Best But It Is Rocket Science Podcasts (2024)

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Photosynthetic Nudists and Solving Problems with Copious Amounts of Seawater 1:21:12

1h ago1:21:12

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Trace returns to find out if humans could take the green stuff from plants and make enough energy to live. meanwhile, Julian tries to understand if a wild idea would solve anything… Anything at all? QUESTIONS Julian: “What if you filled the grand canyon with ocean water? Would that solve anything?” from Roman Trace combines two questions: “What if …

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Radioactive Bunnies & Infinite-Sided Dice | feat. Nora Bailey 1:11:02

7d ago1:11:02

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This week astrophysicist Dr Nora Bailey joins Julian roll a set of huge, spherical dice on the future of irradiated bunnies in mech suits. Yes this is a real question. Does this sound like an episode of that Morty show to you? Me too. QUESTIONS Julian: "What is the maximum number faces you can fit on a die before it becomes a sphere?" from Aaron No…

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Hiccuping Chickens & Wheeled Wildlife | feat. Sophie Shrand 1:10:29

14d ago1:10:29

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This week’s guest host *hic* Sophie Shrand *hic* explores the silly spasm of *hic* hiccuping. Meanwhile, Julian attempts to understand why evolution didn’t re-invent the wheel. QUESTIONS Sophie: "Do animals other than humans hiccup?" from Hillary Julian: "Why don't we seem to see any animals that have evolved wheels?" from Jade Do you have an absur…

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The key to converting cold to sold fast 22:23

18d ago22:23

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I'll just say it, there is a lot of sketchy advice out there about messaging. I have been told over the last 5 years everything from "sit in silence and your messaging will appear" to "Agitate their pain points until they buy". Ew In today's episode, I am sharing a messaging perspective we don't often think of, and that is the buyer's journey. The …

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The 3 different ads every course creator should be running 22:55

2d ago22:55

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Hey there! Welcome back to the Science of Online Business Podcast! Today I am talking about the 3 different kinds of ads every course creator should be running. On this episode, you will learn: How to re-think your idea of ROI when it comes to ads How to fill your list with ideal clients The fastest way to qualify leads as potential clients using a…

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Either You Iocaine or You 1-0-can’t 1:16:31

21d ago1:16:31

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In this episode, it's a battle of (nit)wits! Trace discovers the deadly truth about poison immunity while Julian figures out how to make the worst numbering system imaginable. Questions Julian: "Can you still do maths using a unary (base 1) numeral system?" from Mason Trace: "How long would it have taken Westley to build up his immunity to iocaine …

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Ep 29 | Fugu To You Too 20:54

4d ago20:54

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A couple of months after the operation you have the opportunity to try the injection for erectile dysfunction. Yes, I said injection and I don't mean in your arm or leg. The injection is used for those patients at the start of their rehabilitation or for those who have tried everything else. Of course, this is me, so it could never be that straight…

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It's Like Rocket Science, But Dumber 1:24:55

28d ago1:24:55

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When Trace was a kid he was a sleepwalker. His parents closed the door to his bedroom. They heard him bonking against the door over and over. They love to tell this story. Now I'm telling you! Sleepwalking is weird, right? Are we the only ones who do that? Julian looks into it. Plus, as long as we’re wondering things … have you ever wondered if you…

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tap tap- Is this thing on? 19:43

1M ago19:43

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After a.... brief hiatus... I am back! In this episode I am sharing where I went, what I have been up to, and my thoughts about bringing back the podcast! Connect with me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thelaunchscientist/ and you can check out the 11 emails that will sell your course on autopilot freebie here https://www.quantumcoursecre…

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Filthy Witches and Body Blimps 1:14:46

1M ago1:14:46

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This episode Trace travels to the magical land of Oz. It’s disgusting. Meanwhile Julian is going to meet him there as soon as he can fill his head with 7 cement trucks' worth of gas. **QUESTIONS** Julian: "If you were to blow up a person like a balloon, how big would we need to get before we can fly under our own power?" from Isaiah Trace: "How unc…

