Chris is juggling an improv show, TEDx events, and a film festival, while Sam's busy giving out pumpkin seeds and updating his website.

We hear about wild weather in New Zealand, a hilarious AWS outage that left smart beds stuck and beer factories offline, and a mum in Austria who let her 12-year-old help in brain surgery.

There's also weird workplace blunders, fake babies, and a showdown between Cards Against Humanity and SpaceX.

AWS broke the internet

Brain Surgeon on Trial for Letting Child Drill Skull

Bank Staff Not Culturally Appropriate

Kira Cousin and her Fake Baby

Cards Against Humanity VS SpaceX

Disconnected from God Because of Fluoride

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China tests a floating wind turbine that harnesses air power, Brazil opens the world’s largest mosquito factory, and a lost train is discovered buried on a beach—plus Halloween mischief and a marathon podcast farewell.

AI Mass Produced Podcasts

China tests floating wind turbine

Largest Mosquito factory opened in Brazil

Tulsa King

The Studio

Back Pain Home Remedy doesn't work

Reserving meat terms only for meat products

Longest con uncovered

Marc Maron podcast WTF comes to an end

Halloween decoration too real

Old story about locks

150 Year old train found

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Chris and Sam are back in the studio after some remote recording and illness, diving into everything from scams and AI deepfakes to the unusual world of remote work—from prison!

Share what happens when a coffee truck leans a little too hard into its graveyard branding. Plus, there’s a wild story about cough syrup gone wrong, squirrel hunting mishaps, and a graphic novel Kickstarter smashing records.

Coffee Truck Banned from Hospital

Entrepreneur Ripped off JP Morgan

SORA 2 upgraded

Jail working from "home"

Youth just need to go get a job

Cough Medicine Problem

Mistaken for Squirrel

Dungeon Crawler Carl Crowdfunding

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Chris pitches his improv comedy night (and shares tales of on-stage embarrassment), while Sam uncovers the saga of blue garden bags mysteriously appearing all over Hamilton.

We discuss questionable marketing tactics, the world’s highest bridge opening in China, and local happenings from night markets to live-action role-playing. There’s listener feedback, some wild Kickstarter finds, and a bank robber who just wanted some peace and quiet. All this and much more in this week’s episode!

Improv combat update

Blue Garden Bag Marketing

World's Highest Bridge Opens

Hamilton Night Market on the Move

Kickstarter - Snapmaker U1 Color 3d Printer

Kickstarter - Reekon T1R range

Presidential Walk of Fame

Bank Robber Stays in Bank

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Sam hits up the New Zealand Motorhome and Caravan Show, while Chris narrowly dodges a bout of sickness with questionable remedies.

We hear about Sam’s epic six-hour power cut saga, a remarkable breakthrough in Huntington’s disease treatment, and the opening of a massive time capsule in Nebraska.

There’s also talk of odd public statues, stolen Graceland, and why ads might soon invade your fridge. All this and plenty of random banter in this week’s episode!

Huntington's Disease treated for the first time

Last Words of a President

50 year old time capsule opened

Statue outside the Whitehouse

Grifter tries to claim Graceland

Samsung Fridge Ads

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Chris has updates about improv combat, while Sam learns about the mysterious world of cryptic Sudoku and questions reality itself.

We talk bizarre cheating in stone skimming contests, a walking tree that wins a national award, and new TV remote woes. There’s chat about AI hacking bosses, Jimmy Kimmel’s abrupt cancellation, and all the local film action at Misty Flicks.

All this and much more in this week’s episode!

Cryptic Sudoku

World stone skimming championship cheaters

Police to stare at crosswalks

NZ's mysterious walking tree

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Chris is cast as a problematic patient in a mock medical exam, while Sam’s on top of the latest scams and wild world news—think painted squirrels, shootouts, and Netflix docos in the making.

We hear about Elon Musk’s eye-watering trillion-dollar pay proposal, the quirks of world record chasers, and a new AI-powered Coke machine that’s got wondering how it could be scammed.

There’s talk of unwanted pets at Danish zoos, atmospheric pollution vans, and all sorts of weird and wonderful updates from tech and life.

All this and much more in this week’s episode!

Tom Phillips saga came to an end

New scam happening in NZ that is low effort

Department of War

Denmark Zoo wants your old animals

Elon's potential payrise

Painted squirrels

Mobile Emissions Van

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Chris gears up for improv comedy while Sam and his team go all-in on an ET-themed quiz night.

We hear about radioactive shrimp recalls, a Kiwi scammer with an impressively convoluted scheme, and the jaw-dropping tale of an astronaut oxygen scam.

There's a look at presidential birthdays, viral yacht disasters, and the never-ending saga of unlucky falls and broken bones.

All this plus everyday carry gadgets you probably shouldn’t trust with fire—don’t miss this week’s episode!

Chris is taking part in Improv Combat the Jokes on You

US Lawyer Mark Zuckerberg

Radioactive refrigerated shrimp

Coffee Machine Scammer

Oxygen for Astronaut Scam

The Ultimate EDC USB Cable

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