Our Mini-sode, featuring Lincoln Humphries (@)! We called him out on twitter, we featured him in E44 and the promo for E45 in a Chisler Challenge and he accepted. We talk about the differing perspective on the Ice Bucket Challenge before the Friday After Work train goes off the tracks, as per normal.  (Our thanks again to Lincoln Humphries– he's a helluva good sport)

We start off with a challenge to Lincoln Humphries (@LBHumphries). We have The Machine's roommate, The Ranger, joining us on the show to discuss squirrel t-shirts, more glory hole drama,  Truett Cathy RIP, getting keys back, Six Flags, Machine learns to grill steaks from @ChefMSouth, the Chisler works too much, NFL demographics, @carly_cat3 is willing to trade her eggs for an apartment in NYC, SpaceX is in a Space Race, Chisler's list, how movies have changed, the Ranger's background, what it's like living with the Machine, and Friday After Drinking.

Links

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Here's What the Geography of NFL Fandom Looks Like According to Facebook

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SpaceX rocket successfully blasts off, Asian satellite in tow

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Data From a Century of Cinema Reveals How Movies Have Evolved | Science | WIRED

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Nearly one third of the American labor force works on the weekend – The Washington Post

The Machine and The Chisler are joined by their egos, and discuss Gandhi incarnations, feedback about user feedback, The Chisler abandons the abandoned Goodwill and has moved in w/ @ItsTheHappening, serving fish at the Aquarium, TrueFood, ALS, Lincoln Humphries and The Ice Bucket Challenge, @MrHospitality2 got trolled, black holes, the blackest material known to man, SpaceX falcon-9R test launch mishaps (#RocketsAreTricky), The Ranger joins to play Chisler’s List, swearing at the office, getting keys back from the neighbors, winning friends vs. the Machine’s ex, emotional moments and the Machine gives it a go in “Eh, Close Enough”.

Links

* A Material So Dark That It Looks Like a Black Hole

* An Australian Newsreader Has Perfectly Shut Down The Ice Bucket Challenge

* The complete guide to swearing at work – Quartz

* SpaceX rocket explodes. (‘Rockets are tricky,’ says Elon Musk)

Oh em gee, bitchessss! The Machine‘s classmate, The Show, jumps aboard the Friday After Work train to discuss the Machine’s Lexus, praying to fix things, being thrown under the bus vs. the back of the bus, The Return of the Cheeto, third derivative faggots, a updated status from The Ranger, barn weddings, proton drives, free streaming on cell phones, the Chisler’s first win on FAW, Chisler’s List, Neil deGrasse Tyson on GMO foods, an overdue “Wormwood” update, failed stars, Miley Cyrus, Machine in Prof. Grÿffwÿch’s class, fueled by umlauts, the Atlanta Gay Dating scene and wrapping it up with Friday After Drinking.

* Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells GMO Critics to “Chill Out” | Mother Jones

* Neighbors Say Barn Weddings Raise a Rumpus

* ‘Impossible’ Space Engine May Actually Work, NASA Test Suggests

* A Celestial Traveler Closes on Mars

* U.S. Ebola Virus Patient Being Treated in Atlanta Faces Crucial Days

The @thechefpod returns, we discuss: Wisconsin, graduate school, Australia & MH17, Arnold, Russia, MH17 again, wrestling, SpaceX, Air Force, shooting animals into space, life insurance, fireworks, neighborhood spat with @SmolderKisses, tires, Chisler’s list, grilling tips, and Friday After Drinking.

Links

*  Wow! Some People Actually Think Steven Spielberg Killed a Triceratops!?

* Author Says Irrational Risk Aversion Holding Back U.S. Human Spaceflight

* Boy, 12, lost fingers at Disney World’s Pirates of the Caribbean, too

* Air Force Examines Anomalies as Musk’s SpaceX Seeks Work

The TAZMANN Fan Band returns, and so does Mr. Hospitality for his eighth time on the show to discuss centipedes, July 4th, throwing parties, Parachute Fever, The Lawyer at the shooting range, hyping “What’s Happening, Chisler?” (aka FAW: Deep Space 9), construction based off Legos, turning on phones on planes, Russian Megoliths, heavy lifting cranes, Chisler’s list, rare records, the SLS, humans on Mars, next year’s Road Race-a-thania, sharting the bed, Friday After Drinking, and the Machine has full blown aids.

Links

* These bricks are like Lego for full-sized buildings | Ars Technica

* Ten most valuable albums of all time – Telegraph

* TSA: Some at US-Bound Airports Must Turn on Phones

* NASA finalizes contract to build the most powerful rocket ever

The Tazmann is grieving after dealing with a very tragic event in his life. Machine and Chisler think it’s a good idea to bring him on the show to attempt “healing through laughter”. Listen to see how well that works as we talk about life insurance, work, school, Doctors Professor Awesome and Gryffwych, Thai hostels, Machine’s roommate’s (the Ranger) “glorious” discovery at work, iPhone tips, asteroid lassoing (redux), alcohol, hangover science, Chisler’s List, Elon Musk, tattoos, Stay Puft becomes Double D, Machine channels Arnold Schwarzenegger and Friday After Drinking.

Links

* How I Got My iPhone to Finally Let Me Swear – The Awl

* What scientific research says you should do when you have a hangover – Quartz

* NASA May Lasso Truck-Sized Asteroid That Buzzed Earth Three Years Ago

* Humans will land on Mars by 2026, says SpaceX Elon Musk

* ULA fights back with new marketing campaign

We are joined (eventually) by redacted, host of a podcast as they discuss stereotypes, Tsingtao, flying standby, creating a monster, masked men in Ukraine, spying on California, NYC surveillance, JJ Abrams and Star Wars, Chisler’s List, terrorist threats in food, Kim Jon Un, the Underhogs, allergies, and Megan (@podcastwhore) from Screams and Moans makes a surprise appearance to challenge redacted in Friday After Drinking!

Links

* Ukraine claims photos prove Russian special forces in eastern Ukraine

* Eyes Over Compton: How Police Spied on a Whole City

* Your Burger Could Be the Next Big Terrorist Target

@SmolderKisses returns, it’s Father’s Day, we discuss; guns, fatherhood, country music, too much clothes, World Cup AIDS, Colorado, text-and-drive, Downing Street memo, positive energy, movies, geopolitics, going negative, dogs, technical difficulties, smell of space, lashing out, George W, ISIS, and more.

Videos

Exploding sperm whale (real time & slow motion)

Man Throws Shoes At Bush

Meet ISIS, the Islamic Militant Group That’s Overrunning Iraq | Times Minute | The New York Times

Iraqi Airforce Attack ISIS Base in Mosul

Uncle Gil aka Uncle F**k Face Mary Joe (whatever) joins…we discuss; Amazon, 4th dimension, black sheep, our weeks, digging ditches going to the zoo, krunkness, British adventurers, post divorce, health issues, car issues, death, missing planes, death by ice cream truck, Chisler’s list, X-37B, Machine gets punched in the face, and Friday After Drinking.