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Each week, two best friends explore their favorite content. Books, video games, shows, movies, blogs and even other podcasts are discussed as seen through the lens of a world-record-holding champion skydiver and former long-haul international pilot. Let t


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    Swooping / Orphan X

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 69:28


    We skip the off-top to talk about swooping which turned out to be the off-top all along. Swooping is a skydiving discipline involving high performance parachutes and parachute pilot and the crowd-pleasing act of exercising serious parachute energy management. Wow, I just made something really thrilling sound really boring. So after that skydiving-related discussion, Josh talks about how he is TOTALLY not an assassin and like, totally doesn't even WANT to be an assassin man. He just thinks if he WAS an assassin, it MIGHT be kind of cool. Hypothetically. He's talking about the thrilling Greg Hurwitz book series: Orphan X.   Off-top Links and References: Canopy Coach Nick Batsch   Content: GH Talks his Writing Process Real Life Assassins More Real Life Assassins Even More! YIKES Blackwater Massacre   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Nine Intelligences / Daredevil

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2022 85:57


    Move over ya dumb, outdated IQ test. On today's episode, Josh shows support for the theory there are nine intelligences that should be considered in all school curricular. Things like Logical-Mathematical, Linguistic, Interpersonal... but don't read about them here ya dumb dumb! Hear Josh talk about it! And also check out the infographic. Then Brett wraps up with some Muay Thai ropes so he can finally get a good content beatdown on one of his all-time favorite shows of, um, well all-time. Yes I said that already but he really, really likes this show. And so does everyone else right now thanks to some recent related MCU easter eggs! He's talking the heroic growth of Karen Page, the whiny bitch turned badass Foggy Nelson and the blind lawyer "devil-of-Hell's-Kitchen" Matt Murdock, all thanks to the Netflix Marvel TV Series: Daredevil.   Off-top Links and References: 9 Intelligences Infographic   Content: Karen Page: The Future Voice of the MCU's everyday Heroes Daredevil Stunt Double Chris Brewster Interview Hallway Fight Scene   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Can't Help Myself / Spider-Man, TASM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 72:04


    On today's episode, Brett finds his way back to the show to spread the word about a supremely haunting and incredibly poignant robot art piece that was slowly "dying" despite its best efforts to survive by continually shoveling hydraulic fluid back into its leaky reservoir.  Then Josh takes on a similarly challenging task to convince the world of one thing: Andrew Garfield is the BEST live-action Spider-Man in a world filled by both Spidered-Men (new and old) and fans filled with Spider-Mania. The ultimate source for this potentially Spider-Earth shattering revelation? The Marc WEBB (ha) directed film, The Amazing Spider-Man... or as Josh calls it: TASM. (The first one not the second one, the second one sucked Spider-Balls.)   Off-top Links and References: Can't Help Myself by Sun Yuan & Peng Yu Why the Internet Is Feeling Sorry for a Robot 'industrial robot continusouly sweeps blood-like fluid'   Content: The Amazing Spider-Man Trailer Why was Spider-Man rebooted so often? How Spider-Man Conquered the World   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    ”Shaka” History / BBS Door Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 86:33


    And we're back! Sometimes. On this episode, Josh dives into the dark history of the Shaka hand signal, how its origin is based in brutal hand mangling and how it has been adopted by the terminally cool and the socially awkward alike. Then Nick discusses the not-so-widely-known world of the mid-nineties multiplayer text-based games hosted on standalone servers. Anyone could dial into one of these servers, called "BBSes," as long as they had a modem. Guest host (and the world's third contentologist) took advantage of these super computer nerd's network and became quite fond of several of these games. Nick walks us down memory lame, covering these simple yet great BBS Door Games and ultimately asks the question, what makes a game good? The answer may lead Josh and Nick to burn their XBoxes and PlayStations! He's talking: Barren Realms Elite (BRE) and Legend of the Red Dragon (LORD).   Off-top Links and References: Dark History of the Shaka   Content: BBS Door Wiki Legend of the Red Dragon Barren Realms Elite Synchronet BBS List What Makes a Good Game?   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Societal Conflicts / Punisher

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 65:32


    According to Nick, there is a major problem with our modern society. Not quite sure what he means... all seems to be running smoothly; no cause for concern. Psych! It's a shitshow! And Nick believe on possible reason why is both somewhat obvious and yet also rarely recognized. The conflicts within our society do not see the two opposing sides on the same page as to what is even being discussed and adding to the problem? Our rapid-fire low-bandwidth modern forms of "conversation" boiled down to 240 character limits on Twitter, comment-based dialogue on social media posts, 24/7 news headlines, and sound bites. No real solutions are being proposed. Maybe Keanu and FlipSixThreeHole can solve all our problems! After that, Josh covers one of his favorite shows featuring one of his favorite actors playing one of his favorite vigilantes. It's justice time. Vengeance time! SKULL TIME! Josh reveals his man crush (although we knew all along it is Jon Bernthal) when he dives into the Netflix Marvel show: The Punisher.   Off-top Links and References: Bobby Yeah: Stop-Motion Horror Short Tremors - Making Perfection (The Podcast)   Content: Jon Bernthal, The Ultimate Punisher That time Jon Bernthal threatened to kill Oliver Stone The punisher is sacred to Jon Bernthal History of the Punisher Skull   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Violette / Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 90:45


