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Midterm elections and the shifting political landscape. They explore the growing debates around AI technology, comparing global competitiveness with regulatory concerns, before diving into the viral internet hysteria surrounding rumors of an imminent 90-day power grid blackout. The hosts break down the reality behind these military readiness reports, address panic-buying trends at bulk retailers, and stress the importance of mastering basic survival skills—like sewing patches and properly setting up equipment—over buying expensive, unused prep gear. Finally, they call out AI-generated scare tactics and prediction market manipulation on social media, encouraging listeners to step away from doomscrolling and focus on life's simple, grounding joys.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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In this episode of the IBS Podcast, Christian and Chris struggle to function after Daylight Savings Time slaps them in the face. They dive into the bizarre world of historical animal military experiments, featuring the CIA's failed $20 million "Project Acoustic Kitty" spy operation, Navy landmine-detecting dolphins, 4th-century incendiary monkeys, and WWII's "Project Pigeon"—where pigeons were trained to manually guide missiles. The hosts also question modern tech startups cloning dogs for military use, ponder sci-fi classics like I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, and discuss the eerie prescience of dystopian fiction.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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Shoutout from the Sultan of Slowjamastan. Rules and humor of micronations. Modern politics and election shifts. Our new Press Secretary! Black October AI hacks and cybersecurity. The Rythm blood tester vs. Theranos. Biohacking and tech advancements. Elon Musk, Grok, and AI integration. Winnie the Pooh D&D character concepts.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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In this crossover episode, the hosts dive into an exclusive first look and live playtest of Weaver—a brand-new, original tabletop card game designed for 1 to 4 players. Inspired by the immersive storytelling of Dungeons & Dragons, Weaver eliminates bloated character sheets, complex math, and long setup times in favor of sleek, fast-paced deck-building mechanics.

Whether you are a veteran TTRPG player or new to tabletop gaming, discover how Weaver blends collaborative storytelling, strategic board control, and fast dungeon crawling into a single 30-to-40-minute card game experience.

Weather forecast banter and storm chaos. Fallen palm tree nearly crushing a parked Jeep. Bad experiences with gym bros, ego lifting, and sled pushes. Knowing when it’s okay to walk away. Obsessing over board game YouTube channels. Communist Monopoly and assassinating Julius Caesar on a game board. Making CandyLand painfully unplayable. Reimagining the Game of Life. October horror movie round-up. Watching Other Mommy in theaters and the kitchen-sink horror trope. The terrifying Taiwanese found-footage film Incantation. Hell House LLC and Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. Five Nights at Freddy's vs. Willy's Wonderland. Spooky season vibes.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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Back from being sick. Wonka AI competition show on Netflix. Selling a loved ones voice to AI feels so wrong and it puts a dark cloud over a show that should be just joy. Maker Faire Bay Area 2026. So much to look at it was overwhelming. Walking robots, giant GameBoys, Burning Man flaming octopus cars. Getting sooo sick and dealing with the airport is a horrible experience. Getting older, getting sicker more often. Need to start taking a cocktail of vitamins and just everything. Animals that should be AI but are real. Terrifying spider with a carved crown.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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Hey there everyone. We are taking a small break this week. Both of us have been busy with life and fighting colds. But don't worry we will be back next week. But in the meantime take a look back at some past episodes, or check out our other show GlitchCube

Physical 100: Mexico. Mystico is the greatest. So ruthless it's amazing. Romance novels are so different now. What happened to Fabio, it's all just Werewolves with pecs now. Fourth Wind on audio book is just so much. LitRPGs are so great. It's garbage tv for books. Book talk. Unpopular aesthetic. Techwear is dope. Jesters are creepy and cool at the same time. Baroque style is just so amazing to witness.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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Podmaxxing. Zero percent body fat looks old. Getting strong. Vote or you're going to hell, and get $5,000. Walkie Talkies. HAM radio is cool. Trucking life. Tricks to stay awake. Tabasco hat. Dunning-Kruger Effect. Lack of research. Flat Earth is crazy. Not open to conversation. Reject reality to substitute their own. They proved themselves wrong...but yeah thats not real. Lemon juice on the face to avoid cameras.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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Explore your backyard. So much too look at. Taking no pictures locally. Craft fair. Army Navy Surplus closing down after years. AMC Movie Stubs. Popcorn prices are crazy now. Anthony Bourdain. Conspiracy theories. Calamari is pig butt. Finding theories in nothing. The news is ridiculous. Airplane swapping is not a dangerous event.

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Hosts: Christian & Chris

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