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Reach for the Neutron Stargate 1:00:15

1M ago1:00:15

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Science agrees: black holes are really cool. TAPE listener Robert, on the other hand, disagrees with science, and thinks their slightly-less-dense-but-still-absurdly-dense cousins known as Neutron Stars are cooler. He’s decided to pet one. Julian explores the smorgasbord of ways he would probably die horribly if he tried. Meanwhile Trace geeks out …

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DERELICT Presents: EOS10 23:37

24d ago23:37

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The DERELICT Presents series showcases other influential and innovative fiction podcasts that the creators of DERELICT personally enjoy, and feel its audience will enjoy too. "Doctors in space, a deposed alien prince, a super gay space pirate and a fiery nurse who'll help you win your bar fight." Known for its unique blend of genres and subtle, dar…

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DnD Pee and Chickpea TNT 57:41

2M ago57:41

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This week Trace’s quest for answers takes him to a magical fantasy land of wizards, frozen keys, and bodily fluids. Meanwhile Julian discovers that there are about 3 degrees of separation between chickpeas and dynamite. Yes, really. QUESTIONS Julian: "Could you make an explosive out of chick peas?" from Jesse Trace: "Can you pee on an object that i…

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Mistaken Artifacts, Tiny Tasty Treats, and War (Seriously, What is it Good For?) | feat Joe Scott 1:34:10

2M ago1:34:10

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Imagine there’s no war. Would we have cell phones? GPS? Shovels?! Would we still be able to pop open a tube of delicious mini-M&Ms? Will a future historian believe the Green M&M was some kind of Goddess of Love? (Yes). This is a wild ride of an episode featuring TAPE friend Joe Scott of the YouTube show Answers with Joe! Double doses of history PLU…

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DERELICT Presents: The White Vault 23:56

1M ago23:56

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The DERELICT Presents series showcases other influential and innovative fiction podcasts that the creators of DERELICT personally enjoy, and feel its audience will enjoy too. The White Vault is a horror podcast set within the chilling polar night. Journey into the Arctic with an international rescue and repair team sent to locate the source of a my…

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Ep 28 | Rocket Science and Erectile Dysfunction 18:52

2M ago18:52

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Other than the big 'C' this is the next or even the first worry for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Sex! Will I still be able to function? When will I be able to use it again? What will it be like? Well either way, it will be different.... If you like, please comment and subscribe :-)By Peter Ellis

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Metaphorically Heavy Fog Juice 57:43

2M ago57:43

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Have you ever felt someone’s gaze on you? This episode Julian explores why we seem to sense when eyes are on us. Meanwhile Trace gets lost in a fog so thick he has to drink his way out. QUESTIONS Julian: "How much does regard weigh?" from Sabrina Trace: "Can you drink fog?" from Grace Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a…

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You Shower Too Often But Can Never Helicopter Enough 1:15:02

2M ago1:15:02

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You are showering too often. Helicopters are insane. Soap is ancient magic chemistry. This time around, Trace tells everyone all about cleanliness while attempting to dodge the wellness and clean eating industry zealots. Then, Julian geeks out on the wild engineering of helicopters AND debunks a related meme about jets going to the gym. QUESTIONS T…

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DERELICT Presents: Midnight Burger 39:02

2M ago39:02

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The DERELICT Presents series showcases other influential and innovative fiction podcasts that the creators of DERELICT personally enjoy, and feel its audience will enjoy too. This sharing features the first episode of the podcast Midnight Burger. When Gloria took a waitressing job in a diner outside of Phoenix, she didn't realize she was now an emp…

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A Whole New Word, An Old Pair of Genes 57:44

3M ago57:44

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This episode Trace tries to track down the first word ever uttered by human kind and Julian gets confused about how reproduction works… again… QUESTIONS Julian: "What if every set of DNA passed on from each individual were identical, respectively?" from Brandon Trace: "What was the first word?" from Tyler Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's …

