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  • Episode 398: Violent Sound Bubble

    Episode 398: Violent Sound Bubble

    This episode contains: Ben hangs up on Steven in this week’s Patreon-only content. We have almost 36 minutes extra in this week’s unedited ep. https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-398-65566625 Ben is allegedly a good kisser. Steven has some “smelly cat” going from his cold. Steven got a new iPad Air. Wanna know why? He’s gonna rewatch The Batman! Ben…

  • Episode 397: Worth Looking Into

    Episode 397: Worth Looking Into

    This episode contains: We talk about sick kids, the easter, LIQUID DEATH, house destruction and possibly starting a proof-reading podcast. Let’s Go Fly a Kite: Could high-flying kites power your home? We chat about how kites wind power works and how it possibly couldn’t work. Future power solutions are on the way and we are…

  • Episode 396: Everything Is Nonsense

    Episode 396: Everything Is Nonsense

    On this episode: We have a full house: Steven, Ben and Devon. Ben and Devon played some Walkabout Mini-Golf. Steven has been dealing with sick kids. Devon has been spending time alone and building fire pits. Ben does his laundry… Biology, Something, Something: Researchers generate the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome. Scientists…

  • Episode 395: Get Good, Noob

    Episode 395: Get Good, Noob

    This Episode Contains: In the Patreon-only pre-show, does Ben have mono? In Texas, Devon’s got pollen covering his black truck. It’s now YELLOW! Steven ordered the Lego Delorean, the last Lego he buys for a long time. Dream Theater just won their first Grammy! ROCK ON! If you liked it, then you should’ve put a…

  • Episode 394: Punk On The Bus

    Episode 394: Punk On The Bus

    This episode contains: Break-ins, BBQs and Boxes. Would you like to know more? Sip, Sip, Go!: Good news for coffee lovers: Daily coffee may benefit the heart. A new analysis of meta data shows that coffee is either neutral to, or associated with benefits to the heart. We talk about our own coffee (and bathroom…

  • Episode 393: Too Many Titles

    Episode 393: Too Many Titles

    This episode contains: We have all three science podcasters on this episode. After going around the horn saying how we’ve been doing we get down to business. Look Up, Picard: NASA’s Webb Reaches Alignment Milestone, Optics Working Successfully. On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as “fine phasing.” At this…

  • Episode 392: Emotional Tone-Poem in Space

    Episode 392: Emotional Tone-Poem in Space

    This episode contains: Ben’s been geeking out in books this last week. Not video games. Weird. But that didn’t stop him getting an XBox Series X on MAR10 day. WHAT A TRAITOR! We chat about Moonglow Bay, a slice of life fishing RPG on Xbox Gamepass. Alicia Keys: Let’s talk about typewriters and e-ink. An…

  • Episode 391: Stellar Vampirism

    Episode 391: Stellar Vampirism

    This episode contains: Ben’s been not having some real problems with spreadsheets. In fact, this episode was almost called ‘The Spreadsheet Edition’. This Week in Space: ‘Closest black hole’ system found to contain no black hole. We’ve got some updates to system HR 6819 and the scientists behind the original conclusions were happy that their…

  • Episode 390: Penetrating the Galactic Barrier

    Episode 390: Penetrating the Galactic Barrier

    This episode contains: We record this on Sunday night, without Devon. Ben tells us about Babylon 5 without waiting for the Sci-Fi section of the podcast. Steven then talks about skipping first season of TV shows, including Parks and Rec. There’s Nothing Funny About Measles: Scientists have known for years that measles can alter the…

  • Episode 389: Jacked Biohybrid

    Episode 389: Jacked Biohybrid

    This episode contains: Ben declares himself the President of being present. We caught ourselves a wild Devon this episode. Ben went to a float spa: think sensory deprivation tank. It was AWESOME. Trouble in a Bubble: Eight People Attempted To Live In A Biosphere For Two Years – Then It All Went Wrong. We’re not…