    It is safe to say that probably everyone has heard about the tragic news that happened on the set of "Rust" after an accidental fatal shooting occurred. On today's episode, Josh discusses a prop gun technology that does not sacrifice authenticity but undoubtedly improves safety. Unfortunately, this product was shelved but recent events just might be the catalyst that inspires funding to bring back the simulated firearm: the "Violette." After that, Brett talks about a book that captured his imagination as a youth and still provides some philosophical inspiration (and aeronautical information) as an adult. We talk seagulls and skydiving, both relevant to the Richard Bach novella: Jonathan Livingston Seagull.   Off-top Links and References: The Story of Violette   Content: Jonathan Livingston Seagull Top Five Regrets of the Dying   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Meta / Meow Wolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 67:18


    What rhymes with ass murveillance? You guessed it, mass surveillance! On today's episode, Josh and Nick discover "totally-not-a-robot" Mark Zuckerberg and the recent news about Facebook's rebranding to Meta. Are the roots of the Meta concept ripped straight from a sci-fi novel? And does this have the potential to change the world of video games, connectivity, communication and more? Also, are we doomed?! After that, Josh deep dives into the art collective that revolutionized the Santa Fe art scene and went on to create three unbelievable art installations unlike anything else on the planet. This content we speak of could only be one thing: Meow Wolf.   Off-top Links and References: What is the Metaverse? Snow Crash Wiki   Content: Meow Wolf Santa Fe Las Vegas Meow Wolf Meow Wolf Wiki Fascinating and Unparalleled Meow Wolf Denver Future of Storytelling: Vince K. Meow Wolf and George RR Martin QR Code Links The Uncertain Heavens My Qpass Links   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Terrifying Content: A Spooktacular Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 88:01


    It's almost Halloween and we're celebrating the best way a trio of Contentologists knows how, a fright-filled special episode of all the most frightening content! WARNING: the content we are recommending is spooky, it's scary, sometimes it is downright terrifying! This week we're turning The Content Clearinghouse into the Content TERRORhouse. Also, there will be puns. We just can't help ourselves.   Off-top Links and References: What is fear? Four Fs of Stress Paul Ekman on Fear   Josh's Terrifying Content: Nightmare on Elm Street Martyrs Megan is Missing   Brett's Horrifying Content: Se7en The Sixth Sense The Descent Honorable Mention: Sunshine   Nick's Petrifying Content: Howard the Duck This Podcast Will Kill You   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Hydra Vulgaris / Joscha Bach

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 101:24


    Hydra Vu-whatnow? Is this some kind of nearly immortal fresh water polyp? Actually... yes. That's exactly what it is. This weird looking creature has quite an enviable superpower (immortality) and a biological trade off that might make you question whether you'd want to live forever. After Josh talks Polyps, Nick talks People! Well one person in particular, J. Bach. No, not Johann Sebastian Bach! The other Bach. Cognitive scientist with a focus on cognitive architectures, models of mental representation, emotion, motivation, sociality... dang. He's no polyp but he's pretty Bachtastic: Joscha Bach.   Off-top Links and References: Hydra Vulgaris Article   Content: Joscha Bach Website Edge Questions Progress in AI TEDx Bach Epstein Foundation Bach on Twitter   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Complex Systems Science / AHS: 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 73:35


    Have you ever wondered how individual units interact to create highly complex and interconnected processes that sometimes give the appearance of intelligence? Think ant colonies... fungal networks... Insane Clown Posse gatherings...   Well, guess what Juggalo, there is a science for that! And Nick is going to talk about it. (Or are the organized molecules that make up Nick and everything else pre-determined to discuss the science of complex systems? Who knows). After that deep dive, Josh dives even deeper while discussing content that expertly walks the line between hardcore horror and universal appeal. This popular TV series utilizes the 9th season to deconstruct the 80s slasher genre while dipping it's big content toe into the real-life world of American serial killers as major characters. The Content Clearinghouse is talking American Horror Story: 1984.   Off-top Links and References: Complexity Explorer Santa Fe Institute Harvard: Embracing Complexity   Content: AHS: 1984 Trailer Deconstruction in Horror All the real life horrors in AHS Rolling Stone on the Golden Age of Serial Killers   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Codex Serephinianus / Tremors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 84:42


    Looks like there's a new Contentologist in town. (It's a real thing.) Nick is sitting in for Brett in a Content Clearinghouse first but the format will remain! On today's off-top, Josh is talking about a bizarre book, an encyclopedia in fact of things that don't exist. Then Nick knocks it out of the park for his first episode as a full-on content co-host by discussing a sci-fi classic of epic (and campy) proportions. It's original, it's entertaining, and it features Kevin Bacon. Nick is discussing the 1990 film that some would call "flawless:" Tremors.   Off-top Links and References: Codex Serephinianus   Content: Stampede Entertainment Website Seeking Perfection Book Rare Pre Production Concept Photos 48-Hour Film Project My Team's 48-Hour Film Project Entry Liquified Sand w/ Air (Cavitation!)   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Feral Kids / The Red

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 93:33


    Brett talks feral kids on this episode... probably not surprising but the reality of the "real-life Mowgli" did not have the happy life or Hollywood ending portrayed in Disney's The Jungle Book, content inspired by the feral child Dina Sanichar. Josh then gets into conspiracies, war profiteering, future tech and all the things that make sci-fi both awesome and terrifying. He's discussing (and highly recommending!) Linda Nagata's book trilogy: The Red.   Off-top Links and References: The Feral Boy Who Inspired ‘The Jungle Book' Dina Sanichar Photo Mirador II Drone Skate Vid   Content: (Very Profitable) Business of War Defense Contractors and Congressional Spending Future Tech: Ballistic Computer Future Tech: Combat Goggles Mind Reading and Neuralink Musk Mind Reading Prediction   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Hydraulic Tyrannosaurus / CMDEs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 79:58


