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The Alfology2 podcast is an irreverent and off-beat take on well... pretty much anything. Mostly it's the discussion of bizarre and obscure theories, with some logical attempt to explain the thinking behind them. Check out the podcast website at www.alfology2.com Social media: Instagram: Alfology…

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  • Oct 1, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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The End

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 13:54


Twitter: Big__Alf --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Candy Crush Controls Our Lives

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 26:02


A completely made up theory about how candy crush is used as a tool by those who control us, and how it led to the deaths of a handful of Bolivians in 2020 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Zuckerberg's War On Comedy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 26:32


I have a theory that Zuckerberg deliberately stopped things being funny to increase his cash pile. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Predicting The Future

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 27:56


Can you ever truly know what is going to happen in the future? Who knows more, a horse-racing expert of a clairvoyant? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

I Was Born With A Chip In My Brain

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 21:43


Some absolute silliness this week as promised. What are the petty advantages of letting a corporation insert a microchip in your brain? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

What Is The Best Time To Die

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 25:44


It's not as morbid as it sounds... I promise! This week, we look at the best time to die. I predict the date of my own death, work out the best age to pass away, and the best time in history to shuffle off this mortal coil. It is upbeat, I swear! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Film Allegories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 31:24


Sorry I missed you last week! I'm back now. C/W - abuse This week there has been some decent internet content about how The Matrix is an allegory for the experience of trans people. So, I bring up an idea about how a British comedy film from 2007 is an allegory for systems of abuse. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

An Actual Conspiracy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 21:57


A story about how listening to a coffee shop conversation led me to a conspiracy about Donald Trump's current presidential tactics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Why You Can't Live In A Computer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 23:08


I've mentioned this before but it deserves a whole episode. It's a discussion about the logical nightmares of creating a computerised copy of your own brain. Then, there's a bit about Boltzmann Brains which is a mind-blowing theory about existence. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

How To Get Lucky

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 29:40


Does luck exist? Yes. How can people use their relationship with their own emotions to create luck? Easy. Just listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

How Churches Invented Mass Surveillance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 26:35


An analysis of how tactics such as building churches, inventing the omnipresence of God and confessions led to the perception of mass surveillance for over a thousand years. Link in to how these tactics have now been adopted by more technologically advance governments. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Do Dogs Have Stockholm Syndrome?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 34:22


Sometimes things are near-impossible to explain, like this episode. The following flowchart is the best way I can sum it up. Do dogs have Stockholm syndrome > Do they know about death > Do we only suffer because of consciousness > Do we only exist because of consciousness > Can we prevent suffering by proving that we don't exist > If existence and therefore pain can't be avoided, can we do anything to make life better --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Shakespeare Should Be Banned In Schools

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 38:40


This episode starts with a discussion about the film Blade Runner, and slides into my outlandish ideas to improve the education system. Also a quick apology for uploading an unedited version of the pod last week! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Feeding Cocaine To Worms

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 29:16


Lol so I uploaded the unedited version, with sneezes, mistakes and silences by accident. I've deleted that now and the cleaned up version is here for your enjoyment. If you listened to the unedited version, please don't tell anyone how many mistakes I make :P This podcast has been lacking weirdness recently. So, today, I explain why feeding worms cocaine would be for the betterment of society (it's a joke, don't report me to PETA). This then morphs into a more general discussion about drug use and eventually a theory about how video games, meditation, drugs and creativity are all linked. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Почему я не говорю по-русски (Why I Don't Speak Russian)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 27:36


The news is full of Winston Churchill this week. So, this podcast is about how Winston Churchill is responsible for the fact that this podcast isn't in Russian. It's a history episode about how the British and the Americans had no impact on the result of the second world war. Enjoy! **This episode contains a factual inaccuracy. Operation Mincemeat was actually for the invasion of Italy, not France. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Shooting From The Hip

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 28:41


I'm on holiday, so recorded the podcast while chilling out admiring a view. It is purely off the cuff and unresearched. Topics include whether or not centipedes are left handed, whether your bio-cyborg security guard could beat you at chess and how shouting louder could influence elections. I was interrupted a lot, so it stops and starts but hopefully it'll be a pleasurable enough listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

The Sun

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 24:40


This week's podcast is just a general meandering rant/discussion about the firey thing in the sky that keeps us warm. Its a nice, short episode, which won't take up too much of your day. There's an unexpected interruption and if you stick around, you can listen to me eating toast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

We Shall Abolish The Orgasm

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 29:23


What would the world be like if sex was banned? In what ways could it be better? Why is the Alfology2 podcast objectively poor? Click play and find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Old Metaphors For Modern Problems

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 41:18


An 1800s novel predicted ISIS. Peter Pan binges avocados. Charlie Chaplin thought that people on social media need to tone it down. This podcast is about how old pieces of literature and film can be interpreted to have meaning in today's society. Check it out. Charlie Chaplin's speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20 Copy of War of The Worlds - http://www.planetpublish.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/The_War_of_the_Worlds_NT.pdf --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

How To Live Forever

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 36:17


Do you want to never die and exist eternally? Look no further than this podcast. Is the title and description click bait? Click play and find out! Do you want to know some cool life hacks? You know what to do --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Extremists' Distortion Of Reality

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 33:02


An ideological rant is the name of the game this week , where I try to prove that Jesus was a Marxist, despite the fact that communists and christians hate each other. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Swearing & Profanity

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 28:12


A bit of a break from the onslaught of weirdness this week. I look at some interesting facts and history behind swearing and then have a rant about the social politics behind using bad language. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

World Domination

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 31:08


This week things got real weird. I got into explaining an impossibly big number and then detailed my 22 point plan to become king of the world. Link to big number: https://czep.net/weblog/52cards.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

