cylinders and create an accurate image that can be virtually played and heard, an engineer and a physicist have, unfortunately for those of us who sleep, brought the sounds of the dolls back to life…

Oh…goody.

You can hear the complete recordings in the video below.

[Newser.com]

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Podcast: Hotpants of Thanos

Sunday, May 10th, 2015

Disturbing bears make us question everything. Don’t worry, the MFPD will protect you…or will they? Send in your UFOStalker gems and paranormal military names to justinrobertyoung@gmail.com (“Weird Things” in the subject line)

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Andrew: Arrow

Brian: Interstellar

Justin: Spoiler Show: Age of Ultron

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Worm Vomits Roots – Wait…Nope. That’s Its Hand

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

BEFORE you press play on that video (we’re sure some of you just went for it anyway) put down whatever it is you’re eating.

This is a ribbon worm called a Gorgonorhynchus. When it senses nearby prey it launches what looks like a root out of its face. Anything caught in those flinchingly terrifying ‘roots’ get hauled into the worm’s belly.

These adorable little worms live in the ocean…

It’s summer.

Good luck out there.

[Business Insider]

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After Things: Table of Defeat

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

After Things is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast.

User question: Overcoming the stigma of being self-published. Selling your product and its story.

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Weird Sounds Recorded in the Sky by Grad Student

Wednesday, May 6th, 2015

On August 9th of 2014 graduate student Daniel Bowman sent infrasound microphones into the 19 miles into the sky above Earth just out of reach of planes but well below actually being in space.

For 9 hours and for over 400 miles the microphones recorded sounds in a layer of our sky that science hadn’t bothered with in almost 50 years.

They may start bothering it again…

Bowman’s microphones picked up sounds recorded below the range of human hearing. To make those sounds audible to our ears, they’re sped up…

When they’re sped up the results get a little freaky.

Scientists studying the sounds have yet to determine where they came from…a local wind-farm, crashing waves, wind turbulence and even the balloon’s cable.

While they all debate those things…

Maybe…just maybe it’s something else…

[LiveScience]

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Podcast: I’m Not Upset

Sunday, May 3rd, 2015

We read one of your UFO Stalker finds. Keep sending them in to justinrobertyoung@gmail.com. NASA’s EM drive: revolutionary or bunk? Microsoft’s HoloLens near-final unit is leaving users wanting. How do the competitors stack up?

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Andrew: Tracks

Brian: Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door

Justin: Sinatra: All Or Nothing At All

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