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Could We Colonize a Gas Giant? What if we were Vampires? | feat. Dr Simon Clark 1:27:24

3M ago1:27:24

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In this absolutely absurd episode, Dr Simon Clark ponders if human's could colonize an atmosphere like Jupiter's -- Star Wars Cloud City is on trial. Speaking of gas giants, Julian digs into the evolutionary experiment that could give rise to a vampire. But first, Trace leads us off by learning about the uneven distribution of kitty cat toe beans! …

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Season 2 - Midseason Updates 5:08

3M ago5:08

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J. Barton Mitchell with some brief announcements and updates for season 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Night Rocket Productions

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THE ABSURD-IVERSARY LIGHTNING ROUND SPECTACULAR!!!! 1:18:02

3M ago1:18:02

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🎉 Happy Anniversary to us!! 🎊 It’s been one year since we launched That's Absurd Please Elaborate and what an absurdly fun ride it's been. To celebrate we tweaked the show just a bit. Our special guest, producer/editor Kyle Sisk, has selected six listener-submitted questions for Julian and Trace to answer. The catch? They only have five minutes to …

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Making Peace With Squirrels, Waging War With Crabs | feat. Deboki Chakravarti 1:31:06

3M ago1:31:06

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Did you know scientists turned a swarm of crabs into a computer? Julian explores if it can play an old video game. Plus, our guest Deboki feels out animal pregnancy, and Trace learns that Ben Franklin wrote a eulogy for a pet squirrel. QUESTIONS Trace: "Would squirrels still be so annoying if we weren’t around to observe them?" from Deboki Deboki "…

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Ep 27 | Superpowers - Part 2 16:46

3M ago16:46

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Dennis deals with the devastating diagnosis that he has prostate cancer and he has to make a treatment choice. He does so with humour as his side kick. This is the conclusion of his story. If you like, please comment and subscribe :-)By Peter Ellis

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Season 2 - DERELICT - E5- Carved in Mayhem 1:47:19

3M ago1:47:19

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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com/ Down a team member and on the run from a gigantic mechanical monstrosity, what's left of the group enacts a dangerous plan to try and deactivate the derelict's ship security lockdown before it disintegrates in planetary orbit. But the reality of their situation is far more dire than they thought...a…

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What if People Reproduced Like Plants? | feat. Maynard Okereke (Hip Hop MD) 1:02:33

4M ago1:02:33

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This time around, guest Hip Hop MD stamens your pistol and Julian admits (surprising no one) that he flows with nerd core. QUESTIONS Julian: "What rapper would make the greatest scientist, and what would their game changing discovery or invention be?" from Maynard Maynard (Hip Hop MD): "What if people reproduced like plants do" from Anonymous Do yo…

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It’s a Fart Rocket Breakthrough! Time to Hyper-Sleep to Jupiter 55:47

4M ago55:47

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This week Julian explores the rocket science of farts. That’s a sentence that had likely never been written until this moment. Trace talks about the science of stasis, a.k.a hyper-sleep, a.k.a. cryo-freeze. As a bonus, we all get to learn the predictive powers of the 1993 classic film “Demolition Man.” QUESTIONS Julian: "How hard would I have to fa…

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An Endless Eclipse and Pineapple-Based Crimes 57:19

4M ago57:19

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This episode Trace imagines what it would take to lock a world in darkness while Julian does something very suspicious with pineapples. QUESTIONS Trace: "Would it be possible to have a permanent solar eclipse?" from Aaron Julian: "Is there an amount of pineapple that can dissolve a human body?" from Macks Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's …

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!! BIG IMPORTANT PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT !! 3:23

4M ago3:23

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One year ago today we announced the launch of That's Absurd Please Elaborate. Now on this April Fools' day we have another exciting (and real!) announcement (because we're bad at marketing and didn't consider that announcing things on April 1st might cause people to doubt it's veracity). ASK US A QUESTION Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's …

