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Today on the show we have PS5 Grinch, Santa cops, and Medieval Times worries. We hear from the flat Earther who learned a tough lesson, Cass is a good girl, and we play “Give Me the Middle”. We play Christmas Guess Who, watch out for knife Granny, Anthony wants to steal avocados, and we hear who Thicky Christ is. Support the show and follow us here Twitter, Insta, Apple, Amazon, Spotify and the Edge! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

COP29 is over. A new agreement has been struck. So what the hell happened? Climate reporter Dharna Noor is here to explain. She was on the ground during the conference to cover it all and she's on the show this week to deep dive into the results and what it means for global climate action. Dharna discusses the complexities and stakes surrounding COP29, how the central theme of climate finance shaped the conference, and the key takeaways of the final agreement. We also discuss the tension between the Global North and South during negotations, the wild events that unfolded during negotiations, and the importance of good reporting and press coverage during these multilateral discussions.  Dharna Noor is a fossil fuels and climate reporter at Guardian US. Prior to that, Dharna was the Boston Globe's climate producer, worked as a staff writer at Earther, where she also co-produced a season of the podcast Drilled on the fossil fuel industry's influence on education. Check out Dharna's reporting here. Check out all of The Guardians's COP29 reporting here.  As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our YouTube channel! Join our Facebook group.

Why is it so important that we share the science of fiction, and what do we do with it once we have it? That's today's big question, and my guest is Maddie Stone. Maddie is a prolific science journalist. She is a doctor of earth and environmental sciences. She's the former science editor of the technology website Gizmodo, which I love, and the founding editor of Earther, Gizmodo's climate focused vertical, which I love.Maddie has edited articles for The Verge, Polygon, and Grist, and her original and award winning journalism has appeared in National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Grist, Vice, MIT Technology Room, Technology Review, and Drilled, and many other outlets we love and link to basically every day.An avid science fiction fan like me, Maddie runs one of my favorite blogs called The Science of Fiction, an email newsletter and a blog, if you're old, that explores the real world science behind fictional monsters and alien planets and stuff like that (which checks all of my boxes). -----------Have feedback or questions? Tweet us, or send a message to questions@importantnotimportant.comNew here? Get started with our fan favorite episodes at podcast.importantnotimportant.com.-----------INI Book Club:Not The End of The World by Hannah RitchieThe Right to Repair by Aaron PerzanowskiFind all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-clubLinks:Subscribe to The Science of FictionKeep up with Maddie's writing, including her recent story holding Microsoft accountable to their sustainability pledgesCheck out the Climate Reality Check report from Good EnergyFollow us:Subscribe to our newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSupport our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgradeGet our merchFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ImportantNotImpFollow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportantSubscribe to our

We're brining out our August Patreon exclusive episode from the vault and we're talking Jonathan Hickman's X-Men omnibus with art from Lenil Yu and Russell Dauterman. How did Jake survive the worst natural disaster of his life? Was the California hurricane as bad as anticipated? How have the Maui wildfires effected us? Will they be able to listen to Comics and Chronic? What are the ridiculous right wing conspiracies about the wildfires? What is the creepy TikTok sound? Is Jake a flat-Earther? Did the X-Men barely survive high school? Is Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters equivalent to getting a GED or the ROTC? What is an omnibussy? How does this comic and episode connect to House of X/Powers of X? What's been happening on Krakoa? How many dark secrets is Cody revealing this episode? What were our favorite arcs in this omnibus? Who is Nimrod? Do the X-Men always lose? What is ORCHIS? How do they use A.I. and monkey to fuck the mutants up? Is this omnibus inconsistent? How do we feel about the art? How did we feel about the one-shots in this omnibus? Did we love the silent issue? Why were the U.N. and Crucible issues our favorites? Does Wakanda Forever borrow from the U.N. issue? Does that issue have Jason Bourne vibes? Is Cyclops a badass in this run? Is Apocalypse a badass in a suit? What is The Crucible? How did anyone on Krakoa agree to it? Is Nightcrawler more religious in this run? Would we rather see a live-action or animated Krakoa adaptation? Should the MCU adapt this story? Can Cody stay awake to finish watching Secret Invasion? Does Storm have cancer? Who is Fantomex? Who are the Children of the Vault? Who is Synch? What is Arakko? What role does Magneto take on Krakoa? Why can't Mystique resurrect Destiny? Who is Betty Yayo 2069? What is Namor up to? What happens at the end of the first Hellfire Gala? And in this episode we draft the Comics and Chronic X-Men squad!! Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ComicsandChronic Check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.comicsandchronic.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes every THURSDAY Follow us on social media! Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @comicsnchronic YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC45vP6pBHZk9rZi_2X3VkzQ E-mail: comicsnchronicpodcast@gmail.com Cody Twitter: @Cody_Cannon Instagram: @walaka_cannon TikTok: @codywalakacannon Jake Instagram: @jakefhaha Anthony Instagram // Twitter // TikTok : @mrtonynacho YouTube: youtube.com/nachocomedy

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A flat Earther has expanded his theory and it's super complicated. Is there a conspiracy theory you believe in? We discuss.

Ok, maybe not EVERYONE but the so-called 'flat-Earth' conspiracy is gaining steam. Honestly, if an Alien walked into the living room and told me he had proof the Earth was flat, I'd probably just shrug. George is deep into the flat-Earth algorithm and he has deets to share from 'the edge'...

In this episode, the Appleboys delve into various topics, including their favorite flat Earther video, a terrifying plane experience, and some interesting observations on Google Earth. They also discuss childhood memories, favorite foods, and share some funny and awkward moments. So sit back, relax, and enjoy another wild ride with the Appleboys.Show Notes:- Fun banter and updates from the hosts: Jimmy, Rob, Cory, and Josh- Rob's hilarious mishaps and musings throughout the episode- Speaker recalls visiting the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and their childhood fascination with dinosaurs- Childhood trip to Washington DC, and a funny incident involving their grandmother slipping on ice- Discussion of a favorite flat Earther video and the ancient Egyptian experiment to determine Earth's roundness- The speaker's sarcastic conclusion on the flat Earth debate- Humorous recounting of a bumpy plane landing experience with engine flames and an enthusiastic passenger mentioning a fire truck- Heartwarming and amusing stories of working with individuals with Down syndrome and the need for special communication- Surprise encounter with an unexpected topic while using Google Earth, resulting in hours of crescent moon shapes- Speaker's observation of a unique and delicious-looking chicken dish with green sauce and sautéed vegetables- The speaker's surprising enjoyment of mashed potatoes in a dish featuring chicken leg and breastTune in to the Appleboys Podcast for laughter, engaging conversations, and stories that take unexpected turns. Whether you're a fan of NFTs, music festivals, or just looking for some light-hearted entertainment, there's something for everyone in this episode.Episode Transcript and Description generated automatically via AI using Castmagic. If you're a podcaster and want to try it out, please consider using our referral link! https://www.castmagic.io/?via=appleboysWebsite: https://www.appleboys.us/Patreon: https://www.buyusmillerlite.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/appleboysTwitter/FB/IG/TikTok: @AppleboysPod

In this episode, the boys have another of their popular Dynamite Conspiracy episodes, where they discuss a number of topicsFirstly they discuss, The Philadelphia Experiment - was it actual fact and was covered up? Or was it merely an act of fiction?Tayo isn't convinced it was anything other than fiction, but what do you think?Then they discuss the weird Voynich Manuscript. A script of 240 pages that no one has been able to decipher. Tayo again thinks it is the act of a charlatan and a fake, whilst Tony, is more romantic, thinking it could be either something from a yet undiscovered language or even a manuscript written by an alien because many of its images are not of anything from our planetFinally, they both discuss the Flat Earth Society and why so many people that the Earth is flat despite countless amounts of evidence showing it is a sphere.But what are your thoughts on these topics? Is the evidence described enough to conclude anything substantial? Or do you have alternate views?And do you agree with Tony and Tayo on these at all? Tune in and listen to the discussion - and please let us have your thoughts on the subject.Although we much prefer effusive praise

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On this episode, Tristan & Tommy discuss our recent & self-destructive phases, the short history of podcasting & how it grew into today's giant industry, & Tristan reads a Yelp review from a super round-Earther. Be sure to leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel!YouTubeFacebookInstagramTwitterT-Shirts (Proceeds go to Give Kids The World)

If you asked the Astronomer Royal, Martin Rees, to discuss cosmology with a "flat-Earther", he would probably politely decline. But when it comes to more nuanced matters than scientific truth, is there ever a case for calling a halt to dialogue? Alfred Moore and Chris Wadibia consider the question... Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review

On this episode of Pilsners and Politics Podcast, Benjamin takes a break from politics and sits down with Chris of Heliocentric Hoax (https://www.instagram.com/heliocentric.hoax/) to discuss the Flat Earth Theory. This theory has been gaining traction over the last decade, and there are even conventions of Flat Earthers. Hear what Chris has to say about the Flat Earth. Want to support the Podcast? Shop our ETSY! https://www.etsy.com/shop/PilsnersandPolitics?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1150492735

Today in the podcast, we talk about the Star Trek Continues episode "Divided We Stand" which sees Kirk and McCoy living out something of a nightmare in the American civil war. And we discuss what the mysterious nanites might represent in the greater world of Star Trek. ----more---- Transcript Welcome to Nerd Heaven I'm Adam David Collings, the author of Jewel of The Stars And I am a nerd.   This is episode 99 of the podcast. Today, we're talking about the Star Trek Continues episode “Divided We Stand.” And if you'd like to check out some of my original science fiction, head over to AdamDavidCollings.com/books   I recently appeared as a guest on the Yum Yum Podcast with fellow Australian nerds, Ryan and Rachel, discussing the Babylon 5 episode “Ceremonies of Light and Dark.” If you love Babylon 5, as well you should, be sure to check out the episode, and all the other stuff that Ryan and Rachel do at Yum Yum Podcast.   The description on IMDB reads After an explosion on the bridge resulting from a failed attempt to isolate the ship's computer from a nano-virus, Kirk and McCoy wake up to find themselves in the middle of one of America's bloodiest conflicts.   The teleplay was written by Marc Cushman & Susan Osborn With story by Vic Mignogna and additional material by Todd Haberkorn It was directed by Vic Mignogna And it first aired on the 25th of September 2015.   This episode was dedicated to the memory of Grace Lee Whitney. Another of Star Trek's veterans who sadly passed away during the making of this show.   This one gets right into the action, making good use of the captain's log to skip past all the setup and throw us right in the thick of the crew's trouble. The Enterprise computer has been infected with a virus, or as Kirk calls it, a pathogen, a term I haven't heard in computer science before. This happened when they tried to make contact with an old Earther probe called Friendship 3. This is significant, because, as you may remember, Voyager once encountered the predecessor - Friendship 1 - in the Delta Quadrant.   What makes this pathogen interesting is that it is of a much more advanced technology than the primitive earth probe. It is quickly migrating through the entire ship, Spock's library computer, scotty's engineering specs.    Spock doesn't think this is a virus, and it's not singular. He says he detects hundreds of thousands of microscopic objects. So…are we talking actual physical objects? He's also seeing evidence of high-level intelligence.   McCoy shows a startling lack of awareness as he casually arrives on the bridge and berates Kirk for not keeping his medical checkup appointment. Now if the circumstances were different, McCoy would be well within his rights, but it's very obvious that the bridge crew are in the middle of a crisis. Kirk clearly has a good reason for missing his appointment and this is not the time or place to hassle him about it. That time will come later, of course.   The intelligence of whatever is invading the ship is growing.   As the bridge controls overload, Kirk finds himself in a very unexpected place and time. He's on a primitive battlefield, surrounded by men firing rifles, and wearing unfamiliar uniforms.   This scene marks “Divided We Stand” as the first episode of Star Trek Continues to take us off the ship. If you think about it, the last four have all taken place on board the Enterprise.   If I'm not mistaken, this is the American civil war. Is this a holographic simulation? A fantasy created by a being like Trelane? In Star Trek, there are many possibilities, but in their shoes, time travel wouldn't be my first thought. I mean, what could have caused it right? So Kirk and McCoy would be feeling understandably disoriented and confused. But, they're in uniform, which means they're expected to fight. At the very least, they can't just sit here and wait for the bullets. They may have to play along until they figure out what the go is. But they wisely manage to remove themselves from the situation to avoid taking any rash actions they may not be able to undo.   They wisely also choose to treat this as real, and not take any unnecessary risks.   Now, you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge about his particular event in history. Oh, I know the basics. North vs South. I believe it was primarily fought over the issue of slavery, although they may be more to it? I imagine American audiences would be able to tell immediately by looking at their uniforms, which side Kirk and McCoy are meant to be on. At this point in the story, I haven't figured that out yet.   The interesting thing is, it seems that they are both on different sides. Now THAT could make things interesting.   And it was cool to see Dr. M'Benga in this episode. It's only logical for him to step up and take on the role of chief medical officer while McCoy is missing. I believe M'Benga only appeared in two episodes of the original series, although he is, of course, a series regular on Strange New Worlds. At the time of recording, I still have no idea why, although he was chief medical officer under pike, he seems to have been demoted by TOS. I mean, he's still serving on the Enterprise but McCoy is chief. So what happened? Strange New Worlds is gonna have to address that at some point.   At first it seems strange that Spock is asking M'Benga about the computer virus. Why would  you have a medical doctor assess a computer problem? Then we pan over and see Kirk and Bones unconscious in bio-beds, their faces pale. Whatever has infected the ship has also infected their bodies.   I think this episode is lacking some precision of terminology when it comes to what we are dealing with. From what I gather, this isn't a computer virus, which is simply a self-perpetuating piece of software with malicious intent. It's some kind of swarm of small physical objects that are interfering with the computer somehow, but also invading Kirk and McCoy's bodies.   M'Benga can't prevent the spread of these things in the human bodies, he can only slow it, but in a day or two, they'll be dead.   So, what we can gather so far is that despite the episode descrition, we're not dealing with time travel here. We're dealing with some kind of mental projection from an alien entity.   Kirk refers to McCoy as a southern gentleman, so I gather his uniform is from the south. But then again, McCoy himself IS southern, so Kirk could be referring to that. A group of Kirk's team find them. They assume McCoy is Kirk's prisoner, at least until they notice Bones still has his weapon.   The leader of this group is pretty aggressive toward McCoy, but then, this is war. He takes Kirk's word for it a little too easily when he pretends to be a famous Kirk from the time, especially given his uniform has the wrong rank.   The leader is shot by a sniper on the other side. And we get verbal confirmation that McCoy's uniform is confederate, which I believe is the south. Kirk wants to bury the confederate sniper. The northerners are hesitant. Afterall, he's the enemy.   Kirk tries to preach the virtue of having compassion for all people, even one's enemies, but they're not very interested.   It's hard to judge them too harshly. Kirk is correct, of course, but it's not easy to have compassion on somebody who just killed one of your own - probably a friend.   McCoy could easily save this wounded soldier's life with 23rd century technology, but it'll be a challenge with period instruments. But I don't think it's just technology. A doctor of the time could probably do a lot more because they're familiar with the equipment.   McCoy raises the typical time travel problems. What if man is supposed to die and they heal him, or what if he was supposed to live, but by being here, they caused him to get shot? Being in the past is very risky. Of course, they don't know that they're not actually in the past. They have to treat this as if it's real.   Like the previous episode, this one had new music composed by Andy Farber and performed by the STC Orchestra.  Back in the original series, they didn't write all new music for every episode. Each season, they'd record some new music cues to add to the toolbox, and a music editor was apply them to the scenes of episodes, But when something big, special, or out-of-the-box happened, they'd write specific new music for it.   That's kind of how they did this episode. With all the civil war stuff going on, this episode really cried out for new original music. They re-used stuff where appropriate, but created new stuff where it was needed.   Some really interesting trivia. They used the melody of Uhura's song about Charlie, in the episode Charlie X, but that melody actually dates back to the American Civil war. It was a folk song about union volunteer soldiers. In this episode, it becomes Billy's theme.   Spock and Scotty have found a way to draw the alien presence out of the Enterprise computer. It's attracted to new sources of information. They can lure it into a backup module and then jettison it.   I'm a little shocked that Spock chose to destroy the jettisoned objects with the phasers. Yes, they were an infestation that caused problems to the ship, but there was also evidence that collectively, they represented an intelligent lifeform. It doesn't seem very Starfleet to just blow them up. Once removed from the ship, they were no longer an immediate danger.   In any case, the ship is safe. Now they've just got to save Kirk and McCoy.   The northerner doctor doesn't care about uniforms, he is just happy to have another set of hands to help the wounded. And as a doctor, McCoy is willing to help whoever is in medical trouble, regardless of who they are.   Spock clearly values McKenna's services. He knows that this will be a stressful time for the crew, with the captain and doctor incapacitated. But he naturally assumes he is immune. McKenna not-so-subley makes it clear she is available to him as well.   It raises the question of Vulcan mental health. Vulcans have emotions, strong ones, so it would seem that counselling and psychology would be needed, and a logical people would understand their importance. But because of their mental disciplines, Vulcans are so good at suppressing their emotions. They don't let themselves be controlled by their emotions.   Does this negate the need for counselling? For a human, to suppress everything you're feeling is not healthy, but Vulcans aren't humans.   Doctor M'Benga has discovered something interesting. While their bodies are still, he is detecting high levels of neural activity in Kirk and McCoy, very unusual for patients in a coma. And they spike at the same time, showing that they're linked. He's well on the way to uncovering what's actually going on here.   Checkov has found that at the time the computer was shut off, the entity was reviewing a particular battle in the American Civil war, as part of its analysis of Earth history. So while they don't have solid evidence, the Enterprise crew have pretty much figured out what is happening to Kirk and McCoy.   One of the soldiers is no longer sure what he's fighting for.  Just to free some slaves? He doesn't know the victims of slavery so it doesn't feel personal to him. Kirk suggests that they're all slaves to something, and this war is about freedom for all.    They're all having doubts. One of them wants to be there for the birth of his grandchild, but instead, he's here taking lives. And he's right to see that as a tragedy. But Kirk explains that what they do here will be remembered. He knows this as a matter of historical fact. They can't understand that, of course. So his words fall flat for them.   I'm really struck, in this scene, just how much Vic looks like William Shatner. It's almost uncanny.   Bones is horrified by the brutality of it all. The wounds, the lack of proper anaesthetic. It all feels barbaric to him. But it's not about technology, it's about the human suffering he's seeing.   Kirk blames himself. If he'd gone to his physical, McCoy wouldn't have been on the bridge. But as I said, in this case, he had a good reason. But I like what Bones says back to him. “The only thing worse than being stuck here with you, is you being here all by yourself.” Now that's friendship.   McCoy raises an uncomfortable reality. It's one thing for him to be saving lives, even lives that history says should be dead, but tomorrow, Kirk has to go onto the battle field and kill people. He can't do that.   Despite that, he's on the front line with the other men. Kirk has formed quite a bond with Billy, the young kid fighting for the first time.    I've got to give it to this episode, the scale is something else. The many actors, the horses, the canons. For a period piece like this to be done on a fan production's budget is very impressive.   Kirk was fighting, but he's badly wounded. I wonder if that's because he held back from doing his best in an attempt not to kill. With the equipment of the day, all Bones can do is amputate Kirk's leg below the knee. That's a pretty big deal. We know that even in the 24th century, Star Trek medicine can't just magically grow back a limb. Nog was given an artificial leg in Deep Space Nine. This is a loss Kirk is going to have to live with for the rest of his life, if this were real, of course, which we know it's not, but Kirk and McCoy don't.   Can you imagine what it would feel like to have your leg cut off with a saw, when all you have for pain relief is a piece of wood to bite down on?   I can't. The thought absolutely horrifies me.   Even if it's not real, the pain Kirk experiences is real. But it's even worse. M'Benga finds that back on the Enterprise, Kirk's real leg is dying. I'm not even going to try to make sense of that. There's no reason that should be a thing, so let's just accept that and move on.   M'Benga has managed to extract one of the pathogen objects. Turns out they're nanites. Not a big surprise. The episode was clearly leaning in that direction.   Spock has an idea. They can help Kirk and McCoy the same way they cleared the Enterprise computer. Shut down their brain functions temporarily to starve the nanites, then lure them away with a trail of new information sources.   M'Benga can do it for a very limited time, but the while feasting on a biological brain, the nanites might not be tempted by an inorganic source. They need something cybernetic. Nurse Chaspel suggest a prosthetic limb. There's a crewmember with a bio-mechanical arm but confidentiality prohibits her from disclosing who it is. But with the captain and doctor's lives at stake, Spock asks her to forgo her principles. The ideal way to handle this would be to approach the crewmember privately and ask if they were willing to help, but what if they said no?   Another thing you wouldn't normally see in a fan production is a practical effect for a soldier missing half his arm. It's just a background detail, but it's another example of this show's professionalism.   Billy is in bad shape. Not physically, the bullet just grazed his head, but emotionally, he's suffering from what was once called shell shock, a form of PTSD. McCoy doesn't blame him.   Turns out, when the shooting started, he turned and ran, crashing into a tree. Now he feels like a coward. Kirk's words touched him last night, but he's questioning it all. He noticed that Kirk didn't shoot anyone.   Kirk can't properly explain his reasons for not firing, but he can say  that his freedom was taken away. Taken by the alien entity. Once again, Kirk tries to inspire Billy. When Spock explains the situation to Lieutenant Drake, he's quick to volunteer his cybernetic arm.    I was confused when M'Benga said that if this fails, he'll lose all three of them. Kirk, McCoy, and Drake. So …. Why would they lose Drake? Are they not just going to remove his arm and use it as a tool? Worst case scenario, he doesn't get his arm back. And he has to wait until a new one can be made for him, maybe on a Starbase.   But apparently, Drake's arm cannot be removed. He's sitting there in a chair between the biobeds holding a device. So….I guess that means there's a risk the nanites could enter Drake's body.    Kirk must have been asleep for some time. When he wakes, Billy isn't in the next bed anymore. Turns out that Kirk's words had a big impact on him. When all hope seemed lost, Billy led the charge, inspiring the other men to fight for freedom. He lost his life in that battle.   I think Kirk is feeling both proud and guilty. It was his words that led that boy to his death. That's got to be a heavy thing to live with.   When someone announces that the president is here, Kirk jumps out of bed onto his crutches, despite his injuries. He doesn't want to miss the chance to see a famous historical figure like Abraham Lincoln. Although, he's already met him once. That was a pretend Lincoln, of course, manufactured by aliens, but then, so is this one. Kirk just doesn't know it yet.   There's a historical photo I've seen of Lincoln talking to some soldiers outside a tent. The staging of this shot looks very similar to that photo, and at the end of the scene, we see someone taking a photo. So I'm assuming this was meant to be the moment in history when that real photo was taken. It's pretty special for Kirk to be there. McCoy points out that while Kirk only has one leg, he still has purpose, and that can allow him to stand just as tall. M'Benga successfully draws the nanites out of Kirk and McCoy, then gives them stimulants. Their skin returns to normal colour. Drake is escortedto the transporter room for some reason. It's still not clear exactly how this whole plan is working. But I think the nanites are not so much in Drake's artificial arm, as they are in the device he was holding.   Except when Drake enters the bridge to see Kirk, he's missing the arm. So …… I'm really confused. None of this was clear to me.   McCoy points out there could be more of the nanites out there. Kirk says God help anyone who encounters them.   This sounds like the episode is suggesting the nanites might be something we've seen before.   The obvious place my mind goes is the Borg. We know they use nanoprobes. The Enterprise wasn't assimilated, and neither were Kirk and McCoy, but their skin did go gray. So maybe these are early Borg nanoprbes. I'm sure they had less sophisticated ways of assimilating before they developed nanotechnology properly. Perhaps in Kirk's time, they've only recently assimilated that technology and have yet to perfect it.   It's all speculation, of course, But that's half the fun of science fiction.   I felt the script was a little lacking in this one, when compared to the previous 4 episodes. Some things weren't explained as well as they could have been. But it was still a good story. And the production with all those extras, costumes, location shooting, was very well done.   This is hardly a bad episode, just not as the good as the ones that have preceded it. But still well worth watching.   Next time, on what will be our 100th episode, we'll be talking about a special episode that gives us some practical creature effects, and a special guest appearance by an Australian actress of Farscape fame.   I'll see you for Come Not Between the Dragons.   Until then, have a great two week Live long and Prosper Make it so.  

The group heads to Earth to do some work for Dakota Bob’s associate. In the year 3073, the Sol System is a very different place, but a lot of things remain the same. We are vastly out of our depth, people will do whatever they can for a credit, and we are still trying to […] The post 100 Club – Ep. 10 – Earther Pan Noodles appeared first on Tablestory.

OPA Navy duty calls, but earning a bit of spending money and notoriety may not be a bad idea either. Bringing research anthropologist, Ester Harper, on board will give the crew access to some of that Earther grant money but what of their past and inner lives will come to the surface. Special guest player Emily Friedman as Ester Harper: twitter.com/friede Abraxas' Precipice is an actual play of The Expanse Roleplaying Game by Green Ronin Publishing. based on the novels by James S.A. Corey. It airs live on Wednesdays at 6pm PST on twitch.tv/onlyplaywizards Get more Abraxas' Precipice: linktr.ee/abraxasprecipic Abraxas' Precipice GameMaster: John Bultena linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards Abraxas' Precipice players are: Donna Prior (they/them) as Myrtle Cooper linktr.ee/Danicia Michael C. Hsiung (he/him) as Waxor DuChang instagram.com/michaelchsiung Scott Mitchell (he/him) as Wyatt Thompson instagram.com/smitchell22 Maria Moore (they/she) as Zeni Pezahl twitter.com/HappyCapster

In this Podcast Episode, I talk with David Weiss aka Flat Earth Dave. (CNN)"I don't want to be a flat Earther," David Weiss says, his voice weary as he reflects on his personal awakening. "Would you wake up in the morning and want everyone to think you're an idiot?" But Weiss is a flat Earther. Ever since he tried and failed to find proof of the Earth's curve four years ago, he's believed with an evident passion that our planet is both flat and stationary -- and it's turned his world upside down. "I absolutely freaked out," Weiss tells CNN in a phone interview. "It literally whips the rug out from underneath you." Now, Weiss finds it tedious to associate with the majority of people -- though he "unfortunately" still has some friends who believe in a round Earth. "I have no problem with anybody that wants to believe we live on a ball. That's their choice," he says. "It's just not something I resonate with." Weiss' preferred community is those who share his life-altering belief. And that community is vast. visit www.mywayofthinking.co.uk My Way Of Thinking Podcast - WE ALL HAVE A STORY! MWOT WEB - https://www.mywayofthinking.co.uk TW - https://twitter.com/mywayofthinkin3 FB – https://www.facebook.com/mywayofthink... SPOTIFY - https://open.spotify.com/show/4m4BfTk... INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/mwotpodcast/ YT - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAr... APPLE PODCAST - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... EMAIL – mwotpodcast@aol.com Available to listen to on all the usual platforms including Apple Podcast / Spotify or watch on YouTube! PLEASE LIKE, REVIEW, RATE AND SUBSCRIBE where you can! MY WAY OF THINKING is a Podcast EVERY MONDAY that looks deep into BRILLIANT individuals from around the WORLD that have something to say. Only 4 RULES - 1 No Bullshitting - 2 No Judging - 3 No Negativity - 4 Have Fun! Human Beings are AMAZING and I'll be chatting to the best of them to find out about their JOURNEY, what makes them TICK and what lessons we can LEARN. ......Oh and maybe LAUGH along the way! Visit www.mywayofthinking.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lee-greenhough/message

Nobody else on Mars can brew beer quite like Paul Hopper. He's an Earther who's been forced into servitude by a surly brewery owner. But he's the type who'd rather press on and drink his beer rather than cry in it. Despite his resignation to this situation, Paul soon finds himself on an uncharacteristic adventure. Find out Paul's future as James Van Pelt reads his story “The Waylost Café.”

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Paris Marx is joined by Molly Taft to discuss why we need to act now to reduce emissions, what role carbon removal technologies can play, and how Silicon Valley is trying to shift our focus to future technologies rather than taking drastic action today.Molly Taft is a staff writer at Earther. Follow Molly on Twitter at @mollytaft.

Let's find out what the girls, women and non-binary people of The Expanse did in season six, episode five called, “Why We Fight”.  Transcript:IntroductionWelcome to the Women of The Expanse podcast. I'm your host, Didi. This episode gave us more character moments, and a reunion between Camina and Naomi. Plus, it got everyone where they needed to be for the series finale. Holden's decision from “Force Projection” looks even worse after the L's that the joint fleet received during this episode. But Holden's not going to apologize or even admit it to Avasarala. If anyone is a “self-righteous shit”, Camina, it's James, not his partner. Now let's find out what the girls, women and non-binary people of The Expanse did in season six, episode five called, “Why We Fight”. CaraCara is sleeping in the woods after taking her dead brother to get ‘fixed' by the strange dogs. Her parents and some of the Laconian military are calling out for her. When she wakes up, Cara doesn't answer them. She walks further into the forest, looking for the dogs. She finds a group of the dogs surrounding a revived Xan. His eyes are different and he asks Cara what it means to be in substrate.  She doesn't know either. He says he feels weird and everything looks different. Cara doesn't care that her brother looks different and says things that don't make sense. She hugs him and thanks the dogs for fixing him. Admiral KirinoKirino and her MCRN force head out to Medina Station. They eliminate sentries from the Free Navy at the Ring. On a wide-band channel, the Admiral announces herself and threatens to open fire unless they surrender. They prepare plasma warheads only, no nuclear weapons. But she gets a report about multiple plasma discharges coming from the Ring station. They don't have time to investigate as several missiles are coming toward the Martian ships. Kirino doesn't get to finish her request for emergency evasion before her ship is destroyed. Rosenfeld GuoliangRosenfeld is delivering a report while Marco watches news feeds about unrest on Iapetus and other Belter stations. They salvaged some parts from the Granicus that will be delivered to the Pella. She asks Marco if he would like Filip to be assigned to the detail. Marco doesn't care. “It's of no concern to me.” He is more concerned about what's being said of him on the news feeds. “They are calling it my war,” he says. Rosenfeld tells him that Iapetus is one insignificant station. But Marco says it only takes one to create doubt. He blames this on Drummer. If enough Belters work with the inner planets, then the Free Navy could lose the war. That's why Rosenfeld urges Marco to go to Medina. “With 1300 systems and hundreds of colonies under your thumb, as much metal as we can mine, as many shipyards as we can build. Anyone who wants access to that will have to ask you.” But remember, Rosenfeld wants to be Governor of Medina Station, so I think she's secretly picturing people asking her for access. She downplays Drummer's accomplishments as a raid of a defenseless supply depot. Marco seems to like what Rosenfeld is saying and walks closer to her. But her hand terminal chimes and whatever Marco was going to do is forgotten. She gets word that the Martian ships around Medina have been destroyed, She wants to celebrate and leaves to make arrangements. As the celebration commences, Rosenfeld announces that the Martians were taken by surprise and all their ships were destroyed by their new railguns. They will drink Earther brandy ‘liberated from Ceres Station'  in celebration. Tadeo has been sent to the brig because he broke radio silence looking for his brother on Ceres Station. Filip did some digging and told Tadeo the bad news that his brother didn't make it. Tadeo admits to being on the crew that set up mining charges on Ceres Station. He was told that no Belters would be killed. Rosenfeld talks to Marco amid the celebrations. His verdict is that the inner planets have size and the Free Navy has numbers. They cannot engage with all his forces at once. She asks Marco about his father; Marco says he never knew him. Rosenfeld says he ‘improved upon the role'. It must suck to constantly have to blow smoke up this narcissist's butt. She shows Marco video of Filip's speech in the galley. It's hard to tell whether Marco is proud or suspicious of his son. Chrisjen Avasarala Back on the UNN Zenobia, they watch the last seconds of Kirino's command. The railguns that fired on them were Martian design but the metal was foreign, something they've never seen before. Bobbie says that Marco traded the Belt's protomolecule sample for Martian ships and weapons. Kirino's ship took fire from five guns but there are probably six in total. They are perched around the ring, ready to ‘rain hell' on anyone who approaches. Some members of the council want to blow up Medina so they can't supply Marco with any more ships or weapons. Bobbie reminds them that the last time they fired up a nuke near a ring station it powered up and almost wiped out the solar system. So, that's a no.There's still time to engage with the Pella before it goes through the ring. But they would have to abandon Ceres Station. Gareth does his best Rosenfeld impression without knowing it by saying they don't owe Ceres a goddamn thing. Admiral Sidiqi wants to load up every warship they've got and ride out. But Avasarala says there aren't enough ships, the joint fleet is spread too thin. Avasarala wants to give the troops a fighting chance to win. She tells the council that they will have her decision soon and dismisses them. Avasarala asks Bobbie for her opinion. “Have I gone soft? Was I trying too hard to be good when I should have been ruthless?” She makes an offhand comment about the warhead on the Roci that misfired. And I'm glad that no one told Bobbie what really happened. After being needled for a response, Bobbie tells her that now is not the time for self-pity. Just keep your eyes on the enemy and wait for them to slip up again. “I still think we're the good guys. And I'd rather do a little less soul searching and a lot more fighting back.” I guess that wasn't what Avasarala wanted to hear so she tells Bobbie to ‘go do something else'. Avasarala tells Monica that they got some info from a Belter on Ganymede about some experimental biotech that would help the whole solar system grow food faster. Monica echoes Bobbie's words about one good person helping change the course of the war.ChrisJen takes a stimulant before welcoming James Holden. She says he rarely wastes her time and that might be true. But he does piss her off a lot. James tells her about the risks involved in traveling through the rings. Ships that do are disappearing. James wants to share the info with Marco, thinking that he might back off. I thought James had left some of that naivete behind in seasons one and two but nope!ChrisJen shows James the Free Navy railguns that destroyed six Martian ships in seconds. She can't afford to think about the future of Ring transit until they end this war. Then she asks Holden how well he knows Camina Drummer. ChrisJen needs an ally, preferably a Belter, with lots of ships and guns. Right now, Camina fits the bill. Bobbie DraperBobbie's in the bar on Ceres Station, in civvies, when she sees Amos stumble in. He's got scratches and glitter on his neck and just been fucked hair. Bobbie's been trying to forget how much she hates politics. She doesn't think they'll lose or win, that their grandchildren will still be fighting over the same things a hundred years from now. Amos tells Bobbie that Holden disarmed the nuke and Bobbie just laughs. Amos doesn't know what he's fighting for and Bobbie says in the end all you can do is fight for your people. Which is something that Naomi echoes later in the episode. Amos finally decides to go back to the Roci after one more trip to the brothel. He invites Bobbie and ew… Clarissa MaoClarissa tells James that the UNN will reinforce the Roci's hull with carbon silicate lace plating. It's some kind of new armor that's used on UNN One. It came from protomolecule research which reminds Clarissa of her dad who did terrible things with the protomolecule to ‘ensure the survival of our species'. Stuff like this makes him seem right and that makes Clarissa uneasy. She tells James that Amos went out to the station and doesn't know when he'll be back. Clarissa stumbles after packing suits and helmets away. This is probably related to using her mods in the X-ray bonus content last week. Naomi NagataNaomi is listening to a message from Dr. Elvi Okoye. The doctor concludes that many of the ship disappearances in the data were similar to the Barkeith. She thinks the data suggests that there is a mass energy threshold that comes before or even triggers these disappearances. All of this makes using the Rings dangerous. James says that Avasarala needs to see this data, that it's ‘bigger than the war'. I don't think Avasarala will agree with that, but whatever, James. Naomi's looking at the news feeds and laughs. But she's not laughing at James - though she could - she's laughing with joy at the news of Camina Drummer bringing food and supplies to Ceres Station. Camina DrummerCamina is arguing with an UNN officer on Ceres Station that wants to board each one of Camina's ships, pilot them into Ceres and conduct a search for Free Navy partisans or Belters with warrants. Avasarala interrupts the connection and lets Drummer and her ships through. They continue to talk, as Avasarala tries to build rapport with a very resistant Camina. “A century of oppression made Marco Inaros inevitable.” Avasarala invites Camina to her ship to talk more but Camina declines. “The Belters here are hungry and I have food. I'm here for them, not you,” she says and ends the call. Josep's limb did not grow well. It will have to be removed and surgery done to prepare for a prosthetic. Camina gets a message from Naomi on her hand terminal. Naomi had just seen the report on the news feed. This is before James spoke to Avasarala and before anyone asked Naomi to get Camina to fight with ChrisJen. Michio and Josep decide to stay on Ceres Station while Camina goes on to fight the Free Navy. Camina tells them that she loved them because they were builders. She wanted to build something with them. Naomi is waiting for Camina outside her ship. They have some awkward small talk and you can tell that Camina wants to hug Naomi but doesn't for some reason. She invites Naomi inside the Tynan. Naomi calls it a fine ship. She asks to meet Camina's family but they're gone. Camina goes through the list of losses she's had while saving the Rocinante or opposing Marco. Camina wants to know why Naomi came to see her. Holden asked her to appeal to Drummer so that she might fight with Avasarala against the Free Navy. Camina asks Naomi how she can fight with and live with inners, how she can pick their side over and over again. But we know that Naomi has not always picked their side. She most definitely picked the Belters when she gave Fred Johnson the protomolecule sample. And the crew members of the Roci who came from inner planets made her miserable about that for the better part of a season. Anyways, Naomi tells Camina that all we can do now is stand by the people we love. Camina says, “Fuck you, you self-righteous shit,” but finally hugs her. Something that Naomi said must have gotten through to Camina because she does agree to meet with ChrisJen and set terms. Will the Belters be remembered after the war is over? ChrisJen promises they will. Camina's people will not take orders from ChrisJen. They shake hands and an alliance is born. OutroAnd that's everything the girls, women, and non-binary people did in The Expanse season six, episode five, “Why We Fight”. That's also it for The Women of The Expanse podcast. Thanks for listening. 

People around the world watched expectantly as global leaders convened at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13. And many around the world were left angry and disillusioned when the conference seemed to culminate in a lot of sincere-sounding rhetoric, empty promises, and unenforceable measures from the world's worst polluters, including the United States. As Dharna Noor recently wrote for The Boston Globe, “Leaders at the Glasgow talks made some bold pledges in the meeting's final agreement, but no one can make them keep those promises. The United Nations has no power to enforce compliance, and there are no penalties for breaking pacts.” What's worse, Noor continues, “According to a report by advocacy groups including Global Witness and Corporate Accountability, more than 500 lobbyists and executives with ties to oil, gas, and coal companies attended [COP26], either as members of trade associations or as part of countries' official delegations.”In this segment of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc and Noor discuss what the proceedings at COP26 tell us about the seriousness of the climate crisis and the inadequacy of the methods we're using to combat it. They also discuss Noor's recent article about the Biden administration overseeing the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in US history. Dharna Noor is The Boston Globe's climate producer. Prior to joining the Globe's climate team, Noor worked as a staff writer at Earther, Gizmodo's climate vertical, where she also co-produced a season of the podcast Drilled on the fossil fuel industry's influence on education. Before that, she led the climate team at the Real News Network.Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/biden-fights-climate-crisis-with-kid-gloves-onTune in for new episodes of The Marc Steiner Show every Monday and Thursday on TRNN.Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

People around the world watched expectantly as global leaders convened at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13. And many around the world were left angry and disillusioned when the conference seemed to culminate in a lot of sincere-sounding rhetoric, empty promises, and unenforceable measures from the world's worst polluters, including the United States. As Dharna Noor recently wrote for The Boston Globe, “Leaders at the Glasgow talks made some bold pledges in the meeting's final agreement, but no one can make them keep those promises. The United Nations has no power to enforce compliance, and there are no penalties for breaking pacts.” What's worse, Noor continues, “According to a report by advocacy groups including Global Witness and Corporate Accountability, more than 500 lobbyists and executives with ties to oil, gas, and coal companies attended [COP26], either as members of trade associations or as part of countries' official delegations.”In this segment of The Marc Steiner Show, Marc and Noor discuss what the proceedings at COP26 tell us about the seriousness of the climate crisis and the inadequacy of the methods we're using to combat it. They also discuss Noor's recent article about the Biden administration overseeing the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in US history. Dharna Noor is The Boston Globe's climate producer. Prior to joining the Globe's climate team, Noor worked as a staff writer at Earther, Gizmodo's climate vertical, where she also co-produced a season of the podcast Drilled on the fossil fuel industry's influence on education. Before that, she led the climate team at the Real News Network.Read the transcript of this interview: https://therealnews.com/biden-fights-climate-crisis-with-kid-gloves-onTune in for new episodes of The Marc Steiner Show every Monday and Thursday on TRNN.Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mssSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-stGet The Marc Steiner Show updates: https://therealnews.com/up-pod-stLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 800 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Check out StandUpwithPete.com to learn more Christian Finnegan  is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. BUY HIS NEW ALBUM--- "Show Your Work: Live at QED"   Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1's Best Week Ever and as Chad, the only white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show. Additional television appearances as himself or performing stand up have included “Conan”, “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”, "Would You Rather...with Graham Norton", “Good Afternoon America” and multiple times on The Today Show and Countdown with Keith Olbermann, and on History's I Love the 1880s. He hosted TV Land's game show "Game Time". As an actor, Finnegan portrayed the supporting role of "Carl" in the film Eden Court, a ticket agent in "Knight and Day" and several guest roles including a talk show host on "The Good Wife". In October 2006, Finnegan's debut stand up comedy CD titled Two For Flinching was released by Comedy Central Records, with a follow-up national tour of college campuses from January to April 2007. “Au Contraire!” was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2009. His third special "The Fun Part" was filmed at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on April 4, 2013 and debuted on Netflix on April 15, 2014.   Ophira Eisenberg is a Canadian-born standup comedian and writer. She hosted NPR's nationally syndicated comedy trivia show Ask Me Another (airing on 400+ stations) where she interviewed, joked, and played silly games with some of the biggest and funniest folks in the world.  Lauded as “hilarious, high risk, and an inspiration,” Ophira filmed her comedy special Inside Joke, when she was 8½ months pregnant. The show's material revolves around how she told everyone that she was never going to have kids, and then unexpectedly found herself expecting at “an advanced maternal age.” Inside Joke can be found on Amazon and iTunes, along with her two other comedy albums, Bangs!and As Is. She has appeared on Comedy Central, This Week at The Comedy Cellar, Kevin Hart's LOL Network, HBO's Girls, Gotham Live, The Late Late Show, The Today Show, and VH-1. The New York Times called her a skilled comedian and storyteller with “bleakly stylish” humor. She was also selected as one of New York Magazine's “Top 10 Comics that Funny People Find Funny,” and hailed by Forbes.com as one of the most engaging comics working today. Ophira is a regular host and teller with The Moth and her stories have been featured on The Moth Radio Hour and in two of The Moth's best-selling books, including the most recent New York Times Bestseller Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible. Ophira's first book, Screw Everyone: Sleeping My Way to Monogamyis a comedic memoir about her experiments in the field as a single woman, traveling from futon to futon and flask-to-flask, gathering data, hoping to put it all together and build her own perfect mate. She is also sought after as a brilliant interviewer and moderator, and has interviewed dozens of celebrities, writers, and actors. Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Ophira graduated with a Cultural Anthropology and Theater degree from McGill University. She now lives in Brooklyn, NY where she is a fixture at New York City's comedy clubs Brian Kahn is a journalist covering climate change, easily the world's most important issue. He is currently the managing editor at Earther after serving as a senior reporter for two years. Brian has an MA in Climate and Society from Columbia University and is currently a faculty member for the program. Brian's writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Grist, the Daily Kos, Mashable, Quartz, Salon and Yale Climate Connections and been cited in the New York Times, Washington Post and Slate. I've done TV and radio interviews on CBC, Sirius XM, Al Jazeera, NPR, SkyNews, i24 News and Wall Street Journal Live.   Check out all things Jon Carroll Follow and Support Pete Coe   Pete on YouTube Pete on Twitter Pete On Instagram Pete Personal FB page

We're wrapping up our series with Earther this week, with a look at how fossil fuel companies influence curricula and research at the university level. (Also working on a bonus episode on solutions to this problem, stay tuned for that!)

In the third episode of our mini-series with Earther, we head to high school, where the fossil fuel industry's efforts to shape Americans' thinking on economics and policy really ramps up.

Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Hank Unplugged podcast, reflects on recent interaction between Senator Rand Paul and Xavier Becerra, President Biden's Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. As Sen. Paul points out in the interchange, Sec. Becerra dubbed him, Jonathan Isaac (who plays for the Orlando Magic), and some hundred million Americans who have natural immunity against COVID-19—“flat Earthers.” Reality is that Sen. Paul, Isaac, and the millions of Americans who have looked at the science and determined that antibodies resulting from having contracted COVID-19 produce significant immunity (as is the case with measles and smallpox) are anything but obscurantists lacking mental acumen and reasoning skills. To call someone a “flat Earther” is no small slight. Andrew Dickson White, founder of Cornell University, once did the same. He decried what he called the regrettable reality that two hundred years after Ferdinand Magellan had empirically proved that the Earth was round, Christian fundamentalists persisted in perpetuating flat-Earth mythology. Like Sec. Becerra, it was White's contention that people like Sen. Paul and Isaac were unable or unwilling to consider the facts. Thus, they must be crushed under the full weight of government mandates and penalties, until they cry uncle (Uncle Sam). What Sec. Becerra must surely know, however, is that his use of the flat-Earth moniker is pure propaganda! Columbus, of course, knew full well that unanimous scholarly opinion from Augustine to Aquinas pronounced the Earth spherical. And far from being flat Earthers, as Sec. Becerra recklessly demeans them, Sen. Paul, Isaac, and millions of other Americans are well aware of the reality that a lunar eclipse is not produced by a flat Earth. It is high time that name calling is replaced by a civil, reason- and science-based national discussion on whether natural immunity is indeed as good or better than present vaccines. Or, for that matter, whether the combination of natural immunity and vaccine immunity surpasses one or the other or both.

The game is afoot! Another bomb is hidden on Ceres Station and must be found before it detonates. Governor Dawes has sent a special operative to help the crew, one Hank "The Haymaker" Haddox former Earther pro-wrestler. Will the crew and Ceres Station remain whole? Special guest player Adam Bradford: twitter.com/BadEyeAdam Abraxas' Precipice is an actual play of The Expanse Roleplaying Game by Green Ronin Publishing. based on the novels by James S.A. Corey. It airs live on Wednesdays at 6pm PST on twitch.tv/onlyplaywizards Get more Abraxas' Precipice: linktr.ee/abraxasprecipic Abraxas' Precipice GameMaster: John Bultena linktr.ee/onlyplaywizards Abraxas' Precipice players are: Donna Prior (they/them) as Myrtle Cooper linktr.ee/Danicia Michael C. Hsiung (he/him) as OnyxMundos instagram.com/michaelchsiung Sammy Oh (she/her) as Jackrabbit D'Leon twitter.com/SamTetangco Scott Mitchell (he/him) as Wyatt Thompson instagram.com/smitchell22

Fossil fuel companies didn't start infiltrating schools when climate change appeared on the scene, they were there shaping the minds of future citizens for decades before then. The industry has been laying the groundwork for inaction on climate since long before this crisis reared its ugly head, limiting how Americans are allowed to think about the environment and the economy. In this first episode of our new miniseries with Earther, Dharna Noor and Amy Westervelt look at how Big Oil first got into the education game, and why it worked so well.

We spoke to Brian Kahn the managing editor of Earther for a frank and (at times) spiritual discussion on what it's like to do climate change reporting on a dying planet. Brian and I discuss his publication Earther, my own critiques with the data/policy/'nerd' focus of modern climate change reporting, and if there is more room for the spiritual or empathetic in discussing the anthropocene and the daily necropolitics of climate change. It's a raw and honest discussion that I've left mostly unedited. I hope you enjoy our chat. For more of Brian's work you can find his writing at: http://www.blkahn.com/about and you can read more of his reporting/editing at : https://gizmodo.com/earther Music by: Zach Sutton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_7et8F2h4U

In this collaboration with Earther, we look at the fossil fuel industry's influence in school—not just in shaping our understanding of environmental problems, but also in narrowing the spectrum of solutions we're allowed to consider. Earther reporter Dharna Noor co-hosts, and we'll be bringing you a four-part series over the next several weeks. Subscribe so you won't miss it! And make sure to check out the Earther site for complementary posts and web bonuses.

What do tech savvy teens, an airport musician, schools, Mars, and a flat-Earther have in common? They are all featured in this episode with multiple mini-topics. Flat-Earther refuses to pay for lost bet. https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/youtuber-successfully-completes-flatearthers-100000-challenge-flatearther-refuses-to-pay/?fbclid=IwAR1h6G6eFeSJEcUVY-rhQpgXeweXuXxzJEDobsom7prP0UbszpQSIy94lrI Tech savvy teens are falling prey to online scams. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/10/tech-savvy-teens-falling-prey-to-online-scams-faster-than-their-grandparents.html Challenges about going to Mars. https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/going-to-mars/ Airport piano player receives over 60k Dollars in tips. https://people.com/human-interest/airport-piano-player-receives-over-60k-in-tips-from-stranger-and-his-instagram-followers/ This podcast's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/wheredidtherabbitgo/ This podcast's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/elmarcoaleman My Tik Tok page: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSX4KhcC/

Local Raleigh band earther sits down with hermajesty, whippopatamus, and Eubanks to talk about their return to shows, their hiatus, their upcoming projects, life on the road, and fast food.

What happens when a flat-Earther tries to make a homemade rocket? Find out that and more on this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science. Featuring mechanical engineer, Kenneth Harris, and writer and comedian, Dana Gould, tune in as we explore the Discovery+ original HOMEMADE ASTRONAUTS. Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/goodbadscience to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey hey hey! This weekend was full of big learns and new experiences from alien watching to unprecedented heat waves. I've never given much thought to UFOs or the like in the past but in my adventures with people who have I took away some powerful lessons about the human desire to belong and seek out truth. It comes as no surprise that the truth of humanity is that we have done damage to our planet- A place we must all share. I believe there is still so much good we can do and that collectively we can make our world something it has never been before: Just, renewable, and safe. @tiny.mic.micro.news --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lindsay-carter7/message

On this week's episode the boys investigate mermaids and the flatness of the Earth. Oh the Earth is round, huh? Then explain why my wife left me and my kids won't talk to me anymore. If its soooOOOooo round then how come I got fired for "verbally assaulting my co-workers with self-propelled delusions?" If we really live on a globe then explain how come I'm wanted by the FBI for tax fraud. Yeah, checkmate sheeple. Got a question that needs answers? Email the boys at BoysOnTheCase@gmail.com Send us an audio message at: anchor.fm/boysonthecase Music: "These Boys are on the Case" by Jeremy K. Sources: Mermaid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid History of Mermaids: https://www.sirenasmediterraneanacademy.com/en/the-academy/history-of-mermaids/ Columbus Sees Mermaids: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/9-831-video What is a mermaid and what do they symbolise?: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-mermaid Mami Wata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mami_Wata Rusalka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusalka Merrow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merrow H20: Just Add Water: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H2O:_Just_Add_Water The Talk: How to Explain Mermaid Sex to Your Kids: https://www.wweek.com/portland/article-25067-the-talk-how-to-explain-mermaid-sex-to-your-kids.html Mermaids (trans and non-binary youth support group: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/about-us/ How to debate a flat-Earther:https://www.space.com/how-to-debate-flat-earther.html Flat Earth FAQ (flat earth wiki): https://wiki.tfes.org/Flat_Earth_-_Frequently_Asked_Questions

This week we’re joined by Dharna Noor from Gizmodo’s Earther where she focuses on climate and green initiatives reporting. She’s really great, can’t recommend her work enough, you should follow her & her work.We dig into Biden’s record on climate during the first 100 days, the consequences of ignoring fracking in the long run or treating it like a “clean” energy source, how big, bold promises and pledges don’t actually equal solutions on climate, how Bill Gates has been thrust to the forefront on climate change and, of course, the non-existent burger ban.You can follow Dharna HERE.—Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, you can do so here: This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at theinsurgents.substack.com/subscribe

Special Guest Huxley "Globe-tard" Hunt...At The Not Another Conspiracy Podcast headquarters we like to think that we allow an open playing field to conspiracy theorists, and debunkers as we feel it's necessary that both parties be heard, and that the truth may slowly come to the surface. In today's episode, we have fellow NAC Mod, and outrageous GLOBE-IST Huxley as a guest to debunk the findings in connection with our recent Flat Earth episode with David Weiss! Strap in because this episode is FULL of evidence to question your belief in the flat earth theorySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/not-another-conspiracy-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With episode 19 comes great responsibility. A responsibility to LISTEN! Our delicate hosts take some time this episode to talk about how Drake is human, just like all of us. He may be unfathomably wealthy and privileged, but human, nonetheless. The hosts then talk about how problematic Arkansas's new abortion law could be, why shopping cart etiquette can reveal if someone is a good person or not, before diving into which two fast food stops they would put in the same building, a la Taco Bell and KFC or Tim Horton's and ColdStone Creamery. They also take a journey down the feed of Instagram's own @SiblingsorDating. Which is just... exactly as it seems. This week, Steven recommends the flat-Earther anthem B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray and Connor recommends Be by Common. As always, thank you for listening! Send in your mailbag questions, comments, concerns, insults, or what-have-you to iloveithereihateithere@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter at @LoveHateItHere and on Facebook and Instagram at @iloveithereihateithere. Please be sure to follow/subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. And if you're on Apple Podcast, be sure to give us a review! Thank you for listening! Peace & Love Shopping cart Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/shop4carts/funny-shopping-cart-uses/ Also tell Steven who to follow with his new Pinterest account.

In this episode we begin responding to a listener question about Epicurus, Stoics, and Taoists. Epicurus was a philosopher from Ancient Greece who developed a unified theory of particle physics, consciousness, human social evolution, language and psychology. He was also a flat-Earther but we'll forgive it just this once ;) Please send your questions, comments, hate-mail, death threats, LSD and CA$H donations to TPSpodcast420@gmail.com

Flat Earth is soooooooo 1490. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heaths-unpopular-opinion/support

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Hanna Scott wraps the local primaries // Major Garrett with a look at whether a blue wave is building // Feliks Banel and the story of the railroad tunnel under downtown // Chris Sullivan profiles Seahawks' special teams // Brian Kahn from Earther on the threat of noise pollution // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the final disgrace to Felix // Franklin Foer on the saga of Paul Manafort

Bobby Moynihan, Dan Lippert, and Betsy Sodaro join Matt Besser for this week's improv4humans! A singer gets pulled out of retirement to perform a song about her greatest tragedy, a botched visit by the Men In Black has a long-lasting impact, and a boy with two pee holes learns how to use his gift. Plus, a flat-Earther finds himself in a world he never knew existed, and a special Case Closed with a Trump “shithole” defender leads to a scene about a whole economy based around making one building as tall as possible.This episode is sponsored by SeatGeek (code: IMPROV).

Bobby Moynihan, Dan Lippert, and Betsy Sodaro join Matt Besser for this weeks improv4humans! A singer gets pulled out of retirement to perform a song about her greatest tragedy, a botched visit by the Men In Black has a long-lasting impact, and a boy with two pee holes learns how to use his gift. Plus, a flat-Earther finds himself in a world he never knew existed, and a special Case Closed with a Trump shithole defender leads to a scene about a whole economy based around making one building as tall as possible. This episode is sponsored by SeatGeek (code: IMPROV).