    Josh and Brett discuss behind-the-scenes stories related to Jurassic Park's hydraulic Tyrannosaurus rex and it's scares both on and off screen. Then Brett tackles "background" content that is so prevalent, it's well-known twists and laughs are memorable and yet rarely thought of as an entertainment genre of its own. We're keeping this reveal a surprise (à la Nolan and his unreliable narrator style) so today we're just calling this piece: CMDEs.   Off-top Links and References: T-Rex Robot Story Netflix: The Movies That Made Us S2E3   Content: Some CMDEs Some More CMDEs Holy Crap! CMD lists are great. How MD really feels being in TA. Simu Liu AMA   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Will your cat eat you? / TWD

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 84:02


    Will your cute little kitty cat consume your corpse? On today's episode, we discuss this morbid but surprisingly popular question. Chances are, you already know the answer. Spoiler alert, it's "yes." Then Josh talks "biters," "walkers" and "lurkers" while discussing the long-running cultural phenomenon that mainstream audiences (plus seemingly the internet) has turned its collective back on: The Walking Dead.   Off-top Links and References: Will My Cat Eat Me If I Die? Will Your Cat Eat Your Corpse Horrifying Stories of Animals Eating Their Owners   Content: TWD on AMC+ All MCU actors in TWD Walking Dead Controversies Why is TWD ending?   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    UFOs Debunked?! / Man's Search for Meaning

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 81:15


    On today's episode, Josh takes another long, hard look at famous UFO/UAP footage due to the convincing skeptical VFX experts attempting to find a more down-to-earth explanation for the anomalous objects caught on film. Josh... how dare you doubt the obvious fact: extraterrestrials are here! Then Brett tackles a book that's been on his list for awhile, one that shockingly not everyone has read, yet. This incredible piece of literature has had an enormous impact on the world and undoubtedly every single person who has consumed this content has been changed in some significant way. The author tells his real-life story, one of a psychiatrist who ends up in WWII concentrations camps, looking for meaning despite being surrounded be seemingly nothing but suffering and death. We're discussing Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.   Off-top Links and References: VFX Artists Debunk UFO Videos   Content: Man's Search for Meaning One of Frankl's Last TV Interviews Viktor Frankl Bio   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    CCMs / Monster Movie Triple Feature

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2021 77:23


    How can Coca-Cola make you millionaire? Well if it's the 1920s and you're in Quincy, Florida, I'd go ahead and take that investment advice from your banker Pat. After the podcast's shortest ever off-top, Josh brings the heat with a triple feature triple threat! These three terrifying thrillers don't feature your run-of-the-mill ghost, alien or boogeyman ... these films truly petrify because they star our  real-life monsters that lurk in the woods, under water or worst of all: Florida. So get ready to take off to terror-land with some thrills that are eerily grounded with Backcountry, The Reef and Crawl. It's time for Josh's Monster Movie Triple Feature!   Off-top Links and References: The Town of Coca-Cola Millionaires What “Coca-Cola Millionaires" Can Teach You About Investing   Content: Real Bears in Backcountry Mark Jordan Bear Attack Making of The Reef 1 Making of The Reef 2 Real Sharks in The Reef Making of Crawl   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Pistol Dueling / Breaking Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 78:35


    On today's episode, Josh gets into Disney's Spiderman robots, Jeff Bezos' big ol' rocket and we even do some chit-chatting about his weekly off-top topic of discussions, old times pistol dueling and the (almost) Olympic status the sport achieved. After that, Brett offloads his fervent and only partially organized thoughts about what a naughty man Walt is... a fact only clear to Brett after a second viewing of one of the infamous Neo-western crime dramas (and one of the best television shows to date). It just so happens that the bylaws in the contentology contract clearly communicate the conditions of a consecutive cumulative rewatch when it comes to content of a such a celebrated standing and as contentologists, we heed the call. We're talking Vince Gilligan's masterpiece: Brettking Bad. Oops, that's a typo. We mean Breaking Bad.   Off-top Links and References: Disney Spiderman Robots Pistol Dueling in the "Olympics" History of Dueling Hitler (probably) on Amphetamines   Content: Fan Made Breaking Bad Trailer (Season 1) MetroGnome's Breaking Bad REMIX! Interesting Article about the Ricin in BB   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Sound Baths / Daniel Suarez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 70:26


    Aaaand we're back! After catching up, Brett discusses sound baths and specifically the GONG: the ultimate noise maker for producing healing vibrations to bathe in. Then Josh gets into not ONE piece of content, but the entire content library from one of his favorite writers that he can't (and won't!) stop talking about (and for good reason). Gravity belts, angel teeth and realistic skydiving moments... this week is all about the author: Daniel Suarez.   Off-top Links and References: How does a sound bath work?   Content: DS Bio World's Worst Designed Website (Sorry Daniel...)   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Tarantino-verse / Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 76:35