The Conspiracy Conspiracy

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 33:30


What if the government created conspiracy theories to hide real the real conspiracies? Join me for some conspiraception. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Embarrassing Sex Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 51:56


Listen in to this episode if you want to find out how Lonely Island's Jizz In My Pants is about me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Answering The Unanswerable

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 32:24


This week, I take a stab at some impossible questions. Musings vary from topics such as how it feels to self-fellate to whether or not there is an afterlife. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Tips For Self Isolation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 20:09


Continuing the coronavirus theme, here's a chilled out episode about how to chill out for a few months. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Creativity Killed The Coronavirus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 25:29


CUT EVERYONE'S HANDS OFF. MAKE HAZMAT SUITS OUT OF TOILET ROLL. Here are some alternative ways to combat the coronavirus outbreak. Disclaimer: do not take this seriously pls --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Internet Trolls & Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 27:40


Phoebe is the worst character in Friends and she is the archetype of the sort of person who abuses strangers online. That's it. That's the episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

The Aggregation Of More Than Marginal Richness

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 27:28


This week's podcast is about how just a little bit of money can make a big difference... and how a lot of money can be lifechanging. This is not groundbreaking news, but hopefully some of the examples and perspectives are unique enough to keep you interested. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Backfiring Bravado & Bragging

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 21:58


Have you ever bigged yourself up so much and then it makes you look stupid when you fail? It happens all the time, and here's a whole podcast about just that. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Love - Valentine's Day Special

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 83:22


This week's podcast is a bizarre piece of performance art. I play the part of a lonely loser who does not have a date on Feb 14th (I play myself). I drank a bottle of wine and talked about love. It was supposed to be relaxing with a nice ambience but ultimately I got drunk and ranty and the surrounding noise was inconsistent. It was great fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

How Capitalism Created Boredom

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 30:40


Do trees get bored? What's the zulu word for boredom? How does the meaningless of life make things dull? Find out in this week's episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Dystopia Doesn't Have To Be Depressing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 29:47


Do we live in a dystopia? If we do, is that necessarily a bad thing? Also, some tangents about spiders, a dead dog and Vladimir Putin. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Listener Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 32:54


This week, I talk through some listener/friend submission/questions. Topic include replacing the sunday roast, how the Lord of the Rings is linked to Scientology and why Facebook enables criminality. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Idiosyncrasies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 37:44


What are some interesting quirks? This week, I discuss my own, those of people who I know and those of some celebrities. Examples include the use of the same teabag 100 times and the binge eating of chicken wings.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Who Is The Greatest Living Artist?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 27:02


If you want to hear an uninformed, uneducated opinion on artistic merit, then here is your place. This week, I choose my greatest living artist and discuss what makes an artist great. The answer might (or might not)... surprise you. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Beheading The World's Richest Man

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 32:38


What would happen if the government executed the world's richest man and took all his money? What could they spend it on? These questions are answered in this week's episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Impromptu Food Ramble

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2019 56:20


I took my microphone to the top of a hill to record some nature sounds and it turned into an accidental podcast. Topics include whether toothbrushes would survive a nuclear war, why people should have leaves and why I want to brush a cow every morning. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Christmas Special II - The 2019 Nativity Story

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2019 25:39


The second christmas special (yes, you are spoiled with festive cheer) looks at what would happen if the story of the nativity happened in the modern era. From feminist rants to airbnb mangers. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Christmas Special - Alternative Celebrations

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 29:06


It's (nearly) Christmas! Celebrate with the Alfology2 podcast. This week, the focus is on what alternative celebrations are there to christmas. There are some original ones from this podcast and some from around the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Secret Agent Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 27:56


This week is a slight change of format. Why? Because its my podcast and I'll do what I like. Its about how France's secret agents committed a terrorist attack in New Zealand and how a hollow coin ended up with one of the most infamous spy swaps in history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Was Jesus Transgender?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 31:56


Everything you know about Jesus is anecdotal. This episode of the podcast investigates the anecdotal evidence for clues as to whether or not Jesus was transgender. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Make Prisons Gay Again

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 32:38


Despite the clickbait title, there are a number of ways to make prisons more hospitable for inmates, better for society and more conducive to reform. Topics include prisoners wearing pink, turning prisons into wind farms and replacing soap with shower gel. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

The End Of The World

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 31:07


When is the world going to end? Find out in this podcast! This week, I take some time to explore exactly what will cause the apocalypse and then attempt to identify the exact day on which the world will end. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Quickfire Ideas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 25:14


What's the best way to masturbate? Can humans turn back time just by jogging on the spot? These are just two questions answered in this week's podcast, which is a quickfire list of all ideas not extensive enough to be included as individual episodes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Pub Etiquette & Tactics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 29:20


What's the best way to queue for the bar? Should you share your pub snacks? The answer to these questions and many more about the etiquette and tactics of drinking in pubs is answered within. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Celebrity Killers - Halloween Special

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 26:47


Matthew Broderick's Car Accident, Caitlin Jenner's Car Accident, Marcos Alonso's Car Accident. In this week's podcast, the discussion is about how celebrities have been allowed to get away with causing death's because of their fame and financial clout. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Good vs Bad

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 21:38


This week's episode is about whether things are truly good/bad or not. Topics include cream eggs, Tony Blair and Grease. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Does The Truth Exist?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 40:22


Is the truth something that actually exists in human reality? Here, the argument is no, it does not. This episode of the podcast is about how we can never be certain anything is true and also explores how humans create their own truths. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

Pornstars vs Private Investigators

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 25:17


In this ridiculous episode, we explore the similarities between the private investigation industry and the pornographic profession. Topics include dealing with huge dicks and taking drugs at work. There's also a short lesson in the origins of porn. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alfology2/message

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