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Eww… Eww!! Potatoes? | feat. Sam Jones 1:21:35

4M ago1:21:35

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In this revolting episode, our guest Dr Sam Jones asks Julian to never see a man about a horse again, then she weeds out the filth in the animal kingdom, and finally Trace gives us a palate cleanser of starchy, potatoey goodness. QUESTIONS Julian: "If all humans never had to poop again — how would it affect the world?" from Sam Sam Jones: "What is …

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Ep 26 | Superpowers - Part 1 19:14

4M ago19:14

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Dennis deals with the devastating diagnosis that he has prostate cancer and he has to make a treatment choice. He does so with humour as his side kick. This is his story. If you like, please comment and subscribe :-)By Peter Ellis

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Transformation is NOT Rocket Science. It's actually harder but we can ALL do it! 56:41

5M ago56:41

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Very excited to present this episode of Angie's podcast! Our guest is Mikhail Baskov, founder and CEO of iDare Space Travel Limited. Literally a Space Travel Agent! We learn that real transformation is NOT Rocket Science (actually it's harder) but you don't have to know math to transform yourself! You have everything you need. We touch on A LOT of …

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The BONKERS Reason Ice IS NOT Slippery | feat. Matthew Krol 1:01:16

5M ago1:01:16

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This time on T.A.P.E. — Matt Krol digs into cinema history to answer a deathly serious question, and Trace is out cold answering a question mulled over by scientists for centuries. Julian is helping out at NASA so he’ll be back next week. QUESTIONS Trace: "Why EXACTLY is ice slippery?" from Matt Krol Matt: “What actor has died the most in movies?” …

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Ep 25 | Esther's Story 16:24

5M ago16:24

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I mentioned Esther a few podcasts ago. She is a volunteer for Prostate Cancer UK with a unique story. She gave me a brief summary of it when I met her and now I can tell the complete devastating story in full. If you like, please comment and subscribe :-)By Peter Ellis

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Ahem, No. X-Rays Will NOT Cook Soup 1:04:32

5M ago1:04:32

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This week Julian wonders if you can really cook your jumblies with microwaves and 5G, and Trace dives into linguistics and chemistry to learn if the ocean is actually a very broth-forward soup. QUESTIONS Julian: "Microwaves are the most common way to use radiation to cook food, could we use radio, gamma, or X-Rays to cook food?" from Aaron Trace: "…

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Season 2 - DERELICT - E4 - All the King's Horses 1:23:06

6M ago1:23:06

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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com/ After a disastrous run in with some kind of gigantic killing machine, Chambers finds himself cut off and isolated from the rest of the team. And he is not alone... Taken captive by a seemingly insane survivor intent on ensuring the enormous ship's destruction, he must find a way to escape before he …

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Real Weird Things About The Human Body That Need Fixing 1:10:55

6M ago1:10:55

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This episode Trace indulges us with why chocolate is so popular on valentines day and Julian goes deep on why his body (and everyone else’s for that matter) is such a mess. QUESTIONS Julian: "Can the human body “design” be improved on intentionally" from Xander Trace: "Why do people like chocolate so much on special holidays" from Lee Do you have a…

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Ep 24 | Filming The Bees and The Bricks 18:38

6M ago18:38

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It's no secret that I like to keep busy - sometimes too busy for my own good. I was going to break a record. I was going to conduct 4 Awareness talks in the same day for the same company, talk to two close friends about prostate cancer from two different perspectives and I was going to be the star in a new 'info commercial' about the role of the MR…

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Are you consumed with your goal? 39:19

6M ago39:19

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How do goal achievers succeed? It takes a constant commitment and desire to persist in your idea. Goals are not meant for you to "get" they are meant for you to grow. Most people will pursue a goal as the person they are, not the person they have the ability to grow into. It is in the growth that you can truly achieve results that will surprise you…

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Oh No. Did You Time Travel with a Chicken?! 55:25

