Lost In Postulation

Loyal LIP listeners, we are expanding out podcast network!

Welcome to Husman FC: a new LIP produced podcast about football/soccer! On this inaugural episode, Nicola and Roy briefly introduce the genesis of the podcast and conduct an early vibe check on the 2023-2024 season before diving into the core segment where they each draft their all-time Diego Simeone formation of players who have never actually played for El Cholo (12:43). They reflect on Simeone's impact on Atletico, what it means that he (of all people) has become the longest-tenured manager in Europe and dive into the data that proves his success (or lack thereof).

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The ultimate celebrity trip is finally back, this time with a criminal twist to it! First though, we postulate on how to best avoid a chatty neighbor on a flight (4:05). What if the person taps you on the shoulder repeatedly even once you've put in your Airpods? Is pretending to fall asleep a viable strategy or not?

After having gone on interrail, an intercontinental flight and summited Everest, the time has come to conduct a casino heist in Las Vegas (10:50). Neil presents Nicola with his mission and then it's full on draft mode as Nicola needs to assemble an all-star team that can successfully rob the largest casino in the world. We work our way through a list of actors, musicians, directors, athletes and, yes, even podcasters and ruminate on their various careers. Will it be enough to complete the mission and continue our winning streak? Tune in to find out!

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After recovering from our Australian odyssey, we are back with a bumper-episode filled with LIP classics! After a brief aside on the start of a new Fantasy Premier League season, we have a timely discussion on whether we should opt for consuming our ice cream in a cup or cone (5:00). Then we round out a previous mundane postulation on escalator best practices by uncovering an EU conspiracy to slow them down, thanks to our loyal Tory backbencher (10:15).

For our core postulatory segment, we tap back into One Star Google Reviews by going where our listeners want us to go (13:30). We continue our search for the worst dentistry clinic in the world by heading to Cape Town (15:10) where we uncover further dentistry scandals thanks to the intervention of our not-so-friendly neighborhood MP from Sheffield (15:10). Then it's up to the northern hemisphere to what has been described in countless reviews as an absolute "shambles" of an airport in Dublin (31:05). Will their water donation experiment be enough to save their disgraceful PA system?

We round out with the segment that nobody ever asked for: Roy's Corner (52:10) and throw in some content recommendations from the LIP staff (1:00:10).

Send in your mundane postulations and Google reviews to our twitter account @InPostulation, Instagram @lostinpostulation and via email [email protected]! Also don't forget to give us a rating & review and to share this podcast with anybody else you think may like it!

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Tie ye kangaroos down, sport. We've got a doozy lined up for you! Apologies in advance for the sprinklings of our sub-par Australian accents dotted throughout, but this is what you wanted! After a brief mundane aside on escalator best practices (3:49), we finally bring back our Pop Culture Country Tier List by traveling down under (8:00). Where will Australia rank on the pantheon? Will it muster enough resolve to crack the podium and rival Japan for gold? Tune in to find out!

We start by postulating about Australian film & tv contributions (13:50) where we share some takes on their top filmmakers, Cate Blanchett's steady ascension to GOAT status and reveal a dark secret about Russell Crowe. Then we ruminate on Aussie cuisine (or lack thereof, sorry mate) (31:20) before attempting to annotate in the margins of their literature (36:30). Our music section is peppered with controversial postulations about AC/DC, the Beegees and, of course, the Wiggles (40:10). We spend the bulk of our last official category praising and lionizing Australian sport (49:15) before presenting some very strong wildcards (58:40). When everything is tallied up, will Australia have done enough?

It would not be an episode worthy of the land Down Under if we did to pay our respects and dedicate it to the great Steve Irwin (1:03:40). Here's to you Mr. Crocodile Hunter. RIP.

Send in your mundane postulations and Google reviews to our twitter account @InPostulation, Instagram @lostinpostulation and via email [email protected]! Also don't forget to give us a rating & review and to share this podcast with anybody else you think may like it!

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What do scientologists, pickpockets in Barcelona, AirBnB, Bruce Springsteen and the Emmy's have in common? Nearly nothing apart from the fact that they are all covered in this episode of LIP! This week is quite mailbag heavy as our listeners help us reach earth-shattering levels of postulatory glory. After all, similarly to Tom Cruise, we really do it all for the fans!

We start by discussing the current state of AirBnBs (4:20). Are they still that affordable? And will they ever actually dethrone the old hotel-motel as most the preferential mode of accommodation? Then a listener writes in with an opportunity to punch a Paris-sized punching bag, to which we naturally oblige (16:25). Finally, a chaos agent sends us a plethora of hot postulations on Morocco, the merry-go-round's merits (or lack thereof) and Mission Impossible (20:30).

Then it's flowers for Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band who Nicola recently saw live in concert (32:25). We discuss why they keep selling out shows and what makes for a great stadium concert experience.

We round things off by discussing the recent Emmy nominations (41:40) and start working our way through the LIP community's predictions.

Send in your mundane postulations and Google reviews to our twitter account @InPostulation, Instagram @lostinpostulation and via email [email protected]! Also don't forget to give us a rating & review and to share this podcast with anybody else you think may like it!

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On this episode we work our way through a hodgepodge of vital postulations. First, Neil drills Nicola on his future stomping ground of children's playgrounds (2:55). What is the GOAT of playground toys? Is the thrilling but short return on a slide enough to justify the effort? And what is the the springy thing you sit on actually called?

Then, we postulate on the state of the necktie in 2023 (14:30). Is it dead? Can its use be rationalized outside of weddings? Nicola goes out into the wild on an anthropological mission to get to the bottom of it once and for all.

We end by providing a mid-year update to our our Big Bets for 2023 (30:00). Is Elon Musk on the way to self-combustion? Will we all holiday in Morocco by the end of the year? And Neil provides some investment advice (again) that nobody asked for.

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The full LIP cast is back in the studio this week with fresh postulations from our very own listeners! First though, Neil updates us on his anthropological findings from his journey to Southeast Asia (4:16). Are prices for Singaporean chili crab bordering on the extortionate? And has Bali reached the over-touristed point of no return?

We then dive into some in-depth listener postulations, kicking things off with an update from our Chinese correspondent about his recent experiences on a night train (33:40). What is it like to shower on a moving train? And are these ghost trains without any personnel? Then, Michael from NYC sends us Google reviews from a pay by the hour motel at which it is rumored that you may get more bang for your buck if you stay a bit longer (33:40). What does a three star rating mean within this context? And can the proprietor rate his own customers as such?

We wrap things up with our pop culture watch recommendations including feature films, series and even a documentary (46:52)!

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On this episode of LIP we tap into the archive to provide our unified theory of the entire Chris Rock-Will Smith saga (3:22). How would you approach being sandwiched between the two rivals on a airplane? Neil masterfully postulates his way through the scenario while coining the term "parmesan diplomacy" (8:24). We are then joined by a listener who adds even more chaos into the mix (24:14) before receiving a delayed response from Chris Rock himself (31:04). What does the whole fiasco say about comedy nowadays? And should we all attempt stand-up comedy at least once in our lives? We cover all of this and much, much more!

Send in your mundane postulations and Google reviews to our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]! Also don't forget to give us a rating & review and to share this podcast with anybody else you think may like it!

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Following last week's shenanigans, Neil is thrown into the eye of the storm and attempts to justify his postulation on hotel showers best used for steaming. Then, have you ever spent an entire evening searching for something to watch on Netflix without actually watching anything (5:00)? We attempt to solve the 'Netflix search death loop' once and for all. In the meantime we are sidetracked and postulate on what the Wachowskis, JK Rowling, Novak Djokovic and Jürgen Klopp have in common.

For our core postulation, it's back to the wonderful world of Google reviews (22:45). We travel to the land down undah to visit a polymath shoe repair shop/locksmith/knife sharpener. We postulate on why the guy making a copy of your key almost always also offers shoe repair service and can even blunt your knives. Are such shops a farce or is there actually a connection? Then it's back to the Northern Hemisphere where, north of Birmingham, we find an allegedly greedflationary superstore like no other. Can you kick customers out for taking too long to shop? Can you then tell them off for improperly using the bag they brought from home? All of this and much more on this week's LIP!

Send in your mundane postulations and Google reviews to our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]! Also don't forget to give us a rating & review and to share this podcast with anybody else you think may like it!

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After inadvertently pouring some out for the infamous King of Bunga Bunga and indulging some irrelevant Harry Potter references, we discuss the death of the steamer (7:10). Can you really replace your iron and board with a steamer? How controversial is it to run the shower for one hour in a hotel room just to steam your shirt? And how far can hotel cost-cutting measures still go?

After the break, it's the segment you have all waited a week for: mundane Google reviews (17:55). First we visit one of the most dangerous fun parks in all of Wichita, where there might be another scam brewing (20:35).Then, we're certainly not in Kansas anymore, as we hear about the Jeff Bezos of barbers in Lower Manhattan (31:38). We end by crossing the Queensboro bridge to find what might be the worst hospital in New York and perhaps the world (48:20).

Send in your mundane postulations and Google reviews to our twitter account @InPostulation and via email [email protected]! Also don't forget to give us a rating & review and to share this podcast with anybody else you think may like it!

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