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Wouldn’t it be great if it was Indy 500 instead of Indy 5? Who’s in Extraction? Chris “The Dentist” Hemsworth. This week, Steven messes up the opening of the show for once.
This episode contains: We’re just loving life this episode. I don’t know what it is about being 40. It sucks, is what it is. Ben burns the bottoms of his feet off at a water park. Steven drove down and back from Disneyland to surprise his family. For real. Shout out to the Yub Nub Podcast and Tim Barnes! We got to have him back on. Mickey’s Toontown has a new ride?!?! Sweet! Can we just throw money away to fix our problems? Or do we have to do hard work? Ben saw the musical Once at the SLORep. It was incredible! Happy birthday to Ben’s wife! We’re curious why you listen to this podcast! Let us know at sciencefactionpodcast@gmail.com
This Week in Space: Galaxies are not scattered randomly across the universe. “The nearby universe” is one of our favorite phrases ever. “The epoch of reionization” would be a killer prog-metal album. Is the formation of life a consequence of the universe going to high entropy? Entropy is very misunderstood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxL2HoqLbyA Cosmic web strands make Ben think of Orbitz: https://www.tastingtable.com/1185720/what-were-the-floating-balls-in-90s-soda-orbitz-made-from/ 90s kids! What’s up! Remember the Orbitz flavor Pineapple Banana Cherry Coconut?
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I’m angry about the internet and I’m gonna talk about it: Reddit API changes are imminent. Here’s what’s happening to your favorite apps. Ben misses how great Reddit was. RIP Apollo. Some apps are surviving the Reddit-ocalypse. Shout out to Narwhal 2! Why do we need 3rd party apps for Reddit? Lack of features, mostly. Will Lemmy replace Reddit? “I replaced social media with micro-journaling for a year” by Struthless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFvdHfhVIsQ When’s the last time you searched for content on the web, instead of having it presented? If you write down small problems, most of them will not matter in 10 days. Do y’all have things that nag in your craw? Do they bug you after ten days? Ben’s been writing a diary in the notes app, and he talks about intentionality. Kids should use Breath of the Wild rules to pick who gets which sword in a play fight. Should you listen to Ben about quitting social media? Does he even use social media? If you’re concerned about where your attention is going, you have choice.
Science Fiction: We’re talking a lot about our upcoming Patreon-only High School playlists. How great is Limp Bizkit’s Mission Impossible theme? Take A Look Around: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3UHMV3jrZk Steven finally saw Across the Spiderverse! We do a full spoiler-filled review. How cool is it that the first half hour of Across the Spiderverse is the Gwen Stacy movie? Even without a lot of hip hop in Across the Spiderverse, the music is still amazing. Donald Glover’s love of Spider Man was a big inspiration for Miles Morales. Steven and Ben saw Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny together. Spoilers ahead! The Temple of Doom was a silly film, which works for kids despite the rest of the film. Ben anticipated a different film from the trailer of Dial of Destiny. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny has mostly incredible CGI.