    We've all heard Quentin Tarantino is passionate about more than just making great films... he loves feet, cocaine and connecting his movie universes with plenty of easter eggs. On this week's episode, Josh explores the tangled web of the "Tarantino-verse," a place few would be keen to visit. Brett then tackles some fantastic educational content known for asking big questions while still keeping a focus on minimalism. Check out the stunning animation and binge-worthy big-brained deep dives with the YouTube Channel: Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell.   Off-top Links and References: Tarantinoverse Article 1 Tarantinoverse Article 2 Tarantinoverse Article 3 Tarantinoverse Article 4 Cracked: Mind-Blowing Movie Universes Jackie Brown Not in Universe XLaunch App Analyzing Evil After the Revolution Podcast   Content: Kurzgesagt YouTube Channel TRUE limits of Humanity The Ultimate Guide to Black Holes What do Alien Civilizations look like? Why Alien Life Would Be our Doom Is Reality Real? What are you doing with your life? Loneliness The Origin of Consciousness Milk. White Poison or healthy drink? The Most Gruesome Parasites Universe in a Nutshell App   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    How Skydiving Changed Jim's Life / Cyberpunk 2077

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 88:49


    It's hot one in Brownsville, Texas! When is it not?! We somehow manage to push through it so that we can continue our most important mission in life: delivering content recommendations indirectly into your earholes. On second thought, this "we" is really just "me" because Josh was sitting in an air conditioned house in Colorado, the way God intended. I'm so warm. Someone send help. So on this week's off-top, we bring you an inspiring personal story from local Colorado skydiver Jim Armstrong. Despite (or maybe because of?) his battles with depression, Jim decided to GO JUMP OUT OF A FUCKING PLANE... his words, not mine. After watching video of a wingsuit BASE jumper on YouTube, a clip he suspected might actually be a digitally edited fake, Jim was soon preparing for his first tandem at 52 years old. I have the pleasure of jumping with him regularly and can personally attest: Jim is a bonafide badass. I know our listeners will appreciate his candid honesty; we sure did! After that, Josh looks past the glitches (and even embraces some) while playing and discussing a newer piece of content that was widely anticipated, well over-hyped and a catalyst for Covid-era video game drama. This week is all about the cybernetically enhanced characters and the detailed dystopian world that makes up the game: Cyberpunk 2077.   Off-top Links and References: How Skydiving Changed My Life   Content: Architect's Review of Night City Making of Night City Making of Cyberpunk   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Quick Announcement ... no show this week!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 2:07


    Hello listeners, we will not be releasing a normal episode this week. However, we still have a few quick binge-worthy recommendations if you can't wait until next week for some Content Clearinghouse guidance.   See you soon! Loki Invincible Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know

    Prions / Edge of Tomorrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 89:29


    Some things are great when folded. Origami, T-shirts, even dough to make some sweet sweet sourdough bread. One thing you shouldn't fold: proteins. Josh is tackling another cheerful, lighthearted and fun little topic... the little misfiled proteins called Prions. ...yeah... Then Brett gets into a movie that takes the genius of Groundhog Day and the fun of Starship Troopers and puts it together with two of the greatest actors of all time (Cruise and Blunt): Edge of Tomorrow.   Off-top Links and References: Prions are the Zombie Protein Chronic Wasting Disease   Content: Why ‘Edge of Tomorrow' Got Retitled ‘Live Die Repeat' Groundhog Day: The Ultimate Buddhist Movie How many Groundhog Days? Film Review: Edge of Tomorrow Grizzly Suit Guy LMAO Project Grizzly   SPECIAL PLUG: (...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)   The Don't Assume Podcast   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Ejection Seats / OK Go

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 79:26


    Ejection seats. Imaging being in a fighter jet, something goes wrong and your best option is to launch your rocket seat up and out and hope the parachute works. Well today we discuss an incredible video showing the slow motion testing of such a seat and Brett brings some surprising ejection seat facts to the show. Then Josh brings a new type of content to the clearinghouse. If you're not familiar with the viral music videos from this group of entertainment geniuses, well it's time you were. This show is all about the epic band: OK Go.   Off-top Links and References: Fighter Jet Ejection Seat Slo-Mo 11 amazing facts about aircraft ejection seats! 5 Pilots Ejecting at The Last Second   Content: This Too Shall Pass This Too Shall Pass: Behind The Scenes Making Rube Goldberg Machine The One Moment OK Go Sandbox: Making "The One Moment" Weaponized Math Upside Down and Inside Out Making of UDIO, Gravity Is Just a Habit Album on DNA Story   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Knots (and Boy Scouts) / UFOs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 75:35


    For this episode, you should take a page out of the Boy Scout's manual and 'be prepared.' Not for knot-tying talk like Josh intended but for the dark reminder that the Boy Scouts of America are known for being involved with some pretty seriously bad sex abuse scandals. And for some reason, Brett can't stop bringing it up! Speaking of Brett, do you love it when he rants about UFOs? Well, too bad. You should take a page out of his wife's book and suck it up because Brett is talking about the Leslie Kean novel UFOs that's all about... you guessed it: UFOs.   Off-top Links and References: History of Knots Math Makes Knots Stronger Why do headphones get tangled? Portlandia: The Knot Store Sword and Scale Episode 175 Wandrly Travel Mag Dirt and Rock Shorts Spellbound Trailer (Wingsuit BASE)     Content: UFOs by Leslie Kean They're Made out of Meat Radio Silence UFOs on 60 Minutes Prosthetic Development 1 Prosthetic Development 2 Prosthetic Development 3   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving    

    Heists IRL / Kilo Two Bravo

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 66:08


    Brett discusses the foreign Netflix sensation "Money Heist" (thanks for the content recommendation DV!) and looks into a few real life heists that seem to crazy to be true. Then Josh lightens the mood with a war movie about shrapnel, mines and presumably limbs getting blown off. I hate to say it... but I'm going to have to watch this movie. It's the one constant in the Universe: Josh's content recommendations are always spot on, even if they are a little disturbing, violent and difficult to watch. (Don't even come in here with your speed of light talk.)   Off-top Links and References: 7 Real-Life Heists That Were So Crazy You'll Forget All About 'Money Heist' The Vaas Show   Content: Landmines in Afghanistan How Mines Work Launchable Landmines Prosthetic Development 1 Prosthetic Development 2 Prosthetic Development 3   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Vladimir Komarov's Fate / Threes!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 73:57


    Josh discusses the dubious Soviet Russia safety program during the space race, including the first ever space fatality of Cosmonaut Komarov. In fact, both the US and the USSR had space program fatalities in 1967: the Soyuz 1 and the Apollo 1 (the latter being during training on the ground). I just realized that even if it involved space-age technology, I might be inclined to avoid being a part of a number "1" of anything like this. Speaking of numbers, Brett gets lost in the elegantly simple but beautiful (and addictive!) number tile game that he's been playing for waaaay too long and probably way too much. Today we're talking a video game of the mobile-platform variety: Threes!   Off-top Links and References: The Man Who Fell From Space Yuri Gagarin Death Vladamir Komarov Dead Body Lightsaber   Content: Threes! Threes! Wiki ThreesPorn shows off Win!   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving

    Illegal Gum / The Last of Us Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 74:33


    Singapore is an incredible city-state but it has some... rigid laws. Like no gum allowed! But even these seemingly strict laws have a reason behind them and after discussing tight vs. loose cultures, Josh gets back into a highly recommended video game, a sequel nonetheless. The Last of Us Part 2 is on today's apocalypse menu.   Off-top Links and References: Why Singapore Banned Gum Order & Freedom Sam Harris Podcast   Content: Cordyceps Fungi Last of Us Controversy 1 Last of Us Controversy 2 Last of Us Controversy 3 Last of Us Controversy 4 Cheater Link (If you will never play this game!)   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Max Headroom / FATWS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 75:00


    T-t-t-today Josh t-talks about M-Max Headroom!  An '80s icon with a history that's nothing short of bizarre. Then  Brett tries to keep things spoiler free for a content piece that explores the new evolution of Disney+ With the gripping new Marvel spinoff, a show that literally JUST came out: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.   Off-top Links and References: History of Max Headroom Max Headroom Incident   Content: Did Thanos Kill You? Explainer: The Big Blip Reddit: FATWS Bucky Detail John Walker Design Choices Wyatt Russell Meme Reaction Zemo Dancing   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Point Break with FlipSixThreeHole

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 82:26


    For our 50th episode, we invite friend and super fan FlipSixThreeHole onto the show to present his PhD dissertation through an experimental and accelerated graduate course. As we all know, Harvard doesn't just hand out advanced degrees in contentology. But if anyone can handle the pressure of a multi-year doctorate content course being condensed into the span of an hour-long podcast episode, it's Nick Underwood aka FlipSixThreeHole. If all goes well, Nick may be sporting the prestigious title of Contentologist. (It's a real thing.)   Content: Bobby Wygant 1991 Interviews: Keanu Reeves PB Interview Patrick Swayze PB Interview Gary Busey PB Interview Lori Petty PB Interview List of Busey-isms KeanuClub Podcast Prayer of the Rollerboyz   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Wealth Inequality Visualized / Infected

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 62:19


    Do you think it's difficult to imagine the scope of a billion dollars? You'd be right. If you think the wealth gap is getting wider and a large amount of wealth is being hoarded by a small group of people, you'd also be right. You should definitely check out the link in the show notes to see this visually represented in a truly astonishing way. Then Josh talks scary triangles, scary infections and a generous and aggressive content strategy that's so good, it's scary. It's time for the Scott Sigler book (and free podcast version!): Infected.   Off-top Links and References: Wealth, shown to scale   Content: Free audio version of the book! Infected Book Trailer Morgellons Disease Scott Sigler's Marketing Strategy   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Shrikes / The Divided Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 91:38


    Yikes. Wow. Nature is metal. Josh continues with his Mother Nature off-top Trent kick by discussing a bird of prey that has some, um, unique murdering methods. The shrike is a brutal badass birdie. Then Brett tries to get all science-y when discussing an episode of his favorite podcast, Making Sense. Sam Harris has a conversation with prominent thinker Iain McGilchrist, a man who has thought about the division in our brains (and all brains!) for over three decades. Philosophy, psychiatry, literature... this fellow does it all. Including blowing my mind(s) with facts about our divided brain! It's right hemisphere vs. left hemisphere while we explore this dense topics: The Divided Mind.   Off-top Links and References: Shrike Breaking Necks Video Shrike Impaling Video Audubon Article: Shrikes Brutal Way of Killing Prey   Content: Send a message to Sam to access his content for free! Making Sense Podcast #234 Iain McGilchrist The Divided Brain on YT The Divided Brain Documentary   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    747 parts on eBay / Dredd

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 73:44


    You can buy anything on eBay. Even authentic parts from Delta's last flying 747-400 aircraft. Get our (un)professional recommendations on what to buy from seller whaletailsales right here! Then Josh mixes genres and melds minds with his recommendation for a sci-fi action film we BOTH love. Get the skinny on why this follows the video game action format to a T and don't bother sending us your disagreements. Contentologists are always right when it comes to content. (Except when we're not. But this isn't one of those times.) We're talking about Karl Urban's incredible chin and climbing up the block of levels with: Dredd.   Off-top Links and References: eBay Seller "whaletailsales" 747-400 Fire Switches 747-400 Throttle Quadrant 747-400 Complete Upper Panel! Article: 747 parts for sale on eBay   Content: Why did Dredd flop? Stripper in a warzone, Quiet from MGSV Great Escort Missions Dredd/The Raid Formula Dredd and The Rise of Police State   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever   Other Podcast Appearances: Josh on Have Not Seen This: Ep. 66 - Devil's Rejects Josh on The Don't Assume Podcast: Ep. 24 - Skydiving  

    Firehawk Raptors / Parks and Rec

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 70:07


    What's more frightening than a bird of prey? A bird of prey with flames. That's right, some birds have learned to harness the power of fire to attack prey. (Is this really life?!) Then Brett recommends you check out that show everybody loves and you've heard so much about (that's like The Office, except you know, better) but never got around to watching. Sure, we aren't on Covid lockdown anymore... but doesn't mean you can't make some time to binge watch the crap out of this top-notch mockumentary sitcom about a mid-level bureaucrat: Parks and Rec.   Off-top Links and References: Firehawk Raptors Research Video: Firehawk Raptors at Work   Content: Entertainment Weekly: One of the great Hollywood tragedies. Justice for Amy Poehler! Oswalt's Nerd Rant 7 Years Later Patton Oswalt's Star Wars Filibuster (Extended Cut) Season 4 Bloopers Andy becomes a Contentologist: 2015 Emmy's   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Polish Clams / The Den

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 65:52


    You heard it here first: CLAMS CONTROL WATER SUPPLY. That is, if you live in the Polish city Poznan. Seriously, this is some pretty cool sciencey stuff we're doing replacing high-tech sensors with molluscs. Then Josh recommends you get your laptop out to consume the horror film that takes place... pretty much entirely on a laptop. This movie will hit home if you've spent most of the last year on zoom and other video-chat apps. I watched this movie after Josh recommended it... and I found it terrifying. You'll want to cover up your webcam (which apparently Mark Zuckerberg does too!) after you watch this little-known slasher film from the mind of Zachary Donohue: The Den.   Off-top Links and References: Poznan Clams Control Water Supply   Content: The Den Full Movie Link Blair Witch Marketing eBay Gangstalking Gangstalking Fair Game Mark Zuckerberg Taped Camera taping your laptop camera may do more harm than good... *rolls eyes*   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    CMEs / Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 61:54


    You wouldn't think a former world-champion and multiple world-record holding skydiver like Josh would be crippled by existential dread... but there is nothing more frightening to the otherwise intrepid contentologist than ejections of plasma from our closest star, the Sun. (Don't bother wiping off those tears of dread. Catch them for safekeeping in your fear journal!) Brett then shoots his web of content related opinions all over one of his absolute FAVORITE pieces of content. (He says absolute FAVORITE a bit much, amiright?) This truly is a masterpiece of animation, storytelling and well, everything else. Get ready for all the various "spider-people" because we're falling into the multi-dimensional movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.   Off-top Links and References: CME Superstorm 2012 Carrington Event Quebec 1989 CME   Content: Into the Spider-Verse Trailer Into the Spider-Verse: Dazzling, Hilarious & Unique Multiverse Wiki   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Sokushinbutsu / Hell's Kitchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 85:10


    Today, by some content coincidence, we're BOTH talking food. On today's off-top, Brett talks about the self-mummifying buddhist monks who utilize an extreme ascetic diet in conjunction with their intense meditation practice to achieve a state of perceived immortality. You have to check out the photo... if you dare. Josh then gets deep into wind tunnels and the training course that started his iFly career: FITP (aka the Flight Instructor Training Program). What could have inspired this epic sidequest? Why, Gordon Ramsay's popular reality television show of course! If you can't stand the heat... never mind. Just check out this great TV show that involves a lot of cooking and a LOT of cussing: Hell's Kitchen.   Off-top Links and References: The Buddhist Art of Mummifying Yourself Sokushinbutsu Wiki   Content: Gordon Ramsay's Early Life Gordon's Weight Loss Wind Tunnel Content: Team Collective!   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Perseverance Rover / Snowpiercer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 80:27


    On today's off-top, Josh talks about the latest martian rover: Perseverance. Also in CCH news: we're not the only country with a robot on another planet! Is everyone moving to mars? Honestly, I can't wait to buy my first Martian Starbucks coffee with Dogecoin after I buy a Musk Airlines space flight ticket with my Gamestonk tendies. Brett then boards the under-appreciated movie train to talk about one of his favorite sci-fi films that seemed to have slipped through the cracks of the mainstream. Bong Joon-ho directed this dark, action-packed masterpiece that explores plenty of themes and concerns relevant to today's growing wealth inequality and large-scale issues that science hopes to tackle. Join the last humans on earth on the vehicle representative of something much larger: Snowpiercer.   Off-top Links and References: NASA Mars Website Perseverance Touchdown Switzerland Celebrates NASA   Content: Snowpiercer Trailer Bong Joon Ho Oscar Speech Best Director Dangers of Geoengineering   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    UAP Theory / Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 70:25


    On today's off-top, Brett stumbles upon UAPtheory.com, a website putting forward a plausible theory for the technology behind UAPs/UFOs insane accelerations that seem to defy physics. This theory adheres to the number one rule: the laws of physics cannot be broken. Then Josh repeatedly states he is not an MMA expert but continues to show us why he's a CONTENT expert. He gets into a show with broken families, toxic competition and addiction - this is not content for the faint of heart. It's time for the dramatic and intense TV series: Kingdom.    Off-top Links and References: UAP Theory A new way to visualize General Relativity   Content: Pushing Kids to Succeed Paradox Cutting Weight for Kingdom Anderson Silva KO MMA Mental Toughness   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    The Pixar Theory / What Technology Wants

