We actually wanted to talk some more about Globust Engines, but the news catches up with us. After Dirk noticed many Partians along the river on his way to Simon, we try to figure out what's going on, live on the show. As it turns out, Partians are relocating to Earth for the moment, while they sort out a few galactic challenges back home. We check out the cams and report what we see, and what we hear, and then we end early to go help out.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

02:01 - Alien Immigration

14:12 - Outroduction

14:29 - Goodbye

Credits

Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Closing Theme: Het Goede Doel by België

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Listening back to last week's episode on our old iPod got us a bit worried. It sounds as if we were talking about the "extinct" golden toad, which is everything but extinct. It's actually a bit of a plague. That's not the worrying part though! While we can hear our own voices, we don't actually remember saying those things. And since the plague has been around forever, the things we seem to have said don't really make much sense anyway. Either way, we implore you, our 21st century listener; please don't touch anything!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

05:43 - Golden Toad Plague

18:11 - Listener Email from The Real Robbeel

18:44 - Outroduction

19:18 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

This episode starts in Simon's apartment and ends high up in the sky above Cyprus. In between you'll hear about a mystery item, several banana peels, some incense and a campfire, while there'll be a bit of hoverboarding, teleporting, discussing campfires and, of course, we throw some water into the air. To top it all off, we read a listener email about golden toads in a place where no email has ever been read before! You know, your usual episode.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Mystery Item

04:26 - Solidifier

17:13 - Rainbow Road

21:40 - Listener Email from Anya

24:10 - Outroduction

25:00 - Goodbye

Credits

Intermission Music: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

It's not uncommon for people in temperate regions to wish summer would last longer. Well, how about we prolong the season then? Because, on a country level, that's actually possible. It has a few small challenges, especially when neighbouring countries decide not to sync up, but all in all it opens up many possibilities. Longer summers are a no-brainer, but we also give examples for some of the other seasons. And of course we wonder what they think about all of that in Azerbaijan.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

02:48 - Seasoning

18:17 - Outroduction

19:14 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

One of us got invited to join the People of Leisure program, so we take the opportunity to talk about it on the show. Through a set of AI-defined criteria, certain people are identified as being much better suited for leisure than for work. We talk about some of the criteria, as far as we've managed to figure them out, and we speculate about life as a person of leisure. We also answer a listener question about cake!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:23 - Introduction

00:42 - People of Leisure

25:41 - Listener Email from Rania A.

27:50 - Outroduction

28:14 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

In a few billion years, our sun might not deliver enough energy anymore. Planning ahead, a group of people, called Star Catchers, are discussing moving another star to our solar system. And they're already making prototypes! Think big ropes and lots of telekinesis. In this episode we talk about the status quo and about some of the challenges that come with moving a star. As Simon puts it: "What's going on inside a star is very different compared to what's going on inside a boat."

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

03:21 - Star Catchers

26:41 - Outroduction

27:02 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Deja vu is a phenomenon of the ages. And during the ages, humanity has tried to find out what deja vu is and what causes it. Then the 23rd century came around and solved the mystery! Is it a technical or a biological phenomenon? Is it caused by alien influence or malfunctioning system updates? In this episode we'll discuss a few of the old ideas, before we reveal the real reason behind deja vu. And of course wonder how to pronounce it properly.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

02:52 - Deja Vu

06:27 - Glitch in the Matrix

07:35 - Software Update

08:53 - Boring Life

10:17 - Dream Advertising

12:39 - Alien Illness

15:47 - Earth Slowing Down

17:52 - Cam Stream Mixup

20:00 - 23rd Century Truth

24:14 - Listener Email from Arno

25:54 - Outroduction

26:23 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

To become Boss of the Place, you just need to be the person who was somewhere last. This simple application of gamification originally caused many people to explore the world and still does to this day. In this episode we explain the concept in a bit more detail and talk about our own experiences too. We also talk about shoes made out of your own skin! And we finally got to use the word "vermilion" in an episode.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

01:58 - Boss of the Place

25:02 - Listener Email from Janine

26:27 - Outroduction

26:47 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk