The Hypothetical Institute

We're talking soft drinks. All the hard facts and medium-firm lols.     

With a new tranche of documents released, we take a peep at more inconsistencies like bunchy jackets, and Rob Reiner's four shooter theory. 

This week we're going back to the mid-80s to read some WWN. Out on the streets hypercolour might have been king, but below the waves the world belonged to fugly mermaids.

It's chock full of predictions yet no one sees Hypercolor coming just a decade away. 

It gets nerdy and horny in this one. We're sorry. 

We dive into what was in the news exactly 33 years ago. Learn about Princess Diana, turtles (again), and some spooky predictions

No dogs here. But we have turtles. Wanna lean some turtle facts? We got you fam. 

This week we're talking about sunflowers, and by extension, the replacement of our cool dude sun with a daggy pale alternative.

You can always rely on The Hypothetical Institute for your up-to-the-minute news coverage. This week we're talking about the Olympics, transphobic brainworms and Dr Raygun.

This week we're talking about the failed assassination of Donald Trump and the myriad conspiracies it has spawned. This was recorded a few days after the shooting so feel free to marvel at our prescient analysis and ignore the non-prescient bits.

This week we're talking about tipping over cows.

This week we're talking about RFK Jr and his brain worms.

Why did 1000s of people come out and say they wanted to assault an 11 year old girl? We get to the bottom of the Lexi Bonner videos which went viral across the soc meds and in the playgrounds of the UK (and apparently Australia). With some slight diversions reminiscing about a dead shark and the sunglasses from They Live.

This week we're talking about that current event: the bridge collapse in Baltimore.

It's a very timely episode as we discuss Kate Middleton and wonder what we need to do to get a Daily Mail Photoshop commenter gig. In the news: Kevin Kelly. What happens when you send cancer into space? Why is Elon Musk smearing Haitian refugees?

This week we imagine what would happen if the idle rich listened to too much FM radio sports bant and decided to finance an Olympics where everyone was juiced to the gills. Wait, we didn't imagine it, it's really happening? Fantastic!

This week we're talking about TayTay and her journey from unwarranted alt-Right icon to right-wing outrage machine boogeyman - all while she continues to pump out banger upon banger.

This week we talk a bit about the tunnels in Brooklyn before we get onto some real news: there's aliens at the mall and they're RUMBLIN'!

Folks, it's just a tiny little news show under your tree. See you in 2024.

This week we're looking at some news: Alex Jones is back on Twitter and his uncle is a cyborg. A bloke in New Zealand leaked a bunch of confidential health data - and raises some important questions about: a) LinkedIn etiquette, and b) New Zealand taking the piss generally. And people continue to go to great lengths to prove or disprove whether MH370 was abducted by a stock image of a cloud.

Well folks, if Law & Order is going to pivot into conspiracy theories, we will pivot into Law & Order. And if we have to watch huge amounts of copaganda to do this, so be it.

Folks, it seems decidedly NQR that we did 194 of these things before we got around to the BIGFOOT. In fact it may not even be the case at all. Yet we uncovered new (to us) facts about Bigsfeet that surely we would have known if we'd done this already. To that end, Luke "Robbo" Robertson and Cam "Cammo" Smith are discussing Bigfoots, how to murder them, and which is the worst branch of the US Military. It goes: Space Force (obvs), Air Force (Top Gun), Army, Marine Corps (too enigmatic, are you of the land or the ocean?), Navy (too many tall tales), Coast Guard (almighty Poseidon's waves crashing down upon essentially billions of tiny boulders? the coast guards itself). This is being uploaded at 1:37am and guess what Cam did at 4pm yesterday. Listen to the episode to find out.

This week we're talking about UAP disclosure and Peruvian aliens. Plus some news (including immediately outdated news about the Sound Of Freedom guy which we will update in the next ep)

This week we talk about the wildfires in Maui and how they quickly became grist for the mill of every conspiracist.  

This week it's all about saving the kids.

Folks, this week we're talking about FAKE PEOPLE. They walk amongst us... or do they?

This week we're talking about the Oceangate sub disaster. Was it a case of Go Woke, Get Smooshed, or was it all about Hunter Biden's laptop? Don't worry, we check in with some psychics to find out.

Hi folks, yep, you read that title right, we are back in our Anything Goes Titles Era and talking about impending extra-terrestrial disclosure... or are we?

This episode we're talking about right wing grievances as expressed through the mediums of parody songs and MAGA rap.

This week we're talking about the recent spate of UFOs plaguing the Americas.

This week we're talking about 15 Minute Cities - just a bit of common sense urban planning? Or are they going to shoot you if you take too long in the supermarket?

This week we discuss algorithms (and giants)

This week we're talking about the Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse and whether it's even possible that people in the olden days could think to put some rocks on top of each other. Warning: some bad Back To The Future opinions from one member of the podcast.

This week we're having a quick chat about drinking copious amounts of piss at Christmas and getting absolutely MASHED.

This week we're talking about the recent murders in Queensland which have put a spotlight on the Australian conspiracy scene.

Folks, this week we're talking about two incidents that are more connected than you might think: Dan Andrews stacking it on a tiny staircase and the assassination attempt on Nancy Pelosi. We have News Corp losing their mind, fake news content farms, and DOGS. ON. SMACK. A little something for everyone. Dan Stans, all complaints may be directed to Luke on Mastodon: @tinyshinyhands@westport.skatepark

This week we're talking about our new King - is the Antichrist? Is he an eco-fascist? Is he a vampire? Plus Salty is scared of scary movies. SPOILER ALERT FOR M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S SPLIT. No spoiler alert for Mark Duplass' Creep, because I edited the spoilers out. You're most welcome.

This week we're talking about a very timely conspiracy theory: that the world is going to end on the 24th of September, 2022.

We last spoke about the Mandalay Bay shooting in Las Vegas not long after it happened in 2017. We revisit it now to look at how conspiracy theories about it have continued to fester.

This week we have a chat about eating bugs - do you have the guts to get some grubs down your gullet? What if we told you that you already eat about ten bugs a day? Would that seem like great messaging to you?

Write an episode description for our podcast episode about artificial intelligence conspiracy theories. In this episode of the podcast, we explore the world of artificial intelligence conspiracy theories. We discuss the history of AI and its development, as well as the various conspiracy theories surrounding its existence and purpose. We also examine the evidence for and against these theories, and try to make sense of it all. (We don't do any of that - we talk about the time that Robbo accidentally told the Google robot that his brewery was closed)

This week we're talking about The Real Queen! Was Queen Elizabeth swapped out at birth? And who is the charismatic Canadian getting people to stop paying their lecky across the Commonwealth?    

It's hopefully the last opportunity we'll have to cover this one - we take a look at some of the conspiracy theories around former Prime Minister Scott Morrison's photo opportunities. If you'd like to follow along at home, we've linked photos on the Podbean page at hypotheticalinstitute.podbean.com: Ladders. Nails. Fake Curry. Raw Curry. Fake Shoes.   (Bonus: Chicken Coop)

This week we discuss some local election fraud conspiracy theories, but mainly talk about the incredibly poorly-made movie 2000 Mules.

This week we discuss the latest attacks on trans & queer lives by the American Right. Plus were Heinz right to name a condiment after ass-eating? And should non-evil gay children be represented in Disney movies?

This week Luke and Cam are discussing martial arts fakery. Salty does not appear on this ep due to a contractual dispute (will not return until he can read his Bigfoot/Nessie slash epic Lochside Passions).

This week we check in on some old friends: Peekay, RussianVids, Jeff O'Toole, Side Thorn, Conspiracy Granny, etc. How have the old guard fared in the brave new world of everything being a conspiracy? Listen in and find out!

This week we're talking about that shiny stuff we all know and love to hoard/neck. If the NSA are listening, please rendition Robbo for rubbing his beautiful weather in everyone's face.

We're back in 2022 - it's the year of thriving with ya mates and we know one way to achieve that goal: slurpin' down big buckets of piss. We're talking urine therapy, folks! Get it in ya!

What if the world was flooded with mud? We'd lose a lot and then pretend nothing happened, for some reason? Find out all about this, as well as some sick guitar jams. 

turns out the people on the lost continent of Mu were NOT justified. At all. Please reassess your opinions on the ancients of Mu Mu because they were more than likely, very racist.