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 63:16


    On today's off-top, Josh dives into the theory that every single Pixar movie exists in the same universe. The Pixar Theory might be considered by some to be a bit of a stretch... after all, the "PCU" is definitely not obvious like the MCU but it is still a pretty interesting possibility! Then, Brett discusses a book that opened his mind to the idea that the same driving force behind the evolution of biological life is driving technology to follow the same path; apparently technology is just another branch in the kingdom of life. Kevin Kelly is the mastermind who authored the incredible work of non-fiction: What Technology Wants.   Off-top Links and References: Pixar Theory Synopsis Official Theory Page   Content: What Technology Wants Kevin Kelly Out of Control Life Countdown Clock True Films The Unabomber Was Right 25-Year-Old Bet: Has Tech Destroyed Society? TEDxSF What Technology Wants   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Tendies / Elite Dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 76:00


    On today's off-top, get your tendies by following our meme-based stock tips. Rule #1: HOLD with DIAMOND HANDS! (Obligatory disclaimer for SEC listeners: we are not financial advisors. This is not financial advice. We are but simple contentologists and definitely not moneyologists.) After that confusing rant from an upset smooth-brained ape attempting to overthrow all evil capitalists by buying an overpriced stock THAT I LIKE, Josh gets sucked into the allure of space... again. This is the video game to end all video games. (There is a lot of hyperbole in this episode.) Seriously though, the twists and turns between planets, gravity wells and potential extraterrestrial contact in this open-world flight simulation make this episode a must-listen for any video game geek that's looking for a virtual part-time job in the cosmos. Get ready for the galactic game: Elite Dangerous.   Off-top Links and References: Explained: The Stock Market Tendies: Urban Dictionary Tendies: Know Your Meme Gimmie Gimmie Chicken Tendies Meet Keith Gill Nick on Octane Academy   Content: Elite Dangerous Website How the Galaxy was Crafted Trappist-1 Prediction Mapping the Galaxy Thargoids Fuel Rats Arecibo Collapse Video SETI Institute Apollo Astronaut almost dies "Horsing Around" Rover Leaves Tracks in Morse Code   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Discord Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    TNO / Contact

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 81:59


    It's all about space on this episode of The Content Clearinghouse. No, pairing these subjects together really wasn't planned... it's just two space nerds on the same content wavelength. First up from Josh: Trans-Neptunian objects, Pluto's fate, Nibiru and good ol' UFO disclosure wrapped up into the Covid relief bill. Then Brett dons his NASA socks to gush about sexy, nerdy Jodie Foster and hunkiest of hunks Matthew McConaughey and the tug-of-war they represent between Science and Religion. Get ready for the classic 90's movie: Contact.   Off-top Links and References: UFO Disclosure in Covid Relief Bill Trans-Neptunian object Wiki Why is Pluto no longer a planet? Nibiru: The Nonexistent Planet   Content: Contact Trailer Dr. Seti: Hydrogen times Pi Voyager 1: Earth's Farthest Spacecraft Radiolab: Space 7 Films That Absolutely Get The Science Right Fact of Fictional: Contact Arecibo Collapse Video SETI Institute Apollo Astronaut almost dies "Horsing Around" Rover Leaves Tracks in Morse Code   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Bigfoot / ANTM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 70:54


    We're searching for the truth about Bigfoot on this special "cycle" of The Content Clearinghouse. Is he real? According to many experts who have analyzed the famous Patterson-Gimlin film... yes. Not to be outdone, some guy in Utah claims to have caught our big, hairy friend on camera recently. Then Josh gets ready to talk beautiful people and terms I'm not familiar with like tooch, smizing and H2T. Get ready to be surprised by this television series: ANTM. Boom... boom... BOOM.   Off-top Links and References: Bigfoot Wiki Patterson Gimlin Film Analysis Bigfoot sighting near Provo, UT Even more Bigfoot stuff...   Content: ANTM has launched more careers to count! Tragedy of Mirjana Puhar ANTM Terms Ozzy Man modeling FAILS   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Marlboro Marketing / Flight of the Conchords

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 61:23


    Who would have guessed that a cigarette company is responsible for one of the sneakiest and downright insidious marketing loophole schemes ever. Oh... everyone you say? Good point. Josh hits pause on contentology and dives into graphicology on this off-top you don't want to miss. Then Brett gets into another comedy TV series from HBO that's an only-slightly fictionalized version of the self-professed "fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo" from New Zealand. You know who we're talking about! Bret, Jemaine, and Flight of the Conchords!   Off-top Links and References: The Sneakiest Design EVER   Content: Flight of the Conchords on Newtown Salad Flight of the Conchords S1 Trailer I'm Not Crying The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room Carol Brown FOTC Band Wiki FOTC: 'We're retired sex symbols'   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    2021 Predictions / Lost Fleet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 61:11