6M ago55:25

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In this episode, Trace wonders if "Weird" Al Yankovic influenced a generation of people to say "my back teeth are floating," and Julian time travels to the Triassic with a cold (and maybe a chicken). QUESTIONS Trace: "Why do my teeth feel like they are floating or vibrating when I really have to go to the bathroom. " from Spencer Julian: "If you we…

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Ep 23 | Passion Cake and Artillery Shells 16:50

7M ago16:50

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Volunteers at Prostate Cancer UK are passionate about what they do, they have to be. Rub them the wrong way however and you will see another side. Imagine a panda bear being robbed of its bamboo. Then I get the answer all men have been waiting for. How men 'catch' prostate cancer. This is a truly life changing experience. If you like, please commen…

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But Will Aliens Actually Comprehend “On Your Left?” 1:15:06

7M ago1:15:06

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This episode Trace resets the solar system to see what life would look like on “Wee Earth” and Julian finally learns his left from his right thanks for particle physics. QUESTIONS Julian: "If I had some magic communicator to speak to someone in another galaxy, could I explain what "left" and "right" were?" from Anonymous Trace: "How would have life…

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Season 2 - DERELICT - E3 - Insidious Consequences 1:18:16

7M ago1:18:16

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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com/ Having survived the secondary airlock, Raynor, Freed and Chambers managed to save Stevens and access the Crichton, a much smaller ice mining ship docked on the massive derelict. But it contains its own enigmas, ones that point to the reality that this is no ice miner ship, and that the information t…

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A Throwback: What Is the UN-Pointiest Thing? 1:26:20

7M ago1:26:20

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This episode we have special guest Ralph Crewe (Writer/Producer, Practical Engineering) who gets exhausted trying to explain continuous breathing, Julian mulls over the least pointy thing (shout out to Pod 007) and Trace takes a Mayan Bak-tun to explain why the heck there are 60 minutes in an hour. QUESTIONS Trace: "Are there other systems of timek…

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Legumes, Fruits and Ticklish Mooses | Holiday Special 1:03:55

8M ago1:03:55

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This episode Trace cracks the mystery of nuts, and Julian tickles a moose and a buffalo* for science!? You’ll have to listen to find out! QUESTIONS Julian: "Is riding a moose more like petting a buffalo or tickling a grizzly bear?" from Brendan F. Trace: "Are nuts actually fruit pits?" from Sandy in Seattle Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it'…

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Ex Machina de Toilet Paper | feat. Vanessa Hill 1:15:27

8M ago1:15:27

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In this week's episode, Julian tracks the history of toilet paper to its source, Trace gives a gorilla some workout advice, and special guest Vanessa Hill grows a whole human after an unfortunate fireworks accident. QUESTIONS Julian: "Before the invention of toilet paper, how did people relieve their bottom as to not clog the pipes?" From Vanessa T…

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Season 2 - DERELICT - E2 - By Any Means 51:53

8M ago51:53

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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com After the explosion of their UEG escort ship strands them inside the derelict vessel, Raynor, Freed, and Chambers must figure out how to escape the airlock they've ended up in and enter into the ship itself. However, with damage from the atmosphere burn the giant ship is continually rolling into pili…

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Eat a Variety of Colorful Humans | Thanksgiving Special 1:02:49

8M ago1:02:49

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This week Trace explains why organic doesn’t mean what you think it means and Julian researches whether grizzly bears have more biological variation than humans do! Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. We're most thankful for YOU listening to this little show. QUESTIONS Trace: "If we only ate organic vegetables how many people would starve?" fr…

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Season 2 - Announcement 3:14

9M ago3:14

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DERELICT Premium: https://derelict.supercast.com An announcement about season 2, its premiere date, and how you can listen to episode 2 right NOW. DERELICT Merch: https://derelictpodcast.myshopify.com DERELICT Discord: https://discord.gg/EtCA8YN9XY DERELICT Website: http://www.derelictpodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

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