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  • Broken Internet
    2025/10/25
    Summary

    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.


    Links

    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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    28 分
  • Floating Wind Turbine
    2025/10/18
    Summary

    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.


    Links

    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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    29 分
  • Work From Home Jail
    2025/10/11
    Summary

    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.


    Links

    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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    30 分
  • Blue Garden Bags For All
    2025/10/04
    Summary

    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!


    Links

    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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    28 分
  • No Power
    2025/09/27
    Summary

    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!


    Links

    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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    29 分
  • Cryptic Sudoku
    2025/09/20
    Summary

    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!


    Links

    Cryptic Sudoku

    World stone skimming championship cheaters

    Police to stare at crosswalks

    NZ's mysterious walking tree

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    33 分
  • Give us your Pin
    2025/09/13
    Summary

    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!


    Links

    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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    31 分
  • Astronaut Oxygen Scam
    2025/09/06
    Summary

    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!


    Links

    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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    31 分