We’re joined with Andrew Heaton of Alienating the Audience and The Poliotical Orphanage. Why the moon landing is an evergreen conspiracy. Moon pranks! A stealth jet tries out a DIY autonomous driving mode after an ejection over South Carolina. Space and our role in “splooging the universe.” Will prompt engineers be automated away by AI? No After Things this week! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Check out Andrew Heaton’s new podcast, Interstellar Vagabonding

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New NASA job listing: UAP expert! An object at Mexico’s Congress purports to be a mummified alien…it’s probably not. Decongestants in the US are pretty ineffective, says the FDA. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Superman film franchise

Justin: Tenacious D – The Road to Redunktion

Brian: Baldur’s Gate 3

Bryce: Taskmaster

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Florida man is rescued from oceanic hamster ball incident…again. Golden orbs from the bottom of the sea that we can’t identify. Eggs? Peruvians have a theory on the alien-like disappearances of gold and villagers. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: The Righteous Gemstones

Justin: The Afterparty

Brian: Our Flag Means Death

Bryce: Taskmaster

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Bear or Nah? “Training” goldfish. Basically-Confirmed: LK-99 is not a room-temperature superconductor. The latest race to the South Pole. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Brian: The Afterparty

Bryce: Planet of the Bass from Kyle Gordon

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Wading through the uncertainty surrounding research on a room-temperature superconductor. What are the benefits if it’s true and how much validity do we see in the progress so far? Riddle me this, alien lifeforms. What’s an electric vehicle you basically never have to charge? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: They Cloned Tyrone

Justin: What We Do in the Shadows

Brian: Beastie Boys – Fight For Your Right (Revisited)

Bryce: What We Do in the Shadows

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Do not panic: there wasn’t even a lioness to begin with! The new bisexual kings of the jungle. NASA goes Plus. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Justin: Oppenheimer and Barbie

Brian: Marvel Snap

Bryce: “ChatGPT makes a Board Game.” from Valefisk

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Let’s say technology keeps accelerating–how do we make a Starfleet? Spreading humanity across the universe and how we might deal with extra-terrestrial life (especially compared to terrestrial life!) Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Marvelous Videos on YouTube and Beast Philanthropy on YouTube

Bryce: Five Star Chef

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We’re joined with Dr. Daniel Simons to talk about his viral Invisible Gorilla experiment, errors and data fraud in scientific studies, and his new book “Nobody’s Fool.” The line between misinformation and being incorrect. Scammer grammar is debated! Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Be sure to check out Dr. Simons’s “Nobody’s Fool”

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We pull at the new Threads app and pick apart the maybe next big thing or maybe not who knows! UFOs/UAPs are still a present idea, but we’re short on meaningful evidence to analyze. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

Picks:

Andrew: Blinkist and

Justin: The Idol

Brian: Far Cry 6

Bryce: Far Cry 6

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Virgin Galactic finally took their first paid-passengers across the Karman line, even if they’re behind competitors. The new Indy movie sparks a conversation about how sequels should build and explore new ideas. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Satyaprem Ki Katha

Justin: Stories of our times

Brian: Asteroid City

Bryce: MyHouse.WAD – Inside Doom’s Most Terrifying Mod and John Romero plays MYHOUSE.WAD

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A high-tech face-off may happen in a very low-tech way. We talk about the tragedy of the Titan submersible, what is and isn’t okay to comment on, and the culture around real-life epics compared to their fictionalized portrayals. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: Remember from Lisa Genova

Justin: You Must Remember This

Bryce: Final Fantasy XVI

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Coded conspiracy theories and a UFO cold war raging on for decades? Are we in a simulation or not? Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: and WWDC 23 Sessions

Justin: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Brian: American Vandal

Bryce: AirPods Pro

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Apple’s Vision Pro was announced this week. What does the first product look like and how do we feel about this vision for the future? Googly eyes, resolution, field of view, and more speculation. . Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.”

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Andrew: The History of the Future from Blake Harris

Justin: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Brian: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Bryce: The Good Nurse

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You show this eyeball-looking thing some respect! A neat idea for invasive species. Blue Origin is tapped to make the second-next lunar lander and we debate the worthiness of doing that now. pando pando pando pando. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” [No After Things this week!]

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Justin: I Think You Should Leave, season 3

Brian: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Bryce: EGG GAME

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In a follow-up to last week, we talk a bit about the idea behind hypnosis (stage and therapeutic) and what, if any, effects someone could feel and why. Suggestion, mesmerism, altered states, mesmerism, and a little thing we call “mesmerism.” Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” [No After Things this week!]

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Andrew: Mind Map Mastery from Tony Buzan

Justin: Grouse House on YouTube

Brian: Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe

Bryce: The Diplomat

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A memory test for the guys and a discussion on memory. How people like the late Harry Lorayne and others keep memories and some discussion on the differences between photographic memory, autobiographical memory, mnemonics, and more. Got something weird? Email neshcom@gmail.com, subject line “Weird Things.” [No After Things this week!]

Picks:

Justin: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Brian: The Science of Storytelling from Will Storr

Bryce: Disney’s Fastpass from Defunctland

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