    WE ALL SURVIVED 2020! Are we finally out of the woods? Not according to Nostradamus. Supposedly there are some predictions out there for things to come from a man who lived in the 1500s who has been known to make some eerily accurate (or just exceptionally vague?) poetic premonitions. Then Josh gets into some of his all time favorite content and then talks about the speed of light, like, a lot. So strap in for some hard sci-fi space battles and galactic politics with the John G. Hemry aka "Jack Campbell" book series: Lost Fleet.    Off-top Links and References: Santa Claus in a Snowglobe InnerBox Designs Pixar's Soul Trailer Nostradamus Wiki yearly-horoscope.org... a very trustworthy news source   Content: The Lost Fleet Series True physics of SPACE BATTLES Helios Satellites? Fastest man made objects! Helical Solar System Model   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Spaceship Comparison / Inside Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 66:15


    Josh can't wait to compare sizes! No, not that. It's spaceships! In this episode's off-topic section, Josh discusses the incredible CAA (Content Appreciation Artwork, it's a real thing), a contribution by Dirk Loechel and shared on Deviant Art. Check it out, maybe print it out! Then Brett continues to tunnel inwards towards the existential dread that is the reality of our reality... what kind of content inspires such reflection and alarm? The kind Pixar makes of course! Get ready for more Yuval Noah Harari and the animated comedy film: Inside Out.   Off-top Links and References: EVE Online Heist Sci-Fi Spaceship Size Comparison Chart   Content: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century Emotional Truths by Way of Pixar The Psychologists behind Inside Out Inside Out Trailer   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever  

    Mando the Kooiker / Metro Exodus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 63:06


    This episode's off-topic section is all about that #puppylife. Mando the Kooikerhondje just arrived and he is undoubtedly the best puppy in the universe. Then Josh goes underground in ANOTHER post-apocalyptic world. If there is one thing Josh loves more than talking about mutant and the end of the world... it's Russia? Get ready for the book inspired video game Metro Exodus.   Off-top Links and References: Dogs 101: Kooikerhondje   Content: History of the Series Russian Bunkers Xenophobia in Russia Psychology Today: Instincts in Humans   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Bouncing Bombs / Always Sunny

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 76:54


    Bomb's away and Seinfeld on crack! In this episode's off-topic section, Josh discusses a video he discovered on facebook (that's only on facebook) posted by Dark Facts from Dark5. Apparently spinning, bouncing bombs were engineered during WWII to bust German dams with Operation Chastise. Although the mission was not exactly a success, it was... kind of a success? Then Brett finds humor in one of the greatest cult hits on television. In fact, 'Always Sunny' is about to break the record as the longest running live-action comedy series in history with the upcoming 15th season. This cringey, taboo-tackling humor may not be for everyone... but it is for us. And maybe for you too?   Off-top Links and References: Operation Chastise on FB   Content: Making of the Sunny Pilot The Gang Makes TV History Black Comedy Wiki List of Last Words Rob Mcelhenney interview with Dax Real life partners of IASIP Cast The Creeping Progressiveness of IASIP Why IASIP is the Best FX Show From humble sitcom to pop-culture giant! The D.E.N.N.I.S. System   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Sun Dogs / SCP Foundation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 67:13


    In this episode's off-topic section, Brett shares a classic viral video with Josh titled "Amazing Jumping Sun Dog Crown Flash." If you have never been lucky enough to witness this rare weather phenomenon (and even if you have!) it is worth a watch. Josh then finds himself neck deep in government documents... but not the boring kind. In fact, he recently discovered a whole world of collaborative "crowd-sourced" fiction. Literally thousands of entries for... "objects" that require special containment procedures. If you haven't heard of the fictional organization The SCP Foundation (or even if you have!) this is one episode you don't want to miss. And definitely check out the links below!   Off-top Links and References: Amazing Jumping Sun Dog Crown Flash Jumping Sun Dog Video #2 Science Tidbit Vid on Jumping Sun Dogs Amazing Page on Atmospheric Halos Fargo ND Sun Dog from Gopherboy6956 Exotic Antarctic Halo   Content: SCP Foundation SCP-173 Wired article and SCP game: Control Evan Royalty YouTube - SCP: Overlord Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever  

    Isle of Man / A Quiet Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 68:35


    In this episode's off-topic section, Josh talks about the "most dangerous race in the world," the Isle of Man TT. It is definitely worth checking out our off-top links below to watch these intense motorsport participants fly (literally at moments) around the track reaching speeds in excess of 200 mph. Brett then tries to bring some post-halloween spook into November (because he kind of missed his favorite holiday) with a horror sci-fi film set in a 2020 world that requires near ABSOLUTE SILENCE. (Shit! Did I type that too loud?) ... AAAAARGH!   Off-top Links and References: Most Dangerous Race in the World Is it worth it? Spectator's Reactions Isle of Man Crashes   Content: A Quiet Place Trailer John Krasinski A Quiet Place Interview The Quiet Place Alien's Physiology A Quiet Place II Trailer   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Back in the Cockpit / Mystery Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 71:16


    In this episode's off-topic section, Brett talks about what he's been doing the last two weeks and really, the last two years. (Spoiler alert: he wasn't just taking a soak in Brett-juice.) It's actually a really personal story about overcoming personal problems and a huge career mistake. Josh then leaves it up to Brett to choose the content piece. It's mystery content! Don't spoil the surprise by clicking the content link below...   Off-top Links and References: HIMS Program   Content: What makes you you? (Brain swap!) Consciousness in Dogs Mystery Content Motivational Speecher Nate Catanus   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

    Diversify Your Podcast Portfolio: Imaginary Worlds

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 4:06


    This week's mini-episode content recommendation:    Imaginary Worlds   On Apple Podcasts On Spotify Imaginary Worlds Website   Follow Us: All of our links! Facebook Instagram Sponsor: Best Maps Ever

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